Teresa is the owner & founder of Cloud 9 Retreats in the picturesque coastal town of Calabash, NC.

She is a passionate Reiki master teacher, dedicated to sharing the esoteric teachings of Japanese Reiki. As a certified sound therapist, she incorporates the healing power of sound into her practice, enhancing the transformative experience for her clients. Teresa is also a skilled circle facilitator and ceremonialist, creating sacred spaces for personal growth and connection.

A dynamic speaker and author, she shares her wisdom and insights to inspire others on their healing journeys. With over 200 years of family roots in Calabash, NC, Teresa embodies a deep sense of community and a commitment to supporting locals.

Her dream is to hold space for individuals and groups, providing opportunities to retreat and leave feeling rejuvenated and transformed. Teresa believes in the power of community, emphasizing the importance of locals helping locals in their shared journey of healing and growth.

Our multitasking ninja! Connie is the behind the scenes architect of all things admin at Cloud 9 Retreats.

Connie is a dedicated retreat facilitator with over 31 years as an educator, having taught middle and high school students. At 67 years old, she continues to inspire and guide others on their wellness journeys. Originally from Fayetteville, NC, Connie has called Calabash, NC and North Myrtle Beach, SC her home for the past 48 years.

As a Reiki Master and certified Animal Reiki practicioner and teacher, Connie integrates her extensive knowledge of energy healing into her retreat facilitation. Her passion for wellness is deeply rooted in her own personal journey, and she is committed to sharing the insights and tools she has aquired along the way. Through her work, Connie empowers individuals to their paths to better health and well-being, fostering a supportive and nurturing environment for growth and transformation.

Leah is our resident magic-maker and event alchemist! With over 18 years of event coordination under her belt, Leah is an expert in her field with a keen eye for detail and a passion for curating memorable spaces for connection. Her ability to harmonize creativity with organization ensures that each Cloud 9 experience is both polished and impactful.

As a facilitator, Leah serves as a guide to remembrance, inviting you deeply into presence, wholeness, and love through individual and communal experiences.  An intentional space shaper, Leah infuses life with ceremony and fosters authentic connections.

Leah also thoughtfully curates sister circles and rite of passage ceremonies, and provides one-on-one mentorship to women as owner of Her Sacred Circle. She weaves a global virtual sisterhood, connecting thousands of women, and trains others in the art of facilitating circles through her certification program.

When not working, you’ll find Leah with the water – be it on a boat, surfboard or facilitating water ceremonies. She deeply believes our water is sacred and she is passionate about sharing water’s wisdom with others.

Kimberly Rose is a reiki master, yoga teacher, and facilitator for women’s circles. Kimberly has been an attuned Reiki practitioner since 2018.  She completed her 200 Hour YTT with Our Sacred Space Yoga School in Hartsville, SC in 2020. She has received training from Her Sacred Circle Facilitator Program in 2022 in Myrtle Beach, SC. In addition to these certifications, she completed specialized training in Yin Yoga through Authentic Yoga Teacher Training of Scottsdale, AZ. 

Kimberly specializes in energetic shifts and aims to assist her students and clients identify external and internal stressors so they can begin to clear them from the mind, body, and spirit. This process of releasing what no longer serves you creates space to bring your desires into reality. She will guide you on your journey and help you to discover how to honor your Human form while remembering you are also Divine. Kimberly is dedicated to her students and their investigation of energy, yoga, and personal power.

On retreat, Kimberly will be demonstrating how food is directly linked to physical and emotional energy of the body and mind by preparing meals with intention and local connection. She believes in the power of food to heal the body and support an aligned life. Eating foods that are right for you in this day and age can feel like such a daunting task. Kimberly prepares food that is in alignment with the Earth and with our current reality. There will be several options for each meal to honor different dietary choices. All meals are prepared with love, blessed with Reiki and a little dancing too.

Claire is a Yoga Alliance-registered yoga teacher (E-RYT 500), a Yoga Alliance
Continuing Education Provider (YACEP®), and a licensed Anusara-Inspired™
yoga teacher. Claire completed Anusara® Immersion and Yoga Teacher Training Programs at the Willow Street Yoga Center in Maryland and the 500-Hour Certification in Advanced Yoga Studies at the Asheville Yoga Center in North Carolina.

Claire embraces theme-based instruction and teaches styles of yoga including
hatha, vinyasa, align and flow, yin, restorative, yoga nidra, and meditation.
Since beginning teaching in 2010, her instruction is influenced by her career
as a psychologist and educational administrator, certification in
neuropsychology, skills as a Reiki practitioner (Level II), and her Mother’s
sense of humor and life lessons to enhance her teaching of yoga. Her classes emphasize aligning the breath with movement, building endurance and strength, and celebration of heart and spirit.

She is dedicated to helping each student, including yoga teachers, recognize their innate goodness and honors each person’s unique talents and strengths. Safe practice is the foundation of her teaching. She encourages remembrance that there is Joy available with each breath and that in this moment, It’s alright…It’s all right.

MS, Ed.S, E-RYT 500, YACEP®

Claire is from Chesterfield County, Virginia (20 miles south of Richmond) and
moved to the Grand Strand, South Carolina, area after visiting numerous
times. She enjoys residing in a vacation setting with the opportunity to see the
sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean and teaching those who have chosen to
move and vacation here.

Hillary is a chocolate-loving, sun-bathing, yoga-teaching, wisdom-seeking, hippie-hearted fellow human who wants to remind you to LIGHTEN UP! 

She is excited to bring yoga on and off the mat to your Cloud 9 Retreat experience! She teaches gentle, yin and chair yoga on the mat and shares the traditions of yoga wellness (Ayurveda) and philosophy off the mat. Her classes are devotional and light-hearted in nature. Expect to leave your practice feeling more at ease in your body, mind and spirit.

Hillary was born in Eastern North Carolina, but her roots have wandered far and wide. She currently reside in South Florida, where she teaches group and private yoga classes, facilitates yoga teacher trainings and yoga retreats, hosts Ayurveda workshops and provides health coaching for one-on-one clients. 

Hillary is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (2024). She holds her coaching certificate from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (2018). Her Ayurvedic yoga teaching certification was completed with Yoga Veda Institute (2017). 

Janeen is a Flow Facilitator, Embodiment Coach, and Photographer. She has a deep love for all things beautiful and intentionally celebrates the unique beauty in all things. 

Janeen is an alliance registered yoga teacher and uses her education in body work, energy healing, and mindfulness to support women in honing their power, reemerging from their shadows, and embodying a life of bliss and balance. As a Flow Facilitator she offers integrative mindfulness practices and yoga asana to elevate the experiences of beingness within the body, heart, and mind. She threads philosophy into movement and meditation practices to empower students to witness and embody Divine Bliss, Alignment, and Power. Utilizing a Humanistic and Eastern Psychology approach, she offers experiences that foster increased relaxation, self-awareness, compassion, and inner peace while strengthening the body, mind, and soul so that we may flow more freely and bend more beautifully on and off the mat. 

Over the past nine years, Janeen has captured and celebrated the beautiful essence of women, families, and personal brands through Mindful Photography, honoring the personal stories we all hold through video and portraiture. She uses her background in mindfulness, art, and well-being to curate mindful photography sessions that serve as a rebirthing for women around the world, capturing the magic of the heart embodied. 

Collectively harnessing the practices and awareness as a Flow Facilitator, Embodiment Coach, and Photographer, she offers love and Divine support to those in community. Fostering a space for remembrance and actualization of our birthright of peace and joy. 

Jeff has been leading adventure experiences for the last 7 years at River Island Adventures. Experiences ranging from private kayak tours, pontoon tours and survival games to glamping and gourmet s’mores events. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are or what level adventure you desire, Jeff will provide you with an unforgettable adventure experience. Jeff is an Horry Country native and USC graduate which gives him an insider local’s perspective on what this area has to offer.