Planning a Retreat From Houston? Come See What We’re Building by the Water
When you live or work in a city like Houston—where the freeways hum all day, where calendars fill before you can blink, where the pace stretches people thin—it’s easy to forget what spaciousness feels like. It’s even easier to forget how profoundly a change of environment can shift a whole group.
That’s why so many retreat leaders, facilitators, and teams have been heading a little further out lately—because sometimes you need more than four walls and a schedule. Sometimes what your group really needs is land. Water. Quiet. A place where you can step outside, inhale deeply, and remember what it’s like to feel human again.
Peaceful Waters Retreat was built for exactly that.
Just Far Enough Away — But Not Too Far
We’re located just outside Austin, but close enough to Houston that most groups arrive in under three hours. It’s the kind of drive where you can feel yourself decompressing as you go—city edges giving way to open sky, pine giving way to oak, and the rhythm of everyday life softening with every mile.
By the time you turn down our gravel road, the shift has already started. The phones get quieter. The voices get softer. People breathe a little deeper. Retreats work better when the environment itself supports the work, and Peaceful Waters does a lot of heavy lifting before your agenda even begins.
A Lakeside Setting Designed to Hold Your Group Well
Our name isn’t an accident.
The lake is the heart of this place. Mornings arrive with soft light over the water. Evenings stretch long and golden. Birds skim the surface, wind moves through the trees, and everything in the environment invites people to slow down—not because they’re told to, but because their own nervous systems finally get permission.
Whether you’re hosting a wellness retreat, a leadership weekend, a church gathering, a women’s circle, or a team offsite, nature plays the quiet co-facilitator here. Groups often tell us that the land itself becomes part of their retreat—that the lake, the breeze, and the open space support breakthroughs and deeper connection in ways that enclosed urban venues simply can’t.
Space to Spread Out (and Set Your Own Pace)
One thing Houston groups especially appreciate is how much room there is to be here.
There’s no rush to flip rooms, no noise from the next event over, no elevators depositing strangers into your circle. You get the kind of privacy and spaciousness that allows your retreat to unfold naturally.
Move your breakout sessions outside under the trees. Take a mid-day pause by the water. Let people wander, reflect, journal, stretch, or simply sit. You have permission to design your retreat in the way that supports your people best. The land is flexible, generous, and willing to hold whatever you’re here to create.
And for groups that enjoy moving between stillness and play, the land offers simple joys—canoes and paddleboards on the lake, quiet fishing in the early morning light, and friendly animals who wander the property with an ease that makes people smile. Some groups cool off in the pool between sessions, letting the day settle in their bodies before returning to circle.
Designed for Many Kinds of Retreats
Peaceful Waters works beautifully for:
Corporate retreats and team offsites — where teams need time away from office walls to reconnect and reorient.
Wellness retreats — yoga, mindfulness, somatics, breathwork, sound healing, and more.
Church or spiritual gatherings — groups seeking a peaceful setting for reflection, prayer, and community.
Women’s weekends, men’s groups, or community circles — where retreat energy thrives on warmth and nature.
Creative and leadership retreats — when inspiration needs space to move.
We’ve intentionally kept the environment simple, grounding, and open—a backdrop that supports your purpose without competing with it.
If You’re Planning a Retreat From Houston, Come Visit
If you’re exploring venues for a Houston-area retreat—whether for 2025, 2026, or beyond—you’re invited to come out and see Peaceful Waters for yourself.
Walk the land.
Sit by the water.
Imagine your group here.
Most visitors say they can feel the shift within minutes.
It’s one thing to look at photos. It’s another to stand on the earth, breathe the air, and sense what’s possible for your people.
We’d love to host you.
Reach out to schedule a tour or check availability—and come see what we’re building by the water.