Winter is a powerful and healing time that invites us into the energy of restoration, receptivity, stillness and wholeness.  On the surface, winter appears to be dormant and cold. But underneath, powerful integration and transformation is happening at the seed level.  By turning within and honoring this natural process, we are able to tap into our potential for growth in the new year.   

Retreats are one of the most direct ways to deepen our embodiment of compassion and awareness. On retreat, we stop, slow down, and savor our vibrant aliveness.  We are guided in practices that allow the habitual patterns of the conditioned mind to melt away so that we can remember who we are at our deepest level. When your chakras are healthy and clear your life flows smoothly and effortlessly but when any of them is sluggish or shut down or the vibration is weak imbalance can show up as  physical symptoms in your body or emotional and psychological symptoms affecting your outlook between your yoga and life. We will connect to the nature of each chakra and bring back into balance a harmonious and healthy flow. The result is you will feel more confident and energized and peaceful.

Sound healings and yoga nidra sessions facilitate alignment with the desire for deep rest, not simply by sleeping, but by resting into one’s essence.  Sound helps to facilitate shifts in energy and brain activity by synchronizing our fluctuating brainwaves and providing a stable frequency which they can attune. This same concept is utilized during meditation by regulating the breath, but with sound it's the frequency that influences the shift. Sound not only helps with inducing relaxation, but can also move through areas of energy blockage located in our physical bodies, our subtle bodies, or both.All yoga sessions will be gentle and restorative yoga designed time improve your flexibility, let go of stress and regain balance and ease in your body.  Group and 1:1 mentoring to help you Design a Life You Love for 2023.

Activities will include picking your word for the year, creating vision boards, breath work, meditation, journaling, drawing oracle cards and tapping into seasonal energy and Ayurvedic wisdom amongst other tools for transformation to balance and manifest your 2023 vision. 

This weekend is for women only and will include the practices of meditation, movement and conscious community. 

Proposed Schedule:

Friday, January 27 or February 3

3-4 pm Arrive Eagles Nest, Banner Elk NC

4 pm Opening Ceremony, Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra Practice

6 pm Dinner at Eagles Nest Winery

8 pm Hydrotherapy Hot Tub, Stargazing fireside

Saturday, January 28 or February 4

8 am Breakfast, Guided Meditations, Journaling

10 am Yoga and Winter Energy Practice

12 pm Lunch

1-5pm Vision Board Workshop

5 pm Free time to relax, sunset nature walk or journal 

7 pm Dinner

Sunday, January 29 or February 5

8:30 am Breakfast

9:30-12 Yin Yoga, Sound Healing and Closing Ceremony