Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else ~ Martha Beck

2020 has been grueling; we’re all exhausted. One of the essential strategies for mitigating stressful times is to REST. Rest restores our energy levels, helps us integrate and re-calibrate, boosts productivity and problem-solving, and helps us create sustainability in a world that never slows down.

My friend and women’s health expert Dr. Claudia Welch says, “If we feel tired, we think something is wrong. Nothing is wrong. We are just tired. We need rest. Sometimes a lot of it, if we’ve gone for years vetoing our body’s signals.” Based on my highly popular Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health self-care retreats, I have designed a deeply restorative experience for a small circle of women. Tap into the transformative power of self-care and learn to:

• Slow down and reconnect with your Wise Self
• Experience some my favorite self-care practices designed to help you ground, and “come home to yourself”
• Cultivate self-compassion and self-acceptance for exactly where you are
• Rest, relax and reconnect with your needs, desires, and your body’s natural rhythms
• Enjoy a long, luscious Yoga Nidra (called yogic sleep) session for deep relaxation
• Meditate in stillness for enhanced peace and harmony
• Understand how and why starting your day intentionally is key to your mental health

This retreat is for women of all ages and life stages. Enjoy authentic connection as you embrace new ways of being and experience greater clarity and focus about your next steps.

It’s very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems. Thich Nhat Hanh

Join a soulful circle of amazing women from Western North Carolina for an afternoon of deep rest and replenishment. Size is very limited and we will be socially distanced (see COVID precautions below).

Location and date:

DATE TBA. The location is near beautiful downtown Brevard, NC, just south of Asheville.  Our quiet space has a labyrinth and is nested in the trees; location address will be emailed to you upon registration. Parking is easy and ample.

Format:

Trust me. I have 30 years experience creating transformational experiences and have been leading retreats at Esalen, Omega Institute, 1440 Multiversity and Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health since 2008.  You’ll experience Yoga Nidra for deep relaxation, enjoy meditation, beautiful poetry, guided journaling, quiet time alone in nature, nourishing time in small groups of 2-3,  soulful singing and more. Expect to feel restored, renewed and joyful at the end of this retreat and enjoy ongoing support post-retreat.

Cost:

Early-bird rate: $129/person for the retreat package, which includes ebooks of The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life and Nurturing the Soul of Your Family ($50 total value), inclusion into the Renee Trudeau Self-Care Sisterhood inner circle and two of my favorite audio classes: Embracing the Wild Unknown ($99 value) and Permission Granted: The Art of Extreme Self-Care ($99 value); learn more. Note: My one day retreats are typically $250, but  I wanted to make this affordable given the times.