RETURN TO SELF: A RETREAT TO NOURISH YOUR BODY & SOUL
HIGHLAND LAKE COVE RETREAT CENTER: FLAT ROCK, NC
JANUARY 13 - 15, 2023
The transition into a new year is a powerful time for reflection and renewal. The quiet winter season, in combination with energy of new beginnings, supports the practice of mindful self-inquiry. This act of slowing down and looking within brings us back to our center, allowing us to move into the year ahead with clarity, intention and purpose. On this retreat, we invite you to step away from your traditional day to day activities and really BE with yourself in ways that will help you reconnect and restore. We offer you this opportunity to Return to Self.
Over the course of the weekend, you will be immersed in the practice of yoga, including alignment based slow flow vinyasa and restorative yoga classes, accessible guided breathing practices, and a healing crystal singing bowl sound bath coupled with Reiki. The schedule is designed to provide balance between activity, stillness, inner exploration and group connection. You will be nourished with delicious local organic meals, surrounded by acres of sacred land along a picturesque lake, and introduced to new, like minded friends. All are welcome and encouraged to join.
The Facilitators
Michelle Befus, ERYT-500 and Continuing Education Provider
For over 20 years, Michelle has studied movement, breath and balance; earlier as a professional ballet dancer and as a yoga teacher today. Her accessible, grounded classes integrate anatomical precision, thoughtful vinyasa transitions, breath awareness and intelligent sequencing. Michelle’s articulate, down-to-earth approach educates and inspires, offering techniques that facilitate healthy movement patterns and elevate mind-body awareness.
For the last decade, Michelle has honed her approach through partnering with peers outside of the yoga community, including the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Through these collaborative partnerships, Michelle has been able to create a bridge between the techniques of traditional yoga practice and modern, evidence-based movement therapy. This approach enables Michelle to offer the most up-to-date information as it relates to healthy postural alignment, injury management techniques and the ongoing practice of accessing ease in mind and body everyday.
Sheri Kay, RYT-200
As a lifelong learner, Sheri Kay is passionate about supporting others during many of life's transitions. Sheri works as an organizational coach, yoga teacher, ceremonialist, and is a motivational speaker across the country. She is also an end of life coach, and death and dying doula. Sheri loves building community and helping others explore new possibilities through creating and hosting workshops and retreats.
About 12 years ago, yoga practice became a means of physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery after treatment for breast cancer. In her efforts to regain connection to both body and spirit, Sheri found that yoga was a beautiful pathway to healing. One of Sheri’s core beliefs is that no matter where you are in your life, it is always a perfect time to create the very best version of yourself - and yoga is certainly part of that journey.
Schedule
Friday:
3-4: Arrival / Check In
4:00-5:30: Yoga
6:00-7:00pm: Dinner
7:30-8:45: Opening Circle
Saturday:
7-7:30: Meditation
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9:00-11:00: Yoga
11:30-12:30: Lunch
1-3: Workshop
3-6: Free Time
6:00-7:00: Dinner
7:30-9: Sound Bath + Reiki
Sunday:
7-7:30: Meditation
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9:00-10:30: Yoga
10:45-11:30: Closing Circle
12-1: Lunch / Checkout
Lodging & Tuition
This retreat center accommodates 13 particiants. All rooms are private, with a shared bath. Tuition includes all yoga classes, meditations and workshops, 6 nourishing meals, 2 nights lodging and taxes.
COVID-19 protocols will be determined based on county regulations at the time of the event.
Lodge: $895
Offsite: $695
$295 nonrefundable deposit will secure your space. Balance due 12/01/22.
Registration
To register for this retreat, please contact Michelle at michelle.befus@gmail.com. She will provide instructions and a registration form.
Refunds/ Cancellations
Refunds offered minus a $295 administration fee. After 12/01/22 refunds will only be granted if your space can be filled with a new participant. Should the facilitators or Highland Lake Cove cancel the retreat for any reason, a full refund will be offered.
Questions
For any questions, please contact Michelle at michelle.befus@gmail.com or Sheri at sheri@sherikay.com.
Over the course of the weekend, you will be immersed in the practice of yoga, including alignment based slow flow vinyasa and restorative yoga classes, accessible guided breathing practices, and a healing crystal singing bowl sound bath coupled with Reiki. The schedule is designed to provide balance between activity, stillness, inner exploration and group connection. You will be nourished with delicious local organic meals, surrounded by acres of sacred land along a picturesque lake, and introduced to new, like minded friends. All are welcome and encouraged to join.
The Facilitators
Michelle Befus, ERYT-500 and Continuing Education Provider
For over 20 years, Michelle has studied movement, breath and balance; earlier as a professional ballet dancer and as a yoga teacher today. Her accessible, grounded classes integrate anatomical precision, thoughtful vinyasa transitions, breath awareness and intelligent sequencing. Michelle’s articulate, down-to-earth approach educates and inspires, offering techniques that facilitate healthy movement patterns and elevate mind-body awareness.
For the last decade, Michelle has honed her approach through partnering with peers outside of the yoga community, including the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Through these collaborative partnerships, Michelle has been able to create a bridge between the techniques of traditional yoga practice and modern, evidence-based movement therapy. This approach enables Michelle to offer the most up-to-date information as it relates to healthy postural alignment, injury management techniques and the ongoing practice of accessing ease in mind and body everyday.
Sheri Kay, RYT-200
As a lifelong learner, Sheri Kay is passionate about supporting others during many of life's transitions. Sheri works as an organizational coach, yoga teacher, ceremonialist, and is a motivational speaker across the country. She is also an end of life coach, and death and dying doula. Sheri loves building community and helping others explore new possibilities through creating and hosting workshops and retreats.
About 12 years ago, yoga practice became a means of physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery after treatment for breast cancer. In her efforts to regain connection to both body and spirit, Sheri found that yoga was a beautiful pathway to healing. One of Sheri’s core beliefs is that no matter where you are in your life, it is always a perfect time to create the very best version of yourself - and yoga is certainly part of that journey.
Schedule
Friday:
3-4: Arrival / Check In
4:00-5:30: Yoga
6:00-7:00pm: Dinner
7:30-8:45: Opening Circle
Saturday:
7-7:30: Meditation
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9:00-11:00: Yoga
11:30-12:30: Lunch
1-3: Workshop
3-6: Free Time
6:00-7:00: Dinner
7:30-9: Sound Bath + Reiki
Sunday:
7-7:30: Meditation
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9:00-10:30: Yoga
10:45-11:30: Closing Circle
12-1: Lunch / Checkout
Lodging & Tuition
This retreat center accommodates 13 particiants. All rooms are private, with a shared bath. Tuition includes all yoga classes, meditations and workshops, 6 nourishing meals, 2 nights lodging and taxes.
COVID-19 protocols will be determined based on county regulations at the time of the event.
Lodge: $895
Offsite: $695
$295 nonrefundable deposit will secure your space. Balance due 12/01/22.
Registration
To register for this retreat, please contact Michelle at michelle.befus@gmail.com. She will provide instructions and a registration form.
Refunds/ Cancellations
Refunds offered minus a $295 administration fee. After 12/01/22 refunds will only be granted if your space can be filled with a new participant. Should the facilitators or Highland Lake Cove cancel the retreat for any reason, a full refund will be offered.
Questions
For any questions, please contact Michelle at michelle.befus@gmail.com or Sheri at sheri@sherikay.com.
SPRING AWAKENING RETREAT
ALDERMARSH RETREAT CENTER: WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON
MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 2023
Yoga steadies the mind, facilitating self-discovery, clarity and a sense of personal awakening. It teaches us to be present with our experience, allowing a deeper understanding and connection with ourselves and those around us. With steady practice, we learn to feel subtle sensations within the physical body, notice habitual thought patterns within our minds and recognize the emotions that arise through the observation of both. This awareness allows us to stay curious, awake and authentic in our relationship to life.
Join Michelle for a magical weekend on the enchanted grounds of Aldermarsh Retreat Center. The schedule is designed to provide balance between activity, stillness, inner exploration and group connection. You will be immersed in the practice of yoga, including Refined flow and restorative yoga classes, accessible meditation techniques, guided breathing practices and Yoga Nidra to soothe your body and mind. To further support your self care, on site massage appointments with Jennifer Weston, LMT, of Sunbreak Massage can be scheduled during free time. You will be nourished with delicious local organic meals prepared by Ayurvedic chef Aria Peterman, surrounded by 5 wooded acres of sacred land and introduced to new, like minded friends. All are welcome and encouraged to join.
The Facilitators
Michelle Befus, ERYT-500 and Continuing Education Provider
For over 20 years, Michelle has studied movement, breath and balance; earlier as a professional ballet dancer and as a yoga teacher today. Her accessible, grounded classes integrate anatomical precision, thoughtful vinyasa transitions, breath awareness and intelligent sequencing. Michelle’s articulate, down-to-earth approach educates and inspires, offering techniques that facilitate healthy movement patterns and elevate mind-body awareness.
Michelle offers teacher trainings, retreats, group and private classes and sound baths in Black Mountain North Carolina, online, and at various retreat centers across the United States. Connect with Michelle on Instagram @michelle_befus
Jennifer Weston, LMT, Sunbreak Yoga + Massage
After battling neck and shoulder tension, headaches, chest tightness, wrist pain, and other tech-neck-related symptoms for nearly a decade in her fast-paced publishing career, Jennifer finally stepped away from her desk and made it her life's mission to support people experiencing the detrimental effects that computer and desk work can have on one's physical and energetic wellbeing. She spent the ensuing years studying functional anatomy and kinesiology, postural alignment and movement practices, mindfulness, breathwork, and other supports for the tangible and spiritual bodies, with particular attention paid to methods aimed at soothing the upper body (head, neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, fingers, upper back and chest), as well as the frazzled nervous system as a whole.
These days, whether working with clients on retreat, in their Seattle-area homes and offices, at the local bouldering gym, or in one of her peaceful studio locations, Jennifer brings to the table a variety of tension-taming offerings, including table massage, chair massage, yoga sessions, Wellround ball work/self massage/myofascial release classes, and Thai yoga massage. Upon working with Jennifer, clients have reported decreased muscle tension, reduced stress, increased focus, improved range of motion (ROM), a holistic sense of wellbeing, the ability to breathe more fully and deeply, and enhanced performance in all facets of life. Jennifer looks forward to bringing her massage and myofascial release offerings to this July retreat at Aldermarsh.
Learn more about Jennifer by visiting her website, www.sunbreakmassage.com, or connect with her on Instagram @sunbreakmassage.
Schedule
Friday:
2:30-3:30: Arrival / Check In
4-6: Opening / Yoga
6:30-7:30pm: Dinner
7:30-9: Free Time
Saturday:
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9-11: Yoga / Meditation
11:30-12:30: Lunch
12:30-4:00: Free Time / Massage Appts Available
4-6: Restorative Movement Workshop + Sound Bath
6:30-7:30: Dinner
7:30-9: Free Time
Sunday:
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9-11: Yoga / Meditation / Closing
11:30-1: Lunch / Depart
Lodging & Tuition
This retreat is limited to 20 participants and includes all yoga classes, meditations and workshops, 6 nourishing meals, 2 nights lodging, use of Japanese soaking tub and taxes. All rooms are shared.
COVID-19 protocols will be determined based on county regulations at the time of the event.
Tuition: $750
Nonrefundable deposit of $250 will secure your space. Balance due 03/01/2023
Interested in staying off site? Contact Michelle for pricing.
Join Michelle for a magical weekend on the enchanted grounds of Aldermarsh Retreat Center. The schedule is designed to provide balance between activity, stillness, inner exploration and group connection. You will be immersed in the practice of yoga, including Refined flow and restorative yoga classes, accessible meditation techniques, guided breathing practices and Yoga Nidra to soothe your body and mind. To further support your self care, on site massage appointments with Jennifer Weston, LMT, of Sunbreak Massage can be scheduled during free time. You will be nourished with delicious local organic meals prepared by Ayurvedic chef Aria Peterman, surrounded by 5 wooded acres of sacred land and introduced to new, like minded friends. All are welcome and encouraged to join.
The Facilitators
Michelle Befus, ERYT-500 and Continuing Education Provider
For over 20 years, Michelle has studied movement, breath and balance; earlier as a professional ballet dancer and as a yoga teacher today. Her accessible, grounded classes integrate anatomical precision, thoughtful vinyasa transitions, breath awareness and intelligent sequencing. Michelle’s articulate, down-to-earth approach educates and inspires, offering techniques that facilitate healthy movement patterns and elevate mind-body awareness.
Michelle offers teacher trainings, retreats, group and private classes and sound baths in Black Mountain North Carolina, online, and at various retreat centers across the United States. Connect with Michelle on Instagram @michelle_befus
Jennifer Weston, LMT, Sunbreak Yoga + Massage
After battling neck and shoulder tension, headaches, chest tightness, wrist pain, and other tech-neck-related symptoms for nearly a decade in her fast-paced publishing career, Jennifer finally stepped away from her desk and made it her life's mission to support people experiencing the detrimental effects that computer and desk work can have on one's physical and energetic wellbeing. She spent the ensuing years studying functional anatomy and kinesiology, postural alignment and movement practices, mindfulness, breathwork, and other supports for the tangible and spiritual bodies, with particular attention paid to methods aimed at soothing the upper body (head, neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, fingers, upper back and chest), as well as the frazzled nervous system as a whole.
These days, whether working with clients on retreat, in their Seattle-area homes and offices, at the local bouldering gym, or in one of her peaceful studio locations, Jennifer brings to the table a variety of tension-taming offerings, including table massage, chair massage, yoga sessions, Wellround ball work/self massage/myofascial release classes, and Thai yoga massage. Upon working with Jennifer, clients have reported decreased muscle tension, reduced stress, increased focus, improved range of motion (ROM), a holistic sense of wellbeing, the ability to breathe more fully and deeply, and enhanced performance in all facets of life. Jennifer looks forward to bringing her massage and myofascial release offerings to this July retreat at Aldermarsh.
Learn more about Jennifer by visiting her website, www.sunbreakmassage.com, or connect with her on Instagram @sunbreakmassage.
Schedule
Friday:
2:30-3:30: Arrival / Check In
4-6: Opening / Yoga
6:30-7:30pm: Dinner
7:30-9: Free Time
Saturday:
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9-11: Yoga / Meditation
11:30-12:30: Lunch
12:30-4:00: Free Time / Massage Appts Available
4-6: Restorative Movement Workshop + Sound Bath
6:30-7:30: Dinner
7:30-9: Free Time
Sunday:
7:30-8:30: Breakfast
9-11: Yoga / Meditation / Closing
11:30-1: Lunch / Depart
Lodging & Tuition
This retreat is limited to 20 participants and includes all yoga classes, meditations and workshops, 6 nourishing meals, 2 nights lodging, use of Japanese soaking tub and taxes. All rooms are shared.
COVID-19 protocols will be determined based on county regulations at the time of the event.
Tuition: $750
Nonrefundable deposit of $250 will secure your space. Balance due 03/01/2023
Interested in staying off site? Contact Michelle for pricing.
Registration
To register for this retreat, please contact Michelle Befus at michelle.befus@gmail.com. She will provide instructions and a registration form.
Refunds/ Cancellations
Refunds offered minus a $250 administration fee. After 02/01/23 refunds will only be granted if your space can be filled with a new participant. Should Michelle or Aldermarsh Retreat Center cancel the retreat for any reason, a full refund will be offered.
Questions
For any questions or to register, please contact Michelle Befus at michelle.befus@gmail.com
To register for this retreat, please contact Michelle Befus at michelle.befus@gmail.com. She will provide instructions and a registration form.
Refunds/ Cancellations
Refunds offered minus a $250 administration fee. After 02/01/23 refunds will only be granted if your space can be filled with a new participant. Should Michelle or Aldermarsh Retreat Center cancel the retreat for any reason, a full refund will be offered.
Questions
For any questions or to register, please contact Michelle Befus at michelle.befus@gmail.com
