Land
The ecosystems of the Blue Ridge Mountains are exceptionally diverse. They range from moist, deep-soiled forested valleys to exposed ridges, mountain tops and balds. read more…
Programs
We invite teachers, facilitators, counselors and healers from diverse traditions to join us in offering a variety of transformative programs. read more…
Facilities
Our expanded facilities on Bald Mountain are now open offering space for up to 50 overnight guests in 7 cottages with three communal spaces.
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Upcoming Retreats
Rest & Relaxation Weekend
January 31 - February 2, 2020
By popular demand, we are excited to offer Rest & Relaxation accommodations for various weekends throughout the year! Two night minimum required (who are you kidding? you won't want to leave...) Massages are available, as well as miles of hiking…
Rest, Revitalize, Restore – SOLD OUT – Next Retreat is May 22-24
With Charlotte Johnston E-RYT 200
January 31 - February 2, 2020
Managing the pace of life in our busy world can leave us exhausted and overwhelmed. We are in an age that seeks to define us by accomplishment and activity, and I bet you’ve heard in many yoga classes that we…
Welcome Women to this Sacred Weekend of Yoga, Meditation & Energy Healing
With Terri O'Connor, ERYT 500, YACEP and Kelly Yount, ERYT 200, YACEP
February 7 - 9, 2020
The weekend retreat will be held in the beautiful Thanksgiving House at Elohee Retreat Center in the North GA Mountains, a 3-story home with cozy bedrooms, living & dining room, full kitchen, fireplaces and a full yoga studio on the…
True Nature Immersion: Winter-Becoming Stillness
With Will Wynne and Gage Howell
February 14 - 16, 2020
Fall in love with Nature this Valentine's Day! Join us for the launch of Elohee’s signature retreat series True Nature Immersion: Winter- Becoming Stillness. “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is…
Smoky Mountain Seminar: Training and Development In Cross-Cultural + Experiential Education
With Tim Hare - Director of Risk Management and Liz Wiig - Partnerships Program Director
February 20 - 22, 2020
A rejuvenating and practical skills-training to increase student safety, leadership capacity and facilitation skills in cross-cultural settings. Tuition: $1,050 Number of Participants: 30 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Join us as we bring together a dynamic cohort of educators from your region to…
The Power of Awareness and Yoga Retreat
With Laina Orlando and Kathy Shaul
February 27 - March 1, 2020
Welcome to the journey of your life! “You’ve been called here to expand the awareness of your Soul, and to be all that you can be in this incarnation. It is time for your Truth to be remembered, experienced and…
Awaken to Your Potential: A Renewal Retreat
With Elaine Gibson and Cameron Trimble
March 20 - 22, 2020
A retreat for women of all ages and life stages. Do you have the sense that you could be doing more with your life? Do you sometimes become overwhelmed with stress and anxiety? Are you facing a life transition and…
Sacred Stillness: Dance of Body, Mind and Breath
With Stephanie Clement and Rose Mary White
March 20 - 22, 2020
In our day to day lives busy seems to be a constant state of being. We are conditioned to constant movement, distraction, and even overwhelm. At times we may even feel we have lost touch with that Still place inside. This weekend,…
4th Annual Lovingkindness Meditation Retreat: Mindfulness + Lovingkindness – 4 days, 3 nights
With Stephanie Swann, Ph.D., LCSW and Helen Barnes Vantine, Ph.D.
March 26 - 29, 2020
This year we are offering two retreats in one. Come for 3 days of Lovingkindness or 4 days of Mindfulness + Lovingkindness, it’s your choice. Choose Thursday-Sunday or Friday-Sunday. Our 4 day Mindfulness + Lovingkindness retreat starts on Thursday, when…
4th Annual Lovingkindness Meditation Retreat – 3 days, 2 nights
With Stephanie Swann, Ph.D., LCSW and Helen Barnes Vantine, Ph.D.
March 27 - 29, 2020
This year we are offering two retreats in one. Come for 3 days of Lovingkindness or 4 days of Mindfulness + Lovingkindness, it’s your choice. Choose Thursday-Sunday or Friday-Sunday. Our 3 day-2 night Lovingkindness retreat begins on Friday evening with…
The Yin and Yang of Self Care
With Michele Stewart and Tatiana Cicchelli
April 3 - 5, 2020
What: A 2-day getaway in a very serene setting two hours north of Atlanta. Join us and we will show you how to take care of yourself and recharge your batteries. You will experience four yoga practices (two yin and…
MSC Teacher Training
April 5 - 11, 2020
MSC Teacher Training is an intensive, 6-day residential program facilitated by a team of senior MSC teachers. The training is built around the eight weekly sessions of MSC with each half-day dedicated to a condensed, experiential review of one of…
Houses of the Heart
With Christy Thomson, Founder of Wild Communion and M. Amos Clifford
April 13 - 17, 2020
Houses of the Heart explores ways of listening deeply to the richest parts of our experience and intuition. This retreat is about awakening our awareness of the intelligence that resides in our heart and learning how to be guided by…
The Subtle Joy of Presence: A Mindfulness Meditation Retreat
With Adam Funderburk, LPC and Huda Al-Qatami, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, LPC
April 17 - 19, 2020
Among the world’s contemplative traditions, it is a time-honored practice to go on an extended silent retreat. The experience is intended to deepen one’s practice and create a temporary refuge from life’s daily demands. The focus, the silence and the…
WOMEN’S WEEKEND RETREAT: OPENING POSSIBILITIES
With Mandy Roberts and Shari L Fox
April 24 - 26, 2020
Be part of the transformative power of being live and in-person together. Open to receive with a weekend of discovery, possibilities and renewal. We’ll explore growing through life, listening to our intuition and planting new seeds of change. Embrace all…
Disconnect to Reconnect
With Martina Whitlock
April 24 - 26, 2020
This retreat was specifically created to provide women the unique opportunity to disconnect from daily stimuli and affix themselves from within, all while surrounded by Mother Nature. This will be a time to free yourself and enjoy the skin you…
Empowered Happiness Retreat: Design & Navigate Your Next Phase of Life with Greater Ease and Grace
With Kitty Flewelling, Master Life Coach, Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist, Master Level Mind Body Therapist
April 30 - May 3, 2020
Step clearly and softly on a path to the future you want. We cannot predict every twist and turn that will take place in our future, but we can learn to navigate with ease and grace. We can also manage…
Goddess Rising: A Three Night Sacred Yoga Retreat
With Kelley Colihan Robertson, E-RYT, NBC-HWC
April 30 - May 3, 2020
A three-night, four-day (Thursday- Sunday) sacred yoga retreat. Prepare to restore and remember your true Self and let go of limiting beliefs. We will practice yoga, meditation and sessions that include journaling to help you clear the way for divine…
R&R Yoga Retreat at Thanksgiving House
With Linda Patterson, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
May 15 - 17, 2020
Join us for a restful weekend including: Gentle, Restorative and Yin Yoga practices Gong Sound Healing Meditation Gentle Hikes Quiet time by the waterfall Nutritious and delicious freshly-prepared vegetarian meals (vegan and gluten free options available) May 15 - 17, 2020…
COMPOSED: Residential Writing Retreat for Scholars
With Michelle Boyd, PhD
May 17 - 23, 2020
The Composed writing retreat is for any scholar who wants to stop writing in fear, and enjoy a calm, confident, productive writing practice. During this week-long, residential academic writing retreat we teach scholars how to overcome their internal writing barriers–the mental and behavioral…
Rest, Revitalize, Restore
With Charlotte Johnston E-RYT 200
May 22 - 24, 2020
Managing the pace of life in our busy world can leave us exhausted and overwhelmed. We are in an age that seeks to define us by accomplishment and activity, and I bet you’ve heard in many yoga classes that we…
YANAsisters’ Journey to Purpose and Passion
With Imani Monica McCullough, Founder of YANAsisters, Lashana Williams, Success Navigator and Tiffany Kelly, Mind, Body & Power Coach
June 12 - 14, 2020
What is your soul seeking right now? Is it a circle of sisters who can hold your hand, your heart and your dreams? Is it a refueling station where you can take off the Superwoman cape to replenish spiritually and…
10th Annual Living Life Limitlessly Mountain Healing Retreat
With Althea Lawton-Thompson
June 26 - 28, 2020
Description Join Althea for her 10th year in the Georgia mountains with magical sunrise and sunset meditations, fireside healing, and life-changing manifestations at the peaceful Elohee Retreat Center. This retreat is open to EVERYONE over the age of 18. (*Ask…
Meditation and Pranayama Immersion (300 RYT)
With Sheila Ewers
July 8 - 12, 2020
This four night immersion at Elohee in the North Georgia Mountains is required for those students enrolled in the Johns Creek Yoga RYS300 training, but is open to all. Join us to dive deeply into consciousness as you explore your…
River Flow Yoga and Wellness: Raising Vibrations Teacher Training
With Alee Link, RYT 500
July 18 - August 1, 2020
Get ready to experience a complete mind, body, and spirit awakening in the sacred setting of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia! Alee Link, E-RYT 500, will thoughtfully guide students through a journey of deep self-exploration, integrating the sacred traditions…
Bend and Brew a Blissful Soul 2020
With Marlo Meyerhofer Creator of Backbends and Brews, LLC; B.B.A., 500RYT and Tammie Dalrymple, Blissfully Soulful; AADP Health Coach, 500 RYT
August 14 - 16, 2020
Step away from the chaos that our everyday grind can be. Come alone or bring a friend and join us Aug 14-16, 2020 for a weekend away at the beautiful Elohee Center in the Chattahoochee National Forest. We will have…
Week-long Chakra Intensive Retreat
With Abbey Brewer
August 17 - 21, 2020
This 5 day chakra immersion is specifically designed for yoga teachers and students ready for the deeper dive into the energetic body and the chakra system; as well as the corresponding physiological components to each of the 7 chakras. We…
Women’s Weekend Retreat: Summer Camp (For Adults!)
With Shari L Fox and Mandy Roberts
August 21 - 23, 2020
Explore the deeply transformative power of play! Tap into your radiant inner child with our popular signature Women’s Weekend, summer camp style! This weekend promises to be full of discovery, connection and good ole fashioned fun! We’ll practice letting our…
Be Empowered – A Personal, Professional & Leadership Purpose Retreat
With Rod Francis and Ronit leMon Drobey
September 4 - 8, 2020
Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The forest breathes.…
“Awaken the Divine Feminine”: Relax – Recharge – Remember
With Felicia Grant
September 4 - 7, 2020
Buried deep within us all lies the energy of the Divine feminine waiting to be reignited. Are you Ready to Wake UP? Join Advanced Soul Coach Felicia Grant for this life changing weekend. The retreat weekend will be held in…
WOMEN’S WEEKEND RETREAT: CHARTING YOUR COURSE
With Mandy Roberts and Shari L Fox
September 25 - 27, 2020
Be part of the transformative power of being live and in-person together. Learn to navigate the world within and around you during this transformational Women’s Weekend Retreat. This weekend invites an opportunity to slow down, to rest and renew, to…
I am a luxury Yoga + Selfcare retreat for women
With Shannon Claxton, Certified Yoga Teacher
October 1 - 4, 2020
You are a luxury and deserve to be treated as such, you deserve to unplug, cater to your own needs, and to benefit from your fruits of labor. You deserve to be loved, happy, and free. You deserve to experience…
Rest and Relaxation Weekends
By popular demand, we are excited to offer Rest & Relaxation accommodations for various weekends throughout the spring, summer, and fall! Two night minimum required ( who are you kidding? you won’t want to leave…) Yoga classes and massages are available, as well as miles of hiking trails to walk at your leisure, our natural pond, and a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. Take this opportunity to care for yourself in the peace and spaciousness at the top of a mountain! No schedule…no demands…just the opportunity to “be” on your own terms.