Saturday Sit + Wellness Retreat Update

(please note that this was previously scheduled as a Half Day Silent Retreat)

        June 1, 2022

Saturday Sit + Wellness Retreat Update
Looking for a Private Room?! Read this email! Early Bird Rates Available through 6/15 

            Be here with me, in the Truth.

                            Practices to support your life

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Are you Happy? I'm Not.

But let me explain...

Why is “happiness” so elusive? Because it is. That’s it’s nature. It comes and goes but does not ever stay [like everything else in life].

Happiness is not a science. It’s not something that you can create by figuring out the perfect ratio of this and that and the other thing. There is no precise equation for any one individual (or for whole groups of people, for that matter) that guarantees happiness.

The very idea that it can 1) be figured out and 2) be a permanent, fixed solution moves us squarely in the opposite direction of happiness, in fact. 

Our certainty that it can and must exist in a permanent state keeps us from being available to the moments of happiness here, now, and we miss them - over and over again.

To be clear, there are always choices we can make to increase our joy, to create an overall sense of wellbeing, to move toward connection. And I encourage people to explore those things all the time.

The closest I’ve come to what I’d call “being happy in my life” is the result of, yes, making informed choices about what to include and exclude in my life to whatever degree I can. 

But, perhaps more importantly, it is the ongoing work I do to remain open and fluid; to meet each new moment with curiosity and possibility rather than with what I *think* I know - about myself or the world. 

It is in this space where there is possibility, inspiration, awe, creativity and deep connection to life as it is. I can tell you it is NOT happiness (though it contains moments of happiness) but it is alive, it is awake, and it contains very little internal conflict. I’ll take it over “happiness” any day.

, Ellie

PS - two quick notes:

--> Early Bird Registration for my Annual Wellness Retreat closes 6/15 - book today to save your spot & save some $$$

--> Saturday Sit is THIS Saturday - June 4th, 9-10:15am

Links to register for both are below!

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MONTHLY MEDITATIONS

*IN-PERSON*

First Saturday of Each Month

by donation*

*May Half-Day sit donation update: $500 to Voices of Children Foundation who are providing psychological and psychosocial support to children who are experiencing war in Ukraine - gratitude to those of you who contributed and showed up to sit together.

Dates for 2022:

June 4 9:00-10:15am - REGISTER HERE

**There will be no sits in July or August**

September 10 9:00am-12:30pm (Half Day Silent Retreat)

October 1 9:00-10:15am

November 5 9:00-10:15am

December 3 9:00-10:15am (please note that this was previously scheduled as a Half Day Silent Retreat)

***REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN*** 

Early Bird rates end 6/15

Good news: because all of the private rooms sold out in a whopping 45 minutes, I've made arrangements with our host to open a handful of Private Single or Shared Rooms.

If you are interested in a private room, please click through to register and complete the waitlist form. 

Rooms will be assigned in the order of the waitlist.

The 2022 retreat will take place at Meadowkirk at Delta Farm in Middleburg, Virginia. It will include daily yoga, meditation, & breath work, deep relaxation, ample opportunity for quiet, relaxation, and hiking. To provide additional opportunity for introspection, quietness and mindfulness, we will be incorporating morning silence each day until after meditation and breakfast are complete.

All of our meals are intentionally-sourced, organic, and farm-to-table. And it is all incredibly fresh, delicious, and nourishing. The menu will be customized for our retreat, so dietary needs will be incorporated.

Now through June 15th you can book your spot at a $200 discount(!!). Retreat pricing includes your choice of accommodations (there are 3 excellent options!), all meals, and all retreat content. We will be in two buildings: The Manor House which has several private rooms that can be booked solo or with a roomate of your choosing and The Cottage -- a beautiful, airy, and open space with dorm-style shared rooms. 

Register now to secure your spot and save! Early Bird Registration closes on June 15th.

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Digital Resource Library

I am thrilled to be able to offer you a brand new, beautifully created digital Resource Library. This is the new home of ALL of my recorded classes from close to 18 months of teaching virtually! 
A monthly membership of only $20 will give you access to all of my short & long yoga classes, short & long meditations, and pranayama practices. I plan to publish new content each month (deep relaxation / yoga nidra, more meditations, etc). 
To join, please submit payment here. Once you are registered, I will email you the password.

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