April 27-30 & Sept 21-24, 2023
A 3-day retreat to
Re-enliven the roots of your relationship
Take time for yourself and each other.
This retreat is a spacious container to reacquaint yourself and each other with your better Selves. During the weekend, engage in communication and deep listening practices, gentle and centering yoga for all levels, partner massage and partner yoga, mindfulness techniques, and a cacao ceremony. Give yourself this time away from your daily routines and pressured to immerse in nature each each other.
This retreat is a spacious container to reacquaint yourself and each other with your better Selves. During the weekend, engage in communication and deep listening practices, gentle and centering yoga for all levels, partner massage and partner yoga, mindfulness techniques, and a cacao ceremony. Give yourself this time away from your daily routines and pressured to immerse in nature each each other.
retreat Schedule:
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Thursday:
3-4pm: Arrival 5pm: Opening circle and nature walk to springs 6:30pm: Dinner Friday: 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: Gentle Yoga 11am: Reflection Circle: Communication & Deep Listening 1pm: Lunch & Free Time 5pm: Partner Massage 6:30pm: Dinner Evening Fire Saturday: 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: Gentle Yoga 11am: Reflection Circle: Mindfulness Techniques 1pm: Lunch & Free Time 5pm: Cacao Ceremony 6:30pm: Dinner Evening Fire Sunday: 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: Partner Yoga 11am: Check out |
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What is Cacao?
Cacao is the pure bean of chocolate! When prepared and drank in its pure form, this heart=opening drink allows you to connect on a deeper level with your own breath, energy and emotions. Cacao allows us to peel back the layers of everyday life which cover our connection to our heart. When drank with your partner in ceremony, this natural medicine gives us the permission to see, feel and be present with each other. read more about cacao here! |
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Meet your facilitators: Jessi and Zach
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We met in Guatemala on New Years Eve 2013 and connected through our shared passions of working in the nonprofit sector in Guatemala, of yoga and movement, and of travel. Once Zach arrived on the land of Seven Springs, we began to dream up the retreat center where people could come to connect with the beauty of the land. We simultaneously created Kula Collective, an international yoga school, with several friends. After birthing many passion projects, we then set out on our greatest creations: our two sons, Kai and Cedar.
Our complementary facilitation skills have planted seeds for collaborating on many retreats and workshops together. We have a deep passion for connecting through creativity, communication, and cacao! |
Optional Hikes in your free time:
photos source: https://smokymountainnationalpark.com/
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hikes
Located less than 25 miles from Seven Springs is the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited National Park in the U.S.! On your way you will drive through Townsend with a wonderful Visitors Center and Heritage Center we recommend visiting. Cades Cove One of the most popular destinations, the cove a beautiful 11 mile loops to drive any day or bike on Wednesday and Saturday mornings when it is closed to cars. Bicycle rental is available in the Park. Abrams Falls is a nice 5 mile hike from Cades Cove. The turnoff for the trailhead is located past stop #10 on the Cades Cove Loop Road. The turnoff is signed. Laurel Falls is a trail ascends Cove Mountain, leading past Laurel Falls, one of the most popular waterfalls in the national park, en route to the summit of Cove Mountain and the Cove Mountain fire tower. From Sugarlands Visitor Center, turn toward Cades Cove on Little River Road and drive 3.5 miles to the trailhead where there are parking areas on both sides of the road. Tremont A nearby nature education center located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this area is fun to visit for information and connect to some good trailheads! Our favorite moderate waterfall hike, Spruce Flats Falls: You'll need to travel 2.2 miles back the Tremont road to the Great Smoky Mountains Institute and then park in the parking area in front of the visitor center. From there, walk up the paved road into the Tremont complex until the pavement ends at 0.2 miles. Continue into the woods and turn left uphill. At 0.1 mile the trail junctions with a path that goes straight, take a right to continue on the Falls trail. We also enjoy Middle Prong trail, with waterfalls and moderate difficulty. Head southwest from the Townsend Y junction of Little River Road and TN 73 towards Cades Cove. After a short drive (0.2 mile), turn left onto Tremont Road. After two miles, you’ll pass the Great Smokey Mountains Institute at Tremont on your left before the road changes to gravel. Continue three additional miles down the gravel road before reaching the road’s end. Park here for the trailhead. Mount Leconte If you’re looking for a more challenging and longer hike, we recommend this one. Plan for a full day and bring lots of water. There are a few trails to choose from and a Lodge at the top if you’d like to spend the night (reservations required). We like the Alum Cave Bluff trail; it is steeper, shorter and more difficult, but the Bluffs are a must see on your way up. To reach the trailhead from the Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, drive 8.7 miles south along Newfound Gap Road. The parking area will be on your left. Rainbow Falls trail is strenuous but worth it with panoramic views of the Smokies. Starting from Light 8 in Gatlinburg, turn onto Historic Nature Trail / Airport Road. After driving 0.7 miles veer right onto Cherokee Orchard Road, upon which you'll enter into Great Smoky Mountain National Park. After driving another 2.2 miles you'll enter the one-way Cherokee Orchard Loop Road. After driving roughly 0.6 miles on the loop, the Rainbow Falls Trailhead will be located on your right. Look Rock Fire Tower & Abrams Creek Campground Trails Located on the Foothills Parkway, Look Rock Fire Tower is a short and windy drive up the mountain from Seven Springs. This National park Service fire lookout is at the top of an easy half-mile hike up to a breathtaking 360 view of the surrounding mountains. You can see the Fire Tower from Seven Springs and even see Seven Springs from the Fire Tower! From the tower parking lot, you'll back track to meet up again with route 336 and turn left to continue driving away from Seven Springs. In a few miles, you'll see a road on your left with a sign for Abrams Creek Campground. You can park just across from the Forest Station to jump in the cool mountain river, or walk or drive to the end of the campground to walk the trail for easy hiking along streams and through Hemlock forests. |
