REGISTRATION for Embodied Justice Retreat

We at Elohee are looking forward to welcoming you for Embodied Justice Retreat.

You have been directed to this web page to complete your program registration by reserving your room.

Please click on the Register Now button to view and select your room of choice. The price listed includes lodging for Thursday through Sunday, all meals beginning with lunch on Thursday through breakfast on Sunday, and all fees and taxes.

The closest airport is the Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, and we are about a 2 hour drive from there.

Held during Black August and inspired by the collective visions of Black changemakers, the Embodied Justice retreat reflects an imagined future of Black well-being and liberation forged by deep connections with ourselves and each other.

The lived experience of harm and injustice is what drew many of us to changemaking work. In response to personal, family and community traumas, we felt a call to dismantle oppressive systems at the root. But when the fight for justice is personal, the labor to heal and transform systems and communities can take its toll.

But that’s not the whole story. As Black changemakers, we are more than our histories of marginalization, trauma and grief. We also carry the gifts of ancestral wisdom, resiliency, culture and community.

Designed to nourish your body, heart and spirit while building community with other changemakers, this retreat will provide you with sacred space to explore these complexities through embodied practices that cultivate rest, inner peace, self-compassion, joy and regenerative change.

Set in the serene and lush North Georgia mountains (featuring a magnificent waterfall and walking trails), during this transformative three-day retreat we will:

• Hold space for each of us to release, recalibrate, reconnect and, most importantly, rest.
• Engage in intentional and authentic exploration, reflection and storytelling about the connection between personal transformation, well-being and the change we hope to see in communities, organizations and the world.
• Practice restorative, somatic (body-based) and mindfulness approaches that you can integrate into your racial trauma healing, resiliency-building, leadership and liberation practices.
• Tap into our innate resilience and expand our capacity to keep championing transformative change without sacrificing ourselves in the process.

Join us in a beautiful, peaceful setting where the healing qualities of nature are on full display. This community gathering will harness deep rest, wisdom and imagination to pour into our collective well-being.

Who This Retreat Is For

Our intent is to make this retreat accessible to Black leaders (including race, equity and inclusion directors, community organizers and program staff) at the forefront of racial equity and justice efforts in nonprofits. A limited number of participation slots are available for consultants. The retreat is open to all genders and is an LGBTQ+ friendly space.

Registration & Scholarship Deadlines

Registration closes on Friday, June 28. If you have been awarded a scholarship or travel assistance, you must register by Friday, May 31, to secure your scholarship. Scholarships will be released to after May 31 to provide others who request financial support an opportunity to attend the retreat.

Optional Bodywork Services

For an additional fee payable directly to Elohee, you can schedule on-site massages and/or Reiki after you register for the retreat.

This retreat is part of CURE’s Embodied Justice program, which explores ways to make racial equity and justice work sustainable by providing space for Black changemakers to explore restorative, embodiment and mindfulness practices. Feel free to reach out to CURE with any questions or concerns.

For more information, contact jmoy@urbanandracialequity.org

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