RECEIVE: A Restorative Retreat for Mind, Body and Nervous System

With Christina Russell, LPC

April 2 - 4, 2027

Book now and get $75.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Oct 31, 2026.

Date and Time Details: Check-in is 3-4pm on Friday and check-out is at 1:00 pm on Sunday.

Location: Forest Studio

Address 251 Elohee Drive, Sautee Nacoochee, GA, USA

What to Expect: To help you fully unwind and deepen your retreat experience, Elohee does not provide televisions or internet access (unless you bring your own hotspot). Reliable cell service is available for AT&T, Verizon, and T-mobile. Upon arrival, you’ll leave your car in a secured parking lot and be shuttled to your room. Shuttle service is also available at any time during your stay and for your departure. All facilities at the top of the mountain are within a five-minute walk of each other, along gently sloped gravel paths. Two cottage rooms are ADA-compliant, and all cottage rooms are located on the ground level.

  • Small Private Room/Shared Bath – $942.00
  • Single Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath – $1,144.00
  • Double Occupancy/2 Twin Beds/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $942.00
  • Double Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $942.00

Price includes the course fee, room, meals, and grounds fee but does not include taxes. Full price is shown upon selection of room type prior to registering. A 40% deposit is due at the time of registration with full payment due 2 weeks prior to the retreat start date. Registration closes 3 days prior to the retreat start date.

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Slow down. Rest deeply. Reconnect with yourself.

You spend much of your life giving.

 Giving your time.

 Giving your attention.

 Giving your energy.

And while there’s beauty in that, it can be easy to forget that you need care, too.

So much of your life is spent caring for others. This weekend is an opportunity to experience what it feels like to be cared for.

This retreat is an invitation to step away from the demands of daily life and remember what it feels like to receive, rest, and be nourished.

You’ll learn practical ways to better understand and support your nervous system while creating space for reflection, restoration, and deeper self-care. 

Whether you’re seeking renewal, greater clarity, or permission to slow down, this weekend offers a space to reconnect with yourself and return home feeling refreshed, more grounded, and better equipped to support your well-being.

Held by Nature 

Nestled in the peaceful beauty of the North Georgia mountains, Elohee provides the perfect setting to slow down and settle into a gentler rhythm. Early spring is one of the most beautiful times of year here. The mountains come alive with fresh colors, everything is bursting with new life, birdsong returns, and everywhere you look the landscape invites renewal.

Imagine beginning each morning with mountain stillness. Walking forest trails beneath blooming dogwoods.  Sharing leisurely meals around the table. Journaling with a warm cup of tea. Gathering around the fire as evening settles in. Ending the day with practices that invite your nervous system to unwind.

A Restorative Weekend 

The rhythm of the weekend is intentionally spacious, creating room for your nervous system to settle, soften, and restore.

Delicious, nourishing meals will be lovingly prepared for you. For one weekend, you can set down the responsibility of planning, cooking, and caring for everyone else and simply receive.

You won’t be rushed.

 You won’t be over-scheduled.

 You won’t be asked to push beyond your limits.

There will be spacious time to hike Elohee’s beautiful spring trails, linger over a cup of tea, or simply enjoy the luxury of having nowhere else to be.

For one weekend, you don’t have to carry so much. You get to simply arrive and allow yourself to receive.

A New Way of Relating to Yourself

Through accessible nervous system education and gentle experiential practices, you’ll learn to better understand your responses to life and meet yourself with greater awareness, compassion, and care.

By the end of the weekend, you’ll leave with:

  • A deeper understanding of how your nervous system responds to everyday stress
  • Greater awareness of what your body needs to feel grounded, calm, and connected
  • Increased self-trust and confidence in responding to life’s inevitable stressors with steadiness and self-compassion
  • More capacity to notice moments of joy, peace, awe, and connection in everyday life.

Included in Your Retreat:

  • Practical, experiential nervous system education grounded in Polyvagal Theory
  • Guided mindfulness, gentle breathwork, restorative movement, embodiment practices, and Yoga Nidra
  • Community circles, meaningful conversation, and a fire gathering for reflection and renewal
  • Spacious free time to hike Elohee’s beautiful trails, visit the tea house and gift shop, enjoy a massage or Reiki session, journal, or simply rest.

No previous experience with yoga or meditation is necessary. This retreat is trauma-informed and designed to meet you where you are.  All offerings are invitations rather than expectations.  Throughout the weekend, you’ll be encouraged to honor your body’s wisdom, your energy, and your unique needs.

This retreat is LGBTQ+ affirming.

Schedule *subject to change

Friday

  • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Arrival and Check-in
  • 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Welcome and Connect, Opening
  • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner 
  • 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Community Circle and Intention Setting
  • 8:30 – 9:00 pm Evening Deep Rest practice

Saturday 

  • 7:00 am – 7:45 am Sunrise Meditation, Gentle Pranayama, and Grounding Morning Movement
  • 8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast 
  • 9:30 am – 11:00 am Understanding Your Nervous System
  • 11:00 – 11:30 Embodiment practice 
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch 
  • 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Free Time for hiking, resting, journaling, massage, Reiki, etc.
  • 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Responding to Your Nervous System’s Needs 
  • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner 
  • 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Fire Circle 
  • 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Evening Deep Rest practice

Sunday 

  • 7:00 am – 7:45 am Sunrise Meditation, Gentle Pranayama, and Grounding Morning Movement
  • 8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast 
  • 9:30 am – 11:00 am  Integration,Closing
  • 11:00 – 11:15 Group Picture
  • 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Self-care time/packing
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch 
  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Departure

Everything is optional and you are encouraged to listen to your own inner needs and guidance.

For more information, contact Christina Russell at christinarussell.lpc@gmail.com.

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About the Leader

Christina Russell, LPC

Christina Russell, LPC, has spent nearly 25 years as a psychotherapist helping people reconnect with themselves. A longtime meditation practitioner and yoga teacher, her work blends mindfulness, body-based approaches, neuroscience, and compassionate presence to create restorative retreats that are both grounded and deeply nourishing.  

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