Rest & Re-center - A Space of Solitude for Mental Health Professionals

With Kathy Woerner, LCSW and Sarah Smith

September 20 - 22, 2024

Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until May 30, 2024.

Date and Time Details: Check-in begins at 3 p.m. on Friday and check-out is at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Location: Elohee Center - Forest Studio

Address: 251 Elohee DriveSautee Nacoochee, Georgia 30571

What to Expect: To help deepen your retreat experience, Elohee does not provide televisions or internet access (unless you bring your own hotspot). Cell phone service is excellent for AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. Your car will be left in a secured parking lot, and you will be shuttled up to your room upon arrival and shuttled back down to your car at departure. Shuttle service to your car is available at any time. All facilities at the top of the mountain are within a 5 minute walk of each other, with some gravel roads. 2 cottage rooms are ADA compliant, and all cottage rooms are on ground level.

Small Private Room/Shared Bath – $907.22
Single Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath – $1,109.22
Double Occupancy/2 Twin Beds/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $907.22
Double Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $907.22

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. If you are interested in tent camping, please email us at info@elohee.org for more information. Registration closes 5 days prior to the retreat start date.

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Who: Mental Health Professionals
What: A ‘Therapist Only’ Retreat sponsored by Cultivated Mental Health
When: September 20 – 22 2024
Why: To Downshift our busy lives for a couple of days
How: Connect in the North Georgia Mountains at Elohee Retreat Center

Retreat Mission: Our mission is to gather mental health professionals to Rest & Re-center.

As one of your peers, we understand at Cultivated Mental Health that this looks different for everyone and we are delighted to be able to provide a space that will provide you autonomous space to rest, creative space to play, quiet space to read and write, trauma-informed space to release muscle tension with the openness of yoga, the natural backdrop to explore through walks or hikes, and the peer group to welcome new connections and laughter.

As a special highlight of this particular retreat, we will take some time to welcome the Fall Equinox and the first day of autumn, which arrives on the final morning September 22, 2024 at 8:44am.

Retreats are meant to be just that, a moment to step aside from the daily grind, to be intentional about listening to yourself, your needs, your wants and this can look like spending quiet moments on your own or taking part in some or all or none of the activities that we provide for this intentional weekend. This is YOUR TIME.

We seek to gather Mental Health Professionals to take intentional time to:
1) Downshift the hyperdrive of your lives
2) Provide an autonomous space to rest
3) Explore creative spaces to play
4) Breathe in quiet space to read and/or write
5) Embrace a trauma-informed space to release muscle tension with the openness of yoga
6) Dive into nature with walks or hikes with a re-centering focus in mind
7) Connect with your professional peer group to welcome new connections and laughter

EXAMPLE Schedule – The formalized weekend retreat schedule will be provided to all participants as we get closer to the event.

Day One
Arrive
Free Time (Unpack and get familiar with spaces)
Connect and Set Intention time in Tea Room
Dinner
Free time (Read / Journal / Connect / Meditate)
Blanket Sky Observation/ Free Association Time

Day Two
Morning Stretch in Forest Studio
Morning Nature Connect
Coffee/Tea
Breakfast Community
Free time
Creative and/or Reading Reflection Time – Circle Up
Journal
Nature Connect / Independent Meditation
Lunch Community
Free Time (Read / Journal / Connect / Meditate)
Nature Connect
Creative and/or Reading Reflection Time – Circle Up
Afternoon Tea
Dinner Community
Free Time
Blanket Sky Observation Time / Free Association Time
Good Night Yoga in Forest Studio

Day Three
Morning Nature Connect: Welcome Fall Solstice
Coffee/Tea
Breakfast Community
Free Time / Connection
Closing Reading Circle
Release Yoga
Farewell Luncheon
Exchange Contact Information
Pack and Return Home

For more information, contact Kathy Woerner at kathy@cultivatedmh.com.

Check out Elohee’s Guest Information FAQs here.

About the Leaders

Kathy Woerner, LCSW

Kathy Woerner, LCSW is an established professional in the field of social work, counseling, entrepreneurship, mentoring, and mental health. As the creator and founder of her clinical practice DownStreamFirst and more recently the professional enrichment environment Cultivated Mental Health, Kathy continues to lead with a servant heart and passion-oriented focus that highlights the value of […]

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Sarah Smith

Sarah walked into her first yoga class over 15 years ago. Although she loved the power “workout” immediately, due to the responsibilities of raising her sons and working outside the home, she struggled to establish a regular practice. Sarah continued to be called back to the mat over the years. As her practiced developed, she […]

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