Rest & Relaxation Weekend: A Silent Invitation

With Eve Cook, Michael Cook and Liana N. Fiallos

February 7 - 9, 2025

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

Location Elohee Center - Mandala Hall

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 – $507.22
Single Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath – $709.22
Double Occupancy/2 Twin Beds/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $507.22
Double Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $507.22

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.

Elohee's Registration and Cancellation Policy

Welcome to Elohee! We are glad you are here.

This February we are excited to offer a one-of-a-kind Rest & Relaxation Weekend at Elohee! In the quiet beauty of winter—when the branches are bare, flowers are resting, and the air is crisp—this weekend offers an opportunity to connect deeply with nature’s own silence in a gentle, welcoming way.

For the first time, we are offering silence as part of the retreat experience.

From Friday evening through Saturday evening, you’ll have the option to dive into the silence, with no obligation to speak. This gentle invitation to mauna, or inner silence, provides space to observe, reconnect, and settle into the peaceful abiding/peace/stillness/ of just being. By Saturday evening, you may choose to continue this silence or gather with others to share reflections on the experience.

Like other Rest & Relaxation Weekends, all activities are optional and you can move through the weekend at your own pace. Some options include verbally guided: yoga, meditation, forest hikes, and bonfires- all with the space to be in silence if you wish. A fire will be tended throughout the day on Saturday for you to sit by for silent reflection, warmth, and contemplation.

We have mindfully prepared a gentle weekend for you to experience this profound practice— on your terms. Paired with our silence are additional opportunities to experience meditation sessions in the style of rounding: gentle yoga, breathwork, and meditation; as well as a spin on our guided nature hike with a quiet, immersive experience designed for deep, silent connection with the surrounding landscape/nature/natural life/forest.

You will also have an opportunity to add on Massage Therapy or Reiki appointments. Enjoy a weekend away alongside our miles of hiking trails and Natural Reflecting Pond with a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

Choose to do as little or as much as you’d like. No schedule…no demands…just the opportunity to “be” on your own terms.

Meals include arrival dinner on Friday through departure lunch on Sunday, and we’re happy to provide healthy, delicious, and wholesome food for your enjoyment. Please click on the “Register Now” button to see pictures of our lodging options and to register.

Schedule (subject to change)

Friday

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Guest Check-In
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Movement + Meditation– Mandala Hall
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner – Dining Hall
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Orientation/Welcome Circle – Fire Ring
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bonfire
8:30 pm – Silence begins

Saturday

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast – Dining Hall
9:00 am – 10:15 am Movement + Meditation– Mandala Hall
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Guided Forest Bathing Nature Hike
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch – Dining Hall
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Free time, Contemplative Bonfire Time
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Gentle Yoga – Mandala Hall
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Movement + Meditation– Mandala Hall
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner – Dining Hall
7:00 pm Silence ends if you choose
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Fire, sharing circle

Sunday

7:00 am – 8:00 am Gentle Yoga – Mandala Hall
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast – Dining Hall
10:15 am – 11:00 am Movement + Meditation – Mandala Hall
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Sharing Circle – Mandala Hall
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch – Dining Hall
1:00 pm – Check Out

Check out Elohee’s Guest Information FAQs here.

About the Leaders

Eve Cook

Eve Cook is the Executive Director and co-founder of Elohee. While professionally trained in Biomedical Science, she has found peace and healing from nature and has shifted professions because of it. Having a place like Elohee has always been a dream of hers--to create a container where people can come and retreat and find community in […]

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Michael Cook

Michael has always been one to work with his hands and through the years has found that he is most comfortable when surrounded by nature. A background of two decades in manufacturing and industrial maintenance has provided him with the skills to manage the infrastructure needs of the center. Michael loves that Elohee provides him […]

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Liana N. Fiallos

Liana is the Retreat Coordinator and Webpage Manager for Elohee. Her commitment to yoga and meditation began in 2012 when she experienced a profound sense of gratitude for a newfound connection between breath and body. Navigating the challenges of a disability linked to stress, Liana embraced yoga and meditation as a sanctuary of peace and […]

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