Rest & Relaxation Weekend: A Silent Invitation

With Eve Cook, Michael Cook and Liana N. Wall

February 19 - 21, 2027

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

Location: Mandala Hall

Address: 251 Elohee Dr, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571, USA

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 – $692.00
Single Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath – $894.00
Double Occupancy/2 Twin Beds/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $692.00
Double Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $692.00

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.

Elohee's Registration and Cancellation Policy

Come into the quiet.

Winter offers a natural invitation to slow down, turn inward, and listen a little more closely. Our first Rest & Relaxation Weekend of 2027 invites you to settle into the stillness of the season and explore what becomes possible when there is less to say, less to do, and more space simply to be.

From Friday evening through Saturday evening, the weekend will be held in silence. You are welcome to participate in this gentle practice of Mauna, or inner silence, as a way to step away from the noise of everyday life and create space for reflection, rest, and deeper awareness. There is no expectation to speak during this time.

Optional activities will still be available throughout the weekend, including verbally guided yoga, meditation, forest hikes, and reflective bonfires. You can participate while remaining in silence, or simply follow your own rhythm through the weekend. By Saturday evening, you may choose to continue in silence or gather with others to share reflections and experiences.

Spend time wandering the winter trails, sitting beside the Natural Reflecting Pond, watching the mountains, resting by the fire, or doing absolutely nothing at all.

Nothing to accomplish. Nothing to explain. Just space to listen, rest, and be.

Schedule (subject to change)

Friday

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Guest Check-In
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Orientation/Welcome Circle
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner – Dining Hall
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Movement + Meditation Introductory Session
7:30 pm Silence begins, Contemplative Fire Circle

Saturday

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast – Dining Hall
9:30 am – 10:45 am Movement + Meditation
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Invigorating Yoga
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch – Dining Hall
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Free time
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Gentle Yoga
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Movement + Meditation
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 Invigorating All Levels Yoga
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast – Dining Hall
10:15 am – 11:00 am Movement + Meditation
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Sharing Circle
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch – Dining Hall
1:00 pm – Check Out

What Your Weekend Includes

Comfortable accommodations surrounded by 220 acres of mountain forest
Healthy, nourishing meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch
Miles of hiking trails to explore
Access to the Natural Reflecting Pond and mountain views
A period of intentional silence from Friday evening through Saturday evening
Optional verbally guided yoga and meditation
Optional guided nature hikes and bonfires
Plenty of unstructured time for rest and reflection
Opportunity to add Massage Therapy and Reiki appointments

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. Wall

Liana Nicole is a 500+ hour yoga teacher with 10 years of teaching experience and more than 15 years of personal practice. Her teaching is rooted in traditional Hatha Yoga and shaped by her studies in the 26/2 lineage, aṣṭāṅga-inspired vinyāsa, restorative yoga, Yoga Nidrā, Ayurveda, and devotional practices. She approaches yoga as a way […]

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