Roots & Wings:Ground and Rise into 2026

Step into the new year with intention, clarity, and heart. Roots & Wings is a soul-nourishing weekend retreat designed to help you ground into your inner truth while rising into your highest vision for the year ahead.

Held at the breathtaking Elohee Retreat Center in the Blue Ridge Mountains, during a full moon, this immersive weekend blends yoga, somatic movement, guided meditation, sound immersion with Tibetan Singing Bowls, Symphonic Gong, Hang Drum, sacred cacao, creative expression, nature connection, and authentic community. You’ll be supported in letting go of what no longer serves you and gently guided to call in what you most deeply desire for 2026.

Through a mix of guided sessions and spacious free time, you’ll reconnect with your body, reset your nervous system, and leave feeling rooted, renewed, and inspired.

What to Expect:

• Expert Guidance: Led by seasoned yoga teachers Chris Anne and Jason Coviello, each with decades of experience in yoga, somatic healing, sound therapy, and transformational facilitation.
• Immersive Practices: Daily yoga, breathwork, and somatic movement sessions designed to reconnect you with your body and inner wisdom.
• Sound Healing: Experience the soothing vibrations of Tibetan Singing Bowls, a Symphonic Gong, and a Hang Drum to support deep rest and integration.
• Heart-Opening Cacao Ceremony: Engage in a guided cacao experience to awaken the heart, calm the mind, and deepen your connection to self and community.
• Creative Expression: Participate in guided art, journaling, and visioning practices to clarify your intentions for the new year.
• Nature Connection: Explore over four miles of hiking trails, discover a stunning 100-foot waterfall, and enjoy the serenity of the surrounding forest.
• Healing Spaces: Spend time in Mandala Hall, a beautiful round building infused with healing energy and relax in the 24-hour Tea House for journaling, reading, or quiet reflection.
• Nourishing Meals: Savor delicious, nutritious meals prepared with care, accommodating various dietary preferences. 

Whether you’re seeking rest, clarity, connection, or inspiration, this weekend offers the perfect space to begin your year with purpose, presence, and an open heart.

Retreat Highlights:

– Daily yoga, breathwork, and somatic movement

– Sound baths with Tibetan Singing Bowls, Gong, and Hang Drum

– Heart-opening cacao ceremony and guided intention setting

– Creative art, journaling, and visioning practices

– Forest bathing, fireside connection, and full moon reflection

– Nourishing meals and serene mountain accommodations

– Access to Elohee’s 24-hour Tea House and four miles of hiking trails

– Space to rest, receive, and reconnect with yourself in nature

Schedule

*This is a tentative schedule and is subject to change

Friday

• 3:00 pm – 4:00pm- Check in
• 4:30 pm – 6:00pm- Arrive & Root-Opening Circle-Welcome the weekend with grounding practices, gentle movement, journaling, and heartfelt connection to help you arrive fully and land in retreat space. 
• 6:00 pm – 7:00pm- Dinner
• 8:00 pm – 9:00pm- Sound Immersion: Settle and Soften- End the evening with a deeply relaxing sound immersion with Tibetan Singing Bowls, a Symphonic Gong, and a Hang Drum to calm the nervous system and support deep rest. 

Saturday

• 7:30 am – 8:00 am Guided Morning Meditation
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
• 9:00am-10:30am Free time/Optional Massage or Spa Treatments-Enjoy this spacious window to rest, journal, walk or just be. 
• 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Somatic Movement, Yoga & Embodied Intention Setting- Flow through grounding practices in this embodied session blending mindful movement & mediation to help you align with the energies of release and expansion as you prepare to step into the new year. 
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm-Free Time/ Individual Forest Bathing/Optional Spa Treatments/Rest- Wander this sacred land in silence, take a solo nature walk, receive bodywork, or rest in stillness-whatever your nervous system needs. 
• 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm-Cacao Ceremony & Heart Opening Experience-Sip ceremonial grade cacao in a guided journey designed to awaken the heart, calm the mind, and deepen your connection to self and community. In gratitude and presence this shared experience invites movement, stillness, connection to yourself, to others, and to the grounded clarity and uplifted vision that give you roots and wings. 
• 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm-Fireside Full Moon Connection & Sharing Circle-Gather around the fire under the full moon for reflection, release, and soulful connection.
• 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Sound Immersion Bath- Close the day with the calming sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls and the Symphonic Gong designed to support the parasympathetic nervous system and deep integration.

Sunday

• 7:30 am – 8:00 am Guided Morning Meditation
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
• 9:00 am – 9:30 am Pack up/Outdoor Walk
• 9:30am-12:00pm-Integration Workshop: Movement, Art, Vision, & Sound. A multi-part closing session blending gentle yoga, guided art, visioning practices, meditation, sharing, and a final sound bath. We’ll root your intentions and prepare you to rise into the new year with clarity and heart.
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and check-out

For more information, contact Chris Anne Coviello at chrisannecoviello@gmail.com.

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