HELD Retreat
An Attachment-Focused, Integrative Weekend Immersion
A weekend of connection, community, and growth.
SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2024
We know that healing happens in relationship—to yourself, to your community, and to nature. We are thrilled to share an opportunity for all of these relationships in the context of our HELD offerings: an attachment-focused weekend where you are seen and cared for.
Please join us for a beautiful weekend of connection, community and growth, and leave feeling more yourself: spacious, capable, and able to appreciate the path you are on. Your nervous system wants to orient toward safety, security, and comfort. We don’t often get that in our daily lives.
We will convene at the Indigo Nature Retreat, a gorgeous place just 50 minutes outside of Asheville. Think attachment-focused workshops and offerings, curated outdoor meals, yoga, a group intuitive astrology reading, bonfires, dips in the creek, comfortable and cozy sleeping arrangements, and connection with other beautiful humans who are on the same healing path as you are.
Let us take care of you and engage in the practice of RECEIVING. You are fully provided for here. Can you practice truly being HELD?
The Indigo Retreat Center in Old Fort, NC
“The human psyche, like human bones, is strongly inclined toward self-healing.”
— John Bowlby
Tending to You
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Beautiful, Nourishing Meals
Locally sourced and thoughtfully created by Chef David Rich of Sweet Potato Tooth
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Cabins in the Woods
Tiny Birds Nest Cabins or new Creekside Cabins depending on your needs
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Deep Connection and Learning
A full weekend of attachment-focused workshops as well as opportunities for rest
Retreat Cost
Single Occupancy Tiny Cabin (SOLD OUT)*: $1800
Double Occupancy Creekside Cabin with restroom (4 Spaces Available)*: $1600
Double Occupancy Tiny Cabin* (4 spaces available) SOLD OUT: $1400
Your payment includes snacks, meals, beverages, accomodations for two nights, and all classes/workshops Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. There may be opportunities for added offerings at an additional cost.
A $500 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration to secure your space. When you submit your deposit, you will be asked to note your preference of cabin type. Please indicate if there is someone in particular you would like to room with!
*This cost excludes travel to and from the retreat center. Free parking is available at the Indigo Nature Retreat.
Retreat Bits and Pieces
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Breakfast:
-Summer Veggie Frittata
-Fresh Baked Sourdough Bread
-Sliced Avocado
-Peach Pico de GalloLunch:
-Grain Bowl with Lentils & Quinoa
-Marinated Tofu
-Colorful Roasted Veggies
-Tender Kale
-Miso Ginger SauceDinner:
-Lentil Fritters
-Beef Kofta
-Hummus
-Blistered Tomatoes
-Roasted Peppers
-Spinach Salad w/ almonds
-Barley w/ parsley and garlic -
We will begin our weekend together on Friday afternoon with arrival time between 3 and 4pm. We will wrap up our final workshop and have our closing circle on Sunday morning with departure around 11am.
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The Indigo Retreat Center is approximately 50 minutes from Asheville, NC. The nearest airports are Asheville (AVL), 54 minutes drive and Charlotte (CLT), 1 hour 48 minutes drive. Transportation is required from the airport to Indigo Retreat Center.
1037 Newberry Creek Rd
Old Fort NC 28762
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Elizabeth Gillette, LCSW
HOST
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Monica Leblanc, LPC
HOST
Have questions about the retreat? We have answers!
How do I communicate my dietary needs or food allergies?
We will reach out to you for more information about your dietary needs, allergies, and food preferences before the retreat. We will work to accommodate any needs you have and will pass your information along to Chef David ahead of time.
What about illness?
We ask all retreat participants to be mindful about their exposure to illness in the week leading up to the retreat. In the event that you become ill over the course of the weekend, we will ask you to isolate and possibly leave the retreat center in order to protect other participants from risk of illness. We will have rapid COVID tests on site as well. You are welcome to mask throughout the weekend, but masking will not be a requirement to participate.
How does payment work?
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your space for the retreat. You are welcome to make monthly payments leading up to the retreat, which will be based on the date you submitted your deposit. Your full balance is due one month before the retreat.
If you need to cancel, we are not able to issue a refund unless another participant is able to take your space, in which case you may receive a refund minus a $100 administrative fee. If we are not able to fill the slot, we will not be able to offer a refund.
Have other questions about the retreat?
Please reach out to us via email at elizabeth.gillette@gmail.com or connectingwithmonicaleblanc@gmail.com.
