EMERGENCE: A Women's Spring Yoga Retreat

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EMERGENCE: A Women's Spring Yoga Retreat
Elohee, GA
Apr 23 - 25, 2027
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Melba Payan
$875
Deposit: $300

About this trip

  

 

Join me for a two-night women’s yoga retreat - April 23-25, 2027 - at Elohee Retreat Center, nestled in the beautiful mountains of the Sautee Nacoochee National Forest. 

Nestled in nature as spring breathes itself back to life, Emergence is a retreat where the world's demands fall away, where something long dormant in you is given permission to stir, to soften, and slowly, to rise.


Emergence is a 3-day, 2-night women's retreat designed for those who feel something stirring inside them.

A version of themselves that has been quietly waiting beneath the surface.

It is not a retreat from life.

It is a return to it.

What does it mean to emerge?

Like a seed held in dark soil through a long winter, there is something in you that has been gathering. Gathering strength, gathering courage, gathering readiness. Spring is the season of breaking open. Of green shoots pressing through cold ground. Of life insisting on itself.

Emergence is a retreat built around that moment. The tender, electric space between dormancy and bloom. You will not be rushed into anything. The space is held for you, the conditions created, and what rises is entirely yours.

Warmth. Stillness. Circle. Breath. Movement. Creativity.

The Journey

Arrival: Friday, April 23, 2027 at 2 PM. We begin at 4 PM.
Departure: Sunday, April 25, 2027 2 pm

Your experience includes:

→Yoga + embodied movement (all levels welcome)

→Breathwork + guided meditations

→Reflective journaling + rituals 

→Communal meals crafted with care

→Time to rest, reflect, wander, and reconnect

→A safe, sacred space to just be yourself

Whether this is your first retreat or your tenth, Emergence welcomes you exactly as you are. 

No yoga or meditation experience is necessary to take part in this weekend of Emergence, a space where all are welcome.

Come as you are. No preparation, no pressure.

Because emergence begins the moment we choose to slow down and allow what has been planted within us to take root and grow.

ACCOMODATIONS AND PRICING

 

The Thanksgiving House was the original structure at Elohee. With six bedrooms and four bathrooms, it sleeps up to thirteen people. It offers two community rooms with fireplaces, a kitchen and dining room, as well as a meditation/yoga room.  The outdoor patio has a fireplace and overlooks a 100-foot waterfall and a small pool.


The Thanksgiving House is nestled in a Rich Cove Forest niche which supports a wide range of trees and plants.  Red maple, oak, basswood, and poplar are only a few of the types of trees growing here. Spring wildflowers and medicinal herbs flourish here. Mosses and rotting logs make the damp forest floor suitable for a wide variety of salamanders and one of the most diverse ecosystems found outside the tropics. 


The Thanksgiving House is situated next to a 100-ft. waterfall, and about a 10-minute walk from Bald Mountain. It has 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 indoor fireplaces, 1 outdoor fireplace, and a meeting space that comfortably fits 10-13 people.

 

This is an All-Inclusive Retreat (see what’s included below): 

  • Queen Suite (queen bed, private room, shared bathroom)

    • Single Occupancy: $1250

    • Double Occupancy: $950 per person (must book alongside another guest, must share a bed)

  • Shared Room (twin bed, shared room, shared bathroom)

    • $900/person

  • Shared Room (TRIPLE- twin bed, shared room, shared bathroom)

    • $850/person

  • King Suite (king bed, private room, private bathroom)

    • Single Occupancy: $1450

    • Double Occupancy: $1150 per person(must book alongside another guest, must share a bed)

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

 

  • 3 days/2 nights accommodations in the Thanksgiving House.
  • Twice daily yoga and meditation offerings 
  • All meals per day made with fresh, local ingredients (most special diet requirements can be accommodated)
  • Tea Service throughout the day
  • Free Unlimited Wi-Fi Access
  • Guided hike and access to multiple hiking trails, including waterfalls and streams
  • Use of the naturally-filtered pond at the top of Bald Mountain

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED?

 

  • Transportation to and from Elohee
  • Spa treatments and/or Reiki Sessions (you can book these through Elohee)
  • Optional Excursions
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About your organizer

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Melba Payan
Melba discovered yoga in 2016, finding healing from years of stress and anxiety. The powerful mind-body connection through movement and breath transformed her life, inspiring her to share yoga's benefits with others. A 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance, Melba completed her training at Johns Creek Yoga. She holds additional certifications in Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga. Melba is also a Reiki Master and facilitates Sacred Women's Circles. Passionate about making yoga accessible to all, Melba create

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