DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT 

Join Sara Syed for a wonderful, long weekend of silence, introspection, reflection and healing. This meditation retreat will be hosted ashram-style, with silence (no phones!), extended periods of yoga and meditation practices, healthy vegetarian (and some Ayurvedic) meals and connection to nature. 

All meals are healthy, vegetarian and made with a lot of love. We can accommodate any common dietary restrictions, including soy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and more.

Create a sacred space within yourself to set intentions for the new year, to clear out the baggage of the past, and to have all needs met for a long weekend so that your energy can be restored.

FIND SILENCE AND SOLITUDE WITHIN

Discover your innate being of bliss and peace.

Long days of silence, yoga and meditation help to clear the mind of built-up stress and fatigue.

SELF-DISCOVERY AWAITS

Be guided through hatha yoga classes in the morning and gentle and restorative yoga classes in the evenings. Yoga classes are specialized to promote meditation and relaxation.

Learn how to meditate. Deepen your existing mediation practice. Build a solid foundation in meditation to create a clean slate in the mind for 2022. 

You will leave this retreat feeling renewed, cleansed and inspired.

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WHO CAN ATTEND?

This retreat is open to anyone seeking a reset, peace, a pause, alone time, and guidance to live a more healthy and happy life. 

This retreat is suitable for both the experienced and novice meditation and yoga practitioner. Students brand new to these practices will develop a strong foundation that they can take home.

RETREAT DATES

Thursday, January 13 - Sunday, January 16, 2022

Arrive to Center between 2-5 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2022

LOCATION

Hope Springs Institute

4988 Mineral Springs Rd, Peebles, OH 45660

About Hope Springs Institute:

Hope Springs Institute is a sacred space created with the intention for fostering healing, sharing and community. It was built more than 25 years ago, located less than 20 miles away from the internally renowned sacred ancient native Indian site called the Serpent Mound. There is a strong energetic holding of these ancient energies at the Hope Springs Institute. Healing and magic are literally embedded in this area due to the Serpent Mound. 

The Hope Springs Institute is located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Hope Springs Institute is secluded, far away from common noise and light pollutants, to promote inner peace.

Hope Springs Institute is a non-profit retreat center in Appalachian Ohio, cultivating peace through empowered leadership, innovative learning, and personal healing. Our vision is a more peaceful, equitable, and inclusive world. The mission of Hope Springs Institute is to hold sacred space & transformative programming for growth, leadership, & healing while honoring mind, body, spirit, & earth.

Hope Springs Institute is handicap accessible.

Learn more about Hope Springs Institute here: 

https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org

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DAILY SCHEDULE

Thursday:

~2-5pm - Arrive to center; get settled in; turn in devices & electronics 

~5:30pm - Orientation  

~6pm - Dinner 

~7:30pm - Opening Fire Ceremony  

~8pm - Meditation

Friday:

~5am - Meditation 

~6:30am - Yoga 

~8am - Breakfast 

~Free Time 

~11am - Meditation 

~12pm - Lunch 

~1pm - Silent Nature Hike 

~2pm - Free Time  

~3pm - Meditation 

~4pm - Free time  

~5pm - Dinner 

~7pm - Yin Yoga 

~8pm - Meditation

Saturday:

~5am - Meditation 

~6:30am - Yoga 

~8am - Breakfast 

~10am - Reflection & Introspection: Journal Prompts  

~11am - Meditation 

~12pm - Lunch 

~1pm - Free time  

~3pm - Chakra Meditation Painting Experience  

~5pm - Dinner 

~7pm - Yin Yoga 

~8pm - Meditation

Sunday:

~6am - Meditation 

~7:30am - Yoga 

~9am - Breakfast 

~10am - Closing Ceremony  

~11am - Clear Rooms/Pack Cars 

~12pm - Lunch  ~Departure Between 1-3 pm  

~Option to Visit Sacred Serpent Mound (Located 15 minutes away via car) 

**The entire schedule is optional. You are empowered to make your own decisions on this retreat.**

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

~Daily guided yoga and meditation classes

~All healthy, vegetarian meals to promote digestion, healing and meditation. 1-2 Ayurvedic meals per day.  

~Unlimited tea & honey 

~Accommodations (comfy beds, warm showers, beautiful, quiet, tranquil spaces underneath the visible stars -- weather permitting) 

~Painting supplies for chakra meditation painting experience  

~All yoga and mediation props 

~Hot tub for use during free time  

~Access to a lovely book shelf/mini library  

~Peace and quiet 

~Space to heal 

~Serene, peaceful, quiet and pristine nature   

~Support & guidance from center and from retreat host (Sara) 

WHAT TO BRING 

~Toiletries (toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, etc.) 

~Clothes for yoga, meditation, winter hiking, sleep, leisure 

~Winter/waterproof hiking boots  

~Journal & writing utensils 

OPTIONAL  

~Additional snacks  

~Yoga mat & mediation props (There are some at the center, but you can bring your own if you prefer) 

~Books

**The center does have most items such as yoga mats and meditation cushions; however, please bring your own if you prefer**

WHAT TO LEAVE AT HOME 

~Electronic devices that are not essential 

~Work, homework, etc. 

~Your worries

INVESTMENT 

~$650 - Price Per Person; Shared Room, Shared Bathroom

(you can book with a friend or family member; most rooms sleep 2-4 people; unless otherwise stated, you might be paired with a new friend also).

~$1,200 - Private Room

~$1,777 - Private Room, Private Bath for One Couple (Price per couple)

**Please indicate your sleeping preferences in email to thestudiocleveland@gmail.com with 'Silent Meditation Retreat' in the subject line.

**Sleeping accommodations+ preferences are first come, first serve.

LOGISTICS 

~Airport transfers available for $80 (roundtrip)

~Our nearest airport is Muskegon County Airport (MKG) in Ohio.

COVID PROTOCOLS 

Hope Springs Institute is abiding by all Responsible RestartOhio Guidelines and consulting our local Health Department so that we can continue holding space as safely as possible during this time.

We work with individual facilitators to support your retreat and program goals while also maintaining state and federal expectations. Currently in the state of Ohio, there are no mask mandates. 

However, due to the newest wave of cases related to the Delta variant, Hope Springs will hold masking as a requirement in groups or indoors. 

"Guests are advised to practice physical distancing by standing at least six feet away from other groups of people while moving around the property and in common areas. Additionally: Guests are required to wear masks in the lobby. Outdoors, if distancing is not possible, masks are required."

Additionally, rapid at-home tests are available on-site for those that may develop symptoms. 

Center will be sanitized with a food-safe chemical cleaner.

Read more here:

https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/programs

You temperature will be taken upon arrival and social distancing will be encouraged. 

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ABOUT THE HOST

Sara is the owner of The Studio Cleveland, a holistic wellness center in downtown Cleveland. She is an experienced Vipassana meditator with 5 years of intensive meditation practice. She has attended 10-day silent meditation retreats almost every year since 2017 to deepen her own, personal meditation practice. She is an experienced and registered yoga instructor (700-ERYT), hosts her own Internationally Accredited Yoga and Meditation Teacher Trainings (200 Hour Registered Yoga School) through the Yoga Alliance and semi-annual retreats to peaceful and inspiring locations throughout America and the world. Sara has been practicing yoga since the tender age of 17 and attended yoga teacher trainings in Costa Rica (2014) and in India (2016), prior to diving deep into her meditation training.

Her graduate training to obtain her Master's in Science in Curriculum & Instruction provided her with experience to effectively and efficiently teach large groups of students in meaningful and engaging ways.

Learn more about the host here:

https://www.thestudiocleveland.com/sara-syed.html

2-5pm - Arrive to center

-Get settled in

-Turn in devices & electronics 

-Explore the retreat center 

5:30pm - Orientation 

-Greetings & introduction to the retreat and meditation course 

-Q&A 

6pm - Healthy, vegetarian dinner 

-Silence begins

7:30pm - Opening Fire Ceremony 

8:00pm - Meditation 

Friday

5am - Meditation

6:30am - Yoga

8am - Breakfast

Free Time

11am - Meditation

12pm - Lunch

1pm - Silent Nature Hike

2pm - Free Time

3pm - Meditation

4pm - Free time

5pm - Dinner

7pm - Yin Yoga

8pm - Meditation

**All scheduled events are completely optional.  However, it is mandatory that you practice Noble Silence throughout the entire retreat, once silence has been initiated. 

Saturday

5am - Meditation

6:30am - Yoga

8am - Breakfast

10am - Reflection & Introspection: Journal Prompts 

11am - Meditation

12pm - Lunch

1pm - Free time 

3pm - Chakra Meditation Painting Experience 

5pm - Dinner

7pm - Yin Yoga

8pm - Meditation

**All scheduled events are completely optional.  However, it is mandatory that you practice Noble Silence throughout the entire retreat, once silence has been initiated. 

Sunday

6am - Meditation

7:30am - Yoga

9am - Breakfast 

-End silence

-Discussion

10am - Closing Ceremony 

11am - Clear Rooms/Pack Cars

12pm - Lunch 

Departure Between 1-3 pm 

Option to Visit Sacred Serpent Mound (Located 15 minutes away via car)