This intimate women’s wellness retreat is designed to give you an experience and the skills to live a life of full empowerment and true connection to your highest self. A full long weekend retreat full of embodied self love through deep inner connection of movement, breath, adventure, relaxation and celebration..

A weekend away on the magical island of Roanoke in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. There will be daily yoga classes in serene setting along the quiet sound waterfront, workshops on self care and how to incorporate a daily mindful well-being lifestyle. There will be surprises like amazing guest teachers and goodies to take home. There will be lots of time to relax around the beautiful property or go off to explore the cute nearby waterfront village downtown. We will have an adventure day to go off and explore what outer banks has to offer. A retreat designed to make an unforgettable transformational weekend that you will never forget.

A weekend guided by Pauline Sweeney who shares with you the wisdom of free spirit living and adventure from her travels around the world. As she calls Outer Banks home and shares the beauty of the magical islands and local community that she has adored.

Carefully created fun wellness classes and workshops provided by Pauline’s favorite outer banks leading women from skincare to a variety of natural medicine.  

Come immerse yourself in a new world. 

Beautiful landscaping, quiet atmosphere, and remarkable wide-open views of Croatan Sound. Westside Inn provides the perfect intimate luxury waterfront setting for a weekend retreat with its picturesque wooded setting on Roanoke Island, in the heart of North Carolina's Outer Banks.

The property has spacious lawns, a small private beach, multiple gardens, and the most amazing sunsets! The owners have built this property with love for than 35 years and recently decided to open it up for others to experience the beauty and tranquility of this area. 

Featuring 3 split levels, the home offers easy separation of activities and privacy. Guests will find the great middle-level living area with classical style furniture and decor, as well as the kitchen and dining area. Brew your morning coffee and enjoy it from the enclosed sunroom overlooking the water, or maybe while taking in the island forested views. The lower-level living space offers a private escape from Westside Inn's more populated areas. It is a great spot to journal or just grab a book and enjoy the peacefulness outside the window overlooking the Sound; or just sit back and relax. 

This retreat will included all meals freshly made in house by International ayurveda chef Olivia Lifsey. 

In 2013 Olivia attended Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Traditional Eastern Arts with a concentration in Yoga, as well as completing over 1,000 hours of yoga teacher training. Upon graduation in 2015, Olivia registered with Yoga Alliance and began her yoga teaching career while traveling throughout Central America, and in her hometown of Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

In pursuit of year-round beach life, Olivia moved to the Outer Banks in 2016 and began teaching yoga full time at Village Yoga in Duck, North Carolina. Olivia is currently certified as a 200 ERYT, 500 RYT, YACEP. She is Reiki I certified, SUP yoga certified, and is a certified ayurvedic health coach.

After years of studying and practicing yoga, ayurveda, and even some ‘out there’ wellness fads- the one constant that has always been a pillar to Olivia’s healing journey is her relationship to food.

Food is Olivia’s love language, from growing up making homemade pasta noodles with her grandmother, to traveling the world and trying unfamiliar exotic foods- taste is her most grounding sense. Olivia believes that food brings humans together. When served with love and intention, all food can be Soul Food.

Inspired by her own lifelong healing journey, Olivia is dedicated to educating and empowering others to learn how to heal themselves through ayurveda, Soul food, mindful movement, and self-love.

When Olivia is not dreaming up recipes in the kitchen or teaching classes in the studio you can find her tending to her garden, surfing with her husband Nathan, or playing with their dog, Buddy.

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Qi Self Massage with Addie Patuto

An introduction to Qi Gong & Tui Na with an uplifting self massage class to calm and invigorate us from mind to body. This workshop comes with a handout to help take home the movements for practice in your everyday life.  Addie has studied Qi Gong, Chinese Medicine and Tui Na with master Jeffrey C. Yuen and is a licensed acupuncturist practicing currently in Outer Banks.

Addie’s introduction to Chinese healing arts began in 1991 at a Qi Gong workshop with 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffrey C. Yuen from the Jade Purity School.  Qi Gong sparked her interest in the Chinese philosophy of medicine as applied to modern life.  In 2005, Addie started the Masters program in Acupuncture at the Swedish Institute in NYC, which was developed around the teachings of Jeffrey Yuen.  She became a licensed acupuncturist in New York in 2008.

An introduction to Herbalism by understanding the tastes, actions, and the energetics of herbs to make a beautiful intentional tea purely designed by you. 

This workshop is taught by Outer Banks master herbalist Emily Howell, and owner of Howell’s herbal apothecary.