Season 1: That’s a Wrap!
Photo by Quinn Corte. One of our first events, a fabulous yoga class by Elizabeth Wallace.
Thank you SO much to the amazing guides, healers, and facilitators who contributed to Season 1 of The Retreat Space.
These amazing women donated their expertise, time, and wisdom to this space for free.
Not only did they help establish The Retreat Space and support my vision, but they also helped so many people by offering healing and growth during an unprecedentedly challenging time. I am humbled by the power of their huge gifts and hearts.
Community members, I hope you will give these wonderful healers some love by following and working with them.
Here’s a directory to their private offerings and the programs offered in our first season.
Season 1 Guides + Programs
Elizabeth Wallace has been practicing yoga for over 10 years. She first fell in love with the physicality of the practice and relished the opportunity to move with intention. Over time, Elizabeth found joy in connecting deeply to her breath, cultivating steadiness in her thoughts and committing to authenticity in her actions. She completed her 200-hr training with CorePower Yoga in 2017 and has been teaching ever since. She is Reiki-II certified through the Usui tradition, and is currently in the midst of her 300-hr yoga teacher training with Down Under School of Yoga. She is also pursuing her life coach certification. Elizabeth seeks to provide a space for her students to develop a sense of true belonging through clarity of self and connection to community. Her classes interweave strength, flow, breath and mindfulness. You can connect with Elizabeth through her website or Instagram.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga: March 2020
Morning Vinyasa Flow Yoga: April 2020
Vinyasa Flow Yoga: May 2020
Tara Jones is a Breathwork Healing Facilitator, Massage Therapist, and the owner of Makia Rising. For 20 years she has been part of the Healing Arts community, where she has had the privilege of developing strong relationships with clients. She believes that healing starts from a positive frame of mind that "we are not broken." Most of us carry around tension, pain, fear, and outdated beliefs tucked deep in our bodies and nervous systems. Starting the process of letting go and integrating, sometimes just requires loving care of our body, plus the willingness to keep an open heart and mind. Tara would be honored to hold space for you and help guide you in your healing process so you can live the healthy, balanced life you've always wanted. You can connect with Tara through her website or Instagram.
Ronit Ashkenazi is a personal development coach, mentor and group facilitator. She works with men, women and couples in the realms of embodiment, intimacy, Human Design, and living a soulful, creative life. As a recovering empath, Ronit has gone through the portals of integration that enable her to guide others. She helps clients reclaim their lost parts, to learn effective relational skills, and to courageously step into their full expression. You can connect with Ronit through her website or sign up to receive invitations for her offerings here.
Enjoying Erotic Tension
Kristine Backes has studied Eastern health and holistic wellness practices since 2001. She left her corporate communication and employee development career in 2010 to start her professional practice in wellness for body, mind and soul. Kristine holds a BS in environmental science, and Master’s in organizational leadership. Her education includes two journeys to India followed by several years as a partner in a natural health clinic in Portland, after which she returned to the Montana mountains for a lifetime of nature learning. She is a registered yoga teacher and Reiki Master, and a practitioner of astrology. Kristine offers consultations, workshops and mentoring rooted in nature-based wisdom traditions. You can connect with Kristine through her website or on Patreon.
Deep Rest through Yoga Nidra
Guided Meditation for Loving the Body
Mariah Lopes de Oliveira Antunes was born in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. Growing up, she lived in different places which fed and served as more fuel for her soul. After acquiring her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and her Master’s degree in Arts & Design, she developed her own private practice as a therapist. Soon, she opened up her own clinic along with two other partners. By diving into each person’s unique universe, she became aware of the need to go beyond the psychological work and started to expand into other holistic and spiritual practices. Today, Mariah Antunes is an intuitive holder of sacred space for alchemy, an intuitive facilitator, a priestess of the Feminine Mysteries, a writer and a Lover of Life who is passionate about journeying with people back into wholeness, remembered sovereignty and embodied Love. You can connect with Mariah through her website and Instagram.
Jennifer Sullivan is an interior designer and stylist, as well as a certified Feng Shui consultant and clutter coach. As the owner of Studio Twenty Two, a multi-layered design studio that integrates modern and holistic practices, Jennifer has spent the past decade curating pieces for her clients that work to transform a space that enhances living in harmony and balance with the environment. Jennifer connects personally with her clients, and with a creative eye and an understanding of how intention influences energy, she uses her natural talent to harmonize a space. You can connect with Jennifer through her website, email, or Instagram.
Caring for Mind, Body and Home Through Feng Shui
Clearing the Clutter That’s Blocking Your Life
Denise Holz is a nutritionist and life coach. Since she founded Enlightened Weight Loss in 2004, Denise has helped hundreds of people uncover and heal the root causes behind their lifelong food and weight issues to finally become free. In the process, she helps clients change other unhealthy behaviors, resulting in transformed lives. You can connect with Denise through her website.
Belinda Noakes used to be scared of everything. She had a corporate career that almost killed her before learning how to live with courage and reclaim joy (her middle name). Now she facilitates trauma release work that integrates the parts of us we didn’t know were missing, through group clearing and 1:1 coaching. You can connect with Belinda through her website.
Choosing Courage When the World Falls Apart
Kayla White is a writer and artist with a passion for mythology, earth-based wisdom, and exploring the magic and wonder of the more-than-human world. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in ecopsychology, a discipline that seeks to repair the relationship between humans and the natural world. She is an advocate for the healing power of creativity as a source of nourishment for the soul and inner joy. You can connect with Kayla through her website or Instagram.
Gail Picillo began her yoga practice about 20 years ago when she recognized her body needed love while being a rigorous athlete as a semi-pro beach volleyball player. What she discovered was that the practice of yoga not only helped heal her body, but also guided her back to a positive emotional and spiritual well- being. Gail has trained with Gopi Kinnicutt, Sondra Loring, and Raghunath as a Yoga Alliance 500 hour Bhakti Instructor. She also has studied with Edwin Bryant and Radhanath Swami. With a background in psychotherapy, Gail fuses her athletic, education and yoga experience in a light-hearted practice that will invigorate your mind, body and soul. Gail is available for private yoga in person or via zoom. You can connect with Gail by email.
Paula Jones is a curious, adventurous soul exploring her place in the world and in the greater cosmos. She’s the author of Heart Driven Life where she weaves her soul’s learnings into a tapestry of words. She’s devoted to supporting humanity as we collectively awaken and embody our Highest Wisdom. You can connect with Paula through her website.
Endings as Sacred Portals
Honoring Endings: A Group Ritual
Quinn Corte is Founder of The Retreat Space. Every time Quinn gathers intentionally with other souls to create or heal, she comes alive. By establishing The Retreat Space, Quinn is stepping into her power as a keeper of sacred space, a cultivator of magical connections, and a grounded guide for deep healing and growth. Quinn is a magpie, forever collecting gems of wisdom and building a nest of kindred spirits. Her healing philosophies are trauma-informed and grounded in the real world. In her offerings, she integrates her own experience with her self-study of neuroscience and psychology, ancient wisdoms, earth magic, soulwork, personal development, somatic healing, self-empowerment, and social justice. You can read more about Quinn here or connect with her through email or Instagram.
Full Moon Retreat
An Introduction to Tarot
Honoring Endings (video)
Honoring Endings (meditation)
The Wildfire Within: A Ritual to Ignite Change
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