Head, Heart, Body: Connecting To Our Joyful Nature
Intentional Growth Collaborative Retreat
Reconnect your head, heart, and body in this 3-night, 4-day retreat designed to inspire joy, connection, and self-discovery. Set in the serene natural beauty of Bend of Ivy Lodge in Marshall, North Carolina, this experiential retreat offers space to pause, connect, heal, and renew.
Come find and connect your self, joy and nature with spacious and restorative place, people and programs. Be welcomed and held by a caring, experienced and compassionate retreat team. See info below on team: co-facilitators Milly Morrow and Susan Walters, and Blessed2Cook chef Dava Melton.
Details
Date: March 13–16, 2024
Arrival Time: March 13: Thursday, 2–4 PM
Location: Bend of Ivy Lodge
What you’ll experience and Receive
During the retreat, you’ll:
Build a practice of connecting head, heart, and body
Discover and build curiosity and awareness capacities
Engage in mindfulness, creativity, and nature-based practices
Connect with others while savoring moments of stillness
What’s included
3-night stay in cozy accommodations
Delicious daily meals, plus all day coffee, tea, and snacks
30-minute Virtual Introduction Session before the retreat
1-hour Integration Coaching Session during or after the retreat.
Thoughtfully curated gift bag and goodies
Experiential activities: yoga, meditation, sound healing, firepit gatherings, art, journaling, breathwork, nature walks, dancing and more
Enjoy firepit time -
smores, storytelling, gathering, and fun connecting.
schedule highlights
March 13 (Thursday):
Arrival: 2–4 PM for rest, hiking, and relaxation
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Opening Circle: 5:00 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM
March 14–16: Full days of activities, programs, and relaxation time
March 16th (Sunday): Check Out 12pm, with brown bag lunch.
Your Caring Experienced Retreat Team
Co-facilitators Susan Walters and Milly Morrow
Milly Morrow (MSW, MDiv) loves to connect with people who are seeking growth and renewal. For the last 30 years Milly has worked as an advocate, community organizer, trauma and grief counselor, spiritual director and family and organizational systems coach. Her work is deeply informed by the Internal Family Systems (IFS), Asset Based Community Development, and trauma-based therapy practices. Her aim is to witness with others the powerful energy of self-healing and collective regulation for peace and justice. Currently she spends her time writing, reading, walking and investing in her own healing and joy. Milly has been a priest in the Episcopal Church for 13 years and believes that community and sustaining relationships make our lives better.
Susan Walters (MA, PCC- Professional Certified Coach) loves working with women and growth seekers in transition who want to find, design, and manifest an authentic and meaningful life. Often clients are in a transition - life, work, relationships or all three. She’s an experienced steward, and growth and transition coach and facilitator. She’s trained in many eastern and western modalities, ancient and current. Her own healing and inner growth experiences, and those of her clients, are impacted by her Somatic Experiencing (SE) trauma-training and deep Enneagram Systems knowledge and inquiry. Credentials include: Masters Landscape Studies, Certified Presence-Based® Coaching, Integrative Enneagram Solutions (iEQ9), Conscious Living and The Enneagram (with Russ Hudson, Jessica Dibbs), CP Enneagram Academy, Somatic Experiencing, Transition Coaching, and family constellation. Susan is co-owner and steward of Bend of Ivy Lodge.
Chef Dava Melton
Dava, chef of Blessed 2 Cook, is a creative and caring chef, with19 years of experience as a retreat chef. She beautifully supports our group and retreat experience with caring hands, thoughtful tea and coffee service, healthy and delicious homemade buffet meals and lite snacks. And she has service at heart.
Delicious Homemade Meals, all day tea and coffee service, lite snacks and yummy desserts.
You and your body will be nurtured with thoughtful tea and coffee service, healthy and delicious homemade buffet meals and lite snacks. And yummy desserts.
Registration details
Early Bird Registration: December 19th – January 30th
Regular Registration: February 1st – 21st
Deposit: $150 to save your spot (limited spaces available)
Balance due by February 1 (payment options available)
Local BIPOC Healer rate available—please inquire if this applies to you.
Comfy bedrooms, international theme
The Lodge has 10 bedrooms, with 7 shared bedrooms and 3 single bedrooms availabe. Nearby additional lodging also at our Studio Suite, has shared rooms.
packages
On-Site Lodging Package: Includes lodging, meals, snacks, and all activities
Commuter Package: Includes meals, snacks, and all activities
Shared rooms for 2 participants. Have two shared room options for 2+ participants
Limited single rooms available for $100 add-on fee
