Energy Healing Retreat in Lake Lure, North Carolina - September 3 thru 6, 2021Join us for a small-group, women retreat in this beautiful setting over Labor Day weekend. We will enjoy guided gentle yoga, meditation, and breathwork practice, healthy, delicious meals, group coaching sessions, and one-on-one holistic health and energy healing sessions. If you long for a personal timeout from life’s daily demands, support on your healing journey, joyful time with likeminded women, and spiritual guidance, then this is the right retreat for you.

Venue

Accommodation

Program

We will practice gentle yoga, breathwork, and journaling every morning. Enjoy group coaching, delicious meals made from scratch, one-on-one energy healing sessions, guided evening meditation, and a bonfire cacao ceremony together.

Activities

Our venue offers free use of kayaks, a bonfire place, and a hot tub. The retreat fee includes a guided hike to Hickory Nut Falls (and a hike up Chimney Rock for those who enjoy more challenging hikes). Spa services are available for an additional fee (can be scheduled as in-house treatments or as a visit to a nearby spa). 

Fun facts

Who doesn't recall these scenes from the '80s hit movie Dirty Dancing? The resort it was filmed at is located right here at Lake Lure. 

Ready to sign up?

Single-occupancy room $950.00 $750.00 (Early-bird price ends June 30, 2021)

Double-occupancy room $800.00 $650.00 (Early-bird price ends June 30, 2021)

The retreat fee includes:

• accommodation for 3 nights
• all meals during the retreat
• all group yoga, meditation, and coaching sessions
• one-on-one energy healing session
• guided hike
• cacao ceremony

Did you know that about 70% of the average modern-day American diet are empty calories and that such a diet sets you up for weight gain while being malnourished? Did you know that with a non-organic diet, you eat 3 to 5 pounds of chemical food-additives each year? 

Clean eating is not a diet. It's not about losing weight at every price and it's not about going hungry.

Clean eating is about

• restoring the gut flora - thus reversing symptoms of IBS and boosting the immune system,
• replenishing nutrients such as amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements - thus keeping the endocrine system, bones, teeth, and muscle tissues healthy,
• rebalancing the nervous system - thus supporting long-term brain health and good memory, eliminating brain fog, ensuring restful sleep, and improving mood,
• resetting the hormones - thus ensuring proper thyroid metabolism, blood sugar control, stronger muscles, neurotransmitter balance in the brain, and optimal weight, 
• restoring long-term health by reversing early symptoms of dis-ease and reducing inflammatory processes in the body. 

This 10-day program offers you:

1. a meal plan with precise instruction and timing and protein-carb-balance
2. easy yet tasty recipes
3. list of local restaurants that offer healthy options
4. action steps on how to change habits/overcome cravings and more
5. daily email support: motivation and education
6. learn how and which amino acids can support weight loss, brain health, strength building, and much more
7. learn how enzymes can support proper digestion, reverse IBS symptoms, reduce allergies, boost immune strength
8. learn how intermittent fasting can reset your digestive fire (appropriate hydrochloric acid production for complete digestion)
9. why eating organic is imperative
10. how to stay youthful longer: take control of your blood sugar, cholesterol, hormonal balance (yes, this is important for men too)
11. learn why gut health and liver cleansing are so important and which foods and supplements are good and which ones are a waste of money
12. yogic/ayurvedic teaching about healthy eating
13. yoga poses that support digestion, blood pressure, detox, stress management, mindfulness.

10-Day-Clean-Eating-Challenge, $397.00/person $100.00/person

Obviously, it would be fabulous to get your spouses on board and do this together! 

10-Day-Clean-Eating-Challenge, $697.00/couple $175.00/couple

*** couple's discount ***

Heck YES, this program is actually providing specific information for men and women with regard to metabolism, endocrine balance, and nutrients.

I partner with Dr. Alan Hopkins for blood/lab work and with Dr. Daniel Amen/Amen Clinics for brain health assessments. If you are interested in a more comprehensive consultation, let me know, and I'd be glad to talk to you in more detail.

PLEASE READ THE CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE BOOKING. Do not hesitate to contact me (manjapodratz@gmail.com) should you have any questions.

PAYMENT

In order to reserve your spot for this retreat, you may either pay in full or pay a deposit and then pay the remainder before or by August 15, 2018. Upon receipt of your payment, I will send you a confirmation of your deposit/payment.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note that there will be no refunds or discounts for arriving late, leaving early, flight cancellations, travel delays or illness. If you cancel your participation in a retreat for any reason, the cancellation policy below will apply, with no exceptions. I wish I could compensate people for unforeseen circumstances (injury, family emergency, etc), but I have costs already going into play when reserving retreat centers. I have designed the cancellation policy to be as compassionate as possible in the case that your plans change. But to protect yourself further, we strongly encourage you to purchase travel insurance.

IF YOU CANCEL THE RETREAT

• If you cancel more than 75 days before your retreat start date, 100% of your payment may be applied to another Retreat.
• If you cancel 50 – 75 days before your retreat start date, 75% of your payment may be applied to another Retreat. You will forfeit 25% of the price of your retreat.
• If you cancel 15 – 49 days before your retreat start date, 50% of your payment may be applied to another Retreat. You will forfeit 50% of the price of your retreat.
• If you cancel 14 days or less before your retreat start date, you will forfeit your entire payment.

HOWEVER

You may TRANSFER your reservation to another person subject to the procedures in this paragraph. Such transfer must be made no later than September 10th, 2018. In order to make the transfer, the owner of the reservation must contact me and provide contact information for the person who receives the transfer. The transfer between transferor and recipient may be as a gift or as a sale between the two parties, which will be considered completely independent of Manja Podratz and Yoga With Manja. Transfers made without communicating it to me will not be manifested to the final attendee list and there will be no refund of the ticket price. To cancel, you must send an email stating that you wish to cancel to: manjapodratz@gmail.com

IF I CANCEL THE RETREAT

I have never had to cancel a retreat, however, if I do cancel a trip due to personal circumstances such as illness or death in the family, I will refund to you all deposits and payments you have paid. I cannot however compensate you for airfare or travel costs incurred. In the unlikely event that I must cancel a retreat due to weather, natural disaster or political upheaval, I cannot guarantee a refund – it will be depending on receiving a refund from the venue / tour operator I work with.

TRAVEL INSURANCE:

To join the retreat you must have travel insurance. The best way to protect yourself from any unforeseen circumstance is to purchase trip insurance. Travel Insurance can protect you in case:

•  you cancel your participation in the retreat
• retreat is cancelled due to weather, natural disaster, or not enough participants to run the trip
•  lost baggage
• medical expenses and the cost of repatriation should you become ill or injured