Nature & Nurture: A Women's Retreat

Nature & Nurture: A Women's Retreat

Connect with Mother Nature to experience Nurture; let Mother Earth do the healing.

Our Why:

Nature & Nurture: A Women’s Retreat is an experience for the senses. Surrounded by beautiful and luscious Mother Nature in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of Maryville, Tennessee at Seven Springs Retreat Center. We gather, as women & as sisters, to heal and revive through connection to Nature and the Nurturing of ourselves. Through cacao ceremonies, group meals, nature walks, private individual time, ecstatic dances, story-telling & sharing, naked forest bathing, singing, laughing, & living together we will form sisterly bonds that will last lifetimes. Healing as individuals, through community.

Location:

Seven Springs Retreat Center

125 Sweet Hollow Way

Maryville, Tennessee 37803

Seven Springs is a retreat center featuring seven natural springs on 126 acres of private land in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Near Maryville, Tennessee, Seven Springs is located within 500 miles of 75% of the U.S. population. The land is also some of the most ecologically diverse in the country. The high elevations of the Smoky Mountains are a temperate rain forest with over 17,000 species of plants and animals. The incredible biodiversity of the region adds to the abundant richness of Seven Springs.

Accommodations:

What’s on the land?

• 6 Residential Yurts
• Yoga Shala (equipped with yoga mats, bolsters, straps, blocks and meditation cushions)
• Fully Equipped Kitchen
• Fire circle
• Indoor classroom
• Bathrooms
• Camping & Glamping spaces
• Labyrinth
• Natural Springs and Nature Paths
• Herbal Tea Garden
• Ample Onsite Parking

Where will I be staying?

• All yurts are shared yurts, which means you will share living space with 1 up to 3 other women. You will most certainly have your own comfortable bed. You can request to stay with someone if you'd like. If you are coming solo, I will lovingly pair you up with the perfect roomate. Each yurt is decorated with traditional textiles and artwork from the countries that our family frequents. The yurts are fully furnished including bedding, furnishings, electricity and outlets. We use 100% organic cotton sheets and towels. Each yurt has fans for the heat and extra blankets for the cool nights.

Food:

Chef Olivia offers lovingly prepared vegetarian meals for any dietary restrictions. Meals are lovingly prepared according to your specific dietary needs by a professional chef. We use as many organic and local products as possible.

Investment:

The price of $1444 is inclusive of everything but travel. Payment plans are available or a one-time payment can be made via Paypal or credit/debit card.

Itinerary:

Each day our itinerary will look something like this:

Breakfast

Cacao

Dyad

Ecstatic Dance

Lunch

Free time

Activity

Discussion

Dinner

Activities will differ each day and may be inclusive of:

• Guided 2 hour Seven Springs Nature and Plant Walk with master naturalist/ecologist
• 2hr Forest Bathing with tea ceremony by certified Forest Bathing Guide
• 1-3 hr wood-fired cedar barrel sauna (fits up to 6 people at a time)
• 1hr Guided Labyrinth Meditation Walk by certified Labyrinth guide
• Collective body painting 
• Sound Ceremony
• Not included but can be experienced: Full body Massage and Reiki Treatment

What To Pack:

- Clothing (5 Days/4 Nights)

• Long sleeves
• Short sleeves
• Sweater (Warmer clothing)
• Pants
• Shorts
• Socks
• Undergarments
• Yoga clothes/work out clothes
• Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty in!
• Goddess Party outfit (your most beautiful, sexy, yummy, expressive outfit)
• Inner Child outfit (what did you wear when you were little? Get creative and fun with it!)
• Bathing suit or birthday suite for the creek

- Shoes

• Sandals
• Hiking boots and/or sneakers
• Water shoes (if wanted)

- Toiletries

• 2-3 towels
• Medication: Allergy, pain relief, itch relief
• Shampoo/conditioner/body soap

- Extra Must Haves

• Flashlight or lantern & extra batteries if needed
• Bug spray
• Sunscreen
• Yoga mat
• Journal

- Extras (Not needed, but encouraged)

• Drum/musical instrument
• Camera
• Chargers
• Yoga props
• Sunglasses/hat
• Blanket to sit on
• Poncho/raincoat
• Camping chair
• Book
• Crystals

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FAQ:

Getting There:

• Driving:
• Only Use Google Maps or Waze (very important!)
• Route to 125 Sweet Hollow Way Maryville, TN 37803
• We recommend coming in via Montvale Road, State Route 336. From Maryville, travel 6.5 miles south on Montvale Road, turn left on Old Piney Road (there is a ProSign shop on your right). Travel 1.1 mile and take your second left onto Galyon Rd. Travel 4/10 of a mile and you will see a large blue mailbox with 120 Sweet Hollow Way sign on top (this is next to 1344 Galyon Rd address and mailbox). Turn left immediately after the blue mailbox onto our gravel driveway and follow the signs to the YURTS. You may drive to your yurt or camping space to unload, and you will then return to park your vehicle in our parking area.
• If you get lost, please call (865) 221-3841 OR (865) 268-3913. Verizon Wireless has the best, and pretty much only service in this area.
• Flying:
• The nearest airport is the Knoxville International Airport, TYS. The airport is actually located in Alcoa and only about 25 minutes from Seven Springs. You may also look into flying into the Atlanta International Airport and taking the bus or renting a car to drive to Seven Springs. The Atlanta airport is about a four hour drive. Nashville offers additional airlines and the airport is about a three hour drive (and in central time zone).