Connection Retreat
February 24th - 28th, 2025
Join Emely and Suzanne as they take their annual Connection Retreat to Sedona, Arizona February 24 - 28!
The Connection Retreat is intentionally crafted to create an environment with connection at its core – connection with self, with nature, and with community.
Sedona is known for its breathtaking landscape making it an ideal location for daily hikes, meditation, yoga and exploration. Our home for the week is nestled among the red rocks and is a short drive away from many trails making it an ideal location to get out and adventure or kick your feet up and take in some new scenery.
Daily offerings will include group hikes, yoga, and meditation while being nourished by chef Jamie Dalton with daily brunch, snacks, and dinners to accommodate all dietary needs. Midweek we will all venture to the Grand Canyon for a half day of hiking (suitable for all activity levels), sightseeing, and a picnic lunch as it’s just a couple of hours away from our retreat home.
This is an intimate offering with only 8 spaces available. Check out a more detailed itinerary and list of inclusions below. If you’re interested, register before spaces fill up. We hope to see you in Sedona!
Retreat Inclusions
Daily yoga offering
Daily guided meditation
Daily, chef prepared meals
4 Dinners
4 Brunches
Daily afternoon snacks
Shared accommodations
Transportation to and from Phoenix International Airport on 2/24 and 2/28 (see recommended travel details below)
Excursion to the Grand Canyon - a day of hiking and sightseeing that includes all transportation and a picnic lunch
Sample Schedule
This retreat is intended for you to do as much or as little as your heart and body desires!
Check-in on 2/24 @ 3pm - enjoy welcome refreshments and join us for our first class at the house at 6pm. We recommend booking a flight that arrives between 12-2pm.
Sample Daily Schedule: guided daily meditations will be offered in the morning and/or adjacent to class in the evening
7:30am Coffee & Light Snacks available
9am Hike
11:30am Brunch
*free time* - relax, nap, take a beach walk, soak in the hot tub, explore the desert
3pm Light Snacks available
5pm Yoga Class
7pm Dinner
Check-out on 2/28 @ 10am. We recommend booking a flight that departs PHX after 1pm.
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Shared Room: $2699 / person
Private Room: $3099 *only one available
Non-refundable $499 deposit due at at registration
50% of remaining balance due 12/31
Final payment due 1/31
*No refunds after 1/31
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Room 1: Queen Bed & Single Bed
Room 2: 2 Single Beds
Room 3: 3 Single Beds
Room 4: 1 King Bed
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Travel to and from Sedona
Gratuities for excursion transportation
Additional wellness services or excursions
Meals outside of retreat space
Your Retreat Hosts
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Suzanne Burns
Yoga Teacher
Suzanne began practicing yoga regularly in 2008 when she attended her first Hot Yoga class in Washington, DC where she was living at the time. Although she didn’t know it, beginning a regular yoga practice was a remedy for working through feelings of grief after losing her grandmother. The tools that the yoga practice provides - breath, concentration, self-study, movement - in any given class have carried Suzanne through that season and many seasons of change and personal evolution since then.
As a student Suzanne has trained in Power, Integral, Kundalini, and Forrest Yoga. As a teacher, she pulls from each of these lineages of practice to meet each individual practitioner exactly where and as they are and provide unique access points of self-discovery through movement and meditation.
As the founder and creator of Humble Haven Yoga, Suzanne doesn’t believe in just doing yoga, but living yoga and knows the power of immersing oneself in a retreat experience to reinvigorate, inspire, or begin doing just that.
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Emely Taveras
Yoga Teacher
Emely began her yoga journey in 2013, soon after moving to RVA. What started out as a once-a-week practice quickly became an everyday practice once she found hot power yoga and Humble Haven Yoga. She came to yoga out of curiosity but soon noticed the profound changes happening not just on her mat but in her life as well. She finally took the plunge in 2019 and became a RYT-200 by completing her yoga teacher training at Humble Haven Yoga. One of the main takeaways from that experience was that there is always more to learn and space to grow. The beauty of yoga is being able to step on your mat and letting the practice guide you.
As a teacher, she holds space for students to discover their own paths to happiness and fulfillment. Ultimately, finding love for themselves through their practice. Her classes are energetic and playful. Focusing on proper alignment and taking yourself to your edge so you can explore what’s available.
Among other things, Emely loves science fiction stories, iced coffee, traveling to new destinations, and spoiling her pups.
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Jamie Dalton
Private Chef
Jamie Dalton has a self-proclaimed obsession with food and cooking that started at the age of 5 when she realized and taught herself how to make cookie dough. For the past 10 years Jamie has worked for A Sharper Palate, a Richmond based full service catering company that prides themselves on exceeding expectations, and currently holds the position of Sous Chef. Prior to her time with A Sharper Palate, Jamie spent another decade around food and working in the restaurant business. She’s passionate about what she does because food makes people happy and what keeps her going is cooking for people on a special day and having the opportunity to add to that. In her words, “everyone remembers the food”.
Amy C.