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EMERGENCE RETREAT

4th Annual Retreat
to the Greek Islands

June 16-23rd 2024

 

The Emergence Embodiment Retreat is dedicated to your most important relationship, your relationship with yourself and this stunning body that is your own personal magical abode.

It’s year 4 of our gathering in Amorgos and it just keeps getting better.

The Emergence retreat will draw you into more intimate relationship with your body.  You'll learn to attune to how your emotions rise in the body, you'll connect with your body's wisdom and knowing, and explore how to lean into the silent voice of the body for expression, for your listening, for your connecting. 

Together we'll explore yoga practices, dance as a means of expression and exploration, breathwork and meditation, Non-Linear Movement™, Somatic tools, and Somatic Experiencing™ practices for deepening your relationship with the body and self. 

 

Our work together will include journaling explorations, myth and storytelling, and practices to build connection with self and others. 

Connect in community, stoke the flames of your personal radiance, and align with what life is showing you now.

The Emergence retreat is more than a yoga retreat. It is a curated experience designed to lead you into self inquiry with curiosity and joy. Together we’ll explore yoga, movement, meditation, and more to deeply connect with our inner compass.

The Emergence retreat is more than a yoga retreat. It is a curated experience designed to lead you into self inquiry with curiosity and joy. Together we’ll explore yoga, movement, meditation, and more to deeply connect with our inner compass.

Rekindle your connection with nature, with rest, with play, and with your heart. Savor the hammam spa, take a stroll into the village, hike the hills surrounding our retreat center, relax on your private balcony and take in the sea air.

Rekindle your connection with nature, with rest, with play, and with your heart. Savor the hammam spa, take a stroll into the village, hike the hills surrounding our retreat center, relax on your private balcony and take in the sea air.

Retreat offers us an intentional withdrawal from the every day to reconnect with our interior and with the things that matter so we can re-emerge and reconnect in new heartfelt ways. It’s an opportunity to remember and reaffirm the sacredness of life in this ongoing ceremony we call living.

Retreat offers us an intentional withdrawal from the every day to reconnect with our interior and with the things that matter so we can re-emerge and reconnect in new heartfelt ways. It’s an opportunity to remember and reaffirm the sacredness of life in this ongoing ceremony we call living.

The Blue Island

 

Amorgos is a stunning island located in the Cyclades. The name Cyclades means “encircling islands,” and they are so named because they form a rough circle around the sacred island of Delos (Dílos), which was the legendary birthplace of Artemis and her brother Apollo. Amorgos features many remnants of ancient civilizations.

Our venue offers sea-view rooms with private balconies, a luxury spa, salt-water pool, incredible multi-course Greek cuisine, and so much more.

The venue is walking distance to several stunning beaches and white-washed villages.

You’ll have heaps of time to rest, explore, and connect in community or on solo adventure.

You'll savor twice daily sessions with one 1/2 day free for excursions. 

Optional add-on Yacht experience for a luxury vacation like non-other. 

What To Expect...

Nourishment

 

Savor twice-daily, farm-fresh meals filled with local fruits, vegetables, cheeses, and Greek specialities. Enjoy nightly plated dinners with stunning views of the Aegean sea and a nourishing breakfast buffet each morning after your practice.

Exploration

 

Twice-daily yoga practices incorporating somatic movement, breathwork, meditation, and more. All levels are welcome. These practices will spark your curiosity and invite you into deeper relationship with you.

Play

 

Swim, relax, scuba dive, take a catamaran tour, a cooking class, or Greek dancing lessons. Play is so critical to our wellbeing. You will have the opportunity to explore and play each day.

I was legitimately scared to go to Selena’s Goddess in Greece retreat. I’m not a yogi. I had never traveled outside the US before. I needed to do something for myself. I needed something grounding but outside of my comfort zone. That’s exactly what I found with this retreat. Selena and everyone on this retreat made me feel welcomed and supported. Not having a yoga practice wasn’t an issue. The classes were a challenge but I didn’t feel left behind. The teachings about the goddess hit me in tender spots that I didn’t want to admit were there. I would recommend going to her next retreat to anyone that will listen to me.

 

Peach Montana

While on retreat with Selena there were tender moments, challenging moments, peaceful moments and massive growth.

I was constantly challenged to grow and held at the same time. The daily meditations were filled with wisdom. The asana practice was exquisite. The company was amazing — so much laughter and support all around.

Thank you for the knowledge you shared. Your years of study and mastery shine through in all you do. It was an expansive experience. I’m eager to do it all again.

 

Megan

I was legitimately scared to go to Selena’s Goddess in Greece retreat. I’m not a yogi. I had never traveled outside the US before. I needed to do something for myself. I needed something grounding but outside of my comfort zone. That’s exactly what I found with this retreat. Selena and everyone on this retreat made me feel welcomed and supported. Not having a yoga practice wasn’t an issue. The classes were a challenge but I didn’t feel left behind. The teachings about the goddess hit me in tender spots that I didn’t want to admit were there. I would recommend going to her next retreat to anyone that will listen to me.

 

Peach Montana

While on retreat with Selena there were tender moments, challenging moments, peaceful moments and massive growth.

I was constantly challenged to grow and held at the same time. The daily meditations were filled with wisdom. The asana practice was exquisite. The company was amazing — so much laughter and support all around.

Thank you for the knowledge you shared. Your years of study and mastery shine through in all you do. It was an expansive experience. I’m eager to do it all again.

 

Megan

Private Room

Savor a sea-view en-suite private room. You’ll wake up every morning to stunning blue waters out your window.

TAKE ME AWAY

Shared Room

Book with a friend or request a roommate. Sea view room with two twin beds. 

TAKE ME AWAY

On Retreat

 

What would it be like to have an intimate loving relationship with your body?

To be willing to feel it all?

Everything in your life happens in the body, it's your most precious training ground for love, kindness, and compassion.

The more connected we are with ourselves the more connected we can be to others. The more in tune we are with the voice of the body the more in tune we can be to our intuition, our pleasure, our boundaries, and our inner resources.

You are a grand and noble idea with profound potential waiting to be unveiled. You are the keeper of medicine that is needed. You are designed to thrive.

Emergence is your opportunity to be in community with like-minded humans, to explore your inner landscape, to play, rest, and reconnect with the ceremony of life.

Together we’ll explore rituals, practice, and play to inspire and elevate our living.

You will enjoy twice-daily yoga practices to support your body and breath. Asana, meditation, pranayama, journaling work, and other practices to support your well-being, heal your nervous system, and lead you to your highest.

 

On Retreat

 

You are a grand and noble idea with profound potential waiting to be unveiled. You are the keeper of medicine that is needed. You are designed to thrive.

Emergence is your opportunity to be in community with like-minded humans, to explore your inner landscape, to play, rest, and reconnect with the ceremony of life.

Together we’ll explore rituals, practice, and play to inspire and elevate our living.

You will enjoy twice-daily yoga practices to support your body and breath. Asana, meditation, pranayama, journaling work, and other practices to support your well-being, heal your nervous system, and lead you to your highest.

Post-retreat support. All participants will receive a 6-month online subscription to Selena’s live-stream and on-demand classes as well as an optional zoom integration meeting to reconnect with one another and practice together a month after the retreat completes.

Self Love Portrait Sessions or Personal Branding Sessions with Luca Mercedes

 

There is something very special that happens when you allow yourself to be seen through another's eyes. My teacher Martin Shaw says that "in your incompleteness is your authenticity" and that is your most beautiful asset. 

Photography and allowing yourself to be truly seen in your vulnerability, in your power, in your beauty is a real gift. 

In a world that often emphasizes outward appearances and external
validation, it's crucial to foster a deep sense of self-love and acceptance.

One powerful tool that can help individuals on their journey towards
self-discovery and self-appreciation is the act of getting portraits taken.


Capturing one's essence through the lens of a camera can provide a
transformative experience, allowing individuals to see themselves in a new light and cultivate a genuine sense of self-love.


Luca Mercedes, an
internationally acclaimed fashion, commercial and portrait photographer and creative director, based in Brooklyn & Upstate NY will be joining us for the second year and offering photo sessions for personal branding, personal healing or both. 

Upon retreat booking you'll receive information about how to secure your space. Photo shoot slots are limited. 

Retreat With Me

THE EMERGENCE RETREAT

Private Room
$3,800
 

• Sea-view Private Room
• Twice daily curated meals.
• A massive brunch buffet and plated coursed dinner
• 10% off all spa services
• Use of hammam spa and fitness center
• Salt water pool
• Transportation from the port
• 30 minute massage
• Twice daily practices
• 6 month online subscription

 

BOOK NOW

Shared Room
$2800

 

• Sea-view Private Room
• Twice daily curated meals.
• A massive brunch buffet and plated coursed dinner
• 10% off all spa services
• Use of hammam spa and fitness center
• Salt water pool
• Transportation from the port
• 30 minute massage
• Twice daily practices
• 6 month online subscription

 

BOOK NOW

Abigail

Let me begin by saying, if I could give Selena and this trip fifty stars, I would in a heartbeat. I understand how cliche it is to say, “This trip changed my life!” But it truly did. Selena provided a safe space to reconnect with my body, mind, and spirit as emotions I couldn’t fully understand at the time bubbled to the surface. She left us with a simple statement, “Love your life,” that had profound impacts I haven’t fully grasped. While Greece was outstanding, the people incredible, the food fantastic, and the resort impeccable, the internal movement this created within me is something I will be forever indebted to. I will be returning in the future. Selena changed my life. If you’re considering going, even a tiny bit, hold tight to it and don’t let go. It’ll make you love your life again. I promise.

Amy

This was my first yoga retreat and Selena really set the bar high! This wasn’t just about doing yoga classes and laying by the pool.. (although we did that too!) our classes were intimate and called us to explore ourselves on the deepest level. We had journal prompts and movement classes that brought our true selves out! Selena shared her whole heart, her wisdom and facilitated our own personal transformation and connection with others! I have made friends for life :) !

Keeley

Selena curated and held such an amazing experience for our group. She held a safe and fun space to do a deep dive into the intricacies of the human condition, what it means to have a body, and Yogic philosophy. The experience and what I’ve taken with me are priceless. I recommend her to every-body out there. No yoga experience required, just being a human qualifies you:) I will try to go on every retreat she offers! Ten stars!

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