BLOCK ISLAND RETREAT 2025
WOO WOO CREW
~ 3 days to connect with nature, our bodies & our fullest creative expression ~
~ 3 days to connect with nature, our bodies & our fullest creative expression ~
Embodiment
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Synergy
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Expression
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Synchronicity
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Creativity
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Intuition
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Connection
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Embodiment 〰️ Synergy 〰️ Expression 〰️ Synchronicity 〰️ Creativity 〰️ Intuition 〰️ Connection 〰️
Designed for womxn, queer, and non-binary folks
To come home to our bodies, & dismantle systems of oppression we carry within ourselves.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
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〰️ 3 Days of Planned Programming
Everything is optional, and we encourage you to take part in as many activities you’d like!
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〰️ Overnight accomodations
Our private beach house has 10 bedrooms, a full kitchen, living room, dining room, wrap-around porch, and steps from the beach. Dogs ARE allowed!
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〰️ 3+ guided meditations
Every morning we’ll do a guided meditation, journaling session, & morning walk on the beach. Other group meditations will be sprinkled in.
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〰️ 6 yoga classes
Class is open to all levels/abilities, held every morning & evening on the beach, or the lawn over-looking the ocean waves. (We will use the living room in case of rain.)
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〰️ Daily organic breakfast
Catered by local cafe Persephone’s, vegan & allergen-friendly!
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〰️ Down-time to relax & unwind
We want to maximize our time there, but we don’t want you to feel like you’re rushing on to the next thing!
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〰️ Mindful nature walk
One of the afternoons, we will bike/cab over to Rodman’s Hollow, a nature preserve on the south side of the island.
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〰️ Trip to farmers market
We’ll head to the weekly farmer’s Saturday to shop around from the local farmers, bakers & artisans.
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〰️ Cyanotype workshop
One morning, we’ll collect specimens on our adventures, and then use them to make sun-prints in the afternoon! Everyone can take their 8x10” print home as their own piece of art.
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〰️ Beach Boudoir Photoshoot
We’ll spend one afternoon on a remote secluded beach, where every participant gets a mini self-love photo shoot. You’ll get 5 edited photos of yourself to keep!
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〰️ Communal Dinners
2 delicious & nutritious home-cooked meals by a private chef. (Dinner out @ Spring House Saturday night not included)
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〰️ Biking/sight-seeing trips around the island
The island may be small, but there’s so many beautiful beaches and trails to explore.
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〰️ Daily Happy Hour
Enjoy wine & cheese with new & old friends on the porch over-looking the waves!
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〰️ Bonfire on the beach
The last night, we’ll have a bonfire on the beach- it may get witchy.
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〰️ Tarot readings
Nightly readings in the living room by the fireplace.
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〰️ Star gazing
At LEAST one of the nights, we will throw on our sweatpants & hoodies, grab some blankies & head up to the hill on the property to star gaze. The milky way is easily visible on clear nights.
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* What's NOT Included
- Lunches (breakfasts & dinners will be ample meals, but for lunch we’ll do a combo of eating out and grabbing sandwiches to go)
- Ferry tickets (passenger & vehicle)
- Parking at ferry dock (usually $10/day)
- Taxis once you’re on the island (we’ll have one car, but plan on biking from place to place, so bring your bike or rent one if you prefer)
- Optional add-ons (spa services, kayak/paddle board rental, bike rental, etc)
Where we’re staying:
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〰️ The Avonlea (aka the “Jewel of the Sea”) is a top boutique inn on Block Island. A private 20-occupancy Victorian house just steps from the beach- it’s the perfect space for a group retreat, providing plenty of opportunities to relax & unwind.
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〰️ We have the entire place to ourselves, including a large sunlit living room, dining room, fireplace to cozy up in the evenings, commercial kitchen, wrap-around porch, outdoor shower, and lawn for yoga & meditation overlooking the ocean.
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〰️ Each of the 10 premium rooms has a private bathroom, and either an ocean view or private entrance for convenient beachfront access. (Book the room of your choice HERE.)
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〰️ We’ll literally be steps from the beach! This strip has soft sand and calm waters. It’s mainly used by hotel guests and doesn’t ever get very busy. Beach towels & beach chairs are provided.
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〰️ The Avonlea is at the end of the “main strip” in town, so it’s quiet but convenient: 1 min walk to restaurants and shops. 5 min walk to ferry & cab stand.
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〰️ Organic breakfasts will be catered by a local cafe Persephone’s, including grain bowls, smoothies, and baked goods.
〰️ Home-cooked dinners will be prepared by an in-house private chef. (Custom menu will be prepared to accommodate allergies & dietary restrictions.)
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〰️ Dogs ARE allowed at the Avonlea! There are 3 dog-friendly rooms available, specified HERE. (Note: $100 pet cleaning fee will be added to your ticket price.)
Land Acknowledgement:
In order to truly connect to the Earth beneah our feet, we must honor the land and thus its original stewards & inhabitants. Block Island is unceded territory known as Manisses by the Manissean tribe.
“Manisses” means “Manitou’s Little Island” (Among Algonquin groups, Manitou is revered as the spiritual & fundamental life force which is omnipresent & manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc.)
“We share what we have- nothing is materially ours.”
〰️ Maryann Gobern Mathews of the Manissean Tribe
Watch the full interview with Maryann Gobern Mathews of the Manissean Tribe.
Donate to the Manissean Tribe HERE.
YOUR HOST
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YOUR HOST 〰️
HEY, FRIENDS!
My name is Bailey (she/they), and I am currently rooted in Brooklyn, NY on unceded Munsee Lenape land, with my loving partner & pup.
I am: a creative entrepreneur, professional photographer, artist (check out my PERSONAL WORK & ART PRINTS - all the landscape shots on this page are available for sale!), certified yoga teacher, guided by the mind/body/spirit connection, community organizer & activist, recovering perfectionist, queer feminist empath committed to making the world better than how I found it.
I’ve been coming to Block Island since I was a kid, and know the place like the back of my hand- we stay at the Blue Dory (the BnB next door that manages the Avonlea) every year. When I pitched hosting a retreat to their team, they were all in, and the Woo-Woo Crew was born! The stars aligned, allowing us to have a mini-retreat trial run in July 2024, and we’re now ready to host our first large-scale yoga & creative retreat at the Avonlea in June 2025!
Read more about my approach to yoga & the “woo-woo” HERE.
Kind words from the Crew:
What we’re about:
〰️ curiosity
〰️ openness
〰️ learning to truly love ourselves
〰️ listening to & trusting our bodies
〰️ making ourselves whole
〰️ discover who we are at our core
〰️ nurturing our natural tendencies & gifts
〰️ leaning into our fullest potential in this life-time
〰️ acceptance
〰️ feeling into our inner spirit & our connection to the universe
〰️ gratitude
〰️ presense
〰️ connecting with our ancestors
〰️ seeing ourselves as PART of the natural world- not separate from it
〰️ becoming responsible stewards of Mother Earth
〰️ healing
〰️ centering
〰️ feeling grounded
〰️ active listening
〰️ compassion
〰️ giving back
〰️ letting go of self-limiting beliefs
〰️ humility
〰️ surrender
〰️ standing up for what’s right
〰️ life-long learning
〰️ community
〰️ being our full authentic selves
〰️ inspiring others to do the same
〰️ advocating for those who can’t for themselves
〰️ acknowledging change is the only constant
〰️ embracing the unknown
〰️ challenging ourselves
〰️ making the world better in small acts every day
〰️ valuing ourselves
〰️ taking up space
〰️ getting out of our own way
〰️ reciprocity
SAMPLE DAY
All programming is optional, but highly encouraged
Nothing is set in stone- let us know if you have any ideas/preferences!
6:00 am - Guided meditation & journaling on the porch
6:30 am - Group walk on the beach
7:00 am - Yoga on the lawn overlooking the ocean waves
8:00 am - Organic breakfast catered by PERSEPHONE’S.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - FREE!
[Ex: Beach, shop, alpaca farm, bike, kayak, hike, spa]
12:00 pm - Lunch (pick up sandwiches)
1:00-4:00 pm - Group Excursion
[Ex: Bike ride to the North Light, Boudoir photoshoot on remote/secluded beach, Mindful walk through nature preserve]
4:00-6:30 pm - Down-time
[Read, journal, socialize, nap, walk on the beach]
6:30 pm - Golden Hour Yoga or Meditation
7:30 pm - Dinner (home-cooked, or out in town)
8:30 pm - Tarot readings in living room
9:30/10:00 pm - Lights out, Sleep HARD
WOO WOO
WOO WOO
WOO WOO
WOO WOO
The Boudoir Experience
We are so excited to be collaborating yet again with the fabulously talented Katie from THE RENAISSANCE ROOM, an empowering & inclusive boudoir studio in Providence, RI. Katie will come for the day to do a mini self-love photo shoot for each participant on a remote, secluded beach!
Katie is an expert at making people feel seen, comfortable, and sexy AF in their own skin, exactly how they are. Come with a light heart, an open mind, and positive affirmations. We’ll be sending verbal support your way too, if you want it!
You can be as dis-robed as you prefer (it’s an unofficial nude beach only really known to the locals, so it’ll be totally socially acceptable!) You’ll get 5 edited photos of yourself to keep.
The images we make together are for YOU to reclaim your body.
The photoshoot is optional, but once one person does it, people tend to be inspired to try it. You’d be surprised how transformative it can feel until you try it yourself!
Ready to reconnect with yourself?
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Ready to reconnect with yourself? 〰️
PRICING:
We’re trying to make this as economically feasible as possible. Please let us know if you want to join, and budget is the only thing getting in the way.
Early Bird Pricing:
*Save $250 if you book thru 2024!
〰️ Single Occupancy, Queen bed: $2150
〰️ Double Occupancy, 1 King bed: $1550
〰️ Double Occupancy, 1 Queen bed: $1350
〰️ Triple Occupancy, 1 King, & 1 Twin bed: $1250
Standard Pricing:
Single Occupancy, Queen bed: $2400
Double Occupancy, 1 King bed: $1800
Double Occupancy, 1 Queen bed: $1600
Triple Occupancy, 1 King bed & 1 Twin bed: $1500
*Note: Prices listed are per person. All options are non-refundable and non-transferable.
GIVEAWAY:
〰️ The first 6 people to book get a FREE 25-min tarot reading! 〰️
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