Restoring the Reserves
A Day Retreat for Replenishment, Stillness & Seasonal Alignment
Saturday, 11/16
10am-3pm
$260
one scholarship position and financial assistance available upon request
As the brilliance of autumn fades and the stillness of winter draws near, we cross a seasonal threshold — when the clear, cutting energy of Metal begins to dissolve into the quiet depths of Water. This is a time to let go, draw inward, and focus on restoring the reserves that will carry us through the cold months ahead.
Rooted in Chinese medicine, this day retreat supports your transition from doing to being, from discernment to deep listening. Through grounding movement, hands-on care, nourishing seasonal foods, and time for reflection, we’ll tend body and spirit during this potent descent into winter.
Facilitated by Emily Morrison LAc, Erika Forsell LAc, and Chef SonyaJoy Key.
Emily Morrison, LAc, MAOM is the founder of Valley Spirit Wellness Center and Valley Spirit Acupuncture & Internal Arts in Beacon, NY. With over 20 years of experience in bodywork, Chinese medicine, and internal martial arts, she integrates multiple modalities to support each person’s unique path to health. Emily views her role not as a healer but as a co-facilitator—helping people reconnect with their own innate capacity to heal and live in greater harmony with themselves and the natural world.
Wild Appetites' inclusive menus blend traditional wisdom, health-supportive innovation, and respect for seasonality and sustainable sourcing. With the intention to unite diverse dietary needs and tastes at the same table, their meals provide flexitarian options. Chef SonyaJoy Key of Wild Appetites offers event and retreat catering and leads empowering hands-on cooking classes for playful people of all ages. SonyaJoy practices space holding that includes their identities as a Black, multiracial, genderfluid, and a nature lover. They encourage creative process as a primary tool for liberation and practices through cooking, movement, systemic constellations, singing and writing.
MakSince taking her first Tai Chi class in 1992, Erika Forsell has studied East Asian medicine, martial arts and yoga. These in-depth studies have informed and strengthened her belief that all aspects of a persons' life affect their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. She has been a New York State licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist since 2007 and is a certified Breathwork facilitator. Originally from California, she now lives and works in New York.