Awaken: A Prelude to Summer Retreat
Awaken is an intimate weekend retreat created for that wonderful point in the year when the days are growing longer and summer is just ahead. It’s an opportunity to step away from the everyday, move, explore, and enjoy a change of pace.
Through yoga and mindful movement, kayaking, time in nature, nourishing meals, reflection, and experiences that invite both activity and rest, Awaken offers a thoughtful balance of guided experiences and spacious personal time.
With no more than 11 guests, a choice of private or shared accommodations, and thoughtfully curated experiences, the weekend remains intentionally small and unhurried, with plenty of room to gather and plenty of room to enjoy the experience at your own pace.
The Setting
Black Oak Lodge
Mt. Morris Camp and Retreat Center
Mt. Morris, Wisconsin
Black Oak Lodge serves as our home base for the weekend, with a private room and private bathroom for each guest and welcoming spaces to gather throughout the retreat.
Beyond the lodge, wooded trails, the labyrinth, and the surrounding landscape offer plenty of opportunity to get outside and explore. Nearby, the lakes of Mt. Morris provide the setting for our kayaking experience, bringing time on the water into the weekend as well.
The retreat will also include time at The Room in Berlin, Wisconsin, where we'll gather for a signature Awaken yoga and mindful movement experience.
The Awaken Experience
Signature Awaken Yoga at The Room
Step into The Room for a signature yoga and mindful movement practice created especially for Awaken.
Breath, mobility, balance, strength, movement, and rest come together in a practice designed to be welcoming to a range of experience levels. Mats, bolsters, blocks, straps, and blankets are provided, allowing you to simply arrive and practice.
Kayaking
Take to the water for one of Awaken's signature outdoor experiences.
With the lakes of Mt. Morris as our backdrop, we'll spend time paddling, exploring, and enjoying the surroundings from the water. There is no race and nowhere you need to get to. Move at your own pace, enjoy conversation along the way, or simply take in the quiet around you.
Nature + Exploration
The trails, labyrinth, and natural surroundings of Mt. Morris offer another way to experience the outdoors throughout the weekend.
Guided experiences will weave together walking, movement, quiet observation, and opportunities to explore, with plenty of time to experience the surroundings at your own pace.
Cacao + Intuitive Movement
Gather for an evening experience that brings together cacao, reflection, music, and movement.
Beginning with time to enjoy cacao together, we'll ease into guided reflection and intuitive movement, allowing the experience to unfold gradually and naturally. There are no steps to learn and no choreography to follow, simply an invitation to explore movement in whatever way feels right to you.
Move a little or a lot. Find your rhythm, follow your curiosity, and make the experience your own.
Sauna + Foot Soak
Optional wood-burning sauna and warm foot soak experiences offer another way to enjoy some of the quieter moments of the weekend.
Choose one, enjoy both, or spend that time entirely differently. These experiences are available for you to enjoy if and when they feel right.
Personal Retreat Time
Time is intentionally set aside throughout the weekend for you to enjoy at your own pace.
Return to your private room, sit by the fire, take a walk, read, journal, or enjoy an unhurried conversation.
An Intimate Retreat by Design
Awaken is intentionally limited to no more than 11 guests, allowing the weekend to remain personal, comfortable, and unhurried.
Guests may choose a private room and private bathroom or attend with someone they know and share a room and bathroom. Each room includes its own bathroom with a shower, sink, and toilet, giving you a comfortable place to retreat throughout the weekend.
The small group size allows for time together without requiring togetherness at every moment. There is room to gather and room to step away.
What’s Included
Your Awaken retreat experience includes:
Two nights at Black Oak Lodge in your choice of a private or shared room, each with a private bathroom
Five meals throughout the weekend
The Signature Room Collection
Coffee, tea, water, light refreshments, and retreat hospitality
Awaken yoga and mindful movement experience at The Room
Yoga mats and props provided for all practices
Kayaking experience
Guided meditation and reflection
Guided nature and trail experiences
Labyrinth experience
Cacao + intuitive movement experience
Wood-burning sauna
Warm foot soak
Retreat Price
Private Room | $765 per person
Your own private room and private bathroom.
Shared Room | $650 per person
Share a room and private bathroom with another guest attending with you. Shared rooms are available for two guests registering together.
A $250 non-refundable deposit per person reserves your space.
Private Room: Remaining balance of $515
Shared Room: Remaining balance of $400
All remaining balances are due by May 5, 2027.
Awaken is intentionally limited to no more than 11 guests, with a limited number of shared rooms available.
June 4–6, 2027 | Mt. Morris, Wisconsin
Important Notes
This retreat is intentionally kept small, and your registration holds a space that cannot be filled once reserved. For this reason, all payments are final and non-refundable.
If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person with advance notice and approval.
If you have questions or would like support deciding whether this retreat is the right fit, you are welcome to reach out before booking.