Enjoy one final meal together, created by fabulous Fresh Roots Nutrition, and savor the warmth and beauty of autumn delicacies.

On our last day together we will create pieces of art infused with symbolic reminders of our God-given inner strengths. Using animals as our inspirations, we will form our pieces with the awareness of what we would like to take with us from Soulight, to motivate and encourage us in the days following the retreat. We will use the simplicity of animal silhouettes with mixed media backgrounds to create a totem of remembrance and inspiration. 

Drink a cozy cup of tea or coffee while munching on delectable, healthy breakfast created with lasting energy and clean ingredients in mind. 

with Mountain Base Yoga. 

Start your day with a soft and gentle welcome that will provide you support and guidance as you move through a vinyasa yoga class focused on movement and breath working together. 

As colder months settle into the North East, hold onto seasons of life and growth by crafting your own miniature ecosystem in our guided terrarium planting session. Take time to connect with the soil under your feet and what can come from it. Understand the potential we have to shape and design portions of our own lives, and be reminded of letting go of what we cannot control.

An exquisite plated farm to table dinner to feed your body and your senses. Enjoy a delicious sip of wine while eating locally sourced and prepared fall food around a table with your new creative community. 

With materials foraged from nature walks, supplemented with delicate blooms resourced from regions as far as The Netherlands, we’ll take time to focus on floral design infused with historic and modern methods. As each element builds on the next, we stretch the mind to work with the given to develop an interplay of beauty that would not exist without the refinement of our own hands.

with Mountain Base Yoga

In Yoga Nidra, students lie comfortably on the floor and are guided through placing awareness on different focal points: parts of the body, the movement of breath, and the contents of the imagination. The result is a restful meditation in which one approaches a state similar to sleep while retaining a sense of wakeful awareness. 

Light expands to the space it is allotted. A significant portion of Saturday is dedicated to you finding space to be outside and basking in the light and processing all of the experiences you have had so far.  With options such as hiking, walking, or volunteering at Chanticleer Gardens, we know you will be refreshed and ready for the rest of the afternoon's activities. 

Breakout #1: Uncanoonuc Hike

Breakout #2 Silent meditative walk on the Goffstown Rail Trail

Revive your bodies with a hardy meal in preparation for the afternoon outdoors! Fresh Roots Nutrition will show you how to make healthy, energizing meals for busy, on-the-go days!

Art can be a way to release what you cannot express in words. Throughout your time at Soulight, Michelle Dyson will provide a safe and nurturing environment where you can engage your creativity through art. Based in her uplifting studio, students will be encouraged to start with movement art practices to loosen perceptions and to free up inspiration. This exercise will help step each one into a place of balance and symmetry and to begin creating from a place of rest. 

Enjoy a breakfast packed with flavor and revitalizing nutrients to provide you with energy and a deep sense of refreshment for your day of creating! 

Start your day with a soft and gentle welcome that will provide you with support and guidance as you move through a vinyasa yoga class focused on movement and breath working together. 

A beautiful practice for those in a place of healing, this yoga class helps to restore balance in mind and body through postures practiced on props to provide effortless yoga. Sarah Elechko, owner of Mountain Base Yoga, will lead each yoga class and ensure that each one is comfortable, informed, and walks away refreshed. 

Soulight Retreat will provide wholistic nourishment to all involved. Our first meal together will be a delicious, clean, interactive meal created by Fresh Roots Nutrition. 

The Soulight journey will be recorded in our own custom made journal. Using handcrafted papers, smooth rag bookmaking paper, floss, ribbons, stamps, gelli printing, embossing, and an assortment of mixed media choices, each one will create their own book to fill with thoughts, inspiration, and art. Led by local artist and instructor, Michelle Dyson, we will begin to practice the joy of creating. 

We will begin our Soulight 2016 weekend together with a time of community and inspiration. After a detailed introduction to your weekend, we will be inspired by a local speaker, followed by a movement workshop.  Dance and movement bring air to our lungs and laughter to our souls. This weekend is about shaking off imobilizing fears and welcoming new experiences that revitalize us and help us to reconnect with a place of rest and joy.