Restorative Yoga Mountain Retreat under the Full Moon

Reset and Renew Body, Mind and Spirit

October 17th- 20th

Join Torre Hinnant for a magical 4 days of yoga, connection and mindfulness in nature.

Moon Rising Retreat Center nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC

12 Continuing Education Credits available for yoga teachers through Yoga Alliance

Your Guide

Torre Hinnant, MD, E-RYT 500, The Mind Body MD, is overjoyed to offer this 4-day/3-night gentle, restorative immersion during the full harvest moon in September in order to help you to connect with and deepen your experience of abundance, peace and joy on and off the yoga mat. Soak in the breathtaking beauty of Autumn in the Blue Ridge mountains while relaxing and unwinding with gentle/restorative yoga, guided meditations, and mindfulness practices in nature. 

Torre’s students have described her as an excellent group leader with a natural teaching ability, a soothing voice and a calm, joyful presence. She began as a Contemporary Dancer and discovered her love of movement and the healing arts at an early age. She has 27 years of experience teaching yoga, meditation, and breathwork and is a pioneer in integrative health and conscious living. She practices and teaches yoga as a healing system and incorporates wisdom from Eastern and Western traditions into her healing journeys with students and with her patients in her medical practice. Her greatest passion is helping to guide people on their own healing journeys.

Renew, restore and reset through restorative/gentle yoga, meditation, powerful Himalayan Kriya Yoga practices, breath work, time in nature, connection with awesome, like-minded people and so much more…

As part of your stay you will have access to the 22-acre grounds of Moon Rising Retreat Center including use of the yoga studio, sauna, community living room, community dining room, outdoor covered patio and couches, reading corners, tea bar, fire pit, 1⁄2 mile walking path, hiking and forest trails, and the Yadkin River which runs through the property.

The Experience.

• Arrive Thursday by 3:00pm, settle into rooms

  • opening class with extended yoga nidra (relaxation practice)

  • Enjoy your first farm to table meal together

  • Gather after Supper for Restorative Breathwork and exploration of intention

• Friday starts with an optional guided sunrise Kriya meditation practice

  • Restorative/gentle yoga and opening to the new day and full harvest moon energy

  • Hearty brunch together in the dining room

  • We will spend time exploring and enjoying yoga and mindfulness practices in nature on the beautiful 22 acre grounds which include the Yadkin river, walking paths, and massive, webbed hammock that spans over the river

  • then you have free time in the afternoon to hike, explore, read, rest on your own

  • Optional cold water immersion in the Yadkin River followed by sauna time!

  • After a healthy, prana filled, delicious dinner together we will have a Sound Healing Journey with Alena Nickos

• Saturday begins with an optional guided sunrise Kriya meditation practice

  • Followed by a restorative/gentle yoga practice.

  • Then a delicious brunch followed by personal free time to relax at the retreat center or to go on a beautiful hike off the Blue Ridge Parkway nearby

  • Or you may choose a private healing session for an add on fee

    • Restorative Breathwork

    • Herbal Medicine Consult

  • That evening we will enjoy another delicious family style meal

  • After dinner enjoy a fireside sing-a-long

• Sunday morning begins with an optional guided sunrise Kriya meditation practice

  • Then a closing gentle/restorative yoga practice and yummy brunch together

  • Hugs and farewells 11am

Sound Healing Journey with Alena Nickos

Alena is a gifted yoga and meditation teacher living in Avery county, NC. During her sound journeys, she creates a beautiful tapestry of sound utilizing crystal singing bowls, flutes, percussion instruments, gongs, didgeridoos and more.  The combinations of instruments create rich harmonics; The layering of tones, rhythms and frequencies create a magical and deeply relaxing soundscape that often has a profound effect on the listener.

Sound journeys synchronizes brain waves to achieve profound states of relaxation, helping to restore the normal vibratory frequencies of the cells in our bodies. Sound healing can help you clear energetic blockages and thus facilitate healing on a physical and mental level.

The Food
Included in your program are two healthy, prana-filled, vegetarian meals a day. A brunch and early dinner will be provided by the onsite chef. Also, a tea and coffee bar is available throughout the day with snacks provided.

The Investment

Invest in Joy, clean food, Self-care, connection, Star filled skies and Abundance

All-Inclusive Early Bird Prices (lodging, meals, tea and coffee bar, and program Included)

Please call me or text me with any questions at (828) 729-1939

or you can email me at ethinnant@yahoo.com

SPACE IS LIMITED and certain room types may sell out. So, sign up soon.

To register please click the link below.

Or, send a check made out to Torre Hinnant to 540 Grand Boulevard Boone, NC 28607. Make sure to include with your check your dietary preferences, name, email and phone number and how you heard about the retreat.

Cancellation Policy:

Once registered, you may cancel your registration before Sept 18th for a $60 administrative fee. After Sept 18th payments become non-refundable unless the retreat is sold out and we are able to fill your space from the waitlist, then there would just be the $60 administration fee. The retreat hosts may be able to offer a credit minus the room and board towards a future retreat in the case of documented illness.

Moon Rising Retreat Center’s Alcohol/Drug Policy:

The Moon Rising Retreat Center asks that you please do not bring any alcohol, drugs, or illegal substances on the property. Anyone who brings alcohol or drugs onto the property will be asked to leave and no retreat refund will be given.

In addition they ask that smoking, vaping or other similar activities be limited to outdoor spaces away from any buildings or structures and not interfere with anyone else’s experience of the spaces and lands of the Moon Rising Retreat Center.

HOW TO SIGN UP here

 1. Click on "Sign Up Here" below

 2. Go to drop down menu labeled "Select Room Preference" and choose either Regular (shared room,) 

     Small Private room, or Large private Room 

 3. Click Add to cart and a form will pop up

 4. Fill in the form and under address you MUST complete address including Country (USA) if that 

    is where you live. You must fill out all sections completely that have an asterixis * in front of them.

 5. Click "Add to cart"

 6. Click on icon that looks like a little purse in upper right hand corner. This is your cart.

 7. Click "Checkout" 

8. Fill out all info requested and review and purchase.