Join us for a photography retreat to revel in the wonder of the natural world.

What’s In Store:

• Connection time

• MIndful walk in nature

• Nature photography 

• Journal time

• Yoga

• Reflection

What to Bring:

• Water bottle

• Journal and pen

• Your phone or DSLR camera 

• Yoga mat and blanket if you prefer to use your own

• Comfy clothes

Need to Know:

• This experience will involve some time off site in nearby Beaman Park

What You’ll Leave with:

• A fuller cup now that you have had time in nature and time to practice photography

• Photographs that capture your time in nature

Choose Your Experience:

• Group retreat for $155 (meals included)

  • What is a group retreat? A shared retreat experience with others who also signed up to attend the group retreat that features the above activities which are led by a facilitator.

• Self-guided retreat for $78 (meals not included; add “Meals Add-On for Self-Guided Retreats” below if you’d like to have meals included)

  • What is a self-guided retreat? A solo retreat experience that you will do at your own pace and in your own space at Verdant Center. You will have access to much of the same content as the group experience but will guide yourself through it and will not be interacting with the group.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Retreat Facilitator

Rebecca Stone is a photographer, educator, and nature guide who believes photography can be a powerful tool for mindfulness and connection. With formal training in photography and years of experience teaching and guiding others outdoors, Rebecca helps people move beyond the pressure of perfection and into a more present, intuitive way of seeing; while still creating photographs they feel proud to take home. Her approach is grounded, supportive, and accessible to all experience levels. At this retreat, she invites participants to slow down, engage their senses, and use photography as a practice for deepening their relationship with nature and themselves.

Retreat Yoga Facilitator

Amy Pierce is a yoga teacher and artist who lives in East Nashville. She has been teaching yoga since 2013, after her graduation from Three Trees Yoga and Healing Arts in Washington. Amy believes that your body is your oldest friend and that we should treat ourselves with kindness. She builds yoga classes around the idea of honoring your body and its wisdom and cultivating a stronger awareness of the effects of lived experiences on your body. She loves the smell of forests, the sound of cats eating crunchy kibble, and she strongly believes a matriarchal society will be the key to a better distribution of resources that helps heal our relationship with each other and with the earth.