Connect Back to You Mental Health & Wellness Yoga Retreat

Retreat Highlights

• Join Emily Marquis, NBC-HWC clinical health coach, in collaboration with Renee Duricy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker of Valtina Health & Wellness, in a weekend retreat to support your whole mind, body, and spirit. During your time, you’ll have an opportunity to build a deeper connection with yourself through various modalities of mental health workshops, yoga, nature, connection, down time, nourishing food, reflection, health coaching workshops, laughter, and other mindful practices. Not only will you be able to fully engross yourself in all forms of self-care during the retreat, the goal is to walk away feeling empowered in how to take back healthy wellness practices and integrate them into your daily life by laying this foundation.
• The retreat will be held at the beautiful Blue Coyote Ranch in sacred Salida, Colorado. At this location, you’ll experience comfort in intentional accommodations, property to roam and be in nature, soaking in a hot tub, and easy access to town if you need a quick change of scenery or exploration. All food will be catered by the amazing Michelle Gapp with Kalamata Pit Catering.
• Blue Coyote Ranch Accommodations
• Blue Coyote Ranch is location in the town of Salida, CO. The property itself is close to town, yet offers acres of serenity for a true private nature escape. The rooms and cabins are beautiful and comfortable with intentional detail. The property offers many indoor and outdoor sitting areas, a hot tub, walking trails, fire pit, and amazing views of the area's colorful foliage and breathtaking mountains and rivers. More property details >
• Mental Health Workshops
• In these therapeutic workshops led by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, you’ll create a deeper connection to yourself by becoming aware of and open to your emotional experience, noticing thoughts and physical sensations, changing your relationship with your internal parts, and beginning to find balance and harmony within. We’ll do this through a series of experiential exercises, self-reflection, and group discussion. The workshops will be based on the foundations of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Yoga & Meditation
• Each yoga and meditation practice will have the foundation to support mental, physical, and spiritual well-being through intentional sequencing and practicing based on a theme, connection to self, and time of day. Some will be more movement based, and others will be more stillness based. Meditations and breathwork will be guided. Each practice will leave you with a few questions and thoughts to carry into reflection.
• Mindfulness & Creative Movement
• We’ll be performing intentional exercises to deepen your connection with yourself and others. They may look like a hike in the woods, releasing fire ceremony, dancing, or drawing.

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Emily

Renee

Emily Marquis

Emily Marquis certified wellness coach standing outdoors EMILY MARQUIS M.A., NBC-HWC, RYT200 Professionally, I wear many hats centered around serving people. I am a board-certified health and wellness coach working in private practice, in partnership with healthcare practitioners, professor/instructor, research partner, speaker/writer, yoga/meditation instructor, and entrepreneur. I work with people of all ages and backgrounds from teens to older adults. I partner with practitioners, schools, and organizations. I have worked as a health coach, yoga instructor, and professor with University of Louisville, Dartmouth College, Emory University, mindbodygreen, Index Health, Public Health organizations, and many more. Some of my credentials include master’s in health and wellness coaching and registered 200 hour yoga teaching current in training for 500 hour. I aim to help people feel well through evidence-based practices and personal understanding. I have overcome many health and mental health challenges and want to support others. I am a woman, mother, wife, and lover of life. I am originally from Massachusetts and grew up loving the access both to the mountains and the beach. Many states and countries in between I am now settled in the beloved Salida, Colorado with my family- husband, kids, and extremely loved dog. I love being outside in nature as much as possible. You’ll find me on the trail in all seasons, skiing, rafting, hiking, writing, and reading. I enjoy a good binge watch, podcast, or board game.

Renee Duricy

RENEE DURICY MSW, LCSW, CLC I believe in the power of connection in the healing process – connection with ourselves, with others, and with the world around us. I create a safe space in which to explore those connections and what is getting in the way of healthy and meaningful relationships with yourself and others. My primary specialty is working with trauma and I have also worked with depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, maternal mental health, life transitions, and relationship issues. I believe that the answers are within each person and my role is to help you hear your inner voice, trust it, and have the courage to follow it. I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) along with skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been practicing in a variety of settings from the Veterans Administration to community based clinics since 2000. I currently have a private practice in Salida, CO where I primarily work with adults and late adolescents. I also love teaching and I supervise social workers and other mental health practitioners who are working toward their licensure. Like Emily, I too am a woman, mother, wife and lover of life! I was born in Connecticut and my family moved to Colorado when I was 5 so I consider myself a semi-native. I grew up in the Denver area and then spent much of my adult life as a nomad - cross-crossing the country living in big cities, doing a stint in an off-grid cabin on the side of Pikes Peak and even living in my camper before settling in Salida, CO in 2020. Much of my time these days is spent momming - I have a 6-year old and 18-month old. Otherwise you’ll find me hiking or running on the trails, skiing or snowboarding. I’m a huge believer in community and serve on a few local coalitions and boards. I also love cooking, crossword puzzles and board games.

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