This Valentines Day Weekend, give your sweetie something more lasting than flowers or chocolate.
Turn Toward is a mini retreat for couples who want to enjoy more quality time, a deeper connection and more authentic communication.
In the rush of life, even the most loving partnerships can begin to feel like logistics: schedules, parenting and to-do lists. Some days your soulmate feels more like a roommate. Turn Toward is a chance to pause all of that and refresh your loving connection.
This workshop blends elements of:
- Compassionate Communication (inspired by Nonviolent Communication principles)
- Partner yoga + Qigong (breath, movement, and co-regulation)
- Connection activities (fun, meaningful, relationship-strengthening)
- Healing touch (safe, accessible partner practices to restore intimacy)
Whether you’re building on a deep connection or feeling out of sync, you’re welcome here.
Come as you are. Leave feeling closer.
Nate Guadagni and Roya Saadi are parents of two daughters (4) and (1) and will be celebrating their tenth anniversary this Summer. They are lifelong movement and wellness teachers and blend a rich array of tools and experiences into Turn Toward such a yoga, qigong, music, dance and partner connection exercises.
Qigong for Vitality and Balance is a whole-body practice designed to support the healthy flow of Qi (life-force energy) throughout the body’s systems, organs, and meridians.
Through gentle flowing movement, breathwork, tapping, and brief meditations, we’ll work to clear stagnation, nourish the body’s essential energy, and support harmony across all five elements that govern physical, emotional, and energetic health.
Benefits include:
* Nourishing the kidneys to replenish energy reserves and support resilience and longevity
* Supporting the stomach and spleen to improve digestion, grounding, and overall balance
* Cultivating ease and support for physical and emotional well-being
* Encouraging a sense of stability, clarity, and renewed vitality
All are welcome—no experience necessary.
Savitri Cole is an instructor of the 5-Element (Wuxing) Qigong tradition, a certified RYT-200 Ashtanga and Kripalu Yoga instructor, and wellness coach. Her journey into Eastern wisdom traditions and practices began in 2006, and quickly became the cornerstone of her life. Her Qigong classes and workshops are inspired by the teachings of Qigong masters Lee Holden, Marisa Cranfill, and Mimi Kuo-Deemer. Her passion is sharing Qigong with communities—supporting peace, well-being, and a sense of healing joy. Her offerings are inviting and inclusive, and welcome all levels of experience.
In this workshop we will go over the ancient yogic model of the Koshas which are the sheaths or layers of our being. We will begin with a lecture in a discussion format and learn about what these layers of the Koshas are. Each layer offers tools for our yoga toolkit of present moment awareness and self agency. The second half of the workshop we will have an accessible yoga (asana) practice to feel and experience the Koshas, and how they can help with compassionate curiosity, self study, awareness and mindfulness.
Jennifer Jamieson is a 47 year old single mom, nature lover, yoga therapist and yoga teacher. She started practicing yoga at 17, feeling the benefits for the body and for help with social anxiety. Jennifer completed her 200hr training with Sarahjoy March in 2006, began teaching in 2008, and went on to complete a yoga therapy training also with Sarahjoy Marsh in 2013. She also practiced with and completed Scott Anderson's 200 and 500 hour teacher trainings. Jennifer teaches public classes, workshops, retreats, and offers private sessions. Her goal in teaching yoga is to support everyone’s belonging, and a felt sense of their incredible worth! Her specialties are accessible and adaptive yoga, teaching mindfulness, and creating a welcome space for all who want to join.