• morning & evening yoga
• breathing and meditation classes
• hiking/ swimming
• wholesome vegetarian meals
• evening bon-fires
• drum circles
• workshops in: developing and maintaining healthy relationships, dealing with trauma, stress, exhaustion and fatigue
• dialogs on education pedagogy, non-violence & hip-hop in the classroom
*Indicates Concurrent Sessions
• 8:30 – 9:30 AM -- Breakfast and Self-exploration of Campground
• *10 – 11:30 AM – Healthy Relationship workshop
• *10 – 11:30 AM -- Mindfulness Walk/ Hike
• Noon - 1 PM -- Lunch
• 1:15 – 2:30 PM -- Orientation
• *2:30 – 4:00 PM – Movement & yoga
• *2:30 – 4:00 PM -- Raw Foods Workshop
• 4:00 - 5:00 PM -- Restoration - Free Time!
• *5:15 - 7:00 PM -- Pranayama & Meditation
• *5:15 - 7:00 PM -- Music Therapy
• 7 PM - 8 PM -- Dinner
• 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM -- Dialogue Circle
• 10:00 PM - Midnight -- Community Bonfire, Improvisational Music, Drumming & Poetry.
Rejuvenation staff includes some of the most gifted teachers in the DC area -- all with years of experience and dedication.
• Jabari Exum - drum-circle facilitation, music therapy
• hawah - facilitator, yoga, meditation & peace education
• Gabe “Asheru” Ben – cofounder Hip Hop Education Literacy Program
• Caroline Brewer – author, healthy relationships and dealing with trauma
• Kiki Joy - head chef (vegetarian/vegan)
• and others...
Each day, you'll be fed 3 delicious, organic, wholesome vegetarian meals! (Please note each meal will also have vegan options.) Here's a sample of some of the meals served at last years' retreat:
• Breakfast with Kiki: Tofu Scramble, Waffles and Pancakes with real maple syrup
• Lunch with Kiki: Carrot Tuna Sandwiches, Salad w/ Fixings, Homemade Tomato Soup, Blue Corn Chips
• Lunch with Kiki: Zuchini/ Corn Fritters w/ Basil Sauce, Roasted Squash Soup, Quinoa Salad, Spring Mix Salad w/ Avocado Blueberry Dressing
• Dinner with Kiki: Fiesta - Build your own tacos w/ all the fixings, Spanish Rice/ Brown Rice, Pinto Beans, Mexican corn Salad, Plantains, Desert - Kiki Cookies and Milk
• Dinner with Kiki (Vegan Dinner): Vegan Sushi, Miso Soup, Seaweed Salad, Desert - Vegan Chocolate Tofu Cheesecake
A: Please Register Online today, to reserve your spot. We expect to sell out quickly, so don't delay!
A: Registration will close when all available spaces are filled or else on Saturday, August 8th at 11:59pm ET.
A: We're expecting 25 – 35 people, including 6 - 8 teachers and facilitators.
A: You're encouraged to take as long of a long-weekend as possible. Arrive Thursday, August 13th (between 5-11pm) and stay through Sunday, August 16th (depart after an early dinner at 6 pm). Or, feel free to arrive on Friday morning (before 12noon) to join us, but know that you may miss the first morning session. If you need to leave early on Sunday, we can get on the road before dinner if you like.
A: All packages include access to all retreat activities (see below), 6 classes minimum, 6 wholesome vegetarian meals, and 3 nights lodging.
A: No. All purchases are non-refundable, but may be transferred -- by you -- to another person.
A: No, there won't be any rain dates. We'll have a full agenda of activities for both rain and shine.
A: When you register you have a choice of accommodations including camping, the lodge house or a cabin. Camping sites are rustic and located throughout the beautiful wilderness property at the Abrams Creek Campground and Retreat Center. For anyone who selects camping accommodations, you'll need to supply your own tent and sleeping equipment. The Lodge house rooms are dormitory style and include twin size bunk beds and sleep 4-8 people per room. Cabins (both shared and private) include full and twin size beds, sleep 6-8 people per cabin. Both lodge house and cabin accommodations are comfortable, but simple -- and you'll need to bring bed linens, pillow, blanket and towels. Washroom facilities are located in a central campground bath house.
A: You can request a roommate when you register or send us a quick email indicating your roommate preference.
A: We are encouraging participants to not bring their children so you may be focused on your own Rejuvenation. If needed, children under 5 may attend for free, if camping with parent(s) or sharing the bed of their parent(s). If you want to bring a child over 5, or any child requiring his/her own bed must be registered and paid for separately. There will not be child care at the retreat, so please plan accordingly.
A: Yes, dogs are permitted on the premises but must be on a leash at all times, well-socialized, and quiet at night.