Serenity and Solstice:
Retreat in Blue Ridge, GA
June 19-22, 2025
A Weekend to Access Your Inner Light
Join Sheila Ewers, founder of Seek Yoga and Travel and Jungian Life Coach, with Julie Breedlove Montemerlo, Yoga Teacher and Dedicated Sound Healer, for a weekend of Self-Care and Transformation.
Whether you are seeking renewal, connection, or simply time to pause and breathe, this time will offer you sacred space to honor the sun's energy and embrace your own inner light.
Each day will begin with yoga. We'll explore walks through nature, fire ceremony, sound healing, and community gathering under the stars while being nourished with delicious plant-based meals to fuel an inner glow. Come as you are, and leave recharged, inspired and deeply connected to the rhythms of the earth and yourself.
Alcohol, Smoking, and Vaping are Prohibited for the Duration of the Retreat
What’s Included:
4 days and 3 Nights at Heartwood Retreat Center
All Meals, non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks
Daily Yoga, Meditation, Visualization, Guided Journaling, Dream Work, Sound Healing
What’s Not Included:
Travel to the retreat
About Your Hosts
Sheila Ewers is an ERYT 500 and YACEP teacher certified through Yoga Alliance. She trained at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and has been practicing and teaching for more than 20 years. In 2011, she created Blue Lotus Yoga, LLC which operated in two physical location in Johns Creek and Duluth, GA, Under Blue Lotus, she also launched a comprehensive online studio platform and developed Sweet Tea Yoga Festival in Alpharetta, GA. She is a published author and served as Yoga Editor for Natural Awakenings Atlanta Magazine from 2019 through 2021.
Today, Sheila owns and operates SEEK Yoga and Travel, a full service yoga platform designed to help students and seekers of all sorts develop tools for deepening consciousness, developing connection and living lives of joyful embodiment. Sheila holds additional certifications in Meditation, Yin Yoga, Thai Yoga, Bodywork, and Yoga Nidra and has trained with dozens of internationally known yoga and meditation teachers. She leads Yoga Teacher Training at both the 200 and 300-hour levels, hosts retreats and workshops both domestically and internationally and provides spiritual and professional coaching. As a former Professor of American literature, Sheila loves to explore the intersection between philosophy, poetry, religion, nature, and yoga and often brings that synthesis into her work. She continues to take advantage of every opportunity to train and learn and will forever consider herself a student of this ancient and beautiful practice.
Julie Breedlove Montemerlo is a passionate yoga instructor, dedicated sound healing facilitator, and lifelong learner who empowers women to embrace their fullest potential. As a mother, wife, and optimistic spirit, Julie brings warmth and authenticity to every class, event, and retreat she leads.
Since completing her yoga teacher training in Washington, DC in 2012, Julie has expanded her expertise to include prenatal yoga, transformative sound meditations, and profound retreats. Through her creation of Wise Waves Wellness, she harnesses the healing power of vibrational energy, offering immersive sound baths, mindful movement sessions, and guided meditations designed to restore balance and harmony.
Inspired by the ebb and flow of life’s waves, Julie uses sound work as a grounding anchor, helping people reconnect with their inner strength and purpose amidst life’s changes. Her deep connection with the elements—water, sound, light, brain, and body—fuels her continuous exploration and mastery of wave-inspired wisdom.
Julie is a certified Sound Healing practitioner, having completed Level 1 and 2 courses, and is an active member of the Sound Healers Collective. Her dedication to this gentle yet profound practice ensures every soundbath she leads is enriched with knowledge, compassion, and transformative energy.
At her retreats, Julie fosters a positive and safe environment where women can explore the versatile benefits of yoga, intuitive movement, intentional stillness, and sound healing. Her classes and sound events are beloved for their blend of patience, creativity, confidence, and uplifting vibes, creating a space where every woman feels supported and inspired.
Julie's mission is to help women navigate their personal journeys with grace and ease, offering tools and experiences that make life’s path lighter, more effective, and deeply fulfilling..