Move Closer : One Day Retreat at Stone Chalet

Join us for Move Closer, a day designed to bring you back into your body, your breath, and your community. We’ll explore somatic movement that unwinds tension and reconnects you to your inner rhythm, followed by meaningful moments of connection with others who are walking a similar path. You’ll melt into the heat of the sauna, enjoy spacious time to rest and reflect, and nourish yourself with a vibrant plant-based lunch crafted by Chef Allison. If you’ve been craving a reset, a soft place to land, or a way to move closer to yourself—this is your invitation.

Note from Aubrey + Art :

We’ve always believed that yoga is just the doorway — it’s what happens between people that really changes things. Move Closer is rooted in everything we care about: connection, mental health, accessibility, and creating spaces where people can feel seen without having to perform.

Community isn’t built from perfection, but from presence. From shared breath, laughter, honest moments, and the courage to sit with one another in real time.

We hope this day becomes a small sanctuary where relationships deepen, walls soften, and people leave feeling more connected to themselves and the ones around them.

Schedule:

12 pm - 12:15 pm Arrival + Grounding — Guests arrive, settle into space. Gentle music, tea available. A brief welcome circle to land in our sacred space, introduce theme of moving closer to ourselves, others and presence.

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Somatic Movement + Yoga Practice —A guided experience of slow somatic movement and yoga designed to soften protective patters and open pathways of connection. This practice will include gentle curious grounded movement, partner-based supportive yoga poses, safe consent based hands on adjustments, pranayama for heart coherence and nervous system regulation and a guided meditation.

1:30 pm - 2:15 Lunch —Plant based seasonal lunch spread catered by Chef Allison. A time for informal connection, grounding, and integration. Guests are encouraged to eat mindfully and connect.

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Tea Ceremony + Communal Activation — a space to slow down, soften, and remember how to listen again. Through shared ritual, quiet journaling, intentional partner and small group connection, and simple relational practices like eye contact, spoken intention, or soft, consensual touch, we’ll explore what it means to truly be with one another without performing or fixing.

3:30 pm - 4 pm Integration + Closing Circle — A final group circle to share reflections, intentions, and gratitude.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Stone Chalet Bed and Breakfast Inn and Event Center, 1917 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, United States

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