Sacred Pause Retreat: Women Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide

Sacred Pause is a restorative retreat experience created especially for women who have lost someone they love to suicide.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of Amicalola Falls and the North Georgia mountains, this intimate gathering offers a gentle place to step away from everyday responsibilities, breathe, reconnect with yourself, and spend time with women who understand the complexity of suicide loss.

This is not a day about “moving on” or leaving your grief behind. It is an opportunity to honor your loss while creating space for healing, connection, reflection, and moments of peace.

During our day together, you’ll experience:

• A compassionate Healing Circle with no pressure to share your entire story
• Gentle Qigong and nervous-system regulation practices
• A professionally guided, 1.5 mile nature experience to Amicalola Falls
• Time for reflection, conversation, connection, and rest
• Lunch together at Cascades Restaurant inside lodge.
• Practical healing tools you can continue using at home

Your Sacred Pause experience also extends beyond the retreat day.

We’ll gather virtually before the retreat so you can begin connecting with the other women attending and learn gentle tools to help you feel emotionally supported and prepared. After the retreat, we’ll come together again for a post-retreat gathering focused on integration, continued connection, and carrying what you experienced into everyday life. See optional Virtual Gathering Dates/Times on graphic below

You do not need to arrive feeling strong.

You do not need to have the right words.

You do not need to explain your grief.

You are welcome exactly as you are.

Saturday, November 7, 2026
9 AM - 4 PM
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge • North Georgia

Meeting Location: Visitor Center

Info: We’ll gather at the Visitor Center to settle in, meet the group, and begin with gentle breathwork, stretching, and simple exercises to calm the nervous system. We’ll then prepare for a professionally guided 90-minute, 1.5-mile walk to the falls. Note: Parking is $10 and is not included in registration.

Info: Join us for an adventurous hike to Amicalola Falls! This 1.5mi hike follows along Little Amicalola Creek to our magnificent waterfall! Come see one of Georgia's 7 Natural Wonders! NOTE: If you prefer not to walk, you are welcome to meet us at the Visitor Center afterward for remainder of the retreat.

Info: Qigong is a gentle mind-body practice that combines slow, restorative movement, intentional breathing, and mindful awareness. Designed to calm the nervous system, release tension, reconnect you with your body, and create a sense of grounded presence, it can be practiced by people of all fitness levels—no prior experience is needed.

Info: We’ll enjoy a nourishing lunch together at Cascades Restaurant overlooking the beautiful North Georgia mountains, with time to relax, connect, and simply enjoy being together. The menu features Southern-inspired favorites, including fresh salads, trout, salmon, burgers, chicken and , vegetarian options, and comforting sides such as mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and French fries. There is something for a variety of tastes and dietary preferences.

Info: We’ll close our day together with a gentle 60-minute Healing Circle—a sacred space to reflect, share, and honor whatever has surfaced throughout the retreat. There is no pressure to speak or tell your entire story. You’re welcome to listen, breathe, and simply be present as we gather in compassionate connection. Through guided reflection and a meaningful closing ritual, we’ll leave feeling grounded, supported, and reminded that none of us has to walk this journey alone.

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