Living Well Yoga Retreat
Emerald Isle Thursday, February 5th - Sunday, February 8th 2026
The new year is a wonderful time to create more space for self-care and ease. It's the perfect time to add grounding routines and rituals that support your overall well-being. Join Betsy for a transformational weekend of yoga, meditation, meaningful connection, and delicious homemade meals in a beautiful oceanfront home in Emerald Isle. The retreat will focus on exploring the Ether Element, a deep dive into how to create more spaciousness and ease in your mind, body and daily life. Learn easy-to-implement routines to support you in thriving and living your best life in 2026.
Learn accessible yoga sequences to integrate into your everyday life. Discover the power of meditation to go within and transform the mind from wild waves to calm seas. Optimize your health with simple self-care practices that strengthen the immune system and enhance longevity. Homemade, fresh, organic meals will be chef-prepared and shared in-house, and simple, easy-to-follow recipes will be provided so you can bring the tastiness home with you! Immerse yourself in a lovely community of like-minded folks to start your year out right!
Meet your retreat leader
Betsy Bertram
Betsy Bertram is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, writer, and speaker. She offers group classes, workshops, customizable one-on-one sessions, and retreats. She is also the creator of the Embracing Death & Dying Program, which supports people living more fully by preparing for life’s end. In all of her work she supports health and healing, increases well-being, and nurtures people to live in alignment with their values.
Betsy’s yoga journey began when she attended her first class at age eleven. After nearly a decade of practice, she went on to earn her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in 2011. Additionally, she completed the Thousand Petals Yoga six-month immersion program in 2014 and the five-month meditation program in 2019. She has taught yoga for over twelve years to diverse students from ages four to one hundred.
She believes yoga is for everyone and every body of all ages, shapes, and sizes. As a yoga teacher, she strives to make the practice more accessible through a supportive, safe, and non-competitive environment that cultivates connection to self and others. Her compassion-centered classes inspire exploration, embodiment, and enjoyment.
Betsy is in the process of becoming a Somatic Therapist through a Polarity Therapy Training Program with Janice Marie Durand at the Tree of Life Center. Read more about Somatic Therapy here.
Betsy will be leading the programming and yoga classes for the retreat.
The Retreat Location: Oceanfront Home in Emerald Isle
Nourishment on Retreat: Delicious Meals & Treats
Retreat Schedule
Thursday
6-7 pm Welcome Circle and Appetizers
7pm Dinner
Friday
7:30-8 am Guided Meditation*
8-9 am Breakfast
9-10:30 am Programming: Deep dive into Ether Element ~ How to create spaciousness in your body, mind and daily life
10:30 am-12 pm Yoga
12-1 pm Lunch
1-4 pm Open Free Time**
4-5:30 pm Restorative Yoga
6 pm Dinner
Saturday
7:30-8 am Guided Meditation*
8-9 am Breakfast
9-10 am Programming: Further exploration of Ether Element ~ How to care for the spaces in your body (joint & ear care)
10 am-12 pm Yoga
12-1 pm Lunch
1-4 pm Open Free Time
4-5:30 pm Restorative Yoga
6 pm Dinner
Sunday
7-8 am Yoga
8-9 am Breakfast
9-10 am Closing Circle
*Optional for those who would prefer to sleep in or do an early beach walk
**There will be a massage therapist on site for anyone who would like to add a bodywork session to their retreat experiences. A 60-minute massage will be $100. Here are some other options for the free time each day: enjoy the beach, sit in the hot tub, go on an adventure to Beaufort, read your book, take a nap, or do art ( lots of art supplies will be available).
Retreat Cost
$700 for retreat only: includes yoga, programming & meals (does not include accommodations)
Early Bird Special: $650 if you pay in full and register before September 1st.
Accommodations range between $500-$700 (see room listings below with details & pricing by room). On the registration form there is a spot for you to select the room of your choice.
$350 non-refundable deposit due to hold your spot. Full retreat payments due by December 15th. Payment plans available.
Accommodation Options (Cost & Details)
Floor #1
Bedroom #1 - King bed, TV, Private Bath with tub and shower, Deck Access (Oceanfront) $650 AVAILABLE
Bedroom #2 - King bed, TV, Private Bath with shower, Deck Access $550 BOOKED
Floor #2
Bedroom #4 - King bed, TV, Private Bath with tub and shower, Deck Access (Oceanfront) $650 AVAILABLE
Bedroom #5 - King bed, TV, Private Bath with tub and shower, Deck Access (Oceanfront) $650 AVAILABLE
Bedroom #6 - King bed, TV, Private Bath with shower, Deck Access (Oceanfront) $650 AVAILABLE
Bedroom #7 - King bed, TV, Private Bath with shower $550 AVAILABLE
Bedroom #8 - 2 Twin beds, TV, Private Bath with tub and shower, Deck Access $500 (if shared with a friend, $250 each) AVAILABLE
Bedroom #9 - King Bed, TV, Private Bath with shower, Deck Access $600 AVAILABLE
Floor #3
Bedroom #10 - 2 Twin beds, TV, Private Bath with shower $500 (if shared with a friend, $250 each) AVAILABLE
