Reclaimed

Alexandria, PA // October 23-25, 2026

For Black and Brown women ready to ditch survival mode and start living on their own terms.

A Retreat Built for You

On paper, you're good. The career, the title, the way you show up for everyone who needs you. It all looks exactly like it should. You've built something real. Nobody would look at your life and see what it costs you to maintain it.

Realistically, you’ve been running yourself into the ground, juggling demands that never stop, and putting your own needs last because survival has required it. Too often, the spaces around you (workplaces, schools, wellness programs, even community gatherings) are built on systems that weren’t designed with you in mind. You notice it quietly: the norms, the assumptions, the ways you have to adjust or hold back just to fit in. It’s exhausting, and it leaves you feeling unseen.

Reclaimed was created for Black and Brown women who are ready to reclaim their energy, their time, and their sense of self. This is a space where you can finally pause, let go of the pressure to perform, and step into restoration alongside women who understand the weight of holding everything together, so you can finally break free from the cycle of depletion and performance.

Reclaimed is for you if...

  • You’re capable, dependable, and tired of running yourself into the ground.

  • You’ve learned to survive by putting yourself last and you’re ready for something sustainable.

  • You crave rest that actually restores, not just a pause before the next demand.

  • You want practices that work inside your real life, not just in perfect conditions.

  • You’re ready to stop abandoning yourself and start trusting yourself.

  • You want to be in a space with Black and Brown women where you don’t have to explain your body, your boundaries, or your exhaustion.

You don’t need to resonate with every line. If even one feels familiar, trust that.

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The Shift You'll Take Home

  • Stop surviving on overdrive and start recognizing your own needs as valid and urgent.

  • Reconnect with your intuition, body, and energy, learning to honor them without guilt.

  • Bring wellness into your real life, through practical rituals, boundaries, and self-care tools that actually stick.

  • Live with alignment instead of endurance, so your strength comes from choice, not sacrifice.

  • Experience belonging and sisterhood with Black and Brown women who see and reflect your journey.

By the end of your weekend, you won’t just feel restored, you’ll leave with clarity, courage, and tools to reclaim yourself, every day.

A Retreat Held With Intention

There’s a kind of exhaustion that comes from holding everything together while putting yourself last, running yourself into the ground because survival requires it. In 2020, that was my life: a job that demanded "always availability," parenting two young children, and clinging to rigid routines just to get through the days. From the outside, I was managing. Inside, I didn’t feel like myself. One day, my husband gently mentioned noticing that I wasn’t happy. That moment marked the beginning of choosing myself, not as an escape, but as a practice for staying whole.

When I explored wellness spaces, I realized they often weren’t built for women like me. I was a middle-aged Black mom in rooms mostly filled with young, thin, white women. I found myself monitoring, adjusting, and bracing in spaces that were meant for rest. Even in rooms designed for healing, I couldn't fully let go. I longed for a place where Black and Brown women could soften without explanation, and truly belong.

That’s why I created Reclaimed. Here, you are seen, held, and invited to step into rest, reflection, and reclamation without needing permission, performance, or perfection.

Every retreat is guided by intention and Spirit, with room for flow so what unfolds meets the women in the room. Practices include:

  • Meditation & breathwork

  • Workshops for discovery & reflection

  • Rituals designed for real life

Here you'll find a community where your guard can come down and your nervous system can soften.

You won’t leave with a version of yourself you have to maintain. You’ll leave clearer, more grounded, and better able to live your life without running yourself into the ground.

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Your Retreat Experiences

Every day begins gently; movement, breath, and meditation to help you arrive in your body before the day asks anything of you.

You'll explore and reflect with other women who showed up for the same reason you did. In that room, someone else's honesty will give you permission for your own.

Meals appear. You won't plan them, shop for them, cook them, or clean up after them. For the first time in longer than you can remember, food simply shows up, made with care by someone whose only job that weekend is making sure you're nourished. You'll notice how different it feels to sit down to a meal you didn't have to think about.

There will be unstructured time; space to journal, to nap, to sit outside and do nothing. No rushing to the next thing. Just you, in the quiet between.

And you'll go home with something to hold onto and keep you grounded when you're back in the noise.

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Ready to Come Back to Yourself?

Join us in Alexandria, PA // October 23–25, 2026

From the moment you arrive Friday morning until you leave Sunday, everything is held for you. Your room, a curated morning spread to ease you into each day, and chef-prepared lunches and dinners designed to nourish you without a single decision required. Every workshop and retreat experience, yoga and meditation sessions, access to the hot tub & sauna, abundant downtime, and a gift to carry the weekend home with you. This is what it feels like when someone else takes care of the details.

Where You'll Retreat

Every detail of this weekend has been intentionally considered. Including where you'll rest each night.

Each room carries its own energy. As you imagine yourself here, notice which one feels like it's waiting for you.

One package available

Lecie's Haven

Private room · Private en suite bath

You don't have to be anywhere or anyone this weekend. Lecie's Haven is where you disappear into stillness completely. A clawfoot soaking tub waits inside a rainfall shower, with a private sitting bench and space to simply be; alone, unhurried, undisturbed. Real rest starts here, in hot water, in total quiet, in a room that asks nothing of you.

Three packages available

Mamie's Suite

Private room · Private en suite bath

Some rooms are just rooms. This one is a sanctuary. A king bed, a private bath, and the kind of stillness that makes you wonder why you waited so long to give yourself this. Nothing to share. Nothing to negotiate. Just you, held.

Three packages available

Bell's Escape

Private room · Shared bath

You are allowed to need space. Bell's Escape says so. Close the door, spread your things out, and remember what it feels like when no one needs anything from you and you are given enough space to finally put your things down (physical, mental and emotional) and leave them there. This is what it feels like to take up room.

One package available

Sandra's Harbor

Private room · Shared bath

Every woman deserves a soft place to land. Sandra's Harbor is that place. A double bed in a private room that is entirely yours. Sandra's Harbor doesn't ask you to be anything; it asks you to arrive.

Four packages available

The Heard Sisters' Sanctuary

Shared room · Shared bath

You know that some of the best moments live in the in-between. The Heard Sisters' Sanctuary is built for you; the one who goes all in on conversation, who comes alive in community, who knows that being witnessed by other women is its own kind of coming home.

All packages include your room, curated breakfasts, private chef prepared lunches and dinners, every workshop and retreat experience, wellness sessions, full property access (including hot tub, game room & sauna!), and plenty of time to practice the rest that we preach.

Sandra's Harbor Package

$1,947

The Heard Sisters' Sanctuary Package

$1,697

Pay in full or monthly payment plan
$500 deposit reserves your spot

What You're Probably Wondering...

Do I have to be a Black or Brown woman to attend?

Yes, Reclaimed is specifically for Black and Brown women.

What's included in the price?

The price includes:

  • Overnight accommodations Friday through Sunday

  • All retreat workshops, activities, and experiences

  • All meals, with lunch and dinner prepared by our private chef

  • Linens and towels

  • Wi-Fi

  • Off-street parking

What if I need a Payment Plan?

No problem! Once you make your deposit to reserve your spot, you'll receive an email within 3 business days to confirm your package choice and payment options. Plans can be flexible and the balance must be paid in full by October 15, 2026.

I made my deposit, now what?

We cannot wait to hold space for you!

You'll receive an email to confirm your package details and payment options within 3 business days.

What's the food situation like?

A curated morning spread for breakfast Friday, Saturday and Sunday and chef prepared lunch and dinner Friday and Saturday.

Meals are tailored to the group, thoughtfully prepared and served so you can stay present instead of managing logistics.

What if I have dietary restrictions or food allergies?

You'll be asked to confirm any dietary restrictions or food allergies before the retreat.

When does the weekend begin and end?

Retreat doors open at 8 AM on Friday, October 23; early enough to settle in, enjoy breakfast, and arrive fully before our first gathering at 10 AM.
Doors close Sunday, October 25 we close at 10:30 AM, sending you home with the quiet of the morning still with you.

I want to come, but I'm not sure about coming by myself...

Many find that stepping into community with other thoughtful women opens space for deeper rest, confidence and connection, even if it's new.

Through intentionally designed workshops, community meals, and social activities, we balance spending time getting to know each other with time getting to know ourselves and resting.

You'll have the opportunity to meet everyone before the retreat during the pre-retreat kick back. The virtual getting to know you and information session will take place within the two weeks prior to the retreat.

I want to come and bring a friend...

We love that, invite her!

The retreat is an all-inclusive per person package. You each will need to reserve your own package.

Where is Alexandria, PA

Alexandria is a quiet borough in Huntingdon County, in central Pennsylvania, easy to reach from across the region.

  • Roughly 2.5–3 hours from Baltimore or Washington, D.C.

  • About 2 hours from Pittsburgh

  • About 2.5 hours from Philadelphia

What else do I need to know?

Quiet hours are from 11 pm to 7 am

Be sure to review the full retreat terms and conditions here.

Full retreat terms and conditions can be found here. By making a reservation, you are agreeing to the full terms & conditions, including the refund and missed payment policies.

if you feel the pull to return to yourself and prioritize her, this is your invitation