Vermont: Affinity Retreat 2026
August 28 - 30, 2026 | North Hero, VT
PLUS Optional Certificate Program / CEUs!
Join Keeper of the Lodge and Abhyasa Yoga Institute founder Christina Alexa along with the renowned Artist of Conscious Evolution Kate Lemay to launch the fourth of a new set of seven retreats, offering CEUs and an optional certificate program! Explore the heart (anahata) chakra from the perspective of AFFINITY, including elemental nature, vulnerability as a doorway to love with the understanding that vulnerability is our greatest strength. As we open and feel, energy flows and the heart becomes connected to needs, personal power and manifestation of dreams; we become the creator of our heart’s desire. Our mantra is, “I create with an open heart.”
Affinity Retreat
August 28 – 30, 2026
YMCA Camp Abnaki
1252 Abnaki Rd, North Hero, VT 05474
Join Kate Lemay and Christina Alexa in a new series of seven ETJ retreats beginning with muladhara (root) chakra and moving through the sahasrara (crown) in a liberation current. These next seven retreats with Kate and Christina embody the heart and character that all the ETJ retreats embrace: deep community connection, connection to self, rest, revelation, play and fun! Additionally, retreat participants can expect an extensive dive into their OWN root chakra energy system from the perspective of education, introspection and healing. We will drill down on energetic anatomy and physiology from the experiential physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual levels.
Based on painting four in set six of Artist of Conscious Evolution deck, the theme of this retreat is AFFINITY. Explore the heart through inner connection, opening the door to vulnerability in a safe and supportive way. Gain trust and a sense of your own inner beauty and soul-full inspiration. Experience the heart as the bridge between foundational, grounded energies and intuitive, expansive energies.
Elemental training in this retreat includes an immersion in nature teachings, unpacking how to feel one with the natural forces around us through education, experience and ceremony. Expect to dive deep and come back feeling more whole than when you arrived, fortified by love and support from within and without as we endeavor to contribute to the healing of the sacred hoop of the people.
Are you a yoga instructor, massage therapist or other professional accepting CEUs from a registered yoga school with the National Yoga Alliance? This retreat offers 10 CEU hours toward your professional certifications. Please check with your own certification or licensure requirements to make sure CEUs from a yoga institute are applicable to the requirements of your industry.
These next seven retreats with Christina and Kate ALSO provide a 200-hour certification course in chakra education and healing for Yoga Teachers, Body Therapists, Intuitive Healers, Nurses and any other profession drawn to this level of alternative healing. Special pricing is available for participants attending all seven weekends. As we move through each chakra in each retreat, expect to enlighten your own energy system step by step while gaining an education about WHAT is happening and WHY it is happening. For participants in the 200-hour certification, monthly Zoom meetings between retreats will offer support and enhance both processing opportunities and learning.
Your hosts are Christina Alexa, founder of the Abhyasa Yoga Institute, Keeper of the Lodge, Intuitive Healer and writer, as well as Kate Lemay, Artist of Conscious Evolution, founder of Enjoy the Journey Retreats, 500-hour yoga instructor and Regional Executive Director of the YMCA.
Within the framework of Kate Lemay’s art, our expert instructors to help you find your way into the art of conscious evolution, discovering the magic within YOU. Together we will work with free tools you always have with you to create more focused and intentional energy to help you live the life of your dreams. The sacred practice of yoga (for all abilities, from beginner to expert), will help us align our energies in perfect harmony. This retreat is in a camp setting because nature is our nature. A symphony of nature’s beauty shall inspire and guide you as you journey toward tranquility and renewal. With each breath, you shall shed the world’s weight, embracing a state of pure bliss. Make new friends, laugh, and deeply enjoy the process of reflection and transformation.
What is included in the retreat package:
- Two Nights of simple communal lodging
- No cooking or cleaning for 5 wonderful meals! Indulge in the nourishment of yummy, healthy food crafted to replenish your soul.
- Three beautiful yoga classes
- Three to four daily workshops
- Keynote Presentation
- Welcome bag with supplies
- Intentional rest and relaxation
- The Sacred Container: Opening and closing ceremony
- Deep community connection
- Safe space to feel, heal and grow
- Play, laughter and fun!
AFFINITY
Affinity has a biological and chemical component. It is the attractive force causing permanent change between two energies.
In the heart space, openheartedness allows two energies to create something new.
Mantra: I create with an open heart.
Integrate with Affinity
$444 Early Bird Rate all the way to the threshold of the retreat!!! As we establish new retreats in new states, Early Bird rate IS the retreat rate! Help us create new sacred circles in new communities.
* Single $222 VIP Add-On * Includes prioritized housing (hosts will contact you), goodies (TBD) and special private sessions with your Retreat Leaders!
Check out our GO ALL THE WAY package for all of the next seven retreats with Kate and Christina!
Are you up for a travel adventure? This DELUXE ticket is specific to the new 7 retreats in 2026 led by Christina and Kate. CEUs offered, plus:
- 1 year membership to ETJ Online Community Daily Yoga
- 7 (1-hr) meetings with Christina throughout the year
- 7 (1-hr) meetings with Kate throughout the year
- The Art of Conscious Evolution Card Deck
- 7 original paintings of your set of 7 retreats
- 7 online deep-dive Chakra classes with Christina and Kate
Want to CHANGE the trajectory of your life? This is your next adventure into DEEP community support and evolution. Click the BOOK NOW button to explore all pricing options!
