Root 2 Flow/Yoga Retreat

Root 2 Flow Yoga Retreat Weekend @ Brown County Inn Sat & Sun November 12-13

Autumn & November in particular, is a time to harvest and take reflection. A time to celebrate all your hard work and continue pushing forward. Celebrate this change of seasons and honor your body with a special weekend yoga retreat at the beautiful Brown County Inn in Nashville Indiana. This retreat is designed for the mental and physical reflection we all need, and for that immeasurable momentum onward.

Root 2 Flow Yoga Retreat offers a unique combination of 2 yoga styles, Restorative/Gentle Vinyasa and Aquatic. Taught independently of one another but methodically used in a powerful combination.  Restore will be taught by Wyatt McKinley and Aqua yoga by Elizabeth McKinley. (we're siblings)

The retreat's name expresses its intention to build a solid, strong foundation within yourself, then harvesting that strength and letting it flow fluidly and with ease.

All Levels of experience are welcome!

Restorative Yoga is a more restful, meditative practice that is all about slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. As the name suggests, this style of yoga “restores” the body to its parasympathetic nervous system function, which in turn, allows the body to rest, heal, and restore balance. We will also be incorporating more of a Gentle Vinyasa practice to build energy in the body through invigorating and mindful breathing and stretching postures.

Aquatic Yoga (silently growing in popularity) may be a lesser heard of yoga style, but it is no less significant and offers profound benefits. This style is ideal for everyone having difficulty with balance, stability, strength in the lower extremities, core, and upper body.  It especially helps those who’ve had recent surgeries, arthritis, hip/knee replacements or generalized weakness. Brown County Inn’s warm water pool is perfect for these strengthening skills while also relaxing in the gentle aquatic environment. Participants do not need to know to how to swim, yet should be comftorable in waist deep water.

The Brown County Inn (www.browncountyinn.com) has been a mainstay in scenic Brown County since it opened in 1974.

Located 10 minutes from picturesque downtown Nashville IN, this Inn takes full advantage of the charming artsy enviornment! Here are just a few of the many amenities and unique qualities Brown County Inn Provides..

• Dining room, bar, and lounge serving three meals per day, seven days per week
• Local, organic, house made food options fit for your dietary needs
• Complimentary parking
• Complimentary wireless high speed-internet
• Staffed twenty-four hours a day
• Porch or balcony on every guest room plus coffee maker, flat screen TV, hair dryer, and individual climate control
• Accessible rooms
• Two story building with stairs. First floor rooms can be requested.
• Year round indoor/outdoor pool
• Miniature golf
• Sits on 10 acres with large, walkable gardens
• Hiking Trails
• Live entertainment every weekend
• Within walking distance of downtown Nashville’s unique shops and galleries
• Event spaces
• 4 Tesla and 2 universal free electric car charging stations

About the Retreat:

 Scheduled classes, activities, and registration info for event will be listed at bottom of page.

Participants have the option of choosing from 8 different registration choices depending on your time and needs.

Our Full Package includes all 5 yoga classes throughout the weekend, overnight stay, lunch and dinner Saturday, followed by Sunday breakfast, snacks, and all activities. All meals are house made, local, and organic from the Brown County Inn Restaurant. After your register, we will email out menus to each guest depending on which package they decide. Choose the best meal and beverage selections based on your dietary needs and we will have it all arranged for you by the weekend. 

All Restore and Gentle Vinyasa Classes will be held in the Woodland Event Room close to lobby and Pool. Please bring yoga mats. If you do not have one please don't hesitate to reach out and we'll bring a mat for you.

All Aquatic classes will be held in the heated indoor/outdoor pool close to Woodland Event Room and Bedrooms. Please bring swimsuit.

Each participant can choose 1 bed or 2 bed Rooms at our registration which can accommodate up to 2 retreat participants per room. Family, friends, kids 12 and above are encouraged to come along even if not attending retreat. A nice Fall weekend for everybody!

Each registration option will be a variation of these many amenities. If staying the night is not in your plans or budget, we will also include day passes for Saturday and Sunday. Plans without meals are also available if these meal accommodations are not for you/ if you’d like to make your own or explore the plethora of restaurants in downtown Nashville. (www.treetopbrowncounty.com/nashville-indiana-restaurants)

Event policies including cancellations and safety will be located in Root 2 Flow Policies in Registrations.

Teacher Bios:

-Elizabeth A McKinley MS, RT, RYT, WSI- An Indiana University,(Bloomington) graduate with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation, specializing in aquatics, physical fitness, health & recreation for children, adults, seniors, of all abilities. Elizabeth’s 40-year career has spanned a wealth of professional opportunities directing aquatic and physical fitness facilities and working as a private therapist specializing in Therapeutic Recreation for youth, adults, & seniors with special needs/ developmental disabilities.

Elizabeth raced and trained as a triathlete for 30 years, directed youth and adult triathlons, and has developed extraordinary events for adults and children with special needs. Elizabeth has been teaching yoga since 2008, is a 500 hour RYT, registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. Elizabeth currently teaches mat yoga, (Vinyasa, flow, restorative, power), aqua yoga, and paddleboard yoga privately and contractually for the HRH Avon YMCA.

Elizabeth has recently taught yoga in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for the company FitPro, Fitneess Professionals.

Elizabeth loves to read, ride her bicycle, swim, walk, do yoga, garden, and teach!

-Wyatt E McKinley is a 500 RYT + Certified Yoga Teacher with training and certifications in Vinyasa, Yin, Trauma Informed Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. He is a Bloomington native who teaches locally and has taught abroad in places including Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Jamaica as part of FitPro Yoga Fitness Professional. He has been teaching since 2019 and has practiced and studied Vipassana Meditation and holistic wellness before that.

Wyatt loves to run, travel, read, create, drink tea, and talk about anything pop culture.

If you would like to connect with other retreat attendees please feel free to use our Root 2 Flow Retreat Group app with link below.

You can also follow us or connect with us via email and social media

Elizabeth Socials

fbook & Insta: @Elizabeth McKinley

email: e.mckinleyrt@gmail.com

Wyatt Socials

fbook& Insta: @Wyatt_Kin

email: quet.wyatt@rocketmail.com