Get Rooted Fall Mini-Retreat
Sunday, October 25th, 2026
Baltimore, Maryland
Get rooted in what makes you YOU—and let that become your compass for the season ahead.
A Fall Mini-Retreat to Reconnect With What Matters Most
Before the season gets busy, come home to yourself.
Because the season ahead doesn't need more of you.
It needs more of what matters to you.
This is for you if you are ready to stop living on autopilot and start living more intentionally from the inside out.
This is more than just a retreat. It’s a return to yourself.
This day is for you if...
You've been wondering what comes next.
You've been making decisions based on what everyone else needs and realizing you've lost track of what you need.
You feel like you're entering a new season and want to be intentional about how you step into it.
You've outgrown some things—but aren't quite sure what you want to grow into.
You know your values matter, but you're craving a deeper connection to them beyond simply naming them.
You've been craving a day where you don't have to produce, perform, plan, or take care of anyone else.
You don't need another self-improvement goal.
You need space to remember yourself.
And perhaps most importantly:
You want to feel more rooted in who you are so you can move through the rest of your life with greater clarity, intention, and ease.
Before the pace of the holiday season begins, give yourself a day to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most.
Your day includes...🌿 A guided exploration of your personal core values and how to LIVE them
🧘 Yoga Nidra
✍️ Guided reflection + journaling
💬 Heartfelt conversation in a small circle
🥗 Nourishing lunch, tea + snacks
🪴 A thoughtfully chosen plant to take home as a living reminder of what you're choosing to tend
✨ A few surprises along the way
An Invitation to Live Fully
You need time and space to remember…That the path you’ve been waiting for…is already illuminated.You just need to take the first step.
To reconnect with your most important relationship – the one with yourself.
What can you expect during the retreat?
This isn’t just a yoga retreat.
It is a transformational retreat.
No feeling guilty.
No apologizing.
No waiting for the perfect moment or conditions.
A small, intimate day of reflection, journaling, Yoga Nidra, heartfelt conversation, and intentional connection designed to help you reconnect with your core values—and use them as a compass to LIVE your thriving.
You'll leave with greater clarity about what matters to you, what you want to cultivate, and what you may be ready to release.
And you'll take home a living reminder: a plant chosen intentionally to represent something you're ready to tend within yourself.
“I keep coming back to “magic” to describe this retreat. Every bit of our week fit me. Not a vacation… but a lifestyle.”
What people are saying about these retreats…“I had no idea what to expect, as I’d never attended a retreat before. As a business owner, my life is extremely busy so I was hesitant at first to even take that time for myself. However, after participating in the Nurture and Nourish Retreat I feel rejuvenated and have a list of purposeful action items to keep the nourishment going. What a great way to start the year! I’d like to make this an annual event in my life! Elena does such an amazing job in organizing and leading a perfect blend of activities that make your soul sing!”
“Before the retreat I was a ball of stress and guilt. Because of things going on with my family I kept thinking that I shouldn’t go.
I immersed myself into every practice, lesson, and moment. I recognize that it is SO important for me to listen to my wants and needs. I have slowed down, take mini breaks during the day to check in with myself, and haven’t jumped every time I get a call or text from my family.
Instead, I sit in a rock in Central Park, feel the wind blow, listen to the leaves fall, and enjoy watching dogs run around the dog park. I’m feeling my aliveness.””
“I was “stuck” before the retreat not even knowing how “stuck” I was. The retreat awakened me and showed me so many possibilities that are truly at my fingertips if I just reached a little further. It exceeded my expectations and taught me valuable skills that will help me continue to grow. This is just the beginning”
“I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Elena for an incredible core values workshop. I think it’s safe to say we were all impressed and appropriately challenged by the exercise. Your knowledge, the sharing of your own incredible stories and examples, and the unfolding of the process was very effective.
It was a wonderful way to continue to define our relationships with ourselves and each other. ”
Your values aren't just words you choose. They're a compass for how you spend your time, where you place your energy, what you say yes to—and what you're finally ready to say no to.
Why this retreat?
Your values aren't just words you choose. They're a compass for how you spend your time, where you place your energy, what you say yes to—and what you're finally ready to say no to.
What if you didn't wait for life to quiet down before making space for yourself?
You don't need to become a better version of yourself. You might simply need some space to remember the person you already are.
"I want to feel like myself again."
You'll leave this day with a clearer sense of what matters to you—and a deeper trust in your own inner compass.
And perhaps, you’ll savor a day to slow down, listen inward, reconnect with your values, and create a personal compass for the season ahead.
Schedule for the day:
9:30-10:00 am Arrive and get comfy
10:00 am Opening Circle
10:30 am Unearthing what makes you YOU
12:15 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Rest in your truth
1:30 pm: Closing Circle
All the details...Where and when is this retreat?
The retreat takes place on Sunday, October 25th, 2026 from 10 am -2 pm at The Thrive Sanctuary in Locust Point, Baltimore, Maryland.
What is included? So much. And more.
A guided exploration of your personal core values and how to LIVE them
Yoga Nidra
Guided reflection + journaling
Heartfelt conversation in a small circle
Nourishing lunch, tea + snacks
A thoughtfully chosen plant to take home as a living reminder of what you're choosing to tend
Lunch, snacks, and herbal tea to nourish you throughout the day
Plus a few surprises along the way.
“Elena created and fostered an environment that allowed all of us to feel safe and supported and loved - so we were all able to open up and truly get to the root of some really deep stuff. I came home with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for myself, and what I can do to truly ‘nurture and nourish’ ME in my daily life in the ‘real world’.”
These transformational retreats are an opportunity to open up to yourself and your aliveness on a SOUL level.
These immersive experiences blend the power of presence, intention, and community to help you expand your capacity for peace, freedom, connection, and joy.
While longer retreats are powerful, even a mini-retreat has the possibility to reconnect you with what matters most.
To be witnessed as you witness yourself.
To be held in a circle of community that celebrates you, just as you are.
To leave with specific and tangible practices and rituals that you can incorporate into your daily life.
My hope is that if you say YES to this mini-retreat, you are doing so with an open heart that is ready to meet yourself where you are AND allow yourself to be nudged, towards a remembrance of what roots you.
Because this new season, and all that comes with it – is waiting for you to shine brightly in your own truth and power.
To meet the truest version of you. The one that feels rooted in what matters most, not just on retreat, but every day after that.
I can’t wait to retreat with you!
xo,
Elena
sweet friend,
A note from Elena
Meet the Founder of The Thrive Sanctuary and retreat host...Elena Sonnino
The idea for the Thrive Sanctuary came to Elena while training for an ultra-endurance hiking event. And because one of her core values is curiosity, she allowed the seed of possibility to be planted, reminding her of the whisper she’d heard long ago to create a retreat center.
The Thrive Sanctuary is designed to feel like a warm hug, an urban retreat sanctuary that meets you where you are. It reminds us that tending to our thriving is an ongoing journey. A journey that requires trust, ease, and curiosity and is nourished by the wonder of mini-moments.
While this holistic plant shop is home base for all things THRIVING, Elena has been leading transformational retreats for the last 10 years. These retreats come with a GUARANTEE.
That if you show up for the practices and experiences each day with an open mind and heart and integrate your takeaways once you get home…this transformative experience will be a catalyst for you to thrive from the inside out.
Yes, you’ll need to show up and do the sometimes not-easy work of “being” – but the Get Rooted retreat will create and hold space for you to develop a clearer sense of what matters to you—and a deeper trust in your own inner compass.
What most people say about Elena is that she brings delightful sparks of energy to everything she does. And she is over the moon to bring that spark of unapologetic, easeful, and delighted energy to life with this new retreat destination.
