Red Rocks and Starlight 

Thank you so much for joining me for the Red Rocks and Starlight Wellness Retreat! I'm looking forward to spending this retreat with each of you, in the red rock country of Sedona. Surrounded by 1.8 million acres of national forest land and buttressed by four wilderness areas and two state parks, Sedona is a landscape of iconic red rock formations and steep canyon walls lined with oaks, tall pines and even cacti! Not only is Sedona one of the most scenic places on earth, but it's also an ‘International Dark-Sky City’ and we will have three nights under a moonless sky, viewing the limitless universe from a rooftop deck!

On this page, you will find all the information you need to sign up for the retreat, as well as details on where we will stay, what we will eat and things we might do while in Sedona.

This retreat is a work in progress, and as such, I am open to suggestions that you may have. As with my classes that I share with you, I am flexible with the agenda and the activities during our stay. As we get the details settled, I will update this webpage and let you know when I do.

Brigitte at the top of Boynton Trail, Mother’s Day 2017

To Sign Up

The retreat is all inclusive and the registration fee includes three nights accommodation, three dinners, breakfast on Thursday and brunch on Friday, as well as snacks, munchies, and fruit and veggies, etc., available throughout the day. Please see below for full details of what is included in the registration fee.

Registration Fee: $1200

A $400 deposit is required to hold your spot. We’ll need this as soon as possible, so that we can confirm the accommodations. In order to avoid additional costs to you for credit card fees, you can pay directly, using one of the following methods to pay your deposit.

Apple Pay, Zelle, or Venmo using my phone number - 602-300-2566 (please DO NOT use my email address). I also accept checks payable to Brigitte Yancy, Intl.

If for any reason you need to cancel, your deposit will be refunded if we can find someone else to take your spot.

The remaining $800 is due by Aug 22, 2025. The full cancellation policy is listed below.

If you would like to pay by credit card, there is a $55 credit card processing fee. To pay in two payments, the deposit amount is $455, and $800 due by Aug 22nd.

You may also pay the full amount of $1200 now, plus a $55 processing fee.

Please note:
If you pay in two payments, you will only pay one processing fee of $55.
Credit card processing fees are nonrefundable.

Accommodations

We will be staying in this stunning, new, 4-bedroom, 4 bathroom home in West Sedona. I will provide more specifics on this home once I confirm the booking. If you have not already let me know your rooming preferences, please do so.

I am very excited to have Connie Taylor, one of my students, joining us on this retreat to prepare the meals! Connie has a passion for cooking for others that comes through in the foods she prepares and she is well known for delicious goodies that she's sometimes brings to class!

I am of the belief that delicious food and meals prepared with love, and accompanied by meaningful conversations, are central to gatherings like this. While people often associate 'wellness' retreats with meals that adhere to a specific kind of diet, such as vegetarianism, my philosophy with wellness and eating is, to certainly eat foods that are beneficial and what we might call healthy, but I am also of the philosophy that eating, especially with good friends, is something to be enjoyed and savored!

We will strive to use the freshest and organic ingredients for the meals that will be prepared for you. If you have any food allergies, please do let me know.

The following meals are included with your registration:

• Dinner on Oct 22, 23 & 24

• Breakfast on Oct 23 and Brunch on Oct 24

• Cheese and Charcuterie Boards at the winery

• Snacks, munchies and fresh fruit and vegetables will also be available throughout the day, each day, as will non-alcoholic beverages, such as water, sparkling water, coffee and tea.

A full menu will be provided at a later date.

Preliminary Agenda

As we get closer to the retreat date, a finalized agenda will be provided. All activities are optional.

Wednesday, Oct 22

Arrival in Sedona. As we determine who will be joining us on this retreat, I am happy to coordinate carpool options for those who are interested. You are welcome to arrive at your leisure throughout the late morning/early afternoon on the 22nd. Then take a few hours to settle in to your accommodations and take in the views of the gorgeous red rock mountains that surround the house.

3:00PM Mat/Chair Pilates class on the patio - If you would like to join me for this class, please plan to arrive by 2:30 PM.

Sundown Meditation - Join me for a relaxing sunset meditation on the roof deck and "Set an Intention for Your Retreat."

Dinner - Gather on the patio, for a delicious opening dinner. Here we can get to know one another a little better and share stories and laughter.

Stargazing - After dinner, please join me on the roof deck to wonder at the night sky!

Thursday, October 23

Breakfast - Awaken at your leisure, and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. Breakfast will be served on the patio at approximately 9:00 AM.

10:30 Mat/Chair Yoga on the patio

Lunch/Afternoon - Tour and enjoy Wine Tasting at a local vineyard (winery tbd) or spend a relaxing afternoon at the house or in town.

Time TBD - Afternoon Mat/Chair Pilates on the patio

Sundown Meditation - Join me for a relaxing sunset meditation on the roof deck and "Take in Your Surroundings".

Dinner - A delicious dinner right off the Barbecue!

Game Night - Join us for some fun and games! If you have any favorite games you'd like to play, please let me know.

Friday, October 24

Morning - Awaken with the sun and join me for an easy hike in the red rocks of Sedona (time TBD) or sleep in for a quiet morning at the house.

Brunch - 11:30

Afternoon - Join me for Mat/Chair Yoga followed by Mat/Chair Pilates. Do one or the other, or both! Time TBD

Sundown Meditation - Join me for a relaxing sunset meditation on the roof deck and meditate on "The Power of Love and Friendship"

Closing Dinner - Let's celebrate old friends and new ones! Time TBD

Stargazing - After dinner, please join me on the roof deck and perhaps we will see the Milky Way!

Saturday, Oct 25

Check out time is 10:00 AM. Before leaving the Sedona area, please join me for a self-pay breakfast at a local restaurant.

Other Important Details

• Weather: The average daily temperature in Sedona in October is 77° for the high and 48° for the low. Last year, October was warmer than normal and the high temperatures in Sedona were closer to 82°.

• Special Diets: If you have a special diet that you follow, please know that we will have variety of food options, which will accommodate a variety of diets. If you have specific foods that you eat on your diet, we ask that you bring them if you don't see them on the menu.

• Clean Up: I ask that we all partake in cleaning up after the meals and keeping the house neat and orderly during our stay.

• Cell Phones: I’d like to suggest that we keep cell phones on silent or vibrate during our stay. Perhaps we may also skip the 'scrolling' while on the retreat, optional of course. I’m going to give it a try and we’ll see how I do!

• Let’s take a break from the news: Please do not bring up or discuss anything related to politics or current national or world events.

• Quiet Hours: You are more than welcome to stay up as late as you would like or go to bed as early as you would like. You are also more than welcome to get up early or sleep in. To accommodate everyone, let’s observe quiet hours between 9 PM and 9 AM, and please keep voices down if you are in the area of the bedrooms during this time. If you are sensitive to sound while you sleep, I encourage you to bring earplugs.

• Outdoor Activities: Any patio activities may be moved inside due weather conditions. Any other outdoor activities may be canceled due to weather.

• Alcoholic beverages. You may bring your own alcoholic beverages if you wish. Additionally, please bring any specialty coffees or drinks you would like.

• Wine tasting flights and glass or bottle purchases at the Vineyard.

• Costs for transportation to and from Sedona and to and from the Vineyard and hike.

The $400 deposit is due as soon as you sign up and is non-refundable, unless you or we have someone to take your place.

The remaining $800 balance is due by Aug 22. You are welcome to pay the whole fee when you sign up.

If you choose to pay with a credit card and need to cancel, the $55 credit card processing fee is nonrefundable. You will be refunded in cash, unless you specify that you would like the refund to go back to your card. However there is a processing fee for refunds to a credit card.

Cancellations by Aug 22nd, will receive a full refund of any payments made, less the deposit and any credit card processing fees. Cancellations by Sep 22nd, will receive a 50% refund, less the deposit and any credit card processing fees. Should we have a waitlist and someone from the waitlist signs up, or you find someone to take your place, you will receive a full refund for a payments made, less any credit card processing fees, once the new attendee has paid the full amount due.

There will be no refunds after Sep 22.

Should Wellness with Brigitte or the hosting property need to cancel the retreat for any reason. You will be fully refunded any registration fees paid, less any credit card processing fees.