The Setting
Stone paths that lead to the sea
Garden walkways wind down through sea grape and palm to the water's edge. The house wraps itself in covered verandas, where the trade winds move through and the light shifts all day long.
Peace + Vitality Retreat
A private retreat
in Hope Town, Abaco
Here is a place to come home to yourself.
Reserve Your StayThe House
A house at the quiet end of Hope Town
On the North End of Elbow Cay, the Atlantic meets a ribbon of pale sand. The house sits low and open to the water, made for slow mornings, shared practice and the long exhale that finally arrives.
The Grounds
Room to rest between practice
Loungers on the lawn, a hammock between two palms, shade for the warm hours. The grounds hold a small group with ease, with a quiet corner waiting for whoever needs one.
The Water
Clear turquoise, just beyond the dunes
Follow the dune path down to water so clear it reads like glass. Near the shore the bay lies calm and shallow, the kind of stillness that lets your shoulders drop before the first practice begins.
Reserve the House
Make the whole house yours
Beyond the retreat mornings, New Morning opens to a single family or small group. Choose your dates and send Christy a request to stay.
Check AvailabilityPeace & Vitality Retreat 2027
Come home to yourself
New Morning is a Peace and Vitality Retreat: four unhurried mornings of movement, breath and rest, held in a circle of experienced teachers. Come for a single session or stay for all four.
The Practices
- All-levels Hatha and Restorative yoga
- Block Therapy fascial release
- Breathwork and nervous-system regulation
- Guided meditation and Reiki
- Guided journaling and affirmation
- Ceremony, massage and art
A Morning at New Morning
- 9:00 Welcome, settling and journaling
- 9:30 Breath and gentle nervous-system reset
- 10:15 Slow, deep-stretch yoga
- 11:15 Tea and pause
- 11:30 Guided meditation and Reiki
- 12:00 Lunch together
Four mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch is served from noon to 1.
Explore the Retreat
Your Facilitators
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Molly Harrison
Host · Yoga, Meditation & Reiki Master
Teaching yoga, meditation and mindfulness since 1998, with thousands of classes on the Outer Banks and a 200-hour training from the Integral Yoga Institute.
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Christy Young
Reiki Master · Meditation & Affirmation
A Reiki Master and author who guides meditation and affirmation work, helping guests soften, reset and reconnect.
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Rachael Aberle
Block Therapy · Yoga
A yoga instructor and Block Therapy specialist who leads the fascial-release work that leaves the body open and easy.
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Arvella Roberson
Massage · Reiki · Biomat
A licensed massage therapist of more than eighteen years, offering bodywork, Reiki and Biomat sessions throughout the retreat.
The Table
Gathered around the table
Lunch is served together, noon to one, the close of every morning. Bright island food, herbal teas and small bites, shared slowly while the conversation finds its own pace.
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Tea and pause -
Fresh from the island -
Small bites
Handbook
Handbook for Healing
Sixteen Ways to Find Balance, Create Compassion and Heal Your Heart
Written by New Morning facilitator and Reiki Master Christy Young, Handbook for Healing gathers the practices at the heart of the retreat into one gentle guide. It is a companion for the work we do together and for the quieter days back home.
A signed copy is included with every retreat stay.
Get Your CopyAlso at Barnes & Noble.