Creative Soul: Elements & Archetypes
Rejuvenate and nourish your creative spirit during this nature infused art and yoga retreat. We will explore the art of the symbolic through art making, yoga practices and group meditations. Each participant will create a mini set of oracle cards based on the weekend’s exploration of archetypes and the elements. There will be daily morning and afternoon yoga practices, nature hikes, campfires, and healthy and delicious group meals. You will leave feeling inspired, energized, and deeply nourished. There will be plenty of time for rest, reflection and enjoying the hot tubs. No art experience is necessary– just a willingness to play, get a little messy, and do it for the process. You’ll leave the retreat with a tangible treasure full of learning, wisdom, and beauty.
Thursday, July 17 - Sunday, July 20, 2025
All-Inclusive4-Days, 3-Nights
All-Inclusive Glamping Pod for One Person - $975, plus taxes + fees
25% Deposit to reserve today - remaining balance charged 30 days before your retreat!
Meet Your Hosts
Jessica Croker
Jessica Croker is an artist, art therapist, and yoga teacher with decades of experience practicing in her own life and guiding others. She sees both yoga and art-making as laboratories for experimentation. These are places to move and feel, to try new things and to settle into safety. She approaches each practice as an investigation, guiding students to be curious and feel themselves from the inside out. It’s this awareness that helps us expand our capacity to choose— to move on purpose— to act with agency in our bodies and lives.
She did her yoga training in Shambavananda Yoga at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat in the beautiful mountains of Nederland, CO and advanced trainings through the Shambavananda ashram in Konalani, Hawaii. Her master’s degree in art therapy and counseling is from Saint Mary of the Woods College in Indiana. In her art therapy work Jessica has focused on body image, trauma processing and addiction recovery. She has worked with underserved populations in Washington D.C. and has led many art therapy groups in in-patient, out-patient, and intensive outpatient clinical settings.
Jessica loves riding her bike and stand-up paddle boarding, making art and music, and hanging out with her husband (of 26 years) and 6 children. You can find out more about her and follow her on instagram @jessicacrokerartandyoga.
Marni Sclaroff
Marni Sclaroff is an art and movement educator who brings a lifelong passion for living a creative and purposeful life to people all over the world. With over 30 years of experience in the holistic, visual and movement arts, and a Master’s Degree in Art Education, she is well-versed in the languages of artistry and transformation. In addition to holding 3 certifications in yoga & having received formal initiation as a practitioner of meditation, she is also a certified Martha Beck Wayfinder Life Coach. Her work is influenced and inspired by earth based spirituality and nature's cycles and rhythms.
You can read more about Marni on her website: www.marnisclaroff.com
Wellness with Nature
Resting on 150 acres, River Mountain is bordered by Sweet Root Creek, Warrior Ridge and Tussey Mountain. River Mountain's stunning spaces are designed for reflection, mindfulness, and good vibrations on your self-care journey. Creekside yoga platforms, a restored barn turned wellness space, and the calm of nature make this the ideal destination for peace and wellness.
Located just a few hours from D.C., Baltimore, and Pittsburgh, in the mountains of Pennsylvania, River Mountain is remote yet easy to access.
History
Warrior Path
Running parallel to River Mountain's eastern ridge is Warriors Path, the great Iroquois Indian highway from Six Nations country, New York, to the Catawba country in the Carolinas. The historic path along Sweet Root Creek was one of the longest and most heavily traveled land routes in eastern North America, connecting Indigenous peoples over hundreds of miles.
The Underground Railroad
Black Valley was an active route along the Underground Railroad. Local histories principally credit four, free black residents with leading the aid network in this area: Rev. John Fidler, Elias Rouse, Joseph Crawley, and James Graham. Just to the south of the River Mountain property are 13 unmarked graves of enslaved people who died traveling the route to freedom.
Accommodations
Glamping Pods
Modern Design to Align with the Body's Circadian Rhythm
Standard Glamping Pod - Sleeps 1 Guest
Located in Cabin with Other Retreat Guests
Expansive Deck with Patio Seating
Top Pod Skylights to Fall Asleep to the Stars
Bedside Windows to Nature
Nestled Among Trees, Meadow + Creek
Mountain Views of Warrior Ridge
Creative Soul: Elements & Archetypes
Thursday, July 17 - Sunday, July 20, 2025
All-Inclusive4-Days, 3-Nights
All-Inclusive Twin Glamping Pod for One Person - $975, plus taxes + fees
25% Deposit to reserve today - remaining balance charged 30 days before your retreat!
Retreat Inclusions
All Retreat Experiences
150 Acres of Nature
Accommodations
Daily Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Access to Hot Soaking Tubs
Campfire + S'mores
Daily Housekeeping
Fresh Linens, Towels, Blankets
Fiber Internet Wi-Fi
Check-In After 3PM
Check-Out By 11AM
Retreat Policies, Payments, Deposit, and Cancellations:
DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON RETREATS. This is for the safety and wellness of the dog and other guests joining the retreat.
25% non-refundable deposit to reserve. The remaining balance is automatically charged 30 days prior to the retreat start date using the initial card on file used to make the reservation and deposit. If reserving within less than 30 days of retreat start date, the remaining balance is automatically charged within 48 hours after reservation is made.
Please note that because River Mountain retreats are limited to a small number of attendees, to allow for a more personable, intimate experience, our cancellation policy is in place to help guests, hosts, and us alike work together sharing expenses that may arise from unexpected cancellations.
• All deposits are non-refundable.
• Full balance is automatically charged 30 days prior to retreat start date, unless otherwise noted.
• Cancellation requests submitted 61 days or more before the retreat start date, 50% of the total is due.
• Within 60 days of your retreat: full balance due, sorry but no refunds given, no exceptions.
Please know that our cancellation policy is designed to mitigate damages and costs incurred to retreat hosts and River Mountain in order to maintain the retreat experience and affordability for other retreat guests. Exceptions cannot be made for any reason, including weather, injury/illness, or personal emergencies. No refunds or credits for failure to attend or failure to complete the retreat, or for arriving late or leaving early.
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