The Long Practice: Moving from Perfection to Perception
Yoga, Meditation, Nature, & Sound Healing at Graves Mountain
Madison, VA | June 18 – 21, 2026 (Juneteenth Weekend)
Join Sarah Nunes and Jackie Sue Powell for a 3-night immersion at the historic Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges. Just 90 minutes from DC, this retreat is designed to help you unplug, breathe, and restore amidst the Blue Ridge mountains.
The Experience
Daily Yoga: Morning and evening sessions ranging from fluid Vinyasa & Hatha to the deep stillness of Restorative & Yin.
Deep Relaxation: Special afternoon workshops featuring Myofascial Rolling, Partner Yoga, Arm Balances & Inversions, Yoga Nidra, and Sound Healing with crystal bowls and other instruments.
Nature & Adventure: Access to 18 miles of trails, the Rose River, fishing ponds, and a large swimming pool.
Explore: 12 minutes from Shenandoah National Park (White Oak Canyon) and surrounded by local vineyards.
Accommodations: Poplar Lodge
We will stay in the private Poplar Lodge, featuring “log cabin vibes” and mountain-view rocking chairs.
Rooms: Two single beds and a private bathroom in every room.
Gathering Space: A spacious, cozy common area dedicated to our yoga practice.
Investment & Registration
Total Cost: $699Includes 3 nights lodging + daily light breakfast, full brunch, and dinner.
A full refund (minus a $50 admin fee) will be provided as long as the spot can be filled. If the spot cannot be filled prior to the retreat, you will be financially responsible for the booking.
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Saturday, January 24
1:00-5:00 pm
Swann House Historic Dupont Circle Inn
$75/person
Learn to bake challah bread with pastry chef, Emily Wilhelm. While the bread rises, relax your kneading muscles with yoga lead by Jackie Powell!
What’s included: start to finish bread making lessons & a 90-minute all-levels yoga class. While your bread bakes enjoy a relaxing tea time & tour of Swann House. Leave the afternoon with two loaves of bread and a rejuvenated spirit!
Swann House B&B makes its home in a circa 1883 mansion enveloping you in the grandeur of a bygone era. Your baking and yoga experience will take place among the crystal chandeliers, elaborately carved fireplaces and original plaster moldings that reflect just a portion of the nineteenth century craftsmanship that can be seen throughout the award-winning Inn.
Having both gotten their starts separately in Costa Rica, Jackie and Emily met at Swann House where they are both currently Innkeepers. Jackie is a certified RYT Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher with experience teaching around the world and now shares yoga in various communities throughout DC. Formally the Head Baker at Woodberry Kitchen, Emily now runs the Honeysuckle Bakeshop bread CSA.
JACKIE SUE POWELL 