A RETREAT ON THE BEACH IN CAPE COD
Lightness of Being
More free. More alive. More YOU.
RELEASE • RESET • RENEW
October 23–25, 2026 · Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Friday 5 PM – Sunday 2 PM
What if you could feel lighter, freer, more peaceful — and wildly alive in your own life?
Come spend a transformational weekend by the water exploring what becomes possible when you make room for more LIFE in your life.
YES. I’M READY FOR MORE LIFE.
MORE LIFE.
More laughter that makes your cheeks hurt.
More conversations that make you forget what time it is.
More peace in your mind.
More confidence in yourself.
More trust in the Universe.
More freedom to be exactly who you are.
More adventure. More play. More possibility.
More moments when you think...
God, it feels good to be alive.
And less time lost to stress, worry, overthinking, second-guessing and all the other things that quietly steal our peace.
What if you could have more of THAT?
You don’t need a crisis to want more.
Maybe life has changed in ways you never expected. Maybe you’re standing at the edge of a new chapter.
Maybe you’ve spent so much time taking care of life that you’re ready for life to give something back to you.
Or maybe your life is already pretty damn good. And you know there’s another level of joy, freedom, connection and aliveness available to you.
You don’t have to be unhappy to want more joy.
You don’t have to be lost to want more adventure.
You don’t have to be stressed out to want more peace.
You don’t have to be broken to want a breakthrough.
And you don’t need to know exactly what comes next. You just need enough curiosity to wonder...
What else is possible for me?
Now imagine exploring that HERE.
A beautiful waterfront home on Cape Cod.
The ocean outside the window.
Meals around one big table.
Space to breathe.
Space to think.
Space to stop thinking.
Space to laugh.
Space to play.
Space for conversations that actually matter.
Space for the happy and the sad, the tears and the laughter, the truth of where you are and the delicious possibility of where you’re going.
And nowhere else you need to be.
This isn’t a retreat where you sit and listen.
It’s an experience.
We’ll explore. We’ll move. We’ll play.
We’ll connect. We’ll get curious.
We’ll laugh—a lot, if I have anything to say about it.
We’ll create space for things we didn’t even know needed space.
And we’ll discover what changes when we loosen our grip on how life should be and become more available to the life that’s actually trying to happen.
You won’t leave with 47 pages of notes you never look at again.
You’ll leave having experienced yourself differently.
More open. More confident. More peaceful.
More connected. More trusting. More alive.
RELEASE • RESET • RENEW
And then there are the women.
Real women. In a real room. Together.
Sharing meals. Sharing stories.
Laughing until somebody snorts.
Talking about things we rarely make enough room to talk about.
Cheering each other on.
And having those completely unplanned conversations that somehow become the ones you remember most.
No performing. No having to have it all together.
No little boxes on a screen.
Just women doing life together for one beautiful weekend.
There’s something powerful about being reminded:
I’m not the only one.
And something even more powerful about discovering:
Look at who I become when I’m surrounded by women who want to LIVE, too.
IMAGINE DRIVING HOME SUNDAY SAYING...
I feel so LIGHT.
I laughed so much. I feel more peaceful.
I met incredible women.
I feel more confident about whatever comes next.
I discovered new parts of myself—and remembered some I’d forgotten.
I let go of things I didn’t even realize I was carrying.
I feel playful again.
I trust myself more. I trust the Universe more.
I’m excited about my life. I’m excited about what’s coming.
And maybe most of all...
I remembered my sunshine.
Because here’s the thing about Lightness...
Lightness doesn’t mean nothing hard ever happens.
Life gets lifey.
Things change. Plans fall apart. People surprise us. The world gives us plenty of opportunities to worry. And we don’t get to control all of it.
But we can become more peaceful, confident and trusting inside of it.
That’s where the practical spirituality I teach comes in. Not as something else you have to “get right.” As a way of living.
A way of coming back to yourself.
A way of loosening fear’s grip.
A way of trusting something bigger than the problem in front of you.
A way of remembering the Light—even when life gets dark.
That’s the kind of lightness we’re talking about.
Your weekend
From 5 PM Friday through 2 PM Sunday, this gorgeous Cape Cod house is ours.
Your retreat includes:
Two nights in our waterfront retreat home.
Six delicious meals, Friday dinner through Sunday lunch.
Snacks and beverages.
All retreat experiences and materials.
Plenty of time for connection, laughter, reflection, play and surprises.
And something you may not get nearly enough of...
Time and space for YOU.
CHOOSE HOW YOU’D LIKE TO STAY
Sisterhood Room
$1,200
Your own bed in our spacious room for up to 5 women.
Maximum sisterhood. Maximum fun.
ROOM TO CONNECT
Shared Room
$1,500
Your own double bed in a room shared with one other woman.
A little more space, with sisterhood close by.
SPACE TO RECHARGE
Private Room
$1,800
Your own bedroom—and your own sanctuary when you’re ready to recharge.
Private rooms are extremely limited.
Hi, I’m Ellie.
I believe there is a Light in you that life can’t extinguish. And I’ve devoted my work to helping people remember it.
I’m a women’s empowerment and spiritual teacher, TEDx speaker, bestselling author of The Joy Spiral Playbook, and founder of The New Brave.
But the reason I care so deeply about this work isn’t on my résumé.
I’ve lived it.
I’ve loved deeply. I’ve lost deeply. I’ve been widowed, raised a son, started over, worried, wondered what the hell God was up to, laughed again, loved again and learned again and again that...
We don’t have to wait for life to cooperate before we come alive.
That’s what I want for us on Cape Cod.
Not perfection. Not enlightenment.
Not a new and improved version of you.
YOU.
More free. More trusting. More playful.
More peaceful. More confident. More alive.
And maybe just a little less interested in letting fear run the show.
You don’t need to know if you’re the “retreat type.”
You don’t need to have anything wrong.
You don’t need to know what you want to release.
You don’t need to know what’s next.
You don’t need to be good at sharing.
You don’t need to be particularly spiritual.
You just need to want more LIFE in your life.
If something in you is lighting up as you read this...
Listen.
The practical stuff
October 23–25, 2026 · Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Friday 5 PM – Sunday 2 PM
Meals: Six meals, snacks and beverages are included.
Getting there: Transportation to and from Cape Cod is not included. If getting there is the obstacle, let us know and we’ll happily explore carpool possibilities.
Dietary needs: We’ll ask about dietary restrictions after registration and do our best to accommodate them.
Movement: There will be movement, but nothing strenuous.
Spirituality: No particular spiritual beliefs are required. Curiosity is plenty.
Reservations: Your payment reserves your place and accommodation.
Cancellation: Because accommodations are intentionally limited, retreat payments are nonrefundable. If something prevents you from attending, you may transfer your registration to another woman with Ellie’s approval.
What if there’s more LIFE waiting for you?
More joy to feel. More freedom to experience.
More love to give and receive.
More peace available even when life gets lifey.
More laughter. More adventure. More trust. More YOU.
You don’t have to know what the weekend will unlock.
That’s part of the adventure.
Come find out.
LIGHTNESS OF BEING
More free. More alive. More YOU.
October 23–25, 2026 · Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Friday 5 PM – Sunday 2 PM
