The Yes of You Nourishment Retreat
Reset your body and mind.
Re-empower your Soul.
Receive deep and lasting care for your whole self.
Why this retreat is for you:
You spend a lot of time taking care of others and want to begin taking care of YOU.
You are exhausted, fed up, or overwhelmed, and want to create spaciousness in your body, mind, and spirit.
You feel called to slow down and unplug in order to expand.
You need to unplug, just for one day.
You want to prevent burn-out and know that you need to fill your own cup in order to be present in your service to others.
What you will experience:
The Yes of You Nourishment Retreat is a sacred circle of women, carefully curated by two retreat, ceremony, and healing experts to bring you on a journey from exhausted woman to nourished visionary.
Your day of nourishment includes:
Energy healing to make space within 🔥 Intuitive alignment 🔥Guided writing 🔥 Sacred ceremony & circle time 🔥 Herbal allies 🔥Qigong 🔥Sound healing session 🔥 Coffee, tea & homemade muffins 🔥 Delicious homemade lunch (vegan/non-vegan options, all gluten-free) 🔥 Nutritious snacks & drinks throughout the day 🔥 Yes of Nourishment swag bags to bring the healing home.
What you will walk away with:
A feeling of being renewed and refocused.
The freedom and joy of taking a moment for yourself before giving those moments away to everyone else.
A new lightness and sense of self.
Precious tools: intuitive, energetic, writing, and more.
Laughter, grace, and wonder.
Deeper and expanded creative energy.
The Yes of You Nourishment Retreat creates a safe space for the caregivers of the community to pause, allow, and receive.
Because you cannot keep giving from an empty cup…therapists, nurses, professional and family caregivers, healers, moms and grandmas…
this retreat is for YOU.
Your RetreatFacilitators
Emily Blank
Emily Blank, intuitive energy healer and intuition expert, creates space for healing practitioners, coaches, creatives, entrepreneurs, artists, and parents to explore intuition as a vehicle for transformation, healing, and creativity. For more than 17 years, Emily has worked with hundreds of clients 1:1 and with small group classes to help individuals tap into the well of intuitive wisdom within, transform stagnant and blocked energy, and discover the meaning of authentic action fueled by intuitive knowing. Her hope for you is to live a heart-centered, soul-inspired life. As you stand on the threshold of a new you, Emily helps you get back to your truth to create your most authentic and abundant life.
Emily is the co-founder and co-facilitator of The Yes of You Retreats with cin salach. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband, son, and two lively doodles.
cin salach
Poet of page and stage, Illinois Arts Council recipient, four-time Ragdale fellow, and Emmy nominee for voice-over and on-screen narration of the PBS documentary “From Schoolboy to Showgirl.” cin salach has collaborated with musicians, video artists, dancers, photographers, and most recently, chefs and scientists, for over 30 years. Inaugural Poet Laureate of Covenant Farm in Sawyer, Michigan, her two books of poetry, “Looking for a Soft Place to Land” and “When I am Yes” are housed there in the Porch Swing Poetry Box.
cin leads circles of women writers in a monthly workshop called Splitting the World Open. She also creates poetry experiences for seniors, caregivers, and those with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Helping people voice their deepest truths, even when they are the most afraid, is the work she has always felt called to do.
Co-founder and co-facilitator of The Yes of You Retreats, cin lives in Chicago with her son and a surprising (to her) number of pets.
Learn more about cin’s work here.
“Safety is not the absence of threat. It is the presence of connection.” - Gabor Mate
Join our next retreat in Chicago, IL
When:
Saturday, November 15, 2025
10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m
Where:
Silk Studio, 4311 N. Ravenswood
Investment:
$250 individual
$200 bring-a-friend
What women are saying about The Yes of You Retreats:
“ cin creates safety, provokes thought, provides powerful feedback, and, most importantly for me, creates a dedicated space to prioritize myself. ”
KT
“ Emily's skills are enlightening in a humbling way. She…listens very deeply, and what comes through is powerful. She's a wonderful and powerful channel and a great voice for your deepest wisdom. ”
C
“ Emily and cin held our group beautifully and are special women with unique gifts.”
DA
“ Yes to cin and Emily!” JC
“ Emily is a spiritual midwife. She guided me through the labor pains of birthing a new sense of myself. She helped me step into my power and take responsibility for making my dreams a reality. ”
MC
“ cin naturally fosters a sense of community and kinship. She unequivocally believes in us and the power our words can have. Her support and honest guidance have helped me find the courage to tell my truth. I am beyond grateful. ”
MK
“ cin brings out the magic in each of us. Also, providing the space, in the way she does (which is so particular to her) is indescribable and priceless. ”
HJ
Join our sacred circle!
Emily & cin host Nourishment Retreats throughout the year in Chicago, IL and Boulder, CO, and in other communities by request.
Bring a Nourishment Retreat to your community.
Ask us about our retreats for groups of friends, moms-to be, brides-to-be, menarche, menopause, and other life transforming events.
Bring a customizable Nourishment Retreat to your nonprofit or corporate organization. Learn more here.