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Anchor and Shift Retreat

✨ September 18–20, 2026 ✨

🌿 Mid-Life Women’s Retreat
📍 Lake Lanier, GA
🗓️ 2.5 Days • 2 Nights
💪 All Fitness Levels Welcome

📲 Questions? Text Amanda: 314-350-6109 💚

Photograph of pool at Lake Lanier Lodge and Lake Lanier

About This Retreat

The Anchor & Shift Retreat

Anchored in Strength. Empowered in the Shift.

Life doesn’t stop changing. Careers evolve. Relationships shift. Children leave home. Our bodies change. Sometimes the life you’ve built no longer feels like the life you want to live.

The Anchor & Shift Retreat is designed for women 45+ who are ready to stop simply reacting to life’s transitions and begin moving through them with intention, confidence, and clarity.

This is your opportunity to step away from the demands of everyday life and reconnect with yourself—the woman beneath the responsibilities, expectations, and endless to-do lists.

Over three restorative days, you’ll strengthen your body, quiet the mental noise, reconnect with what matters most, and gain practical tools to help you move into your next chapter feeling more grounded, capable, and empowered.


You’ll leave with more than memories. You’ll leave with:

  • Greater confidence in your body and yourself

  • A renewed sense of purpose and direction

  • Practical tools to navigate change with resilience

  • A calmer, more regulated nervous system

  • Meaningful connections with women who understand this season of life

  • A clear foundation to support whatever comes next

This isn’t about becoming someone different.

It’s about returning to the strongest, most authentic version of yourself—anchored in who you are and ready for where you’re going.


Your Retreat Experience


Every element of the retreat has been intentionally designed to help you feel stronger, more centered, and more connected to yourself.

Throughout the weekend you’ll experience:

  • Strength-based Pilates and functional movement to build confidence and stability

  • Grounding yoga practices that improve mobility, balance, and presence

  • Breathwork that calms the nervous system and creates space for clarity

  • Guided reflection and journaling to uncover what matters most

  • Time in nature to restore perspective and renew energy

  • Honest conversations and supportive community that remind you you’re not navigating this season alone

The movement is accessible and adaptable for a wide range of experience levels and physical abilities, allowing every participant to move in a way that feels supportive and empowering.


QUESTIONS?  TEXT ME AT 314-350-6109


Not included:

Transportation to and from the retreat, travel insurance, optional add-on services (such as massage or bodywork), snacks or beverages outside of meals, and personal items or medications.


About Your Hosts

Amanda Curd is a physical therapist, Pilates and yoga teacher, and founder of Anchor to Life Pilates & Yoga. After more than 25 years as a pediatric physical therapist, she followed a calling to create a space where women could reconnect with themselves through movement, meaningful community, and transformative experiences. Amanda blends evidence-based movement with Pilates, yoga, and women’s health expertise to help women build strength, navigate midlife with confidence, and embrace change with resilience. She believes every woman deserves the opportunity to pursue joy, live audaciously, and age powerfully.


Cat Valyi is a facilitator and transformational guide whose work centers on helping women navigate life transitions with presence, honesty, and grounded self-leadership. Guided by the philosophy that “shift happens,” Cat creates structured spaces for reflection, clarity, and intentional decision-making, supporting women as they identify what no longer serves them and step forward with purpose.

Together, Amanda and Cat bring complementary strengths to create a retreat experience that nurtures both body and mind. Through movement, reflection, and authentic connection, they help women feel stronger, more grounded, and empowered to embrace their next chapter with confidence and intention.


Accommodations & Pricing


Single Occupancy — Legacy Lodge King Room

Private room featuring a king-sized bed, flat-screen TV, walk-in or combination tub/shower bathroom, and patio or balcony with resort views. Approximately 300 square feet with easy access to resort amenities.

• Price: $1,900

• Deposit: $760

• Available until August 26, 2026


Double Occupancy — Legacy Lodge Double Queen Room

Shared room featuring two queen-sized beds, flat-screen TV, combination tub/shower bathroom, and patio or balcony with resort views. Approximately 300 square feet with easy access to resort amenities.

• Price: $1,405

• Deposit: $562

• Available until August 26, 2026


Double Occupancy Roommate Disclaimer

Double occupancy pricing assumes that participants are comfortable sharing accommodations. If you are registering for a double occupancy room, we recommend signing up with a preferred roommate.

If a roommate is not identified at the time of registration, we will make reasonable efforts to pair you with another participant. However, roommate pairing cannot be guaranteed. If a suitable roommate is not available, you may be required to upgrade to a single occupancy room at the applicable rate.

Please contact us prior to registration if you have questions about room availability or roommate arrangements.


Retreat Flow Overview


Day 1 — Define Your Shift

Afternoon arrival, orientation, and framework overview followed by grounding yoga, structured reflection, and guided practices focused on clarifying current challenges, identifying priorities, and setting intentional goals for the retreat.


Day 2 — Design Your Shift

Morning strength-based Pilates and yoga sessions, workshops focused on resilience, balance, and sustainable growth, followed by afternoon integration, personal reflection, optional bodywork, or time in nature.


Day 3 — Deploy Your Shift

Morning yoga or nature-based movement, followed by applied workshops focused on translating insight into daily routines, leadership practices, and long-term support structures.


You will leave with renewed clarity, grounded confidence, and practical strategies to carry your shift forward—clearly, intentionally, and with strength.


STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?  TEXT ME AT 314-350-6109, I'd love to chat!




Your Anchor. Your Shift.

• Greater clarity around your current priorities and direction

• Strength-based Pilates and yoga tools that support resilience, posture, and daily function

• Practical breathing and regulation strategies to support focus, energy, and stress management

• Increased confidence in navigating change with intention rather than reaction

• Clear, usable reflection tools to support decision-making at work and at home

• A personalized set of anchor practices you can return to when life feels demanding

• Renewed alignment with your values and capacity for leadership

• A sense of steadiness and forward momentum you can carry into daily life


QUESTIONS?  TEXT ME AT 314-350-6109

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