Capacity 

September 5-8, 2025 – Buffalo Gap, WV

CAPACITY
A 5Rhythms® Heartbeat Retreat
Sept 5–8 | Buffalo Gap Retreat Center, WV

What is your true capacity—to feel, to hold, to release, to receive?

In these charged times, learning to move with our emotions rather than resist them is essential. In this 5Rhythms® Heartbeat workshop, we turn toward the body as teacher, the dance as medicine, and emotion as energy in motion. Together, we’ll practice expanding our capacity—not through effort, but through presence. Through movement, stillness, and breath, we’ll explore how to widen our inner container while honoring our natural edges.

This 4-day retreat invites you to come as you are and leave more deeply connected to who you truly are.

Retreat includes:
• Daily 5Rhythms® Heartbeat movement sessions guided by Ann Kite, Morning Yoga, art experience guided by Nathalie
• Community Fire through retreat
• Swimming in the freshwater lake, sauna time, and outdoor showers
• Nourishing meals prepared with love by you in your kitchen or by cafe staff
• Rustic cabins, private rooms, and camping options
• Spacious time for rest, connection, and renewal on acres of wild land

Registration

Use the form below to register for the Reconnection retreat. If you would like to reserve your spot in a Buffalo Gap cottage, please make a cottage deposit. More lodging details can be found below.

We offer work-trade opportunities and partial scholarships to support those facing financial barriers. See our financial aid form for details.

Location + Lodging

Buffalo Gap Retreat is located in the foothills of the Potomac Highlands, and is just 2 hours from Washington DC. The retreat center features cottage rentals and tent camping in addition to a beautiful outdoor pavilion, expansive fields, a lake for swimming, a wood-fired sauna, hiking trails, a cafe offering prepared foods, and other amenities. The address is:

Buffalo Gap Retreat
229 Cool Creek Rd.
Capon Bridge, WV 26711

To reserve a cottage at Buffalo Gap, please make a deposit using the registration form above. If you prefer a specific cottage, bed size, roommate, etc., please specify during the registration process. We will send a follow up invoice with the remaining lodging cost, if any. Detailed information and pictures of each cottage are available on the Buffalo Gap Retreat cottage page.

There are many variables affecting the lodging pricing. In general, more privacy and luxury raises the price, less privacy and luxury lowers the price. Prices listed here are for 3 nights, Friday to Monday.

  • Private cottage ($321 - $482)

  • Private room in shared cottage ($199 - $376)

  • Shared cottage ($102 - $146)

  • Camp site ($115 - $165)

September 5

Friday

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Schedule

The workshop will begin Friday at 6:30pm and end Monday at 2:00pm. A tentative schedule for dance sessions is below. These times may change during the weekend depending on weather, but the start and end times for the workshop will not change.

September 6

Saturday

10:30am - 1:30pm
6:00pm - 9:00pm

September 7

Sunday

10:30am - 1:30pm
6:00pm - 9:00pm

September 8

Monday

10:30am - 1:30pm

Liability Release + Refunds

Liability Release Agreement

By registering for this workshop, I agree to and acknowledge the following.

  • I agree to release Ann Kite, Embodiment Group LLC, and Buffalo Gap Retreat from any and all liability related to personal injury or illness that may result from my attendance and participation.

  • I acknowledge that I am first and foremost responsible for my health and well being, and I agree to modify my participation in the workshop as needed to maintain my health and well being.

Ticket Transfers

Registration may be transferred to another person free of charge. Lodging may be transferred to another person of the same gender (depending on compatibility with roommates). If you must cancel attendance, we encourage you to resell your tickets or give them to a friend. We cannot provide contact information for potential ticket buyers; it is the ticket holder’s responsibility to find someone to take their ticket.

Refunds

Registration and lodging are priced separately and the refund policies differ for each.

Registration: Refunds will be granted, minus a fee based on this schedule:

  • Before August 5th: $50 fee

  • August 6th to August 21st: 50% fee

  • August 22nd and beyond: No refunds

Lodging:

Lodging expenses are fully refundable until August 5th, 2025. After August 5th, lodging expenses will not be refunded except for the following circumstance:

If we are unable to provide you with the specific bed / room / cottage requested during the registration process, a full refund (Registration and Lodging) will be issued at the registrant's request up to 7 days after receiving a room placement email confirmation / invoice.

Event Cancellation

In the event that we cancel this workshop for any reason: a full refund of the payment (registration and lodging) received from each participant will be made. The organizers will hold no financial responsibility for the participants’ travel expenses or lodging expenses incurred directly with Buffalo Gap Retreat or with a third party. Every attempt will be made to give as much prior warning of cancellation as possible.

To request a refund send email to info@annkite.com.