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It’s time. Close all the open tabs in your brain. Disconnect from the daily overwhelm. Stop the defeatist thoughts.
It’s time. Open your heart and mind. Reconnect with your true self. Restore your soul. Empower your mind wellness.
The Pandemic. Breaking news. Concerns about climate and the economy. Forest fires, school shootings, politics. Worries of the day. Devastating headlines.
In this constantly connected world, do you find yourself feeling more disconnected from the person you used to be? And not just from your 2019 self, but even further perhaps? Disconnected from your purpose, from your true self, from the people around you? You are not alone.
It’s time to restore your soul.
If you’ve been weary and in need of rest from all the division and hopelessness in the world, if you feel lost somewhere inside yourself and you’ve forgotten who you really are, if you’re looking for some direction for your life, if you want to find the courage that still exists deep inside of you… It’s time.
Time to uncover the truest version of who you are.
Time to emerge stronger, more joyful, and more confident.
Time to restore your soul.
Time to empower your mind wellness.
What can I expect during this transformative retreat?
Using an expanded form of the Soul Restoration curriculum originally developed by Melody Ross, you will be taught skills and strategies to change the way you think and behave, and the stories you tell yourself about the experiences you have. You will learn how changing these thoughts, beliefs, stories, and behaviors will change how you feel. Through the use of several evidence-based modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Neuroscience, Art Therapy, Gentle Yoga, Journaling, and Forest Bathing, you will have the tools you need to change your life. Not just for a week or a month or a year…but for the rest of your life. Your soul will be restored.
Your mind wellness will be empowered.
Meet your Soul Restoration Certified Instructor
Katherine Cosimano, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), has twenty years of experience providing individual, family, and group psychotherapeutic treatment for children and adults.
Wherever you are on your journey, Katherine will meet you there with the experience and expertise to help. She has treated people with Clinical Depression, Anxiety and Panic Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Grief and Loss, Attachment Disorders, Adjustment Disorders, Personality Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Addiction, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Eating Disorders, Bi-Polar Disorder, and more.
In addition to teaching the Soul Restoration course, Katherine has led therapeutic groups on countless topics, including social skills, anger management, positive parenting, building self-esteem, communication skills, relaxation techniques, healthy relationships, life transitions, pursuing your passions, optimism and positivity, building tools for self-calming, setting and holding boundaries, being your most authentic self, and many more.
Katherine brings the cumulation of her vast experience and expertise to every group session she teaches. Using the original curriculum and expanding upon it with her specific experience and expertise in psychology and neuroscience, Katherine executes this epic group training retreat that you will not want to miss.
Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master of Clinical Social Work, Katherine Cosimano is currently licensed as an ACSW, LCSW in both Florida and North Carolina. She is also a Certified Art Healer.
In addition to treating clients in a private practice setting for ten years, Katherine worked for many years in a nonprofit setting treating children and teens. She has worked at a Hospice Children’s Program, at an inpatient hospital, as an elementary school therapist, and as an Emergency Room Patient Advocate at The Cleveland Clinic in Stuart, Florida. Katherine served as an individual therapist to students and teachers directly affected by the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, and is currently working with students and teachers affected by the school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. She is also currently treating clients through the Give An Hour nonprofit organization.
Katherine is a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). She volunteers teaching art therapy to residents at Transformation Village of Buncombe County. She manages a Question and Answer page at the nonprofit organization Arms Around Autism Spectrum Disorder.
For many years, Katherine was a member of the International Critical Incident Stress Management Team, which provides trauma and crisis intervention to first responders following disasters and other traumatic incidents. Katherine has been a Disaster First Responder, was part of the Disaster Action Team, and a Shelter Manager for the American Red Cross for over ten years.
Katherine volunteered for several years as a Holiday Grief Camp Counselor for Hospice of the Treasure Coast, served on the Board of Directors for the Port Saint Lucie, FL National Little League Association, and volunteered for many years for the March of Dimes, The Alzheimer’s Association, The American Heart Association, and The American Cancer Society.
She and her Australian Shepherd, Lucy, certified by Therapy Dog International, Inc., worked together as a team in diverse venues such as nursing homes, child welfare camps, and weekly visits to the Autism Spectrum Disorders classroom at Palm Point Research School in Port Saint Lucie, FL. Perhaps most significantly, they spent many days together in Parkland, Florida immediately following the mass school shooting there.
Katherine Cosimano, ACSW, LCSW
Executive Director
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Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Maureen is the Operations Manager for The Blue Blanket, overseeing all operational and financial components of the organization. She is proficient in most office software systems, with negotiating and putting into place a variety of insurance programs, handling customer service, training and overseeing all other staff in the office.
Maureen has 23 years experience as an Operations Manager of a busy dental office where she supervised staff, handled all financial, insurance, and computer processing.
Maureen Cullen
Operations Manager
Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Maureen is the Operations Manager for The Blue Blanket, overseeing all operational and financial components of the organization. She is proficient in most office software systems, with negotiating and putting into place a variety of insurance programs, handling customer service, training and overseeing all other staff in the office.
Maureen has 23 years experience as an Operations Manager of a busy dental office where she supervised staff, handled all financial, insurance, and computer processing.
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Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Kevin manages strategic marketing and communications as well as development for The Blue Blanket. His previous professional stops include a long career at Delta Air Lines, followed by sports marketing consulting roles with agencies specializing in marketing activation and bid development for the hosting of the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
Kevin Donovan
Development Director
Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Kevin manages strategic marketing and communications as well as development for The Blue Blanket. His previous professional stops include a long career at Delta Air Lines, followed by sports marketing consulting roles with agencies specializing in marketing activation and bid development for the hosting of the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
Partner
Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Kevin manages strategic marketing and communications as well as development for The Blue Blanket. His previous professional stops include a long career at Delta Air Lines, followed by sports marketing consulting roles with agencies specializing in marketing activation and bid development for the hosting of the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
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Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Melody Ross is the founder of Soul Road Media and the creator of the Soul Restoration Curriculum. She is a lifelong writer and artist with a prolific career spanning nearly three decades in the art and design industry. Author of more than 20 books, she has also developed countless product lines under her own label as well as licensing her art across the world.
In 2009, as the founder of Brave Girls Club, Melody started creating courses and materials to utilize art and creativity for soul work. Since that time, she has created more than 50 courses and a large variety of beautiful life tools to help humans figure things out for themselves, believing that no one can truly know what we each want out of life better than ourselves, and that once a person knows what they truly want, they can go out and create it.
Melody now certifies healers, counselors and other life helpers to utilize her teaching methods and vast library of curriculum through her academy at Soul Road Media.
Melody Ross
Strategic Advisor
Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Melody Ross is the founder of Soul Road Media and the creator of the Soul Restoration Curriculum. She is a lifelong writer and artist with a prolific career spanning nearly three decades in the art and design industry. Author of more than 20 books, she has also developed countless product lines under her own label as well as licensing her art across the world.
In 2009, as the founder of Brave Girls Club, Melody started creating courses and materials to utilize art and creativity for soul work. Since that time, she has created more than 50 courses and a large variety of beautiful life tools to help humans figure things out for themselves, believing that no one can truly know what we each want out of life better than ourselves, and that once a person knows what they truly want, they can go out and create it.
Melody now certifies healers, counselors and other life helpers to utilize her teaching methods and vast library of curriculum through her academy at Soul Road Media.
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Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Chasity brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience of yoga and forest bathing to our Team.
Chasity is a Certified Yoga Teacher with a wide variety of teaching experiences with people of different ages and levels of experience. She enjoys sharing the healing qualities of yoga with others: from pain relief in the body to reducing stress, and bringing balance to one’s life, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Chasity Heck
Certified Yoga Teacher
Meet The Blue Blanket Professionals
Chasity brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience of yoga and forest bathing to our Team.
Chasity is a Certified Yoga Teacher with a wide variety of teaching experiences with people of different ages and levels of experience. She enjoys sharing the healing qualities of yoga with others: from pain relief in the body to reducing stress, and bringing balance to one’s life, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Our daily schedule
Rise & Shine
Restoring your soul begins after breakfast. Our daily sessions will start promptly at 10:00am allowing you ample time each morning to spend it how you like—it’s your vacation too!
10:00 AM
Morning Sessions – Let the soul work begin. Using a variety of techniques – light yoga, forest bathing, Tibetan Singing Bowls, circle time sessions using neuroscience and psychotherapy, journaling, art therapy, and more — we will begin to understand why we think, behave, and feel as we do.
1:00 PM
Lunch break – A wholesome lunch will be provided by a local catering company.
2:00 PM
Afternoon Sessions – Continue the intense group coaching and activities from the morning sessions.
6:30 PM
Catered dinner followed by evening activities that continue the soul restoring curriculum of the day.
9:00 PM
The day’s formal activities are over. You may enjoy the rest of the evening as you please.
Faqs
How much does the Retreat cost?
The Soul Restoration Retreat is $3,995 and includes accommodations, meals and snacks, all course materials, all therapeutic treatment, yoga, forest bathing, sound healing, and art therapy.
How do I get to the Retreat House?
Make your flight reservation to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). From there you will take an Uber or Lyft to the designated address in your confirmation email. You will also have a private Facebook Group where you will be able to make arrangements to share Uber rides with fellow guests, if you choose.
Will I have my own room?
Every guest of The Blue Blanket will have their own comfortable bed; however, you will likely have a roommate. Some will share bathrooms and some may have their own. Room assignments are chosen randomly by drawing names. You won’t be spending much time in your room because we have a very exciting and packed schedule all week, including several outings to epic places.
Does the Retreat House have Wifi?
Yes, your devices will have access to free, secure Wifi. However, it is our desire that you would choose to unplug as much as possible during this week of restoration.
Are meals provided?
Yes. All meals and snacks will be provided by a local catering company during your stay at the Retreat. We will make every effort to accommodate special diets and allergies; however, if there is a particular item you wish to have, you may have groceries delivered via InstaCart.
What should I wear?
Casual is recommended for the retreat. Katherine will be dressing comfortably the entire time, and hope you will be, too. Bring at least one outfit that you will feel comfortable wearing when we go out for public outings.
What else should I bring?
Bring shoes that are comfortable to hike in (sturdy shoes with good tread)… our hikes will be beautiful walks, nothing strenuous for non-hikers. Also remember to bring supplements and medications, your favorite pen, a water bottle, and ear plugs and an eye mask if you have trouble sleeping.
What is Forest Bathing?
Forest Bathing is the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku. It is the practice of walking or being in the woods very mindfully. It is proven to reduce stress hormone production, improve feelings of happiness, increase creativity, lower heart rate and blood pressure, boost the immune system, and accelerate recovery from illness.
What if I’ve never done Yoga before?
All of our activities are optional. That said, our yoga instructor will be doing only the gentlest of yoga practice with our group. Some very light stretching, bending, and breathing exercises. They will be meant for relaxation purposes and we can assure you, there will be others there who will also be new to the practice. Do the parts that feel comfortable, and breathe through the rest. Or sit on the deck and eat a muffin.
Location
Asheville, North Carolina is the perfect setting to restore one’s soul.
The Retreat House, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. It was hand-picked for our retreats because of the endless mountain vistas, rivers, and nearby forest trails to support our connection with nature. Your free time and mornings can be spent journaling, reading, or enjoying the views.
Our host house is spacious enough to accommodate our daily group activities while providing the right dose of privacy to rest, reflect, and restore. The home is equipped with a pool room, and beautiful common areas to relax and connect with your new friends.
Testimonials
You created a safe space for me to look inward and face the things I really needed to face, so I could learn who I really am. I had no idea that could happen in just a week, and I’ll be forever thankful to you for helping me find myself again. I can’t wait to start my new life, with confidence and joy. Your energy, warmth, and wisdom made all the difference. I wish everyone could take this class with you. You teach with so much love. That is your gift. And you do it with the most genuine enthusiasm. That is your superpower. Thank you so much.
Kat, I can’t imagine a safer place to do soul work than in the beautiful world you create with your warm, welcoming authenticity. Your retreat changed my life! It is a gift I will never be able to thank you for enough. The space you make and hold all the retreat participants in is the perfect place for us to let down our guard and be our vulnerable true selves. Your enthusiasm for each one of our journeys was contagious. Sharing your journey with us was the key that started the ball rolling and allowed me to open up and speak words I have never been able to speak or acknowledge before. I am filled with gratitude and forever thankful I came to your retreat! Xoxo
Katherine King Cosimano has helped me find new energy, purpose, joy, and a fervor for my creative self. Kat is passionate in helping others restore their souls… finding the beauty they lost or didn’t realize they had within them. She is kind, loving, brave, beautiful, and purposeful. God knew what he was doing when Kat was brought into my life even if I may not have known all the reasons at that time. She has helped my son in ways she doesn’t even know and helped me as well. My husband and so many others that I love are also recipients of Kat’s love. The Blue Blanket, and Soul Restoration, through what I’ve learned about myself along with the tools I’ve required to truly be ME!