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SUMMARY:Ossabaw Island Retreat: Listen\, Learn\, SING - This Retreat is FULL --- To be placed on the WAITING LIST\, please send an email to sing@elisewitt.com
DESCRIPTION:Ossabaw -2025\n\n\nListen * Learn * SING\n\n\n\nOssabaw Island Retreat with Elise Witt & BECKY REARDON\n\n\n\nApril 17-20\, 2026 – – This Retreat is FULL — To be placed on the WAITING LIST\, please send an email to sing@elisewitt.com\n\n\n\nExploring nature through singing \n\n\n\nExploring singing in nature \n\n\n\nCome sing on the 26\,000 acre barrier island of Ossabaw\, a State Heritage Preserve off the coast of Savannah\, Georgia. We will have ample time to listen\, explore\, and learn about the island’s varied ecosystems – Spanish moss adorning live oaks; rookeries with herons\, egrets\, and roseate spoonbills; brief glimpses of alligators\, deer\, and wild pigs; and the 700 year old mother tree… as well as the island’s human history – migratory North American tribes who lived here 5000 years ago\, plantation owners and enslaved people\, and the woman who is responsible for Ossabaw becoming Georgia’s first Nature Preserve.\n\n\n\nThe workshop is an opportunity for individuals to learn more about their own voice\, to build community through group singing\, and to celebrate the natural environment with deep listening\, resonant voices\, and our individual and communal creativity. This year Elise is thrilled to welcome singer\, composer\, improvisor\, and teacher Becky Reardon to co-lead the Retreat. \n\n\n\nRegistration price includes boat transportation to and from Ossabaw\, accommodations\, locally sourced organic meals by Chef Lesley\, a natural and cultural history tour with our on-island host Ben\, morning qigong\, an evening fire circle sing\, and singing workshops with Elise & Becky in various locations on the island. \n\n\n\nSinging the Inspiration of Ossabaw was a complete reset for mind\, body and soul.  The island\, the music\, the group\, the food\, the expertise of our  on-island guide\, and the skill of Gayanne and Elise to bring us together all combined to make a beautiful and unforgettable weekend. ~ Retreat participant\n\n\n\nhttps://ossabawisland.org/island/heritage-preserve/  \n\n\n\nFees + Pay OnlineHousingSafetyRegister Online\n\nPrices (all inclusive – food\, lodging\, boat\, island tour\, workshop fees) \n\n\n\nClubhouse – $1330\n\n\n\nBoarding House $1480\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPayment is sent separately. \n\n\n\nChoose a Payment Option\n\n\n\n1) Venmo to @Elise-Witt ((look for my picture with the flowers to confirm it’s me!) \n\n\n\n2) Paypal to EMWorld Records @EliseWitt (look for my blue logo to confirm its me) \n\n\n\n3) Mail a check to: EMWorld Records\, PO Box 148\, Pine Lake GA 30072 \n\n\n\n4) Check or Cash in person \n\n\n\nRefund Policy \n\n\n\n80% refund thru Dec. 31 \n\n\n\n50% refund Jan. 1 – Feb. 28 \n\n\n\nNo refund after Feb. 28 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Club House \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://ossabawisland.org/visit/clubhouse/  \n\n\n\n\nhas 3 large room upstairs\n\n\n\nbeds are bunk style\, each person has a full bunk (upper and lower) to themselves\n\n\n\n2 rooms have 2 beds\n\n\n\n1 room has 5 beds\n\n\n\n2 full baths\n\n\n\n2 half baths\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Boarding House \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://ossabawisland.org/visit/boarding-house/  \n\n\n\n\nSleeps 10 – 4 sleeping rooms w/ semi-private accommodations\n\n\n\n3 downstairs rooms have 2 single beds each and share 2 1/2 baths\n\n\n\n1 upstairs room has 1 double bed & 2 twin beds w/adjoining full bath\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCovid Protocols\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMost of our activities will take place outdoors\n\n\n\nMasks optional\n\n\n\n\nDue to keeping numbers low for Covid and on-island costs\, scholarships are not available at this time.  \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Online\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n First and Last Name\n \n \n Your email\n \n \n Cell Phone\n \n \n Which workshop are you registering for?\n \n \n Address\n \n \n City\n \n \n State\n \n \n State\n \n \n Website (if applicable)\n \n \n Emergency Contact + Cell Phone\n \n \n Which housing option do you prefer?\nClubhouse ($1330)Boarding House ($1480)\n \n Which room do you prefer?\n \n \n Food allergies / medical considerations\n \n \n How did you find out about this workshop?\n \n \nAnything else you want us to know about your musical life (singing\, voice)? \n \n How will you pay?\nOnline via Venmo @Elise-WittOnline via Paypal @EliseWittMail check to Elise\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.OssabawIsland.org 
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