Join us Sundays at 10:30 am for a half an hour meditation practice with Jaime. I will be sharing the lessons I am learning in real time as we navigate this world together. My background is in the Dali Lama linage of Tibetan Buddhism. All are welcome. This is by donation, suggested donation $20, give what you can.

Thanks for your support and love, see you soon

Jaime

This grief circle is an invitation to express, connect, heal, feel seen and be held in community. We hold this circle with love and without judgement. Everyone has the right to exist exactly as they are. Especially as the holiday season approaches our feelings are more sensitive and we have fuller emotions.. The circles’ intention is to connect to our hearts, have compassion and express what the heart is trying to say.

So some of you know me and know that the last 5 years have been transformative in so many ways.

I have learned a lot about letting go and grief. I lost two of my closest friends within 2 years of each other. Anthony in 2022 and Helen in 2024. I also quit my job in 2020 so I would have the opportunity to let it all fall to the floor so I could consciously rebuild and choose how I wanted to move forward.

Grief can be about loosing a person, but it can also be a shedding or change in your life. It can be a loss of what you wished for that did not come true. Grief can just be the coming of the inevitable change which is happening all of the time. The teaching of grief is that in order to move through, we must feel our feelings, an invitation for self compassion and self love.

Please bring an object for the altar, like a photo of a loved one or an object that inspires you to feel.

“Let us create a vessel capable of holding our joint hearts suffering” Francis Weller “The wild edge of Sorrow”

suggested donation $40 “grief circle” in venmo notes

If you have any questions, please email or text

Join us Sundays at 10:30 am for a half an hour meditation practice with Jaime. I will be sharing the lessons I am learning in real time as we navigate this world together. My background is in the Dali Lama linage of Tibetan Buddhism. All are welcome. This is by donation, suggested donation $20, give what you can.

Thanks for your support and love, see you soon

Jaime

Last winter we gathered every month to join in community for the full moon. Its so nice to see all the old familiar faces and new friends as everyone is welcome to come to this FREE event.…or you can make a donation

We will meditate, talk circle/share what is going on in our world, have refreshments and watch the moon rise (weather permitting)

text me if your coming Text Me

Coming together again are the silliest and most delicious pair to ever cook together Valentina Gallup Salerni and Jaime Schultz. Let’s celebrate life and take JOY and eat really really good food. We will be indoors for this one, so we will cap the number at 25 people.

Please venmo $70 which includes one holiday signature cocktail or pay $60 if you are sober or BYOB please note (“holiday dinner”) on Venmo. .Feel free to bring wine, seltzers, beer or anything else you would like to drink.

If you have any food allergies or questions please email Jaime email me

‘‘twas the weekend before Christmas… meet me in the Rockaways baby!

Join Chelsey Forbes at the Rockaway Retreat House for a pre-holiday weekend retreat in New York’s favorite beach town Friday Dec 19th thru Sunday Dec. 21st. The Rockaway Retreat House created by Jaime Schultz, an artist, chef and meditation teacher with a background in Tibetan Buddhism will be hosting and preparing all of the beautiful organic vegetarian nourishment throughout the retreat.  We will be coming together for the final new moon of 2025 and the winter solstice!! It is an incredibly auspicious time when the moon is between the Earth and sun, where we can manifest new beginnings, fresh starts, and plant metaphorical seeds for the future. My goal is to support those that may not go ‘home’ for the holidays and want to spend it with a few besties (or partner) in community. This will be a VERY intimate gathering with spaces first come first served. With that being said, everyone is welcome! Special gifts and surprises in store.

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What’s Included

YOGA

Accommodations

ALL meals - please reach out to Jaime directly with any dietary restrictions or requests. rockawayretreathouse@gmail.com

Lodging and Acommodations

Space is limited please email us and send deposit to secure your spot

Private room - great for couples or solo 

$555

BUNK ROOM - sleeps 5 comfortably. Book with close friends or make new ones.

$450

Studio slumber party- sleeps up to 9 people. Book with close friends or make new ones.

$420

*All accommodations have a shared bath. 

There are two lovely cats who live here at the retreat house, if you have allergies with cats the private room is the best lodging option or optional to stay at an airbnb nearby. I have air purifiers throughout the house to make sure its clean and comfortable for everyone.

If you are interested in participating in the practice/meals and you live nearby and want to stay at your own home we offer the base price of $333 which doesn't include lodging.

Please respond with your preferred bed option or questions via email.

Cheechforbes@gmail.com

Additional Notes

• A non-refundable deposit of $150 is required to hold your space.

• You will receive a final invoice for the remaining balance shortly after the deposit.

• All payments can be made via Zelle or Venmo. 

Zelle: (646) 415 2744

Venmo: @chillee

• once your deposit has been made, please email cheechforbes@gmail.com to confirm your room.

• To pay in full, please email.

Let me know if you require another payment method or would like to discuss flexible payment options before the retreat by reaching out to cheechforbes@gmail.com, I am more than happy to discuss.

Cancellation policy 

• deposits secure your spot and are non-refundable.

• For cancellation requests submitted Less than 60 days before the retreat date, no refunds will be given. No exceptions.

Sample Schedule:

Friday

• Arrival Friday afternoon, 4p-6pm window

• Evening welcome practice

• Dinner

Saturday

• Coffee/Tea/Fruit lite bites

•  Morning meditation, creative writing and embodiment practicesBreakfast 

• Free time ! Reading, crafting, local exploration

• Lunch

• Free time

• Evening practice

• Dinner

Sunday

• Coffee/Tea/Fruit lite bites

• Morning dharma and mediation led by Jaime, followed by mantra + embodiment practice

  with Chelsey

• Breakfast/brunch

• Closing the circle and head home

Travel 

• If you are coming from New York or New Jersey and do not have access to a car, I cannot recommend the MTA A LINE more. take the shuttle train at Broad Channel, followed by a short walk from the Beach 90th stop to the retreat house.

• the ferry is a great way to get to the Rockaways. Take the ferry from Wall Street or Brooklyn (sunset park) www.ferry.nyc/routes-and-schedules/rockaway

• Carpooling options may be available upon request.

What’s Not Included

Transportation to & from the Rockaways

Alcohol 

***Chelsey Forbes is a lover + Katonah Yoga certified teacher and practitioner. Her classes are a playfully cosmic charcuterie board of sound, breath, and movement recipes that reference ancient Yogic texts and soma. First introduced to mindfulness and yoga philosophy during childhood after several traumatic incidents, she began a search for ways that kept the inner child safe, in awe, alive, and liberated from the confines of the human mind. With years of experience in Media Culture, Art History, Journalism, Hospitality and Non-Profit work, she brings a multilayered approach to teaching, and creates a deeply connective, collaborative, and authentically cinematic experience. She has studied with many influential teachers from different lineages since 2017 and is committed to inclusivity and accessibility as mutually dependent pathways - in the classroom and beyond. Chelsey is a court jester and jack-of-all trades. She leads various trainings, retreats + 1:1 therapeutic practice online and around the world.***

Join us Sundays at 10:30 am for a half an hour meditation practice with Jaime. I will be sharing the lessons I am learning in real time as we navigate this world together. My background is in the Dali Lama linage of Tibetan Buddhism. All are welcome. This is by donation, suggested donation $20, give what you can.

Thanks for your support and love, see you soon

Jaime

Last winter we gathered every month to join in community for the full moon. Its so nice to see all the old familiar faces and new friends as everyone is welcome to come to this FREE event.…or you can make a donation

We will meditate, talk circle/share what is going on in our world, have refreshments and watch the moon rise (weather permitting)

text me if your coming Text Me

Last winter we gathered every month to join in community for the full moon. Its so nice to see all the old familiar faces and new friends as everyone is welcome to come to this FREE event.…or you can make a donation

We will meditate, talk circle/share what is going on in our world, have refreshments and watch the moon rise (weather permitting)

text me if your coming Text Me

Now this is exciting… Join me Friday evening and Saturday afternoon for this Self Love offering.

As some of you know I went through some major life changes in 2019 where I couldn’t hold it together anymore. My toxic job was killing me. I felt like I was dying. A good friend took me to a ceremony that was the catalyst for understanding myself and self love, which oddly I just couldn’t connect with before. Caring and loving others no problem, I was born to do that. But I was born to love myself too..Since that moment I have dedicated myself to myself. That which is a unique compassionate heart is mine and is for me. An endless supply. It can never be destroyed and is always there for me. I finally have my back. I taught this course in Kauai in 2023, so this is the 2nd time Ive offered my experience in this way. I will be offering tools and concepts and books that helped me though a storytelling format. Bring a notebook and wear comfy clothes. I will be offering two meals and a cacao ceremony.

See schedule below

Friday night

6:30pm-Introduction

Circle opens

7:30pm-Dinner

Saturday

11am-Brunch

Self Love Teachings

4pm- Heart Opening Cacao Ceremony

6pm- Circle closes

Venmo $222 “self love retreat”

Please reach out to Jaime with any questions, dietary restrictions or requests. rockawayretreathouse@gmail.com

Last winter we gathered every month to join in community for the full moon. Its so nice to see all the old familiar faces and new friends as everyone is welcome to come to this FREE event.…or you can make a donation

We will meditate, talk circle/share what is going on in our world, have refreshments and watch the moon rise (weather permitting)

text me if your coming Text Me

Last winter we gathered every month to join in community for the full moon. Its so nice to see all the old familiar faces and new friends as everyone is welcome to come to this FREE event.…or you can make a donation

We will meditate, talk circle/share what is going on in our world, have refreshments and watch the moon rise (weather permitting)

text me if your coming Text Me

May 3, 2026 marks 3 years here at the Rockaway Retreat House. I am so thankful for this community. Lets celebrate together.

We are still here, still celebrating, still gathering, still planting flowers…

The annual garden party/opening party of the season will be on Sunday May 3rd this year.

The garden party is my favorite event of the year…its also my birthday time as well. I will make beautiful food and we will plant flowers in the garden and watch them grow throughghout the seasons.

This is a free event, but if you wanna bring something, bring flowers, bring seeds or bring something beautiful and colorful to help celebrate being alive!