Reset • Regulate • Revive • May 7-10, 2026 • OMG Acres

 Sarah began practicing yoga in 2009, when a DVD called "Yoga for Inflexible People" helped her discover the transformative power of a healthy mind-body connection. Since 2016, she has been teaching vinyasa and yin yoga to hundreds of students worldwide, expanding online in 2020 through her podcast, Feel it All - Power Yoga with Sarah.

With an approach that's both spunky and deeply compassionate, Sarah meets every student exactly where they are, inviting them to lean on their innate strength and creativity to navigate challenges on and off the mat. Her classes weave together physical challenge and gentle wisdom, creating space for students to both explore their edge and to rest deeply.

Having spent 20 years in international development with the UN, USAID, and as a consultant, Sarah brings global perspective and cultural awareness to her trauma-informed teaching approach. She understands that true resilience and healing happen when we honor both our capacity for strength and our need for restoration.

Avery’s lifelong passion for nature and adventure has shaped every step of her journey. Raised as a military child, she moved frequently, later traveling the world through a career in international development. In 2017, after years of searching for a true sense of belonging, Avery—along with her husband, Dan, and dear friend, Mark—found their mountain sanctuary and established OMG Acres. 

For the past eight years, Avery and her family have poured their hearts into transforming the property: lovingly restoring historic buildings, creating welcoming new spaces, and nurturing an environment that radiates peace and natural beauty. 

At OMG Acres, Avery’s vision is to offer a haven where guests can reconnect with themselves, with one another, and with the world around them. Drawing on decades of experience organizing and hosting group events, Avery brings warmth, intention, and a sense of community to every gathering. She is honored to welcome you to OMG Acres, a place to pause, breathe deeply, and truly feel at home.

Chava Nerenberg, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist dedicated to helping people navigate challenging life experiences. Her warm, thoughtful, and action-oriented approach empowers clients to cultivate emotional awareness, break free from unhelpful coping patterns, and live more authentically in alignment with their values. 

She specializes in trauma and adversity, anxiety, identity exploration, major life transitions, expatriate populations, and LGBTQ+ mental health. Chava earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where her research focused on the impact of trauma across diverse populations and the mental health needs of expatriates. 

Prior to her career in psychology, she worked as an aid worker across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She draws on these varied experiences to help her clients recognize and explore the cultural and systemic influences shaping their lives.

Anna-Maija is a trained mindfulness and meditation teacher focusing on

breath as a tool to improve concentration, calm the mind, and generate inner peace.

She is a graduate of the two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program

of Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield and has been teaching various groups in person and

online in Arlington, VA, and Washington, D.C. 

She currently works and lives in

Fairbanks, Alaska, and teaches meditation at the Yellow Bird Yoga Healing Collective

and is part of the mindfulness circle at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her approach

to teaching is to connect the meditation practice to everyday life to generate positive

life-skills in the turbulent world.

Anna-Maija also has viniyoga teacher training and has taught therapeutic, breath-

centered yoga in various countries, where she worked for USAID on international

development.

Emma is a Family Nurse Practitioner rooted in the Shenandoah Valley, offering holistic care for women and children. Her approach blends modern medicine with plant-based wisdom and somatic healing. 

Emma received training and certification in NADA at West Virginia University in 2021. She is also the owner of Fox + Fern Apothecary, which provides handcrafted bath and body products.

At the retreat, she’ll offer the NADA five-point ear acupuncture protocol to support grounding and regulation, and share herbal insights for tending the body and spirit with care.

Chef Sarah Bates believes that food is more than fuel—it's a connection to the land, the season, and our community. As the owner of Wild Yarrow Private Chef & Catering, she creates farm-to-soul experiences that tell the story of West Virginia's rich agricultural heritage, sourcing from over a dozen farms in Virginia and West Virginia, including Season's Bounty Farm, Low Hill Garden,  Hemlock Springs Trout Farm, Cool Hollow Maple, Liora Farms, and Dry Fork Maple Works.

Sarah's cooking invites guests to slow down, savor deeply, and connect authentically with their food and each other. With a deep passion for foraging and wild foods, she finds magic "beneath the canopy, among the moss and pine needles," crafting menus that celebrate both cultivated and wild ingredients. Sarah's locally-sourced dishes reflect her philosophy that every bite should honor the land, the hands that tend it, and the hearts that bring it to your table.