The Lodge at Sweetwater Studios

As a token of our appreciation, we will send you an original limited-edition handcrafted woodblock printed 5x7 print for you to always remember your contribution to The Lodge at Sweetwater Studios.

(These prints also make great gifts, so buy and share!)

Watch your tree grow as our business grows! 

We will plant a tree in your name, provide you with a tagging number and have it listed on our property map. 

Come back and visit year after year and watch the progress of your tree as it grows with our new and thriving venture. 

An electronic certificate will be emailed listing you as a "Lodge at Sweetwater Studios Tree Sponsor" along with a property map listing your tree's location. 

All trees will be planted before our official opening in October 2021. You can expect your certificate and map via email in the summer or fall 2021. 

Join us Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, for our official opening night!

We will start the day with an afternoon of croquet (watch, learn, or play!), enjoy a sunset cocktail hour with silent auction*, and then dine on a locally sourced farm-to-table dinner to honor all our supporters. 

*Featuring work from local professional artists and wellness providers. 

Join us for one of three exciting learning opportunities! 

Choose between a private croquet lesson, painting or weaving instruction, or private yoga lessons. 

Enjoy the entire day at The Lodge at Sweetwater Studios. Your reward includes a day pass to our Tropical Greenhouse Spa (use of sauna, hot tub, and saltwater pool), a private lesson of your choice, and a home-cooked Southern-style lunch.

Sleep under the starts in our lake-view, eco-luxury clamping tents (up to 2 people).

Each tent features:

• 2 twin beds or 1 king
• Electricity and lighting
• Fully furnished with memory foam mattresses
• Lake View Deck and Seating Area
• Electric Blankets
• Heat and Air Conditioner 

Each night booked also includes access to nature trails, 3-acre lake and kayaks, use of Yoga Dome and Hilltop Art and Meditation Studio, and full access to the Tropical Greenhouse Spa with hot tub, sauna, and saltwater pool.

*Daily yoga classes can be added on for $10 per person per class

**Meals available for an additional fee

Interested in a specific date? Leave us a note when you purchase and we'll get back to you about availability! 

(bookings only available after late October 2021) 

(String together as many of these rewards as you'd like for a larger vacation*, as a gift to friends and family, or schedule them sporadically over the next 5 years.)

*To add on additional nights, simply increase the price by $115 per desired night upon purchase. 

Join us Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, for our official opening night!

We will start the day with an afternoon of croquet (watch, learn, or play!), enjoy a sunset cocktail hour with silent auction*, and then dine on a locally sourced farm-to-table dinner to honor all our supporters. 

(Ticket price includes dinner for 2)

*Featuring work from local professional artists and wellness providers. 

Join us on the court for a 2-day, 1-night croquet stay! 

This reward includes:

• One night in our Eco-Luxury Glamping Tent (can sleep up to 2 people**) with two twin beds or one king-size bed
• 3 meals per person (menu customizable for dietary restrictions)
• All-access pass to Tropical Greenhouse Spa (sauna, hot tub, and saltwater pool)
• Access to Yoga Dome and Hilltop Art and Meditation Studio for solo practice 
• Access to nature trails and 3-acre lake with kayaks
•  + Unlimited access to lake view, fully equipped, lighted croquet court!

Arrive early, and stay late to create a full 2-day croquet weekend and enjoy the Greenhouse Spa, explore the nature trails, practice yoga, create art, and lounge lakeside! 

(String together as many of these rewards as you'd like for a longer vacation*, or schedule them sporadically over the next 5 years.)

*Book multiple nights by increasing your reward price by $160 for every additional night. 

**Increase reward price by $40 per night for 1 additional guest (includes meals and shared tent)

          1 person, 1 night = $160
          1 person, 2 Nights = $320

          2 people, 1 night = $200
          2 people, 2 nights = $400

Interested in a specific date? Leave us a note when you purchase and we'll get back to you about availability! 

(bookings available November 2021 and on) 

Choose to practice in the comfort of your own home (Hattiesburg-Laurel area only), via Zoom (available worldwide), or visit our Forest Yoga Deck at The Lodge at Sweetwater Studios. 

Your package includes an initial assessment where you can express areas you would like to improve or work on and five 60-minute yoga lessons*. After your five private classes, you also will receive via email a series of postures to help you maintain your desired intent.

(All yoga instruction led by Airon Whitt, 200-hour CYA instructor, and Reiki Master.)

*Switch any 60-minute yoga practice for Reiki session at no additional charge.

Our Full Moon Circle, is an all-inclusive women's art, yoga, and wellness retreat centered around the November full moon. 

This 3-day,  2-night retreat will deepen your connection with the moon & her cycles through the art of female connection and ceremony.

• Learn how to use the moon for release and manifestation.
• Deep dive into Chandra Namaskar, the Moon Salutation, and learn about its restorative properties
• Connect with nature through forest bathing and found object weaving instruction and bring home your own forest creation.
• Uncover the power of the moon and create your own energy clearing mists for the home or body.

Starting Friday, November 19, 2021, until Sunday, November 21, 2021*, you will have full access to the grounds of The Lodge at Sweetwater Studios,  nightly shared accommodation in one of our Eco-Luxury Glamping tents, and all meals for this three-day, two-night retreat.

This reward includes:

• Ten hours of hands on weaving and wellness experiences
• Six cleansing and rejuvenating vegetarian meals
• Three 75-minute yoga classes
• All-access to Tropical Greenhouse Spa (sauna, hot tub, saltwater pool)
• Nature trails, forest bathing, bonfires, & stargazing 
• Two nights in a shared Eco-Luxury Glamping Tent (2 twin beds or 1 king-size bed)

*Interested in attending a weekend retreat, but can't commit to these dates? Not a problem! With the purchase of this reward, you can choose to defer your retreat to a later scheduled retreat if these dates are less than ideal.

Visit https://www.lodgeatsweetwater.com/event-details/full-moon-circle-a-wome… for booking.

"Responding to Nature" is a 3-day, 2-night artist retreat that will focus on the organic, natural world around us through intuitive abstraction. We will explore mark making and the choice of value or color in approaching drawing or painting.

Participants will experience 10 hours of hands-on guidance and instruction by professional artist and educator Chatham Meade Kemp.

Starting at noon Friday, October 22, 2021, until 3p Sunday, October 24, 2021, you will have full access to the grounds of The Lodge at Sweetwater Studios,  nightly shared accommodation in one of our Eco-Luxury Glamping tents, and all meals for this three-day, two-night retreat.

This retreat includes:

• Ten hours of artistic instruction with professional local artist and instructor, Chatham Meade Kemp
• Solo work and relaxation time
• Daily relaxing yoga and forest meditation
• All-access to Tropical Greenhouse Spa (sauna, hot tub, saltwater pool)
• Nature trails, forest bathing, bonfires, & stargazing
• All meals for the duration of the retreat
• Shared nightly accommodation in Eco-Luxury Glamping Tent (2 twin beds or 1 king-size bed) or our 4-Person Lakside Deluxe Island Tent (4 twins or 2 Kings)
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Participants will be sent a supplies list before the retreat. Art supplies not included in the ticket price.

Limited to 16 participants.

Want to learn more about the instructor and see her inspiring work? Visit www.chathampaintings.com for more information. 

Wanting to take part in our first visiting artist retreat AND our Opening Night Dinner!? This is the reward for YOU! 

This reward includes all of the above details for both the Visiting Artist Retreat AND a ticket to our Opening Night Farm to Table Funders Dinner ($75 value), all meals, art and yoga instruction, and access to the Tropical Greenhouse Spa for the entirety of your stay. 

What a year it's been! Gather your colleagues or employees for this 3-day, 2-night Corporate Retreat Buyout.

This reward includes a two-night "All-Inclusive" stay for up to 12 people ($100 per person, per night):

• 5 Tents (each sleeps 2 people, either 2 twins or one king bed)
• 1 Tiny House (with kitchenette, private bath, & queen size bed)
• All meals (including dinner on the night of check-in & breakfast/brunch on the day of check-out)
• Access to Tropical Greenhouse Spa (hot tub, sauna, saltwater pool)
• Access to Yoga Dome and Hilltop Studio for meeting space and strategic planning sessions
• Access to nature trails and 3-acre lake with kayaks
• Morning yoga Instruction (if desired)
• Croquet lessons and full access to Lake View Croquet Lawn for duration of stay (if desired)
• 2 Interactive Team Building Activities facilitated by Lodge staff
• Unlimited bonfires, forest bathing, and stargazing

Our buyouts can be used to host your company retreats, family reunions, or get your COVID pod together and share the cost.

*This reward also includes one ticket to our Opening Night Funder's Dinner and Silent Auction

**Backers will have up to 5 years to schedule their buyout

**Want a longer stay? Check out our 3-night buyout option! (we'll throw in all the corporate retreat add-ons too!)

Gather your colleagues or closest friends for our Full Lodge Buyout! 

This reward includes a three-night "All-Inclusive" stay for 12 people:

• 5 Tents (each sleeps 2 people, either 2 twins or one king bed)
• 1 Tiny House (with kitchenette, private bath, & queen size bed)
• All meals (including dinner on the night of check-in & breakfast on the day of check-out)
• Access to Tropical Greenhouse Spa (hot tub, sauna, saltwater pool)
• Access to Yoga Dome and Hilltop Art and Meditation Studio
• Access to nature trails and 3-acre lake with kayaks
• Morning yoga Instruction (if desired)
• Croquet lessons and full access to Lake View Croquet Lawn for duration of stay (if desired)
• Unlimited bonfires, forest bathing, and stargazing

Our buyouts can be used to host your company retreats, family reunions, or get your COVID pod together and share the cost.

*This reward also includes one ticket to our Opening Night Funder's Dinner and Silent Auction

**Backers will have up to 5 years to schedule their buyout

This reward is for our lifelong supporters!

We will build a tent in your name and list you on our "Tent Sponsor" wall plaque and website for all future visitors to see! 

Additionally, you will receive a ticket to our Opening Night Funder's Dinner and silent auction where you will be honored as a "Tent Sponsor".

This reward also includes two weekends a year for the life of our business, a "Friends & Family Discount" of 25% off all additional nightly bookings and add ons, and 10% off all future retreats. 

An electronic certificate will be emailed listing you as a "Lodge at Sweetwater Studios Tent Sponsor" along with a property map listing your tent's location.