Photo by Bruno Long
Yoga Retreats
Hosting and attending yoga retreats feels like a homecoming,
a weaving together of so many facets of meaning in my life.
These retreats are an offering of my being into this wild world. I am beyond grateful for the ways yoga continues to guide me (& us) towards these deep moments of presence, solitude, real community & humanity.
Silent Spring May 22 - 27th, 2024
This retreat will include quiet mornings, the intimacy of practice and the space to roam & be outside. There will be some time for silence and time for community. In addition, this retreat will honour silence for 2 days in the middle of the gathering as a way to widen time and deepen into the wisdom of rest & rejuvenation.
Location: Stowel Lake Farm, Salt Spring Island
Sample Schedule: *subject to change
6:45 am Morning Meditation & Pranayama & Tensegrity
8 am Breakfast
10:30 am Morning Yoga
12:30 Lunch & Break
3:30 Afternoon Yoga & Meditation
6 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Evening Offerings
(community campfire, guided relaxation, meditation, star gazing)
Spring 2024 Dates - May 22-27th
This retreat is almost full, see below for rooms that are avaliable.
Investment:
**Note: total fee includes meals plus room rate**
Meals
$475/person (Dinner on May 22 until Lunch on May 27th)
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Room, Facility & Admin Costs (6 days/5 nights)
Private Deluxe - $1550 - FULL
Private Regular - $1100 - 2 rooms open at this time - -
Shared Deluxe - $1100 - FULL
Shared Regular - $850 - FULL
Private Yurt - $900 - FULL
Shared Yurt - $800 - FULL
Camping - $550 - Spaces available
*GST is added to the rates above**
**There is space for locals to join the retreat and pay for the meals only. Please reach out if you have off-site accommodation and would like to join us. **
This Retreat is offered in the spirit of Dana. Registration fees cover the cost of accommodations, farm-to-table food and simple administrative fees at Stowel Lake Farm. Taxes not included.
In honour of the Buddhist lineage and teachers, I will offer the teachings and yoga freely because they are considered priceless. On the Buddhist retreats I attend, we practice dana, or generosity, by making monetary offerings for the teachings.On the last day of the retreat, you will have an opportunity to express generosity by way of a donation for the teachings and yoga offered throughout the retreat.
'When the sweet ache of being alive,
lodged between who you are and who you will be,
is awakened,
Befriend this moment.
It will guide you.
It's sweetness is what holds you.
It's ache is what moves you on.'
– Mark Nepo
Photo by Zoya Lynch
2024 Mountains and Yoga - Off the Grid
July 19 - 22nd, 2024
A long weekend with morning and evening yoga, guided alpine hiking, hot tubbing, saunas, cold dipping, yummy food & amazing company. This retreat has space for 10-12 participants maximum.
**2 spaces are open as of March 30th**
Location: Valhalla Mountain Touring (www.vmt.ca)
July 19 - 22nd (arrive 1 pm on July 19th, depart 10 am July 22nd)
Private accommodation: $1400
Shared accommodation: $1200
** price includes guided hiking, catered meals, lodging and admin fees. Yoga/meditation classes will be offered by donation**
Women’s Yoga & Backcountry Ski
January 5 - 12th, 2025
Retreats include morning yoga, evening yoga, days filled with back-country ski touring, hanging out by the woods stove, evening saunas, beautifully catered menus and new friends.
Yoga from 6:15-7:00 and from 17:00-18:00 or 19:00-20:00 (afternoon/evening options vary with group energy and length of ski days).
Location: Valhalla Mountain Touring, The Selkirks
Accessed by a snowcat road nearby New Denver, BC
