Winter Hybernation and Healing with Yoga’s Niyamas 

– A Practice for your Relationship to YourSelf

Winter is about slowing down- hibernation, solo time, being reflective, still, calm but warmed by fire- tapas, heat, transformation and with Self. We will use the ancient Yogic tools of Niyama – practices to keep us living in grace with ourselves, a perfect Winter practice, to guide us through this season of SELF.

This is a sacred weekend retreat to reflect, restore, connect, and envision.

Through yoga, meditation, creative art, sound and drumming, we will create a space for deep reflection and replenishment, to leave you grounded in your life force and aligned with self.

It will bring you into a closer relationship with yourself, deepen your personal understanding and highlight what you need for ongoing renewal.

This is a small group intensive retreat, you can expect to leave with:

Clarified personal intentions to guide your retreat experience and beyond.

Grounding in meditation practices and yogic philosophy

Facilitated connection with self, and space to bring forward personal insights.

The identification of what needs to shift, and a commitment to release old patterns.

A deeper understanding of your personal renewal needs, and how to integrate these into your busy life.

A renewed sense of energy and peace.

*A copy of Deb Adele’s Book Yoas and Niyama included in price of retreat

Saturday: February 8th

8:00 Smudging, beginning of Retreat

8:20 Morning Yoga

Connect to breath, body, mind and spirit- Move, stretch, connect, build strength, flexibility, calm, presence. A Beginner friendly/ multi level Hatah class designed for any level student.

9:45 Sound bath: with the focus on the heart chaka

10:00 Break

10:15 Welcome and Opening the Circle

10:40 Niyamas: Yoga’s Restraints for Living in Grace with Self – path of Purity

We will review the 5 Yogic Niyamas and their meaning with a focus on the practice of PURITY- finding ways to de clutter our lives– energetically, physically, emotionally, mentally… Purity is a practice that can help us lighten the load in many ways, decluttering can help us find time, focus and energy to live in the other Niyama: Contentment, Self Study, Self Discipline and Surrender

12:00 Lunch

12:30 Contentment: Visual Art Project Yoga invites us into this practice to find gratitude and acceptance in what life has to serve up, with the ability to choose to find contentment in what is. What does it mean to you? How do you see your life content? What is the challenge in that?

1: 20 Spiritual Drumming

Plan and prepare: We will utilize the drum to tap into our own vibration and energy to get ready to initiate our first steps encompassing your wholistic life.

3:20 Break

3:45 Self Study & Self Discipline- At the heart of yoga is self-awareness, perception and responsibility. It is not for the meek- it takes self-love, forgiveness, humor, a willingness to laugh at yourself, recognize your Shadow and hypocrisy—and Love yourself anyways. It’s a journey, a process, an on-going transformation. How do we not just suffer through life, but thrive, flourish and continually become more the vibration of love.

4:45 Guided Relaxation & Meditation

5:00 Wrap-up

SUNDAY: February 9th

9:00 Yoga

9:50 Smudging & Meditation: purification of the mind

10:05 Break

10:20 Surrender: Untangle your potential. Learn to Trust, flow, & Surrender

11:50 Love Messages – Heartfelt messages from Monica

12:50 Angel Walk

1:30 Formal Closure