3 Days California Yoga Retreat for the Weekend

Facilities

During this three-day California retreat, you will get to practice yoga and meditation daily, hike in the afternoons or chill in the pool, hot tub, or hammock. You will nourish yourself with organic local cuisine, and taste some wine.

Benefits of yoga

Improved fitness, strength and flexibility

Practicing yoga can lead to improved balance, flexibility, range of motion, and strength. And this means you are less likely to injure yourself in other physical endeavors or in your daily activities. Improved flexibility is one of the first and most obvious benefits of yoga. During your first class, you probably won’t be able to touch your toes. But if you stick with it, you will notice a gradual loosening, and eventually, everything you do gets easier: walking, sitting, and standing. You’ll also probably notice that day-to-day aches and pains start to disappear.

Strong muscles do more than look good. They also protect us from conditions like arthritis and back pain, and help prevent falls in elderly people. It’s well documented that weight-bearing exercise strengthens bones and helps ward off osteoporosis. Many postures in yoga require that you lift your own weight. And when you build strength through yoga, you balance it with flexibility. If you just went to the gym and lifted weights, you might build strength at the expense of flexibility.

Stress reduction

A number of studies have shown that yoga can help reduce stress and anxiety. It can also enhance your mood and overall sense of well-being. Yoga’s ability to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol may help keep calcium in the bones.

Improved circulation

Yoga gets your blood flowing. More specifically, the relaxation exercises you learn in yoga can help your circulation, especially in your hands and feet. Yoga also gets more oxygen to your cells, which function better as a result. Twisting poses are thought to wring out venous blood from internal organs and allow oxygenated blood to flow in once the twist is released.

Management of chronic conditions

Yoga can help reduce risk factors for chronic diseases, such as heart disease and high blood pressure. Yoga might also help alleviate chronic conditions, such as depression, pain, anxiety, and insomnia.

You will have the chance to spend the afternoon on a hiking adventure trip.

This retreat will take place at the Sagrada Wellness Center in San Luis Obispo, California.

Nearby places

• San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) - 20 minutes

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Healthy organic meals are served daily during the retreat. The Sagrada kitchen is organic, vegetarian, and mainly gluten free. Extra ingredients are bought from local farmers and health food stores in order to supplement the fresh produce from the Sagrada Wellness Center organic garden. Meals are rustic yet gourmet, and are served family-style. They are prepared fresh each day with great attention to flavor and quality.

Each morning you can enjoy a cup of strong organic coffee, free range organic eggs with sprouted bread and jelly, sliced tomatoes, yogurt and homemade granola. You will also get to taste a selection of modest local wines throughout the retreat; you are welcome to bring any wines that you would like to share with the group.

Every afternoon sip a blend of fresh tea made with organic herbs.

Relax in the pool or hot tub after your yoga and meditation sessions. Acupuncture sessions are not included in the price, but are available at the center for an additional fee.

• 3 daily healthy organic meals
• 2 nights accommodation
• Complimentary daily cleaning of the bathrooms, fresh towels, and use of eco-friendly detergent
• Complimentary use of pool and hot tub
• Daily Vinyasa yoga and meditation sessions
• Hiking trip

• Acupuncture sessions are not included in the price of the retreat.

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.