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7 Day Yoga Holiday with Meditation, Backpacking, and Hiking in Olympic National Park, Washington
Heart of the Hills Campground, Olympic National Park, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA
Adventurous Yoga Holiday with Hiking in the USA
Liz and Roy are thrilled to offer this amazing Olympic National Park adventure for the sixth time. The first trips in 2018, 2019, and 2021 were amazing! So much beauty. This trip includes hiking, meditations (walking and sitting), forest bathing (soak up prana from the rainforest), beach yoga, yoga in a studio (in Port Angeles), backpacking, camping, swimming, and community. You will visit some of the biggest trees on earth and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Meet the instructors
Roy & Liz
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Highlights
- Yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Hiking and forest bathing
- Backpacking and camping experience
- Visit to Sol Duc Hot Springs
- 6 nights accommodation (mostly camping, one rainforest lodge)
- Delicious meals
Skill level
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
6 days with instruction
Group size: 5-11 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
14:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
During this holiday, you will be camping at Heart of the Hills Campground for four nights and then staying at Quinault River Inn for the last night.
Quinault River Inn
Beautiful views of the serene lower Quinault River grace every room at the inn. Quinault River Inn's quiet location is easily accessed from Highway 101. Comfortable, pillow-top queen beds, updated baths, Native American artwork, and photography of the Olympic Peninsula appoint every room, making your stay memorable.
In addition to energy-efficient heat pumps with summer air conditioning, 32-inch HD TV, free Wi-Fi, and smoke-free rooms are offered. The entire facility has been fully renovated including the inviting covered deck.
Quinault River Inn works hard to achieve the best TripAdvisor reviews in the Quinault area. Quinault River Inn has recently been informed by TripAdvisor that Quinault River Inn has been awarded their Certificate of Excellence for 2017, Quinault River Inn's fifth year in a row.
Program
Who should attend?
This is a unique trip, with yoga, meditation, hiking, and backpacking. What is the difference between hiking, car camping, and backpacking? You do some short hikes without packs, as well as two nights car camping in a campground, with bathrooms available, and with your vehicles.
Backpacking is more challenging, leaving the cars and crowds behind and carrying your food and overnight equipment (backpack, tent, sleeping back, pad, etc.) on your back. The backpacking is not more than 3-5 miles maximum each day, but you will need to carry a backpack, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and tent, and 3 pounds of community gear. If you do not have this gear, they may have some for you to rent.
Each member of the group must be willing and able to carry your own backpack, tent, sleeping bag and pad, water, clothes, and personal items. In addition, each person will be asked to carry about 3 pounds of community gear (food, fuel, filter, etc.) on the overnight backpacks.
They generally request a Zoom meeting to meet you and discern if you are a good fit for this trip. While the backpack hikes are not long (under 5 miles a day), they have found that some people are just not suited for this type of trip. They also need to assure that you are community-minded, and can carry your share of the gear, and they want to help you find the right gear.
Snoring note: Due to the unique aspects of this trip (both camping and lodging), they have found by experience that loud snorers might need their own room or campsite. They need to be mindful of their other campers and roommates.
If you do snore and really want to attend, they may have to ask for an additional 100 USD to cover a private room (for the hotel night) and extra campsite. You can talk with them, they usually find a way to make it work.
Theme of the trip
They will weave a theme of “Being your Authentic Self.” You will explore returning to your true nature and living a life of truth and authenticity. Holman Health decided to combine the inner with the outer, the hiking with the meditation, the forest bathing and the yoga, the community with the solitude, and it will be awesome.
Due to the special aspects of this trip, Holman Health will only take about ten people, so please do not delay signing up.
What is Forest Bathing?
This is the healing way of soaking up the rainforest prana, chi, or life force energy, with the negative ions (the good ones!). In Japan, it is called Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy, the medicine of simply being in the forest.
Shinrin-yoku is a term that means “taking in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bathing.” It was developed in Japan during the 1980s and has become a cornerstone of preventive health care in Japanese medicine. But of course, it is not limited to Japan, as they have some of the most amazing ancient old growth rainforests in the world.
What else is there to know about this trip?
Liz and Roy have visited the Olympics for the last twenty five years, and know some of the best places to visit, many of which are well known, some lesser known. You will be traveling one way counter clockwise around the Olympic Peninsula, starting in Pt Angeles, finishing at Quinault Lake.
They will include car camping, back country (forest and beach) camping, yoga (in studio and beach), meditation walks, some meals (camp cooking). You will soak in the Sol Duc natural healing pools, and visit the Sol Duc waterfall.
You will drive up to the amazing Hurricane Ridge for a stunning view of the Olympics and Mt. Olympus. You will visit one of the world’s biggest Cedar and Spruce trees.
Itinerary
Day 1: Sunday
Drive to Pt. Angeles area of the Olympic Peninsula. Arrive around 2 pm, and Camp at Heart of the Hills, near Hurricane Ridge. Afternoon meditation in old-growth forest. Dinner at camp. Drive to Hurricane Ridge for a sunset walk, views, and wildlife seeing, and photography.
Meals included: Dinner (participants bring their own lunch).
Day 2: Monday
Camp breakfast. Yoga at a local yoga studio in Pt Angeles. Drive west to Lake Crescent Lodge for lunch, possibly swim (amazing high vibration, clear lake water!). Short old growth hike to Marymere Falls. Continue west to Sol Duc campsite. Hot soak at natural mineral springs of Sol Duc. Dinner at camp.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 3: Tuesday
Short hike to beautiful Sol Duc Falls, then breakfast. Visit gorgeous river spot, possible cold water plunge! Continue west to the incredible beaches of Olympic National Park. Lunch picnic. You will then hike 2 miles to a stunningly beautiful beach. This will be a day of meandering, exploring. Beach yoga. Amazing sunset. Dinner.
Meals included: Breakfast and dinner.
Day 4: Wednesday
Morning beach yoga. Breakfast. Hike the beach back to cars. From the beach, you head back inland, then stop for a picnic at Bogachiel State Park. Then drive into Olympic National Park’s Hoh River area, one of the most beautiful old-growth rainforests in the world.
You will visit the Hoh visitor center, then backpack three miles, and camp along the Hoh River 2 nights. Evening meditation walk in the river valley. Camp dinner.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 5: Thursday
Camp breakfast. Gentle riverside yoga. This is a relaxing, rejuvenating Forest Bathing day! You will take a travel break and hang out in the rainforest, with optional meditation hikes (without heavy packs!) deeper into the rainforest to soak up the great energy, perhaps see wildlife.
Maybe take a splash or swim in the Hoh River. Seated riverside meditation and yoga. Restful sleep by the river under the ancient rainforest trees.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 6: Friday
Camp breakfast. Gentle riverside yoga. You hike out of the Hoh, drive west back towards the coast, then south. You'll stop to visit one of the most beautiful, ancient red cedar trees in the world. Then Kalaloch Lodge for a delicious lunch, with an ocean view! You continue south to the Quinault area. You will go for a bit of comfort and stay on the shore of Lake Quinault at the Quinault River Inn.
After cleaning up, you take an old-growth forest nature walk, take a short walk to see the biggest Sitka Spruce in the world, and visit the historic Quinault Lodge, perhaps take a swim from their beautiful lake beach. Possibly dine out (not included)
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
Day 7: Saturday
Gentle, standing yoga on patio overlooking lake Quinault, closing ceremony, breakfast, half mile rainforest loop hike, then depart for home.
Meals included: Breakfast
Included excursions
- Hiking
- Hot soak at natural mineral springs of Sol Duc
- Visit to Quinault area to see the biggest Sitka spruce in the world
Instructors
Roy Holman
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Roy has taught since 2000 and is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher in the Viniyoga tradition. He teaches safe, gentle, body-friendly, grounded, breath-connected, prayerful, flowing, and traditional Hatha yoga. He also teaches breathwork (pranayama) and meditation and incorporates the aspects of emotional healing and balancing. Roy is less focused on Hindu gods and more interested in aligning with the Divine (God), and clearing the body temple for the Holy Spirit.
Liz Gross
Liz Gross is a certified energy therapist, a vibrational medicine practitioner, and a biopulsar reflexograph analyst. She is a graduate of EarthWalk Institute of Healing Arts in Bellevue, Washington. Liz is a gifted sound and vibration healer and teaches with Roy on retreats. Liz teaches yoga, meditation, oneness, and often does some of the cooking on the retreats. She feels very passionate about vibrational medicine and loves working with others in that way. Here newest tool is NeurOptimal, an amazing technology for balancing or training the brain and helping clear past trauma.
Retreat location
Olympic National Park
Quite honestly, the Olympic National Park is Roy's favorite place on earth. He has had a passion for the Olympics since the first time he visited. He has traveled and backpacked all over the world, but there is something about the Olympics, with its old-growth rainforests, stunning beaches, alpine meadows, river valleys, and amazing wildlife that stirs his soul.
Rainforest Inn
Rainforest Inn's location provides great access to the Quinault Rainforest and world record trees, great hikes, and riveting waterfalls within the Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest.
Located only 30 minutes from Kalaloch and Ruby beaches, the inn is a great base for exploring the rugged Washington coast and the Hoh Rainforest, too.
A delightful old-time general store and two cafes are within easy walking distance, while two restaurants for fine dining are a short five-minute drive. The Lodge community is the gateway to the greater Lake Quinault area, the Quinault River valley, and Quinault Rainforest.
Distances
- Kalaloch and Ruby beaches - 30 minutes
Food
This program includes almost all meals (15 total). You will be having meals outside a couple of times (not included, optional). Most meals will be cooked in camping style, healthy and tasty.
Note: Holman Health is pretty accommodating for special needs including vegetarian and vegan, but please, they ask for flexibility. If you simply have preferences, perhaps you can trust them to do their best, knowing they serve mostly organic, healthy foods.
Cooking for ten people out in nature can be challenging, so they ask for some flexibility, while doing their best to serve your needs.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Seafood
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Guided yoga (in studio and beach) and meditation
- Hiking and backpacking
- Forest bathing (soak up prana from the rainforest)
- Visit to Quinault area to see the biggest Sitka spruce in the world
- 6 nights accommodation (5 nights camping, 1 night at a hotel)
- 15 meals
- Camp cooks and fuel
- Sol Duc hot springs entry
- All park passes and permits
What's not included
- A couple meals eating out (optional)
- Gas and ferry costs (perhaps shared)
- Possible car rental if there are not enough local drivers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
SEA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
105 km
Transfer not provided
CLM
William R. Fairchild International Airport
10 km
Transfer not provided
TWD
Jefferson County International Airport (FAA: 0S9)
45 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by car
They will need a couple of you to drive, and others will kick in for gas and ferries. No solo drivers, as there is limited parking at trailheads. To better understand, they ideally arrange car pooling from Seattle area, and then all the cars meet in Pt Angeles Sunday.
Holman Health will meet you in Pt Angeles at Heart of the Hills Campground around 2 pm (Sunday). Then car pool to various destinations, campgrounds, trailheads, etc. around the Olympic Peninsula. The trip moves counterclockwise around the peninsula over the week, so they do not return to Pt Angeles, but continue south east back through Tacoma and back to Seattle or Seatac airport.
Transport is not included, but they usually have enough local drivers participating, but there is a chance that some of you will need to rent or borrow a car, as they travel around the entire Olympic Peninsula to visit all the coolest places.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% 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.
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