“Learn how to practice yoga to benefit the body!”
6 Day 50-Hour Yoga for Women’s Health Retreat in Maryville, Tennessee
Seven Springs Holistic Retreats, 120 Sweet Hollow Way, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Feminine Yoga Retreat USA
Yoga is for everybody, and each body has a unique relationship to the practice. Women's bodies especially are in constant cycles of change. Kula Collective invites you to come and join this amazing course to get benefits from yoga!
Meet the instructors
Jessi & Sanni
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Highlights
- Daily yoga classes
- Healing movement modalities
- Women's anatomy and health issues
- Props to modify and provide support in poses
- Local herbs and how to use medicinally
- 5 nights accommodation
- Idyllic surroundings
- Daily meals
Skill level
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
6 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 14 participants
Accommodation
Facilities
- Kitchen
Seven Springs Holistic Retreats has the vision to provide a place of natural abundance and cultural diversity where people learn how to create holistic sustenance for themselves and their communities. Their mission is to provide an innovative and transformative space for local and global communities to experience high-quality holistic education. There are a variety of accommodation options included so you can choose the one that best suits you. You can stay in shared yurts that were built with sustainable living in mind, a private fully furnished bus, or you can bring your own tent and camp.
Off-site accommodation is also available. They are not able to accommodate a quarantine space at Seven Springs. They can assist with students getting tested at a local center for free, but if the test is positive, then the student would need to return to their home or another place or hotel for quarantine. The center is outdoors and very spacious. Additionally, they only have a chef and cleaner as staff. There is plenty of room to distance and for staff to quarantine as they choose. All staff has been vaccinated or will be tested before entering the site.
Program
Certifications
The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.
About the course
By first becoming aware of your physical and emotional state of being, you can then begin to explore what practices may complement your needs. Learning how to practice yoga in ways that most benefit the body at that moment can help bring a deeper connection to yoga and yourself. This continuing education intensive is especially devoted to exploring postures, sequences, and essential information for women of all ages in the practice of yoga.
You will first look at the physical and emotional anatomy of women and then move into yoga as a remedy for menstrual problems, pregnancy, depression, menopause symptoms, and more. You will work through postures with a special emphasis on modifications and using props. This course is applicable for anyone who would like to deepen their own practice as well as teach to others.
In addition to yoga asana, you will also explore Ayurvedic and natural remedies such as herbal medicines, salves, and tinctures. By connecting with your cycles, you will explore what types of activities, foods, and movements are best for you at the moment. You are not able to heal or prevent illness or injury with yoga alone, and so you dive into full lifestyle changes that can benefit each of you individually and uniquely. You will leave this course with clear steps to enhance your health and life in a holistic way.
Highlights
- Learn about women's anatomy and health issues
- Examine different illnesses and ailments and how they may be lightened through the practice of yoga
- Practice asana in the outdoor shala surrounded by nature
- Explore using all types of props to modify and provide support in poses
- Enjoy three vegetarian Ayurvedic meals daily and find out which types of foods are best for your body
- Connect with local herbs and learn how they can be prepared and used medicinally
- Engage in different healing movement modalities from yoga asana to massage, to dance
- Live in a community with other women
- Take time in silence and nature to connect and reconnect to your Self and your own healing
- Leave with clear steps to enhance your health and life
Dive deep into connecting with your body and learn how to use yoga to benefit other bodies as well as eat, sleep, and breath your yoga.
Instructors
Jessi Luna
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At a young age, Jessi has studied dance and creative movement. Since her first 200-hour registered yoga teacher training in 2008, Jessi has led retreats and workshops throughout the US, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and Costa Rica. She completed her 500-hour yoga teacher training hour certification in 2012 and now leads teacher training in these places she most enjoys to share.
Sanni Pääkkönen
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Sanni shares her lifework through holistic movement, meditation, and energy work. Born and raised in Finland, she has a deep connection with nature and a heartfelt passion to function in a greater harmony with the web of life. A world traveler and devoted yogini her work with holistic health is inspired by many colorful indigenous cultures and traditions she has experienced.
Retreat location
The course will take place in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. Seven Springs is a holistic retreat center, nestled in the bio-diverse foothills of the smoky mountains on 126 acres of mostly forested hills. With seven natural springs and an abundance of native species, this space is a vibrant system that allows for a wide array of explorations that will suit your individual interests.
Distances
- Blount Memorial Hospital - 20 minutes
Features
Activities
- Hiking
- Massage
General
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
You will be served three daily vegetarian meals that are sourced from local organic producers included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Ayurvedic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Professional massage, wellness counseling, and various other therapies are available on-site, for an extra cost.
What's included
- Daily yoga practice
- 5 nights accommodation
- 3 vegetarian meals per day
What's not included
- Spa treatments
- Taxes and fees
- Transportation
How to get there
Recommended Airports
TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
15 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 31% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 15 days before arrival.
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