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4 Day New Year Yoga Retreat at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, California, USA

Name: 4 Day New Year Yoga Retreat at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, California, USA
Brand: Pete Guinosso Yoga
Price: 900 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9.7 (8 reviews)

Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel, California 95073, USA

Overview

New Year Yoga Retreat California

Expert tip: This is one of the most popular yoga retreats offered in the USA.

Unplug, unwind, and reconnect with your spirit during this special New Year yoga retreat. Each morning will begin with quiet meditation followed by a vigorous Vinyasa Flow. In the evenings, you will enjoy the support of the community as you reflect on the triumphs and challenges of 2024 and set intentions for a harmonious start in 2025.

Meet the instructors

Pete & Stephanie
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Highlights

1 - 2 yoga classes daily
Adventure and hiking to be organized
Guided and seated meditation sessions
Reflection on 2024 and resolutions for 2025 with vision boards
Breathtaking trails accessible from lodges ground
3 nights accommodation at Land of Medicine Buddha
Vegetarian meals

Skill level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Yoga styles

Vinyasa

3 days with instruction

Group size: Maximum of 45 participants

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Accommodation

Check-in Time:

14:00

Check-out Time:

11:00

Accommodation options include single, double, triple, and quadruple rooms. All rooms include a private bathroom with a shower. Towel and linen service is provided.

Land of Medicine Buddha is a center devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values through teaching, meditation, and community service, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

This organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsong Khapa of Tibet as taught to them by their founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe, and their spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Land of Medicine Buddha is a unique facility providing Tibetan Buddhist teachings, retreats, healing, a beautiful physical environment, and much more.

Land of Medicine Buddha is home to three beautiful large prayer wheels and many smaller ones as well. The Mani Wheel outside the main hall is packed with 64 billion om mani padme hum mantras, microfilmed from an original script written by His Holiness Dalai Lama.

This is one of the most powerful prayer wheels on earth. The large prayer wheel in the Ksitigarbha garden has 11.8 billion mantras, and the Ksitigharba statue is being surrounded by 32 smaller prayer wheels each holding over one million mantras.

At the entrance to the center (near the bookstore), work is in progress to completely fill our big prayer wheel with the mantra of compassion, as well as other mantras for long life, to clear obstacles, purify negativities, and develop wisdom.

Program

Join Pete at the serene Land of Medicine Buddha and set the foundation to manifest the true desires of your heart, remembering that the profound and unending flow of grace supports all that you set your sights upon. During breaks, explore the breathtaking trails accessible from the lodge’s grounds or the adjacent 10,000 acres of state forest, grab a book, or simply enjoy a catnap in your cozy bedroom.

Day 1: Arrival

The retreat begins December 29th at 2:00 p.m.
16:00 Check-in / registration near the bookstore
16:30 - 17:45 Welcome yoga
17:45 Welcome talk and orientation in the Pine Room
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
19:00 Open circle

Daily schedule

08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 - 12:00 Morning meditation / yoga
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 18:00 Yoga and meditation
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
19:30 Community gatherings
Please note: slight shift on Sundays schedule to 11 a.m. lunch

Departure day

The retreat will end on January 1st at 11:00 a.m. after a closing circle.
Brunch will be served following the closing circle.

Instructors

Pete Guinosso

Known for his joyful energy, skilled touch, and sense of humor, Pete creates a spiritual yet light-hearted environment for his students to uncover the deeper benefits of yoga. Pete’s ability to compassionately guide students of all levels through a vigorous asana practice makes his classes among the most dynamic in the bay area. For newcomers and advanced practitioners yearning for a new adventure and challenge, let Pete be your guide!

Stephanie Guinosso

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Trained as a Forrest Yoga Teacher in 2008 under Ana Forrest, Stephanie inspires students to develop an intuitive body awareness, work intelligently at their physical edges, and use the gifts of yoga to walk through life with a little more ease and a lot less struggle.

Retreat location

Situated on 108 acres adjoining 10,000 acres of state forest, Land of Medicine Buddha's physical location provides a perfect space for guests to visit for the day to take a hike in the woods, meditate, relax, and connect to their spiritual inner being; recover from the stress of their busy lives; or just relax.

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This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly

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Food

You will be provided vegetarian meals daily.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian

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)

During breaks, explore the breathtaking trails accessible from the lodge’s grounds or the adjacent 10,000 acres of the state forest, grab a book, or simply enjoy a catnap in your cozy bedroom.

Optional excursion: Nature tour

Ano Nuevo is home to a large colony of Northern Elephant Seals. The seals come ashore to give birth. Tour duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes (12 USD)

What's included

1 to 2 yoga classes a day
Guided and seated meditation
Hiking adventure to be organized
Vision boarding (supplies provided)
3 accommodation lodging at Land of Medicine Buddha
Vegetarian meals

What's not included

Yoga mat and towels
Airfare
Transportation (carpooling will be coordinated)
Ano Nuevo guided hike (nature tour): 2 hours 30 minutes, cost 12 USD. Limited tickets are available. Ano Nuevo is home to a large colony of Northern Elephant Seals. The seals come ashore to give birth

How to get there

Recommended Airports

SFO

San Francisco International Airport

78 km

Transfer not provided

SJC

San Jose International Airport

39 km

Transfer not provided

Carpooling will be coordinated.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.

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4 Day New Year Yoga Retreat at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, California, USA

Retreat organizer: Pete Guinosso Yoga

Pete Guinosso Yoga creates yoga retreats with a spiritual yet light-hearted environment for students to uncover the benefits of yoga.

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