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(No availability) 3 Day Mind-Body Restoration & Integration Retreat Santa Cruz Mtn, California
Somatic Wellness Retreat in California
You will have as a theme, "the center pole." So often life throws you off balance. This retreat will help you to align the center and re-find your core. The weekend will consist of Feldenkrais® lessons, yoga, laughter, connection, meditation, movement classes, nature, as well as personal and spiritual growth classes. All classes are optional. You will also have plenty of free time to relax around the retreat center’s natural settings, spend time journaling, hot tubbing, or sipping on a cup of tea.
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Highlights
- 1 yoga class per day
- Guided meditation sessions
- Feldenkrais workshops
- Personal development lessons
- Daily healthy meals - Buffet style
- 2 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
3 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Mount Madonna Center
Mount Madonna Retreat Center is located on a peaceful 355-acre mountain-top redwood forest and grassland located between Santa Cruz and Monterey. This peaceful haven is a place where you can step back, slow down, and reconnect to your center, to nature, and to a more authentic flow of life.
Enjoy the beautiful hiking trails, lake, and hot tub, as well as the Buddhist temples and structures.
Program
About the Program
You will have as a theme, "the center pole." So often life throws you off balance. This retreat will help you to align the center and re-find your core.
The weekend will consist of Feldenkrais® lessons, yoga, laughter, connection, meditation, movement classes, nature, as well as personal and spiritual growth classes. All classes are optional. You will also have plenty of free time to relax around the retreat center’s natural settings, spend time journaling, hot tubbing, or sipping on a cup of tea.
The weekend will be structured with classes and workshops but there will also be free time to enjoy the surroundings or simply relax. Please note all of the classes are optional yet strongly encouraged. Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out is from 11:30 or 12:00.
Body
You will be guided through daily yoga and somatic movement classes to improve your flexibility, strength, and alignment.
Mind
You will learn practices to shift emotional and energy blockages release negative beliefs and social conditioning and reconnect to the wisdom of your heart.
Spirit
Through meditation, grounding, and centering yourself in a natural setting, you will have the opportunity to reconnect to the truth of who you are.
What is Feldenkrais?
The Feldenkrais method®, emphasizes the connection between the mind, body, and spirit. You will be guided through gentle movement sequences which have an extraordinary effect on adapting the nervous system towards its optimal state. The method is great for easing body aches and pains and helping you to regain clarity, focus, and direction. Most people leave the retreat with their spine in greater alignment, standing taller, and feeling more focused, and clear.
As a result of the yoga and Feldenkrais, you may:
- Free your body from stiffness, aches, and pain
- Improve your skeletal alignment, flexibility, and physical mobility
- Decreased anxiety, stress, and sleep issues
- Improve strength and agility
- Improve your intuition
Sample Daily Schedule:
Friday
- 16:00 - 16:30 Check-in
- 16:30 - 17:15 Feldenkrais lesson (Grounding and the pelvis)
- 17:15 - 18:15 Dinner
- 18:15 - 20:00 Orientation, introductions, and review of the weekend schedule
Saturday
- 07:30 - 09:00 Meditation and beginner asana yoga (with Mount Madonna Staff - Redwood Room)
- 10:00 - 11:00 Brunch
- 11:00 - 12:00 Feldenkrais foot or leg lesson
- 12:00 - 13:00 Group hike (optional)
- 13:00 - 14:00 Snack (Seminar House)
- 14:00 - 16:15 Free time
- 16:15 - 17:15 Head, heart, or third eye activity
- 17:15 - 18:15 Dinner
- 19:15 - 20:00 Mixer communication activity
Sunday
- 07:30 - 08:30 Power Pilates (optional or Shara)
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
- 09:30 - 10:15 Feldenkrais lesson
- 10:30 - 11:15 Completion circle
- 11:15 Retreat ends and you are welcome to pack up your room after and then come for lunch
- 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
Instructors
Shara Ogin
Shara Ogin started her profession as an occupational therapist in 1994. Since then, she has focused on a career with a holistic approach integrating Feldenkrais, clairvoyance, and life coaching, helping thousands of people over the past decade to free their bodies of pain and live happier healthier lives. She is the author of four videos on fitness and pain management techniques and her newly released book, "Unlocking the Body's Wisdoms; Accessing Your Healing Powers from Within", about the mind and body connection and its relationship to the human's pain states.
Retreat location
Watsonville, California
The retreat will be held in Watsonville, California, USA.
Distances
- Silicon Valley - 20 minutes
- San Francisco - 90 minutes
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Vegetarian Meals
There will be three amazing organic vegetarian meals featuring local ingredients daily included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Organic
Things to do (optional)
- Feldenkrais Method
- One-to-one massages
- Psychic readings
What's included
- Yoga classes
- Workshops with Shara
- Use of all facilities including the hot tub and lake
- Peaceful spaciousness to support your journey
- Healthy (mostly organic) meals
- 2 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Towels
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Oakland International Airport
88 km away from your destination
Transfer not provided
San Francisco International Airport
86 km away from your destination
Transfer not provided
San Jose International Airport
40 km away from your destination
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% 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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