Whidbey Island 2024 Spring Retreat

Why a Retreat?

Retreats are truly a treat. They offer you the opportunity to step away from the hectic and sometimes frantic pace of everyday life and turn inward, listening intimately to your body, heart and mind, allowing space to open to the presence and knowing of your own inner wisdom. Retreats offer the opportunity of deep connection; with yourself, with others, and with something greater through the practices of yoga, meditation and the resonance of community.

This retreat will offer a wide range of movement, meditation and inquiry practices which you can curate to your own needs, A few sessions each day are intended for the whole group, while many others are invitations for you to explore and go deeper into your practice, or pause, rest and integrate on your own.  The longer meditation blocks will alternate 30-minute periods of sitting and walking.  The nature-based practices are an opportunity to mindfully connect with the natural world through structured inquiry and sensory techniques.  This is a unique opportunity to savor a variety of contemplative practices in a beautiful and nurturing space.

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EXAMPLE SCHEDULE

“One Retreat, Many Paths”
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‍THURSDAY

4p                      Arrival
4:45-6p             Hatha flow yoga
6-7p                   Dinner
* 7:15-9:15p       Evening Community Connection

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FRIDAY

6:30-7a            Meditation
7-7:30a             Tea/coffee
* 7:30-9a          Hatha Flow Yoga
9-10a                Breakfast
10:15-12p           Sitting / walking meditation
* 12:15-1p          Meditation
1-2p                   Lunch
2:30-4p             Sitting / walking meditation or nature-based outdoor practice
* 4:15-6p           Yin Yoga
6-7p                  Dinner
* 7:15-9:15p       Evening Community Connection

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SATURDAY

6:30-7a            Meditation
7-7:30a             Tea/coffee
* 7:30-9a          Hatha Flow Yoga
9-10a                Breakfast
10:15-12p           Sitting / walking meditation
12:15-1p             Breath Circle
1-2p                   Lunch
2:30-4p             Sitting / walking meditation or nature-based outdoor practice
* 4:15-6p           Restorative yoga sound bath
6-7p                   Dinner
* 7:15-9:15p       Evening Community Connection

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SUNDAY

6:30-7a            Sound Meditation
7-7:30a             Tea/coffee
* 7:30-9a          Hatha Flow Yoga
9-10a                Breakfast
10-10:45a          Pack-up
* 10:45-11:15a    Meditation
* 11:15-1p           Closing Circle
1-2p                   Lunch
depart by 2p

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* whole group attendance. All other sessions are optional.

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INVESTMENT

(includes all meals, lodging and teaching)

Pricing Info

• Meadow Row Cabins (SOLD OUT)
• Farmhouse (SOLD OUT)‍
• Hillside Cabins (SOLD OUT)
  

• Granny House
  Single Room $1,100
  Shared Double Room $900
  *If you are interested in staying in Granny House, please email info@mindbodyhum.com
  

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Early registration is until 01/15/24.
Final payments (for those paying early) is 01/16/24.
Late payment starting 01/16/24 require full payment.
All payments after 01/16/24 are non-refundable.
Early registration minimum deposit payment $400 (only refundable if spot is filled by another attendee).
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To be added to waitlist please email info@mindbodyhum.com

3 BIPOC discounted spots are available on a first come basis. 15% discount on any option. Contact the studio to inquire.

Please note: All rooms are single occupancy unless shared occupancy (household member) is requested. There are NO private restrooms. Restrooms within Granny House and the Farmhouse are interior shared. Restrooms within Meadow Row Cabins are interior shared. Restrooms for Hillside cabins are exterior shared.

CANCELLATION POLICY
50% refund for early cancellations. NO refunds for late cancellations.

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ACCOMMODATIONS

A home for transformative learning since 1972.

Our purpose is to nurture the conditions for transformative learning, healing and growth in service to a future in which people and planet thrive together. To serve this purpose, we center these principles:

Dignity: in centering dignity we recognize the inherent value and worth of each being. We recognize one and other and all beings as sentient and worthy of love.

Equity: in centering equity we recognize we live in a culture and society that actively undermines the dignity of many. We acknowledge the imperative to dismantle systems of oppression, starting with our own mindsets and ways of being.

Regeneration: in centering regeneration we recognize the imperative to live in alignment with life and the need for the restoration of ecosystems and ecological communities. We commit to rooting ourselves once again in the community of life.

Symbiosis: in centering symbiosis we recognize that generative relationships are mutually uplifting, and that our relationships--from how we structure our organization to how we steward the land to how we partner with others--can enhance outcomes for all.

— Whidbey Institute
www.whidbeyinstitute.org‍
 

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MEALS

Whidbey Institute is known for serving beautiful and nutritious food, some of it grown in their organic garden and most of it sourced locally from the island. You will enjoy nine delicious vegetarian meals during your stay. If you have any dietary restrictions, we will be asking you for those details a few weeks before the retreat. Please note that the retreat center cannot accommodate severe nut allergies. The kitchen cannot be made a 100% nut-free environment.

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WHAT TO BRING

The following is a list of suggested items to bring to the retreat:

• Yoga: mat, 2 blocks, strap
• Meditation: sitting cushion(s)
• Restorative: blanket, pillow, eye pillow, bolster
• General: flashlight, evening jacket, rain-coat, journal