Awakened Heart…more than a yoga retreat

About the Retreat

Take a pause from routine and responsibility to (re)connect with your fearless and radiant heart! Cleanse your body and mind with daily invigorating asana practice and connect with community through supportive group activities that enhance synergy and clarity. Drawing upon ancient yogic wisdom, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed group process work we will (re)discover our authentic nature and celebrate self love.

You will have the opportunity to participate in a temazcal, a traditional indigenous sweat lodge, to purify the body and mind. A local guide will lead us on a hike to learn about our natural surroundings, exploring a volcano to a secret beach. We will conclude our week with a traditional cacao ceremony, led by an experienced facilitator, to celebrate a deeper, more intimate connection with ourselves and each other.

Through yoga asana, guided inner work, and group experiences that connect with the local culture and traditions, you will leave feeling more balanced, connected, and awakened, from the inside out.

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Schedule

(Sample)

7:30-9am Vinyasa yoga, pranayama

9-10am Breakfast

10-1:30 Free time (beach, pool, excursion, spa)

1:30-3 Lunch

3-4:30pm Free time

4:30pm-6pm Group Class (guided individual and group work)

6pm Sunset

6:30-8pm Dinner

8-8:30pm Kirtan, meditation

About the Teachers

Emily Alderaen

Emily attended her first yoga class at the age of six and spent formative years living in ashrams in India and Portland.  She attended a yoga teacher training in Brazil and received a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certificate from Find Balance Yoga in 2011 and has been teaching in Oregon ever since. Additional training includes Nonviolent Communication, trauma, and mediation. Emily’s teaching is inspired by structural alignment, somatic healing, and seasonal cycles.

Emily began participating in and co-facilitating group process work in 2012 and is consistently moved and inspired by its healing, transformative power. Additionally, she works in the mental health field and is pursuing her Masters in Counseling.

Emily lives in the Columbia River Gorge, where she homesteads, raises two children, and endeavors to cultivate wonder.