The Alchemy of Fire & Water
April 05 - April 12, 2025
Heather Smith, Danielle Clothier
Contact:
yogawithheathersmith@gmail.com
About the Retreat
In the alchemical tradition, the Fire Element is considered to hold teachings that serve in our soul’s growth and evolution. To the alchemist, the Water Element embodies the fluidity inherent in that evolution, and the nurturance that is vital for the flow of our life force energy.
When we join the two alchemical elements of Fire and Water, we join two opposites, creating oneness from duality. This blending is one of the absolute principles of alchemy, for the true integration of Fire and Water is said to catalyze the heart of the Flower of Life, the symbol that represents our life force energy and the unification of mind, body, spirit, breath, and consciousness.
This April, join Heather Smith and Danielle Clothier, as we embark on an adventure of alchemical transformation designed to support each of us in moving further along our collective evolutionary path while consciously nurturing our own soul’s unique growth, purpose, and intention.
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Schedule
7-8:15am Morning Warming Flow, ‘Stoking Your Digestive Fire’
8:30-9:30am Breakfast
9:30-1:30 FREE TIME Relax / Beach / Massage / Optional Excursion / Walk to town
*(Day 3 Monday: ‘Las Cuevas’ Group Hike & Boat Ride)
1:30-2:30pm Lunch
2:30-4:00pm FREE TIME Relax / Beach / Massage / Optional Excursion / Walk to town
4:00-5:30pm Afternoon Cooling Practice, ‘Nurturing Fluidity Through Rest’
*(Day 6 Thursday: Temazcal Sweat Lodge Ceremony)
6:30-7:30pm Dinner
7:45-8:45pm Yoga Nidra / Beach Circle Fire Ceremony / Community Checks
About the Teachers
Heather Smith
Heather is a highly experienced, trauma-informed yoga teacher with a penchant for sharing the therapeutic aspects of a yoga practice. With a firm belief that ‘life is practice, and practice is life’, she has a passion for learning and sharing healing modalities that can be incorporated into the practice of daily living to support us in our journey back to balance and harmony. Heather weaves breath work, somatics, modern movement science, and stress management techniques throughout her group and private yoga sessions, workshops, trainings, and retreats to ensure that students gain experiential insight into the various tools that can be used to stabilize, nourish, and rebalance. It is her deepest intention to support you to empower yourself to cultivate transformative change first within your own internal landscape and then out into the world. www.yogawithheathersmith.com
Danielle Clothier
Danielle’s affinity for yoga began in 2013, when she fully immersed herself in the exploration of the practice. Since then, her studies have taken many shapes, and she is grateful to all of her teachers along the way. Today, Danielle’s teaching style is deeply informed by her reverence for restorative practices and a genuine passion for creating and holding space for others. Inspired by the power of community, she strives to cultivate a supportive environment which fosters connection. Her guiding pillars for teaching yoga are: Integrity, Accessibility, Empowerment, Community, + Co-creation. She is always reflecting back on these values and constantly examining how she shows up in this process. www.yogarefugepdx.com