2024 Excursions
Nourish: A Women’s Winter Retreat
February 1-4, 2024 | Breitenbush Hot Springs, Detroit, Oregon
We gather in the magical woods of Southern Oregon in the depth of the winter season to gently renew and replenish our bodies through mineral hot spring soaks and introspective self-care. This retreat takes place within a 3 day and 3 night hot spring resort nestled in an intentional community, on 154 acres of rugged wilderness in the beautiful Cascades. Led by a diverse group of talented leaders and wellness therapists, the experience includes a depth of physical, emotional, and spiritual exploration, discussion, and practice.
Nepal: Himalayan trekking, yoga, and Pilgrimage to Muktinath
March 11 - 21, 2024 | Nepal
Adventure to Nepal for a very special experience that will weave together ceremonial fire rituals (puja), exploration of sacred sites, visiting monasteries and ancient beautiful buildings, spending time in traditional villages, sharing knowledge about plants, ecology, and Ayurveda, trekking to mind blowing places in the Himalayas, and a pilgrimage to Muktinath - one of the most holy temples in Hinduism and Buddhism, where it is believed that by bathing in the 108 taps that surround the main shrine, one is purified from one’s sins.
If you are wanting to deepen your yoga practice, be awed, humbled, awakened, inspired, and renewed, then this is the trip for you. Aside from absorbing all of the beautiful sights, we will create space for satsang, or coming together in spiritual community - through yoga philosophy, mantra, asana, and more in our daily practices, that will be both structured and allow for you to have your own time to discover and explore.
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Solstice Sensory Immersion: Yoga + Eco-therapy on the Lost Coast
June 12-16, 2024 | Lost Coast of the King Range Wilderness, Northern California Coast
Backpacking with the sea breeze, the rise and fall of the tide, through a changing and world class landscape, this excursion is truly special. We walk our route with the blessing of the elements, witnessing our humble place on this planet. Our day is marked with time for yogic practices, Thai massage, and immersing our senses in the land around us and celebrating the arrival of the summer.
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reclaim your wild: an embodied backcountry journey integrating Yoga, ayurveda, and bodywork
August 8-13, 2024 | Stanislaus National Forest Wilderness of the High Sierra, California
Living in the wilderness, we experience a connection to nature on a deeper level. As our senses expand and our stress falls further away with each step, we discover a resounding peace, sense of adventure, and companionship - with the wild, and with each other. Our days are filled with yoga, hiking, swimming, and body-work. Our nights are filled with epic dark skies that enhance our view of the stars, the waxing moon (supportive energy for envisioning and creating change in our lives) and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower! Witnessing this awe-inspiring event can inspire personal growth, clarity, and spiritual awakening.
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Completed 2023 ExcursionS
Solstice Sensory Immersion: Yoga + Eco-therapy on the Lost Coast
June 23-27, 2023 | Lost Coast of the King Range Wilderness, Northern California Coast
Backpacking with the sea breeze, the rise and fall of the tide, through a changing and world class landscape, this excursion is truly special. We walk our route with the blessing of the elements, witnessing our humble place on this planet. Our day is marked with time for yogic practices, Thai massage, and immersing our senses in the land around us and celebrating the arrival of the summer.
Wild Hearts and Wildflowers: A weekend YogadventurE In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
April 21-23, 2023 | Sequoia National Park, Three Rivers, California
Explore the 2023 superbloom in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada! This weekend trip is for beginner to intermediate backpackers who are looking for a short spring adventure to shed your winter layers, open your heart, and rediscover wonder in the world around us. We will venture up the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River, with special botanical focus observing and learning about the native wildflowers as we go. We will take sacred space in yoga and meditation practice to reconnect with mama earth and ignite our hearts and intentions with the sprouting seeds within.
Recent Completed events
Discover Your Dosha
September 16 | Mountain Yoga Studio | Susanville, CA
This FREE 1.5 hr workshop will introduce you to some of the concepts behind Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga. Ayurveda teaches us how to live a life full of mental and physical health through understanding the energies that make up our own unique constitution, as well as recognize when these start moving out of balance. Imbalances in our doshas (the energies that make us up) that accumulate can lead to dis-ease. By embodying Ayurvedic principles to our lifestyle, we can begin to restore health and wellness, vitality, and natural energy into our daily life.
Nature Mandala Making and Meditation
Multiple dates | Sierra Hot Springs | Northern California
Take a walk to explore the beautiful Sierra Hot Springs property, to observe and learn about the different trees, shrubs, and flowers that dominate the landscape.
Explore connecting even deeper with nature through creating a nature mandala. Learn about the meaning behind mandalas and the value of creating ritual and sacred space in nature, and ethically collect small pieces (leaves, twigs, stones) that call out to us, to create a beautiful, personal mandala at a sweet special spot.
After your mandala is created, enjoy a guided meditation using your mandala accompanied by sound healing instruments. We'll photograph our finished pieces at the end so you can carry it with you.
Grounding and Nourishing Yourself for Vata Season
September 28 | Truckee Meadow Herbs | Reno, NV
Learn practices to find stability and comfort, as well as about using supporting herbs, foods, and spices to ease your way into the fall season and keep yourself balanced.
In this 1.5 hour class, we will dive into the Ayurveda of the fall season, and how we are affected by this shift in the environment. Oftentimes, in our area, this season brings increased wind and colder, dry conditions that affect us in both mind and body.
Using recipes and principles from Ayurveda, we can bring balance to our internal system through the foods we eat, the spices we use to flavor our dishes, and the manner in which we prepare them. Bringing some of these practices into our daily life can help to boost our immunity, reduce feelings of stress and anxiety, and enhance our feelings of grounding and nourishment, not only during “Vata season”, but throughout the year.
Includes course materials, small snacks, and tea prepared on site inspired by seasonal recipes (bring your own mug!)
2 hour class ~ 5:30-7:30pm ~ $33 investment
Create your own Adventure
Would you like a personalized trip - just you and up to five of your favorite people?
Or, maybe the dates, locations, length of trip, or level of difficulty for the trips listed above don’t work out for you but this sounds right up your alley.
Contact me to design your own personalized retreat in the wilderness ~ a unique experience of yoga in nature, incorporating a blend of yoga asana and philosophy, meditation, botanical interpretation, plant medicine, nature journaling, photography, and more.
Whether you are looking for support in getting comfortable backpacking, or already feel at ease in the backcountry but want to add an element of the sacred and turn your experience into a retreat, I’d love to talk to you about creating a meaningful and unforgettable experience.
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Personalized Yoga:
Yoga ~ Meditation ~ Thai Massage ~ Breathwork ~ Sound Healing ~ Energy Work ~ Mindset+MAnifestation
Do you want take your practice deeper? I love working with people one-on-one. Whether you are seeking to deepen your practice outside of the studio, receive some Thai massage integrated into a personal yoga session, or have some really specific questions and things you’d like to work on, I can help you take your yoga practice to the next level. Areas of expertise for me include: helping people create and maintain a personalized home practice, alignment and adjustment assistance, chakra energy work, mindset and manifestation work, breathwork and meditation, and yoga for healing from grief, depression, and anxiety.
Sign up for an individual, or 4- or 8-session one-on-one package to deepen your connection to yoga, yourself, and what is wild within and around you. I offer a free 30-minute consultation call. Our sessions can either be conducted in person or online via Zoom.
Helipad yoga location, such a stunning view over the valley and always a breeze on the hottest days!
Ongoing Outdoor Classes
Helipad Yoga | Susanville Ranch Park | Fall-spring | Wednesdays 5:30 PM
This all-levels class is located at a retired helipad in Susanville Ranch Park, in northeastern California. We typically move through a slow vinyasa flow that incorporates sun salutations and variations, as well as longer holds of some postures, moving through beginner to advanced levels or kramas to suit all who attend, no matter how flexible or strong your body is. Class starts with meditation and breath work and is very place-based; we welcome all of the sounds and feels of this special opportunity to practice yoga in nature. Contact me if you need directions!
$10 suggested donation
Ongoing Studio Classes:
Gentle Yoga | Mountain Yoga Studio | Mondays, 6 pm
Take it down a notch and start the week with grace, introspection, forgiveness, love, and acceptance. The asana practice is generally slower, softer, and more-nurturing than some more challenging classes. Drop-ins $15, flex-packs and monthly packages available.
community yoga | artisan coffee, janesVille, ca | WedNesdays, 6 PM
Especially for the Janesville community, and welcome to all who may be passing through! On a nice day we may do class on the lawn outside. Enjoy a 1-hr all levels class, and peruse the current artist offerings at the cutest and most eclectic coffeeshop in Lassen County!
$10 suggested donation.
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