Winter Illumination Yoga Retreat
Come exploring fertile darkness and tend the inner light with Candace and Nicole
This retreat invites us to follow the energy of the season and invites you to explore your inner world more deeply, gather insight and inspiration, and cultivate energy and intention for the coming months.
Candace and Nicole will share meditative movement, yoga nidra, and journaling as tools for inner exploration, while also teaching ways to tend to your energy via breath, yoga, and intention setting practices. Rest and receive inspiration, light and ignite, and cultivate seeds of intention for the coming months.
The weekend will include:
- Four yoga sessions
- Hikes on the beautiful grounds of the Himalayan Institute
- Ayurvedic, nourishing meals
- Bonfire ceremony
- Time for cozy cups of tea, journaling and rest
- Option to join additional yoga practices with Himalayan Institute faculty and visit the Sri Vidya Shrine
- Optional Spa Treatments at PureRejuv Wellness Center and Chocolate/Coffee Tour at MOKA
No yoga experience is needed; only a willingness to show up. Brand new beginners will find plenty of direction on all aspects of our practice and more experienced yogis will discover deeper nuances of their practice.
Winter Illumination Yoga Retreat Dates:
January 19th, 7pm – January 21st, noon
STEP 1 ~ Reserve your Retreat Package through Yoga Home – BOOK HERE. (please scroll to January). Retreat fee is $300. Early bird special – save $50 when you register by October 31st.
STEP 2 ~ Reserve your Accommodations with Himalayan Institute – Please be sure to mention you’re with Yoga Home’s Winter Illumination Retreat- BOOK HERE
Accommodation Packages Starting at $99/night. Lodging options vary, ranging from shared rooms to deluxe suites – you choose! All meals – healthy & vegetarian – are included. If you wish to stay off-site, you can do so and join us for program sessions.
About your facilitators:
Nicole Durant RYT 500, E-RYT 200 is a Philadelphia-suburb yoga teacher that has taught over 3500 hours of yoga classes and many specialized yoga workshops for the last seven years. Nicole started doing yoga with DVDs at home for years. She finally decided to take a class at a studio and it changed her life! Because of the mind/body connection she received from practicing, yoga became a necessity. Nicole wanted to learn more about the practice. She soon enrolled and completed her 200hr yoga teacher training in 2015. Since then she has done Restorative Yoga teacher training, Yin Yoga teacher training and other advanced teacher training. Nicole finished her 500hr yoga teacher training in 2019. Nicole is always mindful to make her classes accessible to whoever is in the room, from the beginners to the most advanced yogis. Her classes are challenging, yet have a fun flow and always have a positive focus.
Candace Stevens has been teaching yoga since 2010 and draws from numerous lineages; from dynamic, creative, free-flowing sequencing from Shiva Rea, to mindful, grounded, trauma-sensitive practices from Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Candace employs an eclectic approach with the intention of best meeting the needs of the class in any given moment. Her teaching is strongly influenced by her work as a mental health therapist, and she sees the practice of yoga as a way to deepen mental and emotional connection and healing.