Aligning with Nature: A Winter Solstice Yoga Retreat

Winter solstice is a time to reflect — to cultivate vitality and nurture ourselves. The dark days of winter are an opportune time to slow down and make space for self-care. This winter solstice yoga retreat will focus on cultivating inner awareness. By practicing in community, we build inner vitality and brightness to return home renewed. 

During this retreat, we will combine three healing practices in the exquisite and rejuvenating natural environment of Esalen to revitalize the body and calm the mind. Together, we will focus our attention on being by using:

• Yoga: yoking body and mind to create present-moment awareness.
• Meditation: cultivating concentration and empathy.
• Chanting: bhakti yoga, the practice of the heart.

The word solstice is derived from the Latin words sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still) because the seasonal movement of the sun’s path appears to come to a stop before reversing direction at the solstices. Winter solstice is a time to pause and reflect, a time to cultivate vitality and take extra care to nurture ourselves. Moving into stillness, we can return to our lives refreshed and strengthened for the new year to come.  

All levels are welcome. Please bring a yoga mat.