From Practice to Freedom: Let Your Inner Lion Roar

With Jovinna Chan

August 7 - 9, 2026

Workshop Schedule

Friday
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm*How to Drop into Esalen*
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday
9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:30 pm – 6:15 pm
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sunday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $595.00
  • Bunk Bed Space – $775.00
  • Standard Shared Space – $965.00
  • Standard Queen Room – $1,265.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $1,985.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $1,835.00
  • Premium King Room – $1,967.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $2,219.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $2,219.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $2,219.00
  • Price House Suite – $2,985.00
  • Rolf Suite – $4,211.00
  • Point House – $4,211.00
  • Fritz Point House – $4,211.00
  • South Point House – $5,035.00

Are you ready to listen to the calling of your courageous heart?

This weekend yoga retreat invites you to slow down and relax into a deep knowing of your heart’s wisdom. Tap into the astrological event known as The Lion’s Gate Portal, in which Sirius, the brightest star, aligns with the Sun during our time together, and let this auspicious meeting of energy in the sky amplify your own courage to follow your heart and realign your body, mind, and spirit with your higher purpose.

During this weekend, we will:

  • Take time to flow through meditative yoga practices to strengthen the body and witness consciousness.
  • Experience sound healing to nurture and support the immune system and subtle energy body.
  • Create a ritual on Saturday, 8/8, to honor the invisible forces that guide our spiritual paths.

Step through the portal and move with the great mystery. Come practice in community and uplift each other. Receive nourishment from the sacred land at Esalen. Return home feeling fully alive with a deeper sense of gratitude and focus.

Note: Jovinna invites you to detox from or minimize the use of all electronics during your time here. Some yoga experience is recommended. Bring a journal and pen.

This workshop includes an additional $35 in faculty tuition. 

About the Leader

Jovinna Chan

Jovinna Chan, E-RYT 500, YACEP, in recent years co-founded Shakti Initiation Yoga Leadership School and A Wild Life Sanctuary™. She served as the assistant dean, 200-and 500-hour teacher trainer for the Kripalu School of Yoga and is a certified Soul Motion™ and LetYourYogaDance Teacher. Jovinna is a co-founder of Pranotthan School of Yoga and leads transformational programs around the […]

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