Affiliate Retreats

We come together in practice, connection and immersion into the quiet of the natural world. This year's focus is the subtle body. By becoming aware of the ways that our energy can move freely or become stuck, we can learn powerful tools to uplift and upshift our lives.

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Led by Gina Zimmerman​

Join us for 3 nights and 4 days on a glorious retreat property located in Murrieta, California. Each day this retreat experience will offer a well balanced schedule of workshops, yoga classes, nourishing meals and solo down time. As a group we will experience practices that can easily be brought into your daily life when you return home. Through practices grounded in mother nature and supported by ancient wisdom, we will take time to pause and personally reflect on who we are, and who we may become. Join a group of inspiring women for a self care weekend in a community of support, learning, embodiment, connection and rest.

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Led by Danielle Fowler & Melanie Wassman

Join us for an immersive weekend experience designed to help you connect deeply with yourself. Release fears, patterns, and blockages as you open your heart and remove what no longer serves you. This retreat will guide you to discover your true self and provide deep healing. 

Over the weekend, you will experience……….

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-Pranayama: Unlock your potential through guided breathwork, promoting relaxation and emotional release.

-Yoga : Daily sessions for all levels, fostering physical and spiritual alignment.

-Nutritious Meals: Enjoy delicious, healthy meals that nourish your body and support your journey.

-Guided Hikes: Explore Joshua Tree’s stunning landscapes, reconnecting with nature and yourself.

-Group Activities: Engage with other participants in swimming, hot tub, archery, any many more activities…..

-Integration Circles: Participate in group discussions to integrate your experiences and insights.

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This retreat is open to veterans and all active first responders. 

Join us for our 3rd Dharma Yoga retreat at the Ojas Retreat Center. A 5 day, 4 night retreat to charge, reconnect, and share the "tricks" on and off the mat.  Practices will include complete asana classes, The Great Practice, spiritual panels and discussions, morning Sadhana (pranayama/meditation), vegan cooking workshops, karma yoga, kirtan, hiking, and surprise events. This Retreat follows the path of the 8 limbs of yoga as imparted by Sri Dharma Mittra.

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Led by Dharma Yoga Teachers: Gabrielle Kali Om, Pam Jones, Yancy Scott, Kyung Pak, and Andrew Jones

Join us for 2 nights and 3 days at the Ojas Retreat Center in Temecula, CA. Lodging, meals, & offerings of: flow, yin, yoga nidra, sound healing & meditation.

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Led by Mary Ortenburger, LMFT, CEDS-S, RYT,-500. 

Are you ready to reconnect with your body and bring harmony to the polarities within you? Join us for a transformative retreat at the serene Ojas Retreat Center in Murrieta, CA. Over four days, we will embark on a journey of healing, self-discovery, and inner balance, combining the body's wisdom with the power of polarities to create a deeply embodied experience of freedom and harmony. For women called to heal and embrace their bodies, align their inner polarities and live authentically, this retreat offers a powerful space to do just that. No matter where you are on your personal journey of self-exploration, you will find support, guidance, and sisterhood here. Come and step into a sacred space where you can heal the connection between your body and soul and emerge empowered to live your fullest, most authentic life.

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Led by Agapi Apostolopoulou, Intuitive Consultant, Tantric Teacher, Priestess, and Shaman

It’s a celebration of yoga and community! Trevor Throop has been teaching for 20 years and is bringing the festivities to the Ojas Retreat Center. Trevor has a passion for the technical and alignment aspects of yoga and loves to help his students find their own aha moments. His style is as unique as his personality; part serious, part playful, and always uplifting and encouraging. Trevor’s teaching blends the deep traditions and philosophies of Yoga with elements of storytelling and practical insights to connect the practice to our world today.

Refresh, recharge, and unwind for four days and three nights as we celebrate each other, our community, and ourselves. Enjoy twice daily Yoga practices, both flow and restorative. Deepen your practice with daily workshops and discussions. Fill your cup with free time just to escape and enjoy the community, delicious food, and amazing views.

Led by Trevor Throop E-RYT 500 

Immerse yourself in a transformative women’s weekend of sisterhood and self-discovery. The centerpiece of the weekend will be based on the elemental wisdom of the Dagara Tribe of Burkina Faso, West
Africa. Explore the power of Fire, Water, Mineral, Earth and Nature, and discover which is your guiding element, and whether you are a “seeker” or “keeper” of the element. Through storytelling, ritual,
journaling, and discussion, we’ll blend ancient teachings with modern sensibilities to deepen our understanding of ourselves and our world. Enjoy gentle yoga, community drumming, joining our voices in song, and delicious organic vegetarian meals, prepared on site.

Womb Hara is a sacred temple massage, working with the Spirit Gateways of the Womb and Hara, enhancing the flow of chi—our vital life force energy. This feminine healing art clears blockages and stagnant energy held in the body’s tissues while regulating the autonomic nervous system. Through a unique fusion of bodywork, you’ll learn to harmonize mind, body, and spirit while guiding your clients into a deeper connection with their womb space and the vital organs within the abdomen. Womb Hara Massage supports healing and renewal in these centers, awakening our creative birthing potential and restoring vitality.

The benefits of Womb and Hara Integrative Massage can address many of these issues your client’s experience:

• Pelvic pain

• Sexual trauma and abuse

• Menstrual pain and cycle-related challenges

• Digestive issues including appetite, constipation, gas & bloating

• Ovarian cysts

• Fibroids

• Endometriosis

• Lower back pain, sacroiliac pain, sciatica and tightness of the sacrum

• Organ prolapse

• Fertility issues caused by mental, emotional and physical reasons

• Energetic blockages caused by trauma in the body

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Stress

• Difficulties getting pregnant

• Pre and post-menopausal

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We are so excited to be bringing Womb Hara Massage to the USA for the first time and to share this sacred work with you. Our training is fully certified and internationally recognized, allowing you to obtain global insurance as a practitioner.

For more details, visit our website: instituteoffemininearts.org

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 Join Carly Crone, LCSW, at a serene eco-chic retreat center nestled in the breathtaking Santa Rosa Plateau, where the quiet mountains of Southern California offer the perfect sanctuary for rest, reflection, and renewal. 

This retreat is for anyone longing to be kind and gentle to their body, compassionate to their heart, and an understanding of the their mind. In this peaceful haven, you’ll experience gentle somatic yoga, meditation, and breathing practices designed to restore balance and ease.

Stroll along peaceful hiking trails through the ecological reserve, take time to pause, and let the natural beauty around you inspire heartfelt self-reflection.

With the support of Internal Family Systems practices and the nurturing embrace of nature, OJAS Retreat Center provides a sacred space to rest, renew, and reconnect with yourself. Come as you are, and leave feeling deeply nourished, grounded, and inspired.

 Grof® Breathwork is a powerful experiential practice for self-exploration and healing, developed by Stan and Christina Grof. This residential retreat offers participants four breathwork sessions (two as a breather, two as a sitter) in a supportive setting. Using accelerated breathing, evocative music, and focused bodywork, this method facilitates deep healing and expanded states of consciousness. Participants will be guided by experienced facilitators in a safe and immersive environment.

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Led by Sepi Tabai & Pablo Nardi