Retreats
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Yoga Adventure Retreat in the Rocky Mountains, CO - Tract 1
Mountain Artist Retreat (Plein Air Painting) in the Rocky Mountains, CO - Tract 2
June 10th - 15th 2012
Contact twistedskystudios@yahoo.com
Whether you're an artist, a yoga practioner or just want a wonderful place to go to and enjoy the Rocky Mountains, come join us on a retreat at the Shambala Center in Colorado. Are you a Plein Air painter who wants to spend your vacation painting but your partner likes to hike,raft and explore? This is the retreat you can both enjoy together.
We’ll have two tracts
“Yoga Mountain Adventurer’ tract
“Mountain Artist” tract
We’ve secured a reservation at Shambhala Mountain Retreat Center in Colorado. www.shambhalamountain.org Shambhala is a Buddhist retreat center at approx 7500 feet in the Rocky Mountains, The 600 acre property is a beautiful valley in the high Rocky Mountains with plenty of adventures and hiking on site and it’s surrounded by National Forest! If you’ve ever been on a retreat with us you know that the centers we go to are all amazing, beautiful and unique.
“Mountain Adventurers” will enjoy Yoga, meditation and hiking. Horseback riding and rafting will be available and of course everything is optional. There is even Disc golf nearby which I have no idea what that is. We’ll work out a daily schedule of group activities that you can participate in or just take some time for yourself, relax, enjoy the land and views, take lots of walks. We’ll have some cross over time if any adventurers want to explore the creative process with the “artists”. Blaire, Ed (you haven’t met yet) and I will be hosting the activities in this tract
The Artist Tract will have two blocks of the day, mornings and afternoons reserved for the creative process. Meditation and Yoga will also be available. We will have presentation and discussion times each day. We have mostly painters so far but want to open it up to writers and possibly musicians that want to explore their creative process. Absorption in the moment and being totally present is a basic Buddhist practice and our theme will reflect this. Our goal will be to free up your creativity by bringing you deeper into an absorbed state of mind where you can let go of the intellectual editing to allow for a spontaneous moment to moment improvisation to take place. Hannah Shook (my favorite painter and wonderful teacher!) and someone who truly exemplifies this in her own creative process and myself will host these activities. www.HannahShook.com
DATES: Sunday June 10th to Friday June 15th 2012
WHERE: Shambhala Mountain Retreat Center, Red Feather Co.
PRICE: Dorms, shared room, private rooms and suites available
Lodging 3 meals, snacks, retreat activities included
FOOD: 3 Banquet style meals (adventurers and painters may be brown bagging on a couple of the days) Please note vegetarian, vegan and Gluten free offerings will be available at every meal.
We had a wonderful time making a road trip out of our visit to Colorado this past summer and urge you to consider this mode of transportation to see some great sites; Rocky Mt. National Park, Colorado National Monument, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park to name just a few! We will organize car-pooling and/or caravanning for those interested. We will have a shuttle solution if you are short on time or would rather fly in and out of Denver.
I’m so excited! Hannah is such a special painter and teacher and the Rocky Mts. are soooo beautiful it will be such a great time to be together on retreat with you!
Namaste,
Linda
Mountain Adventure Retreat Pricing
Price Per Person 5 nights Lodging 3 meals, snacks/refreshments, yoga, painting and retreat activities included!
Early Bird Full Price
By Feb 15th After Feb 15th
Dorms separate M/F $1125 or $1325
Double/Roommate $1,300 or $1,500
Single Shared Bath $1,400 or $1,600
Single Private Bath $1,575 or $1,775
If you are coming with a friend and booking a double room just let us know who you want to room with otherwise we’ll try to pair you with a compatible person.
We’ll work on an activity schedule for the adventurers soon
Pricing for Suites are available on request
Space is limited so sign up early to ensure a spot and save!
Contact us for more payment options TwistedSkyStudios@yahoo.com
Pricing Shambhala Yoga or Painting Retreat
(Includes Room, board and program activities)
Early Bird (before Dec 15th)
Shared Room $1,300 per person
Private Room $1,400
Private Room $1,575
Full Price (after Feb. 15th)
Private Room $1,600
Private Room $1,750
Cancellation/Refund Policy
BIOS
Linda Wissmath has over eighteen years of private and group teaching experience. She is an Experienced Certified Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance and the Director and primary teacher for the past 5 years of Yoga Yoga's Teacher Training program. She co-owned Yoga Yoga in Newhall, California for 13 years. Her first teachers planted a life long love of yoga and were the founders of Jivamukti Yoga in NYC, David Life and Sharon Ganon. Her first Teacher Training was at Sivananda Ashram in Grass Valle, Ca. in 1992 since then she has completed Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher Training 1994, Yoga Works Teacher Training 1998, Advanced Teacher Training Yoga Works 2003, Iyengar Module Teacher Training and ongoing advanced Teacher Trainings with Lisa Walford. She is also a Certified Pilates Mat Instructor with more than six years Pilates mat group leadership. Significant experience in therapeutics and special populations including Pre-Natal and Back Care. Her classes combine spiritual concepts, classic yoga sequencing and a balance between correct form in the physical body, flow of energy and absorption in the present moment. She has an MFA in Painting from Cal Arts and conducts local and international Yoga and Painting retreats.
Blaire Chodor has studied yoga for more than sixteen years and has been teaching for the last fifteen. Blaire’s first teachers David Life and Sharon Ganon at Jivamukti, NYC inspired her life long passion for yoga. Blaire teaches with compassion and humor making even the most challenging poses accessible and fruitful. She holds a Ceritificate from Sivananda Teacher Training in Grass Valley, completed teacher training at Yoga Zone with Rod Stryker in Brentwood and she has completed certification with Judith Lasater in Relax and Renew techniques. She is a certified Pilates mat teacher from the Physical Mind Body Institute. Blaire co-owned Yoga Yoga in Newhall, Ca. for 13 years and currently co-teaches the Teacher Training program there. She is a muscian playing guitar, sitar and bass. She is currently finishing a degree at California Institute of the Arts in the World Music program. She hosts local and international Yoga retreats and is currently working on setting up Sitar and Indian Music retreats.
