Off Your Mat and Into Your Life
A Spring Retreat on Whidbey Island
With Kelly Valenzuela
Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2, 2010
I invite you to join me for a special weekend on five secluded acres of trees and trails to give yourself the gift of retreat. Taking retreat not only gives us reprieve from our daily activities, it calls forth Intention, giving opportunity to deepen and expand our relationship to Self.
So often we are at the effect of our mental ticker tape of planning, remembering, judging, and managing. We have moments of presence and clarity on our yoga mat or in deep concentration but it can be difficult to maintain throughout our day. This “Off Your Mat and Into Your Life” weekend retreat will help you bring the peaceful presence and calm you experience on your mat and while on retreat, into your daily life. Through asana, meditation, pranayama and yogic teachings, you will slow the stream of mental fluctuations and cultivate the quiet that lies beneath them. You will return to your life and your loved ones with greater and more immediate access to that quiet calm within, and a practice for its continued presence.
Taking retreat is drawing a line; it is making sacred time, dedicated to renewal and practice. It reinforces our vision, it gives voice to our innermost self, and lays (or “re-lays”) the groundwork for the journey that includes what is most important in our lives.
Give yourself the gift of retreat and register now.
Instructor
Kelly has been teaching hatha yoga for the past 10 years not only as an asana practice, but as a way of life. She believes yoga is a journey of self discovery, self awareness and self-love, leading us through ever deepening levels to our True and Highest Self. In her classes, Kelly invites her students to meet themselves exactly where they are, to breathe, and to allow the unfolding of their bodies to mirror the unfolding of their Hearts.
Her teaching style balances sthira and sukha, effort and ease, combining strong, active poses and sequences with calming, grounding stillness. In this way the physical self can soften and relax helping the inner self, our mind and emotions, to become more still and more at peace - this is where we find to our Yoga, our Union.
Kelly is a Master’s Level Therapist with an M.A. from Bastyr University, and holds yoga teaching certificates from Mount Madonna Center in California and Sarah Powers, and a BFA in Modern Dance.
Daily Schedule of Classes
Friday
3-4 Arrival and Check-In
4-5:30 Practice
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30-9:00 Evening Group
Saturday
6:30-7:30 Walking Meditation and Sit
7:30-8:30 Breakfast
9:30-12:30 Morning Practice
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:30 Free Time
3:30-4:30 “Special Semi-Private Class” for first 4 registrants
4:30-6:30 Afternoon Practice
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30-9:00 Evening Group
Sunday
6:30-7:30 Walking Meditation and Sit
7:30-8:30 Breakfast
9:30-12 Morning Practice and Closing
12:30-1:30
1:30-2:30 Clean up and Departure
Fees
Regular price:
$485 shared lodging, $460 camping, $330 off-site
Early bird price for registrations before March 1st 2009:
$455 shared lodging, $430 camping, $300 off-site
- PLUS –
Special Welcome Gift
"Enthusiastic Early Bird" register before January 30th:
$440 shared lodging, $415 camping
- PLUS –
Exclusive "Hands-On" class with me on Saturday afternoon - First 4 registrations only
Special "Welcome Gift"
Non-refundable Deposit of $150 registers you for the retreat. Balance due by April 1st.
Please register early as space is limited. All prices are per person and include 8.4% sales tax, accommodations, classes & 5 organic vegetarian meals.
Registration
Click here for registration form, send check and registration to:
Kelly Valenzuela
8836 Interlake Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98103
Offsite Lodging Options (5-10 minutes from Yoga Lodge)
Spring Hill Inn: (360) 678-5210, $105-155/night
Smuggler's Cove Haven: (360) 678-7100, $125-175/night
A Tuscan Lady: (360) 331-5057, $89-179/night
Guest House Log Cottages: (360) 678-3115, $165-350/night
Camping offsite: South Whidbey State Park
Cancellation Policy
Your $150 deposit is non-refundable. Your remaining balance is refundable until April 1st. After April 1st it is only refundable if I can fill your space.
Questions & More Info
Kelly Valenzuela
(206) 579-6142
kelmuldoon@gmail.com
3475 Christie Road