Rejuvenation! Join Mind the Mat’s Winter Yoga Retreat, Cartagena & Caribbean Coast of Colombia, Feb. 18-24, 2017
Yoga is one way to connect with others and to our highest self. We all feel stuck or blocked sometimes, and in those moments it can feel like we are the only one having this experience. Yet, it is a human experience we all share. Join us for a retreat on the breathtaking Caribbean Coast of Colombia, South America. Students of all levels are welcome.
This will be a time for self-exploration and rejuvenation. You will learn yogic practices to generate greater awareness and transform blockages into personal power, love, and freedom. Exercises will include yoga postures, breathing exercises, meditation, group discussion, time for silence, as well as learning from local indigenous people who have used nature as their guide for centuries. The retreat will take place at an eco-lodge retreat center, Viento Solar, on the beachfront of the Caribbean coast.
Our hotel in Cartagena
We’ll arrive at Cartagena airport on Saturday, February 18, and spend the night at an upscale boutique hotel in Cartagena, a burgeoning tourist city with beautiful colonial architecture, gourmet food, street artisans, cafés, and fashion.
We will depart for Viento Solar Retreat Center on Sunday, February 19, and return to Cartagena on Friday, February 24. Viento Solar is a nature reserve with comfortable but rustic accommodations. The food is home cooked and delicious. The staff is like family, and the natural setting is breathtaking. Upon return to Cartagena, participants may choose to stay for the weekend in Cartagena. (For information on booking hotels for additional nights, contact me.)
Included
Hotels in Cartagena (nights of February 18 & 24)
Transportation to and from Cartagena airport to hotel on February 18 & 24
Transportation to and from Viento Solar Yoga Retreat Center
Lodging and meals at Viento Solar Retreat Center
Not included
Airfare
Food in Cartagena
Optional additional purchases made by retreat participants
Optional additional nights in Cartagena
Optional Massage and Bodywork (If you would like to book a session with Sara or Michael while on retreat, the cost is $120 per session.)
Cost of Retreat
$1,300
Retreat Leaders
Sara VanderGoot, co-owner of Mind the Mat, RYT 500, Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Thai Yoga Practitioner
Michael Peterson, e-RYT 500, Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Thai Yoga Practitioner
- About the studio
Mind the Mat Pilates & Yoga was founded in 2008 by Megan Brown, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Polestar Certified Practitioner of Pilates for Rehabilitation and Sara VanderGoot, Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Registered Yoga Teacher (e-RYT 200, RYT 500). In their private practices as physical therapist and massage therapist respectively Megan and Sara observed that many of their clients were coming in with similar needs: relief for neck and shoulder tension and low back pain as well as a desire for more flexibility in hips and legs, stability in joints, and core strength.
Together Megan and Sara carefully crafted a curriculum of Pilates and yoga classes to address needs for clients who are pregnant, postpartum, have injuries or limitations, who are new to Pilates and yoga, and for those who are advanced students and are looking for an extra challenge.
2214 Mount Vernon Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301
703.683.2228
