This very intimate yoga retreat will be on the island of Crete which is the is the largest and most populous of the Greek Islands.

We will be in a private villa over looking the turquoise waters of Heraklion Gulf in Cretan Sea, Greece.

Villa and outdoor space

The outdoor area has a 55 foot infinity pool, a private partly roofed terrace with seating area, pool deck with sun lounges and a space for relaxing in shade.

Common Space inside the Villa

Private Beach

Next to the infinity pool there is an downhill path going to the private beach and to the turquoise waters of the Cretan Sea, located just 82 feet away.

Bedrooms

There are only 5 bedrooms available each with a private en-suite bathroom.

Every bedroom has its own specious en-suite bathroom with shower, satellite flat screen TV, air conditioning, build in wardrobes, working space, a side table with a lamp and a floor to ceiling balcony doors.

All but one bedroom, you can access a wrap-around balcony with breathtaking sea view.

Pricing

What is included:

-Private bedroom and bathroom (single or double occupancy) with en-suite bathroom

All meals at Villa
-Breakfast
-light snack or lunch
-Dinner and wine with dinner
-Either a massage one per person or group excursion
- transportation to and from airport must be at a specific time or will not be included in price.

-One Yoga Outfit per person
must be worn on a designated day for photos

Yoga Classes
2 a day Monday through Friday 10 classes total taught by Cassandra

Pricing:
Single Occupancy: $6,000
Double Occupancy: $4,800 per person

Any questions email: cassandra.foster.yoga@gmail.com

The deposit is $1000.00 per person to reserve your spot (non refundable under ANY circumstances) Due ASAP because of limited rooms available.

First Payment after deposit Due 11/1/2021 $1000.00

Remaining Balance Due by 3/1/2022

All payments are NON-Refundable.

This Yoga retreat will be hosted by Emily Peterson & Cassandra Foster

This retreat is a great way to deepen your practice and knowledge of both Vinyasa Flow & Yin Yoga.

We will have a Vinyasa Practice in the mornings and Yin mid or late day. The perfect balance for a yoga retreat.

We will spend a week with those who will be enrolled in Mission Hill Yoga's 300 Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training run by Cassandra Foster.

If you are a 200 hr certified yoga teacher you can become certified by Emily Peterson in Yin Yoga and receive 28 Continue Education Credits to maintain your Yoga Alliance Certification.

This yin yoga training will provide students with the tools and knowledge necessary to lead an effective yin class, while simultaneously deepening their own yoga practice. This training will verse students in the fundamental concepts of yin—what it is, and how and why we do it. Research has shown that the consistent practice of yin yoga can improve measures of anxiety, depression and resilience. In this training students will learn how to enhance the processes by which this type of healing can occur, during a yin practice, through both modifications to the practice environment and conscious teaching choices that stem from a framework of trauma-responsiveness and the undergirding neurobiology of stress. We will begin to create a container and be introduced to a moment-by-moment teaching style and practice which can impact the internal experience of students and enhance self-inquiry, bodily awareness and healing. Throughout the training you will gain new depths of personal insight and awareness through direct experience of the philosophy behind yin yoga as practiced to amplify emotional and somatic healing.

By the end of the training, students will have an understanding of:

• Philosophy and practice of yin yoga

• The benefits of the practice

• The Meridians and Five Elements

• Fascia and connective tissue and their importance

• Overview of the four foundations of mindfulness and the intersection of yin, mindfulness, and the brain

• Four YIN sequences with modifications and options

• Sequencing and messaging (creation and delivery)

• Key concepts such as Trauma, ACES, Resilience, and Space and presence

• An introduction to the impact of trauma, on the brain and body. Specifically how trauma impacts the skills that yoga strives to improve—and why this should be a consideration in a yoga class.

• An overview of Trauma-Informed frameworks as applied to both the practice space and teaching choices. And how to use this framework when building or modifying a container—the built environment for practice.

• Understand and put into practice teaching choices that mitigate stress response, promote relational connection and maximize the students' potential to experience the healing of the YIN practice.

• 28 hours Continuing Ed Credits for Yoga Alliance.

Pricing:

$3,000 triple occupancy, $3,500 double occupancy, $4,000 single occupancy

$1000.00 Deposit to hold your spot. All payments are nonrefundable

What is included:

-Transportation from & to the airport in Acapulco

- Meals: Breakfast, light lunch or snacks, & dinner (optional wine with dinner).

- 1 massage per guest

- 1 yoga out fit (yoga bra, tank, & pants)

- 10 yoga classes

More info: missionhillyoga.com

Questions: Email info@missionhillyoga.com

Safari & Yoga Retreat Kenya Safari at Ol Lentille Sanctuary Sunday, August 15th through Thursday, August 19th, 2021 4 nights 5 days. Then off to Zanzibar Island Sunshine Marine Lodge Thursday, August 19th through Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 5 nights 6 days

This is a yoga retreat not to be missed! This is limited to only 6 rooms and 12 people very exclusive.

Start your adventure by Flying into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) arrive Sunday 8/15/2021 no later than 10 pm, transportation to the hotel will be provided if you arrive by the scheduled time. We will spend the one-night at Ole Sereni Hotel, Superior room with breakfast included.

The following morning at 10:20 am-11:45 am we will fly to Loisaba Airstrip and then travel to The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille which is located in northern Kenya's Laikipia region. The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille is regarded as one of Kenya's most exclusive safari lodges in one of the most breathtaking locations.

They offer total privacy and total seclusion. We can be either an adventurers’ paradise or a relaxing retreat to start your Kenya adventures! Laikipia offers a truly exceptional experience and is best combined with the iconic Masai Mara, an easy combination offering two very contrasting and different experiences.

The private conservation area is home to the endangered African wild dog, elephant, Grevy’s and Burchell’s zebra, greater kudu, leopard, cheetah, striped and spotted hyena and klipspringer to name but a few. We will have the whole property to ourselves!

What is included at Ol Lentille:

• Private room and bathroom (single or double occupancy, shared bed minus 2 rooms optional twin beds)

• Breakfast, lunch & dinner-Non-premium wine & spirits-Game drives & guided walks day & night available we will decide as a group

• Camel riding or walking- Mountain biking or quad biking

• 1 Massage at the SPA

• 2 Yoga Classes taught by Cassandra

August 19th we will fly from Loisaba to Nairobi Wilson 11:55 am land at 1:15 pm then take a flight at 2:00 pm to Zanzibar Island land at 3:30 pm and take a transfer to Sunshine Marine Lodge.

What's Included at Sunshine Marine Lodge:

• Private room and bathroom (single or double occupancy, shared bed minus 2 rooms optional twin beds) Optional Ocean View Delux or Oceanfront

• Morning optional meditation-Yoga 1 to 2 times a day

• Breakfast lunch & dinner

Note there will be 4 internal flights in Africa all of those flights and transportation will be included.

The only flights you need to purchase are round-trip from home to NBO - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (would suggest travel insurance).

Pricing:
Single Occupancy: $12,500-$10,000 per person
Double Occupancy: $10,500-$8,000 per person

Pricing is subject to the maximum price if the minimum amount attends (7 people), Minimum pricing will apply if (12 people) attend.

The deposit is $2000.00 per person. Due by Feb -March 2020 to insure prices are locked in at 2020 rate or price goes up 10% on total retreat.

All payments are NON-Refundable.

Payment Schedule: Deposit ASAP space is very limited.

Then 4 payments from the remaining balance due by: June 1st, 2020, Sept 1st, 2020, Dec 1st, 2021, March 1st 2021

Private safari daytime or nighttime: do a 4x4 safari, a walking safari, or camel ride safari all with guides all included!

The Chief’s House is the largest of our villas and is a huge three-bedroom villa that is beautifully designed, styled and furnished. There is lots of space, ambiance, and privacy for a group of friends to enjoy.

Here is an African minimalist design decorated with wonderful art, fabrics, and artifacts from across the continent.

The sculpted roof collects rainfall and blends into its rocky surroundings. Inside, the roof provides vaulted ceilings for the sumptuously cool modern interiors.

There are breathtaking views of the rolling mountains and rugged hills of northern Kenya and our private 40,000-acre Ol Lentille Conservancy. Our private wildlife reserve is home to elephants, greater kudu, African wild dogs, leopard, and the endangered Grevy’s zebra to name but a few.

The Colonel’s House is built on two floors, there are two large bedrooms on the upper floor where you can choose a king or twin beds. Both are luxuriously comfortable with delightfully soft bedding.

Each of the bedrooms has a large private terrace, accessed through double glass doors to enjoy and absorb the panoramic views. They also feature dressing rooms, sunken baths, and a roofless shower room.

A sweeping staircase leads to the sitting room – a great place for pre-dinner drinks and after-dinner storytelling.

Across the courtyard is the dining room which is decorated with antique maps and where you can have intimate meals together. Outside on the large terrace, there is a small plunge pool to cool off from the midday sunshine.

There are spectacular views, highlights include the snow-capped rugged peaks of Mount Kenya and the nearby elephant watering hole. Seeing these majestic animals stopping for a drink is a truly unique experience and is just one of the many amazing sights to behold in Ol Lentille’s 40,000-acre private conservancy.

This house is best for either single occupancy per each bedroom, twin beds can be changed to King, also can be made 1 single and 1 double, or 2 doubles (twins or kings for 2 couples).

The Sultan’s House brings the essence of Lamu, Zanzibar and the rest of the Swahili Coast to the wilderness of the Ol Lentille Conservancy in Laikipia. This villa overlooks a watering hole favoured by the elephants of Ol Lentille and is designed and furnished with very unique artefacts and furniture.

This is a vast one-bedroom thatched villa with an enormous bedroom, dressing area, and bathroom. Across a courtyard, there is a huge lounge and dining area with a beautiful terrace.

The villa is built between large rocks and has a soaring tightly-plaited papyrus roof which is a wonder of intricate craftsmanship. The exterior of the roof blends perfectly into the house’s rocky outer walls.

Limed boughs of African olive tree and delicate Swahili plaster carvings give this villa a really unique and special feel.

Sultan's House is best for a couple or single occupancy 1 King Bed.

Here is where the relax and restore part of your retreat begins...
Rooms offered: (pricing will be based on single occupancy, double and room type.)

1 Panorama Suite
2 Blue Breeze Suite- Ocean Delux View
4 Rooms Blue waive Suite Oceanfront

Join Cassandra in Acapulco Mexico in a private villa directly on Pie de la Cuesta beach.

Enjoy meditation and yoga along with relaxing in a quiet environment away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and indulge in a truly natural adventure. Located right on the beach with an infinity pool – filling all your senses and leaving the stress behind you.

The spacious bedrooms with high ceilings and minimalist style offer you a cool rest with air conditioning, ceiling fan, desk, WiFi, closet, private bath, beach towels, as well as the basic amenities.

How about a volleyball match at the beach at sunset? Or rather a nap in one of the hammocks to charge batteries after lunch? And ending the day a with a bonfire under the stars?

This is a perfect retreat with friends or to make some new yoga buddies!

What's Included:

- 5 nights 6 days accommodations

- Breakfast lunch & dinner

(minus 1 dinner out) 

- Meditation &Yoga daily

- 1-hour massage

- Transportation from and to ACA airport

What's Not Included

- Airfare

- Travel Insurance

- Additional activities

- Meals outside of the villa

Pricing

Double Occupancy $1,650

Triple Occupancy $1,400