February 15-18, 2024
Yoga Retreat at Aldermarsh Retreat Center
Whidbey Island, WA
Join us for a 4-day rejuvenating winter retreat where you can rest, reset, and heal. Immerse yourself in nature, practice yoga with a small group, explore the island, and reconnect with yourself.
Sometimes you just need to get away from everything and have a little time to yourself
About Aldermarsh
Aldermarsh is a wooded 5-acre space integrated within its natural setting where community, collaboration and sustainability thrive.
The mission of Aldermarsh is to create and hold sacred space for residential retreats and programs that are focused on raising individual and collective consciousness, exploring creative and equitable ways of being in community, and learning to live in balance with the natural world.
Aldermarsh provides a refuge for community: a place where one can be still and listen to the wisdom of the Earth and reconnect with soul’s calling.
Activities
Yoga Practice
Hatha yoga classes will be offered each morning in the Marsh House. Evening sessions may include restorative yoga, breath work and meditation.
Rest & Relax
Relax in the Japanese soaking tub or cordwood sauna, which is open to retreat attendees only.
Take time to read, journal, breathe in nature, and explore the grounds.
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Option for Group Activities
Let us know if you are interested in group activities like guided or unguided journaling, crafting, boardgames, or any other activity of interest.
Explore Whidbey Island
Check out nature parks, hiking trails, and town centers on the island. You are free to explore independently or join a group excursion.
About the Instructor
Maria Williquette is a yoga teacher and psychotherapist licensed in both WA and OR. She has been teaching yoga with an emphasis on using yoga therapeutically for over 14 years.
Maria has been traveling to India for years and her time there (and in Nepal and Sri Lanka) has profoundly deepened her practice and understanding of yoga. Maria holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and has a private counseling practice in Sellwood. It is her passion to combine the wisdom of yoga with the study of psychology to create a therapeutic and deeply healing yoga practice.
As a teacher, Maria embodies depth and connection, joy and creativity. Both on and off the mat, Maria continually strives to learn and grow from every moment, from every interaction, and from every possibility that life offers. She is also a mom of two little kiddos, an avid gardener, and a voracious consumer of books.
Lodging
Aldermarsh has shared lodging options available for up to 20 people. A description of the lodging options can be found at http://www.aldermarsh.net/new-page-1
Rooms will be reserved on a first-come, first serve basis, at the time when the deposit is made.
Meals
We will be nourished by Aria Peterman, an Ayurvedic chef who creates organic, local, seasonal, vegetarian meals.
Getting There
Aldermarsh is located in Clinton, WA at the south end of Whidbey island, not far from the ferry terminal. It takes about 4 hours to drive from Portland to the Clinton Ferry terminal.
Cost
The cost of the retreat is $750, which includes three nights lodging, daily yoga classes, 7 meals beginning with breakfast Friday morning and ending with breakfast on Sunday morning, and use of the Japanese soaking tub and sauna.
Interested?
Reach out with questions or for registration information:
Heather
Email: huk107@gmail.com
