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Upcoming Outdoor Adventures
2008 Yosemite Yoga Backpacking Dates
View The Yoga Journal article about our trips (2.9MB PDF)
Curious about what these adventures are really like? Check out the feature story from the 2005 Yoga Journal retreat issue. This article paints a nice picture of what you can expect.
**Trip Details, Equipment List & Frequently Asked Questions**
If you have questions about these journeys, please click on this link for detailed trip information including travel logistics, terrain, wilderness information, backpacking information, arrival and departure times, food, equipment, etc. If you have more questions, please call us at 510-652-2000.
What are these Trips Like?
Join us for one of our exciting, inspirational, celebratory yoga backpacking adventures to Yosemite National Park! Experience yoga the way it was first practiced nearly 5,000 years ago. Stand in mountain pose amidst granite peaks reaching miles into the sky. Balance in tree pose in front of an 800 year old pine tree, firmly rooted into the ground.
These journeys are memorable experiences you will carry with you for the rest of your life. From laughter that will stretch your smile from ear to ear to deep spiritual moments, these adventures cover it all. These trips are limited to 11 participants each, so sign up soon before they sell out!
To register, please click here, download our registration form, and email, fax, or mail it to us. You may also call us at 510-652-2000 to hold a space while you complete and send us your registration form.
Please see below for specific trip information:
Yosemite Yoga with Deb Burkman
June 26-29, 2008
(Thursday evening to Sunday Evening)
Join us for the first adventure of the year with Deb Burkman. What a great way to start your summer!
Deb Burkman is a highly regarded yoga teacher in San Francisco. She passionately loves yoga and teaches from her heart, using asana to support deeper connections within ourselves and within our community. Her background includes a diverse set of professional experiences which enhance her yoga instruction, including acting, yoga, dance, and massage therapy. Learn more about Deb at www.burkmanyoga.com
Cost: $449.00
Register Now by Clicking Here
Yosemite Yoga with Samantha Matthews
July 17-20, 2008 - *Full Moon*
(Thursday evening to Sunday Evening)
Samantha Shakti Matthews is a dedicated student of Anusara Yoga. Her interdisciplinary approach began when she was 12 years old. Her evolution of training includes masters from the Bihar School, Iyengar, Ashtanga Vinyasa and Anusara. Her classes are also deeply influenced by a lifetime dedication to healing through bodywork and energy medicine. Her classes are a challenging yet playful journey focused on empowering the students to experience their own inner truth. Learn more about Samantha at http://shaktiyogashala.com
Cost: $499.00
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Pure Adventure
Backpacking for Breast Cancer Prevention
July 23-27, 2008
(Wednesday evening to Sunday Eve ning)
This year we are excited to team upwith the Breast Cancer Fund to bring you these exciting journeys! Newto the Breast Cancer Fund's menu of fundraising opportunities, Pure Adventure offers two, four-day trips with varying levels of difficulty in the spectacular high country of Yosemite National Park. Trips vary in length from 5-7 miles per day (Level 1) and 7-10 miles per day (Level 2).
As part of the journey, participants are expected to fundraise a minimum of $2,500 for the Breast Cancer Fund's programmatic work for prevention of the disease.
You will spend four days and three nights exploring the high country of Yosemite National Park, journeying through wildflower covered alpine meadows among the granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, reaching 12,000 feet into the sky. Each night will be spent by a high mountain lake under star covered skies. Expert mountain guides will lead you through this remarkable wilderness and a yoga instructor will help you to stretch your body and open your soul at the beginning and end of each day.
Mia Matthews from The Mindful Body studio in San Francisco, and trained in Ashtanga and Iyengar lineages will bring alignment and flow to the Level 1 trip.
Katchie Ananda, owner of the Yoga Sangha in San Francisco and certified Anusara yoga teacher, will offer her expertise on the Level 2 trip.
100% of the donations raised will support the Breast Cancer Fund's mission to identify and to advocate for the elimination of the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. Sign up and start fundraising today!
To Register for these trips please visit the Breast Cancer Fund directly at www.breastcancerfund.org
Cost: $525.00 (plus fundraising minimums)
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Yosemite Flying Partner Yoga with Tyler Blank
August 28 - September 1
(Thursday evening to Monday Evening)
Tyler Blank is a 4 year Veteran of AcroYoga and a Body Therapist (Breema, Vibrational Healing, Reiki, & Matrix Energetics). He is the Founder of The Giving Coin, and is a perpetual student of Life. His classes embody Sacredness through Community, breath, humor, meditation, dynamic motion, internal cultivation, and deep stillness. Learn more about Tyler and AcroYoga at www.onebreatharts.com
Cost: $499.00
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Custom Outdoor Programs
Our goal is to constantly provide interesting and exciting programs throughout the year.
If you have any ideas for trips in addition to those listed below, or want us to run a specific trip for your organization or group of friends and family, we would be more than happy to do so – just give us a ring!
We offer:
- Watercolor clinics in the backcountry
- Yoga retreats
- Photography clinics
- Outdoor Leader and Guide clinics
- Snow camping
- Native and modern survival skills courses
- Map and Compass Courses
- Outdoor treasure hunts
- Teambuilding
- Youth Programs
- Adventure Fundraisers
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