If you have more questions, please call us at 610-246-3806 or you can email kylah@backtoearth.com for further information.

Specific Trip Information

Desert Yoga Backpacking Adventure
April 14 - 18, 2010

Join us for 4 nights and 5 days hiking in the Mojave Desert in Joshua Tree National Park. We will adventure on the west side of the wonderland rocks, hiking amongst yucca and cholla cacti, through the Joshua Treeforest, with views of the San Bernardino Mountains. Breathe deeply while practicing yoga surrounded by white tank granite boulders and sleep soundly under the wide desert sky.

Ann Mullins Bulkawill be the yoga teacher for this event. A certified yoga instructor for over 6 years, Ann's teaching is most influenced by the Anusara style of HathaYoga. Described as "a bundle of energy radiating outward from the heart", Ann's candid teaching style combines technical knowledge of asana with light-hearted playfulness and humor. Her business, Exuberance (www.exuberanceevents.com), takes to the outdoors her appreciation for the depth of yoga as a living practice and her passion for health and well-being.

Cost: $575.00
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Yosemite Yoga with Karl Erb
July 21 - 25, 2010

Karl's passion for yoga has gone through many stages in the 25 years since he began practicing. Studying many forms and styles, Karl's deepest training has been in the Iyengar method of Hatha and Ashtanga yoga. Students say Karl inspires a depth of feeling and focus that is increasingly rare in the current Yoga market, aiding students in revealing awareness they never thought possible or even knew existed. Practice with Karl is a celebration of the gift of breath, the gift of yoga, a time to touch your truest nature while deeply immersing yourself in ever deepening knowledge of the asanas, the body, mind, and senses.

In Yosemite the unique setting and community allows a deep exploring of the wide family of yogic whole person wellness practices: Asana (postures, movement), meditation, pranayama (breath work), discussion, inquiry, song & devotion and in particular, an exploration of our place in this world with the Five Elements meditations to deepen our experience of connection with nature around us, daily. For those who come a unique and rich bond is formed through the shared adventure and we come away enriched with tools and perspective to tap into year round.

To learn more about Karl, visit yogaNexus.com.

Cost: $550.00
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Yoga Yosemite with Elana Vollen and Katy Steadman
August 4 - 8, 2010

Come and join us for an inspiring yoga backpacking adventure in the majestic Yosemite National Park. We will hike into our backcountry home to spend our days practicing yoga with Half Dome as our backdrop. There is time for swimming, relaxing by the riverside, meditation, and much more during the day. There is also an extra day for a possible day hike excursion. The flow of the trip is relaxed and you will leave with a sense of centeredness and calm that will carry you home.

KT took her first yoga class in 1996, and has been teaching since 2001. She enjoys guiding a steady paced vinyasa class that reflects the Krishnamacharaya lineage. She has studied extensively with her teachers Nicki Doane, and Eddie Modestini on Maui, and continues to learn from her own practice and experience. KT focuses on form and alignment to ensure students move in an intelligent, integrated and mindful way toward building a sustainable practice focused on the quality of their breath. She has a warm, and compassionate style. It is her intention to continue to teach, study and practice in joy, and for life!

Elana has been practicing hatha yoga for over twenty years and teaching for the last nine. She strives to integrate the alignment principles she learned from her intensive Indian studies in the Iyengar tradition, into her own creative exploration of yoga which includes breath-centered awareness and cultivating endurance as well as flexibility. She embraces the qualities of both Yin and Yang in the practice - the Yin being the aspects of nurturing, listening, and softening, and the Yang being the aspects of challenging, engaging, and heating. She also feels humor rounds out the practice and lightens the mind. Elana has also spent ten seasons working as a wilderness guide and has a broad background in outdoor leadership and a deep love and knowledge of california's natural history.

We hope to see you there!.

Cost: $550.00
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Yoga Yosemite with Ashley Sharp
August 12 - 15, 2010

We invite you to join us on an unforgettable exploration in yoga, adventure and finding balance in Nature. The weekend will flow beautifully as you unwind from stresses and tensions while relaxing into the serenity and tranquility of Yosemite.

Ashley attended her first yoga class in 1990 in a summer dance workshop. Yoga is for her a natural segue from dance - an opportunity to continue living fully from within the body in a healthy and integrated way. She began teaching yoga asana full time in 2000 in order to share the many benefits, and fun, of yoga. She continues to study asana with senior teacher Patricia Sullivan. She practices Buddhist meditation and completed an 18 month mindfulness and meditation training at Spirit Rock. She loves leading yoga and meditation in the great outdoors for the opportunities of connection, creativity, and inspiration. More information about Ashley can be found at www.ashleysharp.net.

Cost: $499.00
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