Embrace Joy
October 25 - 27, 2024
An autumn retreat
Join us for a weekend retreat deep in the heart of the forest as we embrace the changing season. During this time, we invite you to settle in, listen to and reconnect with your inner self. Take the opportunity to explore and try new things, rediscovering your inner child through fun and play. Express yourself through movement and chanting, reconnecting with your heart. This weekend offers you a chance to take time for yourself, recharge, enjoy, and appreciate the beauty of autumn.
What you can expect
A sweet weekend filled with:
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Yin, Nidra & journaling session
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Vinyasa class
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Inversions & arm balances workshop
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Mantra workshop
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Gentle flow & mantra practice
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Free time to rest and and enjoy the beautiful surroundings
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Delicious meals prepared with love, creativity, and seasonal, vegan ingredients
Where we will be staying
We will be staying in double occupancy stilted cabins, ideal for couples and friends looking to experience a unique luxury camping adventure! Let the soothing sound of the river lull you to sleep and enjoy a good night’s rest in nature. The common building warmly welcomes you with a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, showers, and living room.
Meet your teachers
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AboutFrances’s passion for yoga encompasses the physical to the subtle. Through her teaching she endeavours to share as many of these aspects and benefits the practice has to offer, honour her teachers and the knowledge they have so generously shared with her, and uplift and inspire others.
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BackgroundRaised in a family that valued physical activity as essential for overall well-being, Frances practiced many styles of dance throughout her life, focusing mainly on hip hop and competing in Sport Aerobics during her teens. Her love for movement eventually led her to yoga, which she discovered when she started working for lululemon athletica in 2006. She found the practice of yoga complementary, balancing the performative quality of competitive dance with its introspection and self-reflection. Throughout the years she studied with several teachers, completing various trainings, and mentoring and teaching both the Luna Yoga Teacher Training and Jivamukti Teacher Training. During Jivamukti training with her gurus Sharon Gannon and David Life, Frances discovered her love for Sanskrit and chanting, which led her to deepen her knowledge by continuing her studies with Manorama D’Alvia and completing Sanskrit Teacher Training with Zoe Mai. Most recently her interest in Biomechanics, Anatomy and helping to heal and recover from injury led her to take ThreesPhysiyoga’s Advanced Teacher Training.
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Trainings & Certifications200-hr Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Training with Yasmin Fudakowska-Gow (2009) 20-hr Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Janice Clarfield (2010) 300-hr Jivamukti Yoga Training with Sharon Gannon and David Life (2011) Luna Yoga Teacher Training Faculty (2011-2023) Advanced Jivamukti Certified (2013) Jivamukti Teacher Training Mentor (2015) Sanskrit Level 1 with Manorama D’Alvia (2017) Sanskrit Teacher Training with Zoe Mai (2022) 250-hr ThreesPhysiyoga Advanced Teacher Training (2023)
