This special residential retreat begins and ends in the lovely Anderson Valley area of Mendocino County, CA and this year includes 4 nights of accommodation at the unique eco-supportive Whispertree Retreat Center.
This will be the 4th retreat held at this magnificent setting and continues a couple of decades of Solstice celebration with a dedicated group of practitioners. Many return year after year and we always welcome new faces to the group - the sense of camaraderie and support for teachers and practitioners alike grows from year to year.
Once again we will enjoy simple, nourishing, vegetarian food, hikes in the 600 acres, hang out at the pond or hot tub, listen to those rooted in the local ecosphere, share with a delightful group of yogis committed to this time together and rest in the support of the natural world and our practice. Each day there will be long asana sessions - active and passive, along with breath-work, meditation, and a mandala workshop (optional).
Partial registrations are not possible for this retreat as we wish to enhance the quiet and continuity for all participants. This is not a beginners retreat and part of the time—usually mornings until lunch—are in silence. This retreat qualifies for Yoga Alliance CEUs (certificate upon request at completion of program).
A spacious hot tub and relaxing nooks lie around the main house area, and this site offers bountiful accommodation options with access to multiple kitchens indoor and outdoor, and bathrooms whether you are indoors or camping or glamping!
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Monday June 17
DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 4PM!
4pm Arrival and check-in
5pm Manager’s talk and orientation
6pm Dinner
7.30pm Evening session
Tuesday–Thursday7-7.30am Optional Silent Meditation
Breakfast
9.45am Long Active Asana class
12.30pm Lunch
Rest timeOptional Silent Meditation pre-class
Afternoon class (5-6.30pm) with options earlier for those practicing advanced inversions 4.30pm onwards
Dinner
Evening events 8-9pm on some evenings depending on group interest
9-9.20pm Metta Meditation
Friday7am Meditation followed by Vinyasa Practice
8.30am Brunch
10am Departure
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Register at the link below, which will also give details about paying the remainder.
Please check accommodation options before paying nonrefundable, non-transferable deposit of $300.
Full payment due 1/1/24–2/1/24. Check or bank transfer preferred. Paypal and credit card options available.
Payment plans may be available on request. Three payments will occur 1/1, 2/1 and 3/1 and a small extra fee will be applied.
Two work trade partial scholarships for low income or climate activist. Please request by email. 15 hours + $950
Review the entire information in the registration form and be OK with potential Covid protocol before registering with your deposit, when you will be asked for your room preference.
COVID: This year we asked everyone to do a rapid test three days before arrival and on the day of the retreat. Future State/County mandates may effect this retreat so read Covid question on form. Please consider travel insurance as we will not be able to refund fees even in an emergency situation.
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See Options at
Camping/Dorm option: 1200 Dorm is six bunk beds in a large room with adjacent kitchen and lovely sitting area. Perfect for a family or group of friends that are comfortable with each others covid or otherwise behaviors! Camping is available for those who have their own tents in various flat areas in the meadow, near the Glamping tents.
Shared Room 1400 per person in barn - includes kitchen area, sitting room, shared showers. One room only available.
Shared “Glamping” 1300 per person
Single “Glamping” 1450
Waitlisted as of 12/1/223:
Single - 1650 in Main Toll House (each has its own bathroom)
Single in Barn –1600 (shared bathroom)
“A magical gathering occurs when Mary Paffard calls yogis together. With expert instruction and open hearted building of community, the solstice retreat is special. You have an opportunity to be totally present with the like-minded individuals in a beautiful setting. GO!”
“Simplify and slow down in elegance. Rest and reconnect to home.”
“Mary’s clarity, instruction, and presence is truly a gift to the soul.”
“Five Days of Wonder!”
“Mary’s solstice retreat has become a ritual in my life that allows me to recover lost and forgotten parts of myself. My deeper soul longings become revealed and refined. I am able to spend the days there in reflection of my life from a uniquely broadened vantage. All of this is born of being masterfully held in spiritual practices with a depth of teaching that is subtle, profound, and unparalleled. I experience healing and grounding from authentic connection in spiritual community, and from the magnificent natural world we’re surrounded by at the retreat center. It’s necessary and important to my life that I remember, year after year, who I really am and what really matters. Mary’s offering is a gift and a treasure in my life.”