Great News! We will be back for another retreat next year in 2027. Tuesday May 11 - Monday May 17 - This will be a 6 day retreat with our first day in conversation as usual! and the rest of our time - from Tuesday evening to Sunday morning in partial silence (usually in the ams) in the exquisite environment of Gray Bear. Participants need to sign up for the entire 6 days.

Our schedule will include early am pranayama and meditation (walking and/or sitting), long morning active asana session and a gentle yoga session in the late afternoon, all accompanied by meditation time with the emphasis on being present in every activity and moment. There will be occasional evening sessions which will include our mandala workshop. Plenty of time to rest, enjoy the fine Gray Bear veggie cuisine, and explore the beauty around, which has to include sampling the hot tub, sauna and meeting the incredible body workers there. For information about Gray Bear go to www.graybear.org‍ ‍

Our group is usually a mixture of folks who have come to some of Mary’s Gray Bear Events over the last 26 years, with always new folks who are also seeking refuge in nature, yoga and sangha. This retreat is suitable for a wide variety of practitioner and is particularly supportive for teachers, artists and those working in the community or in activism at this challenging time in our collective story. Give yourself the gift of these 6 days and leave revitalized and nourished as previous participants have in the past - See their comments below.

Emily Wright:
The Language of Animacy Retreat with Mary animated my yoga and my lie.   Mary generously shared decades of wisdom and knowledge that expanded my view of the world and myself.  She gently led us down the pathhways of ease, love and the moment.  Mary is a rare and precious gem.  If you want to deepen your practice or your life, be near her.   

Cheryl Ingram:  
Mary brings and authentic and creative approach to yoga and meditation, which can uplift and deepen the perspective of event the most seasoned practitioner.  The effects of her teachings are only magnified by the power of Gray Bear Retreat Center, where one is able to dwell within the profound peace and unique transformative space sustained not only by the esteemed Diann and Adam but also by the sincere and accepting community of practitioners that Mary attracts.  

Etti Clingman:  
In her fairy essence, Mary touched my breathing cells.  Waking my body and soul, back into my thirst for Joy.  Traveling thru time, guiding me back into my lost poetry - playful, whimsical, masterful…there is something raw, in wet leaves… (a rainy day at Gray Bear)  Mary Paffard's Retreat Yoga with slices of Meditation - Gray Bear 2026

Previous Participant:  
Gray Bear and Mary are a perfect match, together easing us into ourselves, back to ourselves.  A welcome reunion, unhurried, hhelped by the mirrors of nature, quiet breath, meditation and each others generous company.  This time has been a gift.  

REGISTRATION INFORMATION via www.graybear.org Sign up soon for early bird pricing. Limited space available as we like to give each person as much space as Gray Bear’s hospitality allows on this special retreat.