Cultivate Joy

In a world that is pulling women further away from their inner peace and pushing them to exert in unsustainable ways, yoga and resilience practices can be monumental. Young women are currently experiencing the highest rates of anxiety of all time. Women often prioritize and care for others at the detriment of their own well-being. This workshop will give them time to explore helpful practices aimed at building resilience.

Join Carla Olla and Michele Tugade, Ph.D. for an integrative and transformative workshop that offers new skills for resilient hearts, bodies, and minds. Each day will involve a yoga practice designed for all levels, leading up to resilience exercises that will foster happiness and enhance well-being. Evening sessions will take us into more contemplative practices, such as restorative yoga, yoga nidra, kirtan, and meditation. Participants will return home with tools for sharpening their self-awareness and connection, and greater flexibility of body and mind.

In this retreat, you will experience:

• Yoga and resilience exercises
• Kirtan, meditation, chanting, and yoga nidra
• Journaling for self-reflection
• Creative activities
• Compassionate community

You will be given journals with prompts for reflection; yantras for painting to nourish creativity; chants to enhance heart-centered experiences; and resilience exercises to manage stress and cultivate joy. Overall, you will come away with strategies for greater self-awareness and transformation. Through this dynamic gathering, we will encourage one another in a bubble of supportive community in a fun and joyful way.  

When women support each other’s growth and empowerment, we can change lives.

NOTE: This program is for women and those who identify as female only.