Nourish Your Inner Compass

Join senior toga teacher Barrie Risman for an immersive retreat weaving together the Work That Reconnects with heart-centered yoga, breathwork, deep relaxation, and meditation.  

Developed by eco-philosopher and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy, the Work That Reconnects is an experiential group process that supports us in meeting the challenges of our time with clarity, resilience, and renewed connection to life. For over 50 years, it has helped people transform despair, grief, and overwhelm into meaningful engagement and active care for the living world.

The practice of yoga replenishes our vitality and profoundly enriches our experience of the Work That Reconnects. By turning inward and attuning to the intelligence at the heart of life, yoga nurtures within us the most critical spiritual evolution of our time: the shift toward collective consciousness.

Together, yoga and the Work That Reconnects expand our awareness beyond the limited narrative of our individual selves, offering a powerful framework for integrating personal growth with our deepest motivations to contribute to a life-sustaining, just world.  

In this retreat, you will:

• Deepen resilience and embodied presence.
• Reconnect with meaning, purpose, and community.
• Transform emotional overwhelm into compassionate, grounded action.
• Feel more connected to and supported by the living world.

Come learn tools to transform anger, fear, grief, and overwhelm into courageous, compassionate action—with yourself, your communities, and the wider world. Nourish your inner compass for the times ahead and strengthen your capacity to participate in the healing of our world.