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The Retreat Leader Training | A Guide to Hosting Your Own Retreats
Virtual
Apr 9 - 30, 2025
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Lotus Retreats
$444

About your trip

Join the Lotus Retreats, Retreat Hosting Training

A Live Course & Guide to planning & leading your own unique retreats around the world!


Embark on a 4-week retreat leader training & program designed to guide you through each step of planning, promoting and hosting your own retreats and events around the world! This training consists of 4-Live calls each week (with recordings) and a guidebook to follow along.


Lotus Retreats has been organizing and hosting International Yoga Retreats for 8 years in over 10 countries. From Self-Realization & Empowerment retreats, Cultural Immersions, Women's Retreats and nature excursions all the way through the Andes mountains, The Greek islands, Asia, Europe, Central & South America to weekend retreat in the US - Lotus Retreats has shared over 40 unique retreats all around the world with a community of Yoga teachers, retreat leaders, retreat centers and travelers, yogis, students & community all over!


Learn how to host your own unique retreats, from start to finish. Believe it or not, successful retreats do require a lot of backend, organization and prep to ensure a smooth, easeful and transformational experience for your guests.
Why? The more organized and prepared you are, the more safe and able to dive into the experience your guests will be.


So,

- Are you desiring to host your own unique retreat to share your skills and passions?

- Would you like to travel to unique locations around the world and bring your own guests?

- Have you tried hosting a retreat before but need more structure and guidance on how to do so successfully?

- Are you looking for support marketing, profiting and filling your retreats?

- Do you need guidance on how to make your ideas come to fruition?

- You may also learn how to host day retreats; weekend retreats or retreats of any caliber, although Lotus Retreats specializes in International travel.


SO much goes into planning a retreat and creating a truly unique experience and safe container to hold each guest. From logistical planning, accommodations, financial planning, marketing,  selling the retreat, managing the guest communications & - actually planning the events during the retreat and ensuring a smooth, safe, operational and transformational experience for everyone involved.


This 4-week training is for any beginner, intermediate or experienced yoga teacher, retreat leader, guide, space holder, facilitator, ceremonialist,  coach or any kind of leader - looking to strengthen their ability and confidence to host an event!


Meet once a week for 4-weeks with outlines and key points for designing your retreat or offering. 

(If you cannot make the weekly calls, they will be recorded and outlines will be sent)

By the end of the 4-week training; you will have designed your own retreat with all the necessary points to do so confidently and successfully. Empowering support is offered throughout the entire course in our Live calls, e-mails and group chats!


April 2025 Training Dates:

Weds, April 9th - Weds, April 30th

  • Meet weekly via Zoom on Wednesdays
  • Wednesdays at 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST
  • All meetings will be recorded and shared if you cannot attend live

By the end of the 4-week training; you will have all the materials to plan & lead your own retreat with all the necessary structure to begin marketing, promoting & hosting your offering.


You may opt in for additional support with help marketing your trip on the Lotus Retreats platform. You may also receive one-on-one support throughout the entire duration of your retreat to ensure a smooth & full completion.


*500-HR & 200-HR RYTs may host retreats with Lotus Retreats upon completion of this training.*


"It’s my absolute pleasure and passion to organize group retreats from the ground up; from financing, fine-tuning all the logistical details, positively promoting the retreats and hosting a unique offering from the heart with classes, workshops, cultural immersions, ceremony, meals & more… " - Loren Lotus

Your Host

Loren Lotus, 500+ E-RYT

Loren Lotus is an International Yoga Teacher, Retreat Leader, Teacher Trainer and Creator of Lotus Retreats. She's a passionate bhakti yogini, retreat facilitator and event organizer who puts her entire heart and soul into curating spaces for community to gather. 

As a 500 E-RYT, Loren has studied and trained in Costa Rica, with senior teachers at YogaWorks in Los Angeles along with eastern Yoga & philosophy at the Akhanda Institute in Rishikesh, India and ISKON in Vrindavan, India. Loren has taught Yoga for over 10 years in Los Angeles, Austin, Texas, Taos, New Mexico, Lake Tahoe, California and Maui, Hawaii. She loves to travel and host Yoga retreats regularly to share the practice of Yoga around the world! 


Loren's classes stem from traditional Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin & Restorative Yoga practices with pranayama, mantra and meditation. Her classes offer well rounded sequences to quiet the mind, open the body & connect with your soul, each class tailored to the seasons, doshas and energetic needs of the students. Her classes may also include balances, binds, inversions and advanced asanas as well as modifications for any students new to the practice or being mindful of injuries. Loren is a certified Pre-Natal instructor and teaches classes friendly for all levels. She has her B.S in Kinesiology and loves all things movement, health and prosperity. Loren also loves singing Kirtan, dancing, celebrating the gift of life & sharing experiences and cultures from around the world!

What's included

4-Weekly Live Calls

4 hour long calls to connect Live, move through the retreat leader guide, questions, visions and empowerments to plan your own retreat!

Individual Support

Learn how to teach and share from the heart! Embody your passions and share authentically what it is you want to share on your retreats

Planning Your Retreat

Learn how to design your retreat based on your unique passions and offerings that are true to you

Intinerary Planning

Learn how to structure your retreat in an organized & comfortable flow for your guests to arrive, retreat and depart peacefully and safely!

Logistical Planning

Learn how to best prepare for all the expected (and unexpected) logistics from travel, transports, meals & more..

Retreat Pricing

Learn how to price your retreats and offers to make a profit

Retreat Marketing

Learn how to promote & market your retreat to your network and clients to get the bookings you need to host your retreat!

Lotus Retreats Cert

Receive certification to host retreats with Lotus Retreats; receiving additional support marketing, & hosting your offerings

What's not included

Yoga Teacher Certificate

This training does not include a Yoga Teacher Training; that is a separate 200 or 300-hr commitment, that we can advise & support you on!

About your organizer

LR
Lotus Retreats
Expand and enhance your vision of the world with a Lotus Retreats experience! Lotus Retreats offers a combination of yoga and philosophy, workshops and ceremonies, and nature excursions and cultural immersions to fully explore each unique location. Each week is carefully curated with activities and optional excursions to deepen and benefit your physical, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing. Every retreat is unique to the location, the group and your hosts, who passionately guarantee an eye-opening and heart opening experience!

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