Join Sarah Beston and Sarah McColl for a Body Wisdom Yoga & Writing Retreat in stunning Joshua Tree.

Through three days of yoga classes and writing workshops, and two nights of stargazing with a special moonlit Saturday night Sound Bath, the Body Wisdom Retreat Weekend invites participants to slow down, experience deep quiet, and hear their inner rhythms. Together we will use the practices of yoga, meditation, breath and chakra work, reading, reflection, and writing for creative discovery with the awe-inspiring desert landscape at Casa Mara, Joshua Tree as our backdrop.

In all creative endeavors, our internal guides can lead us to discoveries of the heart, mind, and body. The Body Wisdom Retreat Weekend is an opportunity to tune in and listen deeply.

There will be plenty of time between Body Wisdom sessions to relax and connect with yourself, each other, and the land. Explore local Joshua Tree, book a massage, take a hike, or take a nap. Our meals together will be simple, fresh, vegetarian fare.

We hope you can join us for this restorative and grounding weekend of movement, creativity, and community in the desert. All levels welcome!

Sarah Beston is a yoga and meditation teacher and spiritual guide based in Los Angeles, California. In her classes,  Sarah promotes a welcoming and safe environment that realigns her students with the natural gifts already within them—vitality, strength, joy, and intuitive intelligence. Sarah received her yoga teacher training certification (Yoga Alliance E-RYT) through Yoga Mittra and holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Spirituality and Mind Body Practice from Teacher's College, Columbia University. 

Sarah McColl is a writer and educator based in Los Angeles, California. She is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Joy Enough (Liveright Publishing/W. W. Norton & Company, 2019). Her writing has appeared in the Paris Review, McSweeney’s, The Guardian, and StoryQuarterly, which nominated her essay on singer-songwriter Connie Converse for a Pushcart Prize. She has been awarded fellowships from the Millay Colony, Ucross, Vermont Studio Center, and the MacDowell Colony, where she was named the 2017 Mary Carswell Fellow. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. 

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5-7 P.M. ARRIVAL, SHARED DINNER

7-9 P.M. OPENING GATHERING, EVENING YOGA

7:30-9 A.M. SHARED BREAKFAST

9-10:30 A.M. MORNING YOGA

10:30-11 A.M. COFFEE/TEA

11-1 P.M. WRITING WORKSHOP

1-2 P.M. SHARED LUNCH

2-7:30 P.M. EXPLORATION/ FREE TIME (DINNER ON YOUR OWN)

7:30-9 P.M. SOUND BATH w/ David Romero

7:30-9 A.M. SHARED BREAKFAST

9-10:30 A.M. MORNING YOGA

10:30-11 A.M. COFFEE/TEA

11 -1 P.M. WRITING WORKSHOP, CLOSING CEREMONY

1 P.M. DEPARTURE