Welcome Dinner
Welcome Dinner
Evening meal
We will be nourished by Ayurvedic chef extraordinaire, Alexandra Sargent, who crafts delightful and soul-satisfying meals, and makes eating healthy and seasonal both delicious and delightful. Alexandra will be providing our three dinners and three brunches while on retreat.
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Evening Practice
Evening Practice
Restorative Yoga with Singing Bowls
Join us in the yoga sanctuary or a one-hour restorative practice to relax, unwind, stretch, clear your mind and enter the heart-space of your retreat.
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Brunch
Brunch
Daily mid-day meal
Chef Alexandra will nourish us with her finest creations, and teach us about eating seasonally and mindfully, leaving us feeling healthy, happy and deeply cared for . . . On the last day, e will depart the beautiful Bell Valley Retreat Center after brunch at around 12:30pm
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Morning Practice
Morning Practice
Awakening and Inspiring Yoga Practice, Breathwork, Medittion
Each morning we will begin with an energizing and awakening yoga practice, combining guided and self-paced sun salutations, energy medicine and breathwork to jump-start the day, with guided meditation.
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PM Practice
PM Practice
Yin Yoga, Deep stretch & Release
Late afternoon or evening practices will be Yin and/or restorative yoga to take you deeper into self-awareness, and guided somatic practice for release and relaxation. Singing bowls.
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HIke & Yoga
HIke & Yoga
Hendy Woods Hike and Forest Yoga
After Brunch on Friday we'll head out to Hendy Woods State Park just outside Philo, CA for a beautiful, moderate walk in the redwoods (4.5 mile hike). Experience the magic of forest bathing, walking meditation and outdoor yoga.

-Bring your favorite trail snacks; we'll also have some you can grab and go.
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Local Winery Visit
Local Winery Visit
Optional vinyard tour & wine-tasting
Group visit to a local Boonville or Philo Winery (TBD) for an afternoon vinyard tour and wine-tasting. Wine-tasting will involve extra cost.
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Welcome Dinner

Evening meal

18 reviews

Raissa Lerner, ERYT-500, YACEP. Raissa is a passionate yogi, yoga teacher, nature lover, and student of yoga philosophy as it applies to modern life. Her classes cultivate breath-awareness, focusing on functional alignment and movement to build strength and stamina with grace and ease. Raissa teaches yoga as a sacred heart-opening journey, a deeply intentional moving meditation. She enjoys inspiring yogis of all backgrounds and abilities to discover their authentic power, presence and freedom of expression in the practice. Be inspired!

Raissa runs a fantastic yoga retreat. The settings she chooses are beautiful and set in nature, the food delicious and, of course, the yoga and meditations are lovely, centering and relaxing. Highly recommend!

By Lorna H for Inspire Your Practice 3-Day Weekend Yoga Retreat on Apr 29, 2025

Great location great yoga classes great food a well rounded weekend

By Andrea A for Inspire Your Practice 3-Day Weekend Yoga Retreat on Apr 23, 2025

This retreat had it all. A beautiful location, a caring experienced teacher and a community of like minded people who quickly and easily coaslesced. Met some wonderful peopel as well.

By Jules K for Inspire Your Practice 3-Day Weekend Yoga Retreat on Apr 22, 2025

It was just perfect - the timing of the trip was just kismet, and the way Raissa pulls together a retreat is just so special. Good community building but not forced or too much, active yoga sessions in the morning and beautifully restorative sessions in the evening, amazing and thoughtful food, and time for personal reflection/journaling, local exploring or physical activity. The location is beautiful, but Raissa really is the secret ingredient that, for me, makes it so grounding and restorative. Thank you, Raissa!!

By Ali S for Inspire Your Practice 3-Day Weekend Yoga Retreat on Nov 27, 2024

I loved everything about this trip. Raissa pours her heart and soul into her retreats, thinking of everyone's comfort, wellbeing and needs. Her practices are always joyful and heart opening experiences that leave me feeling restored, and renewed and ready to take on life's many challenges. This location is absolutely gorgeous as was the amazing food prepared by Alexandra, anincredibly gifted Ayurvedic chef and her team. We had time during the day to explore the area which is perfect for hiking, wine tasting and exploring. This was my second time attending this retreat with Raissa and I hope it will not be my last! Thank you, Raissa!