Join us on January 9-14, 2023 for an unforgettable, New Year’s yoga retreat in the beautiful Samana Peninsula in the Dominican Republic.

An immersion retreat with daily yoga and meditation, intention setting workshops, boating trips to isolated beaches, excursions to mangrove forests and bird watching sites, pool lounging, fresh local food, and so much more!

• Deepen your practice through daily, invigorating and calming yoga classes and workshops.
• Set clear intentions for the new year and set actionable goals to help you move towards something specific you'd like to achieve in life. 
• Build community and long-lasting friendships.
• Explore the Dominican culture and ecotourism with fun excursions to beautiful landmarks and historic sites (i.e. exotic beaches, boating tours, national parks).

Las Galeras is located in the eastern part of the Samana Peninsula in the Dominican Republic. The small, tucked-away town is a nature lover’s dream and home to beautiful isolated beaches, culture, and ecotourism. You will enjoy visiting Playa Rincon (named one of the most beautiful beaches in the world), mangrove forests, bird sanctuaries, waterfall, and more. 

Some of these sites are included in the retreat excursions but we highly encourage you to stay longer and explore the beauty of Samana.

The retreat will be hosted in an oceanfront boutique hotel in Las Galeras Samana. With magical ocean view rooms, tropical setting, and tranquility all around, you will truly find the time and space to relax and unwind. 

While still private and tucked away, the hotel is close to small shops and restaurants that you can visit by foot or bike. Amenities include a private beach, outdoor swimming pool, spa services, cocktail bar, unlimited use of kayaks, bikes, and snorkeling equipment free of charge, and more.

You will be served 3 nourishing meals a day. All meals are made onsite from fresh, locally sourced ingredients. The menu offers a variety of international, Caribbean, Latin American, Asian, and Dominican dishes with exciting vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.

Wondering how you’ll spend six days in paradise? There are plenty of things to do. Some things will be part of the retreat programming and others you can do on your own time.

• Morning and evening yoga classes.
• Group breakfast lunch and dinner.
• Group excursions.
• Walk to La Playita (just a 10-minute walk from the hotel).
• Walk or bike to the nearby village where you'll find small shops and restaurants, and get to know the locals.
• Relax by the pool.
• Enjoy the private beach (swim, kayak, and/or snorkel).
• Book a massage, manicure, pedicure.
• Visit the cocktail bar by the pool.

2 (90-minute) masterclasses per day** will take place on the beautiful oceanfront yoga shala. The morning class will be an energizing flow with guided breathwork and meditation. The evening class will be a Yin/Restorative practice with journaling, and a full Yoga Nidra meditation. All levels are welcome.

In addition, there will be an Intention & Goal Setting Workshop where you'll use powerful yogic tools like breathwork and journaling to set heartfelt intentions for the New Year. You'll then learn how to use Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) to embed this intention so that you can move towards something specific you'd like to achieve in live (health, relationships, stability, abundance).

**Note: there will not be a morning class on the day we have a full day excursion.

Two group excursions are included. These may include boating trips where we visit multiple beaches around the Peninsula, a full day excursion to Los Haitises National Park where you'll get to see mangrove forests, bird sanctuary keys, caves with pictographs and petroglyphs, group walk to La Playita, a popular beach located just ten minutes from the hotel (you can also go on your own), and more.

• Book your flight to Las Americas International Airport (SDQ).
• The retreat center is approximately a 3.5 hour drive from SDQ. 
• Check in is at 2pm and the retreat will officially start around 5pm.
• Unless you live in a southern/eastern state where you can get a *very* early flight, we recommend arriving on January 8 to catch a group shuttle on January 9. 
• We will share hotel recommendations for those arriving on January 8th.
• We will set-up a group chat so you can connect with others on travel times, hotels and such. 
• As of now, you do not need a negative COVID test result or vaccine to enter the Dominican Republic. However, this is always subject to change and retreat participants are responsible for staying up to date on travel requirements.

• A non-refundable deposit of $500 is required to hold your space. 
• The remaining balance is due November 28, 2022. 
• Payment plans are available. After securing your deposit, the remaining balance can be split up in 2-4 payments. All payments must be made by November 28, 2022. 
• The retreat is fully refundable (minus the deposit) if cancelled on or before October 9, 2022.
  

** We highly recommend that you purchase travel insurance to cover your costs in case you need to cancel, either due to COVID-19 or any other reason.