6th Annual Wild Idaho Yoga Festival

FIRE & FLOW: Summer Solstice Celebration

If you are a nature lover who is ready to step away from stress and noise, feel the sunshine on your face, and relax in the wilderness while nourishing your body, mind, & soul, then come retreat on the banks of the Wild & Scenic Lochsa River with kindred spirits for Summer Solstice.

 …the first day of summer beginning not with your inbox, but with the sound of the Lochsa River singing just beyond your campsite. You open your eyes. No schedule pulling at you. No screen. Just the jade-green water moving steadily through the canyon and the high Idaho ridgeline turning gold in the early light.

You walk to the river's edge to meditate with the group. The morning is still cool, the stones still damp. Somewhere across the water, a bird calls and is answered. You close your eyes and for the first time in a long time, you don't try to do anything at all. You feel your breath finally dropping all the way into your belly.

By the time you move into your morning practice, your body feels awake in a way it hasn't in months, maybe longer. The classes here aren't just yoga. They're invitations. To ignite what's been dormant. To let go of what's been heavy. To flow into something softer.

Over three days, you practice, eat well, laugh easily, and sleep deeply. You share meals and campfire conversations with people who get it, who get you.

This Solstice gathering is built around two ancient and complementary forces:

FIRE the energy of ignition, cleansing, vitality, clarity, and inner power

AND

FLOW the wisdom of surrender, restoration, and moving with what is

Over three days on the Lochsa River, you will:

• Fully reset your nervous system with mornings by the river, meals that nourish the body and soul, and the radical simplicity of sleeping to the sound of moving water

• Ignite your inner fire through movement, breathwork, and Kriya energy practices that awaken your body from the inside out

• Release accumulated tension and digital fatigue through somatic practices designed to return you to yourself

• Drop into real stillness with daily river meditations in one of the most quietly powerful landscapes in the American West

• Move through practices that honor both the heat and the rest, the doing and the being, as equal parts of a whole

• Experience a complete digital detox in the Idaho wilderness without cell service, no scrolling, no comparison; and remember what it feels like to just be

• Carry the fire home: leave with practices, tools, and connections that sustain you long after the solstice has passed

Nestled along the Wild & Scenic Lochsa River in the heart of the Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest, Wilderness Gateway is one of the most beautiful and wild gathering places in Idaho. Surrounded by the Bitterroot Mountains and shaded by ancient ponderosa pine, this is a place that does the work before you even unroll your mat.

The Lochsa has been here since long before any of us. Carving, flowing, and surrendering to nothing and no one. Meditating beside her at sunrise is not just recreational. It is the whole point.

Wilderness Gateway offers river access, a covered pavilion for our classes and workshops, and, most importantly, zero cell service. No coverage. No Wi-Fi. Just the sound of moving water, the smell of high mountain air, and three uninterrupted days to be exactly where you are.

You are not just a participant here. You are a guest of the wild. And this particular stretch of Wild Idaho has a way of giving back everything the modern world has quietly taken.

 Nourishment for Body, Soul, and Planet With Harmony Now

Eating mindfully is a catalyst for change that will benefit our overall well being, and our beautiful planet🌎

At the heart of our transformative wilderness experience lies an equally transformative culinary journey. Chef Harmony, a Cornell University certified plant-based nutrition expert, brings her unique blend of mindful eating philosophy and culinary mastery to our riverside kitchen.

Understanding that health begins with mindful choices, Chef Harmony creates extraordinary plant-based meals that reflect our retreat's core values of sustainability, holistic health, and connection. Each meal is thoughtfully prepared using locally sourced ingredients, demonstrating how everyday choices can align with environmental stewardship while nurturing our bodies and spirits.

Your Culinary Experience

Drawing from her deep understanding of both nutritional science and sacred food preparation, Chef Harmony crafts meals that do more than simply sustain – they become moments of profound connection and community. Imagine starting your day with nourishing breakfast bowls by the river, sharing a wholesome lunch with friends, and gathering around the campfire for evening meals that comfort and inspire.

As part of our commitment to zero-waste practices, Chef Harmony integrates sustainable food preparation and storage methods that participants can carry into their own lives and organizations. Her approachable style makes plant-based eating feel accessible and exciting, offering practical wisdom for incorporating more conscious food choices into busy leadership lifestyles.

Featuring Juices by Canyon Juice Co.

Meet Megan, founder of Canyon Juice Co. 

Megan is dedicated to empowering others in taking action to transform their health, mind, body, and soul.  Her passion for health and wellness began long ago, through the loss of close family due to cancer and the harsh treatments.  

Later, she went back to school to become a certified integrative health coach, while going through her own cancer journey.  "Food as medicine" unpasteurized, cold pressed juice played a vital role in her healing process...and there grew a dream.

Canyon Juice Co. journey is rooted in nourishing the body on a cellular level, using the power of plants to bring transformational, vibrant health to our bodies and to our community. 

Not to mention, its yummy!

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. PST Arrive and check-in

The solstice weekend begins here. Check in. Setup camp. Breathe. Walk to the river. Let the transition begin.

3:00 p.m. Opening Circle

Circle around our iconic flower mandala land art installation. Set your intentions for the weekend, meet your fellow festival-goers, and welcome the summer solstice together.

Begin the festival with classes to help you unwind and set the stage for a weekend of rejuvenation.

Choose from our lineup of amazing workshops and experienced teachers:

Afternoon Sessions:

Tapas and Twists  |  with Sarah Winchell

Tapas, the yogic principle of inner fire and self-discipline, meets the purifying, detoxifying power of twists in this thoughtful workshop. Learn the foundations of twist mechanics, cultivate genuine internal heat, and begin the process of clearing what no longer serves you. A beautiful way to light the weekend's fire.

Inner Fire: A Journey of Release & Return  |  with Sharon Sedgwick

At the peak of the sun's power, we tend our own inner fire. This 90-minute experiential journey moves through the full arc of transformation: breath, guided meditation, somatic movement, and release- supporting you in meeting whatever your body and heart are ready for.

In the evening, we will gather together again and connect as a community through our first shared meal- a Community Potluck- and then decide which journey you’d like to take to relax and begin to connect inwards:

Evening Sessions (Choose One):

Tending Heart Fire  |  with Elizabeth Ruff

Awaken to Anahata Chakra, the energetic heart and the flame of the spirit, through mantra, movement, meditation, and guided journaling. The Heart Fire is the hidden key in transformation: it magnetizes, it heals, it aligns. Close your first day by tending yours.

Wisdom Talk  |  with Chip Dorroh

Gather under the open sky as Chip draws from yogic philosophy and ancient teachings to offer practical wisdom for our modern lives. These aren't abstract sutras, they're living guidance for accessing the inner light that's already yours. A grounding close to a full first day.

Begin your day at the water's edge. Morning meditation on the Lochsa River sets the tone for the day ahead: grounded, present, and open.

Next, enjoy a nourishing breakfast with Harmony Now.

After your meal and some time to digest, we will all gather together on the riverbanks. Celebrate the Summer Solstice with the ancient yoga practice of Sun Salutations.

Morning Session:

Honoring the Sun  |  with Erika Knapp

Sun salutations are a devotional practice- a moving prayer to the sun, offered with your whole body. In this workshop, Erika breaks down the mechanics, meaning, and magic of Surya Namaskar, helping you build a stronger foundation and a deeper connection to the practice.

After a wholesome lunch with Harmony Now, continue to nourish yourself through energizing embodiment practices that awaken and revitalize. Then, enjoy some time off to explore the Lochsa River or kick back and relax at camp.

Afternoon Sessions (Choose One):

Ecstatic Dance  |  with Sabrina Hatch

At the height of summer, the body wants to move. Really move. Ecstatic dance is authentic movement without choreography, guided by a somatic warm-up and a dynamic music arc that takes you from rising heat to surrendered flow. No experience needed. Only willingness.

Shakti Kriya Journey  |  with Catherine Wetenkamp

Invoke Shakti, the primordial life force that animates all things, in this 90-minute Kriya journey led by a Sattva Yoga Master Teacher. Through breath, mudra, mantra, and bandha, build and direct prana through the subtle body in a practice that actively accelerates inner awakening. Expect intensity. Expect aliveness.

Gather together for a fulfilling dinner with Harmony Now.

By the end of the night, you will have moved your body, opened your heart, and been held by sound in ways that are hard to describe and easy to feel.

Evening Sessions (Choose One):

Somatic Flow: Restoring Balance Through Mindful Movement  |  with Carly Decker

After a full day of fire, the body is ready to be met with softness. Carly guides you through mindful movement that honors your nervous system, restores balance, and prepares you for the deep rest that comes after a day fully lived.

Sacred Polarity: Sun & Moon- A Thai Partner Yoga & Massage Experience  |  with Amy Sedgwick

Guided by the living rhythm of Sun and Moon- Fire and Flow- this partner yoga and Thai massage experience invites you to both give and receive. Gentle stretches, assisted twists, hip openers, and grounding holds, with optional aromatherapy to deepen each phase. A profoundly restorative and connective way to close the day.

Saturday Night — Kirtan with Adrian Haun

After our evening sessions, as the longest day becomes the most star-filled night, gather for Kirtan. Adrian leads call-and-response chanting on harmonium- devotional sound that integrates the day, opens the heart, and carries the community into the night together. Percussion welcome.

Start your day refreshed with meditation on the river, then choose your path to integrate and carry your inner light. After your class, refuel your body with a nourishing brunch with Harmony Now.

Morning Sessions (Choose One):

Carry the Fire: Move, Breathe, and Awaken Your Inner Power  |  with Christina Stalnaker

Christina closes the weekend with a practice designed to consolidate everything: the fire you've ignited, the stillness you've found, and the energy you're taking home. Move, breathe, and awaken the power that doesn't require a river or a festival to sustain it- because it was always yours.

Somatic Release Through Primal Movement  |  with Beatriz Merl

Buti is a tribal movement that unlocks primal vitality. Through pulsing, shaking, heart taps, and full-body expression, Bea guides you through a somatic release that is equal parts fire and liberation. Your body will feel this one for days- in the best way.

1:30 a.m. Closing Circle

After a filling brunch with Harmony Now, we will meet one last time around the mandala for our Closing Circle and Sacred Ceremony. Honor the weekend, honor each other, and set an intention for how you will carry this Fire & Flow into your everyday life.

1:00 p.m. Cleanup & Checkout