New Year Renew, Revitalize & Refresh with Christine Schoper & Steven Baird
All levels welcome with a minimum of 6 months current yoga experience or check w/ christine
One of the ways to be more present in our lives is through the daily practice of yoga and meditation. During our time together, we’ll explore the nature of awareness through somatic movements, asanas and meditation as we seek balance and renewal. We will immerse ourselves in the river of practice & teachings, from both Yogic & Buddhist traditions, in order to steep in the wisdom they bring. In deep practice we can embody strong bones, supple tissues and an open heart & mind – necessary ingredients for connecting with our underlying courage and commitment to lead a wholesome life. We welcome you to come join us for this experience!
Each day will include a morning session followed by brunch & ample time to play, explore and rest. We’ll come together again late afternoon for restorative yoga and meditation. Your retreat includes room and board plus all classes throughout the retreat. Special dietary requests honored – please let me know what you need. Our retreat includes an optional bird watching trip in the lagoon just down the road on Friday morning with Aricelli, the local expert. She speaks impeccable English with a divine sense of humor! Cost is an additional $30 US. Massage and acupuncture will also be available on several days during with retreat with gifted healers Luis & Marcella for a reasonable fee.
Our home for the week will be Villa don Manuel, just south of Zihuatanejo about 10 miles. (close to the international airport) Villa don Manuel is the creation of Claudia and Toby, and their home! They have 7 private rooms on their property and their friends, Wendy & Peter across the road provide 3 additional rooms for us. Toby maintains the grounds (he has a passion for turtles – several turtle ponds on the property) as well as stone sculpture stacks. Claudia is renowned as the best cook on the beach! She creates all our meals; Toby waits the tables. Together they hold a magnificent container for our us!
Quotes from past participants: “The ease and flow of this program has become a template for what I aspire to in my daily practice. What I experienced on the mat in Mexico has supported me in being more intentional about my yoga and meditation at home.” “The location, weather and cultural switch is just disorienting enough to become a warm, welcome opening into acceptance, appreciation and being in the moment if one is willing!” “I can be on my mat with grace, presence and safety. I can add my body to mind and heart as I transform.” “This retreat has given me new insights into yoga and the asanas as well as renewed my meditation practice.” “Very grateful for the meditation tools and eager to try them at home.” “It was inspiring to be in your presence and to see how you two very capably weave your individuality into a shared offering.” “Christine’s winter yoga retreat brings light to the darkest time of year. The setting, the warmth and the beauty of the place are all part of it. But the yoga, meditation and community Christine & Steve create are at the heart of it.”
Registration:
Contact cschoper@yahoo.com or (360) 385-7771. Shared room with one other person: $1400 for 6 nights, 3 meals/day + yoga/meditation classes per person. Private room: $1700 for 6 nights, 3 meals/day + yoga/meditation classes! To reserve your space, please pay $300 refundable deposit.(with credit card online – see payment page OR zelle pay to cschoper@yahoo.com or personal check to Christine Schoper). SAVE $100 by making your $300 deposit by September 1, 2025!! Full payment due by December 1, 2025. If the retreat is cancelled for any reason, all payments will be refunded. If you cancel: full refund anytime before November 15, 2025 minus $50 processing fee. If you cancel after November 15, 2024, I will try to fill your space and issue you a refund, minus $100 processing fee. If i cannot fill your space, you will be responsible for 1/2 the retreat fee. No refund for cancellations for personal convenience – only medical/family emergencies after November 15, 2024.
Steve has a mindfulness meditation teacher certification from Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield. He also has extensive training in the Shambhala tradition and meditates daily, either on the cushion or in life! He is a retired fine arts bronze caster and handy man. Christine has been practicing yoga for 30 years and teaching for 12 years. She has completed 200 hour RYT with Kripalu yoga and 500 hour RYT with Tias Little/Prajna yoga. She has also studied with Kaila June/Somakinese, deepening her understanding of movement as medicine. She is a retired RN and LMT. Together they promise to create a lovely, lively retreat rhythm, weaving what they’ve learned and offering it with gentle guidance and humor.
Retreat Gallery:
- zihua is close by
- comfy beds!
- massage available
- shopping asana
- brunch!
- comfy rooms w/ hammocks
- savasana!
- practice space at Villa don manuel
- beautiful sandy beaches