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The Art of Inquiry – Explorations in Yoga and Writing

Join us for a unique 5-night and 6-day Writing and Yoga Retreat combining yoga, meditation and writing. Our mission is to ignite your inspiration and fuel your creativity with the gentle guidance of our talented instructors and supportive community of like-minded souls. Whether you are looking to re-enliven your work, finish a project or start journaling, this is a retreat that will surely awaken the writer within you!

Yoga and Writing – a match made in heaven

The best writing is done with the body. Your hand holds a pen, or your fingers touch keys, or you open your mouth and tell a story with your voice. Stories need the body to exist in a world larger than the storyteller’s own mind. The practice of yoga asana and meditation bring up emotions and energy that is stagnant or “locked” within the body, and it allows us to reach deeper within our own consciousness and self-awareness.

Yoga helps us unlock our creative energy by helping us access all of those “”locked”” emotions as well as our somatic intelligence. Writing helps us make sense of all those emotions by transforming our creative energy into written expression (in the form of an article, a story, a page in a personal journal).

What you will gain with this retreat

This retreat will help you discover, nurture and support your own creative potential by providing you with:

• Personal support and guidance from a talented and experienced yoga instructor, Renee Gauthier, as well as a Ph.D in Literature and assistant Professor from the University of San Diego, Halina Duraj.
• The time and space to slow down, to reconnect with yourself on a deeper level. When we take the time to disconnect from other life responsibilities, we can open and remember different parts of ourselves.
• Inspiration through our surroundings, by being in a beautiful and unique place and nourished with healthy food.
• A community of talented teachers and like-minded souls that can and will enrich your experience tenfold (one of the best parts of a yoga retreat is the community that is organically developed from the communion of a group of people).
• The opportunity to try new things and lean into discomfort, all the while with the support of a nurturing, safe environment.
• A fun experience! Both writing and yoga can be serious. And they can also be playful and fun. We will encourage you to be you, to be present with what is, and to open up to the depths of your experience. This will be a celebration of your creativity and reaching your fullest self-expression.

Who is this for?

You may be the next Hemingway, or maybe you just want to make journaling a part of your everyday life. It really doesn’t matter. This retreat will benefit the student who is curious and ready to discover and explore a new way to unlock their creative energy and transform thoughts and feelings into written words.

In a nutshell

• Luxury accommodations with private bathrooms
• Three healthful, gourmet meals a day
• Daily yoga classes
• Daily writing workshops
• Group guidance as well as one on one support from your talented yoga and writing instructors
• Shuttle to and from the Cabo San Lucas airport (SJD) on the designated arrival and departure dates
• Access to the pool & spa, library, private gardens, and more
• The immeasurable support, inspiration and friendship that is organically spawned when you join a group of like-minded people.

Your Investment

Shared Accommodation: $1495 – shared room, private bathroom, terrace and ocean view

Single Accommodation: $1770 – private room, private bathroom, terrace and ocean view

$100 Early-Bird discount available for retreats booked by March 1st

How to book your spot

1. Register for the retreat

2. Choose a package

Contact info

mydharmayogaevents@gmail.com

Instructors’ Bios

Renee Gauthier (MA, E-RYT, CMT)
Intertwined with her personal search for health, happiness and fulfillment, Renee always had a strong desire to inspire those things in others. Throughout life she found joy and well being by means of movement and somatic awareness. During her childhood and early adulthood, Renee danced to express her creative energy. Through movement, she was able to access and channel feelings and a sense of self that were beyond any expression through words. This began her love of understanding the body, and thereby cultivating greater understanding of the self

Renee’s passion for movement and healing arts lead her to become a yoga instructor and massage therapist. To compliment her somatic arts modalities, she also have a master’s degree in education with an emphasis in cross-cultural counseling. This combination of expressive movement, bodywork, yogic mindfulness, and emotion focused counseling represent her integrated approach towards health and wellness.

Halina Duraj (Ph.D in Literature)
Halina Duraj’s stories have appeared in The Sun, The Harvard Review, Fiction, Witness, and other journals, and she is the author of a story collection, The Family Cannon (Augury Books, 2014). She has an M.A. in creative writing from the University of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing from the University of Utah. In 2012, she was a writer-in-residence at Hedgebrook, a women’s writing retreat on Whidbey Island, WA. She teaches literature and creative writing at the University of San Diego.

My Dharma Retreats and Events

My Dharma was founded in 2012 with the mission to inspire people from all walks of life to connect within and find a deeper level of self-awareness. Through our unique yoga retreats and events we seek to provide you with the tools, the space and the guidance to connect within – something we believe is becoming extremely challenging in the fast-paced world we live in today. Our simple but powerful tools include pairing yoga and meditation with an unforgettable and transformational travel experience designed to awaken mind, body and soul.”