Light Up Your Life Yoga Retreat

    

breathe your body to life…empower your mind…polish your heart…spark your soul

In the western world, if you presented to a counselor with a diagnosis of depression, you might receive a pill. However, if you sought out a shaman, he might ask: When did you stop singing? When did you stop dancing? When did you stop telling stories? Sometimes in order to harness our power, we must disconnect from the routine of daily life. Join Amber Shumake on the heels of the spring equinox for a week-long adventure of yoga and meditation, rejuvenation and relaxation, creativity and transformation. In short: breath and bliss.

Known for both her grace and grit, Amber bridges the gap between East and West, light and dark, past and future. What better locale to bring union to body, mind, and Spirit than at Prana del Mar – where desert meets ocean – in Baja, Mexico.

This retreat includes:

• deluxe, luxurious accommodations for 7 nights at beautiful Prana del Mar, recently named one of the 5 best eco-tourism resorts
• three gourmet mostly vegetarian (some fish) meals + snacks daily (gluten-free and dairy-free diets available at your request)
• daily yoga with Amber including alignment-based vinyasa, yin & restorative, as well as yoga nidra and savory savasana
• guided meditation & pranayama
• ceremonial practices & rituals, journal reflection, & chanting (singing and dancing, optional)
• all water, teas, and juices with meals
• full use of all resort amenities – including swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, labyrinth, desert gardens, and more
• roundtrip airport transportation from Los Cabos Airport (SJD) on first and last day of retreat (April 1st & 8th)
• sales and hospitality taxes
• personal transformation and memories to last a lifetime

What’s not included:

• airfare to Los Cabos Airport (SJD)
• travel insurance (highly recommended)
• spa treatments
• optional excursions such as surfing, kayaking & snorkeling, horseback riding, and more
• alcoholic beverages and personal purchases
• gratuities

Available excursions & extras:

• kayaking & snorkeling excursion
• surf trip to Cerritos
• Todos Santos day trip
• day trip to San Jose & Flora Farms – local organic farm and restaurant
• guided cliff hike
• horseback riding
• cooking class
• massage and spa services
• alcoholic beverages
• private lessons / teacher training modules with Amber ($125/hour)
• oceanfront yoga photo shoot ($150/hour with prints & digital rights available for additional purchase)

Amber Shumake

Over a decade ago, a psychiatrist recommended Amber try yoga to alleviate anxiety. At that time, she buffered herself with Xanax and numbness just to get out of bed in the morning. She credits yoga with breathing her back to life and helping her heal everything from back pain to a broken heart, divorce to depression, anorexia to alcoholism, and other ailments in between. She revels at every opportunity to share with others the same practice that continues to heal her.

Having studied with a group of teachers as diverse as Ana Forrest and Judith Hanson Lasater, Amber’s teaching style is as eclectic as she is. A trained counselor and former public school school teacher, she tailors her classes to meet the unique needs of students on the mat before her. It’s not uncommon for her to teach a handstand tutorial in one private session and chair yoga in the next. Seasoned with poignant anecdotes and childlike laughter, her vigorous classes blend methodical sequencing with spiritual nuggets that everybody can digest. When you roll up your mat following her class, you feel both empowered with strength and inspired with humility.

She believes we’ve each been given a spark of the same phenomenon that causes our hair to grow and our hearts to beat; yoga teaches us to live from that sacred space. Our yoga practice is a mere microcosm of our life practice. The way to bring lasting change to our world is to begin within. When she’s not teaching, she’s writing a yoga memoir. Or chasing a sunset with a willing soul and her camera. Or snuggling on the couch with dark chocolate (her drug of choice) and her even sweeter partner and pup. To learn more about Amber, find her writing at MindBodyGreen, Rebelle Society, and on her website. Connect with her on Twitter & Instagram: @ambershumake.

Pricing

$2,195 per person double-occupancy
$2,995 per person single-occupancy

*Sign up prior to August 1st to receive $100 off. Payment plans are only available up to 90 days prior to the start of the trip.

Reserve your spot with a $500 non-refundable deposit
First payment of $500 due October 1, 2016
Second payment of $500 due December 1, 2016
Remaining balance due March 1, 2017

Deposits are non-refundable. Guests are encouraged to purchase travel insurance.

Limited space is available, so please reserve your space early. For more information and to register, please email Amber. You are required to make an initial deposit of $500 to reserve your spot. This is a non-refundable deposit which can be paid by cash, check or PayPal.