Awaken to Your Inner Nature

A Women’s Weekend Retreat at Heart Song

Friday, August 29 – Sunday, August 31

Come home to yourself in the healing embrace of nature.
This rejuvenating women’s retreat is a sanctuary of peace, silence, and reconnection. Nestled in the serene natural beauty of Heart Song, you’ll be guided to explore the sacred relationship between the five elements of nature — Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether — and the energy centers (chakras) within you.

Through restorative yoga, silent hiking, meditation, and creative expression, this retreat offers space to refresh your spirit, recharge your life force (prana), and realign with your soul’s calm strength. This is a time to slow down, listen deeply, and remember the joy of being.

 Highlights

• Conscious connection with nature and the five elements , 
• Silent, guided hike, “Sharing Nature” activities and forest bathing 
• Gentle Ananda & restorative yoga, sound healing, meditation  
• Creative expression
• Herbal tea welcome, nourishing vegetarian meals
• Optional foot massage with essential oils
• Uplifting sisterhood, shared silence, and inner light

 Retreat Schedule

Friday

4:00 PM – Arrival & Check-In

Receive a warm welcome with herbal tea, explore the land, settle into your room, and begin to attune to the energy of peace.

5:30 PM – Welcome Circle
Sharing, setting intentions, and opening the retreat.

6:30 PM – Light Vegetarian Dinner

7:30 PM – Restorative Yoga & Sound Bath
Gentle movement and deep relaxation guided by healing sound vibrations.
Relaxing herbal tea or golden milk served afterward.

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Saturday

7:00 AM – Prana Awakening Practices, Yoga & Meditation
Activation of life force energy through conscious breath and movement, followed by silent meditation.

8:30 AM – Breakfast

• 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Silent Elemental Nature Hike
  A gentle and accessible meditative walk in silence, immersed in beauty.
  Includes guided practices to connect with the elements and chakras, reflection time, and a nourishing vegetarian lunch enjoyed outdoors.
  (Optional: Foot massage with essential oils available upon return.)
• 4:00 PM – Free Time to Rest & Refresh, Herbal tea available

5:30 PM – Gentle Floor Yoga & Meditation

Grounding, calming, and inward

6:30 PM – Dinner

7:30 PM – Creative Activity
Express what has been awakened within through creativity

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Sunday

7:00 AM – Prana Awakening Practices, Yoga, Meditation & Closing Sharing Circle
A time to integrate the experience and offer gratitude.

9:00 AM – Retreat Closing
You may choose to:
• Take a packed breakfast with you if you wish to attend the Ananda Temple Service at 10:00 AM
• Or enjoy breakfast on-site, savor a peaceful closing moment, and finish the retreat by 10:00 AM

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 What to Bring

Your open heart and intention for healing and connection

Comfortable clothes for yoga and hiking

A journal, water bottle, a small light backpack

Vahini is a minister at Ananda Washington, and a yoga and meditation teacher (E-RYT 500, YACEP). She was born and raised in Italy. Since 2004, she has been immersed in the practice of yoga and meditation within the Kriya Yoga Tradition of Paramhansa Yogananda, under the guidance of Swami Kriyananda. In 2008, she moved to Ananda (Assisi) and has since lived in several of its communities. Vahini is a mother and a wife and her mission is to merge being a household and find spiritual fulfillment through meditation and service. Over the past 15 years, she has dedicated herself to teaching yoga and meditation through classes, workshops, and yoga teacher training, with a special focus on healing techniques accumulating over 3,000 hours of teaching experience. Currently, she facilitates the first three months of discipleship and Kriya Yoga preparation, teaching foundational techniques that prepare students for Kriya Yoga.      

Jenny is an Ananda Sangha member and yoga teacher.