SERENITY KNOLL YOGA & WELLNESS RETREAT, OCTOBER 20 – 22, $250 WEEKEND COST

Massage Therapy and Reiki Massage are available for extra purchase throughout the weekend.
Please sign up daily at the farm to secure your time slot.
Massage Therapy w/ Hayleigh Davis. Choices: 30-minute or 60-minute appointments. Service
options: targeted massage, full body, cupping session, acupressure mat, neck pillow or
headband, acupressure combo.

Reiki Massage w/Kassie Shaver, 40 minute appointments

Reiki is an ancient healing technique that promotes
relaxation and reduces stress/anxiety through gentle touch. Practitioners use their hands to send energy to your body, move stuck energy, enhance energy flow, and promote overall health, balance, and well-being.

Add-on services: cupping, acupressure, aromatherapy.
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Friday, October 20th – $50 per day
6:30 PM Sunset Yoga w/ Erin Horton
Let’s kick off our retreat with an Autumn Serenity Knoll sunset! An evening on the farm
helps us to focus on breathing and bring awareness to what we’re sensing during an hour
of gentle yoga. This practice is for all levels and beginner-friendly. We
offer mats, blocks, bolsters, straps, and blankets if needed for our guests.
7:30 PM Light Fare Snacks
8:00 PM Drum Circle w/ Lorelei Goff and Bonfire

It’s the perfect way to share rhythm and get in tune with each other and yourself. Drum therapy is an ancient approach that uses rhythm to promote healing and self-expression. Rhythm techniques have been used for thousands of years to create and maintain physical, mental, and spiritual health. Closing our first evening with a Drum Circle, building community, promoting well-being, and releasing negativity and stress while uplifting our spirits for the entire weekend! Rhythm Element LLC, rhythmelementllc.com
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Saturday, October 21st- $175 per day

8:00-9:00 AM Continental Breakfast (flexible arrival time)

9:00- 10:30 AM Myofascial Release Yoga w/ Ashley Davis (whole group)

We’ll begin our day moving slowly and releasing tension. Fascia is connective tissue that holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber, and muscle in place. It also has nerves and is considered our largest sensory organ. When we are stressed, it tightens up! Fascia responds well to mechanical pressure. Myofascial Release enhances recovery, increases blood flow, improves mobility, and promotes relaxation. This class combines the use of RADroller, relaxation techniques, sport-specific stretching, and yoga asana to facilitate muscle recovery and improve flexibility. Appropriate for all levels.

11:00- 12:30 AM Class Options (choice of small group activity)

1. Lunch Cooking Class, Pad Thai w/Jordan Bailey

Please select only lunch or dinner cooking classes to allow space and opportunity for everyone.

2. Arm Balance and Inversion Workshop w/ Lisa King

Want to try an arm balance or inversion for the first time? Do you have an established arm balance and inversion practice, but are you looking to fine-tune postures or learn different variations? We will work through the mechanics of crow, crane, side crow, headstand variations, and handstands. We will discuss proprioception, strength drills, fear of falling/how to fall correctly, balance, and body alignment. With lots of time to practice and one-on-one feedback, you will leave feeling confident and ready to incorporate these asanas into your practice.

3. Elemental Yoga™ w/ Erin Horton

Allow your body as much stillness or movement as it needs in this incredibly mindful and intuitive practice. This is a non-vinyasa and low weight-bearing flow. A quiet, moving, meditative experience, balancing the five elements of nature in the body, leaving you relaxed, aligned, and refreshed!

12:30 PM Group Lunch

2:00-3:30 Pranayama and Mala Bead Workshops w/ Sarah Wennogle (whole group)

Explore the world of yoga through the lens of pranayama- ancient yogic breathing techniques used to create mind-body connection, relieve stress, control our moods, fight disease, and much more! Once we learn how to balance and harmonize Prana, we feel more complete and whole in the body, mind, and soul. Following our Pranayama workshop, we will go on a beautiful journey learning about the history and significance of Mala beads as we handcraft our very own, infusing them with our positive energy and intentions. Malas can be used to transform patterns, and habits in our lives, as well as to help manifest that which will support our highest good.

3:30-5:00 PM Class Options (choice of small group activity)

1. Plant-Based Dinner Cooking Class w/ Ryan Fair

Please select only lunch or dinner classes to allow space and opportunity for everyone.

2. Asana Break Down w/ Lisa King

Ever wonder why we do specific postures? Or how to do them correctly? Maybe you learned yoga by watching others in a group class. We can all mimic body shapes, but are you fully engaging your muscles and getting the most out of your asana practice? In this hands-on workshop, we will learn what muscles are lengthening and strengthening and how and which muscles to engage fully.
Techniques and proper body alignment for your unique body. Ways our body takes the path of least resistance and how to realign. How to get stronger and improve your balance. We will also discuss variations, modifications, and how to use blocks/straps to support and advance your practice. Lots of practice and individual feedback were provided! You will leave feeling empowered and more aware of your body and how to get the most out of each posture. All levels are welcome.

3. Primal Flow w/ Kassie Shaver

Blend traditional vinyasa with Buti® Yoga techniques and philosophy to create the perfectly balanced practice of movement and stillness for the mind, body, and soul! Primal Flow uses a formula for sequencing with creativity while maintaining structural integrity. This format uses anatomical principles to bring dynamic, primal, and intuitive movement to life.

5:00 PM Group Dinner

6:30 PM Sound Bath w/ Ryan Fair and Bonfire (whole group)

Saturday’s grand finale will include a deeply immersive, full-body listening experience! One that intentionally uses sound waves generated by sound healing instruments, such as gongs and singing bowls, to induce a therapeutic and meditative relaxed state. The Sound Bath experience can trigger healing and rejuvenation to nurture the mind and the body.

• blankets will be provided for the sound bath, but please consider bringing extra blankets and dress appropriately to ensure enjoyment of this experience.
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  Sunday, October 22 and- $50 per day

7:30 AM Sunrise Community Hike/ Rocky Fork State Park
Optional, and everyone is welcome. We will meet at the trailhead and hike together.

11:00 AM Brunch Yoga w/ Lisa King

We’ll meet back at Serenity Knoll Farm for an hour of gentle yoga in the open-air pavilion. The crispness of the air will fill our lungs and awaken our senses for a renewed sense of energy and clarity. This practice is for all levels and beginner-friendly. We offer mats, blocks, bolsters, straps, and blankets if needed for our guests. Following yoga, we will enjoy a delicious and healthy brunch buffet!

Noon Brunch

1:30 PM Goat Yoga w/ Tammie Chandley

Goat Yoga, aka Goga, is a fun yoga workout with the addition of goats! (from our friends at The Funny Farm) Goga brings joy, peace, and happiness. Allowing for relaxation and release from things in life that get us down. No prior yoga or goat experience is necessary!
October 20-22, 2023
Weekend Cost: $250

Cancellations made on or before October 13th will receive a 100% refund.  All other cancelations will receive credit to be used at future Serenity Knoll Farm events.