Before You Arrive

1 · Complete the Survey

Please fill out this brief survey by October 15.

2 · Carpooling & Transportation

In the spirit of generosity and helping everyone arrive and depart with ease, we appreciate your support with carpooling. If you have a car and can offer a ride, please go ahead and add that sooner than later. If you don't have a car and are looking for a ride, please wait until a few people driving have filled in if they may be able to take you, and then you can reach out individually or a group email to ask for rides. If you are driving yourself, and all set with a ride, please indicate that too.

Please add your transportation info to the Retreat Doc.

Arriving & Departing

Friday Arrival

If you're able, please plan to arrive between 12pm and 12:45pm on Friday. We intentionally start the retreat before check in time so that we can extend our time together, and make the most of the weekend! We'll arrive, drop our things in our rooms or in the main house.

Please plan to have eaten lunch or bring a lunch for when you arrive. The first meal served on retreat is Dinner.

A couple suggestions for lunch:

Parkside Cafe

In Stinson Beach. Snack bar with casual options like a Deli Sandwich or Burger, plus a more upscale restaurant.

Good Earth

In Mill Valley, on the way from San Francisco. Make-your-own salad bar and premade sandwiches.

If you have the morning open, you could arrive to Stinson early and walk around the cute small beach town.

Friday Afternoon Schedule

1:00 pm

Meet at the Pavillion for a welcome & connection to the space and the group, then head out on a 2 mile hike on the beautiful, famous Dipsea trail, right outside the door! You can hike more or less if you wish. If you don't want to hike, you're welcome to stay and enjoy the property, go to the beach, etc. However rooms may not be ready until 3pm.

2:30 – 3:00 pm

If you arrive later on Friday, please arrive between 2:30 and 3pm.

4:15 pm

Opening ceremony — it's special and helpful for everyone to be there and open together. If you can't arrive by then, please let us know in advance so we can be available to greet you when you are arriving. We will send you a cell number closer to the date for someone you can coordinate with.

Sunday Departure

The retreat will close Sunday at 1pm.

Packing List

Please have these items for your practice. They are essential for making the classes more accessible. We have a few pieces of each, including for all those traveling here by plane, but not enough for everyone since this is not a yoga studio space.

Yoga Supplies

• 2 blocks (foam or coark)

• 1 strap

• 1 yoga blanket — You can also bring a towel if you prefer, does not need to be fancy!

• A yoga mat if you have one. If you don’t, we have some here and you’re welcome to use one.

Clothing & Layers

• Yoga clothes for warm and cool weather. We will likely be practicing outside — dress in layers. It can get quite warm during the day and cool at night.

• Hat & warm socks for restorative yogaA baseball hat is great for sun.

• Warm clothes for nighttime — fleece / jacket, hat, scarf

• Hang out clothes

• Something you feel beautiful in for dinners, if you wish!

• Swim suitThere is a warm pool and sauna!

• Rain jacket — just in case!

Essentials & Extras

• Water bottle, and portable coffee / tea mug if you wishWe have mugs of course here, but sometimes people like to have their portable mug to take with around the property.

• Your toiletries. (Soap, shampoo, conditioner, and bathing towels are provided on site.)

• Headlamp (optional) A nice alternative to carrying your phone around at night.

• A tote bag or backpack to carry your things around during the day

Accommodations

If you are staying in the Bali huts or Lilly Pad, please note this is glamping style accommodations. There are heated mattress pads and warm blankets, plenty warm and cozy. The huts are so unique, guests love them.

While on Retreat

Technology & Phone Use

Please plan to be offline as much as you are comfortable with. This is sacred time for you! I highly recommend leaving your phone in your room, and off / on airplane mode, and letting your loved ones know you will be unavailable.

If fully disconnecting isn't possible for you for whatever reason, I understand and there is truly no judgement. However, I ask to please respect the common spaces and please don't bring your phone into the dining and yoga spaces. It is really important to me to facilitate spaces where we can settle our attention, uninterrupted, as much as possible.

Morning Silence

Please also note we observe silence in the mornings to support inner connection and spaciousness. This means we ask you to please observe this with the group. We will enjoy morning silence through practice time, and then open up conversation around 10:30am each day after yoga. If you really want to talk, please do so quietly, outside the common spaces.

I also recommend keeping quiet in shared rooms, unless there is an agreement from everyone to do otherwise.

Please lmk if any questions at all! You can reach me at julianneyoga108@gmail.com

Much love and genuine enthusiasm to be with you all 💓

Julie

Retreat Itinerary

FRIDAY

Arrival - 12 - 1pm

1pm - Meet at pavillion, bring all yoga stuff.

1:15pm - Welcome Mindfulness & Settling Together

1:45 - Go hiking! Or relax on property.

3:30pm - come back around this time, get situated in room, explore property

4:15pm - welcome ceremony

4:45pm - 5:45pm yoga

6:30pm - dinner

8 - 8:30pm - song circle

SATURDAY

*morning silence until 10:30am. Walk the beach, make art, read, rest, etc..

9:15am - meditation at Pavillion

9:40am - 11am - yoga at Pavillion

11:15 am - brunch

12-5pm - Massages, Sauna open

3pm - Essential Oils Workshop at Picnic Benches at bottom of property

5pm - Sunset mocktails & activities at Pool Deck

6:15pm - Dinner

7pm - 9pm - Sauna Open

8pm - 8:30pm - Evening activity / wrapping the day together. We’d love for you to be here but if you’re tired or simply want to rest, please feel free. That goes with everything offered.

SUNDAY

9am - meditation

9:30am - 10:40am - yoga

11 am - brunch

12:30pm - 1pm - closing circle

If you have time on Sunday and want to extend your stay, Stinson beach is a beautiful place to walk or rest. There is also a lot of beautiful hiking in the area.