5 Reasons You Need to Say YES to that Yoga Retreat!
When I say yoga retreat, I specifically mean the ones held by United Yoga Studio at the Cactus Moon Resort in Joshua Tree. Kidding, the reasons below are for any good quality yoga retreat although the one I mentioned is the one I recently went to and drew these conclusions from!
Magical is the best word to describe my overall experience. Recharged is how I felt after.
And seriously, who doesn’t want that?
1. The Food
Imagine not having to lift a finger or worry about waiting for a table or how much the bill will be? Not even really knowing what you will be served but know that your accommodations are taken care of? And for food that is truly so delicious, nutritious, and made with LOVE? I love a good meal filled with various options and this. was. it. Everyone raved about the food meal after meal.
2. RE-CONNECTING WITH YOURSELF
Do you ever just get stuck in the day to day activities, to-do lists, etc.? We can easily go for weeks at a time having a full packed schedule and when there is time to re-connect with ourselves, it can be so simply spent doing mindless activities like watching TV or scrolling on the phone, which are fine but continue to be distractions from connecting inward. Retreats provide meditation, yoga, sound baths, time to relax, feeling less worried or stressed, healing circles, a space to really evaluate your life, your needs, wants, your trauma, your feelings, and your thoughts.
3. RE-CHARGING
You can easily leave being drained and needing a few days to recover from the amount of healing you accomplished or come back completed re-charged. This is the type of trip you can spend crying twenty different times yet laughing all around the tears and leaving with it being one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.
4. COMMUNITY
Healing circles can bring you so quickly feeling deeply connected to others, people you might have just met. You can leave an experience like this being reminded how good people actually can be and so inspired by others who are just beautiful inside and out. A sense of community is so important for us humans and these retreats are so welcoming you will for sure feel like in just a few days having a new community you are apart of.
5. HEALING
Connecting to your thoughts, feelings, and physical body at the same time can be very healing. You can be given the same meditation prompts yet process very different things from the person next to you, something that you needed to process and maybe even forgive yourself for.
If you have any interest in attending one of UYO’s upcoming retreats held in January and June, check their website as it gets closer! They also offer a sliding scale for fees!