Retreats

Healing Yoga Retreat
Sat. May 30th – Mon. June 1st

$390 early registration discount, by 5/1
$450 thereafter

This life-changing weekend will be a unique bonding experience. At the Zen Mountain Center, you will have space to BE – breathe in the fresh mountain air, soak up the sunshine and silence, renew your total self. Lacto/ovo vegetarian cuisine is consciously prepared by the monks who live and work at the monastery.

The Healing Yoga Retreat will weave together Kundalini yoga, meditation, pranic healing, a Spirit-guided hike, ecstatic dance and a Sacred Breathing Circle in the pristine mountains near Idyllwild, CA. Open to all levels and abilities. Families with children are encouraged to attend.

Led by Wahe Guru Kaur, KRI-certified Kundalini teacher, intuitive pranic healer and owner of The Awareness Center.

Schedule:

Healing Yoga Retreat Itinerary
with Wahe Guru and Friends!

Saturday, May 30th
Arrive anytime after 9:00 am.
Get settled in and unpack. Enjoy the day: relax, have a healing session, meditate, journal or hike.
12:30pm Lunch
1:45pm Opening Circle
4:00-5:15pm Kundalini Yoga with Guru Darshan
4:00-5:30pm Free Time:
Relax in the sun, hike, read, journal, or treat yourself to a private massage or healing session.
5:30 pm Light Supper
6:30 pm Community “New Games”
7:00 pm Sacred Breathing Circle* with Wahe Guru
9:30 pm Dreamtime

Sunday, May 31st
5:00 am Rise and Shine
5:30-7:30 am Morning Sadhana* with Hari Sadhana
8:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Kundalini Yoga with Wahe Guru
11:00am Free Time
12:30pm Lunch
1:30-5:00pm Optional Free Time
(Visit ZMC bookstore, have your complementary healing breath session with a Healer Trainee)
1:30 pm Healer Training Meeting (for Healer Training students only)
3:00pm Healing Conversation
4:00-5:15 pm Kundalini Yoga class
5:30 pm Light Supper
7:00 pm Community Fun
8:00 pm Ecstatic Dance with Wahe Guru
10:00pm Dreamtime

Monday, June 1st
5:00 am Rise and Shine
5:30-7:30 am Morning Sadhana* with Dev Avtar
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Spirit Guided Hike and meditation with Guru Darshan and Amar Atma
11:00 am Kundalini Yoga and Venus Kriyas with Wahe Guru and Guru Darshan
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30-3:30 pm Closing Circle

*Sacred Breathing Circle merges the science of Kundalini Yoga with a pranic healing technique called the "Healing Breath". It is a guided journey into the Self that allows you to identify and release mental, emotional, and physical blocks and bring light to areas that need healing. It is a great way to distinguish what is stopping you in life and learn how to gently move through the blocks toward greater health, vitality and peace.

*Morning Sadhana is a traditional Kundalini group meditation practice that includes reciting the Japji (an ancient prayer known as the “Song of the Soul”), a Kundalini yoga set and 62 minutes of chanting.

*Itinerary is subject to change due to Spirit’s guidance.

Packing List, Directions and Other Information:

What type of food is served?
We serve a variety of delicious lacto/ovo vegetarian meals three times a day. Tea, coffee, and snacks are made available throughout the day. Please let us know in advance if you have any special dietary needs.

Contact Numbers:
Wahe Guru Kaur: 626-274-4953
Guru Darshan Singh / Timothy Birnschein: 310-936-3668

Please note: There is no cellular service in the mountains, so if you are lost or running late, call the ZMC office at 951-659-5272. Also, give this number to people who may need to contact you in case of emergency.

What should I bring?
The weather ranges from hot in summer to snow in winter. The altitude is 5,500 feet. Rain, snow, and freezing nights are possible even in summer, so best be prepared.

Clothes for warm weather, with layers for the evening
Comfortable yoga clothes
White clothes (for Morning Sadhana)
Shawl, head-covering or bandana
Sheepskin, blanket or towel
Yoga mat
Sleeping bag
Pillow
Flashlight with new batteries
Battery-operated clock
Sleepwear
Container for water
Toilet articles
Towel for shower
Journal or notebook
Personal items for meditation
Fun outfit for dancing
Warm sweater or jacket
Umbrella or rain parka
Slip-on shoes
Comfortable walking or hiking shoes
Dark-colored, long-sleeved shirt without writing (for Zen meditation)
Sunscreen
Insect repellant
Snacks
Earplugs
Cash or checks for gifts at ZMC store or healing/massage sessions
Musical instruments
Please leave at home your pets, candles, radios and electrical items, including blow-driers.


Directions to the Zen Mountain Center:

The Zen Mountain Center
58900 Apple Canyon Rd.
Mountain Center, CA 92561

From Los Angeles:
120 miles, approximately 2-1/2 hours without traffic.
Take Hwy 60 East to I-215 South. Exit the 215 at the Ramona Expressway. Head East on the Ramona Expressway, approximately 22 miles, to its termination at Florida Ave. (Hwy 74). Turn left on Hwy 74, heading East up into the mountains. Stay on Hwy 74 for about 25 minutes and you will reach the town of Mountain Center. Continue on Hwy 74, three miles past Mountain Center to Apple Canyon Road. Turn left onto Apple Canyon Road and travel three miles to the end of the paved road. You will arrive at the Pine Springs Ranch entrance gate. Directly to the right is the ZMC entrance road. Follow the dirt road one mile to ZMC gate and parking lot.

From Orange County:
91 North to 60 East. Then as above.
From San Diego:
Approximately two hours. Take I-15 North to Hwy 79 South (The first exit before Temecula.) Take 371 East through Anza to Hwy 74; Left onto Hwy 74. Drive through Garner Valley. 400 yards past Lake Hemet Market, turn right on Apple Canyon Road. Then as above.

From Palm Desert:
From 10 take Monterey Exit West. Monterey Avenue becomes Hwy 74. Take Hwy 74 up the mountain, past Hwy 371 and through Garner Valley. 400 yards past Lake Hemet Market, turn right on Apple Canyon Road. Then as above.

Map:
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