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Gratitude Yoga Fall Yoga & Meditation Retreat: Inviting the Qualities of an Awakened Heart

September 18 - September 21, 2026

Gemma Farrell

Please join us for an immersive weekend of yoga, meditation, and renewal. As autumn turns quietly toward stillness, we take time together to soften and listen inwardly as our shared practices guide us to the qualities of an awakened heart: kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity, generosity, gratitude, authenticity, vulnerability, and forgiveness.Our days will open with Mindfulness Meditation, welcoming the morning with steadiness and ease. We will move together through a Midmorning All-Levels Vinyasa Flow to awaken vitality and later settle into an Afternoon Deep Stretching session to create space within. Evenings will close with a relaxing Yoga Nidra or a Sound Bath, inviting deep rest. There will be unhurried time for walking among the trees, journaling, resting, and sharing wholesome plant-based meals in warm community.You are welcome to join us for either a two- or three-night stay, whichever feels most supportive to you. It would be a joy to welcome you into this circle of practice as we step gently into fall together.
Schedule:Friday, Sept 18
  • 3 - 8 pm Check-In
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  • 6 -7 pm Dinner
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  • 7:30 – 8:45 pm Deep Stretching/Orientation
Saturday, Sept 19
  • 7:30 - 8 am Meditation
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  • 8 - 9 am Breakfast
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  • 10 am - 12 pm All Levels Vinyasa Flow Yoga/Guided Breathwork, Loving Kindness and Compassion Practices
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  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
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  • 1:30 - 4 pm Free Time for walking, journaling, reading, spa services, rest
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  • 4 - 5:30 pm Deep Stretching/Mindfulness Practices
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  • 6 - 7 pm Dinner
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  • 7:30 - 8:45 pm Singing Bowls/Sound Therapy or Yoga Nidra
Sunday, Sept 20
  • 7 - 8 m Meditation
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  • 8 - 9 am Breakfast
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  • 10 am - 12 pm Vinyasa Yoga/ Guided Breathwork, Loving Kindness and Compassion Practices
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  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
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  • 1:30 - 4 pm Free Time for walking, journaling, reading, spa services, rest
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  • 4 - 5:30 pm Deep Stretching/Mindfulness
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  • 6 - 7 pm Dinner
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  • 7:30 - 8:45 pm Yoga Nidra/Guided Relaxation
Monday, Sept 21
  • 7 - 8 am Meditation
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  • 8 - 9 am Breakfast
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  • 10 - 11:30 am Vinyasa/ Guided Breathwork, Loving Kindness and Compassion Practices
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  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
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  • 1:30 pm Free Time/Departures
*Please note this schedule is subject to change.

ABOUT THE TEACHERs

Gemma Farrell

Gemma Farrell has studied various styles of yoga, including Iyengar, Vinyasa, Kundalini, Sivananda, Jivamukti, Yin, Insight, and Integral Yoga. Her current approach to teaching fuses the precise alignment principles of Iyengar yoga with the freedom and creativity of a Vinyasa Flo...

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