California Yoga Retreat
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February 13-17, 2025
Presidents' Day Weekend
THE PATH TO BLISS
Southern California Yoga Vacation
February 13-17, 2025
Presidents' Day Weekend
Ojas Retreat Center in Temecula, CA
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A $600 Deposit Saves Your Spot
space is limited - reserve your room now!
Register before 12/15 and save $100!
Please note that your spot is not reserved until payment is completed and welcome note received
Escape winter, relax, and nourish body, mind and spirit at the beautiful, peaceful Ojas Yoga Retreat Center in Temecula, CA!
Ojas means "vigor" or "vitality" in Sanskrit; a type of inner fire. Ojas was created by Gabrielle Om, a fellow Dharma Yoga devotee whose mission is to provide a peaceful, healing space for spiritual unfoldment. Our retreat aims to reignite your ojas with yoga, nature, healing plant-based cuisine, beautiful and sattvic accomodations, and ample space for rest and reflection.
Practice yoga two-to-three times a day on an exquisitely-crafted Yoga Pavilion, surrounded by the breathtaking Southern California landscape.
Our eco-chic retreat center is adjacent to the Santa Rosa Plateau and Ecological Reserve, a unique protection area for many ecosystems, and which contains approximately 40 miles of hiking and biking trails (accessed via a path just outside the driveway). The meals will be fresh, organic, locally-sourced gourmet vegetarian cuisine prepared by chefs - including a light breakfast and two sumptuous buffet meals per day, plus coffee, tea, filtered water, and juice.
Live Your Yoga!
Our focus will be learning to weave yoga's universal and inclusive spiritual underpinnings into daily life so that you can experience the inner peace that is your birthright, with Kali Om, author of Beyond the Mat: Don't Just Do Yoga - Live It.
The morning practice is more active, while the afternoons will be more relaxing and meditative and include breakdowns of some of your favorite poses. There is also an optional early-morning pranayama and meditation practice. Between sessions, enjoy the hot tub, cold plunge tub and pool, hike the nearby Ecological Reserve, relax on the deck next to the lotus pond, get a massage or take an excursion to a vineyard (additional charge).
Our focus will be the eight limbs of yoga - a comprehensive system that includes postures, breathing, chanting, philosophy and meditation, and is designed to quiet the mind so that we can experience our natural state of peace and bliss.
What's Included
-Five days and four nights in comfortable and distinctive accommodations with organic cotton sheets and Halo water filtration system
(chemical-free shampoo, conditioner and soap + towels provided)
-Two sumptuous vegetarian buffets per day, plus light breakfast with outdoor dining options
-Coffee, tea and juice
-Welcome juice and fruit/veggie platter
-Three yoga sessions per day (morning pranayama and meditation is optional)
-Trail hikes with our group at the adjacent ecological reserve, home to over 200 protected plant and animal species
-A beautiful terrace with ample seating, fire pit and stunning views
-Relaxing hot tub and outdoor pool
-Cold-plunge pool
-Use of studio space, mats and a wide range of high-end yoga props
-Access to washer and dryer
-Optional journaling workshop
-Taxes and service charges
Not Included
Travel to Ojas Retreat Center, excursions, massages, tips and other treatments.
Style of Yoga
Our primary practice will be Dharma Yoga, a complete and healing practice named for NYC-based yoga master Sri Dharma Mittra, which includes postures, pranayama, Yoga Nidra, philosophy, Psychic Development, chanting and meditation. It opens the body quicky, and adapts well to all levels. Pose variations will be given so that all everyone feels comfortable / challenged. This retreat is suitable for all levels.*
Kali Om (ERYT-500) is former adjunct professor of yoga at DePaul University and author of the 2018 book Beyond the Mat: Don't Just Do Yoga - Live It. She has been teaching yoga since 1998 and is a disciple of Sri Dharma Mittra, with whom she completed 200, 500, 800 and 1000-hour teacher trainings. She also studied five times in India with ashtanga master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and completed trainings with Manju Pattabhi Jois, Suddha Weixler and Dinah Rodrigues. In addition, she is certified in Therapeutic Yoga, Accessible Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Seniors' Yoga, Gentle/Restorative Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Rocket Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, Psychic Development and Hormone Yoga Therapy for Menopause. Her cartoon and "Beyond the Mat" column appear in Yoga Chicago magazine, and she is co-chair of the Vivekananda East West International Yoga Festival. She has also traveled three times to Jaipur, India, to sit at the feet of Shree Bhuvaneshwaranand Ji.
Travel Details
The nearest and simplest airports are ONT (Ontario California- 60 min. drive) or SAN (San Diego- 75 min. drive); Ojas is also a 90 minute drive south of Los Angeles.
Please plan to arrive at Ojas at 4pm on Feb. 13 and depart Ojas by 11am on Feb. 17. Learn more about travel and what to pack here.
It is highly recommended you purchase travel insurance.
ACCOMMODATIONS
A $600 deposit reserves your room
Register before 12/15 and save $100
ROOMS ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED: PLEASE RESERVE EARLY
After registering, we can help match you with a roommate(s)
-Shared Room with Single Bed: $1800 per person before 12/15, $1900 after
-Couples Rooms with a King Bed: $3600 before 12/15 $3800 after
-Single Room (no room-mate) $3600 before 12/15, $3800 after
-Commuter Option (not staying overnight) $1000 before 12/15, $1050 after
ROOM OPTIONS (please rank your top 3 choices):
Hawk's Nest Loft with Private Balcony and Ensuite Bath (3 singles [one in loft] or 1 couple and a loft single)
Avocado Room with Shared Bath (two singles or 1 couple)
Sage Room with Shared Bath (two singles or 1 couple)
Lotus Room Facing Pond with Ensuite Bath (3 singles or one couple and 1 single)
Owl Box Room with Private Entrance and Ensuite Bath Connected to Yoga Pavilion (2 singles or 1 couple)
Mountain View Room with Private Balcony, Luxury Ensuite Bath with Jacuzzi and Mountain View (4 singles or 1 couple and 2 singles)
To Register
Please note that space is limited and your spot is not guaranteed until we receive your room deposit of $600. Final payment must be made by check or money order on or before January 1.
To reserve a room, please use Paypal (includes Paypal fee*), Zelle or Venmo. There is a $5 processing fee to make your deposit via check. The remainder of your payment is due on or before January 1, 2025.
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Tentative Schedule:
Our first evening will likely begin with a light, healthy snack and check-in, followed by a welcome circle and dinner.
Our final morning will likely conclude with a practice, closing circle, and brunch.
Daily Schedule (tenative):
7:15am: Pranayama & Meditation (optional)
8am: Asana (more active practice)
10am: Brunch
11am: Hiking/Free Time
4pm: Asana (quieter/more restorative practice)
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Free time/possible evening program