Rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit.
If you love Yoga, Wine and Nature, here is the perfect weekend escape for you. This yoga retreat will take place on a 250-acre private vineyard overlooking Lake Sonoma, miles from any traffic jam or office meeting.
Each day you will have an opportunity to practice yoga, qigong, as well as mindful eating and drinking. Freetime will allow for hiking, swimming in the heated pool, canoeing on Lake Sonoma, or simply lazing and listening to the whispers of Mother Nature. The retreat is designed to help you cultivate insight into your life, using the tool of Mindfulness: a non-judgmental, present-moment awareness, as you enjoy the fun of a weekend vacation in wine country with an amicable group of fellow yogis.
Perfect for beginners to more advanced students.
Mindfulness provides a new framework for exploring your established yoga practice, or a means for observing your experience as you begin a practice. It also provides a way to notice your habits around eating and drinking, as you enjoy fresh, organic meals and delicious wine from the vineyards.
WHEN:
The retreat opens with a reception at 3:00 on Friday afternoon, October 22nd and finishes Sunday afternoon, October 24th.
WHERE:
The retreat will take place at Gustafson Family Vineyard, in Geyserville, CA, part of the Dry Creek appelation. Click the above link for photos of the winery and directions.
WHO:
Well, you, of course...and Dr. Domonick Wegesin. Domonick combines his experience in yoga, massage, mindfulness meditation, dance and psychology with his love of Nature to create unique, heart-opening yoga experiences. You can read more about Domonick by clicking HERE.
MEALS:
All meals are included. Our own private chef will be plying us with delicious vegetarian fare throughout the weekend. If you have special dietary restrictions, please let us know ahead of time, so we can help accommodate your needs.
SCHEDULE:
This is a vacation retreat, and I encourage you to go with the flow of your experience, settling into cultivating a relationship with your body and spirit, and knowing that however that manifests at the time is perfect. All of the group practices are optional.
The following is a tentative schedule, which is subject to change:
Friday, October 22nd
3:00 - Welcome Reception at the winery
4:30 - Gentle Yoga
6:30 - Dinner
Saturday, October 23rd
8:30 - Qigong overlooking Lake Sonoma
9:00 - Breakfast
11:00 - Poolside Yoga
1:00 - Lunch
4:30 - Gentle Yoga
6:30 - Dinner
Sunday, October 24th
8:30 - Qigong with the Sonoma County Heritage Tree. This 300-year-old madrone has a trunk diameter of eleven feet is thought to be the largest madrone tree in Sonoma County, and perhaps the entire state of California.
9:30 - Brunch
12:00 - Poolside Yoga
2:00 - Closing Circle
3:00 - Snack
COSTS:
The $275 rate includes qigong, yoga, meals and wine.
Not included are your accommodations or transportation to the winery.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the nearby Geyserville Inn.
| Room |
Rate/ night |
| Queen |
$189 |
| Queen Deluxe |
$209 |
| King |
$229 |
Please call (877)-857-4343 to reserve your room. Mention "Wine & Yoga Retreat" when you call to access our reserved rooms. Please feel welcome to make other arrangements for your accommodations.
REGISTRATION:
Please sign up early to ensure your space. To register, download the Form (pdf document), complete it and return via snail mail with your payment to Domonick Wegesin. A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in the retreat, or you may pay in full with your registration.
The full balance is due by October 1st. No refunds can be made after this time.
WHY WINE & YOGA?
Mindfulness is a tool to enhance our awareness of how we are in our lives, not simply a practice that happens on a yoga mat or meditation cushion. This retreat will provide a space for exploring your relationship to wine and to food. We will discuss how to use intention and mindfulness to guide how you eat and drink to both enhance the experience and to create habits that promote your health and well-being.
OTHER QUESTIONS:
Please contact Domonick with questions by emailing: Domonick@TheOpener.com or calling 510-219-1851.
Now that I have raised the glass of pure wine to my lips,
The nightingale starts to sing!
Go to the librarian and ask for the book of this bird's songs, and
Then go out into the desert. Do you really need college to read this book?
Break all your ties with people who profess to teach, and learn from the
Pure Bird. From Pole to Pole the news of those sitting in quiet solitude is spreading.
On the front page of the newspaper, the alcoholic Chancellor of the University
Said: "Wine is illegal. It's even worse than living off charity."
It's not important whether we drink Gallo or Mouton Cadet: drink up!
And be happy, for whatever our Winebringer brings is the essence of grace.
The stories of the greed and fantasies of all the so-called "wise ones"
Remind me of the mat-weavers who tell tourists that each strand is a yarn of gold.
Hafiz says: The town's forger of false coins is also president of the city bank.
So keep quiet, and hoard life's subtleties. A good wine is kept for drinking, never sold.
Hafiz
Domonick's photo courtesy of Carolyn Brown
