Shine Your Light Inward - Olynda Smith - Yoga & Parenting with Olynda

Winter Solstice Women’s Yoga Retreat: Shine Your Light Inward

December 21st, 2024 9am-4pm

The Trees: 1701 Pleasant Green Rd. Durham, NC

If self-care is a game changer… self-compassion/self-love is a universe changer. Every step we take towards this reality of loving ourselves brings ease, resilience, vitality, health, wellness and joy. And, of course, this inner light ripples out to all those around us. And yet, the deep practice of kindness and care towards ourselves is often a challenging one. Luckily, we have a beautiful set of practices to help us clear away old patterns and replace them with the light of our own self-compassion and love. Winter solstice is the perfect time to gather in community and use these practices to ignite our inner flame of self-compassion.

Our morning will include an all levels active asana practice, breath work. meditation and an invitation for journaling. There will be plenty time during our lunch break to enjoy the beautiful surroundings, the wonderful food and each other. In the afternoon, our practices will include gentle movement, restorative poses and meditation.

This retreat is only open to women.

You can expect:

Time to arrive and settle into this beautiful venue with a cup of tea and light snacks.
A short opening circle to help us come together as a group, focus our intentions and create safe and sacred space for our day.
An introductory talk helping us frame the work for the day.
A 90 – 120 minute all levels yoga class.
Plenty of time to luxuriously savor our pot luck lunch and walk the grounds, rest, journal, pick a goddess card, visit and do whatever you need.
An afternoon gentle yoga session filled with breathwork, restorative poses and visualization.
Self-care techniques you can take home and put immediately to use!
Total support to do what feels right and supportive to you – it’s your day!

Olyndasmith@gmail.com to register

$150 for the full day

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Olynda is a great instructor!!!
Olynda is a great instructor!!!! She has a calm, confident and encouraging manner that helped me learn the moves and positions (and I am real beginner and do not have very good balance!) Others in our class were more advanced and she was able to talk to each of us at or own levels. More importantly she helped me understand and embrace yoga philosophy of how the mind-body-spirit are connected — and that is what helped me extend my yoga practice to other parts of my day and life.

Ed Lanigan
NY

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