Thursday August 21st to Sunday August 24th
Presented by Grace Bell and Vincent Santos
Retreat Details
Join us for a transformative journey, blending The Work of Byron Katie with Yoga. Each day, you’ll engage in practices designed to renew, relax, and rejuvenate your emotional and spiritual connection to your mind and body, fostering a deeper sense of inner peace and alignment.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness invites us to be fully present in each moment, cultivating awareness and stillness. Through gentle observation of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations, we create space for greater clarity, peace, and connection to ourselves and the world around us
Inquire
This self-inquiry method helps individuals identify and question the thoughts that lead to stress and suffering. Through four simple yet profound questions, it guides you to challenge your beliefs and shift your perspective, leading to a deeper understanding of yourself and your reality. This process fosters inner peace, clarity, and the ability to live with greater freedom and joy.
Yoga
Daily yoga classes will guide us through breathwork, functional anatomy, and body awareness. These sessions are designed to be accessible for all levels, from beginners to advanced practitioners. Mornings will feature more active, energizing practices, while evening sessions will focus on relaxation and recovery with restorative poses.
Relax
From the moment you arrive, you’ll receive attentive care. Enjoy simple daily vegetarian meals, and during your free time, you can explore hiking trails, relax in hot tubs, read, nap, or book massage and spa services at Mount Madonna’s Kaya Kalpa Wellness Center.
About Us
Grace Bell is long-time Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie. Grace discovered that self-inquiry could bring loving kindness and empowered acceptance to even the most challenging situations. She observed profound freedom emerging in individuals grappling with compulsive behaviors, repetitive fears, and relationship issues. Grace leads workshops, classes and retreats focused on mindful eating, relationships and body. Grace holds a Masters Degree in 1997 in Applied Behavioral Science, Grace began working as a Certified Counselor in Washington State in 2003.
Vincent Santos has been teaching yoga since 2001 and has led numerous retreats, including at Mount Madonna. He has also been practicing The Work since 2001. In addition to his teaching, Vincent also works as a Licensed Massage Therapist at Mount Madonna’s Kaya Kalpa Wellness Center.
Venue
In-person event hosted at Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville California
Mount Madonna is a community deeply rooted in the Yoga tradition and dedicated to serving the world by holding space for personal transformation.
The Mount Madonna campus is situated within an inspirational and spacious mountaintop setting overlooking the Monterey Bay in California. The land and facilities offer a balance of well-appointed professionalism and simplicity, amidst a beautiful, rustic natural environment designed to distill and deepen personal and spiritual development.
Available onsite is a Ocean View Books a small gift and bookstore. You can book a massage service at Kaya Kalpa Wellness Center.
Registration
Retreat registration includes all programming, housing of your choice, delicious vegetarian meals and snacks. Pricing is based on housing:
All housing has two beds per room. You can book a private room for just yourself or you can share a room with a friend, loved one or partner by each registering for a shared room. During registration you’ll be asked to name your partner so we can pair you together. If you’re traveling alone and want to save a bit of money and meet a new friend select shared housing. Camping is in your own tent with shared bathrooms close by.
Private Room w/private bath $2,029
Shared Room w/shared bath $1,609
Shared Room w/shared bath $1,489
Shared Cabin w/shared bath $1,459
Tent Camping $1,189
To register for the event please click here to be taken to the Mount Madonna Registration page.
Tentative Schedule
Thursday, August 21st
Arrive between 4:00pm and 5:00pm to Mount Madonna
5:15pm – 6:15pm – Dinner We’ll share our first dinner in the Community Center at Mount Madonna.
6:30pm – We’ll gather in our Orchard House to start at the very beginning: introduce ourselves, and welcoming internally our troubles, concerns, frustrations and stressful situations causing pain
Friday, August 22nd
7:00am Yoga & Meditation
8:30am Breakfast
10am The Work (with snacks)
12:30 Lunch
Break until 3:00pm (hiking, silence, spa treatment, hottub, napping, drinking tea, bookstore, cafe, exploring)
3pm The Work (with snacks)
5:15pm Dinner
7pm Restorative Yoga & Meditation
Saturday, August 23rd
7:00am Yoga & Meditation
10am Brunch
11:30am The Work (with snacks)
Break until 3:00pm (hiking, silence, spa treatment, hottub, napping, drinking tea, bookstore, cafe, exploring)
3pm The Work (with snacks)
5:15pm Dinner
7pm Restorative Yoga & Meditation
Sunday, August 24th
7:00am Yoga & Meditation
8:30am Breakfast
9:30am Closing