retreats


An Enchanted Wellness Retreat

 

Pilates, Yoga, Hiking and Meditation
with Janine Fondiller & Katy Steadman

 

October 6-8, 2017

 

The Lotus Feed Farm

Join us for 2 nights and 3 days at a beautiful eco-chic retreat center in Occidental, CA. Unplug from the hustle and bustle of city life, allowing yourself to slow down and rejuvenate. Reconnect with yourself, with nature and with your sense of wonder. Allow yourself to be nourished with daily Pilates and Yoga classes, delicious organic farm to table meals, and being surrounded by nature.

 

 

 

Location :

 

The Lotus Feed Retreat Center is located in western Sonoma County, an hour and a half north of San Francisco, just outside of the town of Occidental, CA.  Its diverse landscape provides an exquisite and magical experience of both raw and cultivated beauty.  The center features an outdoor yoga deck overlooking the coastline, an indoor Bindu yoga yurt  and gathering space, an 80 foot communal dining table, a pond, and gardens.

 

 

SAMPLE ITINERARY

 

Friday, October 6th

  • 12-3pm: Arrive at Lotus Feed Farm & Retreat
  • (arrive early : walk, read, relax, book optional massage)
  • 4pm:  Pilates/Yoga blend  
  • 6pm: Dinner
  • 7:30pm: Campfire

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Saturday, October 7th

  • 7:30am: optional morning meditation
  • 8am: Smoothies & tonics
  • 9am: Yoga
  • 11am: Brunch
  • 1pm: Coastal Hike (or free time to relax)
  • 3pm: Optional Pilates Mat class  (or free time to relax)
  • 4:30pm:  Restorative Yoga
  • 6:30pm: Dinner
  • 8:30pm: Campfire

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Sunday, October 8th

  • 7:30am: optional morning meditation
  • 8am: Smoothies & tonics
  • 9am: Yoga/Pilates blend
  • 11am: Brunch
  • 12:30pm: closing circle
  • 2pm: Checkout time

 

Accommodations :

 

The Lotus Farm offers several styles of both rustic and chic accommodations.  Thoughtfully decorated yurts and beautiful bell tents, with comfortable beds ranging from twins to doubles. All accommodations are shared.  Most of the accommodations are shared baths meaning that the restrooms are outside of the dwellings. There are several lux “outhouses” all with electricity and running water.  One of the most special experiences at the Lotus Feed Center is the outdoor showers. They are built around a gorgeous California Bay tree and showers take place under the canopy. Details below.

 

Prices listed below include 2 nights and 3 days stay at the Lotus Feed Farm;  daily Pilates and Yoga classes, accommodations and all meals. (Optional guided coastal hike and massage are priced separately.)

 
:: ​EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ::  REGISTER BY August 1st and SAVE $50​! ::​

 

* DEPOSIT : $300 non-refundable deposit to reserve your place. Remaining balance due by September 6th.

 

 

LUX YURTS

  • Blackbird’s Boudoir: 4 twin beds, full private bath and kitchenette (sleeps 4). $800. person. Click here to reserve
  • Beloved’s Bungalow: 1 queen bed, 1 twin, claw foot tub and shared external bathroom (sleeps 2-3). $850. person. Click here to reserve
  • Shiva’s Shala: 2 twin beds, claw foot tub and shared external bathroom (sleeps 2). $825. person. Click here to reserve
  • Pomo Pad: 2 twin beds, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 2). $800. person. Click here to reserve

 

 

YOMES: Dome shaped canvas yurt

  • Yome: 3 twin beds, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 3). $750. person.  Click here to reserve
  • Yome: 1 queen bed, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 2). $750. person.  Click here to reserve
  • Yome: 1 queen bed, private clawfoot bathtub and shared external bathroom (sleeps 2) $750. person.  Click here to reserve

 

BELL TENTS: Canvas tents

  • Tent: 1 double bed, 1 twin bed, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 3). $675. person.  Click here to reserve
  • Tent: 3 twin beds, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 3). $675. person.  Click here to reserve
  • Tent: 2 twin beds, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 2). $675. person.  Click here to reserve
  • Tent: 2 twin beds, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 2). $675. person.  Click here to reserve
  • Tent: 2 twin beds, shared external bathroom and showers (sleeps 2). $675. person.  Click here to reserve

 

About Janine and Katy :

 

 

Janine Fondiller is a Yoga & Pilates instructor and educator with 17​ years of experience and a unique, cross-disciplinary approach to the practice and teaching of Pilates. Janineʼs approach is informed and inspired by her many years as a ​dancer​,  athlete​, and​ yoga practitioner​. Her classes encourage mindful alignment, focus, concentration, and finding strength and grace thru movement. When she’s not hard at work in the studio, Janine enjoys epic travel adventures near and far, standup paddle boarding, and riding her vintage red bicycle​.​  She is grateful to her students and teachers alike for their continuous inspiration.

 

Katy Steadman took her first Yoga class in 1996, and has been teaching since 2001. She made her passion her job, and has not really looked back since. Katy enjoys teaching to all levels of students. Her classes are usually moderately paced, with a focus on breath and alignment. They can be challenging, informative, and will leave you feeling better than when you arrived. As Katy takes great pride in fostering community in the classes she teaches, she is happy to drop in deeper with students while away on retreat.