Enjoy a full week of yoga and friendship at a quiet resort on Mexico’s warm Pacific Coast. Located approximately 90-minutes from Puerto Vallarta, Mar de Jade is situated between the tropical jungle mountainside and the blue-green ocean of the Chacala beach. The natural beauty, fresh ocean air, and the comfortable accommodations inspire quiet reflection—it’s a perfect place to retreat from everyday life and practice yoga together.

Join senior teachers Tonya Garreaud and Nina Pileggi for this seven-day yoga retreat. Each morning begins with an active two-hour class that is appropriate for all levels, followed by a delicious breakfast. There is time each day for optional excursions—visit the Altavista petroglyphs, the local Mexican market, nearby villages and beach towns, or simply relax on the beach at Mar de Jade. In the late afternoon, a restorative and pranayama practice will leave you refreshed after the activities of the day. Enjoy a week of good company and healthy food; rejuvenate your practice in the fresh ocean air.

For rates and registration – please click this link:  https://www.yogawithtonya.com/mexico-retreat

Nina Pileggi is a Level 3 Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. Having taught Iyengar Yoga for over 24 years, Nina’s teaching style is enthusiastic, supportive and direct. She finds that yoga’s benefits are many and far beyond just the physical. She believes yoga can increase energy and bring us a wonderful sense of well-being that helps us heal from life’s stresses. Nina loves and values the idea of studentship – that one should always be learning. Iyengar Yoga has given her an avenue to continuously learn and evolve through studentship.

Based in Portland, Oregon, Tonya Garreaud is a Level 3 Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor with over 20 years of teaching experience. Tonya’s clear instructions and methodical sequencing help students move beyond their perceived limitations. She is known for her keen observation and willingness to help students with specific needs. Her classes are challenging and rewarding; taught with friendliness and warmth. She has a deep interest in yoga philosophy and Sanskrit and shares these aspects of yoga with her students as a means of developing a greater awareness of the Self.

Mar de Jade was created in 1983 in the spirit of active community service, gratitude for the natural environment, and cultivation of human life. To that end, it has founded numerous community projects, including regeneration of the land via non-toxic farming methods on a 19-acre organic farm, and an after-school program for local children in Las Varas, a nearby farming village. It is far more than a vacation destination; it is a community we love to return to year after year.

The Coastal Mountain Sport Haus, located half-way between Portland and the Oregon Coast, is a delightful place for retreating with forest, pasture, and the Nehalem river.

The retreat offers two yoga sessions and two forest bathing sessions with your guides Nina and Ellen. You will also have time for relaxation and wandering the beautiful and peaceful land. The retreat includes six delicious vegetarian meals and a variety of overnight accommodations. Pricing includes meals, yoga, forest bathing and lodging.

Dates & Costs

Friday, July 28: check-in after 4pm; program starts at 5pm

Sunda: y, July 30program ends with lunch; 2pm check-out

More details on program schedule provided after registration

Lodging Options; price includes all meals and the retreat fee:

Lodge Room – Single Occupancy – $600

Lodge Room – Double Occupancy – $570 per person

Shared Bunkhouse Room – $475 per person (bunkhouse is full)

Camping – $425 per person

What to bring

You will need to bring your own yoga props – a mat, strap, block and 2 blankets. If you don’t have yoga props, a limited number of prop kits can be rented from Nina for a small fee. Nina will sanitize all rented yoga props before use. Forest Bathing is a slow, guided walk in nature–you only need comfortable layered clothing, a water bottle, and walking shoes.

Join us!

Ready to hold a spot?

Sign up by sending a check for the full amount payable to:
Nadine Pileggi
1130 Rodeo Dr
White Salmon WA 98672

Indicate which room you prefer with your check. If you prefer, you may send a $300 deposit when registering and the remainder no later than June 28, 2023. Cancellations are allowed until June 28, 2023. $100 cancellation fee will be withheld.

A NOTE ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Masks are welcome but optional. Both Nina, Ellen and the retreat hosts are fully vaccinated against COVID19. For the
personal safety and comfort of our guests, we ask that all participants have been vaccinated, including boosters.
Whenever possible, we will have the large garage style doors open in the yoga studio so we will receive the benefits of fresh air
and enjoy the sounds of the natural world. Meals also are oftentaken outside.

Questions?

Email Nina at [email protected] or

Ellen at [email protected]