Put Some “Gusto” in Your Life with a Yoga Retreat!

Yoga Instructor Rae Indigo - Colorado Retreat

Have you ever dreamed of stepping out of your daily routine and retreating to a place where you’re offered delicious, healthy food and someone leads you in daily yoga and meditation practice? Where you’re in the company of other like-minded/like-hearted seekers of truth, love and beauty?   

Have you ever wondered what might happen to you and to your life if you would just make the time to retreat to a place like that? Well, get out of your daily routine for a while and give yourself the chance to have a life changing experience. Once you’re on a yoga retreat (or yoga holiday, as they’re sometimes called) all your regular daily obstacles will be gone and your day to day hassles will be put on hold, while you’re hooked up to a program that offers solutions for when you go back. You’ll return rejuvenated and recharged and with a whole new attitude, plus you’ll be feeling energy you haven’t felt since you were a kid.

There are many reasons people go on a yoga retreat:

·         Deepening an existing practice

·         Restarting a practice that was dropped

·         Testing the waters (if you’re new to Yoga)

·         Finding a new direction in life

·         Meeting new, exciting people

What kind of people go on Yoga retreats?:

·         Some are young; others are elderly (and all in between).

·         Some are loose and flexible, while others are a stiff as a board.

·         Some may be exhausted or at a crossroads in their life.

·         Some simply want a chance to get away from it all.

·         Others want to take care of just themselves for a change.

There are times on a Yoga retreat when adventurous activities like hiking through beautiful landscapes are offered and other times when silence is observed while doing cooperative communal service. There may be new dietary experiences to taste and enjoy, learning to practice “Ahimsa” (non-injury to others) while enjoying plant based foods - both raw and cooked. There may be a time for cleansing and giving the body a break from un-healthy habits.

Fred Busch - Director of Teacher Training

On some retreats you’ll be surrounded by beautiful settings, while on others you may focus on sensual pleasures like massage, energetic healing or bodywork. A Yoga retreat may involve early morning meditation to stop the constant chatter of the mind. Also, there’s Vipassana (insight meditation) for those interested in self-reflection or looking for a more spiritual experience. There may be instruction which will help you learn Pranayama and other advanced breathing methods.

Stress is known to cause an emotional imbalance in someone who would normally be a level-headed person. Dealing on a daily basis with uptight and offensive people, handling unwanted responsibilities, the anxiety and road rage experienced while driving are just a few of the situations that wear us down. The emotional benefits of a Yoga retreat are huge because they offer a break from all this tension and distress! Just imagine the feeling of peace and being reconnected to the earth and all things natural, while harmonizing your mind, body and emotions through yoga asana and breathing.



It has been proven that stress is a contributing factor in 70% of the world diseases as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). Many doctors are now realizing the benefits of yoga and by attending a yoga retreat; techniques will be taught which will lessen the likelihood of any type of stress related illness. You’ll be deepening the "intelligence" of your body, teaching it to respond in new ways to stressful situations.

Tip: Knowing exactly what kind of experience you’re looking for before signing up will help ensure you pick the retreat perfect for your needs. Selecting retreat with a time frame suited to your schedule is also important; whether it’s a day retreat, a few days, a week, or even longer. And, perhaps most importantly, it is always recommended that the retreat you select is lead by certified yoga instructors who are prepared to work with you at your skill level. Spending intimate time with an experienced yoga teacher is one of the most potent opportunities for change available today; being a mixture of instruction and inspiration, it will guide you toward being a more authentic and powerful human being.

In conclusion: Yoga retreats are the latest trend in yoga where you will be able to gain many profound benefits beyond those found when participating in a few hours of yoga sessions or classes. Those who attend such retreats and are guided by a yoga master, report experiencing a silent, inward revolution; one that produces a conscious growth and outward “evolution” of their body and mind. Contrary to the general belief that yoga is limited to an individualistic practice, a yoga retreat allows you the opportunity to explore the social aspect of yoga. Plus, the closeness to nature and having the time and opportunity to re-examine your motivations, goals, and beliefs helps you to become re-united with yourself and the awesome person you really are, both when you’re alone and in the company of others.

*Note: Upcoming start dates for the next Colorado Retreats with with certified instructors:

October 4th-7th: Fred Busch and Rae Indigo – Hot Yoga
October 11th-14th: Victoria Brunacci
October 18th-21h: Pablo Lucero
November 8th-11th: Claudia Bustillos
Click on Salamadhi Ranch Mountain Retreat Center for more.

Digestive Enzymes play a huge role in our health! (VIDEO)

Digestive Enzymes when taken supplementally have a disproportionally valuable presence in our bodies. Enzymes when added intelligently to your diet have many profound effects.  Many people are uncomfortable talking about constipation, but any true healer must address this pernicious issue and tackle it.  Enzymes are the key to keeping the digestive system moving and in good condition.  Enzymes can also help keep us young or make us look younger as the plaque on the inside of the arteries can be unraveled and flexibility (youthfulness) can return to the vessels!  Enzymes may be one of the most valuable editions to anybody's regimen of intelligent eating.  The medical definition of death is 'the cessation of enzymatic activity in the body'.

We are starving for good quality touch. Yoga teaching is healing for that reason!

Did you know?  Did you know that most of us are starving?  In this world that we live in, very few people get touched with a kind of love that has no conditions.  We are all kind of starving for touch. Touch is a nutrient in the same way that food, water and sunlight are nutrients that are required for health and well being and for a feeling of connection. I think you may have known these studies, but if you take a baby and you put that baby in an isolated unit and do not allow that baby to be touched, it will die. If you don't touch it, it won’t live. Touch is actually a nutrient that is required for healing growth and for human well being. So perhaps this gives an idea of its relative importance in our lives.  And as yoga teachers this is why a kind and loving touch is of such value to our students!

Businesses make money by killing us! Bill Clinton and Michelle Pfeiffer Vegan

Did you know? Did you know that it is not easy navigating the waters of this planet in this time?

Everywhere we look we see businesses trying to capitalize on our appetites by selling us things to eat that are downright devastating to us.

Everywhere we look we see businesses trying to sell us pharmaceutical concoctions to treat every so called symptom ever described with the net effect on our health and wellness being negative.

Everywhere we look we see business selling us drugs like alcohol and coffee and sugar and targeting our weakest marketing vulnerabilities to do so.

Everywhere we look our children are being targeted by marketers looking to get life long customers for their life compromising products.

Very very few business exist whose intention is to make money while actually doing help to people. So in these difficult waters we must stay aware and alert and realize that the deck is stacked against people who want to act with intelligence but that does not give us permission to get discouraged or sad.

Every day from Bill Clinton to Michelle Pfeiffer to countless people around the world, many people are learning about intelligent living and are hungry for more information! So many people have made very small changes to their living style and are noticing big differences! One student of mine reported a drop in her cholesterol rate of over 100 pts!

Clearly the times they are a changin! But we are still in the middle of challenging times to say the least... so stay strong and stay humble while the winds blow!

Yoga Alliance Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training in Miami

Yoga Alliance Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training in Miami with Jennifer Wolfe at Brickell Hot Yoga

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