MOAB YOGA, MOUNTAIN BIKING, HIKING ADVENTURE APRIL 16-19, 2011

JOIN OUR 4-DAY YOGA, MOUNTAIN BIKING, HIKING ADVENTURE RETREAT

• Integrate Spirit and Nature as you practice yoga, mountain bike, hike and meditate with a group dedicated to doing the same.
• Fully discover (or rediscover!) the Joy of Yoga.
• Experience some of the most beautiful and famous mountain biking trails in the world—canyons, long climbs, beautiful descents, rolling scenery with options to ride Klondike Bluffs, Slickrock, Gemini Bridges and Porcupine Rim.
• Enjoy exceptional yoga, hiking, mountain biking and camaraderie, all designed to help you spiritualize every aspect of your long weekend!
• Recharge, refresh and renew, leaving totally more inspired about your life!

WHERE IS MOAB, UTAH?

Moab Utah is in the southeastern section of Utah. It has an amazingly unique geography that harbors artifacts of ancient peoples, impressive geologic formations, and intricate sandstone layers. Surrounded by national parks such as Arches and Canyonlands, Moab is both a surreal and energetically amazing place. Whether you’re a dedicated yoga enthusiast, or a more casual Yoga practitioner--whether you’re an avid mountain biker looking to up your game or a cycling newbie who wants to get started right, this weekend is for you!

DETAILS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

While the mountain biking in Moab is known as some of the best in the world, it also carries with it some unique challenges: namely slickrock & sand. These take time to get to learn how to ride, and thus we will begin gently, with hands-on guidance and expertise. We will work up to bigger rides that can challenge even the most avid cyclist. You will have the option to choose from a plethora of options that will suit your unique needs, no matter what experience level you have.

Yoga classes are designed with YOU in mind. We will be sure to include poses that will help you on the bike and can be applied to hiking and bouldering too!

Classes include Meditation. There will be plenty of time to relax, unwind, and enjoy the beauty and serenity of the area.

INVESTMENT: $999 

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR INVESTMENT?

• 3 nights of accommodation
• Daily breakfast, 2 lunches, 3 dinners and all snacks and drinks for each day’s activities
• A social hour on select evenings
• All transportation during the trip, including private coaches
• 7 Yoga classes with Silvia Mordini
• Private evening Dharma and wilderness talks facilitated by your Guides
• Entrance fees to all group events
• Informational cycling and safety clinic with Jacob Young
• All gratuities for special events, transfers, lodging and group meals.
• A special goodie bag with trip-specific comfort items and accessories

NOT INCLUDED?

Airfare to and from the trip, lodging before and/or after the trip if you are coming early or staying later, gratuities for your guides.

TIPS AND GRATUITIES

Gratuities for your guides may be given at your discretion in response to their leadership and professionalism throughout the trip. We suggest 5-10% of the trip price per individual to be divided between the guiding team as an industry standard. 

TO REGISTER AND SAVE YOUR SPOT:

You can pay with check, direct bank deposit, or credit card or Paypal on line but we most prefer checks. Please send checks to Total Body Yoga Retreats, 210 Terrace Drive, Mundelein, IL 60061. Contact us atretreats@totalbodyyoga.com or call if we can answer any questions. Click to pay by credit card.

PAYMENT POLICIES

Deposit: A $500 dollar deposit will reserve your space. Balance must be received by 60 days prior to retreat

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

When will I need to arrive and when do I leave?

Arrival Location:  You will need to arrive by noon in the lobby of the Grand Junction Airport in Colorado.
Departure Location:  At the end of your trip, you will be shuttled back to Grand Junction. The shuttle will depart Moab at 12:30pm and will arrive at the Grand Junction airport at 2:30pm. Please do not schedule a flight before 3:30pm. (There are 4pm, 5:15pm, and 7:10pm redeye Flight options from GJT to ORD - Chicago).

How do I get to Moab Utah if I fly?

You can either fly directly into Moab, or rent a car at the Grand Junction Airport (a 90 minute drive from Moab). If you plan on doing some site seeing on your free time, or if you plan on staying a day or two before or after our trip, then we suggest renting a car either way.

How do I get to Moab if I drive?

Moab is located 100 miles (about 90 minutes) west of Grand Junction. If you choose to drive to the trip start, we recommend taking the UT scenic byway 128, one of the most spectacular stretches of road in the States. To get there, take highway I-70 West from Grand Junction. After about 47 miles, take exit 212, turn left to go under the highway, and then turn right toward Cisco. After Cisco, about 8 miles down the road, turn left onto Hwy 128 west and enjoy the next 41 miles of scenery. The road ends at Hwy 191 where you turn left to drive the last 3 miles into the center of town.

Grand Junction & Fruita

Those wanting to get quickly in & out of the area before and after your adventure will likely want to stay in Grand Junction. If you have a rental car & time to explore the area, Fruita (10 miles west of Grand Junction & ranked as one of the top 20 cities in the US for cycling) has more character and makes a good home base for exploration. Grand Junction gets its name because it’s near where the Colorado (once called the Grand) River joins the Gunnison River. The Colorado River is responsible for carving out most of the local geography, and giving the valley its rich fruit-growing heritage—thus “Fruita.” To the east of the valley, the grand mesa rises to an elevation of over 10,000 feet. To the west is the uplift that holds the Colorado National Monument and the Black Ridge Wilderness study area. The High Plateau to the southwest is the Uncompahgre Plateau, which stands at over 9,000 feet high. The north edge of the valley is bordered entirely by the Book Cliffs. If you like deserts and/or challenging singletrack, and epic hikes then you’ll love this area.

WHAT WILL MY DAY LOOK LIKE?

Day 1 – Saturday, 2011
Afternoon:
12:00 Meet in the lobby of the Grand Junction Airport for lunch & shuttle to Moab
2:00 Arrive at Moab Lodging for light snack and brief logistics talk
3:00 Deplane Yoga Practice Warm-up
4:00 Head to Arches National Park
4:30 Hike to Delicate Arch
6:00 Sunset Yoga practice under Moab's most famous Arch

Evening:
8:00 Social Hour and Dinner
9:00 Orientation, Dharma Talk

Day 2 – Sunday, 2011
Morning:
8:00 Breakfast
9:30 Yoga practice

Afternoon:
12:00 Lunch on your own, Shopping in Moab
1:00 Depart for Arches National Park
2:00 Park Ranger Guided Fiery Furnace Hike!

Evening:
6:00 Yoga practice
8:00 Dinner of your choosing

Day 3 – Monday,  2011
Morning:
7:30 Yoga practice at downtown Studio
8:30 Breakfast
10:00 Mountain Biking: Skills Clinic & Tutorial

Afternoon:
1:00 Packed Lunch
6:00 Parkside Yoga practice and Slack lining

Evening:
8:00 Social Hour and Closing Dinner at Desert Bistro

Day 4 – Tuesday, 2011
Morning
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Yoga practice or Mounting Biking
12:30 Check out and depart for Grand Junction, Colorado
**Please note that scheduled itinerary is subject to change due to the ebb and flow of life!
 

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Silvia Mordini

Your Yoga will be taught by Silvia Mordini whose loving Anusara-inspired Vinyasa Flow teaching style is influenced by more than 10 years of Hatha yoga study. She studies primarily under Shiva Rea. With over 7,500 hours of yoga teaching experience, as a nationally recognized Experienced Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT) she owns and teaches at Total Body Yoga, a 3,900 square foot Chicagoland yoga center with over 200 monthly classes and countless weekly workshops as well as for a fifth year teaching a Nationally accredited 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. Silvia also enjoys working privately with athletes of all ages applying her knowledge of therapeutic yoga to aid healing old injuries or preventing new ones. Silvia’s dedication to her students makes her classes upbeat and fun, serious and informative, supportive and authentic.. When her students leave class, they have been inspired to be good to themselves and thereby kinder to others. Silvia finds healing in the beauty and stillness of Moab and considers nature and the relationship of human spirit her greatest teachers!!

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Jacob Young

Jacob is an avid cyclist, runner, and lover of all things outdoors, involving people. With over 10 years of guiding experience, beginning on Mt. Rainier, he has broadened his horizons by transitioning to guiding cycling trips around the world. He has been living in, and exploring the Olympic & Cascade mountain ranges of the Pacific Northwest for the past 11 years, and can often be found cycling, trail running, hiking and skiing in the greater Seattle area when not practicing yoga indoors. Jacob is a Certified Carmichael Training Systems coach and is CPR/First Aid certified, but his real experience comes from his passion for showing people new places and exploring along with them.