Just IN!!!! Raft & Yoga Salmon River Trip, August 21 – 24, 2024
Bali, April 20 – 27, 2024, Sold Out (wait list)
Northern Italy, Oct – 13, 2023, 3 rooms left.
For those interested in receiving Teacher Training hours &/or CEUs, contact Debbi Murphy at deb@shantiyogastudio.org
Yoga Retreat 4 days – Salmon River Canyons, Idaho
On this idyllic yoga-raft trip, you can expect your first class guides to prepare gourmet meals, and guide you safely through the whitewater while you enjoy the incredible natural beauty and unwind with the support of energizing and restorative yoga practices. All levels welcome!
This year, we have the pleasure of welcoming Debbi Murphy from McCall and Boise, Idaho. Exploring the mind-body connection has been Debbi’s life work. After years in academia researching and teaching subjects that elevated one or the other half of that equation (doctorate in exercise science, master’s degree in psychology), she turned her attention to the study of yoga – a perfect confluence of both. After a successful career teaching at the University of Missouri, Debbi moved her family to Idaho to pursue their passion for river running. There, she established Shanti Yoga Studio, fostering a strong local yoga community and attracting renowned teachers. She established Shanti Yoga Teacher Training in 2008, which has graduated over 500 students in since and continues to offer both online and in person trainings.
Yoga Program: Sunrise Yoga, an energetic practice to get the day started, Late Afternoon Yoga, after a full day of rafting this restorative practice will guide you into a deep relaxation where your connection with your mind/body/and spirit will merge with your connection to the beautiful river environment, and Late Evening Yoga, guiding you into a deep and reparative sleep under the stars (or in your tent)What You’ll Experience in Italy
Classical & Delicious! Get ready to slow down and savor every moment of this slow food and wine yoga retreat in Italy. Nestled between the Alps and the coast, the Italian region of Piedmont is often overlooked by travelers, but boasts some of the nation’s richest culinary and winemaking traditions. From cheese and wine to hazelnuts and chocolate, you’ll learn from locals how much care and tradition goes into every Piedmontese delicacy – with plenty of chef and home-cooked meals to deepen your appreciation, of course! When you’re not practicing yoga in Italy, you’ll meander on foot through cobblestone streets, cycle down country lanes and explore rolling vineyards against a backdrop of mountains. Ease yourself into the birthplace of the slow food movement for a week of quintessential Italian adventure.
How You’ll Experience Italy
You’ll immerse yourself in Piedmontese culture in the best way possible: through your tastebuds (with plenty of expert local guidance). On this yoga retreat in Italy, your daily yoga practice will lay a mindful foundation to help you slow down and savor Italian culture. Settle in at a private villa overlooking vineyards and fruit groves, and get to know Piedmont’s fertile countryside. Here, warm sea breezes nurture Nebbiolo grapes, prized white truffles flourish beneath the soil and winemakers, farmers and cooks uphold generations-old traditions. Visit family-owned restaurants for plates of agnolotti di plin or truffle-scented tajarin – but save room for the best panna cotta you’ve ever tasted! You’ll also tour wineries, e-bike to medieval villages and have leisure time to enjoy the villa’s infinity pool! Learn the Piedmontese secrets to selecting the best fresh vegetables as you try your hand at a cooking class and get a mixology lesson from a master bartender at Torino’s own Martini & Rossi. All along the way, you’ll watch past and present fuse before your eyes as you sip dark red glasses of Barolo wine and sample cuisine that’s both rustic and gourmet.
How You’ll Feel When You Return Home
You’ll return from your yoga retreat in Italy calm, satiated, and brimming with a renewed appreciation for the small moments of indulgence in your daily routine. You’ll peruse your local farmers market with zeal (and try your best not to compare it to the open-air markets of Canale). Every time you pull out your bottle of vermouth and mix a perfect aperitivo, you’ll stun dinner guests into silence. Whenever the pace of life quickens, you’ll pause and remember the traditions of Piedmontese cheesemakers, restaurateurs and hazelnut farmers. Like them, you have plenty of time to live intentionally… and plot your return to Piedmont to taste, learn, and practice yoga in Italy again.