🌸Bloom & Breathe: Yoga at the Botanic Gardens

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Venue: University of Alberta Botanical Garden

    🌿 Yoga in the Garden is ON Today! 🌿
    Despite the changing smoky conditions, our Bloom and Breathe Retreat will run as planned. The trees and plants will support us in a nourishing day together!🌳See you soon!

    Warmly,

    The UofA Botanic Gardens & Prana Yoga Studio

    🌿 A Day-long Yoga & Mindfulness Retreat

     

    Monday, September 1st | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
    University of Alberta Botanic Gardens

    with Leala Enfield, Melanie Maltais, Kevin Gaudet & Tania Vazquez

     

    One day. One stunning garden. A full reset for body, mind, and spirit as you flow through yoga, sound, and mindfulness in nature’s embrace.

     

    Breathe in the beauty of the blossoms and let the world slow down for a while. Join us for a soul-nourishing day of yoga, meditation, and mindful connection set within the breathtaking University of Alberta Botanical Gardens. As summer’s glow softens into the quiet focus of fall, this retreat offers a sacred pause—a chance to reflect, realign, and replenish.

     

    Surrounded by vibrant blooms, shimmering water features, and the gentle song of the trees, you’ll flow through practices that awaken the body, soothe the mind, and open the heart. Together, we’ll move, breathe, and rest in rhythm with the natural world, returning home renewed and ready for the season ahead.

     

     

    Retreat Schedule & Highlights

     

    Morning Gathering
    Location: Alpine Garden or Pine Pavilion

    • Warm welcome & teacher introductions
    • Energizing 75-minute yoga session to awaken the body
    • Breakfast break: Tea & light snacks provided (or bring your own)

     

    Nature Connection & Forest Bathing

    • Explore the connection between classical yoga and nature
    • Introduction to Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing) and its benefits for mind, body, and spirit

     

    Midday Mindfulness Explorations
    Participants rotate between:

    • Water Sound Meditation — soothe your mind with natural harmonies in a secret garden
    • Walking Meditation — cultivate presence through mindful steps along lush pathways
    • Lunch Break & Afternoon Renewal
    • Order lunch at the Garden Cafe or bring your own picnic lunch to nourish and energize
    • Group session: Sound Medicine: Mantra Singing — open your heart with sacred sound vibrations and community connection

     

    Closing Practice

    • Gentle Flow & Yin Yoga to relax and restore
    • Deep Yoga Nidra guided relaxation with live sound bath for profound renewal

     

    What to bring:

     

    Please dress for the weather and bring a yoga mat, a cushion, and a blanket for the sound bath to ensure your comfort as you relax and to fully benefit from the experience. We recommend bringing extra snacks to keep your energy stable throughout the day. You can either bring a picnic lunch or order at the Garden Cafe.

     

    Bug spray and a water bottle are recommended and there are waterfill stations in the Lower Talar by the washrooms. Once you are in the session space, please turn off your cell phone so you can enjoy tuning into the present moment surrounded by nature.

     

    Investment: $159

     

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