Spring Retreat at Mar de Jade, Mexico (April 2027) open for registration
Jan-Jun 2027 Soul Writers Circle opens for registration Oct 16th
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Retreats & Special Events
We love to share mindfulness practices, teachings, and experiences – and getting to do that in amazing places with like-minded people is awesome! Spending time in new places opens our minds and hearts to new ways of being in this world. It fosters resilience, expands our awareness, and helps us discover more about who we really are.
Retreats offer unique benefits:
It sparks gratitude in so many ways! – for opportunities, beauty, friendship, health, and our own homes. And cultivating gratitude is known to promote physical, emotional and social well-being. It also helps us tap into our natural sense of awe and wonder. We begin to see the world as this amazing place that both homes us and needs us.
It gives us “off-line” time and the chance to truly unplug for a bit. Powering down is so necessary for our long-term mental and physical health. We tend to power through until we are exhausted and stressed, taking time to rest, deeply restore, and rejuvenate is not just important, but essential.
Retreat time is a beautiful way to make connections that last a lifetime. Sharing experiences and doing the journey work of self-discovery with a group of people makes creating and deepening friendships a natural part of retreats. These bonds are indelible.
It also opens our minds to how we are all so much more alike than different. And that breeds kinder, gentler ways of being – for all of us.
What We Offer
GROUP TRAVEL
See our upcoming trips and past retreats
LOCATION
Varies by trip; mostly international destinations
SCHEDULE
Trips are typically around 7 - 9 days, with each day having a theme and activities
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What Previous Travelers Have to Say
Augusta and David's retreats are a wellspring of joy for the body, mind, spirit and soul. The movement components of yoga and qigong are skillfully taught and intertwined with dharma teachings that are accessible and deeply touching. Their classes are rich with thoughtful stories, witty wisdom, and delightful blessings. The community is carefully created and well tended throughout the retreat, resulting in ongoing friendships long after we return home.
As someone who facilitates and attends many retreats a year, these are truly ones I look forward to and I am so gratefully enriched with each one. I cannot recommend Augusta and David's retreats highly enough!
- Susan Frederick
Augusta and David Kantra are masters at creating experiential retreats in fantastic settings that open the heart and quiet the mind.
Through a thoughtful combination of yoga and mindfulness trainings and exercises, hiking and sightseeing, hotel accommodations, wonderful food, picturesque settings and a group of lovely, kind and very gentle people, Augusta and David have created a very, very rare experience.
I highly recommend their retreats - whether you are a newcomer or have vast experience with this type of getaway. You simply cannot go wrong!
- Andy Citrin
I have never been to a retreat like this before, and honestly, I was skeptical about the whole group experience. However, on the first day, Augusta and David's easy going and authentic natures drew me in. It was easy to trust them.
The ideas and concepts in the morning group sessions around a common theme gave me good direction in many areas in my life — work, love, boundaries, transitions and overall contentment in life. We loved exploring and hiking in the afternoons with new friends. We've already signed up for another trip!
- Reed Hillen
Retreats
This Wild and Precious Life: A Mindfulness Retreat
3-10 April 2027
Mar de Jade Retreat Center - Chacala, Mexico
A week on the Pacific coast where the jungle meets the sea and the invitation is to immerse yourself in practices that rejuvenate, restore, and heal the soul. This is an opportunity to experience the transformative benefits of taking the time to dive deeply into a practice of daily mindfulness – mind, body and spirit.
Registration is OPEN!
Past Retreat
Spirit of Freedom: A Retreat for the Body, Mind, and Soul
21-28 March 2026
Blue Osa - Costa Rica
In yogic philosophy, the goal of practice is not to get better at doing yoga, but to become free. And this freedom comes from being able to meet the present moment with both mindfulness and heartfulness; to meet it as a friend. If we can become clear and present and meet our moments with friendliness, our relationship to life becomes rich, rewarding and fulfilling.
Past Retreat
Hooked On A Feeling: Connecting to the Heart Through Yoga, Mindfulness and Guided Reflections
21-27 September 2025
Feathered Pipe Ranch - Helena, Montana
Remember feeling free as a bird and light as a feather? Well, this retreat on the sacred grounds of Feathered Pipe Ranch is designed to bring that feeling back.
