03/18/2020
Dear friends,
In light of all that is going on in the world, our country and our communities, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all 2020 Okanagan Yoga Retreats this summer.
Advancing your health and well-being has always, always been our primary goal at Okanagan Yoga Retreats. While we hope the current world health crisis resolves quickly, as we've seen over the past few days, the time has come for us all to respond with the greatest caution and increasingly aggressive measures.
We make this decision today to free up your mind and heart space to take care of yourself, your family, your community and all that is to follow in the coming months.
Over the next few days, we are refunding all deposits via e-transfer for all registered & paid guests. Please be patient, as we have three full retreats to manage.
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I'd also like to add... a message of hope.
In the face of all this uncertainty, there is light. I have been thinking about the many silver linings that this massive, continental pause has revealed. With things changing day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute, we are being called like never before to the present moment. To just STOP. Everything.
Mother nature has gifted us with the most glorious sunshine these past few days. What else can we do but go play outside? Or sing. Read. Create. Write.
It's time to rest.
To reconnect - with ourselves, our family nucleus and with nature.
To breathe.
To reset.
With every day that passes, we are healing.
My theme for this year's retreats was RISE UP. Even though we will not be practicing together this summer, what we are facing together is a collective call to action. Rise up. Never in history have we had this chance to come together as a global community and demonstrate our collective, shared humanity.
Stay well.
Love you.
Shauna
