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Yosemite-based Retreats, Yoga Trainings, Guided Adventures, & Community Wellness Programs! Book now!

09/08/2025

We have some space left on our upcoming Yosemite retreat in October. 🧘‍♀️🏞️Options to join for 5 days, the weekend or the Saturday night celebration. Join us for this 25 year milestone! 💛

08/25/2025

We had such a great time this past Saturday at the Community Art Fair with the Obata Art Weekend!

We only managed to snap a couple photos because we spent the entire time creating our own Postcards from the Heart, chatting with visitors and local friends, and checking out all the great booths!

Big thanks to Connie Lau, and all the volunteers that helped make this year’s Obata Art Weekend happen—even with a little rain we still came out in community to not only celebrate the beautiful legacy of Chiura Obata, but to honor the impact and importance of creativity and expression as a part of our global humanity 🌍🩵

08/23/2025

We’re in Yosemite Valley this weekend for the annual Obata Art Weekend! 🎨🩵🏞️

Come see us at the Community Art Fair today & join Paola for yoga tomorrow morning at Yellow Pine Campground!

🎨 COMMUNITY ART FAIR
Yosemite Valley Welcome Center
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Come create your own nature-inspired postcard with us, and write a sweet letter to self or a loved one!

🧘🏽 MORNING YOGA @ YELLOW PINE
Yellow Pine Campground
8:00am - 9:00am
Come flow with Paola for a gentle morning practice beneath the pines. Some additional yoga mats will be available, but we recommend bringing your own!

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08/04/2025

Join & Balanced Rock this Saturday, August 9th for a special Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series session!

📍 Parsons Memorial Lodge (Tuolumne Meadows)
⏰ 10:00am - 11:30am
🦋 Alpine Inspiration: A Wellness Retreat in the Meadows

A mindfulness practice with Heather Sullivan, Executive Director and co-founder of Balanced Rock; bring a yoga mat or blanket, pen and paper, water, and appropriate layers.

We can’t wait to see you in the meadow this weekend!

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07/25/2025

How are you doing—truly—in the heart of summer?

Here in Yosemite, the days are long, golden, and humming with energy. We’re finding moments of cool, sweet reprieve in the waters of the Merced River, soaking our feet and our spirits in its clarity. 🌊

For a break from the heat, our team escapes to the high country—granite ridge lines, alpine lakes, and vast skies reminding us what it means to feel wild and alive. And in between it all, we are in the full rhythm of summer: guiding programs, holding sacred space for transformation, and connecting deeply with each of you who’ve joined us on trail, on the mat, and in community. 🥰

We hope you’ve found your own version of spaciousness this season. Whether it’s a deep exhale after a long day, a quiet sunset, or a joyful laugh among friends—may this be a season of aliveness and alignment. 🙏🏼

Check your inbox for our e-newsletter, and if you aren’t on our email list feel free to subscribe via the link below to stay up-to-date on all things Balanced Rock ☺️

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07/24/2025

The Mountains Are Calling—And The New Moon Says Go 🌚

With the New Moon in Leo cresting over the horizon on July 24th, we step into a potent portal for transformation—a powerful moment to manifest and call in what your heart truly desires.

This lunation brings clarity and intensity, encouraging boldness, bravery, and beautiful beginnings. It’s a reminder that you are the main character—and the time to reclaim your joy, passion, and purpose is now. 💓

If you’ve been craving a fresh start, deeper love (for yourself or others), or simply a break to reconnect with what matters most, this is your sign!

✨Join us this August 17–22 for the 6-Day High Sierra Yoga Retreat in the stunning Golden Trout Wilderness ✨

This retreat is for the version of you that’s ready—to step boldly and soulfully into the next chapter.

Follow the link below to learn more & snag your spot today! 🦋

https://www.balancedrock.org/programs/p/ytt-alumni-reunion

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05/01/2025

🔔 Deadline to take advantage of the early bird discount for our Summer Solstice Backpack ends today (May 1st) at midnight!

AND… 👀👀

We’re excited to announce that our friends over at will be generously donating some of their amazing products for our Solstice Backpack trip participants! 🥳🤩

We love the ethos and mission, which encourages…

🌲 Leave No Trace practices by normalizing conversations around hygiene

👥 Cultivating a community that promotes stewardship

🌍 Creating products that are a vehicle for good and sustainability—all while uplifting and supporting organizations, artists, and individuals who are working to diversify outdoor spaces

👉🏼 Make sure to give a follow & sign up for this trip before it fills—only a few spaces left!

03/24/2025

Community Yoga tonight! Join at 6pm in the El Portal Community Hall for our weekly evening class 💗

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03/18/2025

✨Find empowerment and flow beyond your yoga mat!

Join us for a special 4-week online series starting April 9th with

🌀 LIVING YOUR YOGA: A PATH TO DAILY EMPOWERMENT 🌀

📅 Wednesdays starting April 9th | 7:00pm - 8:30pm PT
💻 Online via Zoom | All are welcome
💚 Free to those who are affected by federal layoffs (reach out to us for info on how to join!)

Together we can breathe deeper, move more intentionally, and truly live our yoga! Sign up today via the program webpage on our program calendar!

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02/22/2025

We’re excited to get back to our regularly-scheduled Monday community yoga classes next week! We appreciate everyone’s patience & understanding with a couple weeks off due to instructor illnesses leading to class cancellations.

We invite you to join Paula on your yoga mats this upcoming Monday, 2/24 for a special grounding yoga class:

“Feel the Foundations” 🌍🌲
We will get grounded, explore what supports us, and embody strength through a variety of standing poses.

We hope to see you there 🫶🏼 class begins at 6pm in the El Portal Community Hall

02/15/2025

Snippets from this week’s love-filled e-newsletter 💓

If you aren’t on our email list, we’d love to have you join the community! Head over to the link in our bio so you can get goodies like recipes and blog posts, as well as programming and Yosemite updates to your inbox every week (or so) 😉

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01/10/2025

Our team gathered last weekend for a sweet staff bonding day as Balanced Rock stepped into its 25th year of operation.

We laughed, we dreamed, and we discussed ways in which Balanced Rock can continue to offer wellness to the local community and be of service to those who seek transformation and healing amidst Yosemite’s magical landscape.

Now, more than ever, we believe deeply in our mission. Amidst times of massive environmental destruction, transmutation, and the evolution of the collective, we continue to find inspiration in the practices that anchor us into what we know to be true: connection to nature, to our most authentic selves, and to others in our shared humanity.

The rounds of grounding breath as the tears flow.
The cycles of movement that mirror nature’s ancient ways.
The reflective journaling to cultivate a sometimes silenced inner voice.
The power of community to support, heal, and uplift in moments of grief and hardship.

25 years later, Balanced Rock continues to hold space, shape lives, and offer authentic, accessible ways to find peace and purpose in harmony with the natural world—and whatever the present moment may offer.

As we step bravely with you into 2025, we feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude for every soul that has been a part of our story—with equal excitement in sharing what is to come. 💙

A huge thank you to for hosting us and for the years of cherished partnership! 💟

✨Pictured left to right:
Meaghan Olsen, Director of Operations
Paula Wild, Development Director
Heather Sullivan, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Brieann Powell, Program Support Coordinator & Outreach Associate

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9723 Rocky Road
El Portal, CA
95318

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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