Join Starr Mill Yoga and Sybil Merriman for
Big Sky Yoga Retreat
August 20th-27th, 2022
Whether you consider yourself an experienced yoga student, are passionate about yoga but have not experienced a retreat, or are newer to yoga and interested in deepening your practice in a safe space... this trip may be the ideal experience. We are excited to be traveling stateside this year, no passport or long international flight needed!
Retreat is an opportunity to focus all of your attention on your practice. It’s like seated meditation, where we practice sitting in stillness for thirty minutes or so each day, and this gives us the ability to remain in meditative awareness all day long. When you remove all of the distractions you normally encounter in daily living and dedicate an entire week to yoga, your practice will grow and deepen exponentially, and you will return home inspired, recharged, and forever changed. Dancing Spirit Ranch provides an exceptional environment for this deep dive: open space, sacred land, healthy food and rustic luxury. This environment practically begs you to slow down, simplify, sense your place in the world, and feel gratitude for this precious human existence.
Your guide Sybil is an experienced retreat leader with twenty five years of yoga practice and more than ten years dedicated to teaching classes, workshops, and private students. She provides a truly immersive yoga class, including meditation, breath work, and yoga philosophy and terminology. Her students often remark that class feels like a moving meditation, not an exercise class. Expect to move in ways you haven’t before, this isn’t your standard vinyasa class! You might get into a pose you never thought possible, or you might fall madly in love with slowing down and attuning to sensation.
A Loose Guided Itinerary
While each day will look slightly different, with planned activities interspersed.
7:00 AM - Gayatri Mantra
7:30 AM - Yoga
9:00 AM - Breakfast
9:30 AM - Planned activity or free time
2:00 PM - Lunch
2:30 PM - Planned activity or free time
6:00 PM - Yoga nidra (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday)
7:00 PM- Dinner
8:30 PM - Meditation (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday AM)
Meet Your Host
Originally drawn to the physical practice of Yoga for the flexibility and strength it gave her, Sybil soon discovered the power and depth of meditation, yoga philosophy and self-inquiry. She’s been teaching since 2010. Sybil’s classes are focused on precise alignment, breath awareness, mindfulness, and enjoying the journey. She draws her inspiration from twenty years of personal practice. The mission of Starr Mill Yoga is to spread the innumerable joys and benefits of yoga to as many people as possible.
“I enjoyed every single moment! Was a beautiful and fulfilling experience that exceed any expectations that I may have had. Only complaint was that I had to go home! Felt so connected to the nature and spirit of the land. Felt my practice and wellbeing improved significantly over the course of the trip. Would do this again in a heartbeat. Thanks so much to everyone who organized, planned, and made this trip possible. Thanks especially to Sybil for your amazing practices and teaching! Heartfelt regards to all who attended and made this possible!”