Hiking and Yoga for Inner Peace

with Diana Santos, MSW, JD., RYT-200

June 6 - 8, 2025

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All Inclusive
  • Shared Dormitory: Bottom Bunk – $775.00
  • Private Dormitory – $775.00
  • LGH: Full Bed – $775.00
  • LGH: 2 Twin beds – $775.00
  • LGH: Queen Bed – $775.00
  • Tent-Site – $775.00
    • (All prices include $775.00 base amount)

Availability of complimentary accommodations is determined by the order of booking. Price includes 3 daily meals, 2 daily yoga classes, and 3 daily group meditations.

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Join Yogaville Meditation and Yoga Teachers, Diana Divya Santos and Linda Santoshi Goubeaux for a nature retreat in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains and James River valley. Here you’ll enjoy meditative hikes on picturesque forested trails and developing an intimate relationship with mother earth and yourself. Feel inspired and refreshed as you engage all five senses in guided walks, breathing exercises, and nature meditations with a like-minded community.

  • Practice mindfulness as a path to deeper connection with the natural world and ourselves
  • Relax into the golden present and experience time with the earth
  • Participate in our tailored hatha yoga classes
  • Connect with like-minded sangha (community)
  • Take home simple tools to stay centered and connected to nature.

Recommended attire: sturdy hiking shoes, long pants, trekking poles, and a day pack with a water bottle and journal.

How to Prepare and What to Expect:

We will hike along trails of packed dirt, with roots and rocks as well as short trails of loose gravel. Our aim is to make this accessible to those who are able to balance on uneven terrain and move with ease in the great outdoors for hikes varying in length between 2 miles up to 5 miles with elevation gain of up to 200 ft.

As ticks are prevalent in spring time, we will have insect repellent available for guests and also encourage participants to wear long pants.

For additional questions about the program, please contact programs@yogaville.org or 434-969-3121 x 106.

Tentative Schedule

FRIDAY
3–5 pm Registration
5-6:30 Mixed Level Hatha
5-5:45 Yoga Nidra
6-6:30 Meditation
6:30–7:15 Dinner
7:30–9 Opening Circle: Connecting to Nature, Connecting to Ourselves

SATURDAY
6:00-am Morning Meditation at Kailash
7:10-8:40 Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2
Joint Freeing Series with Hope Mell
8–9:30 Breakfast
10:00 departure Mindful Hiking in periods of Noble Silence with opportunities to meditate, journal, and practice pranayama
12:30 pm Vans pick up from LCC
12:45-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:45 pm Free time
4:00-5:30 Gentle Somatic Yoga or Restorative Yoga class
5:30–7:00 Dinner
7:30-9 Satsang (gathering of the seekers of Truth)
Kirtan (Music & Chanting), Video of Swami Satchidananda
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SUNDAY
6:00-am Morning Meditation at Kailash
7:10–8:40 Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2
8–9:30 Breakfast
10–12:00 Nature Walk/hike
12-12:30 pm Meditation
12:45–1:30 Lunch

About the Presenter

Diana Santos, MSW, JD., RYT-200

Diana takes a holistic approach to physical, mental, and emotional well-being. She utilizes her experience as a psychotherapist and certified yoga teacher to bring healing and insight through thoughtful movement, breath work, and inquiry. She believes humor, empathy, community, and connection to nature have the power to transform our relationships to self and others. Diana […]

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