Spring Fling: A Bhakti Yoga Retreat

With Douglas Johnson

March 29 - 31, 2024

Date and Time Details: Check-in begins at 3 p.m. on Friday, and check-out is at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Location: Elohee Center- Forest Studio

Address: 251 Elohee DriveSautee Nacoochee, Georgia 30571

What to Expect: To help deepen your retreat experience, Elohee does not provide televisions or internet access (unless you bring your own hotspot). Cell phone service is excellent for AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. Your car will be left in a secured parking lot, and you will be shuttled up to your room upon arrival and shuttled back down to your car at departure. Shuttle service to your car is available at any time. All facilities at the top of the mountain are within a 5 minute walk of each other, with some gravel roads. 2 cottage rooms are ADA compliant, and all cottage rooms are on ground level.

  • Small Private Room/Shared Bath – $489.22
  • Single Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath – $691.22
  • Double Occupancy/2 Twin Beds/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $489.22
  • Double Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath (Price is per person, must register separately) – $489.22

Price includes the course fee, room, meals, and grounds fee but does not include taxes. Full price is shown upon selection of room type prior to registering. A 40% deposit is due at the time of registration with full payment due 2 weeks prior to the retreat start date. If you are interested in tent camping, please email us at info@elohee.org for more information. Registration closes 5 days prior to the retreat start date.

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Explore the yogic path of love and devotion on this weekend retreat in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains. This immersion is for anyone who wants to embody, invite, or feel more love. 

On this retreat, we will dive deeply into the heart of one of the primary practices of Bhakti or devotional yoga, Kirtan. Kirtan is the yoga practice of call-and-response singing or chanting of ancient mantras embodying aspects of divine love that live within us and in all things. 

We will also use the practice of Sankalpa (intention) and Yoga Nidra (sleep meditation) to help us see and embody divine love in every moment of our lives. Finally, we will use some Yin Yoga Asanas (yoga postures) to help us relax, making the mind more receptive to the other practices. 

All practices will be led by Yogi Douglas Johnson E-RYT 500. Douglas has studied and played Kirtan with modern masters like David “Durga Das” Newman, Jai Uttal, Sean Johnson, and Mirambi Moon. He has also studied Vedic mantras with internationally acclaimed author and teacher Russill Paul.

FRIDAY

  • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Check-in

  • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Yin Yoga

  • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Dinner

  • 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Kirtan and Basic Yoga Nidra
  • Lights out at 10:30 pm

SATURDAY

  • 8:00 am – 10:00 am: Extended 2 hr Yin Yoga Practice

  • Tea Break

  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Kirtan

  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch

  • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Free time to relax, get massage/reiki, hike, and explore

  • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Advanced Yoga Nidra

  • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Dinner

  • 7:30 pm  – 8:30 pm Kirtan

  • 8:45 pm – 10:15 pm Fire Pit

SUNDAY

  • 8:00 am – 9:30 am: Infant Series + Kids Yoga Nidra

  • Tea Break

  • 10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Kirtan

  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch

  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Check out

For more information, contact Douglas Johnson at Mahapatha Yoga

Check out Elohee’s Guest Information FAQs here.

 

About the Leader

Douglas Johnson

Yoga teacher and lifelong musician Douglas Johnson E-RYT 500 has studied and played Kirtan with David Durga Das Newman, Jai Uttal, Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band, and Mirabai Moon. He has also studied Vedic mantras with internationally acclaimed author and teacher Russill Paul and recently got certified in Gong Yoga Therapy by Yogi […]

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