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Upcoming Outdoor Adventures
2009 Yosemite Yoga Backpacking Dates
View The Yoga Journal article about our trips (2.9MB PDF)
Curious about what these adventures are really like? Check out the feature story from the 2005 Yoga Journal retreat issue. This article paints a nice picture of what you can expect.
Watch for our newest article coming out in Yoga Journal this April or May 2009!
 Trip Highlights and Expectations
Join us for an exciting yoga backpacking adventure to Yosemite National Park! We'll head out on a lesser traveled route into the gorgeous sierra mountains and set up a comfortable backcountry camp with Half Dome and Clouds Rest as our backdrop. Morning and afternoon yoga sessions in this expansive spot will fill you with serenity and inspiration. Our gourmet backcountry cuisine will tantalize your taste buds. This will be a trip you will never forget.
 These trips are limited to 11 participants each, so sign up soon before they sell out!
To register, please click here and fill out our online registration form. You will then be taken to our payment page to finalize the transaction. Please call us at 510-652-2000 if you are in need of assistance.
Trip Details, Equipment Lists, Directions, and FAQs
If you have questions about these journeys, please click on this link for detailed trip information including travel logistics, terrain, wilderness information, backpacking information, arrival and departure times, food, equipment, etc.
If you have more questions, please call us at 510-652-2000 or you can email kylah@backtoearth.com for further information.
Specific Teacher Information
Yoga Yosemite with Naushon Kabat-Zinn
June 25-28, 2009 
ONE SPOT LEFT!
San Francisco Bay Area yoga teacher, Naushon Kabat-Zinn,
has been a student of yoga since she was a little girl. Her challenging, yet compassionate Power Vinyasa classes are a wonderful way to culitvate strength, serenity, flexibility and balance. Inspired by her studies with Baba Hari Dass, Baron Baptiste, Shiva Rea, and the teachings of Vispassana (Insight) Meditation, Naushon's all levels classes emphasize the linking of movement with breath, culivating our ability to awaken to the present moment.
Please visit her website naushonyoga.blogspot.com for more information.
Cost: $499.00
Register Now by Clicking Here
Flying Partner Yoga Adventure with Tyler Blank and Carolyn Cohen
July 2-6, 2009
SOLD OUT!
Come join us while we practice AcroYoga (Partner Yoga, Acrobatics, Thai Massage) during our journey, including some Hatha Flow and Meditation... You do not need a partner, but you will need a capable body, an open mind, and a willing heart...
Tyler's classes explore the union between body and spirit, breath and harmony, both with the earth, with a partner, and with one's self. He is a certified bodyworker, having been trained in Breema Bodywork, Vibrational Healing, Matrix Energetics, Reiki, and more...
Tyler guides us into our depths, into stillness, into playfullness, into strength, and into surrender... cultivating a felt atmosphere, and expansive freedom. For more, visit Tyler's website at: OneBreathArts.com
Carolyn Cohen is known for her reverent and joyful teaching style and offers classes, workshops, and retreats around California & the globe. She is the Senior AcroYoga instructor and a co-developer of the practice since 2004. She also teaches Vinyasa Flow at Yoga Tree & International Orange, San Francisco. Her study of yoga spans 14 years and includes Kundalini, Ashtanga, and Kriya Yoga & Meditation in the Siddha Yoga lineage. She delights in connecting to breath & organic movement in community & union with nature. Her healing services include Thai Massage, Deep Tissue Bodywork, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, and Yoga of Food. More at CarolynCohen.org
Cost: $550.00
If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, you can email kylah@backtoearth.com.
Yoga Yosemite with Karl Erb
July 15-19, 2009
Join Karl for days of outdoor wonder, song (kirtan), birdwatching, invigorating and restorative yoga practice and threads from the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita suited for connection with Nature (Five Elements guided meditation, pranayama, and more). All levels welcome. See yogaNexus.com
Karl's passion for yoga has gone through many stages in the 25 years since he began the study of yoga. While Karl has explored many forms, all study has drawn from the classical knowledge of yoga and ayurveda. His primary training has been in the Iyengar method of Hatha and Ashtanga yoga. Students say Karl inspires a depth of feeling and focus that is increasingly rare in the current Yoga market, aiding students in revealing awareness in presence and potential they did not know existed. While light and full of play and humor; practice with Karl is full of knowledge, anatomical precision, and an approach to sequencing that is always suited to who is present on a particular day. Practice with Karl is a celebration of the gift of breath while learning an approach to Asana and Pranayama that will change, challenge and deepen your practice for years to come.
Cost: $550.00
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Yoga Yosemite with Michelle Duguay and Joshua Cohen
July 23-26, 2009
We invite you to join us on an unforgettable exploration in yoga, adventure and finding balance in Nature. The weekend will flow beautifully as you unwind from stresses and tensions, relax into the serenity and tranquility of Yosemite, and as you connect deeply and find freedom within yourself.
 Michelle Duguay has a passion for Yoga that is inspiring, her smile and sweet energy is infectious. Michelle's experience with yoga and holistic healing spans three decades. Her influences include classical Hatha yoga in the Bihar lineage, Vinyasa/Ashtanga, Therapeutic & Restorative, Iyengar, and Kundalini, with experience in Buddhism, meditation and shamanic practices. Most recently she has made a profound connection to the Shadow Yoga practice of Zhandor Remete and Ayurveda with her teacher Scott Blossom. Michelle is an avid adventurer into the outdoors, fishing and camping as often as possible and exudes high quality leadership tendencies.
 Joshua Cohen has been on the yogic path for just over a decade. A back injury misdiagnosed followed by a recommendation for surgery was the original stimulus to find a way not bein pain anymore without drugs or scalpels. The immense motivation to understand himself better still ripples through the guided support Joshua now offers. Many inspiring teachers have wandered upon his path such as Aadil Palkivala, Eddie & Nicki, as well as his most influential teacher yet, Scott Blossom. Shadow Yoga is now the most influential practice he has ever been humbled by. Joshua is able to read bodies quite well and reflect what is the most medicinal and beneficial truth for each individual. Since he has spent the majority of his free time in nature exploring remote valleys & enjoying living simply off the land, he is the ideal yoga teacher for a journey like this!
Cost: $550.00
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Yoga Yosemite with Jeanie Garden
August 13-16, 2009
Experience therapeutic, self-healing harmony with this patient & knowledgeable Northern California yoga teacher of 9 years. Nature can teach us so much, it is an instant gateway into yoga's teachings: to yoke, to merge and become whole! Gifted in helping her students understand the subtlest movements in their bodies and tune into their truest feelings - "be true to thineown self" becomes a much more clear task. Her Vinyasa classes are dynamic, challenging and yet so adaptable as she weaves her restorative and therapeutic knowledge through each pose. Meditation and deeply restorative Shavasana's looking to the open sky is just a hint of what this adventure has to offer! www.jeanieyoga.com
Cost: $499.00
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Yoga Yosemite with David Moreno
September 3-7, 2009
David Moreno (Abhimanyu Sarasvati)has taught at international conferences, festivals, universities, retreats, and teacher trainings programs worldwide. He has worked privately with clients in the fashion and entertainment industries, and has trained world-class athletes, including the coach of 2004/2008 Olympics U.S. Men's Swim Team. David began practicing yoga in the late 70's learning the Iyengar and Ashtanga styles of yoga before studying the Anusara and Bihar methods. He continues his studies in Ayurveda and Tantra with Dharmanidhi Sarasvati, delving deeper into the primordial tantric roots of the yogic tradition. David is known for his keen sense of humor and timing, making classes both playful and informative. When not traveling, David teaches in the Bay Area. To learn more about David please visit www.moryoga.com
Cost: $550.00
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Custom Outdoor Programs
Our goal is to constantly provide interesting and exciting programs throughout the year.
If you have any ideas for trips in addition to those listed below, or want us to run a specific trip for your organization or group of friends and family, we would be more than happy to do so - just give us a ring!
We offer:
- Watercolor clinics in the backcountry
- Yoga retreats
- Photography clinics
- Outdoor Leader and Guide clinics
- Snow camping
- Native and modern survival skills courses
- Map and Compass Courses
- Outdoor treasure hunts
- Teambuilding
- Youth Programs
- Adventure Fundraisers
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