Hibernate with Yoga, Hot Cocoa, and Marshmallows

This wintertime retreat is a safe haven within the beauty of GilChrist for quiet and togetherness. Yoga practices, Lovey Dovey hot cocoa & marshmallows, a creative project, rest time in your cozy cabin, and a community dinner offer respite and restoration. Sometimes winter inspires one to seek refuge in solitude and quiet, which can be rejuvenating, and other times togetherness is a balm for the cold. This retreat provides space for hibernating in togetherness.

About the Facilitator

Marne's inspiration for learning and healing through yoga began with her first yoga class with Yolanda Bain in 1996, in San Francisco, CA. With a master’s degree in communication from Western Michigan University and an intensive 200-hour RYT training with Sangha Yoga, Marne strives to cultivate creative ways to integrate communication studies with yoga philosophy and practice. She has studied yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater, Angela Farmer, as well as Loving Kindness meditation with Sharon Salzberg and is currently a student of Insight Yoga with Sarah Powers. 

Retreat Schedule

Friday
5:00 p.m.: Friday evening gentle yin yoga. Soup to go.
Saturday  
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: soft and warm morning yoga and breath practice.
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.: Restorative Yoga and loving kindness meditation. Dinner.
Sunday
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Slow and gentle morning yoga practice. 1:30pm check out.

Registration and Lodging Details

To join this retreat, contact Marne Apolo via email (click here) or by phone at 269-270-8513. Early bird registration is $300 by January 15, 2025. $350 after January 15. Cancellation fee is ½ of paid amount.

Once you have registered and paid for the program, Marne will direct you to contact GilChrist to reserve your cabin using the online registration form (or by calling the main office at 269-244-1130 with any questions). Lodging is $60/night per person in addition to the program fee. Participants will check into their cabins between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Friday at a time you communicate via your cabin reservation. Cabin check-out is at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. 

A communal dinner will take place on Saturday evening, so please let Marne know if you have any food restrictions. Other than soup to-go on Friday night and dinner Saturday evening, individuals are responsible for their own meals. Each guest space at GilChrist is equipped with a complete kitchen. See the complete GilChrist FAQ for more information about the facility.