Programs & Retreats

April 14 – 16, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

May 12 – 14, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

This 4-day retreat is designed to support you in your experience of self nurturance, self love, and your ability to access your higher self and inner guidance.

If you’re feeling lack in any area of your life: time, money, health, relationships, self-worth, or energy, then this retreat will serve you very well!

You will leave feeling more aligned with your true self and refreshed as you will have shed so much conditioning and limiting beliefs that leave you feeling exhausted, like you’re running on a hamster wheel, or simply not living the life that you truly want to be living.

This Sacred Abundance Retreat is rooted in the foundation of connecting with the energy of creation/nature to remind you of who you truly are in order to return to your life with more energy, enthusiasm, connection, healthy boundaries, self-worth, and immense gratitude.

Throughout these 4 days you will learn paradigm shifting tools and techniques to literally shift your relationship with scarcity and lack to one of divine flow, receiving, and true abundance.

I will guide you through experiences of yoga, meditation, energy healing, journalling, and Ayurvedic self-care practices so that you leave with a sense of self that feels more connected, uplifted, energized and restored.

If you’re ready to live from a place where you trust yourself, your inner guidance and life itself, I can’t wait to share this Sacred Abundance Retreat with you.

Come away with me for a deeply restorative weekend in a gorgeous, peaceful setting on Salt Spring Island, BC.

This retreat will be balanced with nourishing Ayurvedic yoga, delicious homemade vegetarian meals, energy healing, and time to rest and explore the sacred grounds of the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.

My intention is to offer you a weekend that will soothe and nourish you on every level of your being—a time to regulate your nervous system and connect with the deeper calling of your heart.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

• Daily Ayurvedic yoga to relax and renew
• Daily ThetaHealing energy healing sessions (with the group)
• Restorative yoga
• Yoga Nidra
• Pranayama (breathing practices) + Meditation
• Guided journaling
• Incredible vegetarian meals made with love
• Time to read, rest, nap, relax
• A weekend with like-minded souls
• To leave feeling refreshed and inspired

“The retreat is a wonderful opportunity to be kind and loving to your body and soul.” – Diana

“If you need a welcoming, loving, inspiring weekend away—join Melanie, a wonderful, compassionate, and deeply knowing woman at her yoga retreat.” – Anne

“My weekend with Melanie was just what the doctor ordered. The beautiful setting, the practices that we did helped me to reconnect with myself and what is important to me. I feel very blessed to have been able to participate in such a powerful, informative retreat and I will apply the knowledge in my everyday life. I am grateful beyond words to have been a part of this transformational weekend for the 2nd time. Melanie is a wonderful teacher.” – Kellie

“Having Melanie’s guidance, support and loving teaching has made a huge impact on my life.” – Noreen

“Melanie facilitates a wonderful program that renews your spirit and makes your soul sing!” – K.

REGISTRATION:

Please email for more details and to register: m@madhurimethod.com

June 9 – 11, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

Jun 23 – 25, 2023

This Ayurveda and Yoga Retreat is an experiential retreat, open to all who are ready to commit to a happier, healthier life.

Spring is a time to refresh and renew; this retreat nears the Summer Solstice when we transition from spring to summer, offering the greatest support for this shift with abundant energy.

By attending this educational, three-day intensive, you will understand yourself on a deeper level and know how to move forward feeling vibrant and healthy.

In this packed weekend you will uncover:

• your unique constitution, honoring your strengths and the gifts you have to offer
• strategic movement and yoga asana practices to release abundant energy, clarity and focus
• how food affects your mood and can be used as mental health medicine
• how to leverage seasonal foods and cleansing practices to support your natural detox system (mind and body)
• how your thoughts create your reality and root cause psychology
• what is no longer serving you and subtle shifts you will make to change your trajectory
• morning meditation and breathing practices to align your energy
• evening meditation tools to promote contentment & manifest the future you want

Come prepared to learn, grow and play!

Register: Registration is now open

The Ayurvedic and Yoga retreat led by Joyti deepened my knowledge of Ayurvedic Medicine in a way I couldn’t have imagined. The yoga and information sessions were so well prepared with room for questions and discussions. I so enjoyed the session on self massage and with the sauna afterwards I went to bed that evening feeling very nourished. Yog was an excellent instructor for the cleansing practices as well as the Pranyama and Meditaion sessions. The support staff was excellent, the facilities peaceful and the Ayurvedic food was fabulous. All in all a great experience.

~ Cate A.

Your Facilitator:

Jyoti specializes in dynamic Ayurveda education, sharing her deep understanding of healing the mind, and root cause of suffering, through the physical tools of Ayurveda and Yoga as well as the philosophy and psychology of these sister sciences, developed through nearly ten years of study in both Ashtanga Yoga and Ayurveda.

She is a graduate of the Mount Madonna Institute of Ayurveda, earning her Ayurveda Health Counselor Diploma in 2018. She is also a graduate of the Saltspring Centre for Yoga YTT program in 2013, where her passion for Ayurveda was first kindled. Jyoti is an Ayurveda & Yoga educator, offering online and in-person, classes, courses and retreats to support the seeker’s self awareness and healing journey. She is also experienced in speaking engagements, Ayurveda consultations, holistic mind, body & soul counselling, and Abhyanga oil massage treatments. Courses include “Yoga as Medicine” and “East Meets West Wisdom for Woman” with Dr. Patricia Mills.

Learn more at: www.nourishyoufirst.ca

Check out some of Jyoti’s programs:

• Ayurveda and Yoga Retreat at the Salt Spring Centre of YOga
• East Meets West Wisdom: Ayurveda Fundamentals Course
• Dosha Balancing Breathing practices
• Dosha Balancing Asana Class

July 7 – 9, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

More than a retreat, this is an exercise in Sacred Community…

An interspiritual gathering rooted in the lineage of Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba and centering the teachings of Bhakti Yoga and Buddhism.

Anchored with mantra, meditation, and ritual, the core practice of this retreat is Sacred Community. We practice seeing the Divine everywhere—in nature, in each other, and in ourselves—and we act in reverence to this Truth. In this way, we help each other awaken from separation and into the Heart of Love.

In line with SCP values, this is a sliding-scale retreat with scholarship and work-trade options, and all teachers, presenters, and staff are offering their services on a Dana (donation) basis.

In this way, this is more than a retreat; it is an exercise in Sacred Community.

REGISTRATION:

For more information or to register, visit: https://sacredcommunityproject.org/sacred-community-retreat

Come re-ignite the spark for 4 days at the magical Salt Spring Centre of Yoga!

Come and connect with new and old friends surrounded by nature, a supportive community and deeply nourishing lacto-vegetarian meals. We have an extensive kid’s program so everyone can reflect and renew through the timeless practices of yoga.

Our experienced and knowledgeable elders and teachers provide connection and instruction across all 8 limbs of yoga including purifying cleansing practices, breathwork, meditation, philosophy, and of course movement and posture classes.

You can sing, chant, and participate in ceremony. You can rest, play, and go for forest walks. It’s up to you!

Either way, you can be assured that your time will be rich with practice and connection.

Registration opens in April 2023!

August 18 – 20, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

September 22 – 24, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

October 20 – 22, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

November 3 – 5, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.