Signature retreat
Escape into Wild Simplicity — A Wellness Immersion in the Ozark Mountains
What Makes This
Retreat Different
A Wellness Sanctuary in Nature: Minimal EMFs, no light pollution, deep ecological immersion.
Lineage & Mastery: Our teachers carry decades of study and practice. What you receive is authentic, lived, embodied wisdom.
Holistic Nourishment: Food, movement, stillness, and connection—each part of the retreat designed to support your whole being.
Balance of Depth & Play: You’ll learn, but you’ll also rest. You’ll be guided, but also free.
This is not a packaged resort experience. It is wellness in its truest form —restorative, real, and rooted in simplicity.
who is this for?
This retreat is for you if you’re:
🌱Longing for a full reset of body, mind, and spirit.
🌱Drawn to authentic, depth-oriented practice.
🌱Craving silence, nature, and true rest.
🌱Interested in exploring contemplation, yoga, Ayurveda, and presence practices without gimmicks.
No prior experience is needed—just a willingness to arrive as you are.
What You’ll Leave With
🪶A calmer nervous system
🪶Tools for embodied presence
🪶Renewed clarity and inner spaciousness
🪶A felt sense of belonging to yourself, community, and the natural world
This isn’t just a weekend away—it’s a return to wholeness.
What you’ll experience —
Each day follows a natural arc; structured enough to ground you, spacious enough to let you breathe.
Mornings: Experience a ‘taste’ of our comprehensive offerings, including Ayurvedic cooking, functional movement, horse communication, traditional yoga, and more.
Afternoons: Choose how you restore: wander forested trails, rest in silence, join in garden Seva, or connect with horses.
Evenings: Close the day in circle with sound healing, restorative yoga, or fireside chats.
Every session is hands-on, experiential, and rooted in presence — a taste of the many offerings at the Shala.
Dates
Summer: July 7th - 12th, 2026
Fall: September 1st - 6th, 2026
FULL SIGNATURE RETREAT COST
$899 per person in shared lodging in our beautiful barn (10 spaces)
$1,299 private lodging, price is for one person (3 spaces available)
$2,198/couple in private lodging spaces (2 spaces available)
Five nights, four days of experiential signature activities
Payments are non-refundable & non-transferable one month before start date.
Arrival on Tuesday for dinner, and departure is on Sunday after breakfast
Weekend only
$499 per person in shared lodging in our beautiful barn (10 spaces)
$649 private lodging, price is for one person (3 spaces available)
$1,099/couple in private lodging spaces (2 spaces available)
Three nights, two days of experiential signature activities
Payments are non-refundable & non-transferable one month before the start date.
Arrival is on Thursday evening, and departure is Sunday morning after breakfast
Prices include all classes,
lodging & meals
Experience the best of what we offer…
Step into a rare refuge, tucked deep in the Ozarks, where the night skies blaze with stars, the air hums without EMFs or cell towers, and life slows into its natural rhythm. Here, you’ll rediscover what wellness feels like—unplugged, unhurried, and rooted in presence.
daily activities
Morning & Evening Sessions:
Tuesday: Arrival after 3 PM & Orientation
Wednesday: Hands-on Ayurvedic Cooking Class & Evening Fire-Side Story time with Matt (Indian Myths)
Thursday: Horse Communication Session & Evening Restorative Yoga
Friday: Functional or Advanced Movement Session & Evening Drum Journey
Saturday: Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, and Philosophy & Evening Bhakti, Kirtans
Optional Daily Activities: Meditation Before Breakfast, Afternoon Seva, and/or a Yoga Class
Sunday: Departure After Breakfast
FAQs
If you still have questions after reading these FAQs, don't hesitate to contact us.
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Many of our guests arrive without knowing anybody and within days life-long friendships are forged. So don't worry. Community is what we do and we'd love for you to be a part of it.
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Bedding (sheets, pillow, blanket), towels. Soap and shampoo is provided.
Water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, flashlight (phone flashlight works).
Clothes for yoga and hiking, swimsuit, hat, closed toe shoes, flip flops.
Personal yoga mat (or you can purchase one upon arrival).
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The food is vegetarian and prepared daily from scratch, according to Ayurvedic principles. You're welcome to bring snacks that can be kept in your personal space. The fridge is not available for guests to store food.
Please contact us if you have dietary restrictions: we can accommodate within reason and for an extra fee.
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You can now search for “Circle Yoga Shala,” and Google Maps will locate us in Jasper, Arkansas. Make note: we are 12-14 miles west of Jasper, although we have a Jasper address.
Alternatively, you can locate Rio Buffalo Outfitters on HWY 74, zip code 72641, as the closest point of reference on the map. Turn south onto Shiloh Rd (it's called 24 on Google Maps), which immediately proceeds uphill. Go exactly 2.2 miles (the last 1.2 miles will be gravel) to our driveway on the right. You will see a "Yoga Shala" sign marking our driveway.
Keep these directions handy as you will likely lose signal on your way here. You can also download your map to your phone as an extra precaution.
There are only a few locations for gasoline. Do not miss an opportunity to fill up!
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There is Wifi in all the buildings and most other places on property, no password.
T-Mobile and Verizon provide good signal while on property. AT&T has spotty coverage. Enable calls over wifi, if needed.
All buildings have A/C.
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Unfortunately, we are not equipped to host children on property.
There are absolutely NO PETS allowed. We have plenty for your enjoyment!
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