4 Day Yin and Restorative Yoga Meditation Retreat in Boca Raton, Florida

Facilities

Yin and Restorative yoga retreat

Indulge in the experience of yin and restorative yoga to truly deepen your practice both physically and spiritually. During your days with us, you will gain a deeper understanding of yourself by tapping into the subtle energy body in the poses. You will loosen your joints, clear toxins, and, by relaxing the active mind, you will find a greater ability to connect with your intuition. Within the asanas, you will learn grounding meditations and visualizations to improve health and balance emotions.

Zen Den Yoga School and Retreat Center provide the yogi and yogini with a safe and nurturing environment to grow and practice the yoga lifestyle. We are not your average yoga retreat, we adhere to the true meaning of the word yoga: to yolk or bring together in all aspects of the eight limbs of yoga.

This the retreat includes ample opportunity for mindfulness and relaxation - whether in our meditations, beautiful yoga practices in our yoga shala or outside yoga decks, tai chi class, sunset stand up paddleboard excursions along the Inter-coastal waterways (optional add-on), healing massage therapy, and topped off with our beautiful tropical sunny weather! What else could one ask for?

Sample Yin and Restorative schedule

Thursday - arrival

• 14:00 Check-in, tour, review paperwork and hydrate with our special alkaline water system
• 15:30 Ashtanga-inspired yoga class, or feel free to explore downtown Boca by bike, or the tropical white sand and turquoise waters at the beach both just a mile away.
• 17:00 Dinner time - many local options at our favorite restaurants in the surrounding area, either walking or by bicycle, or a short Uber ride away. (Some will cook in our kitchen too.)
• 19:00 Intro to Tai Chi class

Weekend schedule - Friday to Sunday

• 07:15 Breakfast - learn to prepare the signature Zen Den Green drink shake with a certified health coach (or do the yogi diet, water with lemon until after morning flow)
• 08:00 Meditation
• 08:45 Yoga flow - Friday is Relaxing Restorative, while
• Saturday and Sunday will be Healing Yin flow
• 10:00 Enjoy the signature green smoothie drink, (or remainder if you had 4oz. shot prior to meditation)
• 11:30 Therapies - massage one day (unless in a workshop - in which case it's a lecture time, please confirm if coming for CEU's and certification)
• 12:30 Lunch - learn to prepare the energizing, macro-nutrient dense, vegan, gluten-free afternoon protein shake.
• 13:30 Free time - Play at the beach, or simply relax by the pool and hot tub; perhaps bike around Downtown Boca Raton exploring local galleries, Mizner Park's lovely shops and boutiques, alfresco cafes; Boca Art Museum; FAU's Research & Science center with local flora, turtles and sharks; and more!
• 15:30 Yoga flow - Friday is Restorative, while Saturday and Sunday will be Yin
• 17:00 Dinner time - Explore our wonderful local restaurants, many within walking, and biking distance. All reviewed and given 4 and 5-star rating by your foodie hosts, with everything from health-conscious to decadent dining available.

Boca Raton is one of the most fun and active cities in South Florida. In a tropical setting, beautiful homes line the streets around long stretches of white beaches. With tons of waterfront on the Intracoastal and Atlantic Ocean, you will find lots of biking paths, themed restaurants, shopping areas, and a great nightlife.

Located in East Boca Raton, Florida, USA, you will be staying in a peaceful place. Within a 10 - 15 minutes' bike ride, guests will discover boutiques, galleries, cafes, shopping malls, art and marine life museums, libraries, beaches, water sports, grocery stores, and lots of restaurants and bars.

Nearby places

• Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) - 30 minutes
• Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) - 30 minutes

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We give you the opportunity to detox and cleanse while you are on your retreat, supporting you in have the best experience with meditation and yoga possible. We give you all of your personalized ingredients for breakfast and lunch nutritionally balanced smoothies - They are low glycemic, vegan, gluten free, with a soy free option as well. They boost your anti-oxidants, and alkalinity allowing your body to thrive, you will receive the 1000’s of phyto-nutrients that we know bodies love best! We teach you how to prepare these shakes, and many of our retreaters love them and how their bodies feel so much, they request the recipes to take home with them!

Dinners you are on your own and there are a few options. Guests sometimes opt to cook in a state of the art kitchen with Vitamix and Juicer (students almost always do), and there are excellent grocery stores within walking distance. Or, if you prefer, there are also plenty highly recommended multi-cultural cuisine restaurants to choose from within walking and biking distance.

You will get a free bicycle rental to explore the surrounding area. Just a mile east are the famous tropical blue beaches, a mile south a variety of boutiques, cafes, and restaurants surrounding the retreat, like Mizner Park and Royal Palm Plaza. For dinners, you are on your own. The school has a state of the art kitchen that some of the guests cook in. There are grocery stores within walking distance, and there are also plenty of multi-cultural cuisine restaurants to choose from within walking and biking distance from the retreat house, “a foodie-approved favorite restaurant list.” There's also Sunset Stand Up Paddle Boarding Excursions or trips to the Everglades to enjoy the South Florida flora and fauna. Please note that a small a la carte additional fees apply for the excursions.

In-between classes, there is free time to disconnect. You may enjoy:

• 60-minute massage (80 USD)
• Additional 30-minute massage (40 USD)
• Additional acupuncture treatment (80 USD)
• Biking to the infamous tropical blue beaches or tour around outdoor cafes, restaurants, galleries, boutiques with a free bicycle
• Chiropractor (80 USD)
• Diving
• Everglades air boat tours to see the local birds, alligators, as well as more fauna and flora
• Golf
• Interactive cooking class
• Language of energy transformational clearing and life coaching
• Local shopping
• Snorkeling
• Soaking in the hot tub which is always on
• Stand up paddle boarding
• Stand up paddle board yoga along the inter-coastal
• Sunning at the salt-water pool
• Visit to the beach

You will receive a pampering massage, relaxing hydro-therapy, all your personalized ingredients for learning to make your breakfast and lunch energizing nutritionally balanced smoothies with our Certified Health Coach. Then you get free bicycle rental to explore the surrounding area- just a mile east is our famous tropical blue beaches, a mile south a variety of boutiques, cafes, and restaurants surrounding the retreat, like Mizner Park and Royal Palm Plaza.

For dinners, you are on your own. We have a state of the art kitchen that some of our guests cook in. There are grocery stores within walking distance, and there are also plenty of multi-cultural cuisine restaurants to choose from within walking and biking distance from our retreat house, “a foodie-approved favorite restaurant list.” There's also Sunset Stand Up Paddle Boarding Excursions or trips to the Everglades to enjoy the South Florida flora and fauna, (small a la carte add'l fees apply for the excursions).

Prior to your arrival, we will schedule your appointments for your massage and acupuncture treatment, 50 minutes massage, and the Hydrotherapy Room with infrared sauna, aromatherapy steam, cold plunge, Vichy shower are included. There are also other customization options, additional message, acupuncture; added spa services; more detoxifying options; life coaching in mind/body/spirit; the language of energy coaching; and more!

• 50-minute clearing and relaxing complimentary massage
• Multiple yoga classes (besides Yin and Restorative these may include Vinyasa, Sivananda, a chakra balancing, Hatha flow)
• Daily grounding meditation in different styles
• 3 nights' accommodation

• Dinner
• Additional massage
• Transportation to and from the airport

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.