- 2 nights and 3 days at the Goji Eco-Lodge Retreat Center
- Morning Meditations
- Daily Yoga Sessions
- Spiritual Journaling
- Summer Solstice Ceremony
- Shamanic Journey
- Wilderness Hike (Gentle)
- Taos Trip (optional)
- All meals including Local Farm to Table Dinners catered by local Chef Karen (except lunch Sat)
- Admission to Ojo Cliente Hot Springs.
Registration: Click HERE
Description: Taos Summer Solstice Yoga Retreat
Join us in magical New Mexico for the Karma Yoga Center Summer Solstice Yoga Retreat at the Taos Goji Eco-Lodge and Farm (only 4.5hrs away!) from June 17-19. Pack your yoga mat, bathing suit, walking shoes, and writing journal- everything else is provided. Soak up the healing waters of Ojo Caliente Hot Springs and the radiant sun light of the Summer Solstice for our rejuvenating weekend in the land of Enchantment- Taos New Mexico.
Each day begin with an optional guided mediation as the morning sunlight dances into our sweet log cabin yoga studio. Coffee will be ready by 6:15am 🙂 Our morning yoga session follows with views of the lush gardens and farm. Share breakfast either on our covered porch or in the in the Trading Post Kitchen.
Our hike will be in the National Forest Lands that are a 5 min walk form the Goji Berry Eco Lodge. On our gentle hike we will wind through the groves of pine trees with beautiful views of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. We will have a group ceremony to honor the energy of the Summer Solstice- the longest day of light in the year.
Our retreat will celebrate and soak at the spectacular Ojo Caliente Hot Springs on Sunday morning for our final group gathering. Attendees can share our self-discoveries while soaking and sunning in the nourishing pools. There will also be free time where attendees can explore on their own the town of Taos, The Hanuman Temple, Taos Pueblo, The Rio Grande Gorge, or any of the many architectural, cultural, spiritual and natural wonders of the Land of Enchantment.
All Inclusive Retreat
This is an all inclusive retreat. Each pricing option includes:
- Lodging
- All meals- including Farm to Table Dinners prepared by Chef Karen (except lunch Sat)
- Day pass to Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Resort
- Daily Yoga
- Summer Solstice Ceremony
- Morning Mediations
- Spirit Journaling
- Hike in the National Forest Lands along the San Cristobal Creek
- Full Access to the 40 acer Goji Berry Eco-Farm
To purchase and reserve your lodging options, click on the prices below in “Lodging Options & Pricing”
Schedule
Please plan your trip down to Taos so that you can arrive on-time to start the retreat at 5pm on Friday, June 17. For more info on traveling the retreat see below in “Driving to Taos”.
Fri, June 17
- 3:30pm Begin arrival at Taos Goji and Check into Cabins
- 5pm(ish) Opening Ceremony, Overview, Gathering
- 6pm Gentle Yoga
- 7:30pm Dinner
- 8:30pm Evening Group Gathering 🙂
Sat, June 18
- 7am Morning Meditation (optional – coffee’s ready)!
- 8-9:30am Yoga
- 9:30am Breakfast
- 10am-12pm Solstice Hike (gentle and flat), with Forest Meditation & Solstice Ceremony
- 12-7pm Free Time (Visit Taos, Hike, Bike, Sleep, Write, Meditate, Tour the Goji Farm…) Lunch is on your own.
- 7:30pm Dinner (Farm to Table)
- 8:30pm Evening Group Gathering 🙂
Sun, June 19
- 6:30am Morning Meditation (optional- Coffee!)
- 7:30am Yoga
- 8:30am Breakfast
- 9am Depart for Ojo Caliente Hot Springs
- 10-12:30pm Ojo Caliente Hot Springs: Group Soak
*The retreat ends at 12:30pm. You are welcome to stay at the hot springs all day with your pass. Retreat price includes access to the public mineral pools, Mud Pool and steam and sauna from 8 am – 10 pm on Sunday, June 19.*
*Lunch is on your own. There is a restaurant at Ojo Caliente or you can venture to Taos (50 min NE).*
Taos Goji Eco-Lodge and Farm
Taos Goji Eco Lodge and Farm is nestled in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains 11 miles north of Taos on Highway 522. Once a small satellite trading post of Taos, the Eco Lodge and Farm has transformed the 9 private cabins and central Trading Post into an eco- village perfect for hosting our Summer Solstice yoga retreat. This little village has been a retreat for many decades, regularly hosting such spiritual and writing luminaries as Ram Dass, D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Kubler Ross, Timothy Leary, and Aldus Huxley. The Eco-Lodge and Cabins are located on 40 acres surrounded by National Forest and Wilderness Lands.
The Farm and Eco-Village is run by a couple with their children and grandchildren. As founding members of the near by spiritual community of the Llama Foundation, they have been mindfully managing the land use to be in harmony with nature. The goji berries, fruits and vegetables are all organically cultivated and the chickens are free range. All of the cabins are heated with wood fire stoves, and much of the electricity is generated from solar energy.
The eco lodge is part of a recycling program and uses only use eco friendly cleaners, dish/laundry detergents. The Eco lodge’s water comes from four deep wells, fed by mountain aquifers.
Lodging Options & Pricing
There are 10 original buildings in the eco-village that have been renovated and updated to serve as a retreat for artists and spiritual seekers. Each lodging option has its own bathroom, hot shower, wood burning stove, queen bed,and full kitchen. There is wifi available and shared laundry onsite for the village. There are 5 types of lodging options:
The Trading Post 
(Sold Out)
The Trading Post is a large three bedroom adobe-log cabin that was formerly a country store and post office for the small village of San Cristobal. Katrina and Michael will be hosting the retreat from here. There are 2 rooms available for attendees: one room comes with a queen bed, and the other has 2 twins. There is 1 large, beautiful bathroom and shower.
Poet’s Cabin (1-2 people) 
The Poet’s View, is the west duplex of the former dairy barn. It has a great view and the large west facing window looks out over the goji berry orchard. To the north, the view is of an apple orchard and in the south there is an enclosed garden area. The cabin is about 500 sq ft with a kitchen and a bathroom. The cabin is fully furnished with a queen bed, a leather chair, table, chairs, dresser and a wood fire stove.
The Huxley Cabin (Sold Out) 
The Huxley Cabin sleeps 1-3 people with 1 queen size bed and a queen bed-sofa. Fully equipped kitchen with a fridge, gas stove. There is a small enclosed garden area in the back and the bathroom has a good sized shower.
Single: $640 Double: $820 Triple: $1,069
Writer’s Cabin (1-3 people)
The Writer’s Cabin is the east duplex of a former dairy barn and has a 500 sq ft studio room, a
kitchen and bathroom with a shower. There is a queen bed, a sofa-bed, table and chairs, wood fire stove
and a propane heater. To the north is a view of an apple orchard and to the south a small fish pond.
Single: $609 Double: $799 Triple: $1,064
Private Cabins (1-2 people)
There are 3 private cabins each (Dorthy Betts Cabin, Georgia O’Keefe Cabin, and Frieda Lawrence Cabin) with 1 queen bed, bathroom, shower, kitchen, wood burning stove and propane heater. All of the cabins are within close walking distance to the main Trading Post Lodge.
Meals
All meals are included with the retreat, except lunch on Saturday. Friday and Saturday night dinners will be specially prepared by 
our local chef Karen Todd for the yoga retreat served under vistas of Sangre de Christo Mountain. **There are vegetarian and gluten free options. Please let us know if you have and dietary needs. **
* Friday night dinner will be a family style gathering at the Trading post created by Chef Karen.
*Saturday will start with an continental breakfast (fruit, coffee/tea, coffee cake, juice, cereal, oatmeal, etc) at the trading Post. You will have free time from 12pm-7pm and lunch is on your own toady. Dinner is at the Trading Post with second meal with chef Karen
*Sunday will start with an continental breakfast (fruit, coffee/tea, coffee cake, juice, cereal, oatmeal, etc) at the Trading Post.
Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Resort
Ojo Caliente Hot Springs is a world renowned destination for its healing waters. We will visit the sulphur-free, geothermal mineral waters with a full-day pass on Sunday, June 19. The sacred waters flow from a subterranean, volcanic aquifer into the 11 soaking pools. We will be smoking in these pools and receiving the incredible energy of the Rio Grande Gorge and the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. With the fragrance of piñon pines and sage filling the air, we will hold our culminating practice and ceremony at the hot springs.
About Taos, NM
The area of Taos has long been know as a spiritual and energetic vortex. Cradled at the base of Taos Mountain, the historic town is flanked by the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range as they descend down to the high desert plains bisected by the Rio Grande Gorge. The natives say that the spirit of Taos Mountain sees through to your true spirit and initiates a shamanic journey to heal the soul.
Taos has a myriad of options including Taos Pueblo, the art galleries, The Hanuman Temple, The Llama Foundation, The D.H. Laurence House, The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Earthships, and Taos Plaza to name a few. Check out the Toas Chamber of Commerce Website for more ideas
About your Guides: Katrina and Michael
Katrina Gustafson
Owner and founder of Karma Yoga Center, Katrina Gustafson is a certified yoga instructor who has been leading retreats and teaching yoga for 12 years. Yoga has transformed her life so vastly that she left her 12 year career as a high school Language Arts teacher to pursue the practice of yoga wholeheartedly. Her teaching style is a heart-centered vinyasa (flow) with an emphasis on the spiritual aspects of the practice. She is a student of internally renown master teacher Saul David Raye. Katrina subscribes deeply to the practice of bhakti (devotional) yoga. She works hard on maintaining the integrity of this ancient practice while bringing it into the 21st century. Though yoga brings her deep joy, her greatest passion is loving on her two boys Maximus and Boden and her talented partner Michael Shankara.
Michael Shankara
Michael is a certified yoga teacher and Shaman. He weaves together the practices and wisdom of Bhakti Yoga with Mayan Shamanism. Initiated into the sacred wisdom of the Maya, Michael is the sole apprentice under elder, high priest and shaman Don Miguel Angel Vergara. Michael is also a professional musician and former tropical biologist. Together, he and Katrina own and operate Karma Yoga Center.
Driving to Taos Goji Eco Lodge San Cristobal, NM
The Summer Solstice Yoga Retreat is taking place at the Taos Goji Eco Lodge and Farm in San Cristobal, NM. San
Cristobal is 11 miles north of Taos just off Highway 522 into town. Please plan your own transportation to the retreat. If you are interested in carpooling please let us know and will work to connect you with other attendees who want to share rides.
The most direct route take about 4 1/2hrs, which is taking I25 South, to US 160 W, to CO 159 S., to NM 522 S. The retreat officially starts at 5pm on Friday, June 17th. Attendees can start arriving and checking into their lodging at 3:30pm.
HERE is directions on Google Map from Karma Yoga Center to the Taos Goji Eco Lodge
CONTACT/QUESTIONS
Michael and Katrina
E-mail: love@karmayogacenter.com
Call: 720-745-0184 (Michael)
Photos from our Taos Retreat, Aug 2015
