Taos Retreat~ Connection, Community, and Ceremony

~Taos Retreat~

Connection, Community, and Ceremony

Dates: November 25-27, 2022
Location: Historic San Geronimo Lodge and Yoga Retreat Center~ Taos, NM
Guides: Katrina Marie Gustafson, Michael Shankara & Special Guest Teacher & Elder Celinda Kaelin

Includes: Lodging, 2 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch & 1 Dinner, Yoga, Morning Meditations, Walking Labyrinth, Nature Walk, Astrology & Cosmology Hot Tub, Mother Earth Ceremony, Healing The Hoop Talk, Shamanic Journey, Plenty of Free Time to Explore & Discover Taos…

Pricing

$540 Roommate (2 Beds) ~ SOLD OUT 

$981 Singleton (1 Bed) ~ Available 

$1080 Couple (1 Bed) ~ Available 

Retreat Overview

Return to the Earth and Spiritual medicine of Taos, New Mexico with Katrina and Michael at the Historic San Geranimo Lodge that has been transformed into a beautiful Yoga Retreat Center. Located just 3 mile from the historic Taos plaza and nestled at the base of Taos Mountain, the retreat center has over 30 fruit trees on the property, a walking path/labyrinth, and the ancient Acequia water ways flows through the property each Spring.

There is a beautiful yoga space inside the historic lodge with broad-wood beams, adobe finish and a traditional fireplace. Immersed in nature yoga/sound healing yurt. There is also a native sweat lodge on the property and a generous hot tub for soaking. Close enough to town for lunch and dinner excursions on Saturday and Sunday, but removed enough for your quiet restorative time in nature.

Katrina and Michael have invited their Teacher and Elder Celinda Kaelin to join the retreat to share her wisdom and teachings around connection, community, and ceremony, or what the Native Peoples call “Healing the Hoop.” 

Taos, New Mexico is a vortex of spiritual, cultural and artistic energies. And has been a home and holy place to the native peoples for many millennia. It is said that Taos Mountain holds the spiritual energy of this community, and offers healing, grounding and guidance to those who journey here.

We will have gentle yoga practices, morning meditations by the fireside looking to the Mountain, and a talk and ceremony with our Teacher and Elder Celinda. If you are one looking for a deep soulful connection with yourself, community, and Mother Earth then this is the retreat for you.

There Are 3 Ways To do This…

540 Roommate (2 Beds) ~ SOLD OUT 

$981 Singleton (1 Bed) ~ Available 

$1080 Couple (1 Bed) ~ Available 

Schedule

Friday, Nov 25

  • 4pm           Room Check-In
  • 5pm           Gentle Yoga in Gallery
  • 6:15pm     Welcome Dinner
  • 7pm           Community Circle-up and Opening Presentation
  • 8:30pm      Free Time to Soak or explore Taos

Saturday, Nov 26

  • 6:45-7:15am               Sunrise Meditation (Optional)
  • 7:15-8:30am              Coffee and Continental Breakfast
  • 8:30-10am                 Gentle Yoga
  • 10:30-12:30pm         Community, Ceremony and Healing the Hoop w/ Elder Celinda Kaelin
  • 12:30-1:30pm            Picnic Lunch~ Weather permitting
  • 1:30-8pm                    FREE TIME
  • 1:30-3:30pm              Nature Walk w/ Katrina and Michael (Optional)
  • 8pm                             Astrology & Cosmology Talk (Optional)

Sunday, Nov 27

  • 6:45-7:15am               Sunrise Meditation (Optional)
  • 7:15-8:30am              Coffee and Continental Breakfast
  • 8:30-10am                 Yoga
  • 10-11am                     Shamanic Journey Session and Closing Circle
  • 11am                           Check-out

Retreat Includes

  • Lodging
  • 2 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch & 1 Dinner
  • Yoga
  • Morning Meditations
  • Hot Tub Soaking
  • Walking Labyrinth
  • Nature Walk
  • Astrology & Cosmology
  • Mother Earth Ceremony
  • Healing The Hoop Talk
  • Shamanic Journey
  • Plenty of Free Time to Explore & Discover Taos…

Roommates (2 Beds) ~ Sold Out 

There are a variety of newly remodeled guest rooms at the Historic San Geranimo Lodge. Each room is styled in the iconic Taos flare with traditional adobe architecture with wood beamed viga ceilings. Many rooms have in-suite fireplaces, outdoor balconies, and/or views of the gardens and mountains.  Each room also has a private bathroom. There is an on site master chef preparing all the healthy and delicious meals. There are also walking paths, gardens, and a Labyrinth on the property. A hot tub for soaking (bring your bathing suite) and a seasonal pool.

Each Roommate Suite will have 2 comfortable beds for each person.

Pricing

  • $540/person

We will pair you up with  another attendee and connect you together before the retreat. Or, if you already have a friend then you can room with them 🙂

Singleton (1 Bed) ~ Available 

A TRANQUIL PLACE TO REST & REFLECT.
There are a variety of newly remodeled guest rooms at the Historic San Geranimo Lodge. Each room is styled in the iconic Taos flare with traditional adobe architecture with wood beamed viga ceilings. Many rooms have in-suite fireplaces, outdoor balconies, and/or views of the gardens and mountains.  Each room also has a private bathroom. There is an on site master chef preparing all the healthy and delicious meals. There are also walking paths, gardens, and a Labyrinth on the property. A hot tub for soaking (bring your bathing suite) and a seasonal pool.

Each Singleton room will have either 1 King or 1 Queen bed.

 

Pricing

  • $981~ 1 Person 

Couples (1 Bed) ~ Available 

There are a variety of newly remodeled guest rooms at the Historic San Geranimo Lodge. Each room is styled in the iconic Taos flare with traditional adobe architecture with wood beamed viga ceilings. Many rooms have in-suite fireplaces, outdoor balconies, and/or views of the gardens and mountains.  Each room also has a private bathroom. There is an on site master chef preparing all the healthy and delicious meals. There are also walking paths, gardens, and a Labyrinth on the property. A hot tub for soaking (bring your bathing suite) and a seasonal pool.

Each Couples room will have either 1 King or 1 Queen bed.

Pricing

  • $1080~ 2 People 

About Taos, New Mexico 

Only a short distance from the retreat is the heart of Taos – the famed Taos Plaza-  where you can experience a wide array of shopping, art, food, and cultural experiences.

Long one of America’s foremost, bona fide Art Colonies, Taos is also home to a world-class ski resort (Taos Ski Valley), a World Heritage Site (Taos Pueblo), one of the most photographed and iconic churches (St. Francisco de Asis), and a majestic landscape encompassing the Rocky Mountains and the Rio Grande Gorge (and its eponymous bridge). Drawn by clean air and mythical light, visitors come to New Mexico’s Soul of the Southwest to experience rich spiritual traditions, fine art, distinctive cuisine, a thriving music scene and of course, the raw, natural beauty of the landscape. Discover your place faraway from the everyday in Taos, New Mexico.

About Katrina Marie, Michael, & Celinda

Katrina Marie Gustafson 
The mermaid of the mountains, Katrina Gustafson seeks the heights of the peaks and the depths of the oceans in her practice. Through the wisdom of the heart, her purpose is to help guide others to open their own. She has studied in the temples of India, the pyramids of Mexico, and in the crucible of modern life. She finds the sacred in the rhythm of the seasons, the stars, and every second of life.

As the owner and founder of Karma Yoga Center in Denver, she brings the bhakti from all wisdom traditions to her yoga classes- singing, chanting, dancing, and journeys into the heart. Katrina fills every yoga session with love. She weaves in the teachings of her yoga mentor Saul David Raye and the cosmic knowings from the lineage of Evolutionary Astrology.

She shares her life journey with her half-side husband Michael Shankara and her two boys Max & Bo .

Michael Shankara 
Michael is a certified yoga teacher, Mayan Shaman, Priest, and Astrologer. Initiated into the sacred wisdom of the Maya, Michael is the sole apprentice under elder, priest and shaman Dr. Don Miguel Angel Vergara- former director of the sacred Chichen Itza Archeology Site in Mexico. Michael is also a musician and sound healer, providing live music for yoga classes, retreats, journeys and mediations at Karma Yoga Center. Michael is a certified Crystology Healer and studies Soul Astrology, Astronomy, and the Mayan Calendars. He offers Energy Healings and Astrology Readings that integrate his shamanic and yogic trainings. Michael & Katrina also provide a free astrology videos on the New Moons and Full moons called the Shaman & The Mermaid.

Celinda Kaelin
Celinda Reynolds Kaelin is a poet, author, lecturer, and ethnohistorian who is privileged to work and study with indigenous Elders and spiritual leaders from over seventy First Nations. She is a member of the World Council of Elders, and has traveled extensively with these traditional spiritual Elders, performing Earth healing ceremonies in North and South America. Kaelin is adjunct professor at Colorado College, and is the author of six books, including, Journey Song: A spiritual Legacy of the American Indian (Four Directions, 1998), Pikes Peak Backcountry (Caxton, 1999), American Indians of the Pikes Peak Region (Arcadia, 2008), and Ute Legends (Caxton, 2017). Celinda is a Cherokee grandmother who has dedicated her life to the healing of the Sacred Hoop and follows the Lakota spiritual traditions as a Pipe Carrier and a Sun Dancer. She has completed fifteen Sun Dances with the Lakota. She is proud to be an adopted member of both the Lakota Nation and the Ute Nation.