What you will receive:
•    2-nights’ accommodations
•    Nourishing, wholesome meals
•    Daily yoga & mindful movement
•    Nature walks and outdoor mindfulness practices
•    Time to unplug – finding stillness and presence
•    A warm, supportive community of like-minded people
•    Rest, reflection, and space to reconnect with yourself

Join Resting Tree Studios’, Kris and Richard Gosnell at the Lodge at Water’s Edge for a weekend of reconnection. Kris is a Kripalu trained yoga teacher and a registered nurse who encourages students to compassionately explore yoga in their own bodies.  Richard is a Kripalu trained meditative outdoor guide and an astronomy instructor with a passion for the rhythms of outdoors, naked eye astronomy, and the quiet places in nature.

The location for our retreat is a restored, mid-twentieth century vacation estate that was constructed with the intention to give people a beautiful view and make them feel at one with nature. Surrounded by the vibrant energy of new growth, you’ll be guided to realign with the natural rhythms of body, mind, and the living world. Click to visit The Lodge at Water’s Edge, Portersville, PA website.

Retreat Friends & Family Pricing until November 8, 2025

Prices are per person and will increase after November 8th when registration opens to general public. [limited spaces available for each option]

All Options Include:
•    Retreat program Friday afternoon, April 17, 2026 – Sunday mid-day, April 19, 2026
•    Daily yoga, outdoor meditation, activities that will help you find renewal and connection, and free time
•    2 dinners, 1 lunch, 1 breakfast, 1 brunch
•    Yoga blocks, blankets, and bolsters
•    Optional hikes

Not Included:
•    Transportation to / from retreat
•    Yoga mat

Optional add-on activities for an additional fee: massage

Option 1 Accommodations:
•    Single bed / Bunk bed with shared living space and shared bathroom 
•    Paying by Credit Card - $777
•    Discount if paying with Venmo/Check - $752
•    $300 non-refundable deposit due by November 8, 2025
•    Balance of payment due by February 27, 2026
•    Click to BOOK NOW

Option 2 Accommodations:
•    Queen / King bed with shared living space and shared bathroom 
•    Paying by Credit Card - $827
•    Discount if paying with Venmo/Check - $802
•    $300 non-refundable deposit due by November 8, 2025
•    Balance of payment due by February 27, 2026
•    Click to BOOK NOW

Option 3 Accommodations:
•    King bed with private room and ensuite bathroom - SOLD OUT

Cancellation policy: each payment received after the initial $300, is non-refundable unless we fill your space.

Retreat Guides

Kris: I have been a student of yoga since 2005 and began sharing my love of yoga with others in 2018 following training at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, MA. My classes incorporate asana (postures), pranayama (breath work), meditation, and relaxation for a holistic yoga practice.  I meet students where they are on their yoga journey and encourage students to explore yoga in their own bodies, drawing awareness to sensations and breath and providing variations and encouraging the use of props.

 
Nature inspires me and often guides the teachings that I offer in each class – whether learning how to let go by watching trees shed their leaves each fall or blooming into ourselves like the tiniest of seeds does each spring and summer. We can learn so much when attuning to the rhythms of each season. Each of us has a unique yoga journey to experience and I am here to guide you in the unfolding of the experience.

Richard:  I have had a love for wilderness and especially, the night sky, all my life. Some of my fondest memories from childhood in northwestern Pennsylvania were of times spent at my grandparent’s farm, wandering the woods during the day, and staring up at the Milky Way at night.

My passions for the outdoors and a wish to connect on a deeper level with the more than human world led me to become a Kripalu certified mindful outdoor guide. This training showed me how to transform my time outdoors into a meditative practice that allows me to turn off the never-ending loop of to-do-lists that used to run in my mind and to connect with the natural world and see things I have not noticed since childhood. The training also showed me how I could help others learn these skills and start on the journey to a more nature centered life.

Snowdrop picture used with permission jhenning @ pixabay.

Picture of Richard used with permission of Kate Costanzo.

The Lodge at River’s Edge pictures used with permission.