Each year there are two retreats planned for anyone who wants to get away for 3 – 4 days for a yoga retreat . We use a couple of different locations. One is in Granite Hills (El Cajon) and the other in is Pine Valley. (Both are 30 – 45 minutes away from Full Circle Yoga Institute).

The retreats consist of:
Daily sitting (meditation)
Daily yoga classes
Vegetarian meals
Hiking
Beautiful environment
Free time
Silence
Daily schedule of all of the above
8 – 12 participants
Dormitory accommodations

The retreats are a time for rejuvenation – time away from the daily schedule of life – a time for quiet relaxation in a beautiful environment.

The accommodations are dormitory style. Sharing a room with two to three other people and 8 – 12 people sharing three bathrooms – two showers.

Granite Hills (El Cajon) temperatures are the same as San Diego. Pine Valley is in the mountains (5,000’) and the evenings are cooler than the evenings in San Diego.

This is a unique retreat because of the practice of Iyengar yoga and Zen Meditation combined. Sunny and Aman have found that both these practices go hand in hand in increasing our awareness of life, and enjoyment that comes from being present. They have both noticed that beginners and more experienced practitioners both benefit in the same retreat because of each days schedule.

Aman and Sunny have hosted retreats since 1997. They are the owners and directors of Full Circle Yoga Institute since 1983. They are both certified Jr. Intermediate Iyengar teachers.

For more info, write us an email, or call us at 619-283-8663

"We just wanted to express again our gratitude for the inspiring and enriching retreat you led this past weekend. Of course the retreat site itself was quite lovely, but the real inspiration came from your relationship with one another, and your ability to keep the practice in front of us at all times, whether "sitting," walking, working, eating or doing yoga. Our sitting practice and our yoga practice have been enriched, first by seeing how yoga supports the practice of "sitting" and seeing the work of "sitting" in the practice of yoga.

We are looking forward to the next retreat, and hope it can be at least a five-day (although that seems like a tremendous burden to put on Sunny, whose cooking, after all, was the real highlight of the retreat.) It's such a joy to be on this path with two such bright lights leading the way, and Fred keeping everything in perspective."

Much love,
George and Melody