Announcing Adventure Awaits registration launch this Sunday
These are the moments when the world feels especially heavy. When the heartbreak asks more of our nervous systems than we know how to give.
I know for certain that my brain just doesn’t really know how to function right now.
In times like these, rest is not an escape from reality. It’s a way of remembering how to stay present within it.
Spending time in peaceful places in nature is not just a nicety, it is a requirement.
Our Annual Adventure Awaits Yoga Retreats at Birchwood Wilderness Camp, on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, was created as an invitation to slow down, reconnect with the natural world, and spend intentional time in community. It’s grounded in simplicity, reflection, and the steady rhythms of the northwoods.
Why the Boundary Waters
My time spent in the BWCAW has honestly never been anything less than exactly what I needed.
The Boundary Waters holds a rare kind of quiet.
Ancient rock, pristine water, boreal forest, and skies that stretch wide enough to remind us what steadiness feels like again. Here, the nervous system softens naturally. Time expands. Breath deepens.
This retreat is not about doing more. It’s about allowing space for what’s already within you to settle.
What this retreat offers
Over the course of our time together, you’ll be guided through experiences designed to support restoration and presence, including:
Daily yoga, meditation, and breathwork practices suitable for all levels
Guided & outfitted Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness day trips
Time immersed in the wilderness
Community connection
Evenings grounded by nature and simplicity
There will be time for conversation, silence, journaling, walking, and simply being. There will be space to move, breathe, feel connected, to laugh, and to engage in playful fun. No pressure to perform, fix, or produce.
A space to arrive as you are
This retreat is intentionally small and thoughtfully paced.
You don’t need to come feeling calm, centered, or “ready.” You only need to come willing to arrive exactly as you are.
The Boundary Waters has a way of meeting people gently, as well as offering perspective without demanding answers.
What’s included
3 nights, 4 days lodging
hot showers, running water, and yes - flushing toilets
meals (v, gf, df options) - daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
drinking water, tea & coffee
yoga, specialty workshops, meditation, journaling
BWCAW day trip + gear
camp activities, hiking, canoe, rock climbing w/ gear & instruction provided, campfire, sauna, swimming, waterfront activities: giant waterslide, river swing, water trampoline, log roll
relaxation and space to breathe
wildlife and pristine nature immersion
Registration launches Sunday
Tickets for this retreat will open February 1st at 8:00am.
Historically both sections of this retreat have sold out within minutes.
Session 1: August 13-16
Session 2: August 16-19
Registration tips for Sunday:
When registration becomes available at 8am, refresh your browser. The tickets will appear at 8am.
Choose session 1 or session 2
Choose a bunkhouse or bring-your-own-tent spot in your desired session
New this year, we will have 2 spots in each retreat session designated for a payment plan (please select this payment option only if you need a payment plan). This will include a $200 deposit to reserve your spot + monthly payments March-August at $124/mo. *if these sell out quickly, feel free to email us after registration opens to be added to our waitlist
Registering with a friend(s)? You can email us afterward and we will list you together.
Registering solo? We send an email 8+ weeks prior to the retreat to survey everyone. One of the questions is roommate confirmation. If you are attending solo, we room you with other solo attendees. We typically have a really great number of solo retreaters at this one.
Click the link to learn more about this retreat and for the registration link for Sunday:
Still have questions? Feel free to email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com. Happy to help you!
Save the Boundary Waters
This pristine and protected water is at risk. Please help to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by contacting your representatives daily. Both of these links below have a wealth of information + easy directions and fillable forms to contact your reps.
More information: On January 21, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 140 (HJ Res 140).
This resolution is an attempt to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the 20-year mining ban protecting the Boundary Waters watershed from toxic copper mining.
Call your senators now.
