Let’s plan 2026
Research shows that simply planning for a trip boosts your well-being. Looking forward to an experience, savoring it afterward, and remembering the moments in between gives you multiple waves of joy.
With that in mind, let us help you plan your 2026!
Also, if you are the one making all the Holiday Magic happen, maybe you deserve something to look forward to. (-:
While each of our retreats have many similar themes (wonder walks in nature, a variety of yoga classes, good food, intentional time outside, adventure, and restoration). Each retreat also has a signature feel. Just like January feels different from July, or a camping trip offers different benefits than a spa weekend, our retreats also have their own personality.
And as you consider your 2026 adventure(s), just know Bryana and I (Amanda) are already planning and reserving surprises for 2027. As we approach our ten year anniversary, we are so honored and thrilled to be walking this path with all of you. We have learned much along the way, sometimes the hard way. We continue to soften into new versions of ourselves and grow together. We are ever thankful for the gifts of yoga that continue to inspire and guide us, and help us navigate the complexities of life.
Before 2026 unfurls, we have a few virtual workshops coming up that nicely help us turn inward, close the year gently, and welcome the new with meaning. They’re a beautiful way to savor past retreats, look ahead to future ones, and tend the inner fire that burns softly through the year.
We create inclusive space for all individuals to enjoy nature together. We strive to make all feel welcome in our spaces.
Winter Solstice Yoga and Journaling | Virtual
We’ll flow from light (summer) to dark (winter) in a wheel like shape around our mat. Similar to a moon salutation, this flow will help ground and settle us on the longest, most perfectly whole night of the whole year. It is a very special day, I hope you’ll join us to honor the Solstice.
Annual New Year’s Yoga and Journaling Workshop | Virtual
I love this tradition. After the fog of November and December Yuletide shenanigans, I always feel ready to greet the new year with a fresh perspective. This annual workshop has helped me refine and tweak my life year after year so that I’m living aligned with my values, prioritizing things that bring me joy, and shedding things that no longer work.
Lead teachers: Amanda, Bryana, Stacy
Specialists: Nora (nature walks, environmental ed infused yoga), Alison (Thai yoga bodywork sessions), Jessie (massage)
Vibes: wonder, deep rest, grounded, enchantment, thrill of MN winter, transformational
Archetype: The Winter Mystic
Step into the quiet magic of the Northwoods in winter. This retreat is for those ready to embrace a sky full of stars, cold nights, brisk walks, indoor fireplaces, cozy log cabins, frozen lake adventures, aventuiti (cold water swimming) after the sauna, restorative yoga, vinyasa yoga (if you like it!), and time for inner reflection and peace in the deep darkness of a Minnesota new year.
Two tracks will allow you to choose vinyasa style classes or hatha/restorative classes, choosing the rhythm that meets your body. This is a retreat for inner reflection, deep peace, and the enchantment of a Minnesota new year.
Lead teachers: Bryana, Stacy
Specialists: Alison (Thai yoga bodywork sessions), Jill (massage), Cindy (reiki)
Vibes: cozy, rest, nourishment, dreamy, soft
Archetype: The Restorative Hearthkeeper
A retreat devoted entirely to rest. Sound bowls, massage, thai yoga bodywork, restorative yoga classes, meditation, and slow wonder walks in nature weave together a weekend of deep nourishment. Held at the peak of cross-country skiing season, this retreat invites you to sink into softness while nature holds you steady.
Lead teachers: Amanda, Bryana, Stacy
Vibes: bold, playful, celebratory, silly, high-energy
Specialists: Tiana + Lindsay (dance workshop teachers!), Alison (Thai yoga bodywork sessions), Jill (massage), Cindy (reiki)
Archetype: The Jubilant Trailblazer
This is our ten year anniversary- a joyful radical celebration of community! Expect goofy, radical, high-energy vibes. We’ll be doing a dance-party style yoga class led by friends of Boreal Bliss: Tiana FitzSimmons and Lindsey Northenscold.
This retreat is pure jubilation: movement, laughter, courage, and the delight of being alive together.
Family Retreat | Whitewater State Park
Leader teachers: Bryana, Nora, Alayna
Specialists: Lance (fly fishing), Dan (fly fishing)
Archetype: The Wild and Wandering Family
Vibes: a fresh new feeling of spring, family focused, mindful fun in nature, old-fashioned play for the kids, family time + designated time for parents to enjoy fly fishing, yoga, hiking while the kids are engaged in nature and yoga.
A retreat designed for families who want to connect with nature, with one another, and with themselves. Expect mindful adventures, kid-friendly nature play, yoga for all ages, and designated time for parents to enjoy fly fishing, hiking, or quiet yoga while kids are h appily engaged with nature teachers. It’s the perfect way to welcome spring with simplicity, joy, and shared wonder.
Lead teachers: Amanda, Bryana, Stacy
Specialists: Mary & Patti (massage), TBA
Vibes: joyful welcome of spring, restorative, restful, luxurious, grounded
Archetype: The Spring Empress
We greet summer with open arms. The retreat lands in that tender window of late spring and early summer, when the grass turns green, the water warms, and everything feels possible again. Expect restorative practices, the first paddle of the season, sun-kissed afternoons, delicious food, luxurious lodging, and the smell of charcoal floating on the breeze. (This is also a great retreat to bring your family or a spouse to enjoy the grounds while you enjoy a yoga retreat.)
A luxurious, grounded, joy-filled start to summer.
Startlement | Kona Kona Resort
Lead teachers: Bryana, Stacy
Specialists: TBA
Vibes: cleansing, warm, gentle strength, serene beauty of a crystal clear lake
Archetype: The Clearwater Wader
Surprise! A brand-new location for Boreal Bliss!
This picturesque resort sits right at the water’s edge, a place so clear and serene it asks you to pause, look twice, and feel that small inner lift Ada Limon captures so well: the soft startle of beauty you didn’t know you needed.
Join us for a weekend of yoga, meditation, specialty workshops, delicious catered meals, and lingering moments by the lake. Enjoy relaxing outdoor recreation, an outdoor wood-fired hot tub, a lakeside wood-fired sauna, and the soothing rhythm of an idyllic northern cabin stay.
This retreat is rooted in cleansing, warmth, and gentle strenth. An invitation to be awakened by what is quiet, surprised by what is simple, and transformed by the clarity of a crystal-blue lake.
Adventure Awaits | Birchwood Wilderness Camp
Lead teachers: Amanda, Bryana, Stacy
Specialists: TBA
Vibes: AUGUST! ADVENTURE! SWIMMING! CLIMBING! EXTREME! Bright, bold, sun-soaked (and maybe sometimes rain-soaked, but the adventure lives on!),
Archetype: The Wild Woman
This is the height of summer energy: cliff jumping, climbing, sauna and lake cycles, firelight laughter, the sound of paddles in the water. High-adventure yogis, this is your season.
This retreat is so spectacularly special. It is a privilege to be allowed to enter the enchanting camp of Birchwood Wilderness Camp and we do not take the opportunity for granted. We relish each visit to the fullest. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that is unforgettable. You will leave transformed, empowered, stronger, and utterly exhausted in the best possible way.
Lead teachers: Amanda, Bryana, Stacy
Specialists: TBA
Vibes: artistic, creative, embracing the outdoors, first cozy vibes of fall
Archetype: The Autumn Artisan
The first cozy hints of autumn begin here. Often warm enough for at least one outdoor yoga class in the afternoon heat, as well as cozy fireside classes in teh morning and evening. This retreat is artful, gentle, and nature-forward, perfect for journaling, sketching, creating, and savoring long days outdoors with warm sun and cool shade.
Expect spacious yoga practices, nature-inspired workshops, and plenty of time to wander, notice, and make things with your hands.
