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Startlement
on Kabekona Lake at Kona Kona Resort
Laporte, MN | May 28-31, 2026
Three nights and four days of lakeside bliss
Join us for a Minnesota cabin weekend at its finest. Think crystal clear water steps from your cabin, comfortable beds and lodging, a wood-fired sauna + hot tub right out your door, high quality yoga, meditation, and specialty workshops, and delightfully good catered food.
“It’s like sitting on the dock in the middle of your living room.”
Kona Kona Resort on Kabekona Lake
A classic, nostalgic Northern Minnesota resort sitting on over 700 feet of shoreline & an amazing sandbar. Rumored to be the 2nd clearest of Minnesota’s 10,000+ lakes - Kabekona boasts clear teal waters on warm sunny days.
Startlement Retreat at Kona Kona Resort
A brand-new location for Boreal Bliss!
This picturesque resort, right on the water, is something to behold and experience. Join us for a weekend of yoga, meditation, specialty workshops, delicious catered meals, relaxing outdoor recreation, outdoor wood-fired hot tub, lakeside wood-fired sauna, and an idyllic lake cabin stay.
Optional Book Club Read
Enhance your retreat experience with the option to purchase and read Ada Limon’s Startlement. Ada Limon is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States.
Dive into this read before/during/after the retreat to fully embody and savor your experience.
We will weave themes from this book throughout the retreat.
What’s Included
Option to Add
lodging (full facility cabins) | comfortable beds & bedding included | daily lunch + dinner | indoor & outdoor yoga classes | meditation sessions | specialty workshops | book club | journaling | campfire | small watercrafts | lakeside wood-fired sauna + lake plunge | lakeside wood-fired hot tub
Massage therapy appointments will be available while at the retreat. Candace Henry of Exhale Massage and Wellness in Park Rapids will be joining us as a certified massage therapist and yoga teacher.
Meet the Team
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Bryana Cook
Retreat Leader, Yoga Teacher
LICSW, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Bryana is passionate about pursuing outdoor adventure, and loves to celebrate the benefits of yoga, meditation, breathwork, and nature immersion.
She enjoys teaching gentle and fluid vinyasa classes. Yoga philosophy and the subtle benefits of consistent practice are elements that she can never learn enough about.
In addition to co-owning Boreal Bliss, Bryana also owns Northern Yoga and Wellness. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISCW).
Bryana’s husband Dan Ryan is a fishing guide. They live outside of small-town Longville, MN with their two boys (6 & 4 years old), black lab Sunny, cat Lucy, and chickens. Small business life in the Northwoods suits them!
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Stacy Nightwine
Retreat Leader, Yoga Teacher, Sauna Expert
RYT 200, Yin Certified
Stacy lives in Two Harbors. She enjoys a simple life and the great outdoors: fishing in both summer and winter, kayaking, and snowshoeing. Her favorite shows are Dateline 20/20 and Golden Girls. She uses essential oils for anything and everything.
Stacy owns her own yoga business in Two Harbors: Lake Effect Yoga. She also owns Silver Creek Sauna Co. & loves to bring her mobile sauna to retreats!
Stacy traveled to Isla Mujeres, Mexico in 2019 to complete her 200 hour YTT with Marianne Wells Yoga School. This was a transformational experience for her on many levels. This was her first time traveling out of the country, first time on a plane, and a huge leap to pursue the study of yoga, and continue to to work on a deeper understanding of herself.
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Candace Henry
Yoga Teacher, Massage Therapist
RYT 200, Certified Massage Therapist
Candace Henry is the owner of Exhale Massage and Wellness in Park Rapids, MN, where she offers massage therapy, yoga, and somatic bodywork shaped by more than 15 years of listening to bodies. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Boreal Bliss’s very first cohort in 2020. Returning to this retreat space feels a bit like coming home.
Her work is rooted in relationship. She doesn’t see bodies as problems to solve, but as living, breathing stories. Each session is a collaborative unfolding, guided by consent, nervous system awareness, and deep respect for the wisdom already present. She believes healing isn’t something we force; it’s something we gently make space for.
Candace is also a mother to three daughters (her barefoot forest fairies).
Whether through touch, movement, or quiet presence, she hopes people leave feeling a little more at home in themselves.
information + registration
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Reserve an entire lakeside cabin with your group of 4+ of your friends. Please email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com.
Each cabin boasts lakeside views, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Bedding is provided.
*Each cabin includes three bedrooms in total.
bedroom 1: queen bed
bedroom 2: queen bed
bedroom 3: two twin beds or bunk bed
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A semi-private room, within a shared lakeside cabin. This option is for you and a friend. OR you can also register solo and meet a new soon-to-be friend as your roommate.
Each cabin boasts lakeside views, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Bedding is provided.
This semi-private room options has a twin bunk bed.
Email us with any questions: hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com.
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Opt for a private room within a lakeside cabin. This option is to share a king bed with a friend or partner. You will each register separately, or add 2 tickets to your cart.
Each cabin boasts lakeside views, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Bedding is provided.
Please both register separately, or add 2 tickets and email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com with their first + last name and email.
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A semi-private room, within a shared lakeside cabin. This option is for you and a friend. OR you can also register solo and meet a new soon-to-be friend as your roommate.
Each cabin boasts lakeside views, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Bedding is provided.
Semi-private room has two twin beds.
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Opt for a private room within a lakeside cabin. Typically a full, queen, or king-sized bed in your private room.
Each cabin boasts lakeside views, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Bedding is provided.
Registering and sharing your private room, and bed with someone? Please both register with the semi-private rate and/or email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com to add an invoice for the remaining balance.
Interested in a cabin buyout with a group of 4+ of your friends?
Seeking a payment plan option?
Please email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com