Family Weekends
Join us every spring and winter for a Family Weekend at Shoshoni. These weekends offer kids and adult yoga classes, kirtan & meditation, craft projects & theater arts, outdoor games & education. An amazing experience, and fun for the family in a beautiful and peaceful woodland setting. All ages are welcome.
Family weekends combine arts and crafts, games, swimming, singing, and storytelling with hatha yoga, meditation, karma yoga, and environmental and multicultural programs.
2008 Family Weekend Dates
June 13- 15
Dec 19- 21
$100 per family plus accommodations
Sat only: $75 per adult, $38 per child
Mom and Baby/Tots Yoga
Join the local “Ned Mamas” for a special weekly class for babies 6 weeks to age 3 and their parents. Classes move slowly with emphasis on the needs of moms and dads, and the growing needs of babies and tots. No yoga experience necessary. Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m.- Noon ($10 drop-in, 6-visit punch cards available)
Teen Yoga Camp
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~A free-spirited week of inner & outer connections ~
Held at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat in the Colorado Rockies near Boulder
June 27- July 4, 2008 |
| This summer, choose your own path! At Shoshoni Teen Yoga Camp for ages 11- 17, you can feel free to be yourself and make your own choices. Choose from an amazing array of activities in Fine Arts, Outdoor/Adventure, Contemplative Arts, and Music. |
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* Daily Centering and Meditation Exercises
* Develop self esteem and focus on high and low ropes courses
* Sacred Art Workshop
* Songwriting, Guitar, Hand Drumming
* Deepen your connection with nature during hiking and rock climbing excursions
* Vedic Arts including Yoga, Meditation, Astrology, Vedic Fire Ceremony, and more
* Plenty of free time |
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MUSIC- Our resident musicians draw from a myriad of traditions and backgrounds.
Let them guide you in expressing your own creative side.
• Songwriting
• Guitar
• Chanting
• Hand Drumming
Fine Arts- (Sacred Arts)
• Painting
• Henna Tattoo
• Tie-Dye
• Ceramics
Expressive Arts-
* Dance
* Improvisational Acting- Adapted theatre and improvisational games that teach and exercise yogic themes such as mantra and meditation The games refresh the senses through their unique structures. They build trust and partnership through group participation and spontaneously renew interest in the simple joys of the imagination.
* Photography
* Cooking
Contemplative Arts (Vedic Arts)
• Hatha Yoga-
• Centering and Meditation
• Vedic Fire Ceremony
• Jyotish (Vedic Astrology)
Growth Opportunities-
Silent Retreat
Vedic Fire Ceremony
Ropes Challenge
Night Hike
Campfire
Talent Show
Movie Night |
Outdoors Adventure- Play all day.
• Adventure Activities- group problem solving, ice-breakers
• High & Low Ropes Course
• Rock Climbing
• Hiking
• Slack Line Walking
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Frisbee Golf
• Volleyball
• Lake Activities
Service- Enhance your experience by giving back. Find friendship and community by sharing
* Gardening
* Green Building
* Trail Building
* Cooking
* Wood Cutting
Food- Shoshoni serves a varied and colorful vegetarian cuisine. Meals are served buffet style and include several choices. The famous and beautiful Shoshoni cooks can accommodate most special diet needs. Afternoon snacks will be provided and the Amrit cafe is always open.
Staff- Shoshoni’s Teen Camp will be led by Ram Best, experienced camp counselor, certified physical education coordinator and outdoor enthusiast.
For more information please contact Ram at 303-642-0116 |
| Daily Schedule for Teen Camp |
| 7:00 am |
Staff Breakfast/Meeting |
| 8:30 am |
Wake-Up/ |
| 8:30-9:00 am |
Optional Meditation-Yoga Mandir |
| 9:00 am |
Breakfast |
| 9:45-10:15 am |
Morning Connections- Yoga Contemplation, and conversation |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Morning Activity- Fine Art/Yoga/Outdoor-Adventure |
| 12-1 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15-2:45 pm |
Afternoon Activity- Contemplative Art/Outdoor-Adventure/Music |
| 3-4:30 pm |
Free Time- Lounge in a Hammock, Take out a Canoe, or just go with the flow |
| 4:30-6:00 pm |
2nd Afternoon Activity- Dance/Outdoor Adventure |
| 6:15-7:45 pm |
Dinner and Cleanup |
| 8-9:30 pm |
Evening program |
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College Yoga Retreats
Specially priced retreat weekends for college students offer relaxing and uplifting opportunities to delve into the depth and breadth of the yoga tradition. Includes 3 yoga classes, chanting and meditation programs, meals and dorm accommodations.
2008 College Retreat Dates
March 8- 9
November 8-9
$60 includes accommodations
Eldorado Kids Camps
Shoshoni’s sister ashram, Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram, located just south of Boulder, offers yoga day camps for kids and teens, ages 5-16, every summer. These free-spirited yoga arts camps integrate the wonderful body/mind/spirit benefits of yoga with traditional summer camp activities.
Registration is now open for these popular summer camps. Seven 1-week sessions are planned for 2008. Last summer our camps filled up fast. To get the session or sessions of your choice, register as soon as possible.
For more information click here
