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Root 2 Rise Yoga with Michelle Chua

Nurture in Nature

New Year Mini-Retreat to Awaken and Balance Your Energy Centers in Harmony with Nature

SOLD OUT - To join the waitlist, fill out the form below.

Sunday, January 30, 2022
1:00-4:00pm

Mindfulness & Chakra-Centered Yoga in Nature
Mini Retreat with Michelle Chua
Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve in Ojai, CA

$35 EARLY BIRD Registration ends January 23.  Space is limited.
Enjoy an afternoon exploration of magical Taft Gardens and Nature Preserve as Root 2 Rise Yoga Facilitator Michelle Chua guides you on a journey of awakening and balancing life force energy through your seven main energy centers, known as chakras in yoga.  At complimentary locations in this outdoor oasis, we’ll focus on acquainting ourselves with and harmonizing our specific chakras, based on the mind-body elements they influence and the elements of nature that support them.
 
Ground through mindful walking and shinrin yoku, the Japanese practice of forest bathing with the senses among the ancient trees and vibrant medicinal plants.  Take a brief hike to the Chumash medicine wheel
 for bird’s eye views of Ojai and practice basic standing yoga poses  to stoke your inner fire for inspired action towards your New Year vision.  Surrounded by thriving foliage, tune inward with calming breathwork, vocalizing and meditation.  We’ll begin and close in circle with conversation, tea and a light healthy snack.
 
Through mindfulness and yoga practices, let’s gather safely in community, replenish ourselves on a nourishing play-date with nature (and nature within), realign with our intentions for 2022 and strengthen our whole wellbeing, rippling wellness into the communities we return to.
Our Itinerary
 
1:00pm Arrival
 
1:10 Welcome Tea and Opening Circle 
 
1:30 Mindful Nature Walk and Forest Bathing (shinrin yoku) to ground with Mother Earth and awaken root energy center (Muladhara Chakra)
 
2:00 Visit garden and nature preserve highlights and harmonize sacral (Svadhistana Chakra) and solar plexus (Manipura Chakra) energy centers
 
2:40 Free Time for restrooms, personal care and reflection
 
3:00 Gather at the grass amphitheater for breathwork (for heart energy center or Anahata Chakra), vocalizing or chanting (for throat energy center or Vishuddha Chakra) and meditation (for brow center or Ajna Chakra and crown center or Sahasrara Chakra)

3:30 Closing Circle, Tea and Healthy Snack

What To Bring to Our Mini Retreat:
  • Layered warm outdoor attire for yoga and nature walk  
  • A blanket and optional pillow for lying down comfortably and sitting on the grass for breathwork and meditation
  • Bottled water
  • Your Intentions for the New Year
Meet Retreat Facilitator, Michelle Chua
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My intention for this afternoon retreat is to hold space for loving awareness and connection with nature within and around.

May this afternoon immersion in the thriving nature of Taft Gardens align us with our source of peace and wellbeing, awakening inspired action to joyfully actualize our vision for 2022.


Michelle Chua has been practicing yoga since 2001 and facilitating it since 2010.  She's devoted to integrating yoga philosophy and practice into mindful living.  Read more in here bio here.

How to Register for This Mini-Retreat

Complete the form below and send your energy exchange amount via Zelle to Root2RiseYoga@gmail.com (account of Mary Michelle Chua) or Venmo to @root2riseyoga (scan barcode below).  When payment and registration form are received, you'll receive email confirmation.  Location details will be emailed at least 1 week prior to the event.
Energy Exchange: Your investment includes tea and refreshments, our retreat group's private use of 264 acres of garden and preserve and a $15 donation to the California Endowment Fund, a non-profit organization with a mission to educate about, preserve and explore the land in Santa Ana Canyon.  It also provides energy exchange for preparation and facilitation of all activities by Root 2 Rise Yoga, a Los Angeles-based community organization aimed at providing Self-empowering wellness resources for diverse people and promoting soulful community connection.
 
$35/person - Early Bird Registration ends Jan. 23
$40/person - Registration thereafter, pending availability 
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Your investment is nonrefundable and not transferable to other events.
However, if rain is forecasted for Jan. 30 a week prior, we may need to reschedule or cancel this event, and only then, refund the registration amount.  
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We're currently full for this mini-retreat.  If anyone notifies of canceling their attendance, all who have completed the waitlist form below will be notified.  The first to reply and complete their registration with payment will receive the open spot(s).

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REviews of Root 2 Rise Yoga with Michelle chua:

Michelle truly lives out what she teaches. She is so much more than a yoga teacher - I learned this when I went on her exquisitely curated trip that she organized to Costa Rica this past June 2018...Hopefully like me, you'll be delighted by her effervescent love of movement, nature, and all people!
-Rebekah B. (Virginia, USA) *See more YELP Reviews
Michelle clearly stands out with her beautiful and bright energy. I love how her practice and teaching encompass body, mind and spirit. She not only teaches yoga but lives and exudes it.
-Marianne Manes (Los Angeles, CA)
Michelle not only teaches 'yoga', she embodies it fully with her heart and soul...
​-Christin M. (Los Angeles, CA) *See more YELP Reviews
Michelle is by far one of the best instructors I've ever had, period. Patient, clear in her explanations and demos, and so encouraging...
-Jessica L. (North Hollywood, CA) *See more YELP Reviews
My first yoga class was with Michelle years ago.  ​You can have the best (yoga pose) sequence and not teach from your heart.  With Michelle, I also feel her passion when I'm in her class.  I can see she loves what she does, and she inspired me to want to teach yoga, too.
-Janette Guzman (Certified Yoga Teacher in Northridge, CA)

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I'm so grateful to have met Michelle! Her kind energy opened up my interest in pursuing yoga and meditation. She is such an incredibly light and soul. She starts with grounding ourselves through mindfulness and breathing exercise. She brings the most authentic energy to the class by sharing the history and understanding behind poses, names, and techniques. I truly appreciate her work and impact on my well-being!
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I’ve had dozens of instructors over the years, but Michelle is far and away the best yoga mentor I’ve ever practiced with. She epitomizes grace during these difficult times. Michelle has saved my sanity and my back while working from home, keeping me grounded with her sharing of yogic teachings and meditation techniques. Her repertoire of physical asanas is encyclopedic, and I’ve loved learning new poses and stretching my boundaries. Jump in, all. You’ve got this!
- Cathleen Fager (Attends Zoom Yoga Classes)
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