Yahoo! Yoga horsemanship retreats here at the ranch!

I have found that my horsemanship, body awareness, and self-control has improved dramatically since I have started practicing yoga!  And I want to share that experience with you & your horse!

These retreats will offer morning yoga, a clinic style horsemanship-on-the-trail trail ride where we will talk about the mornings yoga postures & breathing and how it relates to our balanced relaxed seat & neutral pelvis while riding, afternoon yoga specific to your riding posture, wonderful meals & nightly discussions by the fire about expectations, goals & body awareness.  The concept of the weekend is relaxation with your horse, we want you to leave feeling rejuvenated and invigorated! 

This is a highly integrated weekend.  Your riding instructor will be learning yoga right alongside you & your yoga instructor will be participating in the riding.  During the riding sections of the retreat there will be specific talk about the yoga postures that we've already practiced, and the yoga postures chosen will be specific to the body position and awareness that we are trying to obtain in our riding. Also, your instructors are with you 24-7 so when that question pops into your head they are right there ready to help.   

As part of your retreat you will be staying in the beautiful lodge of the Pecos Bar X Bar Ranch, each room has a queen sized bed or two double beds with a private bathroom with it's own water heater so no cold showers!  Meals will be prepared & cooked by our own private chef, and there will always be plenty of snacks available so bring your saddle bags. 

This weekend is WAY more than your average clinic, you're getting 4+ hours of yoga instruction and hours upon hours of riding in a small group (a maximum of 10 participants) with individualized instruction (not just 3 hours standing around in an arena), there are no auditors or audience to critique your every move, just you, your horse, the earth & sky!  The small group offers the best situation for discussion both on & off your horse, and you'll meet other people looking to learn the same things you are. 

This weekend is WAY more than your average dude ranch weekend, you're getting individualized attention, you are on your own horse, and your yoga classes & riding instruction overlap.  The poses & breathing you've practiced in the morning directly relate to your riding posture later in the day.  Your yoga instructor is there for your riding instruction, and your riding instructor is there for your yoga!

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You do not need any prior knowledge of yoga to participate in this Cowgirl Yoga Weekend!  Heck you don't even have to be flexible or athletic! But you will need a steady mount.  Your horse must be trail friendly, and you must be comfortable riding him or her, without an arena, over uneven terrain.  All of our horsemanship work throughout the weekend will be in open areas or out on the trail, just like the cowgirls do it.  A full packing list for you & your horse will be provided when you enroll for the Cowgirl Yoga Weekend.

Dates & Cost:

Each retreat is limited to 8 participants and their horses

I do have contacts with horses if you need to lease a horse for the weekend please let me know.

$1500 or $1250 when you room with a friend!

  Christina@BuckarooBalance.com