Essential Yoga Studio is excited to partner with various holistic wellness practitioners and nature-related organizations to provide unique, safe, and soul-nourishing retreats to our community!
Balance & Bonfire: a Summer Camp for Adults with an Ayurvedic Twist
Registration Deadline: June 4, 2025
Remember the carefree days of summer camp? We’re bringing that magic back—with a mindful, Ayurvedic upgrade. Join us for a four-day retreat that combines the nostalgic joy of summer camp (glamping-style) with the balancing wisdom of Ayurvedic practices.
Click here to book a shared space or here to book a solo space!
Our Journey Back to Playful Wellness:
Thursday, June 19
Arrive and settle into your camp home. After dinner and our opening circle, we’ll gather around the bonfire for connection and reimagined s’mores—both sweet and savory options to satisfy all doshas!
Friday, June 20
Greet the day with optional coffee or tea before morning yoga and a grounding walking meditation. Following a nourishing breakfast, dive into playful summer activities that awaken your inner child. After lunch, tap into your creativity with natural art-making workshops. As the sun sets on the summer solstice, we’ll celebrate with a special dinner and ceremony.
Saturday, June 21
Experience a unique walking breakfast during our morning meditation. Then, surrender to the flow as we spend the day floating on the beautiful Niangua River, enjoying lunch on the water. Return to camp for dinner followed by restorative evening practices—gentle stretching and an immersive sound bath to harmonize your energy.
Sunday, June 22
Savor our final morning together with coffee or tea, a nourishing breakfast, and a thoughtful closing circle before we pack up, carrying our refreshed spirits back into the world.
What to Expect:
This retreat blends the best of summer camp nostalgia with Ayurvedic principles that help you find your natural balance. Whether you’re floating down the river, creating art from nature, or gathering around the bonfire, each activity is designed to delight your senses while honoring your unique constitution.
There are 14 “glamping” spots available – registrants may choose a queen-sized bed to themselves for $577 or a shared bed space for $444. Note: all tents will hold 2-4 registrants; this Retreat is open to all genders, ages 18+. All meals, lodging, and floating are included. Feel free to bring extra snacks and any extra camping supplies that help you comfortable! A menu and packing list will be provided two weeks prior to the Retreat.
Registration Deadline: June 4, 2025
Come play, rest, and reconnect—to yourself, to nature, and to a community of like-minded souls seeking balance in an often unbalanced world.
We can’t wait to share our time, space, and energy with YOU!
Click here to book a shared space or here to book a solo space!
Questions? Reach out to Sunni at sunnshineyogallc@gmail.com.
Camp Crystal 2025: Mt Ida
Join Kimberlee Boise of Red Riding Hood Society, Seder Kojdecki of Mystical Thoughts, and Sunni Nutt of Essential Yoga Studio for a retreat full of community, comfort, and crystals! On this three night, two-and-a-half day getaway, you’ll have the opportunity to explore your connection to yourself, other women, and the earth through hiking, yoga, guided meditation, journaling and introspection, and crystal mining in Mt Ida, Arkansas! Only seven spots are available, both for shared sleeping spaces and solo, and all meals, transportation (after arrival at the Retreat site), and mining supplies are provided to attendees!
Ready to book? Click here for a shared space or here for a solo space!
Our agenda for our time together includes the following:
- Dinner Thursday; breakfast, lunch, and dinner Friday and Saturday; and a to-go breakfast Sunday morning before departing for home;
- Yoga, including guided meditation, gentle stretching, and movement each morning and evening;
- Hiking, swimming, sunbathing, snoozing riverside, dancing in the moonlight;
- Mining for “Arkansas ice” crystals (you get to keep all you mine!);
- Journaling and connecting with like minds, hearts, and souls
Accommodations include indoor sleeping arrangements with two full beds (one sleeper each) and two queen beds (two sleepers each), full bathrooms with walk-in showers, amazing views and outdoor fire pits overlooking the Ouachita River.
Transportation to cabins in Mt Ida is not provided though carpooling is encouraged; transportation from cabins to mines, hiking, or other destinations will be provided.
Some restaurants and a Dollar General are a short distance away though attendees are encouraged to bring snacks and beverages (alcohol is a-ok!) and to pack all toiletries, sleeping bag (if preferred), and towels/washcloths needed for the weekend.
Tickets are $444 each for a shared sleeping arrangement for the full weekend (purchase a ticket with a friend you don’t mind to sleep next to or bring a sleeping bag to “keep it separated!”) or $466 for a solo sleeping arrangement for the full weekend. All meals and mining materials included!
Upon registration, attendees will be asked to complete a form to collect pertinent registration information and preferences, such as sleeping arrangement and dietary restrictions, and be required to sign a Waiver for Release of Liability for all three partnering hosts. Any questions about this event may be directed to Seder, Sunni, or Kimmy. We’re so excited to share time, space, sunshine, and community with you!
Ready to book? Click here for a shared space or here for a solo space!
Past Retreats
Reset, Receive, Retreat: Spring 2025 in Bella Vista, AR was, again, such an incredible experience. Our intimate group of 9 found time to relax, connect, hike, create, laugh, and to BE. We can’t wait for next year!
Camp Crystal 2024: Phantom Quartz was a beautiful experience of early Fall in the Ozarks! We mined for Phantom Quartz, played in the Ouachita river, hiked, roasted marshmallows, pulled cards, journaled, relaxed, ate good food, and found connection with each other and the earth. Here are a few photos of our time together!
Reset, Receive, Retreat: Spring 2024 in Bella Vista, AR was INCREDIBLE! One of our participants summed it up perfectly with the following feedback: “This weekend was magical! There is nothing I would change. You guys did such a great job putting everything together… you made it seem effortless and I know you put in your heart and soul, an amazing amount of effort and care. From start to finish, everything seemed PERFECT from my perspective. I couldn’t tell you one thing I would change for next time. I can’t even think of a better word than “magical!”
Camp Crystal: Mt Ida Fall 2023 was PERFECT! We are so incredibly grateful for the gorgeous souls who attended and can’t wait for our next mining Retreat – this time at a phantom quartz mine – in Fall 2024! Here are a few photos of Fall 2023’s retreat to hold you over until that announcement goes live May 1, 2024!
