Amalga Meadows, view from Lodge, trail to the beach

Nature is the greatest place to heal and recharge

RENEW.RECONNECT.REPLENISH.

Enjoy long Alaskan summer days and nights at the Earth, Fire, & Water Yoga and Wellness Retreat this Summer 2024. Located on the beautiful lands of the Aak’w Kwáan on Lingít Aání of Juneau, Alaska, we will stay at the SAGA Eagle Valley Center Lodge in the Amalga Meadows Park in heart of the Tongass National Forest. This three day retreat is a premium experience in self care and fun.

This well rounded weekend will include five delicious locally sourced meals, ample time to relax, space for writing and goal setting workshop, puzzling, bonfires, and share great company with other like minded folks looking to deepen their practice and find their solace. We will experience a fire ceremony (called a yagya in Sanskrit), to embrace the new and let go of the old dusty things holding us back from living fully.

Enjoy a weekend away from social media and to do lists (unless you love to do lists), tune in to the nature and beauty among the elements of the enchanting Southeast Alaskan rainforest. Come and share meals together, practice morning and evening yoga, find time for self reflection and stillness. Walk (or sit) among the Spruce and Hemlock trees, or daydream in the giant Amalga Meadows by the stream, or sit by the ocean shore and replenish your mind/body connection. Get in touch with your whole self at this one of a kind yoga and wellness retreat. Restore and renew this summer at the Earth, Fire & Water Yoga Retreat presented by Water & Company. To keep it real, 10 participants is the maximum for the overnight, 15 for day participation. Our locally sourced meals include salmon and halibut caught on our family boat, the Mac & Water, with local cuisine crafted by our friends, family, and former students. Herbs and fruits foraged here, garden to table for you. An experience to remember for the ages.

EMAIL: juneauyogaden@gmail.com

EARTH, FIRE & WATER Yoga and Wellness RETREAT

Overview~ Summer 2024

Ocean Cove -walk from the Lodge

Personalized Yoga Experiences

Elevate & Center your special event with a personalized on-site yoga class for the Bride, the Groom, or the whole Bridal party. Getting centered for your big day is essential. With a private yoga class tailored to you and your group, we can create a serene and tranquil atmosphere that will leave a lasting impression on your guests. Our experienced instructor will guide you through a series of poses and breathing exercises, promoting relaxation and mindfulness. Allow yourself and your loved ones to connect on a deeper level, both mentally and physically, as you embark on this special occasion. Start your event with a sense of calm and rejuvenation, setting the tone for a memorable and meaningful celebration. Gift certificates available!

Looking for a way to pamper the Bride-to-Be? The Yoga Den is here to fulfill your dream vision. Whether it's at her home, hotel, or the event venue, we offer personalized yoga classes to help her breathe, unwind, and relax before her big day. And if you want to include the wedding party, we can accommodate that too. Each session will be accompanied by a special playlist and other memorable moments to celebrate the bride-to-be. So let us create the perfect atmosphere for her to find tranquility and prepare for her special moment. Trust The Yoga Den to make her pre-wedding experience truly unforgettable.

Bride to Be & Wedding Event Yoga

Let's Party~Special Event Yoga Experiences

Whether it's a birthday, reunion, team building event, let me help you create a memorable party experience with a personalized yoga class for you and your loved ones. Mimosa/Beer yoga, 50th Birthday, or Class Reunion, I will create a unique and FUN yoga experience for your party. On site, I bring the yoga experience to the event. Props, Mat, and Ambience provided for up to 10 people. Please fill out contact form for booking your special event.

Share yoga with the family. No matter your ages, we will create a fun class perfect for the whole fam. Up to ten. Contact me for more info.

Elevate & Deepen your yoga practice

Connect with your partner through a specialized private yoga class that's tailored to meet your specific needs.

Book a private session tailored to your goals and mobility needs. In the comfort of your home.

Enjoy the benefits of Yoga On Zoom! Contact me to set up a zoom consultation. 30 min, 45, 60 sessions available. No matter our ages, we will create a fun class.

Intake Forms are Required prior to Class

Please fill out the appropriate forms that includes basic information including best contact, interest in private yoga, and general health information prior to our exercise. Chair yoga, wall assist, limited mobility, new to yoga, returning to yoga from injury, or wanting to deepen your practice, I will create a session catered to your mobility and goals. Have questions about the form? I can help. click button below for more info.

~Life is a shared experience~

About The Owner

• Guided Movement

• Guided Breath work

• Guided Journey

• relax, restore, and replenish your body and mind

• gentle hatha yoga in the vinyasa style

• unique and tailored flow and playlists

I'll lead a personalized yoga experience for you!

Hi, my name is Gretchen and I am the founder of the Yoga Den by Water & Company. I am thrilled to bring the yoga studio experience to you. I have an M.Ed. in Counseling, and am a certified Hatha Yoga teacher. I teach gentle vinyasa yoga with goals of helping you increase your mobility, flexibility, and encourage our self awareness. I am a trauma informed yoga instructor, with extensive work in overcoming grief and trauma through mindful movement.

I recently finished one life chapter in secondary education as a h.s. school counselor and psychology teacher for over 26 years in Juneau, Alaska. I currently teach gentle yoga (and Educational Psychology) at our local university UAS, and teach at JRC fitness center. During the summer months host Earth, Fire & Water Alaskan summer yoga and wellness retreats, and create yoga experiences for special events, weddings, and parties.

I began practicing yoga during my teens when recovering from back trauma from figure skating and tennis. As a triple sport athlete (softball too, I paid little mind to stretching until I needed to. Until I had to stretch and slow down, be intentional, and heal sport trauma, and as it turns out from life's trauma too. From the pressures of performance athletics, work, parental pressures, yoga can have a transformative power.

Yoga became a tool to heal both physical trauma from sports injury, while simultaneously grieving the loss of my mother at age 14. The physical flow of yoga, for an athlete, became the balance that I have relied upon to sustain my practice for more than 30 years. When I began to experience back and foot pain that challenged me psychology to perform consistently, and emotionally because I didn't have an explanation for why the injury kept appearing in the same regions (the body holds our trauma).

My yoga journey most recently brought me to Rishikesh, India in 2022 and that trip affirmed my calling to share yoga with others, those curious to heal the child within, and who want to continue living with with more fluidity, mobility, and independence as we age gracefully and fully through our yoga practices. I have developed a deep appreciation for all that yoga has given me. I also realize how much more I still have yet to learn.

Yoga has been a source of healing for me for most of my life and I want to share the benefits with you.

Yoga has the potential to help us feel youthful, vibrant, physically independent, and more centered.

From my heart to yours,

~gretchen elizabeth

Sattva Yoga Academy (India) Photo~Gretchen

Yoga is accessible to all of us!

I believe that yoga can benefit every single person. No matter your mobility, age, gender, or body shape.

Private yoga is a perfect choice for beginners to yoga!

A private yoga class designed around your needs and abilities is the safest & easiest way to build and maintain a healthy yoga habit! We can Zoom or meet in person, or both. Wall assist and chair yoga can help people with limited mobility access to the benefits of yoga. Gentle yoga has benefits for all levels of yoga student. Students with injuries benefit from safe alignment techniques during recovery.

Benefits of yoga

The Yoga Den caters to people of all body types and all ages. Using positive psychology and goal setting as the foundation of our compassionate and empowering yoga practice. I create a personalized yoga experience for you and with you. Research by Harvard Medical School shows significant benefits of yoga, on and off the mat, for mind body awareness, increased flexibility and improved mental health. If you want to deepen your practice, celebrate with your friends, or connect with others, I look forward to our yoga journey.

Rishikesh, India~November 2022

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More About the Owner:

I am an RYT 200 Hatha Yoga teacher trained and certified through YogaFit, and studied at the Sattva Yoga Academy in Rishikesh, India. I am insured and registered through Yoga Alliance. Specialities: Trauma Informed, Gentle Yoga, Vinyasa Flex and Flow, Breath-Work and Relaxation, and Somatic release. I have an M.Ed. in Counseling with extensive work in grief and trauma counseling, positive psychology for athletes, growth mindset work, and moving meditations. I believe that yoga improves our quality of life by increasing our mobility, flexibility and creating more self awareness, self compassion, and balance. My recent experience studying and practicing yoga in Rishikesh, India has had a profound effect on my belief in yoga as a journey of self discovery.