Walking with the Goddess in Recovery

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Walking with the Goddess in Recovery

A Goddess-Inspired Recovery Retreat

Walking with the Goddess in Recovery

A Goddess-Inspired Recovery Retreat
August 27—30, 2026
About My Event

Walking with the Goddess in Recovery is a recovery-centered yoga retreat exploring feminine archetypes as symbolic companions on the recovery path. The experience offers space for reflection, embodied practice, and personal insight within a respectful, inclusive container.

This experience honors the full expression of feminine strength, including nourishment, compassion, discernment, and fierce protection. Feminine archetypes are approached as sources of balanced empowerment, supporting recovery through both tenderness and courage.

Participants will engage in a thoughtfully structured retreat that emphasizes choice, personal agency, and lived experience rather than belief or doctrine. All practices are offered as invitations, and sharing is always optional.

What You’ll Explore
  • Feminine archetypes of strength, compassion, and inner guidance
  • Recovery-centered reflection and embodied practice
  • Balance between nurturing and fierce expressions of strength
  • Personal insight through movement, meditation, and journaling
How We’ll Work Together

This retreat is held in a recovery-centered container that emphasizes respect, confidentiality, and personal choice. Practices are experiential, and participants are encouraged to engage at their own pace.

Modalities used throughout the retreat include:

  • Signature Yoga4Sobriety™ practices, integrating movement with recovery-centered reflection
  • Yoga Nidra with journaling, offering guided rest followed by personal inquiry
  • Creative exploration of feminine archetypes and goddesses, through guided activities, reflection, and experiential exercises
  • Facilitated group dialogue

Gwen Rebbeck

Gwen Rebbeck, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a senior yoga educator, Founder of Yoga4Sobriety LLC, and Core Faculty Member of Sacred Centers Academy. Gwen brings clarity, depth, and compassion to her teaching. Her approach emphasizes embodied learning, guiding participants to explore the chakra system not only as a conceptual framewo...
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Himalayan Institute Retreat Center

For more than fifty years, the Himalayan Institute’s Retreat Center has been a gathering place for people seeking inspiration and aspiring to restore inner balance. Home to a vibrant community of yogis, it’s a place for seekers wishing to study the ancient tradition of yoga and to deepen the connection between themselves and the world around them. Whether you visit for a weekend retreat, a personal getaway, or one of our longer-term programs, your visit to the Himalayan Institute will accelerate your personal journey of rejuvenation and transformation.
Free Wifi
400-Acre Campus
On-Site Cafe
Meditation Shrine
Wooded Hiking Trails
Pond with Kayaks
On-Site Wellness Center
Bonfires and Stargazing
Bookstore and Giftshop

Retreat Center Highlights

Sacred Space
The Sri Vidya Shrine is the spiritual heart of the Himalayan Institute. This sanctuary offers an ideal setting for silent meditation and group spiritual practice, a cornerstone of the Himalayan Tradition for thousands of years. Open to seekers of all backgrounds and traditions, the Shrine provides a serene, sacred space for meditation, quiet reflection, prayer, and contemplation.
Nourishing Meals
Our nutritionally balanced vegetarian meals are thoughtfully prepared to nourish body, mind, and spirit. Each of our three daily meals is designed to be easily digestible and to support a meditative lifestyle. Sharing meals here naturally fosters connection, offering both deep nourishment and a sense of community.
Loving Community
The Himalayan Institute welcomes people from all walks of life. With a blend of short-term guests, long-term visitors, and a vibrant residential community, the atmosphere here is warm, inviting, and rooted in kindness, generosity, and service. It’s a place where friendships form naturally, often becoming the kind of connections that feel like family, and last a lifetime.
Rest in Nature
Nestled in the rolling hills of the Poconos, the Himalayan Institute’s 400-acre campus offers breathtaking views, scenic hiking trails, and quiet spaces for reflection and contemplation. Walking is a favorite activity, whether along our groomed trails or meandering paved roads, inviting both movement and mindful presence in nature.
Conscious Simplicity
At the Himalayan Institute, we embrace simplicity in all aspects of life, from our surroundings to our approach to yoga. By minimizing distractions, we create space to strengthen the inner self and quiet the mind. Guided by authenticity and grounded in philosophy rather than frills, we support a path of meaningful personal growth.
Treat Yourself
Our Himalayan Café serves the Institute’s signature chai, coffee, and homemade cookies and treats on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The 24/7 Tea Lounge offers a variety of herbal teas for anytime enjoyment. On campus, the MOKA Origins Factory is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., offering handcrafted, ethically sourced chocolate and coffee, with free tours and tastings on Saturdays.
Date
August 27—30, 2026
Duration
4 days, 3 nights

$388 per person + accommodations
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Registration

Dates
Thursday, August 27, 2026 @ 7:00 pmSunday, August 30, 2026 @ 12:30 pm
Tuition
$388 per person + accommodations
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$388 per person + accommodations

2-Part Registration

This is a private event at the Himalayan Institute Retreat Center.

Registration requires two steps:

1

Pay your tuition and register directly with the Host.

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Book your accommodations directly with the Himalayan Institute.

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Planning to stay off-campus? Call Guest Services at (570) 253-5551 to learn more about a Commuter Pass.