Bloom and Breathe Yoga Retreat
One day. One stunning garden. A full reset for body, mind, and spirit as you flow through yoga, sound, and mindfulness in nature’s embrace.
Breathe in the beauty of the blossoms and let the world slow down for a while. Join four of 's beloved teachers (Leala Enfield, Melanie Maltais, Kevin Gaudet and Tania Vazquez) on September 1 for a soul-nourishing day of yoga, meditation, and mindful connection set within the breathtaking Alpine Garden. As summer’s glow softens into the quiet focus of fall, this retreat offers a sacred pause as well as a chance to reflect, realign, and replenish.
Monday, September 1, 2025
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Surrounded by vibrant blooms, shimmering water features, and the gentle song of the trees, you’ll flow through practices that awaken the body, soothe the mind, and open the heart. You’ll move, breathe, and rest in rhythm with the natural world, returning home renewed and ready for the season ahead.
$159/person. Includes Garden admission and all day access from 9:30 a.m., - 7 p.m. The Garden closes at 7 p.m.
Details
Date and Time: Monday, September 1, 2025 from 10 a.m., - 5 p.m. Please plan to arrive by 9:30 a.m., to allow time to move to the Alpine Garden.
Schedule
- 10:00 a.m., Welcome and Morning Yoga: warm welcome, teacher intros, and an energizing 75 minute yoga session to awaken the body
- 11:30 a.m., Tea Break: tea and light snacks provided or you can bring your own
- 12:00 p.m., Group Introductions and Yoga Talk: explore the connection between classical yoga and nature with an introduction to Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing) and its benefits
- 12:45 p.m., Mindfulness Rotation Round 1: Participants will rotate between Water Sound Meditation and Walking Meditation
- 1:30 p.m., Lunch Break: order lunch at Cafe al Fresco on site or bring your own lunch
- 2:30 p.m., Mindfulness Rotation Round 2: Participants will rotate between Water Sound Meditation and Walking Meditation
- 3:15 p.m., Sound Medicine Mantra Singing: Group session - open your heart with sacred sound vibrations and community connection
- 3:45 p.m., - 5 p.m., Gentle Flow and Yoga Nidra with Sound Bath: Gentle Flow and Yin yoga to relax and restore followed by deep yoga Nidra guided relaxation with live sound bath for profound renewal
About the Instructors:
Leala Enfield: Leala Enfield founded Prana Yoga Studio in Edmonton in 2006. Along with owning a busy urban yoga studio for 20 years, Leala has raised a family, guided international yoga retreats, and taught numerous Yoga Teacher Training programs in both Canada and India. Her classes synergize meditation, mindfulness, breath and embodied movement. Leala’s passions include practicing yoga outdoors, hiking, swimming and quality time with her family.
Melaine Maltais: Melanie, a nature-loving and wisdom seeking soul from the shores of New Brunswick, traded ocean waves for Alberta’s landscapes in 2016, eager for new adventures. In 2017 she discovered yoga, and through the completion of a 200-hour program at Prana she fell deeply in love with the mysticism of philosophy, traditional and modern practices and the way of living a wholesome and Sattvic life. Now a dedicated teacher, she’s on a continuous learning journey, having explored Trauma-Informed Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Kundalini immersion and Sanskrit training . Excitingly, she’s returned from her solo journey to India and her 300-hour teacher training with Yogrishi Vishveketu at Akhanda Yoga School Anan Prakash. Melanie’s passion for yoga shines as she holds space for fellow yogin and eagerly expands her knowledge to share even more.
Kevin Gaudet: For Kevin, yoga is the practice of life. It provides the method, training ground and reality for fully and consciously moving through the world, for encountering all of life’s twists and turns with grace, intelligence, and respect. The mirror of practice is one that will consistently provide the practitioner with a high fidelity reflection of themselves, strengths and weaknesses alike. To be living within the opportunity to develop precision and discrimination as this reflection is observed is an opportunity Kevin intends to make the most of. This opportunity is one that Kevin feels all should have equal potential to put to practice, and is at the root of what drives him to share this inspiration with all who seek.
Tania Vazquez: Yoga has been the clearest path to self-exploration and discovery for Tania. When she was first introduced to meditation in her early teens, she felt a strong curiosity about the boundaries her mind was able to cross when practicing. A sense of grounding and mind opening are recurrent patterns in her practice. In Mexico, Tania practiced Kundalini and Hatha Yoga. Finding the Akhanda experience at Prana opened a whole new world for her. Tania soon fell in love with how integrational and holistic the classes were, as well as the sense of care and attention that each teacher had to offer. She has found so much inspiration here. Completing her 200 hr YTT in 2017 is one of Tania's proudest and most fulfilling life events, and she continues to learn, share and deepen her knowledge.
*SKY ABOVE, EARTH BELOW, PEACE WITHIN*
What to Bring
Please dress for the weather and bring a yoga mat, a cushion, and a blanket for the sound bath to ensure your comfort as you relax and to fully benefit from the experience. It is recommended to bring extra snacks to keep your energy stable throughout the day. You can either bring a lunch or order at the Cafe al Fresco on site. There is no access to a fridge or microwave.
Bug spray and a water bottle are recommended and there are waterfill stations in the Lower Talar by the washrooms. Once you are in the session space, please turn off your cell phone so you can enjoy tuning into the present moment surrounded by nature.
Important to Know
- Minimum age of participants is 18-years-old
- This event may be cancelled if enrolment is low
- This event is outdoors in the Alpine Garden, so please make sure you are dressed for the weather. In the event of rain, the event will be moved indoors to the Pine Pavilion
- There are no refunds. However, if there is a severe weather warning issued by Environment Canada, the Garden may cancel the event and then refunds will be issued
$159/person. Includes Garden admission and all day access from 9:30 a.m., - 7 p.m. The Garden closes at 7 p.m.