This Women's Retreat 2008 is filling. This vacation with purpose would make an awesome and unique Holiday Gift for loved ones in your life! With only a few spaces left, early registration and securing your air flights in and out of Puerta Vallerta is highly recommended. Reserve now and look forward this beautiful experience

Awaken the Mind - Free the Body - Inspire the Spirit
In this setting of natural beauty, you'll leave your daily routine behind, connecting with nature, warm blue waters and secluded beaches will nurture your body and mind. Guided meditations will bring moments of simple silence, while opening you to inspiration. Practicing GREAT authentic yoga will stretch, strengthen, and support you as you move towards a deeper quality of personal practice. During this retreat enjoy healthy meals and replenish yourself with the powerful and soothing sounds of the ocean.

Sessions also include 'Dance of the Spirit' movement and dance, and a Yaki Indian 'Women's Dream Circle'. Within each woman is an incredible reserve of creativity and power, and this retreat will return you to your truth, inspiration, and core. Sherri & Michele will share their wisdom, knowledge, and love of yoga with you. Skillfully they'll guide you through daily practices that offer profound life-changing principles of yoga, health, and fitness in a simple way that is accessible to everyone, from all walks of life. For women only, this well balanced program will give you time to enjoy the beauty of nature, secluded ocean, and jungle walks, time for reflection, art, writing, talks with friends at the beach, swimming, relaxing, and time for massage.
HARAMARA is a sacred Huichol word for “Mother Sea.” and once there you quickly recognize the feminine spirit of this retreat center. One of the most sacred of all Huichol Mountains is visible from the Yoga and Meditation room at Haramara with 360 degree view. The beaches that surround Haramara are beautiful and secluded. The Pacific Ocean water is inviting to swim in; the sandy beaches are private, expansive and very special. The beach vista with the backdrop of mountains and jungle terrain descending to the sea, along with the many fascinating rock formations, make the ocean setting quite dramatic. Their swimming pool is scheduled to be built by the time we visit.

In this setting of natural beauty, warm blue waters, surf, secluded beaches, and warm blue skies. During the retreat we will practice GREAT authentic yoga together, enjoy healthy meals, relaxing time on the beach, and the powerful and soothing sound of the waves day and night. The food is simply delicious, and the yoga room wonderful for inspiring for deep and extended practice. Haramara is a perfectly suited environment for rejuvenation, deep and spiritual practice, and lots of fun.





RETREAT SITE: Haramara is located 40 miles north of Puerto Vallarta. Once you get to Haramara, you may not wish to leave, except for a nice afternoon walk down quiet jungle trails to nearby Sayulita, a quaint, picturesque fishing village with a vibrant, active town square. The Sayulita ocean area is an ecologically protected zone. The surf that breaks in front of the village is world renown and surfboards are available to rent. In addition, there are lots of small shops to visit and streets to explore. It is easy to find a taxi in front of the local ice cream shop for a short ride back to Haramara. This area is one of the greatest surfing spots in the world, considered one of the best destinations in Mexico. Offering some of the best weather during this time of the year, it will give you a full and rich retreat experience: returning you home inspired, and ready to move forward into Spring.
ACCOMMODATIONS: The simple beauty of the accommodations will win your heart, as your senses awaken and you become one with nature. The separate open-air casitas are spacious with two luxurious double beds. Two of the guest rooms will accommodate triple occupancy. Each casita has a sitting area and unique and private bathroom, with a partially open wall inviting the beauty of the jungle and ocean into view. Each casita has a private outdoor hot shower designed for lavish and relaxing pleasure. The palapas have been hand-built into the jungle mountainsides; built in a vernacular style of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. They are of the finest tropical woods (parota), with spacious rooms, private bathrooms and spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean or mountain views in a jungle setting. The palapas and casitas provide a feeling of calm and comfort. Electricity has been intentionally omitted; candles or kerosene lamps provide soft lighting and unobstructed views of the stars at night. For six nights you are living on a mountain, in a natural rainforest,  on the edge of the ocean.

At Haramara you will be doing plenty of walking, getting to and from the dinning room, spa and yoga room—it will be a wonderful part of daily movement and exercise for body, mind, and spirit. It is a walking property, as you will immediately discover. It’s important to bring comfortable walking shoes for daily use around this property. A list of what to bring will be sent to you on registration; packing will be light and simple.


MEALS: Three meals are included daily, prepared in a clean, healthy and conscious manner. The open air restaurant atop Haramara overlooks the jungle to the ocean. The chef is creative, serving vegetarian style, with organic, regionally grown fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Local fresh fish and seafood are also provided daily. The drinking and cooking water at Haramara is all purified. Meals are presented buffet style. If you have special meal needs, please inform us in advance for optimal satisfaction.


HARAMARA OFFERS WONDERFUL MASSAGE: The staff of experts will assist you in selecting the right massage treatment just for you. Spa treatments are at your own expense, and may be scheduled during afternoon free time.
DURING THIS WOMEN’S RETREAT: Sherri & Michele will share their wisdom, knowledge, and love of yoga with you. Skillfully they’ll guide you through daily practices that offer profound life-changing principles of yoga, health and fitness in a simple way that is accessible to everyone, from all walks of life. This well balanced women’s program will give you time to enjoy the beauty of nature, secluded ocean, and jungle walks, time for reflection, art, writing, talks with friends at the beach, swimming, relaxing, and time for massage. Haramara offers a renewing week of simple luxury and deep relaxation. Food will be fresh, abundant, and healthy. Sessions will give longer time for practice, with a rich variety of breath based asana (postures), and pranayama (breathwork) practices to deepen and restore our link to the earth and to your life. Hours of afternoon free time will be given each day, to explore and restore. After dinner evening sessions will enlighten and inspire mind and heart. This retreat will give you plenty of time to rest, restore, and strengthen, with the goal to support you in your health and well-being body, mind and spirit.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING FREE TIME:  You may choose to stay on site at Haramara, or go into the town of Sayulita for some shopping and dinner on your own. The choice is yours.






SHERRI BAPTISTE is at the forefront of yoga training in the United States. She was born into a rich heritage and family of pioneering teachers; her parents, Magaña and Walt Baptiste, established yoga on the West Coast in the mid-1950s. The founder of “Baptiste Power of Yoga™,” a nationally recognized yoga method, her teacher-training program is recognized by Yoga Alliance. Sherri presents classes and workshops throughout the United States and hosts retreats around the world. A presenter for Western Athletics’ Bay Clubs, Gold’s Gym, Yoga Studios, Nautilus, Loyola Marymont University, Equinox, IDEA, Body Mind Spirit, ECA, AFPA, Can-Fit-Pro, and Yoga Therapy Conference. Her retreats include Kripalu, Omega, Green Gulch Zen Center, Rancho La Puerta, and Feathered Pipe Ranch. She is featured in video, dvd, and cd programs and is the author of ‘Yoga with Weights for Dummies’ (Wiley Publishers) 2006”. She is the on line (yoga expert) for Voice of Dance.com, an published in Alternative Medicine Magazine (2006).  Website - www.powerofyoga.com

MICHELE HEBERT Michele Hebert is a master yoga and meditation teacher, fitness expert, natural nutritionist and a visionary in women's wellness and spirituality. As the media representative for the American Council on Exercise, she was one of the first to promote the integration of mind, body and spirit within the mainstream fitness industry. She implemented the first  meditation-based stress management program at the renowned Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, CA and teaches Meditation at UC San Diego. She has been associated with Rancho La Puerta for 20 years and is a frequent presenter in the international spa industry. Michele blends her background in  yoga, meditation, fitness and nutrition to guide others in achieving higher levels of health and spiritual awareness and her work has been a transformative factor in the lives of thousands. www.spaspirit.com

Space is limited! This is an exclusive retreat! Please reserve today to insure your space!

Retreat begins on Sunday with a beautiful dinner, followed by our first evening session with Sherri and Michele.  Retreat concludes with final sessions on Friday the 23rd, departure day is Saturday March 24, no classes that day. If you’d like to stay an extra day or two on your own, arrangements may be made directly with Feathered Pipe Foundation.

Haramara offers handcrafted, double cabana, gourmet vegetarian meal  and an open-air practice studio overlooking the ocean. $1595 base price for dormitory occupancy (six people-shared cabana) and then $1795 for all other cabanas double and/or triple shared.  Includes all classes, meals and lodging. To register or for more information call 406-442-8196 or go to www.featheredpipe.com