Balanced Rock Backpacking
Set in the awe-inspiring landscape of Yosemite National Park, our backpacking adventures take you into pristine wilderness, allowing you to unplug from today's busy lifestyle and relax into a natural rhythm.
Cultivating awareness is at the core of these courses, rather than focusing on the miles covered. As we move through the landscape, we'll share experiences and learn the skills of efficiency along the way, following the group's natural need for spontaneity and appreciation.
All Balanced Rock backpacking courses are led by a Yosemite local instructor who will share personal knowledge of the unique natural environment, history and culture of the Sierra Nevada, and an instructor who is an expert in his/her field, be it yoga or meditation practice. All are welcome and no experience is necessary in any of the activities. Your instructors will teach you what you need to know of camp craft and backcountry travel skills.
If you are interested in backpacking, these courses are for you:
- Yoga Trek: Yoga and Backpacking in Yosemite
Explore wilderness backpacking and deep yoga practice on a journey through the wild beauty of Yosemite National Park.May 26-30 and July 7-11, 2010
- Soul Trek: A Journey of Transformation
Wilderness adventure and yoga instruction creates a true rite of passage into a new vision of who you are.June 9-13 and September 8-12, 2010
- Meditation Trek: Mindfulness Meditation and Backpacking in Yosemite
Mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga while backpacking in the Yosemite wilderness with Kay Peterson and the Balanced Rock staff.June 23-27, 2010
- Women of Color: Yoga and Backpacking in Yosemite
Backpacking, outdoor yoga, journal writing and shared adventure with Chelsea Griffie and Kendra Kurihara.July 21-25, 2010
- Care for Self, Care for Others: A Backcountry Retreat for Service Work Professionals
Self care skills, yoga, breath, laughter and the serenity of nature with Lindsay Wilson.August 4-8, 2010
- Gentle Journey: Backcountry Basecamp
Try backpacking without the backache. Explore Yosemite backcountry with the support of local guides and porters.August 18-22, 2010
- Energies of Nature: Yoga Trek with Dennis Eagan
Integrating the elements of nature and the wild world into our yoga practice in a Yosemite backcountry adventure.September 1-5, 2010
Ursula K. Le Guin
