unwind:
a Yoga & Surf Retreat in
Canoa Ecuador
March 16-22 2025
YOGA + SURFING + RELAXING + EXPLORING+
BE FREE BREATHWORK + EXCELLENT FOOD + COMMUNITY
You are invited to a week of unwinding on the beach in the beautiful Canoa, Ecuador. We are so lucky and grateful to have the entire Canoa Suites Beach Lodge!
Enjoy morning yoga with yours truly, read a good book in a hammock, learn to surf, be fed amazing meals three times a day, take a walk on the beach, take a nap, unwind with optional add-on evening chill-out sessions including a Be Free Breathwork journey, a planet medicine journey, sweat lodge, and more!
The intention of this retreat is that you have ALL the space and time to choose-your-own-adventure.
Do it all... or do nothing at all.
Watch out.
You may not want to leave. :)
Retreat dates
MARCH 16-22 2025
Please note a few shifts:
We recently made the decision to shift the dates from New Years to Spring Break for this retreat! It is our hope that this will allow more folks time to hop in and the plane tickets are less expensive in March!
In addition, we shortened the retreat from 7 nights to 6 nights and adjusted the pricing accordingly... we hope this makes the travel time on either side more doable!
We are SO jazzed to be welcoming Michelle Trumble to our facilitation team! Michelle will be co-facilitating the breathwork and medicine ceremony space AND offering her incredible ceremonial handpoke tattoo's as an add-on option to help commemorate your experience! Check out her instagram through the link below!
Lastly, our friends at Canoa asked us to open up our offerings to the local folks as they know lots of people who would LOVE to have yoga, breathwork, and a medicine ceremony and those things are harder to find in Canoa! So, we'll be creating a container of commUNITY throughout the week and welcoming folks from all over for our events. This feels super exciting and a way to feel more integrated into the Ecuadorian vibes!
Arriving
Ideally by 5pm on Sun March 16th
We'll have dinner and an opening circle that evening!
Departing
After breakfast on Saturday March 22nd.
Arriving
The journey to Canoa is an epic one... it's off the beaten path and well worth the effort!
Expect a total travel time of about 24hrs from Denver.
Our retreat hosts, Pete and Maija, are very happy to help you arrange your shuttles and help you pick the best travel options !
Flying options:
Fly to Quito w/ 5hr shuttle to Canoa
Fly to Quito, then fly to Manta - 2hr shuttle to Canoa
Fly to Guayaquil with 5hr shuttle to Canoa
Canoa Suites offers spacious and comfortable air-conditioned rooms, with all the modern amenities, just steps away from the beach. Surrounded by lush tropical gardens, there is plenty of space to spread out and enjoy beach-life. The restaurant onsite is stocked with fresh local foods and offers a wide-variety of options for all diets.
All retreat options include:
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3 meals a day --order what you want off the menu (vegetarian & GF options available! )
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5 morning slow-flow yoga classes w/ Melanie
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1 evening yin/restorative yoga class
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1 evening breathwork journey
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1 surf lesson
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Unlimited Surf board / Paddle board/Sea kayak usage for the week
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1 Evening sweat lodge
Optional Add-ons
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Additional Surf Lessons $25/hr
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1 Evening Plant Medicine Ceremony on the beach
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1 ceviche cooking class
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Pedicure
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In-town Paint & Sip evening w/ Local Artist
the path to the beach...
Lodging Choices
There are just 4 spacious rooms available, so we are only offering double occupancy.
Bring your partner, friend, mom, dad...
The prices listed below are TOTAL RETREAT PRICE
Queen Room
2 available
Shared room (2 people) $1500 per person
Queen + Double Room
2 available
Shared room (2 people) $1675 per person
Shared room (3 people) $1450 per person.
Camping
4 spots available
$950 per person
Please bring a tent and sleeping gear.
Includes outdoor shower & bathrooms.
We've got a lovely shaded sandy spot on the property for you!
Our Team!
Melanie lighthouser
retreat leader. daily yoga. breathwork. ceremony
Michelle Trumble
Co-facilitator of breathwork and medicine space. Offering ritual hand-poke tattoo ceremony add-ons.
Evan stafford
surf lessons & group support
