Program Tuition & Basic Accommodations: $2795
Invite a friend(s) new to the Feathered Pipe and you each save $100!
Yoga is ageless and touches every stage of life and timeless with wisdom which speaks to the human experience. Steeped in the tradition of Iyengar Yoga, Rebecca Lerner will awaken the richness of Yoga with insight and 50 years of experience. This week of Yoga will cultivate awareness, freedom, and inner peace through the tradition of asana, pranayama, meditation and the wisdom of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
Many practitioners find that yoga isn’t something they “finish.” As life changes, the same practices or teachings reveal new understanding, making the discipline continually relevant. Rebecca has developed a style and ability to offer individuals modifications or alternatives if needed, and guide those that are able to reach a deeper level. Your particular obstacles, challenges and health concerns can be addressed.
The wooded wilderness and magic of the Feathered Pipe Ranch is a perfect backdrop for deep, life affirming insight and experience. Forge and rekindle friendships. Enjoy the delicious meals. As B.K.S. Iyengar said, “Love, labor and laugh”.. at the Feathered Pipe Ranch.
Daily Schedule:
6.45am — Optional outdoor twenty minute guided morning meditation
7:30am — Breakfast
9:30-12pm — Asana practice
12pm — Lunch/free time
4-6pm — Asana, pranayama & yoga philosophy discussion
6:15pm — Dinner
7:30pm — Question & Answer two nights with Rebecca and Dean, sunset hike, bonfire, and kick back and relax
We will find ourselves touching the heart of the yoga of BKS Iyengar. Rebecca invites you to experience the richness that this great lineage of yoga offers. Please bring a Yoga sutra book. Dean Lerner, senior teacher, will be present and participate during the retreat. Details TBA.
*Please note: All are welcome. It is recommended that participants have taken some yoga classes and Iyengar Yoga, if possible prior to the retreat.
WHAT REBECCA’S STUDENTS & RETREAT ATTENDEES SAY:
“Rebecca Lerner is a compassionate and extraordinary Iyengar yoga teacher. She is so tuned into each of her students that group classes feel almost like private lessons. Her guidance and corrections are clear and helpful, and come from a place of patience, love and care.
Rebecca readily adapts asanas to the physical limitations and strengths of her students. She has worked with physical issues herself and serves as an inspiration for what is possible. In the fourteen years I’ve been studying with her, she has helped me recover from hip and knee replacements and other ever-changing developments through yoga.”
“Rebecca is an exemplary teacher. Her instructions are precise and effective. She is patient, kind and respectful. She is highly empathetic and finds a way to help every person in the room work from where they are. Rebecca is a master at breaking complex poses into doable actions, and at modifying poses for the condition of each student. She is humble, and always willing to learn from her students, but we have so much more to learn from her! I am thrilled that Rebecca will be teaching again at Feathered Pipe Ranch and can’t wait to be there with her!”
“Finding Yoga was one of the best things that happened in my early adult life. Later, finding my way to Iyengar Yoga, was a boon throughout middle age. Now, as I become established in late adulthood, I’m coming back to my practice as a beginner after a four year lapse, whilst managing recovery from major orthopedic surgery, and advanced lymphedema in my legs. Finding Rebecca Lerner as my primary teacher at this time, is a fresh blessing, and one beyond measure. She showed me I still had the capacity and little by little this continues to grow. My confidence has been restored, and my outlook has changed dramatically. I’m slow, but I’m committed and that commitment continues to deepen.
Rebecca is a teacher for all students and all stages of life. I am so very grateful to be in the position to call her “my teacher,” for my Iyengar Yoga practice, now.”
“Rebecca is a truly caring and inspiring teacher who brings tremendous thoughtfulness and compassion to her teaching. She has a wonderful ability to challenge students who are ready to go further while offering creative, thoughtful modifications that allow everyone to participate and feel successful. Her teaching has helped me appreciate what my body can do rather than focus on its limitations, and I always come away from her classes feeling supported, encouraged, and excited to continue my practice.”
RETREAT TIP! Extend your time in peace and beauty while savoring Western hospitality by spending some time exploring the great West’s National Park treasures either before or after your retreat with Rebecca Lerner at the Feathered Pipe Ranch. Glacier National Park is a glorious and scenic 3.5-hour drive north and west of Feathered Pipe, while Yellowstone is just a 4.5 hour drive south and east of the Ranch through some of the prettiest Western territory you’ll ever see.
ABOUT REBECCA LERNER:
Rebecca Lerner, a well-loved, compassionate and dynamic teacher who unfailingly brings new and illuminative ways of practicing the asanas. Through intelligent challenging work in our morning asana practice and the afternoon inversions and pranayama, students will be guided through the interplay that exists between these three essential yogic principles: practice, reflection and devotion.
A devoted practitioner since the late ’70s, Rebecca is co- director/owner of the Center for Well-Being in central PA and is an Adv.Jr./Level 4 certified teacher. She is an IYNAUS assessor, committee member, teacher trainer and a mentor to many. Since 1987 Rebecca has studied many times with Guruji and Geetaji in Pune India. Since 2020 Rebecca studies regularly with Abhijata and Prashantji Iyengar through their on-line weekly classes to stay fresh with current teachings. She continues to teach on-line and in-person classes and conducts workshops nationally.
Learn more about Rebecca: centerforwellbeing.net
PRICING & REGISTRATION:
Program Tuition & Basic Accommodations: $2795
Invite a friend(s) new to the Feathered Pipe and you each save $100!
Registration deposit required: A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to secure online registration. Full payment is due eight weeks before the start of the program.
Tuition fee includes: Triple Occupancy Main Lodge, Shared Yurt/Deluxe Wall Tent/Sai Condo, or Single Tipi/Tent, plus meals and use of all amenities – our bathhouse, sauna, hot tub, as well as all the Feathered Pipe Ranch facilities and grounds. Upgraded accommodations are available.
Additional lodging upgrade pricing: Click here
Full description of accommodations options: Click here.
Feathered Pipe Ranch Map: Click here.
The retreat will include:
— 6-nights indoor or outdoor accommodations (upgraded accommodations require an additional fee)
— All daily classes and group sessions, suitable for all
— Delicious and lovingly prepared meat/vegetable-based international cuisine
— Shuttle service from/to Helena Regional Airport on arrival/departure day
— Full access to the extensive Feathered Pipe grounds (including the hot tub and sauna)
Not included:
— Airfare
— Bodywork & Massage
— Montana Accommodation Tax $25
— Staff gratuities
— Laundry
Shuttle service: Shuttle service from/to Helena Regional Airport on arrival/departure day is complimentary (free) for all registered guests. Please note that if you are needing pick-up or drop-off on any other day, that there will be a $50 one-way charge.
Arrival and departure: Please plan to arrive at the Feathered Pipe Ranch no later than 3pm on the arrival day (Sunday, 27 June) of your retreat so you can join us for a tour of the grounds before dinner at 6:30pm and our group evening orientation following dinner. Please arrange to leave the Ranch in the morning or early afternoon of departure day (Saturday, 3 July). Checkout is at 9am, and guests are welcome to stay at the Ranch until their flight leaves that day.
Interested, but still need more information? Visit our FAQ page, drop us a message including your contact details here, or give us a ring at (406) 442-8196.
Thanks and look forward to seeing you!