Yoga, Eagles, and Mountain Air
Experience ranch life with GYPSET!
August 9-13, 2023
Hosted by Melissa Joy Schoeller and Laurel Van Matre
Looking for a wellness retreat with the right amount of adventure?
A trip with GYPSET Yoga Retreats at Dancing Spirit Ranch will not disappoint. Revitalize yourself in daily yoga classes with long-time yogis and wellness instructors, Laurel and Melissa, who each have 20+ years of teaching experience.
In addition to a daily class schedule to choose from, you will have the option to hike in Glacier National Park, go whitewater rafting, horseback riding, kayaking, fishing or just hang out in your cabin and enjoy some time in this beautiful place.
“I attended my first ever yoga retreat with Melissa this year and would recommend Gypset Yoga Retreats to anyone interested in a retreat that makes one feel welcome, strong and nourished. Melissa put together a retreat that allowed everyone to participate in what worked best for them, with healthy, delicious food options, in a community setting in which I made new, lifelong, friends. Whether this may be your first retreat or you are looking for something new, give Gypset a try – you won’t regret it!” - Amber
What’s Included:
4 Nights 5 Days Accommodation
2 Daily Yoga Classes (Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative) with Laurel & Melissa
Access to all Ranch amenities – kayaks, fishing poles, gardens, more!
All yoga props, including manduka mats
All organic Farm to Table meals – breakfast, lunch & dinner
WIFI in communal areas
Park entrance fees + permits
On-site hiking trails
Hiking at Glacier National Park
Bonfires + stargazing
GYPSET swag gift
What’s Not Included:
Horseback Riding
River Rafting
Onsite-massages
Airfare
Transportation (approx $30-$150 for the week depending on excursions that you go on)
Meals:
In the summer of 2021 this ranch officially became farm-to-table with their very own, craftily created, organic garden. They have worked long and hard to build an organic, sustainable garden to feed guests. Their executive chefs are constantly working to create menus inspired by the daily offerings, always highlighting seasonal flavors.
Optional Excursions:
Whitewater Rafting
Horseback Riding
Hiking in Glacier National Park
Kayaking
Fishing
Traveling solo?
Perfect! We will match you with a compatible solo traveler with whom you are comfortable. Private accommodations may be available at additional cost.
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Melissa Joy Schoeller
Melissa Joy Schoeller founded Gypset Yoga after five years of guest teaching yoga classes at a dozen tropical resorts around the world.
As a guest teacher, she quickly saw that travel gave people the opportunity open themselves. Yoga and wellness elevated a vacation into a transformative experience, and to appreciate the beauty within all things from a centered and grounded perspective. After organizing several retreats on her own for seven years, the word of mouth from students inspired her to start Gypset Yoga with Laurel Van Matre.
A consummate entrepreneur, Melissa started her first business at the age of 7, making and selling rock people (yes, people made of rocks). She has founded multiple successful businesses, including a spin/yoga studio and a boutique gift store. Both are still going strong.
Melissa has taught yoga in a variety of non-traditional settings, including music festivals, brewpubs and corporate on-site. Beyond her passion for yoga and travel, she is a former mountain bike racer and renowned for her playlists.
Style: vinyasa flow, yin, nidra, meditation, barre, spinning & private training.
Inspiration: music, nature, travel, ritual, pause, connection & authenticity.
Laurel Van Matre
A yoga teacher, world traveler and business owner, Laurel Van Matre brings her authenticity, sense of humor and the wisdom gleaned from her lifelong wellness journey to GYPSET Yoga Retreats.
Laurel spent years traveling through Europe and Asia before starting her own garden design business. Soon, she began practicing yoga as a student. Then she began teaching classes, and has since become teacher of teachers in her Northeast Minneapolis yoga studio, YOGA Garden.
Her experience has given her the ability to meet the student where they are in their practice, helping them find a way to access poses that elude them, whether they are beginners or advanced. While many people think of yoga is as meditative, making it fun is equally important to her.
As her yoga practice evolved, Laurel began sharing her experience with corporate clients as a motivational speaker and strategic consultant. Using themes from yoga, she helps people improve themselves both personally and professionally. She recently sold her garden design business to focus on her passion for yoga and innovation.
Laurel is a gardner, a cyclist and a enjoys good wine and good food. When she’s not traveling the world teaching GYPSET Yoga Retreats she teaches out of her studio in NE Minneapolis, YOGA Garden.
Style: alignment-based vinyasa flow, nidra, restorative and individual coaching
Inspiration: gardening, sunshine, the ocean, traveling the world and listening to people’s stories, meeting new people, her family and an appreciation for moving through the world as an individual and how we all do that while at the same time together as a group.
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