Returning Home to Ourselves: Yoga, Mindfulness and Community

Summer Solstice Retreat to Whidbey Island with Erin Joosse

 

The Whidbey Institute, Clinton, WA

June 19th-21st, 2026

 

“This is one way of speaking about mindfulness or being present: coming home to ourselves. When we bring our mind back to our body we come home. We could consider this state our true home.”

- Kaira Jewel Lingo, We Were Made for these Times

 

Mindfulness is a practice that brings us into greater intimacy with ourselves and with the world around us. Time in nature reminds us of our intimate connection with all of life. In this summer solstice weekend retreat at the serene and beautiful Whidbey Institute, we will honor our connection with the cycles of nature and explore yoga and mindfulness practices that bring us home to ourselves wherever we are.

 

Your Weekend:

Contemplative retreat practice offers us the opportunity to pause the doings of daily life, and the chance to tune more fully into our bodies, minds, and hearts.

Through a balance of scheduled and unscheduled time, guided yoga and meditation practices, and time for rest, we will offer ourselves the gift of slowing down. Your retreat begins Friday at 4pm and completes Sunday by early to mid-afternoon.

There will be some periods of silence (mornings until lunch on Saturday and Sunday) to deepen your retreat experience.

 

A Gift to Self
Take time for self-care, settling into yourself as you are, without the distractions of daily life.

· Be guided through both restoring and enlivening gentle yoga classes, mindfulness meditation, and optional journaling prompts.

· Nourish yourself through community.

· Feel expanded by resting in the natural beauty of our exquisite Pacific Northwest Forests on the magical Whidbey Island.

· Take time for silence and contemplation.

· Enjoy both being in community and time for solitude.

 

All levels of practitioners of yoga and meditation welcome.

 

Your retreat includes:

· 2 nights' stay in thoughtful accommodations

· Use of Whidbey Institute’s facilities, grounds and trails

· All meals lunch Saturday through lunch Monday

· All yoga and meditation sessions

 

 

Retreat Accommodations and Cost:

There are several lovely options for accommodation at The Whidbey Institute. You can choose a single or shared room in a cozy Farmhouse, with shared bathrooms and common spaces. Or enjoy staying in a sweet Scandinavian-style cabin with either a shared bathroom attached or bathrooms a short walk away. Please register for the accommodation that suits your needs, rooms and cabins first come, first served.

Single rooms and cabins are limited, so consider sharing a room with a friend.

Please email Erin at erin.joosse@sourceyogaonline.com to indicate roommate preference if registering for a shared room. If you don’t have a roommate you are registering with, I will pair you with another participant looking to share a room.

 

Cabins:

Single Cabin (twin bed) with attached shared bathroom: $900 *6 available

Shared Cabin (2 twin beds) with attached shared bathroom: $810 *4 beds available (2 cabins)

Shared Cabin (2 twin beds) with a short walk to bathroom: $770 *6 beds available (3 cabins)

 

Farmhouse (all rooms have shared bathrooms):

Single Room with Queen bed: $870 *1 available

Single, small room with twin bed: $810 *3 available

Shared room with 2 twin beds: $760 *6 available (3 rooms)

 

To Register: Either pay in full for the option listed above, or set up a payment plan ($300 saves your spot

 

Final Payment Due: June 5th, 2025

Cancellation Policy:

· Full refund available (minus $50) prior to May 22nd 2026

· Refunds to studio account credit only (minus $100) May 22nd – June 5th

· No refunds after June 5th unless room is able to be filled