October 4-6, after the grape harvest and before the olive harvest, the vineyard became a yoga retreat for 15 yogis under the guidance of master teacher, Sue Merritt. We had a beautiful fall weekend with exquisite food, time to rest and relax, and practice our downward dogs in our natural surroundings. One participant wrote: “Condor’s Hope is a very special venue with the most heartfelt yoga sessions. The whole event was nurturing and rejuvenating.” Enjoy the photos below to see what we were up to. Special thanks to Shelly Errington for her photo-craft and fun photo shoots!
- Welcome to the 2019 Olive Harvest
- to Autumn Yoga in the Vineyard.
- welcomes us.
- As we position ourselves
- and center ourselves in nature.
- and we practice.
- We are dogged yogis
- into the night.
- Food preparation by our team
- is ongoing.
- From dutch oven feasts
- slow-cooked in the
- ground
- to special desserts.
- The feast begins
- to our delight.
- We enjoy the food, the ambience
- We walked through the vineyard.
- to harvest the olives
- Set in the Cuyama Valley
- We relaxed,
- schmoozed, (note:Shelly’s camera!)
- felt fulfilled