Join your Valentines and Galentines for an exploration of the Divine Feminine and the meaning of love with Santosha on the Carrabassett! Forget the schmaltzy cards and plastic roses of this Hallmark holiday weekend. Instead, take a deep dive with us into the yoga of love—bhakti—and its representations throughout yoga philosophy and the goddesses of the Hindu pantheon. We spend so much time focused on finding love and keeping love: we spend less time thinking about what loving really means. Let’s explore that question together—what does it mean to love oneself, another, the earth, the divine (in whatever incarnation makes sense to you, if any), and more?

This long weekend includes a meaningful cacao ceremony to cultivate lovingkindness; an elegant wine (and mocktail) tasting to bring mindfulness to the sweeter aspects of life; a cocktail and mocktail making class; yoga asana practices dedicated to each of the goddesses we study; and dharma discussions about those goddesses’ myths and teachings.

Meanwhile, Santosha provides all the programming you know and love from our Holistic Retreats every day, so you have plenty of options—four daily meals, three daily yoga classes, two daily meditations, our nightly dharma talk, and more. Spend the days in reflection, then wrap up the day with a good soak in the jacuzzi, a steam in our brand new cedar barrel sauna, and a hot toddy by the fire.

For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a couples’ retreat (although couples are more than welcome!) And it’s not a retreat providing any faith-based instruction. We’re simply using the archetypes of Hindu goddesses to learn more about ourselves and the world around us.

$ - The value of this Specialty Retreat is the same as the value of our Holistic Retreats. Learn more about value here.