Yoga Immersion on the San Juan River
Program Overview
This 5 day yogic river immersion takes place in a spectacular southwest canyon adjacent to Monument Valley in Utah. This program brings together the outdoor skills inherent to a multi-day river trip with a focus of connecting to Place through yogic practices. Participants will have numerous opportunities to practice yoga asana, breathing and meditation while flowing through the San Juan river鈥檚 upper corridor. Participants will share in the daily work required to paddle down stream and live harmoniously in the river environment. Each day will be a blend of landscape exploration and personal exploration through a variety of yoga practices in this natural outdoor setting. Discussions and reflections around yogic philosophy and principles will allow participants to dive deeper into their understanding of yoga and consider what aspects are most relevant and meaningful to them.
Schedule
Sept 2: Drive to Sand Island. Dinner, evening yoga practice + camp setup
Sept 3: River safety + cultural introductions + petroglyph panel stop + evening yoga + camp
Sept 4: Layover for am + pm yoga practices, side hike option, and sense of place overview, art + reflection
Sept 5: Sidehike explorations and place-based yoga practices and discussions
Sept 6: Silent float, contemplative practice. Take out + drive
Key Program Information
Fees
$1199
Location
San Juan River鈥檚 Upper Corridor
Schedule
September 2-6, 2026
More Details
Participants will be able to:
- perform basic outdoor living skills relative to the river environment.
- take part in river travel in both oar and paddle maneuvered crafts to explore the river corridor.
- articulate how connection to place is also supportive of connection to one’s self
- demonstrate refinements in their own postural alignment that reflects optimal alignment principles.
- identify and define fundamental yogic principles.
- discuss yogic philosophy and its relevance to their own daily lives.
Julie Munro
91茄子 Faculty Emeritus
“It feels like I have spent my whole adult life practicing yoga and rowing down the San Juan river. My career has centered around outdoor education and yoga teacher training. I have enjoyed teaching yoga since 1992 and bring together multiple styles and approaches. I love teaching in outdoor settings where the wilderness compliments the meditative nature of practice. The SanJuan river is a stunning and ideal classroom for bringing together outdoor living skills, river paddling and yoga practice in nature.”
Rachel Peters
Director of Field Operations
Rachel鈥檚 love for wild places is what led her towards a deeper expression of her yoga practice and has been a strong thread in her offerings of public classes, teacher trainings, retreats and Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coaching in the Prescott community and beyond. She has been teaching yoga since 2000 and currently the Director of Field Operations at 91茄子. As a co-instructor with Julie Munro offering 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in Prescott, this river immersion is a confluence of their work together. They have guided many groups on the San Juan River together over the years and their favorites are the ones weaving the yogic reflections, discussions and practices. Rachel learned early on in her career that access to wild places is truly access to ourselves; sounds like what yoga does, right?
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