Rest and Renew Winter Retreat 2027 - Mason County

The Rest and Renew Winter Retreat is a four-day yoga retreat in Walhalla, Michigan, built around yin yoga, restorative yoga, myofascial release and yoga nidra. It is a gentle, slow-paced weekend meant for deep rest, comfort and renewal, and it suits the quiet weeks after the holidays. Adults of any experience level are welcome, beginners included. Stephanie Lynn, a Michigan-based yoga and meditation teacher, leads it.

What to Expect

The retreat runs from a Thursday afternoon check-in at 4:30 PM to a Sunday checkout at 1:00 PM. Friday and Saturday are the heart of it, with daily yin and restorative yoga classes alongside yoga nidra and myofascial release sessions. Sunday begins with a final morning practice before people depart.

The practices work together. Yin and restorative yoga use long, supported holds that let the body settle. Myofascial release is woven throughout, with instruction you can take home. Yoga nidra, the guided practice of yogic sleep, offers rest that is deliberate rather than passive. The aim is restoration of body, mind and spirit, and this retreat has been an annual favorite for over a decade.

About Stephanie Lynn

Stephanie Lynn is a yoga and meditation teacher, Reiki Master and yoga teacher trainer based in Michigan. She holds an E-RYT 500 and YACEP, is a Certified Yoga Therapist and is a Level III Reiki Master. Alongside yoga, she offers meditation, Reiki, kirtan and teacher training.

She has practiced yoga and meditation for more than 30 years and describes them as a source of strength, resilience, peace and compassion. She sees yoga as mental, emotional and spiritual fitness as well as physical. Her Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry gives her teaching a grounding in anatomy, physiology and biomechanics. She aims to steward every student individually, whatever the size of the group.

Her teachers include Sandra Carden, Raghunath Cappo, Veronica Zador, Gopi Kinnicutt, Gaura Vani Buchwald, Radhanath Swami and Laura Kupperman, and she has taken workshops with Krishna Das and Jai Uttal.

The Setting

The retreat takes place in Mason County, on Barothy Road in Walhalla, Michigan. Accommodation and meals are included, and there are several ways to stay:

- A private room with a queen bed for one person, with a shared bathroom
- A private room with a full bed for one person, with a shared bathroom
- A private room with a queen bed for two people, with a shared bathroom
- A private room with two twin beds for two people who already have a roommate, with a shared bathroom
- One of two twin beds in a shared room, for those who would like a roommate selected for them (a gender preference can be noted)
- A twin bed in the women's dorm, which holds eight single beds, each with its own table and lamp

Before You Go

No yoga experience is needed. The retreat is open to all adults, and the gentle nature of yin, restorative and nidra practice makes it accessible to people new to formal yoga as well as seasoned students. Instruction is in English. Yoga classes, yoga nidra sessions, myofascial release instruction, accommodation and meals are all part of the retreat.