Fall Bliss Retreat 2025
Fall Bliss Retreat will be held at Aldermarsh Retreat Center. Aldermarsh is situated on the edge of a beautiful marshland on the south end of Whidbey Island. The wooded 5 acre facility is integrated with its natural setting where community, collaboration and sustainability thrive. The grounds include a cordwood sauna, an outdoor heated Japanese soaking tub, beautiful gardens, an outdoor fire pit, and maintained pathways through acres of natural wetlands.
You’ll enjoy nutritious vegetarian meals cooked with intent to further your journey of self-discovery. Meals include dinner on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, lunch on Saturday and Sunday. For breakfast there will be a wide array of self-serve options.
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All meals are prepared with as many local, seasonal and organic ingredients possible by .
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We will do our best to accommodate your dietary restrictions, such as vegan, gluten-free, and lactose free. Please contact us before booking if you have multiple allergies or life-threatening allergies.
Retreats are guided by Sarvinder Kaur, the founder of TrailBliss. Sarvinder is a 500hrs RYT (registered Yoga Teacher) and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and has been practicing yoga and meditation for over two decades. She learned and deepened her mindfulness practice through several teachers in India and USA.
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As she witnessed the transformative power of mindfulness and yoga in her life, she felt compelled to share these invaluable practices to others. She is dedicated to creating an engaging and meaningful experience that gives participants the tools to develop inner peace, empathy, and resilience to navigate the twists and turns of the existence.
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She is a seasoned hiker, backpacker, mountaineer and King County Research and Rescue volunteer.
Kelly George will guide sound bath experience. She is a certified Vibrational Sound Therapy Practitioner and enjoys facilitating grounding and nourishing group sound baths. Kelly also earned a Masters Degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Washington-Bothell where her research focused on utilizing alternative pedagogies as a tool to recognize our cosmic interconnection to all of the web of life. Forever the student, Kelly loves to travel, listen to live music, connect with friends, and spend as much time in the company of trees, water, and mountains as possible. Community building and promoting self-care are just some of her main goals in sharing her love of yoga and sound. She is the co-founder of Zen Heart Center.
Our Fall Bliss retreat is limited to 13 participants.
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The Apartment offers two single-occupancy rooms. The Main House and Studio have both double and triple occupancy options.
Four off-grid cabins, just a short walk from the yoga studio and its bathroom facilities, as well as the Main House where meals are served, are available. Cabins will be offered on a single-occupancy basis.
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Rooms and cabins will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please indicate your top three lodging preferences on the registration form.
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Registration Process and Refund Policy
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Fill out the registration form with your details, and we’ll send an invoice for the $350 deposit to reserve your spot.
Your room will be assigned once the deposit is made.
Please note, the deposit is non-refundable.
The remaining balance of $800 is due by July 10th.
If you cancel before August 10th, you’ll receive a full refund, minus the deposit. After August 10th, refunds will depend on whether your spot can be filled.