On the morning we gathered for our second annual Yoga & Flowers Mini Retreat at Nash Creek Farm, the morning air had a freshness to it that we had been longing for. It was a morning where the humidity had finally released us from its grasp and the heat decided to sleep in a little longer than usual. The dahlias and her community of flower friends welcomed us with bold colors, and the ancient magnolia tree spread her branches wide to gift us with her shade.  

On a sun-soaked, mid-September Saturday, we had the joy of hosting our very first Wild Sanctuary Retreat. A Mini Yoga & Contemplation Retreat, Yoga & Flowers, at Nash Creek Farms—and what a beautiful beginning it was!

We gathered early at the flower farm, the air still carrying the sweetness of late summer and the fields abundant and alive with the most beautiful dahlias you’ve ever seen.  There were butterflies galore, and the funniest ‘drunk on nectar’ bees passed out on the petals.  

Our yoga practice unfolded beneath the generous shade of a magnolia tree, its branches arching like an ancient guardian above us. Moving and breathing together in that open space reminded us how deeply connected we are to the rhythms of the seasons and the gift of creation.