Disconnect yourself from everyday life and immerse yourself in the wilder side of the Scottish Highlands. Our retreat takes us to an acclaimed Wilderness Reserve, where we’ve arranged to have exclusivity of this spectacular 23,000 acre property for our groups.  Housing will be at the main lodge plus 2 additional houses for a maximum intimate group size of 18 per week.  Chef prepared meals, daily yoga classes and several guided explorations / excursions all included.

We’ll start our week with an expertly guided 4 x 4 tour of the reserve, getting acclimated to our home for the week and venturing down the reforested glens to soak up the stunning views. We’ll learn about the restoration work underway, visiting the reforestation areas and spotting native wildlife, all in the company of  skilled and knowledgeable rangers. 

Look to the skies for golden eagles, search the stony tops for ptarmigan and hares, while keeping your eye out for our native red squirrel and black grouse. Take in the panoramic glens, the untamed rivers, the old-growth and recovering forests. You might spy red deer stags on the mountains or Atlantic salmon leaping in the waterfalls.  Away from light pollution, we’ll be at one of the best places for astrophotography in the UK.  Long haired highland cows roam the property, and we’ll receive a special tour of the Scottish Wildcat enclosures built in partnership with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and the European Nature Trust to bolster the population of this endangered species.

The rest of our week will include (optional) guided hikes and / or biking explorations, a full day trip to the East Coast of the Highlands, chef-prepared meals and daily yoga classes.

There will, of course, be spaciousness during the week for solo and small group explorations of the reserve.  For hikers, the remote Highland glens offer a wild spectacle for all skill levels. You can walk through the most northerly stand of original old-growth Caledonian forest, take a stroll over to the historic Croik Church, or hike up to the middle ridge for a once-in-a-lifetime view of both the East and West coasts of Scotland. There are recommended walks for different fitness levels, and Highlands hiking trail maps are always available.

For the adventurous, take out a mountain bike or reset your mind and body with a wild swim in one of the many lochs, or dip in the river.  These waters are some of the purest you will find anywhere in the UK.​

Midweek, we’ll take a day trip to the East Coast of the Highlands.  We’ll journey back in time and experience Dunrobin to enjoy the castle, gardens and falconry display. Watch dozens of seals at Loch Fleet, before passing Embo beach on the way to Dornoch or Tain for lunch. The afternoon can be spent visiting Anta & Tain Potteries, and maybe even a whisky distillery!

Of course, we’ll gather for a daily yoga class or worsskop (either morning or late afternoon depending on the days schedule), enjoying the newly built, fully stocked yoga shala near the main lodge.  This is the thread that weaves us together as a unified community for our week creating space to digest and integrate.

The easist international airport to travel to is Inverness (INV)  in Northern Scotland.  From here, our retreat property is approximately 90 minutes drive.  Some may choose to share a rental car for convenience, but also our hosts can arrange pick ups and drop offs from the airport or local hotels. A shared car is about $225 each way and can hold 4-6 people.

If you are planning an extended stay in Scotland with a rental car or using other transportation, the other international airports are Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The retreat begins with dinner on the start day of the retreat and ends with breakfast on the last day of the retreat.

We will start collecting travel plans from participants several months in advance of each retreat.

Bita Jenkins, M.D., E-RYT500  has been practicing and studying yoga since 1976.  Her approach to yoga is intelligent, playful, and heart-based. She emphasizes awareness, the breath, core principles, alignment, and integrating both movement and stillness to access our true nature. Cultivating a sacred space to open the body, free the mind, and connect with spirit, she aspires to ignite the magic of our existence and the bliss of living this presence. Bita can appreciate all of the stress we accumulate in our fast-paced lifestyles. Her intention is to offer down to earth techniques and ways to incorporate them into our daily lives to help minimize stress, heal our bodies, and focus our minds. Self-transformation and awakening within has guided Bita to teach from a place of love, respect and integrity.

Moses Brown is a Certified Yoga Teacher who has been teaching for 30+ years.  He leads public classes immersions and yoga teacher trainings. Moses believes that yoga should be a heart-opening experience that is both supportive as well as empowering to the student.  His teachings create an approach that are physically dynamic, mentally stimulating and therapeutic. Moses brings focus, concentration, and mindfulness to his classes, weaving them together with playfulness, joy and FUN!!

We can bring 18 total participants (including staff) to each retreat.  The main house / lodge has 6 rooms upstairs each with ensuite private bathrooms.  A 7th single room downstairs room can be offered as needed. We have a 2nd house on property with 3 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms, full living, dining and kitchen.  A third house with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom will typically be used for staff, but can be offered to a couple or three friends.  See below for descriptions, then pricing and availability.  A $795 deposit will secure your space, and balances can be set to run in monthly payments through February 2025.

What’s Not Included:

• Flights to Inverness Scotland
• Transfers to the Lodge 
• Alcohol or items of a personal nature / souvenirs
• Optional activities during free time (ex. trout fishing. skeet shooting)
• Gratuities (at your discretion, suggested $20-$40 per day in a pool for staff)
• Travel Insurance (recommended)​

Refunds and Cancellations: Refund less deposit ($795)  before May 1, 2026. No refunds after May 1, 2026.  Due to arrangements made with our vacation hosts, there can be no exceptions to this policy. Participants will be required to sign the application and  liability waiver to participate on this trip.

If you place a deposit, the balance due will be set to charge in equal installments starting the month after deposit through May, 2026 unless other arrangements are made.

We HIGHLY recommend that you consider purchasing Travel Insurance. Travel insurance companies like Trawick and Travel Guard offer policies that insure your investment in case you need to cancel (including “cancel for any reason” coverages), coverages for expenses incurred due to to weather & travel delays, personal property loss and emergency travel medical.  Please review policies carefully to choose the coverage you need.

We recommend that you consider purchasing trip insurance to protect your investment. AIG Travel Guard and Trawick International are two providers that we recommend. Please review policies carefully to ensure they provide the coverage you need.

We recommend that you consider purchasing trip insurance to protect your investment. Trawick International and Travel Guard are two providers that we recommend. Please review policies carefully to ensure they provide the coverage you need.