Join Alyson and Tamara for 5 days nestled in the iconic surf town of Cabarate. Immerse in daily yoga and meditation, nourishing vegetarian meals, opportunity to serve the local community and endless options for fun in this active slice of paradise!

Here is WHY we picked it and WHY you will want to join us!

1. Top rated ecologically sustainable small hotel in the Caribbean

2. Entirely Solar Powered facility…this is an incredible feat! It generates more than 600 gallons of hot water (so don’t worry, enough for everyone to shower as they please)

3. Beachfront (enough said)

4. Locally sourced and grown farm to table vegetarian meals

5. World class Kite Surfing on display every afternoon

6. The Yoga Loft - overlook the ocean while you flow

7. Amenities and entertainment all within town

8. Service opportunities

9. Easy Travel (non stop flights available for our Boston Friends!)

10. And so much more!

Optional Activities

Paddle Boarding

Surfing

Nightlife 

Eco tours

Lagoons

And More...

Room Options

Shared Room $2400

Private Room $2700

What's Included

Accomodations

Daily Yoga

Morning Meditations

2 Vegetarian meals daily

Airport transfer 

Excursion

Compassion Project (local sustainable service project)

What's Not Included

Airfare

WHYoga does not provide alcoholic beverages on retreats. While we do not prohibit retreat-goers from partaking on their own, we do not encourage mind altering substances of any kind. 

Travel

Participants should fly into Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. This airport is about 30 minutes from the retreat center and is where we will be providing shuttles at no additional charge. 

If you fly into any of the other 3 airports, please be prepared to either rent a car to make the longer drive (3-7 hours) or arrange for the cost and booking of your own airport transportation.

Instructors

Alyson Franca Pollard
	E-RYT 500 Alyson Franca Pollard is owner of WheelHouse Yoga in Clifton, Virginia. With a mindful approach to building her practitioners confidence and ability in their yoga practice, she ensures that one feels accomplished where they currently are in their practice, while safely building to and sprinkling in glimpses of what the next level holds. The union of breath and movement, and mind and body are the foundation of her classes, while enhancing her teachings with a subtle spiritual influence. Alyson is committed to furthering her studies and practice to better enhance the experience of her students, ever evolving. Compassion and service to others, mixed with a little fun and not taking herself too seriously are the foundation from which Alyson's teachings are formed. Alyson joyfully studied with Fluid Yoga school, and continues to work closely with the school through retreats, trainings and workshops. Outside of her love of teaching yoga, she is mother to 3 wonderful children, and as a family they enjoy time outside and sports throughout the year. It's a toss up between mountains and beach, but toes in the sand with a book in hand is Alyson's favorite place! You can experience her teachings at WheelHouse Yoga, special events and retreats.
Tamara Crean
	Fun Fact: “I take a nap every day” Tamara lives by the saying "Live Well. Be Well." Born with a congenital leg length discrepancy, Tamara, an avid runner and athlete, begin experiencing tons of pain with movement in her twenties. Living in San Diego at the time, her Ortho Suggested pilates to help manage her pain. Within weeks of her first pilates class, Tamara was working on being pain free. It was the opportunity to live without pain that convinced Tamara to quit her job and become a pilates instructor with the goal of helping others do the same. Enter…YOGA! When worlds collide, opportunity arises - and Tamara took this precious opportunity to further help others by getting her yoga certification with Fluid Yoga at WheelHouse, deepening her spiritual path and truly teaching the mind body connection. Tamara believes when yoga and community come together magic is created… an understanding that we are connected and a part of everything in the universe. Her passion is working with people who are trying to heal their bodies. She loves to laugh and when she isn't at the studio, you will find her eating breakfast for dinner, having dance parties with her kids or standing on her hands!