Winter Yoga Retreat: Restore & Recalibrate in Community with Steph Winsor
December 9-13th
Winter invites us inward.
It is the season of stillness, restoration, and inward reflection. A time to slow down enough to listen, to strengthen our roots, and to reconnect to the practices that sustain us. This retreat is designed as an immersive experience in rest, embodiment, and seasonal renewal.
Held at Beyul, this experience offers space to retreat from constant stimulation and connect within and with others in community. Expect grounding movement + breath practices, experiential Katonah Yoga theory, ample space for deep rest, and the joy of community.
We will explore the intelligence of Winter through the lens of the body, nature, and imagination. Our practices will weave together sacred geometry, metaphor, maps of the body, seasonal wisdom, and nervous system regulation to help you cultivate resilience, steadiness, and spaciousness. Rather than pushing outward, winter teaches us how to conserve energy, soften, and restore our inner resources.
Sample Day Schedule
8:00 am — Coffee & Quiet Morning
9:00–11:00 am — Morning Yoga Practice: Breathwork & Asana
11:30 am — Brunch/Lunch
3:00–5:00 pm — Afternoon Yoga Study & Experiential Learning
(Body Reading • Meditation • Lecture • Breathwork)
5:30 pm — Dinner
Evening — Music, Cards & Connection
*Everything is optional
What’s Included:
Four nights lodging at Beyul
Two nourishing meals daily prepared by Chef Alex Simonian (Animal protein • Vegetarian • Vegan options available)
Four hours of daily practice, study, and experiential learning with Steph
Breathwork practices
Seasonal philosophy & embodied theory
Asana and restorative movement
Tell me more about Beyul:
Nestled in a wild Colorado valley between Aspen and Vail, Beyul Retreat is a 32-acre sanctuary along the Frying Pan River, surrounded by meadows, forests, waterfalls, and trails leading into the White River National Forest. Home to foxes, elk, black bears, and soaring eagles, this hidden haven offers both communal gathering spaces and quiet corners for solitude.
At 8,300 feet, Beyul transforms with the seasons—deep winter snow, vibrant spring blooms, summer’s alpine splendor, and a dazzling autumn display. Inspired by the Tibetan concept of "hidden lands," it’s a place where nature and spirit unite, fostering rest, creativity, and adventure. Year-round activities include hiking, fly fishing, sauna sessions, yoga, and snowshoeing—inviting you to reconnect with wilderness, community, and self.
RETREAT LEADERS
Steph - Lead
Steph’s work bridges contemplative practice, modern science, and embodied wisdom. Her teaching style blends breath, movement, metaphor, nervous system awareness, and experiential learning to create practices that are both deeply grounding and accessible.
She guides students toward greater resilience, awareness, and connection by helping them explore the relationships among structure and freedom, effort and ease, and inner life and outer experience. Her work invites people into a more joyful and sustainable way of living, both within themselves and in the world around them.
Education & Certifications
MA in Clinical Psychology & Education — Teachers College, Columbia University
E-RYT 500 & YACEP
Certified in multiple restorative and therapeutic yoga methodologies
LoveYourBrain Yoga Certified
Kelsey Brown - Assistant
Kelsey is a 500 E-RYT yoga teacher, creative strategist, and founder of Living Ethos. With over a decade of experience across vinyasa, Katonah, kundalini, bhakti, buti, and restorative practices, her teaching is rooted in creating a conversation with life through breath, shape, structure, and perspective. She guides both individuals and brands from confusion to imagination to illumination, blending global experience in advertising, business, and wellness with a passion for preserving human and planetary well-being. Whether in movement or creative consulting, Kelsey helps people organize their inner and outer worlds so they can build aligned systems, expand their capacity, and bring their wildest ideas to life with greater clarity, adaptability, and joy.
Retreat Chef
Alex Simonian — Primal Awakening
Alex is a retreat chef and facilitator who approaches food as both nourishment and ritual. Inspired by seasonal living, nature, and her experiences in yoga and the backcountry, she creates meals that are grounding, vibrant, and deeply supportive of transformational experiences.
Using locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, Alex crafts thoughtful meals designed to sustain energy, foster connection, and bring people more fully into presence and embodiment. Expect nourishing comfort, creativity, and care in every detail.