What do I get for the price of the retreat?
All Nomad Star Travel eco tours and retreats include nature-based mindfulness workshops that will help connect with the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, led by an experienced and trained facilitator. The cost of the experience covers the facilitator fees and the workshop supplies. Also included is the group meals, the group campground rental, and all group camp supplies such as equipment, fire, and ice. The Wild Yoga and Journey to the Center Retreats will additionally include yoga practices led by a certified yoga teacher. These experiences are a worthwhile investment to create alignment, wellness, balance, and personal transformation.
Do the campsites have running water and plumbing?
The Web of Life Eco Tour is hosted at Mammoth Cave National Park. Facilities with sinks, heated water, electricity, and flushing toilets are a three minute walk from each campsite. Hot showers and laundry facilities are located are a short walk from the campground and use quarters. Bring approximately $5.00 in quarters if you plan to use the showers, and $10.00 in quarters to use showers and laundry.
The Wild Yoga Retreat is hosted at Salt Springs Recreation Area. The campsite is non-electric, but facilities with sinks, showers, and flushing toilets are a short walk from the area. The day use area with access to the Salt Spring is also nearby. Laundry facilities are available in the nearby town of Salt Springs.
The Journey to the Center Retreat is hosted in the Garden of the Gods Recreation Area of the Shawnee National Forest. This is the most remote and rugged location, with no running water, flushing toilets, or shower access. Pit toilets are available at all locations during the retreat schedule, and fresh water swimming is an option at Pounds Hollow.
What level of physical fitness is required?
Guests will need to be in moderately sound physical, mental, and emotional health to stay safe and have a positive experience. On the trails, we will experience steep elevation changes; hazards such as roots, loose stones, and slippery rocks; and potentially poisonous and venomous flora and fauna like poison ivy, poison oak, stinging nettle, brown recluse spiders, and various other insects and reptiles. This is a fast-paced adventure to keep your body moving and your heart open.
Will I have cell or WIFI service?
Cell phone and WIFI service will be intermittent while you are en route to any of the retreat sites, and we will not have any signal any of the nights while camping. Care and consideration has been put toward guest safety and an Emergency Plan will be distributed and discussed during the (optional) virtual orientation ahead of each retreat.
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