Ride & Revive
Women’s Mountain Bike & Yoga Retreat – June 6-8, 2025
Cost: $645 earlybird (before March 30)
$745 after March 30
For-rest Retreat is located in Salmo, BC. Thirty minutes South of Nelson.
We are so excited to announce new 2025 dates for the Women’s Mountain Biking & Yoga retreat at For-rest Retreat!
Enjoy a full weekend of riding and honing your mountain bike skills and maintenance skills, yoga classes, meditation, sound healing, local and organic meals, sauna time and much more!
Friday, June 7: starting at 4pm
We will start the weekend off right with a bike maintenance workshop, followed by Wood-fired Pizza, salads and Kombucha. Get to know your sister shredders in a casual and relaxed environment. We will have a fire going for evening social time (pending any fire bans).
Saturday, June 8: 8:00 am – evening
After having breakfast on your own, we will start the morning with a yoga flow & guided meditation in the yurt, followed by free time to get ready for the ride and pack a lunch and snacks (provided). We will then gather at 10:30 am and drive out to some local trails where you will work on your skills with professional coaches. After 3 hours of skills coaching, we will head back to For-rest Retreat, change/shower and then enjoy a late afternoon mellow yoga & stretch session, ending with a sound healing extended Shavasana. After yoga we will gather for a taco bar, social time around a fire and the sauna will be lit for anyone wanting to use it.
Sunday, June 9: 8:00 am – 4:00pm
We will meet at 8:00 am for morning yoga and guided meditation to start our day once again. We will then break to pack our lunches (provided) get ready for our second skills clinic which will take place on the trails right at For-rest Retreat. Bike skills workshops will go until 1pm. We will then break for lunch and either have free time to relax or head out for a group ride at the Salmo Ski Hill to end the weekend.
*ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Included in the fee:
- Bike maintenance workshop
- Friday & Saturday Dinner
- Saturday and Sunday lunch/snacks
- 2 – 3 hour coaching sessions with professional coached from Kootenay Mountain Biking (6 hours total)
- Saturday night sauna
- 3 yoga classes
- 2 guided morning meditations
- sound healing Shavasana
- Sunday group ride
- camping at For-rest Retreat (you will need your own camping unit & supplies)
Optional accommodation upgrades.
Don’t want to camp? We have 4 beds available in our off-grid cabin for $45/night/person. Shared kitchen and living space. Outdoor camp shower (this is a 10 minute walk or a quick ride from the main area).
We also have 2 other private accommodations available onsite:
The Casita: A tiny home with 1 queen bed. External shared bathroom/shower. $85/night for retreat participants.
The Caravan: Tiny home built onto the back of a 1967 International (truck). Composting toilet and private shower. $120/night (1 queen and 1 twin futon).
“From the moment I saw this retreat advertised I knew it would be an amazing experience. All my expectations of the retreat were surpassed! The facilitators were amazing, organized and professional. I have so much gratitude for the ease of how my food allergies were accommodated; the food not only was amazing but it was safe for me and I didn’t feel like I had a special/separate diet from the other participants. Additionally, the location is spectacular, the facilitators amazing, the coaches knowledgeable and the entire vibe was just lovely. I cannot recommend this retreat and organizers enough! You must go if you have the opportunity.” ~ 2024 participant
The Accommodations
Book one of our onsite accommodations at a discounted rate when you sign up for a retreat.
The Casita
1 queen bed, kitchen, detached bathroom with shower.
$85/night
The Caravan
1 queen bed and 1 twin futon, kitchen, attached bathroom with propane shower & composting toilet.
$120/night
The Cabin
1 queen bed, 1 double futon, 2-3 twin mattresses in the loft. Off – grid, 10 minute hike to access, outhouse. Shower access.
$140/night
Facilitators
Chevayo Roddick
Retreat Facilitator, Certified Yoga Instructor
Blessed to have a home, nestled in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia with my daughter, I find joy in hiking, beekeeping, leading local community yoga classes, facilitating retreats, being in nature and exploring in the awe-inspiring mountains and world travels.
As a dedicated student of my practice I have completed 200 Hatha RYT and 200 Vinyasa RYT with continuing certifications in Anusara Yoga, Trauma Informed Somatic Healing, Sound Healing, Breath Work and Wilderness First Aid.
I’m a retreat facilitator and co-owner of Exhale Adventures a business that combines all of my passions for sharing the healing benefits of wellness and nature with others. I love to assist students in shedding self-imposed limitations and foster a profound connection with their breath, body, inner selves, earth, the web of life and the possibility of living from a more grounded, vibrant and joyous existence.
Johanna
Retreat Facilitator, Certified Natural Chef, Mountain Bike & Trail Enthusiast
Johanna developed a love of nature and trails while growing up in the Canadian Rockies, where she spent many years as a lodge chef and hiking guide, before moving to Colorado and eventually Salmo. Her lifelong dream has been to develop a property with trails and a gathering space where people can come to relax, be in nature and have space for personal growth. Johanna became a certified natural chef at Bauman College in Boulder, Colorado and is excited to prepare some delicious and nutritious food for the retreat.
When she is not busy managing For-rest Retreat with her husband Jon or running retreats with Chevayo, she can often be found working on building new trails on the property (or out enjoying the trails with her dogs Sunny & Buddy)
Please fill out the form below to register.
A $150 deposit will hold your spot. Please e-transfer your deposit to info@exhaleadventures.com. If you are paying by credit card we will email you an invoice.
CANCELLATION POLICY: The $150 deposit is non-refundable but can be transferred to another person or event if cancellation is before May 9, 2025. The remaining balance is due on or before May 9, 2025. Any cancellations between May 9th and June 7th will be transferable to another person but non-refundable.
