Dear Friends,
I have made the difficult decision to cancel our Summer Camp retreat this year.
I’ve realized that right now, I need to go on retreat rather than lead one. This fall, I’m going to Ireland to spend time in retreat, return more deeply to my own practice, and reconnect with my inner source.
As a teacher, I believe it is important to practice what I teach. Sometimes that means stepping back from guiding others and becoming the student again.
I’m truly sorry for the inconvenience, especially for those of you who had already made plans. I was genuinely looking forward to our time together.
There will be another retreat. And perhaps a lovely twist: the retreat center I’m visiting in Ireland may even become a future home for a Heal What Hurts retreat. I’ll be quietly scouting it out while I’m there.
For now, I’m listening inward and giving loving presence to what is asking for my attention.
Thank you for understanding and for being part of this community.
With love,
Maria
Friday, August 28 | 3 PM – Sunday , August 30 | 2 PM
Tuition: $350 (due today) | Food & Lodging: $350 (due Aug 15) Pay in full today: Save $100
Max 10 participants
If you long to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself, this retreat is for you.
Join us for three restorative days immersed in nature, where you'll gently release stored tension from the body, regulate your nervous system, and rediscover the peace and vitality that arise when the body no longer carries old emotional burdens.
Through Heal What Hurts™ Breathwork, Soma Yoga, Loving Presence Meditation, gentle movement, and deep relaxation, you'll learn how emotional triggers become held as contracted energy in the body and how to meet them with awareness, compassion, and presence rather than reactivity.
This retreat is designed for anyone who wants to move beyond stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and repetitive patterns into greater freedom, authenticity, and inner light.
• Daily Soma Yoga to gently release tension and restore ease in the body
• Heal What Hurts™ Breathwork to unwind stored emotional contractions
• Loving Presence Meditation to cultivate nervous system regulation and inner peace
• Guided embodiment practices to integrate healing into everyday life
• Deep relaxation and Yoga Nidra for profound rest and restoration
• Plenty of free time for swimming, walking, reading, journaling, or simply resting by beautiful Lake Sylvia
Rather than rushing from one activity to the next, we'll move slowly, allowing spaciousness for the body to unwind and the nervous system to settle. The retreat is as much about resting as it is about transformation.
Chi-Rho Summer Camp is a charming old-school retreat center situated on a peninsula surrounded by the crystal-clear, spring-fed waters of Lake Sylvia, just under an hour from Minneapolis.
We'll stay together in the cozy Cliff Side Cabin with clean, rustic accommodations that encourage connection and community. Most participants will share old-fashioned bunk-bed rooms with one other guest. The rooms are simple, comfortable, and nestled in the peaceful woods. Please bring your own bedding (sleeping bag or sheets, blanket, and pillow) as well as towels. A limited number of private single rooms are available for those who prefer additional privacy.
The peaceful forest, quiet lake, and simple surroundings create the perfect environment for slowing down, unplugging, and reconnecting with yourself.
Wholesome home-cooked meals will be served family-style in the main lodge, with dietary preferences accommodated whenever possible.
Maria Toso is the creator of the Heal What Hurts™ method, author of Heal What Hurts, and an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher with over three decades of experience teaching yoga, meditation, breathwork, and somatic healing.
Maria's work integrates nervous system regulation, embodied awareness, contemplative practice, and compassionate inquiry to help people release the emotional contractions that keep them stuck and reconnect with their natural state of presence, love, and inner freedom.
Whether this is your first retreat or you've been practicing for years, you'll be welcomed into a warm, supportive community of like-minded seekers committed to healing, growth, and conscious living.
We look forward to sharing these beautiful summer days with you.
Dear Friends,
I have made the difficult decision to cancel our Summer Camp retreat this year.
I’ve realized that right now, I need to go on retreat rather than lead one. This fall, I’m going to Ireland to spend time in retreat, return more deeply to my own practice, and reconnect with my inner source.
As a teacher, I believe it is important to practice what I teach. Sometimes that means stepping back from guiding others and becoming the student again.
I’m truly sorry for the inconvenience, especially for those of you who had already made plans. I was genuinely looking forward to our time together.
There will be another retreat. And perhaps a lovely twist: the retreat center I’m visiting in Ireland may even become a future home for a Heal What Hurts retreat. I’ll be quietly scouting it out while I’m there.
For now, I’m listening inward and giving loving presence to what is asking for my attention.
Thank you for understanding and for being part of this community.
With love,
Maria
Friday, August 28 | 3 PM – Sunday , August 30 | 2 PM
Tuition: $350 (due today) | Food & Lodging: $350 (due Aug 15) Pay in full today: Save $100
Max 10 participants
If you long to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself, this retreat is for you.
Join us for three restorative days immersed in nature, where you'll gently release stored tension from the body, regulate your nervous system, and rediscover the peace and vitality that arise when the body no longer carries old emotional burdens.
Through Heal What Hurts™ Breathwork, Soma Yoga, Loving Presence Meditation, gentle movement, and deep relaxation, you'll learn how emotional triggers become held as contracted energy in the body and how to meet them with awareness, compassion, and presence rather than reactivity.
This retreat is designed for anyone who wants to move beyond stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and repetitive patterns into greater freedom, authenticity, and inner light.
• Daily Soma Yoga to gently release tension and restore ease in the body
• Heal What Hurts™ Breathwork to unwind stored emotional contractions
• Loving Presence Meditation to cultivate nervous system regulation and inner peace
• Guided embodiment practices to integrate healing into everyday life
• Deep relaxation and Yoga Nidra for profound rest and restoration
• Plenty of free time for swimming, walking, reading, journaling, or simply resting by beautiful Lake Sylvia
Rather than rushing from one activity to the next, we'll move slowly, allowing spaciousness for the body to unwind and the nervous system to settle. The retreat is as much about resting as it is about transformation.
Chi-Rho Summer Camp is a charming old-school retreat center situated on a peninsula surrounded by the crystal-clear, spring-fed waters of Lake Sylvia, just under an hour from Minneapolis.
We'll stay together in the cozy Cliff Side Cabin with clean, rustic accommodations that encourage connection and community. Most participants will share old-fashioned bunk-bed rooms with one other guest. The rooms are simple, comfortable, and nestled in the peaceful woods. Please bring your own bedding (sleeping bag or sheets, blanket, and pillow) as well as towels. A limited number of private single rooms are available for those who prefer additional privacy.
The peaceful forest, quiet lake, and simple surroundings create the perfect environment for slowing down, unplugging, and reconnecting with yourself.
Wholesome home-cooked meals will be served family-style in the main lodge, with dietary preferences accommodated whenever possible.
Maria Toso is the creator of the Heal What Hurts™ method, author of Heal What Hurts, and an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher with over three decades of experience teaching yoga, meditation, breathwork, and somatic healing.
Maria's work integrates nervous system regulation, embodied awareness, contemplative practice, and compassionate inquiry to help people release the emotional contractions that keep them stuck and reconnect with their natural state of presence, love, and inner freedom.
Whether this is your first retreat or you've been practicing for years, you'll be welcomed into a warm, supportive community of like-minded seekers committed to healing, growth, and conscious living.
We look forward to sharing these beautiful summer days with you.
