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Great facility space, great food, spectacular grounds to walk for reflection, great retreat format with large group and small group discussions!
Gentle Awakening: Spring Yoga Retreat
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Gentle Awakening: Spring Yoga Retreat
4.9157 reviews
53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
April 17 - 19, 2026
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Sally Barber, co-owner of the Westfield Yoga Center, has devoted the past 30 years to
sharing her passion for yoga with as many people as possible. She is welcoming and
inclusive, able to provide a deeply satisfying yoga experience for novices as well as
experienced practitioners. She is particularly adept at tailoring yoga sessions to suit the
needs of those with a wide range of abilities - and disabilities. Prior to her education and
training in Kripalu Yoga, Sally enjoyed a diverse career in the field of Occupational Therapy
with a Master’s Degree in Allied Health. Since that time, she has become an Advanced Level
Instructor in Amrit Yoga, taught yoga and meditation to young and old alike, provided
advanced training to Yoga Instructors, and received specialized certifications in the
internationally recognized I Am form of Yoga Nidra.
Sally is delighted to return to the Genesis Center where each participant benefits from
yoga not only physically, but also mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Details of this retreat
Awaken your spirit with a spring yoga retreat designed to refresh your body, calm your mind, and renew your soul. As the earth stirs back to life, this retreat invites you to embrace the season of growth and new beginnings by nurturing your own inner awakening.
Through gentle yet mindful yoga practices that ease tension and center your awareness, you will cultivate clarity, release stagnation, and invite a sense of lightness and balance into your life.
The retreat also focuses on emotional renewal, encouraging healing from old burdens and fostering joy, hope, and emotional ease. Your heart will open wider, blooming alongside the season’s fresh energy.
All are welcome to experience this calming retreat, regardless of previous yoga experience. Skilled instructor Sally Barber from the Westfield Yoga Center offers compassionate guidance and thoughtful modifications to suit every body and ability, ensuring a safe and nurturing practice for all.
Balanced times of shared connection and quiet reflection will guide you through a journey of gentle awakening, all set within the peaceful and natural surroundings of the Genesis Center.
Join us this spring to bloom into vitality, cultivating a renewed sense of light and peace in body, mind, and heart.
Through gentle yet mindful yoga practices that ease tension and center your awareness, you will cultivate clarity, release stagnation, and invite a sense of lightness and balance into your life.
The retreat also focuses on emotional renewal, encouraging healing from old burdens and fostering joy, hope, and emotional ease. Your heart will open wider, blooming alongside the season’s fresh energy.
All are welcome to experience this calming retreat, regardless of previous yoga experience. Skilled instructor Sally Barber from the Westfield Yoga Center offers compassionate guidance and thoughtful modifications to suit every body and ability, ensuring a safe and nurturing practice for all.
Balanced times of shared connection and quiet reflection will guide you through a journey of gentle awakening, all set within the peaceful and natural surroundings of the Genesis Center.
Join us this spring to bloom into vitality, cultivating a renewed sense of light and peace in body, mind, and heart.
Getting Here
Genesis Spiritual Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
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Customer Reviews
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Christianity in Crisis
Excellent program. Brother Dom’s presentation was timely, clearly articulated, and inspiring. I have attended previous programs by him, and he never disappoints.
I have one suggestion for Genesis. There was some confusion about the agenda, in terms of times of the sessions as well as when the actual sessions began and ended. It would be helpful if an agenda could be sent out the day before the program begins. As commuters, it was a bit challenging to make sure we knew exactly when we needed to be there and for how long.
That said, as always, the staff was welcoming, helpful and friendly.
I have one suggestion for Genesis. There was some confusion about the agenda, in terms of times of the sessions as well as when the actual sessions began and ended. It would be helpful if an agenda could be sent out the day before the program begins. As commuters, it was a bit challenging to make sure we knew exactly when we needed to be there and for how long.
That said, as always, the staff was welcoming, helpful and friendly.
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Toxic christianity
This workshop had outstanding researched material. The presenter was very knowlegable.
I was overwhelmed by so much input with no processing time permitted. I wished the presenter could present his points in everyday language.
I was overwhelmed by so much input with no processing time permitted. I wished the presenter could present his points in everyday language.
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Christianity in Crisis
Retreat center was quiet and accommodations were very comfortable. Bro Don Bisson is an excellent presenter
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Christianity in Crisis
The topic was very relevant and well presented. There were opportunities for questions and comments. It provided thoughtful information to bring home to continue to digest, absorb and live from.
