After your rejuvenating morning practice, we'll embark on a series of captivating adventures guided by local experts. Experience the magic of Hrisey Island, known for its unique energy and connection to ancient forces. Embark on a mesmerizing horse riding journey, where you'll learn about the Icelandic Horse and its special gait, the "tolt." Marvel at the geothermic wonders of Myvatn, from rolling fields and barren lunar landscapes to the natural thermal baths that are said to contribute to the health and longevity of the locals. Explore the history, architecture, and folklore of Akureyri, discovering hidden waterfalls and feeling transported to another time.

During your retreat, you'll also have two afternoons of optional activities, such as extra yoga classes, leisurely town exploration, invigorating massages, or the opportunity to witness humpback whales during a boat trip. Additionally, we'll gather each evening for a delightful dinner, followed by relaxation in our modern apartments and the backyard jacuzzis, where you can bask in the fresh Icelandic air and connect with fellow retreat participants.

Your home base in Akureyri will be some of the most modern apartments in the city, offering comfort, privacy, and easy access to the city center. Alternatively, limited private hotel rooms are available for those who prefer this option.

Dages Juvelier Keates

A senior Katonah Yoga teacher based in New York City who teaches globally, Keates has been developing her practice and pedagogy for 22 years and has accreditations from the Bihar School, 3HO, and Katonah Yoga. Since 2012, her syncretic teaching style has been profoundly impacted by an immersion in studies with her mentor, Nevine Michaan, founder of Katonah Yoga. Dages draws on her background as a dancer, writer, and artist working with and through the body's materiality as a somatic space for holding paradox.

Keates’ work explores performative and poetic methodologies in cartographies of somatic, psychoanalytic, and nonhuman knowledge interwoven with critical theory, Lurianic Kabbala, and Western Herbalism. Dages holds a BA in dance from Bard College, a transdisciplinary MA from NYU, and an Advanced Masters from Sint Lucas Antwerpen. In 2018, she released “Radical Acts of Embodiment: Teaching and Practices of Katonah Yoga®.”

Brian Peoples

Brian is compelled to share yoga practice as a means to living life more fully, simply, sensibly and embodied. Encouraging students to become curious, deliberate and playful in their choice making; his lessons illustrate how to recognize form for its function and understand natures implicit pattern as found in the body. Through sound adjustments in joint space, breath work and metaphor; each practitioner can develop their awareness to better refine, relate, re-pair, attune and achieve more harmony in how they conduct themselves and the energy around them.

He has been a guest teacher at the United Nations, and annually headlines workshops, retreats, festivals and training programs, both in the U.S. and internationally. He lives in New York City.