Wellness and Yoga Workshops
INTO THE CURRENT:
A Yoga and Meditation Retreat on the River
August 2 - 6, 2026
Exploring the River of No Return in Idaho
Join teachers Tim Burnett and Raizaleh Bayen as we step into the rhythm of the river. INTO THE CURRENT is a four-day immersive retreat set in the stunning landscape of Idaho’s Salmon River Wilderness, where river rafting, gentle yoga, and meditation come together in a seamless practice of mindful living.
Each day unfolds with intentional movement, breath, and awareness. Begin your mornings with grounding meditation and yoga, then carry that presence onto the river as we paddle through pristine waters of this awe-inspiring canyon. Rafting becomes a moving meditation—an opportunity to listen deeply, engage fully, and flow with changing currents.
Mindfulness is gently woven throughout the entire day, from quiet moments on the river to shared meals, rest, and reflection. Evenings offer gentle yoga, contemplative practices, and time to integrate the day’s experiences under open skies.
This retreat invites you to slow down, unplug, and rediscover the joy of being fully present—supported by nature, community, and practice. No matter your level of experience, INTO THE CURRENT offers a rare opportunity to balance adventure with stillness, and effort with ease.
More about teachers Tim and Raizaleh:
Founder and Director of Open Pathways Institute for Integrative Massage, Raizelah has been teaching massage, yoga and wellness workshops for over 20 years. She is a registered yoga teacher and a nationally approved massage CE teacher. Her teaching style is grounded in Zen Buddhist breath meditation and body awareness practices. As a yoga teacher and bodyworker, Raizelah is most passionate about teaching embodiment as a path to presence. When Raizelah isn't teaching, you'll find her hiking, biking and happily kayaking.
Tim founded Mindfulness Northwest in 2011 offering the transformational practices he'd learned as a student of Zen Buddhism to a wider community. He is a certified teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindful Self-Compassion, and Compassion Cultivation Training. A meditator since his teenage years, Tim's background in traditional Dharma practice informs his mindfulness work. Tim worked as a wilderness biologist in his early adult years. When not in the classroom, you might find him hiking, paddling, botanizing, or birding.
INTO THE CURRENT YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT
is sponsored the highly experienced and licensed guides of Yellow Jacket River Guides.
They offer a safe, professional, inclusive, fun, and meaningful river rafting experience for everyone!
Yellow Jacket River Guides operates under a Special Use Permit issued by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Centered and Grounded:
1-Day Yoga & Meditation Retreat
Relax and rejuvenate with gentle yoga and mindfulness practices.
Co-facilitated by Raizelah Bayen, director of Open Pathways, and Tim Burnett, director of Mindfulness Northwest.
Settle into a day of mindful movement and quiet awareness, designed to support ease, balance, and connection with the body.This gentle daylong workshop weaves together accessible yoga and guided meditation to help you slow down, release tension, and cultivate embodied presence.
This workshop is well suited for those seeking a restorative and grounding retreat. Participants with or without prior experience in yoga or meditation are welcome. No emphasis is placed on physical achievement; instead, the focus is on comfort, awareness, and cultivating a steady, compassionate presence through both movement and stillness.
Saturday, August 8 2026, 9:00 - 4:00 in Bellevue, WA
Tuition is offered on a sliding scale ($165-$250). Payment plans and a limited number of scholarships also available.
Supported in Stillness:
Restorative Yoga Supported by Massage
4-week Series
This 4-week yoga series weaves together the calming
practices of Yin yoga and therapeutic massage
to support profound rest and renewal.
Each class begins with gentle Chinese self-massage settling into supported restorative and Yin postures that release tension, soothe the nervous system, and invite deep relaxation. As you rest, you'll receive mindful, hands-on massage from Raizelah to ease muscular holding patterns and deepen your experience of letting go.
Over four weeks, this practice helps your body become more familiar with slowing down and resting deeply. With repeated opportunities to settle the nervous system, you'll strengthen your ability to shift out of "fight or flight" and into "rest and digest." This series is aimed to release chronic tension, and enable you to bring more ease and balance into everyday life
Tuesdays, September 15 to October 4, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
at the Bellingham Yoga Collective in Bellingham, WA
$120 for series of 4
Rooted in Compassion
1-Day Retreat
Relax and rejuvenate with mindfulness,
gentle yoga and self-care practices
Co-facilitated by Raizelah Bayen, director of Open Pathways, and Tim Burnett, director of Mindfulness Northwest.
Step into a nourishing day of quiet reflection and renewal, devoted to cultivating self-compassion. This immersive retreat offers a guided flow of meditation and movement practices in mindful self-compassion, including loving-kindness meditation, gentle yoga and self massage for self care, grounding body scan, walking meditation, and sensory awareness. Together, these practices support greater ease, kindness toward oneself, and embodied presence.
To participate fully in gentle yoga involves the physical ability to get down and up off a yoga mat.
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 9:00 - 4:00 in Semiamoo Park, Blaine, WA
Tuition is offered on a sliding scale ($165-$250). Payment plans and a limited number of scholarships also available.
Dharma Yoga
4-week series
Yoga practice grounded in Metta: Loving Kindness
Dharma Yoga is a gentle, meditative style of yoga designed to support your body and breath awareness. It is Zazen in movement. In this 4-week series we will explore the practice of Metta, loving-kindness, using it as a foundation for our Yoga practice and as a support for our Zazen practice.
All levels of yoga or Zen experience are welcome to attend.
You are invited to bring a bagged dinner (microwave available) to share a meal with other yogis after class, and then attend Red Cedar Zen Community Wednesday evening program.
Wednesdays, October 14 to November 4, 2026, 4:30 - 5:45 pm
at Sansui-Ji Red Cedar Zen Temple in Bellingham, WA.
Registration is required and donations are appreciated.
Stay Healthy with
Chinese Medicine
Learn Acupressure, Essential Oils and Herbs
for Cold and Flu Season
This pre-recorded virtual workshop is useful for everyone. Listen at your own pace, when the time is convenient for you. Discover home care practices using self-acupressure, herbal medicinal teas, and essential oils to help prevent, as well as heal from colds and flus.
In this 2.5-hour workshop, you will:
-
Explore Chinese and Western herb formulations to address differing types of colds and flus
-
Discover specific acupressure points to stay healthy through the season
-
Learn how to use essential oils on acupressure points for a synergistic healing response
This self-pace course is offered at $52.