Namaste
Heartwood Yoga Institute and Retreat Center is a haven of tranquility designed to promote growth and development through yoga-oriented programs. Our 7 acres are designed to invite students to relax and explore their inner world. Heartwood features 2 fully equipped, air-conditioned yoga studios, an outdoor screened yoga class pavilion, a holistic library, creativity center, a beautiful Chakra Garden, 11 circuit full sized labyrinth, meditation gazebo, medicine wheel, elements fire pit and more, creating an inspirational environment for self-discovery. At Heartwood, people gather to learn, rejuvenate, celebrate life's poignant experiences, and reestablish personal balance.
Deepen Your Yoga Journey
Whether you join us for one of our weekly yoga classes, a retreat, or yoga training, we endeavor to make every yoga experience deeply inspirational and informative. Our teachers are highly experienced and credentialed, our facility inviting and serene, and our intentions in alignment to yoga's principles. Heartwood is one of only 66 accredited yoga therapy facilities worldwide.
We strive to make yoga a bigger experience
Our property is open 1/2 hour before and 1 hour after each class for our students to relax in the healing chakra garden, walk the labyrinth, or to enjoy a cup of tea and a healing book in the library before returning to their lives. You can get to us easily, yet Heartwood feels worlds away - a perfect place for a vacation inward.
Heartwood Offerings
Yoga Classes
Heartwood has a variety of yoga classes including Gentle Yoga, Restorative, Flow, Aerial, Nature Yoga, Yoga Nidra and more. We offer a few classes a week that are open to drop ins, and all others are offered in 5 week sessions to provide a progressive, themed experience, and we hope to keep enrollment limited due to Covid-19.
Meditation
Heartwood offers weekly meditation classes & meditation training and practice retreats to help students connect to their best nature.
Workshops & day retreats
Specialty workshops and day retreats expand your awareness and offer bigger yoga experiences for those ready to take their practice beyond the mat.
Yoga Transformation Training
This 72 hour course is for those who want to learn the deeper dimensions of yoga . Like YTT, only with the focus on personal development and life enhancement through yoga.
Yoga Teacher Training
Heartwood offers comprehensive training for aspiring yoga teachers and yoga therapists. RYS-200, RYS-300, Children's Yoga Certification, Specialty certifications, IAYT 800 hour yoga therapy.
Massage & Bodywork
Heartwood features the ultimate in bodywork in our beautiful massage cabin with Himalayan Salt wall. Swedish & Deep Tissue Massage, Hot Stone, Ayurvedic massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki, and more.
Reiki
Heartwood is home to the Florida Reiki Association. We offer Reiki trainings, workshops, and sessions with certified LMT bodyworkers.
Yoga for Kids
Heartwood offers weekly yoga classes for kids and a dynamic Children's yoga camp each summer.
Announce coming events
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Download the Heartwood Retreat Center app!
For convenient up to date schedules, classes and other information, or to register for a class in advance, download the Heartwood Retreat Center App!
Resources to help you deepen your relationship with yoga
Learn with our Blog and Podcast
The Heartwood staff supports yoga education with both a blog and podcast designed to inspire and inform. Check out these great yoga resources from Heartwood!
Planning to visit or take a class?
Due to the private and reflective nature of our grounds and classes, we are not open for visitors to stop by anytime. We are open 1/2 hour before scheduled classes and for 1 hour after. To visit outside of participating in a class, you must make an appointment or stop by during our office hours Monday - Saturday 9am-3pm.
When you arrive, please follow the signs to the parking lot at the back of the property. The yoga center and office is in the building across from parking at the back of the property. A sidewalk leads you to our front door.
Heartwood has 2 dogs, Shiva and Dharma who visit daily. Their job is to welcome guests, patrol the outskirts of the property and keep away critters and snakes. If you are not a fan of pets, please consider this before visiting as they are a part of our community. Our sweet natured, young dogs respond positively to a calm voice or simply ignoring them if you do not wish to interact. They also love and appreciate if you want to pet them or throw a stick for them to fetch.