ChoZEN 2025
Think summer camp meets yoga festival….welcome to our Zen Life Florida Retreat!
We will be nestled into our own private sanctuary surrounded by lush greenery and environmentally conscious facilities along the St. Sebastian River one hour south of Orlando, FL.
ChoZen’s spacious grounds offer the perfect backdrop for yoga and meditation, while the fitness & spa amenities cater to all levels of fitness enthusiasts. Explore your creativity in inspiring workshops and find relaxation and renewal in the infrared sauna and cold plunge pool.
We are bringing together experts in multiple areas of well-being, ensuring a well-rounded retreat that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit in harmony with the natural environment.
If you are looking to recharge your mind and reawaken your purpose this retreat is for YOU!
On our retreat, every day will bring a new experience whether energizing with a morning cold plunge session, getting inspired with a powerful yoga class, having a transformational breathwork session or exploring the natural beauty of the river and surrounding forest. Our intimate setting and incredible guides and teachers will help us create a sense of community and lasting connections with your fellow travelers and yoga teachers.
Investment:
Safari Tent:
$2700 – shared
$3700- single
Airstream:
$3800 – single
Dome:
$2600- triple
$3200 – double
$4600 – single
Villa:
$3400 – shared
$4200 – single
*An $800 deposit is due now to reserve your spot. Remaining balance due December 1, 2024!
When:
March 13-17, 2025
Where:
ChoZen Eco-Retreat & Sanctuary
ChoZen is located on Florida’s East Central Coast just 75 miles from Orlando International Airport, 90 miles from Palm Beach International and 180 miles from Miami International Airport.
How To Get There:
Flying? You will fly into Orlando International Airport (MCO) and rent a car or share an Uber to our sanctuary.
We will connect the group to coordinate shared rides!
Driving? The exact address will be given to registered participants. Our sanctuary is about an hour and 10 minute drive south of the Orlando Airport.
Retreat Highlights
Does Not Include:
-Airfare
-Gratuities
-Alcoholic beverages
-Travel Insurance
-Additional transportation and activities outside of the itinerary,
About our Glamping Expereince:
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DOME VILLAGE:
Four custom-designed, climiatized and beautifully furnished geodesic domes based on Buckminster Fuller’s design principles and sacred geometry allow guests to fully embrace their lush, tropical surroundings. Each dome has its own unique spirit and sleeping configuration. Some have 3 single beds, so grab 2 friends and make it the ultimate adult sleep-away camp experience!SAFARI CAMP:
Wake up in nature with our off-the-grid glamping experience, including 7 well appointed safari tents for one or two people. Each tent can have either one king bed or two twin beds!COSMIC AIRSTREAM:
Enjoy this new fully outfitted Airstream adjacent to our Cosmic Fire Pit and Dome Village. The 2 airstreams have one full bed and are best for one guest.FLORIDA VILLA:
For those of you wanting a more luxurious experience, we have just the place for you! Our four bedroom villa has an enclosed saline mineral pool overlooking the St. Sebastian River and brings high-end luxury to a natural oasis. This enchanting property is nestled in the heart of ChoZen, surrounded by our expansive gardens and communal gathering facilities.
Sample Itinerary
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-Check in to ChoZen, unpack, get settled & explore our new home
-Welcome ceremony
-Group dinner -
-Sunrise Meditation
-Vinyasa Yoga
-Breakfast
-Free time
-Lunch
-Group workshop – “Ownership”
-Dinner
-Yoga Nidra -
-Morning kundalini
-Breakfast
-Meditation Paddle
-Lunch
-“Fire & Ice” workshop
-Dinner
-Restorative Yoga -
-Sunrise Ritual
-Kundalini Yoga
-Breakfast
-Choose between 2 specialty workshops
-Lunch
-Free Time
-Optional Excursion
-Dinner
-Hapeh and/or Cacao Ceremony -
-Morning yoga & movement (co-taught by our team of instructors)
-Breakfast
-Closing Ceremony
-Farewells
Meet Your Instructors
Martha McAlpine Ed. M
Teacher of kundalini yoga, body energetics, and mindset. Martha will be offering daily Kundalini classes, meditation, yoga nidra sessions in the afternoons, and sauna + plunge journeys with breath work, essential oils, and acupoints.
Martha’s classes are a blend of physical rigor, energetic activation, and applicable philosophy. She combines a graduate degree in experiential education design from Harvard with Tantric teacher training primarily from Yogarupa Rod Stryker and Kia Miller. She is known for a transmission of deep joy in her work and a yoga practice that has served her life enormously for over 30 years.
Amy Hutchinson
Spiritual wellness coach, person trainer and breathwork guide. Amy is a spritual wellness coach with a passion of helping others thrive and transform. She is a breathwork facilitator and sound healer. Her fitness studio, Sacred Strength, is in Atlanta, Georgia and she creates a unique blend of strength workouts with spiritual practices. Her sessions are sure to inspire and TRANSFORM you!
Jessie Benson
Yoga and fitness instructor, founder of FloYo. Jessie has been curating wellness experiences for over 15 years in Baltimore and beyond. Jessie teaches a variety of fitness classes including yoga, spin, bootcamp, pilates and paddle boarding. She has led over 30 international wellness retreats and has experience leading corporate wellness events, large scale yoga classes at festivals such as Wanderlust and the Asheville Yoga Festival and also teaches locally at several boutique fitness and yoga studios. Her creative and intentional vinyasa yoga sequences will leave you feeling strong, grounded, present and inspired!
On this retreat she will offer energizing morning vinyasa yoga classes as well as peaceful paddle experiences on the river. Her signature FloYo classes involve SUP sun salutations as well as unique floating meditations.
Dr. Tania Pritz
Tania teaches yoga in Coastal Delaware as well as Charleston, SC. She teaches the jivamukti style of yoga, which incorporates pranayama, chanting and spiritual teaching in addition to the asana. Tania is also a chiropractor and her extensive background in coaching clients to health and wellness along with her anatomical knowledge makes her classes unique, inspiring and powerful.
-4+ daily yoga & movement experiences led by our team of instructors.
-3 farm-to-table meals per day
-Private or shared rooms in glamping accommodations (or a villa, if you choose!)
-Daily Dharma Talks
-Special Workshops Include: sound therapy, breathwork, meditation, cold water therapy, harmonium & chanting, “Making a good life great” & “Ownership” workshops, Fire & Ice and a forest bathing ritual.
-Additional optional activities (not included): beach day trip, paddle adventure on the river, river safari, spa services.