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From Stressed to Blessed

Yoga Retreat – Boone, North Carolina, USA

August 25 to 29, 2021

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Ready to de-stress, replenish, and awaken gratitude? We certainly are! Phew, what a time we’ve all been through … and now it’s time to recharge and renew.

Meet Julie Murphy (aka Yogaressa) and Karen Pagano in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains of Boone, North Carolina, for a blissful 4-night yoga retreat.

  • YOGA NIDRA workshops with Julie Murphy
  • YIN YOGA workshops with Karen Pagano

  • Additional yoga, meditation and kirtan hosted by The Art of Living
  • Delicious, nutritious, vegetarian meals
  • Tranquil, spacious setting for deep rest
  • Reconnect body and mind in peaceful nature
  • Optional Ayurvedic spa treatments

Where Health Meets Happiness

Nestled in the exquisite Blue Ridge Mountains on 380 acres of forested mountain …

Watch the sun rise over endless mountaintops, rejuvenate with an Ayurvedic treatment at the Spa, or feel the quiet of a walk in the forest.

Majestic sights, spacious grounds and clean mountain air await you!


We can’t wait to share yoga and meditation with you again, in these perfect surroundings.



After leaving a demanding business career behind, Julie Murphy is now recognized for her calming voice and meditation teachings, particularly Yoga Nidra.

She has been teaching yoga since 2007, with several certifications, including her advanced studies in India. Her mission is to offer meditation as a path to positive transformation. Julie is a featured teacher on the Insight Timer meditation app.


Known as the pioneer of Yin Yoga in South Florida, Karen Pagano’s instruction focuses on energy patterns and how to use those patterns to release and open to one’s True Essential Spirit.

Karen’s light-hearted delivery is grounded by multiple teaching certifications she has earned in over 30 years of practice.


Yoga Retreat Background and Testimonials – Click HERE