Autumn Equinox Yoga & Meditation Retreat
With Sam Heller and Sara Yingling
September 18 - 20, 2026
Celebrate the Changing of the season with a Yoga and Meditation Retreat in the serene embrace of Fox Creek Falls Retreat Center. Immerse yourself in a tranquil getaway, where you can escape the demands of daily life and indulge in revitalizing yoga and meditation sessions, peaceful forest walks, and plenty of moments to unwind and reconnect.
Leaders
Sam Heller
Sam is a meditation teacher, and one of the most experienced dark retreat practitioners in the Western world. Dark retreats are a form of meditation retreat where practitioners spend extended periods of time meditating in rooms that have been completely sealed from light. Sam has spent over 200 days in dark retreat since his first in 2020. He owns and operates Night Song Dark Retreats (https://www.nightsongretreats.com/), which offers dark retreats at Fox Creek Falls Retreat Center. He has experience and training in Yogic, Indigenous, Tibetan Buddhist, and Christian schools of spirituality. His primary influences and teachers include Craig Holliday, Dr.…
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Sam is a meditation teacher, and one of the most experienced dark retreat practitioners in the Western world. Dark retreats are a form of meditation retreat where practitioners spend extended periods of time meditating in rooms that have been completely sealed from light. Sam has spent over 200 days in dark retreat since his first in 2020. He owns and operates Night Song Dark Retreats (https://www.nightsongretreats.com/), which offers dark retreats at Fox Creek Falls Retreat Center. He has experience and training in Yogic, Indigenous, Tibetan Buddhist, and Christian schools of spirituality. His primary influences and teachers include Craig Holliday, Dr.…
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Sara Yingling
Sara is a highly experienced yoga teacher and movement specialist, passionate about helping individuals of all ages and abilities enhance their mobility, strength, and overall well-being. In 2023, she was introduced to transformative concepts that have helped her clients and herself reduce chronic pain and improve movement efficiency. Sara combines a deep understanding of physiology, anatomy, and rehabilitative exercises to create yoga sessions that support healing, injury prevention, and functional movement. Her expertise shines in working with individuals over 60, those with artificial joints, and clients recovering from injury. Through her sessions, participants experience improvements in balance, flexibility, strength, and…
Learn more about Sara Yingling
Sara is a highly experienced yoga teacher and movement specialist, passionate about helping individuals of all ages and abilities enhance their mobility, strength, and overall well-being. In 2023, she was introduced to transformative concepts that have helped her clients and herself reduce chronic pain and improve movement efficiency. Sara combines a deep understanding of physiology, anatomy, and rehabilitative exercises to create yoga sessions that support healing, injury prevention, and functional movement. Her expertise shines in working with individuals over 60, those with artificial joints, and clients recovering from injury. Through her sessions, participants experience improvements in balance, flexibility, strength, and…
Learn more about Sara Yingling