Events + Schedule

Practice with Mara in Vancouver

All levels Vinyasa When: Wednesday and Saturday at 10am – 11.30am

Where: One Yoga for the People, 201 – 150 West Hastings St. Vancouver

Work with me privately or for group yoga sessions, meditation, ritual and shamanic healing, contact me directly.

Yoga & Meditation Virtual Summit

Resilience Through Yoga and Meditation Virtual Summit is about exploring your body, mind, and spiritual life. We want to inspire and motivate you to deepen your knowledge of yoga and meditation and its many benefits in your personal and professional life.

A Virtual Summit is held online, not in a conference room. All Presentations will be broadcast over the web, so you can watch from the comfort of your own home.

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Upcoming Events

REKINDLE – A Winter Solstice Celebration

When: December 21st from 7:45 – 9:30pm

Where: One Yoga for the People, 201 – 150 West Hastings St. Vancouver

Cost: $35 with a portion of the proceeds being donated to initiatives in the Downtown East Side.

Join Mara Branscombe and David Yates for an afternoon infused with sound healing, meditation, yoga, chanting, shamanic journey work and a candle lighting ceremony.

Winter Solstice is a time to venture inwards, to rekindle our inner fires, and to cultivate unconditional compassion and healing towards ourselves and others.

It’s a time to give and receive equally.

Come away from this community gathering with a sense of renewal, a remembering of what is meaningful to you during this time, and an integrated alignment of breath, heart, mind, and body.

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Summer Solstice Retreat

When: June 17 – 23, 2020

Where: Hollyhock, Cortes Island

Join Mara for her third annual retreat at Hollyhock on Cortes Island. Dive deep in your yoga and meditation practice, practice the art of ritual, honour the power of the sun and rekindle the light within. Gourmet vegetarian food, endless hours immersed in nature, this retreat is truly transformative.

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As you know, it was my first time at both yoga & a yoga retreat. My body loves yoga now, so I have included your wonderful Gaia yoga video clips into my daily/weekly life post-retreat. Your friend Charlene is correct that you are a spiritual body having a human experience. Thanks again, Mara, we love you!

Wendy from Vancouver, BC

Radiant Soul Yoga Retreat

When: January 4-11, 2020

Join Mara for 7 days at Yoga at The Haramara Resort- named one of the  top 10 eco resorts in the world by Yoga Journal. Experience the bliss  and serenity of the sacred Huichol land, open to the powerful ocean  and dive deep into your yoga and meditation practice.   Spend 7 luxurious nights in Haramara’s breathtaking accommodations and  enjoy 3 organic gourmet meals daily prepared by Haramara’s world class  chefs. Experience 2 daily yoga classes (vinyasa and hatha) along with  guided daily meditation, yoga philosophy, guided journaling sessions and shamanic practices for cultivating inner radiance. Enjoy afternoons by the infinity pool,  private beaches, or take advantage of optional surf lessons and spa  services. Take part in a traditional Temezcal (sweat lodge) and a shamanic fire ceremony to shed old ways of being and welcome in your radiant soul.

Retreat Cost:

Casa Grande $1600 USD (all women’s dormitory)
Quad Occupancy $1700 USD
Triple Occupancy $1850 USD
Double Occupancy $2050 USD
Single Occupancy $3000 USD

(We can find roommates for you if you are looking to share)

Early Bird Pricing: Pay in full by August 1st and get $150 off

A deposit of $500 USD will hold your spot. (non-refundable)

Includes food, accommodation, and all yoga classes. (air fair or shuttle to or from the PVR airport not included).

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Spirit Counsel Mentorship Program

A unique 6 week program designed to cultivate personal vision through the art and practice of breath, mindfulness, creativity, writing, shamanic practices, nature based learning, journey work and rituals to invite personal transformation in. Learn how to recognize and release toxic thought patterns, and repetitive stories in your life. Learn how to move through major life transitions with mindful, moving, and awakening practices to bring your personal visions and goals closer to your reality. This program is open to anyone. Many yoga teachers, healers, artists and those shifting careers have found this program to be life altering.

Cost: $888 for 6 Week Program, $150 for a Private Healing Session

With Mara, you are in the presence of love and unconditional acceptance. I had planned on engaging in the mentorship program for some time before I actually reached out and committed. It was so worth it. I was felling so out of touch with myself on many levels. Following my first session, I noticed some pretty profound shifts….which is not usually my experience. Mara introduced me to simple daily practices that had a big impact. She seamlessly weaves skills and knowledge with her warm, caring, vibrant personality which is what makes her so authentically her. One of the aspects I appreciated the most was that she met me where I was at; she took into account my hectic schedule, providing me with practices and sessions which I needed for where I was. And when I would lose touch with the practices and homework, she was validating, understanding, and used her creativity to figure out how to make the practice work for me in a way that I could do it. In addition to these practices, the other shamanic practices were incredibly powerful and healing. She is such a gift and I would highly recommend her to anyone. She truly helped me find my way back to myself. Although my mentorship is complete, I know I will continue working with her and I’m so excited about what the future holds in our work together.

Melissa Pickett

Today marks my last mentor session with Mara Branscombe. What a beautiful journey we did together. We both witnessed transformational work that happens when one is ready to shed down layers of the old/past and eagerly stepping into a new life chapter, shape shifting into a new version of reality. I am forever grateful for the container in which I felt safe, supported, listened to, and loved. I highly recommend her yoga classes, one of the best, her workshops, her retreats, her mentorship. Her everything.

Lotus Silk, Light Worker, Performance Artist

Mara is an extraordinary teacher and healer. During our mentorship, she lovingly and gently held space for me and the process. Drawing on her diverse and deep wisdom she provided me with tools to take into my own experience and practice. Since working with Mara my creativity and productivity is flourishing and I feel blessed to have more knowledge upon which to draw as I continue on my own path. Simply put, Mara’s ability to elevate and move from a place of intuition in supporting those she works with is magic.

Jennie Bilteck