Events + Schedule

Practice with Mara in Vancouver

All levels Vinyasa When: Mondays from 12 – 1pm and Wednesdays from 10-11:30am

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.

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Upcoming Events

Saturday Spirit Sessions: Yoga, Breath, Meditation & Dharma Talk

When: May 30th, June 5th, June 12th, June 19th & June 26th 2020 from 10 – 11:15am PST

Where: Zoom (you will receive the link via email)

Cost:$15 suggested donation via PayPal or e-transfer to riseyoga@gmail.com, pay what you can, reach out if you have no income and would like to join. Feel free to invite your friends, it’s so fun to be with one another in this way!

Here’s what you can expect:

Guided Meditation
Breath-work
All levels Vinyasa Flow
Dharma talk/download on tips to living mindfully through these uncertain times

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Summer Solstice Retreat – New Dates!

When: August 27th – 31st

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.

I would love for you to join me for 5 days of wisdom teachings immersed in the pure alchemy of Hollyhock’s healing land and waters.

Note: In the case that Hollyhock was not able to run this program due to COVID-19, you would be fully refunded well in advance. Click here to learn more about this update.

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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 Mexico

When: February 20 – 27, 2021

Where: The Haramara Resort, Mexico

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, 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. On closing night take part in a shamanic fire ceremony to shed old ways of being and welcome in your radiant soul.

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

Casa Grande: $1600 USD (all women’s dormitory)

Quad Occupancy: $1700 USD

Triple Occupancy: $1850 USD

Double Occupancy: $2050 USD

Single Occupancy: $3000 USD

  Early Bird Pricing: Pay in full by July 1st, 2020 and get $150 off

To secure your spot, please pay a $500 deposit, non-refundable  .

For more info about the Haramara Resort, visit  www.haramararetreat.com

For questions or to make a booking, contact Mara at  riseyoga@gmail.com

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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