Reclaiming What Matters: A Retreat to the Himalayan Institute
Reclaiming What Matters
A 4-Day Retreat with Lauren Toolin & Tanya Boigenzahn
March 4–7, 2027
Himalayan Institute, Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Retreat starts: 7pm Thursday, March 4
Retreat ends: 12pm Sunday, March 7
CEs Available for RYTs
Payment Info
Payment In Full: $647 per person
Payment Plan: $700 – Pay your $250 deposit (non-refundable, non-transferable) to hold your spot.
Final payment of $450 will be run on January 12, 2027.
+ Accommodations (meals included) + Travel to HI on your own
What happens when we stop chasing what we think we need and become quiet enough to recognize what is already here?
Reclaiming What Matters is a four-day immersion for seekers and dedicated students of all levels who are ready to step away from the noise, urgency, and endless demands of everyday life and return to what is essential. Together, we’ll explore the timeless yogic teachings of steadiness, ease, practice, non-attachment, inner wealth, and the transformative power of simply staying present. This is not about adding more to your life. It’s about creating enough space to see clearly what matters—and discovering what becomes possible when you actually begin to live from that knowing.
Reclaiming What Matters is a four-day immersion in Yoga and Tantra for dedicated students and seekers ready to step away from the noise, urgency, and the grueling demands of everyday life, and return to what is essential.
Drawing from the depth of these timeless traditions, we’ll explore steadiness, ease, practice, non-attachment, inner wealth, and the transformative power of presence. Together, we’ll consider not only how to become quieter, but how to become more fully engaged with the life we actually have.
This is not about adding more to your life. It’s about creating enough space to see clearly what matters—and having the courage to live from that knowing.
Longtime yogini sisters, friends, and collaborators Lauren Toolin and Tanya Boigenzahn come together again for this special experience. Their friendship and shared practice span decades, forged through teaching, study, laughter, inquiry, and a deep devotion to the teachings of Yoga and Tantra. Together, they bring the depth of seasoned teachers and the ease, warmth, and chemistry that come from walking the path alongside one another. Reclaiming What Matters is an invitation to step into that shared conversation and practice with them.
And there may be no more fitting place for this retreat than the Himalayan Institute—a spiritual home for both Lauren and Tanya. Nestled in the Pocono Mountains, the Institute is a living environment devoted to yoga, meditation, contemplation, and spiritual growth. Here, the setting itself invites you to slow down, listen, and turn inward.
Over four days, you’ll have the space to step out of the noise, examine what is asking for your attention, reconnect with your own inner wisdom, and explore what it means to live the teachings—not simply practice them.
During our time together, you will receive:
- Space to step out of the noise and reconnect with the quieter intelligence underneath the busyness of daily life.
- Deep immersion in timeless yogic wisdom, explored not simply as philosophy, but as a practical way of meeting your actual life.
- A supported framework for returning to your center and discerning what truly deserves your energy, attention, and devotion.
- Opportunities for honest self-inquiry—to notice the habits, attachments, identities, and expectations that may be pulling you away from what matters most.
- Time for stillness, nature, reflection, and integration in the beauty of the Pocono Mountains.
- Sangha and meaningful connection with fellow practitioners who value depth, curiosity, growth, and authentic practice.
- The support of the Himalayan Institute’s living tradition, allowing the environment itself to become part of the retreat experience.
You will leave with:
- A clearer sense of your own center—and greater confidence in returning to it when life gets noisy.
- Practical tools for cultivating steadiness, spaciousness, and inner peace amid the realities of everyday life.
- A deeper understanding of what you truly value and where you want to place your time, energy, and attention.
- A more intimate relationship with practice—not as something you “do,” but as working knowledge that gradually becomes embodied wisdom.
- Greater capacity to recognize when striving is necessary—and when letting go is the wiser choice.
- Renewed connection to your own inner well of wisdom, along with practices and perspectives you can return to long after the retreat ends.
- A felt experience of what it means to live your yoga, carrying greater clarity, sanity, freedom, and purpose back into your relationships, work, choices, and daily life.
- CE certificate for Yoga Teachers (by request)
You don’t need another thing to accomplish.
You may simply need the space, practice, and courage to remember what matters—and begin living accordingly.
Your Retreat Includes:
- Daily yoga and wellness classes with Lauren & Tanya, use of Himalayan Institute’s amazing facilities, and all events included with retreat itinerary.
- The delicious vegetarian buffet-style meals daily are included when you book your accommodations directly with the Himalayan Institute.
- Chai & Cookies Community Gathering
What’s NOT Included:
- Lodging at the Himalayan Institute (HI) – book your room directly with them – booking your room will include your meals – BOOK YOUR HI LODGING HERE
- Room details, standard cancellation policies, and additional information – click here
- Travel – Airfare, airport shuttle, car rental or bus fare to/from Himalayan Institute, rejuvenation center treatments, optional excursions, tips, any food or drink not included in package, passports or visas, any items of a personal nature or any other expenses other than those expressly described on the website and above, meals during travel days, overweight baggage charges, hotel and travel incidentals, shopping, COVID testing on or offsite, travel/health insurance, etc.
- MOKA Coffee Shop goodies (yes, they have the original Chyawanprash cookies here!)
- Travel to/from HI?
- we recommend flying into either EWR (Newark) and renting a car to drive 2.5 hours to HI. There are also buses from Newark to Honesdale daily. You may also fly into AVP (Scranton Wilkes-Barre), a 45 min drive, but may be more expensive.
- If you are driving, there is free parking on the grounds
RETREAT POLICIES AGREEMENT:
- All participants will need to read and e-sign our Retreat Policies Agreement that includes the Cancellation Policy to secure their spot. We will email you this upon initial payment or click the link to sign now. View the Waiver & Agreements here.
Cancellation Policy:
- All cancellations must be made by Jan 12, 2027. Any cancellations after Jan 12, 2027 will forfeit any/all payments made. The $250 down payment is nonrefundable/non-transferable.
- For HI’s accommodations and other travel expenses, please refer to their policy as you will be booking this separately.
We recommend Travel Insurance for this retreat.
