Saffron Sun Ayurveda & Healing Arts in Whitefish, Montana
  • Home
  • About
    • About Nancy
    • Testimonials
    • Rates & Services
    • Contact
  • Massage
  • Thai Bodywork
  • Vedic Astrology
  • Ayurveda
  • Gift Certificates
  • Schedule Your Service
  • Events
  • Yoga
  • Meditation
  • Gallery
  • Home
  • About
    • About Nancy
    • Testimonials
    • Rates & Services
    • Contact
  • Massage
  • Thai Bodywork
  • Vedic Astrology
  • Ayurveda
  • Gift Certificates
  • Schedule Your Service
  • Events
  • Yoga
  • Meditation
  • Gallery

Events​ 

Workshops 2021

Save the Date!

Yoga+Acupuncture
November 7th 2021
Dancing Spirit Ranch


Spring Retreat at Boulder Hot Springs MT.  April 10th-12th, 2020
Spring Retreat: A Mindfulness Meditation & Yoga Retreat in the Art of Presence

Please join us at the beautiful Boulder Hot Springs Hotel in Boulder Hot Springs (near Helena Montana) for a meaningful Easter Weekend Retreat.  Enjoy nourishing daily yoga and mindfulness meditation sessions, delicious food, good company, and unlimited soaking in the natural healing waters.  BHS is known as the "Grandmother of all Montana Hot Springs" because the springs are hotter and stronger than any in the state.  Please know it is an alcohol and smoke free environment and there are no TV's or phones in the room to promote a truly restful stay.  

Your hosts, Michelle and Nancy, have taught together for a few several years weaving together the healing practices of yoga and mindfulness meditation.  We share a common language in our teaching style that compliments one another.  We will be guiding you through these age old practices back to your breath, back to your body, and ultimately back to you True Self. 

The nourishing and supportive yoga will be lead by Nancy Ellis.   Nancy received her yoga training through Bodhi Yoga International, a Mindfulness based yoga training focusing on meditation, breath and loving kindness. Nancy has been practicing yoga since 1995 and teaching since 2012, she also a licensed Massage Therapist, Thai Massage Bodyworker, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Vedic Astrologer.   
The meditation practices will be guided by Michelle Richards.  Michelle has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for over a decade and completed a 2 year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach in 2019.  Michelle is also a licensed Massage Therapist and certified Life Coach. Both ladies have been on several Vipassana, silent meditation retreats.  

Yoga is for all levels and no experience is needed for meditation. 

The retreat begins Friday April 10th at 5pm (check in is  anytime after noon and will end on Sunday April 12th after lunch. 
Price of the retreat workshop is $250 PLUS+ meals and lodging (meditation practices, mindful yoga 6 meals, lodging, and unlimited soaking) 

Purchase the workshop retreat fee, $250 online here, this does NOT include your lodging and meals. 

To Book your accommodations go to boulderhotsprings.com/ to secure your choice of room.  A variety a room options are available such as (per person rates) Double Occupancy Guest Room $180, Double Occupancy Bed and Bath Room $200, Single Occupancy Guest Room $220,Single occupancy Bed and Bath room $260.  These prices for the rooms , include the meals.  Please Book, reserve and purchase your room of choice at Boulder Hot springs website.  Bed and Bath rooms are more spacious and have a private half or full bathroom.  Guest rooms have a shared bath in the hall.  These rates includes the meals.


To Book your accommodations go to boulderhotsprings.com/ to secure your choice of room.  

For questions contact Michelle at 406-261-4112 or email mrichards1111@hotmail.com

Register by March 22nd.   Please register during this time frame to ensure your space and secure your room preference. 
Registration after March 22nd is an additional $50. 
$100 non-refundable Cancellation fee if you cancel after March 31st.  No refunds or credits after April 3rd. 
A minimum of 10 required for retreat. 
Picture


Previous Events
Picture
Picture
Picture

Picture
Picture
Picture



THE ART OF MINDFULNESS: A FALL RETREAT IN GRATITUDE & GENEROSITY
MEDITATION & YOGA
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2ND 9:30-4:30
​$108 EARLY BIRD $125 AFTER OCT.27TH

Settle into the cozy depths of Fall, as you join Michelle Richards &
Nancy Ellis for a nourishing and grounding retreat. We will
explore the insightful practices of meditation and yoga as
therapeutic tools for bringing you into a more calm and peaceful
presence.

Picture
AWAKEN INTO SPRING
Walking Lightly Ranch | Saturday March 16th 9:30-4:30
$108 Early Bird | $125 after March 11th

Emerge from the depths of winter and into the rebirth of spring, as you join Michelle Richards & Nancy Ellis for a nourishing and rejuvenating retreat. We will explore the insightful practices of meditation and yoga as therapeutic tools for bringing you into a more calm and peaceful presence. A day of mindfulness is an opportunity to restore and renew our bodies, minds and spirits from a busy life and merge into harmony with the rhythms of our natural world.

All levels of practitioners are welcome! We will be practicing sitting, walking, sense awareness, loving-kindness meditations and 2 mindful yoga sessions with breathwork. Come and join us at the beautiful Walking Lightly Ranch in cultivating the practice of stillness and movement!
TO REGISTER CONTACT: MICHELLE AT 406-261-4112 mrichards1111@hotmail.com  OR Click Here

Picture

  • ​Join Nancy and Michelle for The Art of Mindfulness: A Fall Retreat in Gratitude & Presence
Click the image to download the flyer, or Contact Nancy with questions. 

Picture

​​Awaken Into Spring: A Daylong Retreat
Saturday, April 14th, 2018.


Emerge from the depths of winter and into the rebirth of spring, as
you join Michelle Richards & Nancy Ellis for a nourishing and
rejuvenating retreat. We will explore the insightful practices of
meditation and yoga as therapeutic tools for bringing you into a
more calm and peaceful presence.

All levels of practitioners are welcome! We will be practicing
sitting, walking, sense awareness, loving-kindness meditations
and 2 mindful yoga sessions with breathwork. Come and join us
at the beautiful Walking Lightly Ranch in cultivating the practice
of stillness and movement!


Location

244 Spokane Ave. Ste 7
​Whitefish, MT 59937

Words From The Community

Nancy is an absolute god send!
She has forever changed my life with her beautiful soul and incredible talent of massage!  I get Thai massages as well as deep tissue from her and there is nothing else that has ever compared! I'm a cosmetologist so long hours are hard on my body, but Nancy makes each day so much easier!  I would recommend her for all your bodywork needs! The environment is so peaceful and welcoming! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Nancy!
​

-Katie B
Hair Stylist, Kalispell, MT


Contact Nancy

Subscribe to my Newsletter