Meditation & Yoga Retreat (May 22-26) on Ishigaki Island 🧘♂️🏝️
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We’re constantly striving—doing more, improving, achieving. Even our work and conversations are often tied to a goal, leaving little space for genuine enjoyment. But when we're always in go-mode, we rarely feel truly connected, creative, or present.
If you’re ready to experience the kind of presence that only comes from true rest, join us for our 5-day Meditation & Yoga Retreat (May 22-26) on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa—our first retreat off the mainland, just 2 minutes from the beach. 🏝️🙂
📅 Details:
- Date: Thursday May 22nd 7pm to Monday May 26th noon
- Location: Lotus Bleu Retreat Center (Shiraho beach)
- Price: 86,000 yen (or pay in 3 installments)
- To RSVP please fill out this form
✨ What to Expect:
✅ Daily guided meditations
✅ Daily morning yoga
✅ Trekking on Taketomi Island + beach time
✅ Sound healing, ice baths & digital detox
✅ Sleep well in a spacious, peaceful setting
✅ Healthy, nutritious food
✅ Connect with like-minded people through pair work and deep conversations
We’ll have about 3 hours of guided meditation daily and 1 hour of yoga, plus occasional activities like sound healing and island explorations. Afternoons will be free for you to relax, swim, read, or explore.
🛏️ What’s included
- Your stay for 4 nights, 5 days
- Guided meditation, yoga, sound healing, ice baths
- Breakfast and dinners
- Transportation to Taketomi island and back (half day trip)
🚫 What’s not included
- Your flight to/from Ishigaki island
- Lunches (there are plenty of affordable spots in walking distance)
- Dinner the first night — please eat before arriving Thursday night
- Extra activities like diving, snorkeling, SUP etc. (you can select any add-ons during the RSVP process)
💳 Payment & RSVP
Spacious shared room with 1 other person (same sex) : 86,000 yen
- 📌 To RSVP, please fill out this form and complete the payment.
- Make your payment via Stripe here or bank transfer here
- Or you can pay in 3 installments of 30,000 yen! Message me for the special payment link.
- Cut off for RSVPs is May 10th
For private room options, please contact me directly.
Flexibility & Cancellation
• Up to 14 days before the event: Full refund or full credit toward a future event.
• 3 to 13 days before the event: 50% refund or full credit toward a future event.
• Less than 3 days before the event: No refund, but you’ll receive a 50% credit toward a future event.
If an unexpected emergency arises, please reach out—I’ll do my best to find a fair solution.
✈️ Getting there and back
🛫 Flights: About 3 hours direct from Tokyo to Ishigaki Island (nonstop flights are around 20,000 yen right now)
🚖 From airport to retreat: 10-minute taxi ride. Here is the address on google maps.
⏰ Arrival: Please be at the center by 7 PM on May 22nd.
🙏 Closing: Check-out at noon on May 26th (consider lunch with the group before flying out after 3 PM).
🌟 About Your Guides
Misha Yurchenko: Mindfulness Guide
Misha is a Tokyo-based certified meditation teacher (MMTCP) with over a decade+ of meditation experience. After experiencing severe burnout from his venture-funded startup, he founded Tokyo Mindfulness and is dedicated to helping others break free from themselves. He takes an integrated and practical approach combining meditation, breathwork, and nervous system healing to help people get unstuck and find inner freedom. He is the author of several books and lives in Shibuya with his family.
Ryoko Hirasawa: Yoga Teacher
Ryoko has been living in Ishigaki Island since 2004, deeply connected to nature and cats. She discovered Ashtanga Yoga in 2010, where the practice of moving meditation deeply resonated with her. Through yoga, she learned the importance of being present, letting go of the past, and embracing the future with awareness. In her classes, she emphasizes harmony between body, breath, mind, and nature, offering a practice that meets each individual’s needs. View her profile.
Machiko Takagi: Sound Healer
Machiko is a singer and sound therapist deeply connected to Yaeyama island folk music (shima-uta). After moving to Iriomote in 2004 and later Ishigaki in 2009, she immersed herself in the region’s traditions, studying its music, nature, and culture. Her search for a deeper connection with sound led her to Singing RingⓇ in 2021, sparking a journey into sound therapy and overtone healing. Today, she blends shima-uta with sound healing, collaborating with instruments like erhu, guitar, and handpan in unique sound bath experiences, while also performing regularly at Hoshinoya Taketomi and solo live events. View her profile here