Featuring

Melissa Keller (she/her) is an RYT-500 and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner. Melissa grew up in Arizona and spent her childhood exploring the Four Corners region, where her grandparents and parents were wilderness guides. In her yoga classes, she infuses yoga and nervous system regulation skills to create an environment for students to gain a felt-sense of safety, strength, pleasure, and acceptance of the present moment. Melissa is passionate about using her own experiences as a queer survivor of complex trauma to support others on their own healing journeys. She loves movement, being outside, and fully embracing the ebbs and flows of life. She lives and teaches on Dakota & Ojibwe land, now known as Minneapolis, MN.

Andrea Meronuck (she/her) is a somatic and transformational coach. Her work is grounded in supporting folks to trust themselves more deeply. She helps people to open honestly to their full human experiences, gives permission and approval to what has been cast into the inner shadows, and helps people find more satisfying intimacy. She is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, Body Trust® Practitioner, and Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher. She loves body-based energy practices and yoga, and qigong. Andrea teaches emotional regulation, embodiment, and intuitive ritual practice and has led several meditation retreats. She loves swimming, hiking, and camping, and has been the trip leader of numerous private San Juan River trips.

About This Trip

Celebrate the summer Solstice and awaken to your own light on this San Juan River rafting, yoga, and meditation retreat.

We will spend four days and three nights rafting and camping along the edge of Bears Ears National Monument on the San Juan River in Utah. This Class II section of the San Juan offers easy floating and gentle rapids amongst dramatic red rock scenery, as well as the opportunity to view Ancestral Puebloan ruins, pictographs and petroglyphs, and impressive Moki steps. We will have one layover day*, where we will cultivate spaciousness through slowing down, embodied practice, and internal reflection. The next day, we’ll continue downriver, where we’ll enjoy opportunities for swimming, hiking, and maybe even spotting protected bighorn sheep.

On this trip, you will reconnect with the truth that you belong deeply to the natural world, that you are Beloved of the Earth. We strive to hold space for you that is inclusive and affirming, that honors the dignity of every life, the land, and the lineages of contemplative practices. This trip is welcome to all, including LGBTQ+ and BIPOC folks. To support the deepening of our practice and community, this trip centers around body liberation and is free of alcohol, other substances, and diet culture.

“Morning silence is such a powerful way to start the day. Falling asleep to the sounds of [the] river under the stars is magical. The facilitators show reverence for the land in deep alignment with the spirit of the practices.”

2025 trip participant

*Optional riverside massages will be available during the layover day for an additional fee (requires a minimum of 12 guests).

TRIP RESOURCES