Welcome to MotherHeart Yoga Hermitage
A completly donation-based Yoga and Healing Space
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Hermitage House
Silent Retreats
partnered with MotherHeart Yoga Hermitage
*As of January 2026, all of our retreats are offered by donation!
located on Hermitage Street in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia
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484-885-9081
A deeply nourishing neighborhood retreat house for silence, peace, healing, and community
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common space living room area featured above; at top, a glimpse of the yoga studio bathroom
featured right is the yoga studio garden​
Mark Your Calendar!
Silent Retreat
January 16-19
Altar of the Heart:
gather medicine for your heart; leave your grief as an offering
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included in the retreat: guided yoga, meditation, breathwork, grief tending and support, relaxation, journalling, hiking, healthy meals and snacks.
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This is a donation offering;
we ask for donations for your food, stay, and classes because thats what we provide....and, that donation is up to you! ​
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donations can be made with cash, venmo, or paypal​
venmo: @Dawn-Smelser
Paypal: dawn@motherheartstudio.com
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Retreat Schedule
Day 1 Friday
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6:00 PM - welcoming and introductions, tea, and snack
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7:00 PM - Yoga, opening meditation, and mantra practice, leading into silence
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Day 2 Saturday
* schedule items are all optional. Go in the way of support and ease.
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6:30 AM - seated meditation
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7:00 AM - guided yoga
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8:30 AM - Breakfast
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11:30 AM - group a check in
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12:00 AM - lunch
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2:00 PM - guided rest and breathwork
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6:00 PM - dinner
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8:00 PM - sound bath and chanting
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Day 3 Sunday
* schedule items are all optional. Go in the way of support and ease.
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6:30 AM - seated meditation
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7:00 AM - guided yoga
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8:30 AM - Breakfast
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11:30 AM - poetry and movement; encountering the friend
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12:00 AM - lunch
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1:30 PM - woods walking meditation
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3:00 PM - guided rest and breathwork
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6:00 PM - dinner
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8:00 PM - Q+A, soundbath and chanting
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Day 4 Monday
* schedule items are all optional. Go in the way of support and ease.
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6:30 AM - seated meditation
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7:00 AM - guided yoga
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8:30 AM - breakfast
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11:00 AM - talk and Q+A
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12:00 PM - Lunch
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1:00PM - Closing circle​
