Yoga, Wellness & Happiness with ROAM Yoga Retreats

Looking for a week with the perfect mix of yoga, wellness and adventure? A retreat with ROAM Yoga Retreats at Haramara will not disappoint. You will have time to recharge, renew and find inspiration in 2-3 yoga classes and workshops daily with long-time yogis Laurel Van Matre, Kaja Foat and Zoe Foat Naselaris who each have 25+ years of teaching experience.

Start each day with an invigorating vinyasa (flow) class every morning and unwind each evening with yin/restorative yoga while listening to the sound of the ocean. Yoga workshops will be offered midday when the schedule allows.

Plan to nurture yourself with 3 nutritious and delicious meals daily, massage treatments or enjoying downtime by the pool. For those of you looking for a little adventure, we’ve got a super fun list of optional activities for you to choose from such as snorkeling, whale watching, hiking, bird watching or surf lessons. And of course, you’ll get to see the sun set over the ocean every night.

Packages include:

7 Nights 8 days accommodation
2-3 Daily yoga classes with Laurel, Kaja and Zoe
Yoga mats and props
Breakfast, lunch and dinner each day
Drinking water, coffee and tea
WIFI

Pricing:

Double Room: $3,300/per person
Triple Room: $3,000/per person
Quad Room: $2,700/per person
Dorm Room: $2,500/per person
Single Rooms start at $4,500/per person
(room types are limited)

Pricing Specials:

A $500 Deposit reserves your spot for the week!

Type of Retreat: Wellness, Yoga
Style of Yoga: Vinyasa Flow

Additional Information, Questions & Registration:

Contact Name: Laurel Van Matre
Contact Email: lvmyoga@gmail.com
Contact Phone Number: 763-458-2190
Online Registration: https://www.roamyogaretreats.com/general-2
Website: https://www.roamyogaretreats.com/

About the Instructors:

A yoga teacher, world traveler and business owner, Laurel Van Matre brings her authenticity, sense of humor and the wisdom gleaned from her lifelong wellness journey to ROAM Yoga Retreats.

Laurel spent years living in London and traveling through Europe and Asia before starting her own garden design business at the age of 22. Soon, she began practicing yoga as a student. Then she began teaching classes and has since become a teacher of teachers in her Northeast Minneapolis studio, YOGA Garden.

Her experience has given her the ability to make all students feel comfortable and meet them at their level of practice, helping them find a way to access poses that elude them, whether they are beginners or advanced. While many people think of yoga is as meditative, making it fun is equally important to her.

As her yoga practice evolved, Laurel began sharing her experience with corporate clients as a motivational speaker and strategic consultant. Using themes from yoga, she helps people improve themselves both personally and professionally. She recently sold her garden design business to focus on her passion for yoga and innovation.

When Laurel is not traveling the world or in her studio she enjoys time as a gardener, cyclist and in the company of good friends around a campfire in her backyard.

Yoga Style: alignment-based vinyasa flow, yoga nidra, yin inspired restorative and individual coaching sessions.

Inspiration: gardening, sunshine, the ocean, traveling the world and listening to people’s stories, meeting new people, spending time with her family and an appreciation for moving through the world as an individual with a fantastic and fun group of adventurous people.

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Zoë Foat Naselaris’s background reflects a rich blend of experience and passions that come together in her approach to teaching yoga and supporting others on their wellness journeys. Her early foray into eco-friendly apparel with her twin sister laid a foundation of creativity, environmental consciousness, and entrepreneurship. This entrepreneurial spirit seamlessly transitioned into her yoga career, where her diverse life experiences, including teaching in various parts of the U.S., have allowed her to connect with a wide range of individuals.

Her studies in psychotherapy and art therapy reflect a deep desire to understand and help others, making her an even more compassionate and holistic teacher and therapist. The integration of mind, body, and spirit is a core element of her work, offering a unique and personalized approach to each student or client.

In her personal life, Zoë embraces the very principles she teaches, from staying active and present with activities like paddle-boarding and gardening to nurturing relationships with friends and family. Zoë’s yoga practice is not only something she teaches but something she lives, drawing inspiration from nature, art, laughter, and meaningful connections.

Zoë’s yoga style—aligning her teachings with both the fluidity of vinyasa and the restorative qualities of yin—speaks to her belief in balance, mindfulness, and listening to the body. Whether guiding a class through the dynamic flow of vinyasa or helping students find stillness in restorative poses, her expertise in alignment ensures that her students feel both grounded and supported.

As an empathetic teacher, Zoë offers her students not just a physical practice, but a pathway to greater connection with themselves and the world around them.

Yoga Style: alignment-based vinyasa flow and yin/restorative.

Inspiration: travel, art, nature, laughter, gardening, sunshine, swimming in the ocean, and reconnecting with old friends while making new ones.

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A lover of maps, memories, and mishaps, Kaja Foat started traveling to foreign countries at age 15 and hasn’t turned back since. In fact, some of her best creative inspirations and life experiences have unfolded a journey away from her homeland.

Kaja has a background in Art and Psychology and began her career in the Arts when she left Minnesota for New York City shortly after college. Kaja’s jobs landed her in the fashion world where she rubbed shoulders with top photographers and producers of the industry. Her stressful jobs brought her to a small yoga studio just blocks from her dingy but loved apartment on Bedford in Brooklyn, New York. Most evenings she could be found here along with her twin sister, Zoe, sweating off steam from a hard days work. It was this small Yoga studio (Go Yoga) that after years of practicing launched her love of Yoga and encouraged her to get training.

Seven days before 9-11 Kaja left the big city to go home to Minneapolis to figure out her next adventure. In 2002 the creation of Foat Design was launched, an eco-friendly Yoga and Dance wear company co- owned with her twin sister, Zoe. The company stemmed from the need for a clothing line for active people that cared about where the garments were made and the fabrics used to make them. It was truly a conscious effort to create a company within the fashion industry that ran things with care and intent. When the company was a year old, Kaja decided to get training in Yoga in Rhinebeck, NY at the Omega Institute and returned to Minneapolis to teach. It was at this time where Kaja met Laurel Van Matre and began teaching with her along with her twin sister.

Today, Kaja Foat currently runs her company, Foat Design, is an Art Therapist specializing in couples and families, and a world traveller under ROAM alongside old companions Zoe Naselaris and Laurel Van Matre. Kaja has been teaching yoga for 22 years.

Yoga Style: Kaja teaches vinyasa style classes that are carefully constructed to help increase flexibility, strength, clarity, and balance.