Healing Heart Yoga is an awesome organisation with caring, knowledgeable and experienced instructors! I’ve been attending their yoga retreats for several years, and each has led to positive, lasting changes in my life. You make friends with people from all walks of life, in an environment where you can feel supported and safe, whether you need a place to retreat to and get through bad stuff, or kick back, have fun and expand your horizons.
The physical yoga techniques will strengthen your body so that you can sit still. Then the chanting and meditation will focus your mind. When the mind becomes
calm and your daily distractions are forgotten, you will become aware of your emotions, especially if you normally shut them down. Whichever level you are at, Healing Heart Yoga
will help you grow and change, so you can adapt as your daily life changes. I know I’ve changed a great deal in the last few years, as Healing Heart Yoga has opened my eyes to so
many new ideas and experiences. If you’re thinking, “I don’t know what I’m letting myself in for…” just make that big jump into the unknown!
~Sean
When you're 60 something, life doesn't change easily. The Healing Heart yoga retreats I attended changed and improved my life. Because of an atmosphere Hudson was so good at generating, I leaned I could improve and heal myself for myself without comparison to other people or their imagined ideas of being "successful" at a yoga retreat (or anything else). She also helped decrease a kind of internal chatter that creates self doubt and fear. Being free of those things lets me pour energy into what I am doing without talking myself about how impossible it is, and what I can't do. The kind of energy she seems to naturally generate, and the advise about breathing deep an not " checking out " helped me get past what, for a while, seem like impossible barriers.
All of those things; (1) me improving me, (2) me not limiting me, and (3) me getting "to the other side" of barriers, have played a definite role in gaining the confidence
and patience to attempt and do things I would normally hesitate to try, and knowing how to energize rather than limit myself. The most difficult barrier I ever crossed was smoking. I wanted
to quit, but didn't think I could. It was what I learned from Healing Heart Yoga retreats about not limiting myself , getting to the other side of barriers, and gaining the confidence to try
things that seem impossible that led me to stop smoking. I smoked for 48 years. After the second retreat I quit.
~Martin (Retired Microbiologist - Currently an Artist)
When I think of the times in my life I was most nourished, and times of emotional and mental growth, I think of the many Healing Heart Yoga retreats I have attended. It was there,
under the teaching of Hudson Leick, that I was propelled to be more open and accepting of the things around me. I have had several yoga teachers, but none are as capable as Miss Leick. While
practicing yoga, you can experience many things, both emotional and physical. It is important to have a teacher that has the ability to be in tune with not only you, but the energy of the entire
class. There is also a chance things can come up that you did not expect or are not ready to handle. With a compassionate teacher like Hudson you feel held and supported. Not only is she in tune
with the spiritual side of yoga but she is more than knowledgeable when it comes to the mechanics of each pose. Her ability to read you and your needs is an invaluable quality. She will attend to
you personally and teach you to take care of and listen to your body. After attending so many retreats I have really seen a change in myself; one I didn't think was possible. It is an experience
that is hard to replicate anywhere else.
~Marina (Pharmaceutical Worker)
Whether you've been practicing yoga for one day or one decade, your yoga practice is just that, "yours". Healing Heart Yoga retreats are well
designed to benefit everyone's practice. I remember my first retreat. I had only been doing yoga for about 9 months, I was a little nervous about keeping up with everybody else. Then that
first class started. Hudson teaches yoga from the heart and honors everyone's individual practice. Always reassuring you that the only one you have to keep up with is you. Other than being
an amazing yoga teacher Hudson has many other gifts to share. She will take the time to sit down to talk AND listen to you. You can see it in her eyes what a loving and caring soul she is.
Wes Hamil leads sweat lodges that are life changing and I think everybody should have the opportunity to experience at least one. Anita is a divine light that leads sessions to help you rediscover
yourself. Every retreat is different, but they always feed the body and the soul. You know its a beautiful thing when you can watch others heal and grow right before your eyes. I've laughed, I've
cried, I've relaxed, and I've sweat all over my yoga mat, but in the end I always come out with a sense of release, an open heart, and feeling a little more, "me". I have grown so much and in so
many ways that I am forever grateful to the staff of Healing Heart Yoga Center. May you continue to bring peace, love and light. My heart thanks you. Sat Nam.
~Stephanie
I had practiced yoga for a few months on my own without a teacher, and so I was unsure of what to expect from my first class with Hudson, but from
the moment I entered the room there was the sense that I was in for something profound and spiritual. It turned out to be one of the most enriching experiences of my life. The class was made up of
all shapes, sizes and degrees of fitness, from people who had been doing yoga for a while, to people for whom this was an initiation. Everyone was treated with the same degree of gentle consideration
and encouragement. For me, because of Hudson’s healing hands, it was the first time I had been able to relax so totally, mentally and physically, that it felt like I was sinking into the earth. I have
been fortunate enough to attend many workshops and retreats hosted by Healing Heart Yoga since then. The chosen locations are beautiful and tranquil, matching the energy in the studios. The retreats
are a wonderful combination of daily yoga sessions and classes in spiritual awareness and sacred dance. There are also various types of healing therapies available for further relaxation. The entire
atmosphere radiates the peace, acceptance and warmth of Healing Hearts’ staff. Hudson is a most compassionate and intuitive teacher with an incredible awareness of everyone present. She teaches from
the heart and touches everyone with her beautiful spirit.
~Kim (Complementary Therapist)
Like the river that carries her name, Hudson flows into a magical intuitive state of dimensional knowingness and shared deep truth that resonated with me in the synchronicity
of what I have experienced as real. It felt like an energetic astrological reading.
~Bliss (Real Estate Broker)
Hudson has a marvelous insight and perception on space and spirit. She came into my home and guided my re-arrangements of art and furnishings to suit my soul. Ever since her time with
me, I have felt more grounded, more balanced, and comfortable in my home, my bedroom, and my world. I recommend her highly in any capacity.
~Jo (Dance Facilitator)