Step into a weekend designed to nourish body, mind, and spirit. Balance Within is a restorative yoga and wellness retreat where you’ll reconnect with your inner harmony through daily yoga practices, sound healing, and deeply relaxing massage. Nestled in the serene Driftless Region, you’ll enjoy nutritious farm-to-table meals, luxurious accommodations, and peaceful surroundings that invite you to slow down and renew. This immersive experience is your invitation to find balance, cultivate vitality, and return home with a sense of grounded radiance.
Your Retreat Includes
Private Luxe Lodging Accommodations
Full Use of Our Restorative Amenities
Daily Healthy & Locally Sourced Meals
Access to All Movement & Wellness Classes Listed Below
Flow Yoga - Restorative Yoga - Slow Flow Yoga
Instructors - Katherine, Randi, Meagan, Niki
From energizing movement to deep rest, your practice will be supported through a variety of styles — Flow Yoga to energize and enjoy movement, Restorative Yoga to release tension and calm the nervous system, and Slow Flow Yoga for mindful movement.
Pose Construction Workshop - Katherine Sweere, MSc, RYT 200
Deepen your practice with Katherine as she guides you through the art of building yoga poses from the ground up. This interactive workshop explores alignment, balance, and mindful adjustments, helping you move with greater confidence and ease both on and off the mat.
Yoga Philosophy/Yamas & Niyamas - Katherine Sweere, MSc, RYT 200
Explore the timeless wisdom of yoga beyond the mat. Katherine will guide you through the Yamas and Niyamas, offering practical insights from the book The Yamas & Niyamas to bring greater clarity, balance, and purpose into daily life.
Sound & Vibrational Healing - Leah Buysse
Immerse yourself in a transformative sound healing experience with Leah, as she weaves together the soothing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, Himalayan bowls, drums, chanting, and other sacred instruments to promote deep relaxation, balance, and healing. Your session will also include a themed intuitive reading, guided breathwork, and a gentle integration period with Reiki to harmonize mind, body, and spirit
About Your Yoga Guides…
Katherine Sweere has been practicing yoga for over 25 years, first discovering it during her years of ballet training and professional career. With a strong foundation in biological sciences—holding a Bachelor’s degree in Genetics and Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology—she brings physicality, curiosity, and scientific insight into her teaching. As she transitioned away from dance, yoga became a meaningful way to continue her love of movement while expanding into a deeper mind-body practice. Katherine earned her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification in 2024 and is honored to share yoga’s movement, philosophy, and spirit with others, recently adding a Partner Thai Yoga continuing education certification to her training. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband, Nick, their two Labradors, Luke and Fredrick, and five chickens. Katherine remains deeply committed to lifelong learning through both modern biology and timeless wellness practices
Niki Scarpa Cohen E-RYT500, AYS , guides well-rounded classes that are light-hearted yet meditative, flowing thoughtfully to cultivate balance, calm energy, and mindful presence. Her teaching emphasizes proper alignment while supporting strength, flexibility, focus, self-awareness, and deep relaxation. An experienced teacher with advanced training, Niki has been practicing yoga since 2001 and completed her 200-hour training in 2011 and her 500-hour training in 2014. As a guide and coach, Niki draws from yoga philosophy, energy medicine, Ayurveda, spiritual development, and her lived experience navigating trauma, periods of darkness and disconnection, anxiety, and addiction, alongside years of service with people with disabilities, including cognitive issues such as Alzheimer's- allowing her to hold compassionate, non-judgmental space for all students. Outside the studio, she finds balance through long hikes, daydreaming in a hammock on summer days, cultivating native plants, and caring for land and water as a MN Water Steward, sharing her home with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Meagan Betz is a dedicated yoga instructor, sound healer, Reiki practitioner, and massage therapist, deeply committed to fostering holistic well-being in all facets of life. With a strong foundation in healthcare as a Registered Nurse, Meagan brings a unique perspective to her wellness practices, integrating medical knowledge and holistic health principles. Meagan holds a Master's degree in Law of Ethics and Compliance, which has equipped her with a profound understanding of integrity and ethical practices, values she infuses into every yoga session and therapeutic service she offers. Her yoga teaching credentials were earned through an intensive Hatha program at the University of MN (RYT 200) where she developed a deep love for guiding individuals on their journey to physical, mental, and spiritual balance.
Randi Campbell, RYT500, Meditation Facilitator, MFA, Artist is a lifelong student of life, artist, and yoga teacher whose work is rooted in connection, creativity, and healing. She holds a B.A. in Arts and Humanities and an M.F.A., and brings over 35 years of experience in visual storytelling into her heart-centered approach to yoga and meditation. Her yoga journey began in 2016 and deepened her lifelong belief in living with purpose, authenticity, and interconnection—affirming her guiding truth: HeArt heals. An RYT500 and certified Meditation Facilitator, Randi has been guiding Restorative Yoga and meditation practices since 2021. Her classes are intentionally crafted as embodied works of art, offering a nurturing, meditative space where guests feel seen, supported, and deeply restored—leaving with relaxed bodies, renewed spirits, and open hearts.
1 Hour Massage Or $100 Gift Card to Our Well Curated Onsite Gift Shop
-All Rooms Have King Beds-
Single Occupancy : $725
Double Occupancy: $950
You Must Call To Reserve Your Room/Space
A $100.00 Non-Refundable Deposit is Collected Upon Reservation
715-710-1800