Meditation & Yoga Retreat (May 22-26) on Ishigaki Island 🧘♂️🏝️
Deep Rest for a Clearer Mind & Lighter Heart
We’re constantly striving—doing more, improving, achieving. Even our work and conversations are often tied to a goal, leaving little space for genuine enjoyment. But when we're always in go-mode, we rarely feel truly connected, creative, or present.
If you’re ready to experience the kind of presence that only comes from true rest, join us for our 5-day Meditation & Yoga Retreat (May 22-26) on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa—our first retreat off the mainland, just 2 minutes from the beach. 🏝️🙂
📅 Details:
Date: Thursday May 22nd 7pm to Monday May 26th noon
Price: 86,000 yen (or pay in 3 installments)
To RSVP please fill out this form
✨ What to Expect:
✅ Daily guided meditations
✅ Daily morning yoga
✅ Trekking on Taketomi Island + beach time
✅ Sound healing, ice baths & digital detox
✅ Sleep well in a spacious, peaceful setting
✅ Healthy, nutritious food
✅ Connect with like-minded people through pair work and deep conversations
We’ll have about 3 hours of guided meditation daily and 1 hour of yoga, plus occasional activities like sound healing and island explorations. Afternoons will be free for you to relax, swim, read, or explore.
🌿 Expect to come away with:
A deep mental and physical reset, not just another vacation
A renewed sense of ease, lightness, and inner calm
A real connection with nature, yourself, and like-minded people
A daily practice to integrate what you’ve learned
🛏️ What’s included
Your stay for 4 nights, 5 days
Guided meditation, yoga, sound healing, ice baths
Breakfast and dinners
Transportation to Taketomi island and back (half day trip)
🚫 What’s not included
Your flight to/from Ishigaki island
Lunches (there are plenty of affordable spots in walking distance)
Dinner the first night — please eat before arriving Thursday night
Extra activities like diving, snorkeling, SUP etc. (you can select any add-ons during the RSVP process)
🏡 The Retreat Center
Le Lotus Bleu retreat center is owned by a French-Japanese couple who rent it out just for retreats. It is just 10 minutes from Ishigaki airport and 2 minutes from the beach. More photos here and take a virtual 3D tour of the center here. :)
🥗 The Food
We’ll have local Okinawan catered food with a mix of veggies and meat dishes. Yum :-)
*Please let me know if you have any allergies ahead of time
💳 Payment & RSVP
📌 To RSVP, please fill out this form and complete the payment.
Spacious shared room with 1 other person (same sex) : 86,000 yen
Make your payment via Stripe here or bank transfer here
Or pay in 3 installments of 30,000 yen. Message me for the special payment link.
Cut off for RSVPs is May 10th
For private room options, please contact me directly.
Flexibility & Cancellation
• Up to 14 days before the event: Full refund or full credit toward a future event.
• 3 to 13 days before the event: 50% refund or full credit toward a future event.
• Less than 3 days before the event: No refund, but you’ll receive a 50% credit toward a future event.
If an unexpected emergency arises, please reach out—I’ll do my best to find a fair solution.
✈️ Getting there and back
🛫 Flights: About 3 hours direct from Tokyo to Ishigaki Island (nonstop flights are around 20,000 yen right now)
🚖 From airport to retreat: 10-minute taxi ride. Here is the address on google maps.
⏰ Arrival: Please be at the center by 7 PM on May 22nd.
🙏 Closing: Check-out at noon on May 26th (consider lunch with the group before flying out after 3 PM).
🌟 About Your Guides
Misha Yurchenko - Mindfulness Guide
Misha is a Tokyo-based certified meditation teacher (MMTCP) with over a decade+ of meditation experience. After experiencing severe burnout from his venture-funded startup, he founded Tokyo Mindfulness and is dedicated to helping others break free from themselves. He takes an integrated and practical approach combining meditation, breathwork, and nervous system healing to help people get unstuck and find inner freedom. He is the author of several books and lives in Shibuya with his family.
Ryoko Hirasawa- Yoga Teacher
Ryoko has been living in Ishigaki Island since 2004, deeply connected to nature and cats. She discovered Ashtanga Yoga in 2010, where the practice of moving meditation deeply resonated with her. Through yoga, she learned the importance of being present, letting go of the past, and embracing the future with awareness. In her classes, she emphasizes harmony between body, breath, mind, and nature, offering a practice that meets each individual’s needs. View her profile.
Machiko Takagi - Sound Healer
Machiko is a singer and sound therapist deeply connected to Yaeyama island folk music (shima-uta). After moving to Iriomote in 2004 and later Ishigaki in 2009, she immersed herself in the region’s traditions, studying its music, nature, and culture. Her search for a deeper connection with sound led her to Singing RingⓇ in 2021, sparking a journey into sound therapy and overtone healing. Today, she blends shima-uta with sound healing, collaborating with instruments like erhu, guitar, and handpan in unique sound bath experiences, while also performing regularly at Hoshinoya Taketomi and solo live events. View her profile here