upcoming EVENTS
Steamboat Springs, CO | May 3rd, 2026
Hold Nothing: Library Author Series & Yoga Practice
Yoga Practice 11-1pm
Expect an all-levels practice, with modifications offered if needed, and an emphasis on releasing what no longer serves your heart, your mind, and your body. We'll close with a seated meditation, and if you're unable to make it to the reading later that evening, time to sign your book as well.
Library Author Series: Elena Brower 5-6pm
Spend a Sunday evening with one of the country's most revered yoga teachers as she talks about her new book, HOLD NOTHING
Broughton Sanctuary, Yorkshire, UK | May 10th – 17th 2026
Hold Nothing: Strength, Subtlety and Inner Peace
Embarking upon this weeklong retreat, you're entering into a fresh connection with your wisdom, your quiet, your fortitude and your trust in yourself. Teaching for over twenty-five years, Elena Brower is a forever student, preparing to offer your body and mind a full reset, and a direct experience of your subtlest intuitive awareness.
Tassajara, CA | Jun 2-4th, 2026
Small Mind, Big Mind: Meeting Yourself Where You Are
Yoga and Zen are ancient traditions that cultivate our innate ability to embody the moment with presence, compassion, and fearlessness. In this retreat, we’ll explore the modern benefits of these timeless teachings that can invigorate and inspire us, and infuse wonder into our daily routines.
Our mornings begin with vigorous asana and end with a Dharma talk and meditation. We'll close our days together with Yin and Nidra practices to integrate the teachings and insights. Come join this brief retreat to revitalize your heart-mind and body with us!
The Portal Marin | June 9, 2026 | 6pm PT
Hold Nothing x Undimmed: The Ways In with Elena Brower and Cecily Mak
In this enriching conversation and Q+A, Cecily and Elena bring respect for practice, their experience as teachers, mothers and writers to a gathering for your mind and your heart. Expect brief pockets of silence, ample time to inquire, and ways to see more clearly into the heart of your life.
Telluride, CO | June 25th-28th, 2026
Telluride Yoga Festival
Experience a weekend of connection and inspiration at the 18th annual Telluride Yoga Festival nestled in the rugged mountains of Telluride, June 25th-28th, 2026. From the teachers to the classes, the activities to one of my favorite towns on earth, the breathtaking mountain gondola ride to the expansive vistas, this festival holds a special place in my heart.
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia | Jun 19th - 24th, 2026
The Monastery of Daily Life - A Zen Retreat
Bringing together two dharma sisters, and one shared commitment to practice, this 5-night retreat to Stowel Lake Farm is a return to nature, to depth, self-study, and deep listening.
On this co-led retreat with Melissa Seikai Berry Appleton and Elena Ansui Brower, expect to be immersed in practices of zazen, samu (one hour of fresh air farm work), asana, as well as time to tend to yourself, lay on the ground, walk, and sit near a body of water
Santa Fe, NM | July 9-12th, 2026
Inner Practice of Medicine
This physician-only training (MD/DO or medical student in clinical years) is based on Dr. Wendy Lau’s book, Inner Practice of Medicine, and will be led by emergency physician Dr. Lau, emergency physician and journalist Dr. Clayton Dalton, medical anthropologist and Buddhist teacher Roshi Joan Halifax, and yoga teacher Elena Brower.
Zem Yoga Studio Roma | July 25-26
The Space Within: Freedom & Calm Workshops
Join international yoga teacher Elena Brower for The Space Within, a weekend of workshops at Zem Yoga Studio. Find freedom and calm in your body through the practice of meditation, yoga asana and rest.
Esalen | September 28 – October 2, 2026
Being Whole: Ritual, Respect, and Regulation
Tracee Stanley and Elena Brower With Guest Faculty Ally Bogard and Crystal Marie Higgins
Asheville, NC | Oct 15-19th, 2026
Hold Nothing at Firecreek Retreat
Return to the depths of your own quiet, trustworthy mind. Step into a spacious invitation to come home to yourself at Hold Nothing, a transformative retreat hosted by internationally recognized author, teacher and artist, Elena Brower, at Firecreek Retreat. Rooted in the deep inquiry of her acclaimed, best selling book, Hold Nothing, this retreat offers a potent and tender chance to soften, release the stories that hold you back, and meet the reality of our lives with presence, curiosity, and heart. It also affords a rare opportunity to study with Elena in an intimate group setting.
Santa Fe, NM | Nov 5-8th, 2026
Hold Nothing: Yoga for Letting Go & Finding Freedom
In an intimate small-group setting surrounded by the beauty of the high desert, Elena will lead you through a carefully designed blend of yoga and mindset work to help you discover the freedom that comes when you truly let go. With her guidance, movement becomes medicine, breath becomes clarity, and practice becomes your pathway back to presence.
Nosara, Costa Rica | November 28th-December 5th
Innermost Wisdom
Restful and rejuvenating, our week together is a full reset and reconnection to yourself. Daily asana each morning; afternoons include Yin and restoratives, Zen meditation and optional writing prompts. You'll have morning and midday for beach walks, surfing, reading or relaxing.