Samudra Shakti Intensive: Yoga Communication

Samudra Shakti Retreat with Cat McCarthy
10-Hours Intensive Study Compassion in Action: Yoga of Communication
Ready to safely explore the heart-mind-body terrain with the empathy skills of Non-Violent Communication (NVC)? Join Cat McCarthy for a 10-hour Intensive at Samudra Shakti – Anusara Yoga’s Retreat in the Rocky Mountains. This Intensive is open to all practitioners from all lineages.
Sunday, September 17 – Wednesday September 20
Estes Park, Colorado USA
Your Intensive event ticket includes 10-hours of exclusive in-depth study with master teacher, Cat McCarthy, as well as all-event access to our 4-day Samudra Shakti yoga retreat.
Enjoy Cat’s vulnerable humor, dynamic clarity, and compassionate presence.
Compassion in Action: Yoga of Communication – Cat McCarthy Intensive Focus
If everything you do, you do for a reason, what if you could understand your thoughts behind your actions? What if you could excavate the embedded need beneath your judgments? It just might begin to shift your awareness and cultivate compassion in how to interact with yourself and the surrounding world.
“Compassion in Action” is an innovative program that offers skills of adaptability through yoga and Compassionate Communication (CC). Inspired by the global teachings of Marshall Rosenberg’s Non-Violent Communication (NVC), Cat McCarthy facilitates an integrative approach to identify and reorganize habitual patterns of heart, mind, and body.
Yoga and CC both offer maps to help regulate the nervous system. The physical practice of asana shifts proprioception, while an empathy practice rewires perception via playful exercises. It’s a physical, mental, and emotional training that leads to more understanding, ease, and connection.
The methodology of CC is simple although not easy. It takes time to tone one’s empathy muscles, especially while maintaining compassion within our conditioned world of blame and shame.

Yoga of Communication Intensive Includes
In this training, facilitator Cat McCarthy will guide you through the terrain of “needs-based” consciousness. You will develop a new relationship with your feelings, learn to translate your judgments into values, and understand the motivation behind your habitual behavior. Exploring new tools of emotional intelligence, you can generate untapped neural pathways for empathy. Get ready to shift your perspective on a cellular level!
Enjoy 10-hours of Intensive Study During Your 4-Day Retreat
Samudra Shakti begins on Sunday, September 17 with an afternoon group asana practice and an evening restorative sound bath. Your Intensive study with Cat McCarthy occurs on Monday, September 18 for 5 hours and Tuesday, September 19 for 5 hours. Samudra Shakti concludes on Wednesday, September 20 following morning meditation and (2) group asana practices. View the entire schedule for Samudra Shakti.
All Event Access with your Cat McCarthy – Yoga Communication Intensive Purchase
Enjoy any and all of Samudra Shakti’s retreat offerings for the 4-days with your Intensive ticket purchase.
Plan Your Retreat

Book Your Lodging / Meals ASAP
In addition to purchasing your Cat McCarthy – Yoga Communication Intensive event ticket, you will also need to purchase your lodging / meals through the Estes Park YMCA’s website. Your Lodging / Meals purchase through the Este Park YMCA includes 8 meals beginning with dinner on Sunday through lunch on Wednesday.
Download Our Welcome Guide & Venue Map
Download our Welcome Guide PDF for additional venue information including cancellation policies. As well, download our Venue Map PDF so you may easily navigate the beautiful Estes Park YMCA campus.
Read Frequently Asked Questions
See our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) to help you easily plan your Samudra Shakti retreat and Intensive Study.
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See You in Estes Park, Colorado!
Samudra Shakti – an Anusara Yoga Retreat
Sunday, September 17 – Wednesday, September 20