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    • Yoga & Ayurveda Retreats
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    • Breitenbush & Sarahjoy History
  • Mission
    • Prison Yoga Teacher Training
    • Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
    • Prison Dharma Library
  • Professional Training
  • New Studio
  • Classes
    • Online Classes
    • Class Descriptions
    • Our Teachers
    • Memberships + Donations >
      • Monthly Unlimited Online Yoga Membership
      • Drop In for Online Yoga
  • Retreats
    • Yoga & Ayurveda Retreats
  • Breitenbush Fundraising
    • Sanctuary Conversations
    • Breitenbush History
    • Rebuiding Breitenbush
    • Breitenbush & Sarahjoy History

Our Unique History

Earliest Community Members

Alex Beamer purchased a run down ghost town resort.
Why? And how did others find out about this?
​Who was going to come help restore this place and join the vision of what was to become Breitenbush Hot Springs? 
Peter Moore, Intrepid Seeker
Alex Beamer, Founder, Visionary
Conrad Zevely, Yogi + Systems Genius
Jude Painton, Community Builder
Juniper Painton,
​Daughter of Jude & Conrad
Willow Painton,
​​Daughter of Jude & Conrad
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First Encounters

What were the original vision and values? And what was it like for the early pioneers to encounter this abandoned, vandalized, property that was filled with such potential?
Using Money For Good
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Alex Beamer
Discovering Breitenbush
Peter Moore
A Ghost Town Becomes Our Home
​Peter Moore
Finding Our Way to Breitenbush
​Jude Painton
First Day of Work!
Peter Moore
I Followed the Music
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Conrad Zevely​​
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An Expansive Vision​

How do things turn out when you live from your higher ideals? How expansive a vision can you create? 
What To Invest in?
Peter Moore
If You Build It They Will Come
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Alex Beamer
Using Wealth For Good
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Alex Beamer
What Is The Most Important Thing In Life?
​
Alex Beamer
A Higher Quality Of Life
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Alex Beamer
Living & Working Together
​​Conrad Zeveley

Off-the-Grid, In Every Way!​

While there is a possibly romantic allure to being off-the-grid today, what was it like to arrive to a broken down resort with no heat, electricity or domestic water?
No Heat, No Electricity
​Jude Painton
No Power, No Heat
​Juniper Painton
Building A Village From The Rubble
Alex Beamer

One Phone, One Shower, Five Movies
​Willow Painton

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Our Principles For Working Together

What are you willing to work hard for? What are you willing to commit to? What if it meant hard physical labor working only toward a vision with no guarantees of any financial return?
We All Did Everything
Jude Painton
A Very Transformative Conversation
​Peter Moore
The Massage Program
Jude Painton
Creating Our Credo & Precepts​
​​​Alex Beamer
Capturing Our Values
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​Alex Beamer
Creating the Credo
Peter Moore
Making Our Way In The Early Days
​​Conrad Zevely​​​​​
Fighting the Loggers
​​Willow Painton
Multi-Dimensional Responsibilities
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​​Conrad Zevely​​​​

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First Retreats! Plus RAM DASS!

Our earliest retreats included the Be Here Now teacher himself: Ram Dass!
​Welcoming Ram Dass!
​Peter Moore

Ram Dass First Retreat
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Alex Beamer​
Keeping the Power on for Ram Dass
Conrad Zeveley​
Treat Each One As God
​Jude Painton
Summer Solstice Healing Retreats
Juniper Painton
Teaching Yoga for Ram Dass
Conrad Zeveley
Retreat Orientations
Jude Painton
Ram Dass Thru The Lens of a Child
Juniper Painton​
Memories of Early Retreats
​​Willow Painton

Morning Song Circle

When we sing together, we work bette together. 
Morning Circle
​
Alex Beamer​
A Small Village
​Juniper Painton

The Wonder of the Hot Springs! 

Soak, Sweat, Revitalize. How did these wonders get created?
Our Systems Genius
Conrad Zeveley​
Creating the BEST SAUNA!
Conrad Zeveley
Creating the Spiral Tubs!
Conrad Zeveley​

Living In Community

The joys, and challenges, of living, working, parenting, educating, singing, transforming, and co-creating.
Our Waldorf School
Juniper Painton
Growing Up At Breitenbush
Willow Painton
Growing Up In Nature
​Juniper Painton
Our School House
Willow Painton
Burnt Singed Undies
Jude Painton
Cooking & Eating Together
​Alex Beamer
A School for Higher Learning
​
Alex Beamer
Building Breitenbush Through a Child's Eyes
​​Willow Painton
Indigenous Respect
​Willow Painton​
Building a Bridge Plank by Plank
Willow Painton

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Prison Yoga Outreach
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300-hr Yogajoy Advanced Yoga Training
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