HOLDEN – A yoga retreat with Sandy Cyrus will be offered 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Fields Pond Audubon Center. The public is invited to join Cyrus in creating sacred space to rejuvenate the spirit and soothe the soul.

Cyrus has practiced yoga for 12 years. She is a certified Kripalu yoga instructor and runs her own studio in Orono, Full Circle Yoga, where she teaches Kripalu yoga, prenatal yoga, yoga for children and flamenco dance.

Organizers of the retreat said that Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden is the perfect place to practice yoga and feel its effects while observing flora and fauna through the windows of the facility.

The retreat will incorporate nature, movement and sound by exploring Kripalu yoga, Sanskrit chanting, meditating and walking in nature on snowshoes. A few pairs of snowshoes will be available for borrowing, but it is suggested that participants bring their own.

Participants will be outside for an hour and should prepare for the cold weather.

Attendees may bring a journal for jotting down reflections. Also, bring a yoga mat and a bag lunch. The schedule is:

. 10 a.m.-noon, Kripalu yoga class. Participate in a guided meditation, breathing for stress relief, postures to open the shoulders and hips, rejuvenate the spine, and center and ground you.

. Noon-12:30 p.m., lunch. Bring a bag lunch.

. 12:30-1:30 p.m., nature walk with Holly Twining, Audubon naturalist. Bundle up and strap on snowshoes to head out into the fields and woods that surround the nature center.

. 1:30-2 p.m., quiet time for meditating or journaling.

. 2-4 p.m., Kirtan. Receive the healing qualities of nada yoga, the yoga of sound, as Cyrus leads Sanskrit chanting followed by a gentle restorative yoga class.

The cost is $60 for Audubon members, $70 others. Advance registration is required by calling 989-2591 or e-mail htwining@maineaudubon.org.