In 2026, our goals include:

– Continue to invest in our facilities so that we may better support the experience of our students and visitors, allowing them to fully immerse in our programs, whether it be in a full retreat, yoga class, or one of our ever evolving community offerings, so that their optimal wellbeing may be the result. Our main focus on facilities for 2026 will be constructing a practice and meditation space at our retreat center, in order to minimize travel between properties and create more ease for our guests. 

– Grow our team and sustain staff year-round. We feel it’s vital that we invest in our local community by offering stable year round employment in a supportive and nurturing workplace, while also having the support we need to keep this thing going!

– Hold our third annual SEVA retreat! These retreats have become the soul of our retreat programming, in which the attendees pour their love and sweat into making great strides on our properties. We provide lodging, meals, and meaningful practices, while our guests help us with improvements and projects we couldn’t possibly do on our own. 

– Create additional retreat opportunities. We plan to add a Women’s Destination Retreat to our schedule, because we understand how women thrive when given an opportunity to rest and reset their nervous systems in a nurturing, creative environment. 

–Free Programs. Samaa Living strives to offer programming that encourages healing and discovery to all who need it, regardless of financial position. With the help of donors who give directly to our scholarship fund, we intend to offer ALL EXPENSE PAID RETREATS, to groups who need it most. Think veterans, health care professionals, law enforcement workers. 

– Transition our yoga platform to one that will better serve our worldwide community with on-demand classes, workshops, and offerings, further building upon our retreat experiences.

…and so much more. The opportunities are endless when approached with a heart of service. 

At our core, we are a sanctuary of transformation and growth, dedicated to helping humanity uncover its infinite potential. We believe that as each individual awakens to their purpose, they contribute to a more harmonious, connected, and compassionate world. We invite you to partner with us in our mission.

While what we do is about so much more than numbers and data, here are a few numbers we do want to share with you that reflect a small part of our experience in 2025. Thanks in part to an incredibly generous major donation by a Donor Advised Fund, as well as many individual contributions, 2025 was a year of BIG growth:

– We hosted 44 retreat guests in four retreats over the course of the year.

– We purchased a geodesic greenhouse! 

– Our 22 SEVA Retreat participants contributed a total of 270 hours of work (100 more than last year!) on our Samaa Living HQ property, including the build of our new geodesic greenhouse.

– We brought on 3 additional part-time staff members to help keep our downtown studio running smoothly, manage our new greenhouse and gardens – which often fed our staff and guests over the summer – and create even more garden space for a medicinal garden for next year!

– We taught yoga (online and in-person) to more than 150 members (not including our retreats!)