Union Yoga presents · October 20–25, 2026
An intimate, eight-person journey into movement, hot springs, culture, nature, and the kind of restoration you cannot add to an already-full calendar.
October 20–25, 2026 · Tokyo & Nikko · 8 guests
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$600 per guest, applied to your retreat total. Refundable through Sept. 5, 2026. Remaining balance due Sept. 5, 2026.
Hosted by Rex and Union Yoga · Only 8 guest spots · Early-bird pricing through August 30, 2026.
The Week at a Glance
Six concrete pieces of the week. Exact daily order is confirmed in your onboarding call.
A steady, breath-led practice to open the day — accessible on tired legs, satisfying on strong ones.
A single, deliberate evening of long-held Yin shapes closed by a live sound bath. The week's softest hour.
Rex takes the group out on foot himself — pace, stops, and story all handled in person, not outsourced to a guide.
A walking tour of the Tokyo Rex actually knows — neighborhoods, small doors, and the version of the city you don't get from a map app.
A group day among cedar giants and moss-covered stone at some of Japan's quietly most powerful sacred sites.
A group day inside a full Edo-period village — costume, craft, and enough playful mischief to earn the samurai photo.
The Case for Going
You've taken the classes. You've tried the app. This is not another practice slotted into a Tuesday morning — it's a full change of environment and rhythm, in a place that quietly rewires how you carry yourself home.
Modern life is genuinely intense. Feeling stretched thin isn't a personal failing or a discipline problem — it's the natural response to living inside a system that never lets your nervous system finish exhaling.
You don't need another habit, app, or calendar obligation. This retreat isn't one more thing to keep up with — it's the space in which the things you already do can finally start to land.
Rex isn't teaching from a mountaintop. He runs a studio, a business, and a life — and he knows what hustle culture actually costs. This retreat exists because he needed it too.
Why Japan
Rex has spent years building a real relationship with Japan — its language, its people, its unspoken pace. What he's sharing on this retreat is not a checklist of famous sights. It's a version of the country that only opens up when someone who belongs there is holding the door for you.
We travel as a group of eight so we can move like locals — into quieter neighborhoods, smaller onsen towns, and rooms where the proprietor remembers your name by the second morning.
More Than an Onsen
The days move between two poles: the deep quiet of yoga and hot springs, and the playful edge of cultural immersion — walking temple grounds in Nikko, crossing suspension bridges above a dragon-colored gorge, spending a day inside an Edo-period village, and yes, at one point, dressing as a samurai.
You'll leave with softer shoulders and better stories.
What's Included
Every item below is part of your retreat. Anything not listed here is worth confirming with us before you book — we'd rather be plain than pretend.
A personal call and preparation guidance so you land in Japan ready, not scrambling.
Five nights in deluxe tatami accommodations at our Kinugawa base — Shared, Private, or Couple Suite, confirmed with you personally.
Thoughtful group meals across the week — Japanese breakfasts, communal dinners, and the small quiet ones in between.
Coordinated ground transportation between Tokyo and Kinugawa, plus every scheduled group activity — you focus on being here, we handle the logistics.
A steady, breath-led vinyasa practice most mornings — designed for real bodies and long travel days, accessible without being watered down.
A single deliberate evening of long-held Yin shapes closed by a live sound bath — the quietest hour of the week.
Traditional Japanese hot-spring bathing at our Kinugawa base, woven into the rhythm of the week.
Rex takes the group out on foot himself along the Dragon Gorge Trail — pace, stops, and story all handled in person.
A walking tour of the Tokyo Rex actually knows — neighborhoods, small doors, and the version of the city you don't find on a map app.
A group day among cedar forests, stone lanterns, and some of Japan's most quietly powerful sacred sites.
A full group day stepping into Edo-period Japan — costume, craft, suspension of the modern world, and a lot of laughing.
Forest, river views, and suspension bridges high above turquoise water — walked as a group, led by Rex.
Practices, prompts, and follow-up support so what shifted in Japan doesn't dissolve on the flight home.
Eight guests. Hands-on hosting. Everyone gets seen.
Not Included · Confirm Before Booking
International airfare, travel insurance, personal purchases, and any Tokyo lodging (both before and after the retreat, including for the optional Tokyo Day) are not included. Retreat dates are confirmed: October 20–25, 2026 · 5 nights · 8 guests. Room-interest placement (Shared Room Experience, Private Room Upgrade, or Couple Suite) is confirmed with you personally based on availability and party size.
The Experience
Exact daily order and timings are confirmed in your onboarding call. Nothing here is speculative — but nothing is over-promised either.
Days One & Two · Tokyo
Land in Tokyo and exhale. A soft first evening — a walk, a shared meal. The next day, Rex personally leads a walking tour of the Tokyo he actually knows: neighborhoods, small doors, and quiet corners the map app never surfaces. Then the group heads together to our Kinugawa base for the heart of the week.
Sacred Forest · Nikko
A group day among cedar giants and moss-covered stone at Nikko's shrine and temple grounds. Nikko isn't loud; it doesn't need to be. You'll feel it in your chest before you can name why.
Wild Water · Led by Rex
A walking day through dense forest, river views, and thin suspension bridges strung high above turquoise water. Rex leads the hike personally — pace, stops, and story handled in person. Bring the shoes you actually trust.
Time Travel · Group Day
A full group day inside an Edo-period Japanese village — lanterns, wooden storefronts, costumed craftspeople. This is the day you'll dress as a samurai. No, you won't regret it.
Photographed by Rex in Ryūōkyō, October 2019 — the trail he'll personally guide you through.
Why Trust Us
Eight guests means the pace stays humane and the logistics stay personal. Rex treats this trip the way he treats his studio — with actual responsibility for how each person feels by the end of the week. You're not a booking number; you're one of eight names on a very short list.
The Real Number
If this feels right, reserve your place while room availability remains. No countdown timers — just a small group, a fixed number of rooms, and a personal confirmation from Rex once your deposit is in.
Choose Your Stay
Your five retreat nights are in deluxe tatami accommodations at our Kinugawa base, with onsen access woven into the week. Share your room-interest below and Rex will confirm final placement personally, based on availability and party size — no guesswork, no surprises at check-in.
Shared Room Experience
2–4 guests · deluxe tatami room
A shared deluxe tatami room with two to four fellow retreat guests — the warmest, most sociable way in and the price most guests choose.
Early bird$2,950
Regular rate$3,200
Private Room Upgrade
Solo · mountain view · private onsen
A solo room to yourself with a mountain view and your own private onsen. Quiet mornings, your own water, everything else about the retreat exactly the same.
Early bird$3,950
Regular rate$4,200
Couple Suite
Private onsen suite · available on request
A private onsen suite for two traveling together — partners, siblings, close friends. Shared arrival, shared water, one door. Available on request; exact price and occupancy are confirmed personally with Union Yoga.
PricingOn request
Same retreat across all three — you tell us how you'd like to sleep, Rex will match you personally. Shared and Private prices are per guest, USD. Couple Suite pricing and occupancy are confirmed personally with Union Yoga.
Investment
Early-bird · Shared Room Experience
$2,950
Regular $3,200 · per guest · USD
October 20–25, 2026 · 5 nights · 2–4 guests per deluxe tatami room
Early-bird pricing ends August 30, 2026
Reserve Your Place — $600 Deposit$600 per guest, applied to your retreat total. Refundable through Sept. 5, 2026. Remaining balance due Sept. 5, 2026.
Private Room Upgrade is priced above in Choose Your Stay. Couple Suite pricing is confirmed personally with Union Yoga. Every guest — including each guest requesting a Couple Suite — should purchase their own $600 deposit.
It's a meaningful investment, and it's meant to be. The eight-guest format is a deliberate choice — it costs more per person to travel this small, and it's exactly what makes the week feel the way it does.
Optional Add-on
Tokyo Day with Rex · $350 · per guest
October 26, 2026 — the day after the core retreat ends. A guided exploration of Tokyo with Rex, coordination included. Guests cover their own Tokyo hotel for the extra night.
Deposit & Cancellation
Dates confirmed: October 20–25, 2026 · Optional Tokyo Day October 26, 2026 · Room placement confirmed personally by Rex/Union Yoga.
The Choice
There are really only two paths from here. You can keep the pace you're keeping — the calendar, the ambient hum, the low-grade tiredness that stopped feeling like anything unusual — and things will keep feeling roughly the way they feel now.
Or you make a piece of space, once, for an experience with the quiet weight to actually shift something in how you live inside your own body. Both are valid. Only one of them is why you're still reading.
Final Step
Your $600 deposit reserves your place on the retreat, pending room confirmation. Every guest purchases their own deposit — each guest requesting a Couple Suite should place their own $600 deposit, and final room placement and Couple Suite pricing are confirmed personally.
$600 per guest, applied to your retreat total. Refundable through Sept. 5, 2026. Remaining balance due Sept. 5, 2026.
What Happens Next
Reserve your place through the secure checkout link. Your deposit is applied toward your retreat total.
Rex and Union Yoga will reach out personally to confirm your room selection (Shared, Private, or Couple Suite) and your payment plan for the remaining balance.
Remaining balance is due September 5, 2026. Deposits are refundable through Sept. 5; from Sept. 6 onward all retreat payments are nonrefundable.
A pre-retreat onboarding call covers logistics, packing, and the optional October 26 Tokyo Day with Rex. Then we go.
Each guest requesting a Couple Suite should place their own $600 deposit; final room placement and Couple Suite pricing are confirmed personally with Union Yoga. Deposit reservations close September 5, 2026; for late-booking availability and payment options, contact Union Yoga directly.
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