Apr 28, 2025 | Sedona Yoga
From local kava lounges to retail stores nationwide, botanical supplements are making their way into the mainstream. Not all plant-based products are created equal, though. Botanic Tonics, with manufacturing in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is setting high standards in the botanical supplement space with their commitment to quality sourcing and responsible production.
What Makes Botanic Tonics Different?
Botanic Tonics has vertically integrated their supply chain by purchasing a kava farm in Vanuatu, while continuing to support small, individual farmers who grow and harvest kava the same way they’ve done for centuries. The company’s products are manufactured in an FDA-registered, cGMP-certified production plant in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where every batch undergoes rigorous testing for quality and consistency.
What Does feel free CLASSIC Offer?
feel free CLASSIC is thoughtfully crafted to provide mood lift, energy, and focus. The experience varies from person to person, which is why Botanic Tonics emphasizes education and responsible consumption.
What’s Inside?
Botanic Tonics offers two main product lines, both available in tonic (2 oz bottles) and capsule form. Both formulations are designed to provide benefits within 15–30 minutes of consumption, with effects typically lasting 2–4 hours.
feel free CLASSIC: Contains kava root and leaf kratom. Each bottle provides two servings, with clear instructions to consume only one serving (half a bottle) at a time and no more than two servings in a 24-hour period.
Important: feel free CLASSIC is only for adults 21+. This product contains leaf kratom which, like caffeine and alcohol, can become habit-forming if consumed irresponsibly. Consider avoiding potentially habit-forming substances if you have a history of substance abuse.
feel free: Contains kava root, naturally-caffeinated kola nut (100mg per serving), lion’s mane, and rhodiola. This formula does not contain kratom.
Commitment to Quality
Botanic Tonics takes product safety seriously. Their facility has high quality standards, which includes testing for pesticides, aflatoxins, and heavy metals. A certified third-party lab, along with their in-house laboratory, conduct tests on every batch to ensure product integrity.For those interested in learning more about the ingredients, their effects, and how to consume them responsibly, Botanic Tonics provides comprehensive educational resources on their website at botanictonics.com.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness. Be sure to visit Botanic Tonics at the their booth at SYF2025, May 1–4! Passes, including 1- and 2-Day passes are still available. Register here.
Jul 28, 2024 | Yoga Conference, Yoga Festival, Yoga for First Responders
by Lisette Cheresson
Ahh retreats — the calm, the nourishment, the soul-bolstering experience of being in a group of like-minded individuals who chose to spend precious time upleveling their lives by committing to self-care and development. For the participant, a retreat is a gift to the heart; an opportunity to grow, evolve, and pamper. And yet leading a retreat can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned professional. The logistical overload can be overwhelming, and take energy away from the things that matter most: creating the vibe, holding the space, and curating the content for eager attendees. But you don’t have to go it alone.
“I’m on a mission to make life changing retreats available to as many people as possible,” says Michelle Meyers, of AZ Soul Retreats. “I am obsessed about working with wellness practitioners, yoga teachers, and people in the healing arts to help them truly leverage the magic that retreats can create for their business — not only in the transformations that happen for people, but also by bringing in the abundance that can come along with retreats.” With the right approach, retreats can be a beautiful channel for growth and prosperity, but without proper planning, they can risk leaving potential untapped, or even creating financial strain.
Michelle doesn’t just handle logistics and the nitty gritty of retreat planning, she’s a support in the soul-side of retreat planning as well. She knows that hosting a retreat can be a way to both reinvigorate a love of the practice for attendees, and reignite a passion for practitioners as well. Rather than a retreat bogging down a practitioner with heavy spreadsheets and grocery shopping, the services of AZ Soul Retreats create space for the leader to ideate, imagine, and hold onto the joy of creation.
What Does AZ Soul Retreats Offer?
If you’re interested in hosting a retreat, AZ Soul Retreats takes stress out of the process. From creating a professional landing page to helping you execute proven marketing strategies, Michelle and her team take care of the details. They handle deposits and “do all of the plumbing for payments”, removing the financial and logistical burden so you can focus entirely on your attendees.
While Michelle supports retreats outside the state, her “area of genius” lies in Arizona. With a deep network of venues, co-facilitators, and vendors, she streamlines every aspect of organizing a retreat. AZ Soul Retreats takes care of the behind-the-scenes—from contracts to customer communication—allowing you to stay connected to the heart of your work and deliver an unforgettable experience.
Michelle knows that the folks she works with are extremely capable entrepreneurs. Her services provide a kind of “elasticity” to what her clients can offer, she says, by taking “the worry and stress of trying to manage all the steps of retreat planning while they’re running a business. My job is to highlight, and if they want, elevate their vision,” she says. “It’s to make sure that [the retreat] vibe is consistent through all details, including how I engage with the client. I match their vision. It’s not about me, it’s about them.”
What Makes AZ Soul Retreats Different?
With more than 25 years in the corporate world managing large-scale operations and customer experience, Michelle has mastered the art of blending impactful experiences with financial success. What truly sets her apart, though, is her ability to genuinely connect with people. She entered the business of retreat planning with deep expertise and an innate understanding of what makes people tick—and what it takes to make a product or experience successful.
This gives her a unique perspective and set of skills when it comes to helping a visionary teacher or leader. Her clients say that they love her ability to walk the balance beam of “business acumen and woo-woo,” always allowing the vision of the leader to be her guide. She’s one of those rare talents in our community that can straddle intention and financial success — she’s able to help bring your ideas and offering to the world without compromise, while holding true to the ideals of mindfulness and yogic principles.
Ready to Learn More?
Michelle will be offering “Office Hours” at SYF2025, but don’t expect her to sell you on the idea of working with AZ Soul Retreats. The way she approaches business is consistent with her mission of making retreats accessible to as many people as possible. “I’m not a high sales, high pressure kind of person,” she says. “My mantra is to be generous in giving advice and resources. It’s about being of service in that environment, in the spirit of the Sedona Yoga Festival.”
If you’re interested and ready to learn more, be sure to stop by the AZ Soul Retreats booth at SYF2025, and chat with Michelle. In the meantime, scope their website here. Register for SYF2025 today!
