How to run a weekend yoga retreat or workshop

Can you run a weekend yoga retreat in CoreBookings — for example, starting Friday evening and finishing Sunday afternoon? Yes. The best setup depends on whether clients buy one retreat package or pay per session.

Overview #

CoreBookings supports special events through:

• Class events — booked with passes (ideal for a multi-day retreat package)
• Workshop events — booked with a separate workshop ticket via Stripe checkout

There is no separate “course” feature. Use a dedicated retreat pass plus scheduled class sessions, or use workshops for paid ticketed events.

Choose your setup #

Multi-session weekend retreat (recommended): Clients buy one retreat pass and book each session (Friday night, Saturday, Sunday) as regular Class events.

Paid workshop tickets: Each session is a Workshop with its own ticket price. Clients pay per session through Stripe checkout. Regular class passes do not apply to workshops.

Multi-session retreat with a dedicated pass #

Use this approach when clients pay once for the full weekend and attend multiple scheduled sessions.

1. Go to Settings → Class Types and create a session type such as Weekend Yoga Retreat.
2. Go to Settings → Passes and create a retreat pass (for example, a 4-visit pack for four sessions across the weekend). Set the price and visibility for your retreat.
3. If your plan includes Allowed class types on passes, restrict the retreat pass to Weekend Yoga Retreat so it cannot be used on regular weekly classes.
4. Go to Class Schedule and click Add New Class for each retreat session (Friday evening, Saturday morning, and so on).
5. Leave Event Type as Class, choose your retreat Session Type, and set date, time, teacher, and room for each session.
6. Clients purchase the retreat pass, then book into each session on your schedule.

Use Create & add another in the Create Class dialog to speed up adding multiple sessions with similar details.

Paid workshop sessions #

Use workshops for masterclasses, intensives, or events where clients buy a ticket per session rather than using a class pass.

1. Go to Class Schedule and click Add New Class.
2. Set Event Type to Workshop.
3. Enter a Workshop Price ($) (must be greater than $0.00).
4. Choose a Session Type, then set date, time, teacher, room, and capacity.
5. Click Create Class.

Clients see a Workshop badge on the schedule and pay via Stripe checkout to book. Staff adding clients from class details use Pay & Book for workshop checkout — class passes are not offered for workshops.

For a full-weekend ticket sold as one workshop listing, create a single one-off workshop session with the total retreat price. For separate Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tickets, create one workshop per session.

Before you start #

• Connect Stripe under Settings → Payments before selling passes or workshop tickets online.
• Create your room or location first if the retreat uses a dedicated space. See How to create a room or location.
• Workshops cannot be set to $0 in the schedule editor. Use a regular Class event if the session should be free or pass-based only.

Related help #

• Is CoreBookings compatible with Square payments?
• How to run in-studio and online classes at the same time
• How to start taking client bookings

Need help planning your retreat setup? Email support@kriya.com.au.