The Retreat Yoga Session
Yoga is a practice that connects the body, breath and mind. This practice uses physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to improve overall health. Yoga was developed as a spiritual practice thousands of years ago.
Yoga House & Daily Practices
The yoga house is set at the peak of THE RETREAT and with beautiful French doors, opens to a large terrace overlooking the Pacific Valley. This space accommodates 20 yogis and is fully stocked with mats, blocks, bolsters, straps, and meditation pillows.
Daily Classes:
8:00 am - Morning Practice (movement, meditation or yoga): Starting with a guided meditaton to embody peace, calmness and re-connceting to the self. Bringing this into yoga asana andpranayama practices to move into a more nuanced body-breath-mind connection. Finding a balance of the physical, mental to awaken and energyze the Body while linking breath with movement.
4:00 pm - Afternoon Practice (restorative, meditation or yoga): Letting go of nervous tension, relaxing in savasana, resting pose toe ase tightness in the ligaments, tendons and muscles. Hip opener forward folds, opening up tight connective tissue, renewing, nourishing, finding blood Flow and circulation all for the well being and wholeness.
Meet Our Yoga Intructors 2024
Cynthia Ibañez
April 13 - May 25, 2024
She holds space for rest, slowing down, embodied movement, and soul care practices that connect us to our inner wisdom, intuition, and self-healing, moving us from thinking and doing into feeling and being.
Ramoni Overton
May. 25 - Jul 06, 2024
Ramoni is a dedicated wellness advocate and instructor based in Los Angeles, CA. As a certified yoga instructor, she offers a diverse range of practices including Vinyasa yoga, Yoga Sculpt, and Restorative yoga. Her classes seamlessly blend movement and mindfulness, allowing students to explore their bodies' capabilities while cultivating inner peace and strength.
Erica Woods
Jul. 06 - 27, 2024
Yoga is brand new for me every time I step onto my mat. It has been this way since 1994, when I walked into my first Kundalini yoga class. I was blessed to practice with/study under the amazing Krishna Kaur.
Angie Holzer
August 17 - October 01, 2024
Dr. Angie Holzer is certified in yoga for mental health from Stanford University, where she's been teaching since 2017. She specializes in trauma-informed yoga, adaptive yoga and yoga for cancer survivors.
Emily Johnson
October 01 - November 9, 2024
Kristina Shafton
November 9 - December 5, 2024
Kristina is a passionate and spiritual woman, mother, wife, community leader and fitness instructor. She resides in Southern California, where she is certified in yoga, meditation and spin, with a background in breathwork, reiki, massage therapy and life coaching.
Cynthia Ibañez
December 21, 2024 - February 01, 2025
She holds space for rest, slowing down, embodied movement, and soul care practices that connect us to our inner wisdom, intuition, and self-healing, moving us from thinking and doing into feeling and being.
Meet Our Yoga Intructors 2025
Cynthia Ibañez
December 21, 2024 - February 01, 2025
She holds space for rest, slowing down, embodied movement, and soul care practices that connect us to our inner wisdom, intuition, and self-healing, moving us from thinking and doing into feeling and being.
Daniel Paulus
February 1 - March 15 , 2025
I integrate the apparent opposites of the Western material-oriented world and the Eastern meaning-oriented traditions. From success in high level positions in a global corporation, my interest has shifted with age towards Yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra and the world's distinct mystical spiritual traditions.
Spencer Broad
March 15 - April 26, 2025
Spencer Broad is a retired chiropractor who has been practicing yoga since 2005 and teaching yoga since 2017. His area of expertise is the functional anatomy of the spine and musculoskeletal system. As such, Spencer specializes in making sure that all of his students are performing yoga postures that fit within their own personal level of experience and ability.
Carolina Mijares
April 26. - June 7, 2025
Angie Holzer
August 30 - October 11, 2025
Dr. Angie Holzer is certified in yoga for mental health from Stanford University, where she's been teaching since 2017.
She specializes in trauma-informed yoga, adaptive yoga and yoga for cancer survivors. She teaches a variety of classes including gentle yoga, restorative yoga, meditation and mindfulness, and power yoga classes. Angie received her doctorate in education and is currently the CEO and founder of WikiCharities, a global platform for the nonprofit sector. She loves learning new things and meeting new people.
Kristina Shafton
October 11 - November 22, 2025
Kristina is a passionate and spiritual woman, mother, wife, community leader and fitness instructor. She resides in Southern California, where she is certified in yoga, meditation and spin, with a background in breathwork, reiki, massage therapy and life coaching.
Daniel Paulus
November 22, 2025 - January 3, 2026
I integrate the apparent opposites of the Western material-oriented world and the Eastern meaning-oriented traditions. From success in high level positions in a global corporation, my interest has shifted with age towards Yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra and the world's distinct mystical spiritual traditions.