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.
Our yoga instructors practice a variety of styles, and each of their classes has their own unique elements. Get to know our teachers and find out more about their practices.
Meet Our Yoga Intructors 2023

Cynthia Ibañez
August 26th - November 18th, 2023
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.
Yoga nidra guide certified both with Tracee Stanley and Chanti Tacoronte-Pérez as well as with Jana Roemer.

Sarah Curtis
October 7 - November 18, 2023
Experience and Certification.
Through Sarah’s prior career in film, television and stage as an actor, she has a unique understanding into how a person’s movement, posture and breathing influence their state of mind and consciousness. She works with individuals with all body types, all levels of experience, and all ages

Angie Holzer
November 18 - December 30, 2023
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.
Meet Our Yoga Intructors 2024

Valérie Starbuck
January 20 - February 10, 2024
For the past thirty five years, Valerie has been deeply committed to educating people off all ages to understand how to address and honor their body’s in a wholistic integrated way.

Ashlene Dembicki
February 10 - March 16, 2024
Meet Ash - she aspires to inspire others.
Her yoga journey started when she was about three years old. Her mother, who is also a yogi and yoga instructor, would practice in their home and give Ash a small pink towel as her mat so she could practice alongside her. This was the beginning of a lifelong journey and practice.

Paulus Yoga
Mar. 16 - Apr. 13, 2024
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.

Ginny Loving
April 13 - May 25, 2024
After years of training as a martial artist, Ginny found her true inner warrior on a yoga mat. With over 20 years of intense training, teaching and practice, Ginny is a true all levels Master teacher.

Lucie Petova
May 25 - July 6, 2024
Mission of Yoga with Luu is to embody authentic yoga teachings with the essence of modern conception.
In my classes, ancient yoga teachings are held with respect, creativity and upliftment.

Valérie Starbuck
July 6 - August 17, 2024
For the past thirty five years, Valerie has been deeply committed to educating people off all ages to understand how to address and honor their body’s in a wholistic integrated way.

Angie Holzer
August 17 - September 28, 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.

Kristina Shafton
November 9 - December 21, 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.
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