Join Rima Sophia and Carl Grant for a New Moon weekend retreat at Gaia Villa, located just minutes from Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert.

The retreat will include guided stargazing, twice-daily yoga classes, chef-prepared meals, onsite amenities, and optional massage sessions.

Rima Sophia has been teaching yoga for more than 23 years and brings her experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant into her approach to movement and wellness. Her classes combine modern postural yoga with neuroscience-informed practices while honoring the lineage, traditions and teachings that have been passed down and shared for thousands of years.

Carl Grant trained in the LYT Yoga Method, a style of yoga developed by a physical therapist with a focus on sustainable movement patterns, core strength, and joint mobility. His classes incorporate physical therapy-based movement, breathwork, meditation, and practical tools intended to support mobility, balance, and overall well-being.

Together, Rima and Carl offer a retreat experience that combines intelligent movement, deep restoration, community, and the beauty of the desert under the New Moon sky.

Sample Schedule:

Thursday May 6

4pm Arrival

5PM Opening practice and introductions

6:30 Dinner

Friday May 7

Coffee/Tea available anytime

8AM Morning Yoga

10AM Brunch

~Free time~hiking option

5PM Yoga

6:30PM Dinner

8:30PM StarGazing

Saturday May 8

8AM Morning Yoga

10AM Brunch

~Free time~massages

5PM Yoga

6:30PM Dinner

8:30PM Fireside time, hot tubbing

Sunday May 9

7AM Morning yoga

9AM Breakfast

10AM Departure

Accommodations: www.gaiavillajoshuatree.com

https://www.rimasophia.com/

https://www.yogawithcarl.com/

Socials:

Rima Sophia https://www.instagram.com/rimasophia_yoga

Carl Grant https://www.instagram.com/stillfors