Join International Yoga Teacher, Chia Rafelson, for our 10th Annual Retreat at Prana del Mar, where the tranquil beauty of the Dessert meets the Pacific Ocean at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula under the Full Moon.

With the ocean singing, the sun caressing us and the wide open sky calling us, we will explore:

 
Meditation ~ quiet alertness
Pranayama ~ breathwork

Asana ~ yoga postures 

As well as community, nourishing food and deep relaxation.

Each day will include two yoga practices, with plenty of time to explore the splendor around us and inquire into the radiance within.

This retreat is for everyone ~ Open to all levels!!

Time to relax, read a book, get a massage, take a nap, watch the sunrise and sunset and practice YOGA daily!!

Each day will include two Yoga Practices:

Morning Practice ~ Solar/Yang Energy Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation). This energizing and grounding practice cultivates Yang energy of the sun to warm up and awaken the body, Encouraging you to attend to that which is pulsing softly within you.

Evening practice ~ Lunar/Yin Energy Chandra Namaskar (Moon Salutations). This receptive, slower moving practice, works the deep tissues, energy body and mind/body. A series of asanas ~ postures done in honor of the moon and its special Yin energies.

Chia lives in Portland Oregon, where she has been guiding people on their yoga journey since 2006. She facilitates classes at Root Whole Body, and private one on one classes in her home studio. chiayoga.com

Chia’s teaching style is a harmonious blend of Vinyasa Flow and Hatha Yoga, with a strong emphasis on the breath (pranayama), and self-healing. She encourages students to smile, breathe, move slowly, listen to their bodies, and the wisdom of their own heart, encouraging students to value their unique process. 

Chia is soulful, joyous ,and clearly in her element when she is teaching. Her compassionate, loving, helpful and patient guidance assists students at every level of practice. Her hands-on approach is nurturing, intuitive, and supportive.

As one who battled drug addiction for many years, Chia has learned from her own experience that yoga is medicine.

The practice of yoga has changed her life.

Chia is grateful to her many teachers. She is humbled by the many wonderful- and challenging experiences that have shaped her life.

“I’m delighted to be a part of something beautiful and precious, helping people to be whole, healthy, joyous and free. Returning to their true essence.”

With Gratitude, 

Chia Rafelson