YOGA RETREATS AT POOLSIDE YOGA FLOW

SPRING YOGA RETREAT

Spring Yoga Retreat, Saturday, May 31, 10-4pm

Whether you're new to practicing, an experienced yogi, or an instructor, this retreat is perfect for you!

Experienced instructors Maile Lopez, Heather Halsall, and Julia Petrasso offer this incredible learning experience, at a stunning location, which provides the opportunity to deepen one’s relationship with yoga, physically, emotionally, and mentally.

Open to all levels, this retreat will dive into the essential components of yoga.

To include:

1. Pranayama is a collection of different types of yogic breathing practices used to influence the flow of prana in the body, to promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

2. Exploration of all seven chakras (the main energy centers of the body). Chakras include the root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, & crown. Yogis will learn about "unblocking" chakras, which refers to the idea that when all of our chakras are open, it expands our experience with the world:

   1. Root chakra (Muladhara): Safety, security, stress, fear, diversity, and inclusion.

   2. Sacral chakra (Svadhisthana): Teamwork, staying together, abundance, satisfaction, well-being, and connections with others.

   3. Solar plexus chakra (Manipura): Confidence, self-esteem, self-love, anger management, power, independence, and stability.

   4. Heart chakra (Anahata): Opening the heart to fully living.

   5. Throat chakra (Vishuddha): Communication, self-expression, and creativity.

   6. Third-eye chakra (Ajna): Intuition, perception, and understanding.

   7. Crown chakra (Sahasrara): Enlightenment, spiritual awakening, and connection to the divine.

3. One Hour of Vinyasa Flow, with options gives so each yogi can experience the practice suited for them;

4. Sparkly beverages & a healthy, nurturing lunch;

5. Massage Ball Class, identifying tension and knots in our bodies;

6. (Optional) Stand-Up Paddle Yoga Pool Lessons (15 min each);

7. Discussion of various forms of yoga and their intentions;

   1. Vinyasa

   2. Ashtanga

   3. Kundalini Yoga ...

   4. Iyengar Yoga ...

   5. Restorative Yoga

The schedule will include:

9:30-10:15am Beverages, Light Breakfast, Introductions.

10:20-11am- Intention Setting with Journals for the Season; Pranayama Breathing Education and Practice.

11-12pm- Spring to Summer Salutation Vinyasa Flow.

12-1pm Lunch & Swim, Hot-tub and SUP Yoga lessons offered.

1-2 pm Massage Ball Class.

2-3pm Discussion of the Seven Chakras.

3-4pm Relax and enjoy the company of new friends and restore the soul in our scenic space.

$125

Autumn Yoga Retreat Sunday, October 4th, 10-4

Always an inclusive space, this retreat is open level for all yogis, brand new to the practice and experienced, alike.

Autumn is a time for grounding, renewal, and letting go. The season beckons us to slow down and reflect. It is also a time of change, and profound beauty and richness. By embracing the energy of the season, we can find balance and harmony within ourselves. Through mindful yoga practice, breathwork, nourishing foods, and intentional reflection, we prepare not just for the colder months ahead, but for a deeper connection to ourselves. As autumn arrives and the year winds down, nature takes steps to conserve energy and let go of that which is unnecessary; this yoga practice will enable you to begin that same process of conserving energy and sensory withdrawal (pratyahara). This is reflected in the practice with vinyasas such as Child's Pose (Balasana) flowing into Upward-Facing Dog Pose (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana), which generates that sense of moving from the sunny openness of summer, to the more inward, contemplative  focus of the autumn and winter months ahead.

This experience is centered around honoring the five limbs of yoga:

The Five Yamas of Yoga;

1. Ahimsa (non-violence) Ahimsa can be interpreted as: not physically harming others, ourselves, or nature; not thinking negative thoughts about others or ourselves;

2. Satya (truthfulness) Satya is truthfulness, but it’s more than just telling the truth. The word ‘sat’ literally translates as ‘true essence’ or ‘unchangeable’. 

3. Asteya (non-stealing) Asteya means ‘non-stealing’, but like the other Yamas and Niyamas, it means so much more that that. It arises from the Vritti (thoughts/fluctuations of the mind) – ‘I’m not good enough’ or ‘I don’t have enough’. It arises from the lack of faith in ourselves. 

4. Brahmacharya (moderation of the senses/right use of energy) Brahmacharya is often translated as ‘celibacy’ from all that does not serve us.

5. Aparigraha (non-greed) to includenon-possessiveness’, and ‘non-attachment’. This important Yama teaches us to take only what we need & keep only what serves us.

The Schedule will include:

10-10:15am Beverages, Light Breakfast, Introductions.

10:20-11:20 Intention Setting-honoring the transition of seasons and grounding within ourselves through various meditative techniques.

11-12pm- Autumn Equinox Flow practicing the shift from cooling breath and postural practices. We will focus on postures that draw energy from the upper centers of the body including the head, throat, and heart, into the lower centers of the belly, & sacrum.

12-1pm Lunch & Swim, Hot-tub and SUP Yoga lessons offered

1-2 pm Yin Yoga Practice. In this grounding practice, we will hold each pose for 2-3 minutes, allowing the deeper, less flexible tissues in your body the time to stretch. Rather than strengthening your muscles, as other forms of yoga do, yin yoga is more likely to improve your overall flexibility and range of motion. 

2-3pm Education and Discussion of the Five Niyamas of Yoga. The second limb of Patanjali’s eight-limbed yoga system contains the five internal practices of Niyama (observance).

3-4pm Relax and enjoy the company of new friends and restore the soul in our scenic space. Warm by the fire or the hot tub as we unwind and prepare to look inward as the season cools and we learn to embrace the comfort of internal peace and joyful holidays to come.

$125

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS

MAILE LOPEZ

Maile is a 500-hour ERYT with 8 years of teaching experience, having trained at the Wilmington Yoga Center.

Her classes are designed to ignite heat in the body, emphasizing strength, mobility, and functional movement. Maile’s a dynamic instructor that emphasizes all 8-limbs of yoga, in her classes, far more expansive than just the physical movements.

Maile is known to implore her yogis to find their inner power through breath and meditation, increase mobility, and explore the joy of movement with intention and energy.

Maile teaches at a number of locations and is known for her kindness, expansive knowledge of the human body, and an expert in modifications for injuries.