7- 12 Apr 2026 Archives - Yoga & Pilates Retreats

Awakened Heart

All Level ✺ 7 - 12 April 2026 ✺ La Viñuela, Andalusia, Spain

One of Yoga’s promises is to help us rediscover a space inside of ourselves that is beyond all sorrow ~ a joy or contentment that has literally no opposite; that can accompany us in all of life’s trials and tribulations, offering that promised space of peace and ease, the internal sweetness that will stand alongside us in what is, at times, undeniably hard.

Part of this rediscovery is in remembering the language and luminosity of the heart.

This retreat is an invitation to journey deep, deep within, into the cave of the heart, where the light of your own soul, the knowing of your inner teacher can begin to reveal itself to you. If you have felt at a crossroads, stuck in confusion or overwhelm, or simply find yourself at a place where you seek a deeper source of nourishment, then the work of the heart might be for you.

Together we’ll weave the wisdom bodies of Yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra & neuroscience into our week through contemplation, exploration of source wisdom and embodied practice where we can live in the question of “how do mind and heart meet?”

Mornings will comprise of a complete practice (asana, pranayama & meditation) that weave Yogic philosophy & understanding into the fabric of the experience. The afternoons will alternate between the restorative practices that help us to balance & regulate the nervous system, inviting deep rest into the cells of the body (Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, Sound Healing) and, or workshops that provide an opportunity to further unpack the teachings of Yoga and delve deeper into the heart.

Journalling and self enquiry will play an important role in our time together, as a means to spark greater clarity, growth and transformation. Mantra will also feature across the week as a way to further nurture & nourish the experience.

All levels are welcome – the only requirement is a curious heart.

Chrissie Chung

Chrissie Chung is a student and teacher of the Himalayan Tradition. She has been studying, practicing and sharing Yoga extensively for 10+ years.

Her heart is firmly rooted in sharing the far-reaching potential of practice, using its various tools as a means to serve the individual in finding their own unique way to rediscover their truest essence.

She offers the richness of Yoga, Ayurveda and Tantra intertwined in a way that invites you to embrace your practice as a spiritual science. Move with purpose, breathe with wisdom and begin the journey of turning your attention inwards, returning to a state of Being that is inherently whole.

Expect deep practices that are woven together with philosophy, intelligent use of the breath, self study, contemplation & meditation.

More about Chrissie

retreat offerings
○ 5 nights at La Viñuela
○ 3 vegan meals per day
○ welcome gift
○ hatha yoga, pranayama and meditation in the mornings
○ meditation and yoga nidra and restorative in the evenings
○ journalling and self enquiry
○ hike to Buddhist Stupa

not included
○ flight or train to Málaga
○ airport transfer to La Viñuela
○ massages, optional Workshops
○ travel insurance (recommended)

investment
from 1.420€

please visit our faqs for infos about our corona policy, travel, airport transfer and much more.

Additional information

schedule

a typical day

07.30 tea,
coffee, fruit

08.30 yoga & meditation
10.30 breakfast

reading journaling going for walks
massage sunbathing by the pool

15.00 lunch or snack

17.30 yoga

19.30 dinner

arrival day:
from 16.00 check-in & afternoon snack
19.30 dinner
21.00 welcome circle

departure day:
no yoga class
9.00 breakfast
check out until 10.00

what to bring?

whats there?
– yoga equipment
– towels & bed linen
– pool/beach towel

what to bring?
– refillable bottle
– journal & pen
– sturdy shoes or sneakers with a good grip sole for hiking / nature walks

we’ll let you know again what’s good to bring, a few days before your retreat.

travel info

arrival & departure: group pick ups & drop offs will be organised for arrival day from Málaga airport & Málaga city center. Vice versa for departure. costs: 30€/person/way

questions

please take a look at our faqs or send us an email. Looking forward to hearing from you.

about the place

This is the cozy place you want to escape to for a week of withdrawal from the world. The venue is set in the mountains overlooking the beautiful La Viñuela lake. The sun here is also warming in the autumn and winter months. More

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A Space to breathe

All Level ✺ 9-15 April 2023 ✺ In Sabina, Rieti, Italy

Our capacity to breathe is our capacity to feel. It is our capacity to live in this world and be sensitive. Our breath is our most primal connection to life. It is through our breath that spirit moves through us.

Join Imogen for a week of diving deep into your respiratory system, exploring each day a different part of your body’s breathing apparatus that will increase your lung capacity. As we open up these different breath doorways in the body you will, in turn, open the pathways in the body to receive consciousness. You will begin to understand that what you take in on your breath becomes your tissues. You will use your breath to create spaces in your energy channels. These energy channels acting like transformation highways as the breath gives life to a bright, free, awakened you.

Each morning will include a deep transformational vinyasa practice interwoven with meditations, self-enquiry, myofascial release and different pranayama (breath techniques). Each evening you can join a lunar practice which will be either yin or restorative (or a combination of the two). There will also be plenty of down-time to pause, to rest or to enjoy the sights and sounds of the local area.

Imogen North

Imogen hails from London, England and is now based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. She trained initially under the expert eye of Katy Appleton and primarily teaches Yin and dynamic Vinyasa flow descended from the Krishnamacharya lineage.

Imogen enhanced her teaching becoming one of Judith Hanson Lasater’s Relax and Renew® certified restorative yoga teachers and continues to train with her teacher Tiffany Cruikshank towards her Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist certification.

Imogen is passionate about helping people make changes in their lives. Her teaching fuses anatomy, physiology and biomechanics with traditional Eastern yogic practices; tantra, ritual, and a deep reverence for nature.

Imogen’s teaching honours the lineages of all of her teachers and through her teaching she hopes to inspire possibility and encourage self-awareness, awakening your authentic creativity as a yoga practitioner in the modern world. Imogen fiercely believes that yoga is for everyone, that it is a vital tradition that transcends all race and religion, fundamental in all of our lives more so now than ever before.

More about Imogen

It's time to connect with your true self

retreat offerings
○ 6 nights in a countryside house in Torri InSabina
○ 9 yoga sessions
○ embodied vinyasa yoga in the morning
○ all classes are interwoven with meditations, self-enquiry, yin and goddess ritual
○ yin and/or restorative practice the afternoons
○ inspiring vegan food 3 times/day
○ a guided hike
○ water, tea & coffee
○ practicing on the famous yoga deck

not included
○ flight or train to Rome
○ airport transfer to In Sabina
○ ceramics workshop & massages
○ dinner on friday at the local pizzeria
○ travel insurance (recommended)

investment
from 1100€

group size
14

a typical day

8.30- 9.30 breakfast

11.00 – 12.30 yoga & meditation

13.00 lunch

reading ceramics massage walks

16.00- 18.00 yoga

19.00 dinner

arrival day: check-in from 16.00, afternoon snack, no yoga class, 19.30 dinner, 21.00 welcome circle

departure day: no yoga class, 8.30 breakfast, check out until 10.00