Finding Equanimity
Intermediate ✺ 18 - 24 May 2024 ✺ The Relais, Sorrento, Italy
Immerse yourself in the art of finding equanimity, liberating yourself to maintain a sense of balance and calm, even in the midst of life’s unravelings.
Join CJ & Shelby for a yoga experience centered around compassion and love, forging a deeper connection with both yourself and the world around you.
Cultivating mindful attention is a powerful tool that allows us to stay present in the moment and observe our mind, body, and emotions with a sense of detachment. The practice helps us express and embrace the full spectrum of our being while aiming to release the tension of daily life, creating spaciousness to root yourself in the wisdom of our soul.
Give yourself the gift of presence to ground into the moment and feel your way back to peace and freedom within.
Carleton James Yeagley
CJ gravitates towards connection. Connection with movement, to people, to his emotions of mind, body & spirit. He found yoga after playing sports growing up and throughout college. Wanting to learn more about the asana side of the practice, CJ found Patrick Beach, Carling Harps, & Awakening Yoga Academy. He’s been learning and training with them for the past seven years and has been a full-time yoga teacher for the past nine years. CJ has a Masters in Exercise Science and has taught 1000+ hours of public classes, not including workshops, retreats, and private sessions. He has filmed 100+ classes on Patrick & Carling’s yoga platform, Commune Online, consisting of strong vinyasa and ease-filled practices. CJ’s classes are a wonderful balance of structure & freedom. Meeting you in your moment of effort & ease. He hopes to leave you with good vibes and positive energy.
Shelby Heintzelman
Shelby strives to help people gain awareness in their bodies, encouraging attention to the breath to move them into a mind-body connection. Her flows are a combination of strength and balance with intentional movement woven into a mindfully creative sequence. Shelby received her 200hr vinyasa training with Yoga Works in Santa Monica, CA. She since has continued to train under Patrick Beach and Carling Harps, where she went on to complete her 300hr advanced training with Awakening Yoga Academy. She also has filmed 100+ classes on Patrick & Carling’s yoga platform, Commune Online, consisting of strong vinyasa and ease-filled practices.
Her sincere goal is for people to learn how to show up for themselves, practice compassion, self love, and use their yoga practice as a time for them to turn inward and release the stresses of life. Shelby’s hope is that people leave her classes feeling inspired, challenged, fresh, and with a sense of clarity that translates into their everyday lives.
It's time to connect with your true self.
retreat offerings
○ 6 nights at the relais in sorrento
○ 3 vegan meals per day
○ vinyasa yoga in the morning
○ meditation, pranayama
○ yin yoga in the afternoons
○ farm tour
○ transfer from and to Sorrento (near train station)
○ water, tea & coffee
not included
○ travel to/from Sorrento
○ city tax (ca. 1,50€ per night)
○ massages, day trips
○ travel insurance (recommended)
investment
from 1.900€
group size
18-25, the hotel is not exclusive for our group
please visit our faqs for infos about our corona policy, travel, airport transfer and much more.
a typical day
07.30 tea, coffee, fruit
08.30 yoga & meditation
10.30 breakfast
beach 
reading massage
15.00 lunch
17.30 yoga
19.30 dinner
arrival day: check-in to the rooms is from 14.00, 17.00 short welcome flow, 19.30 dinner, 21.00 welcome circle
departure day: no yoga class,
9.00 breakfast, check out of the rooms until 10.00
all yoga equipment is available at our retreat location, as well as towels, bed linen & beach towels. we’ll let you know what’s good to bring, a few days before your retreat.
check- in on arrival day from 16:00, Dinner will be served around 19:00// check- out on departure until 10:00 after breakfast
arrival & departure: pick ups & drop offs from Sorrento train station (free of charge). Getting to Sorrento is easy by train from Naples (1 hour).
about the place
If you are looking for the lushest of all Yoga Spirit Circle experiences this is for you. The famous Sorrento peninsula with it´s breathtaking views, the charming towns radiating La dolce vita and The Relais indulging you with the exclusivity of a private beach and it´s 4 star amenities. More
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