Belonging: An Embodied Retreat

✺ All Levels ✺ La Viñuela, Andalusia, Spain

This is a women-only retreat.

Beneath the winter sun, we’ll examine what it means to belong to oneself. What are the pieces that are deeply yours? What is yours to carry, and what have you been holding for others that it is perhaps time to release? What do the pieces of you need to feel fully integrated, deeply loved?

As the days slowly begin to lengthen, we will embrace every version of ourselves through the magic of long nights and quiet days—a time when what is old has time to compost to nourish all that we will create. We’ll begin our days with reflective meditations and embodied vinyasa practices that will challenge our bodies to open, embrace, and simplify. In the afternoons, we’ll turn inward to somatic practices to release the burdens we carry, settle our nervous systems, and call in the power of deep rest. We will tap into our intuition through embodied emotional release practices, yin yoga, and somatic tools and resources that will highlight what is most essential within us, reminding you that you have always belonged to yourself.

Dark, cool evenings will turn cozy with practices like yoga nidra and restorative yoga, and together, we will explore themes of self-love, self-knowledge, and authenticity. We’ll dive deep into our intuition to find what is required of us to move through winter’s quiet and reemerge in a state of rebirth as a more flowing, accepting, and easeful expression of our deepest selves.

Come as you are—radiant from the holiday season or ready for rest. A wellspring of warmth, comfort, and belonging is waiting for you.

I'm ready to belong to myself

About Lauren

Hello beautiful humans, I’m Lauren, and I’ve been a yoga teacher for nine years, a facilitator for twenty, and a lover of all-female spaces my entire life. Nothing brings me more joy than the magic of women coming together and the profound sense of belonging and deep love that emerges. Yoga and embodiment practices offer the opportunity to do just that.

I moved to Portugal from the U.S. in 2016, and that’s where my passion for yoga evolved from a hobby to a habit to a passion. I first began teaching aerial yoga and then expanded my training to include vinyasa, hatha, yin, restorative, yoga nidra, and myofascial release when I realized how much joy my students brought me. Since 2020, I have become increasingly engaged with somatic movement and embodied yoga. With these experiences, I’ve found more and more opportunities to nurture my students through healing, love, and support. My approach combines a passion for softness and rest with a deep connection to the wild and untamed that vibrates within us all.

As a yoga teacher, I am often described as joyful and playful. My classes are filled with light-hearted invitations to explore new movements and power, cues for somatic engagement, mobility exercises, and regular reminders that every body practicing yoga will look a little different—and that is beautiful! My goal is to help you connect to your spirit, your strength, and your sense of fun.

retreat offerings
○ 5 nights at La Viñuela
○ 3 vegan meals per day
○ welcome gift
○ reflective meditations
○ embodied vinyasa practices
○ embodied emotional release practices
○ yin yoga, and somatic tools
○ hike to Buddhist Stupa

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

investment
from 1.390€, group size of 12

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