You know those moments where the essence of who you are really shines through? When you light up the room and feel fully alive... and your girlfriend looks at you with a big, bright smile and says, "There she is!"
This retreat is all about making room for those moments. It's about clearing away what distracts you from fully embodying your radiant presence... and it's about bringing that quality of presence back home to meet your daily life, one moment at a time.
Held by nature and supported by community, this women's retreat offers - space to slow down, rest, laugh, and play - Time to enjoy yoga classes that leave you glowing and gourmet meals prepared with love. Time to bob in the ocean, treat yourself at the spa, read a book in a hammock, surf or adventure on land and sea...
Travel with us to Sansara, a remote eco-luxury resort overlooking one of the world's most beautiful beaches. Dreamy accommodations and a staff that really cares create an irresistible climate for self-care, making it easy to connect with a circle of women gathering to meet on the common ground of our humanity and divinity.
Drawn to this work by her love of meeting new people and learning from their stories, Liz designs retreat experiences that invite women to slow down and come home to themselves. Her intention is simple and powerful: that every participant leaves feeling more rested, grounded, and connected.
Liz believes that nature is medicine, that connection grounds us, and that laughter is essential. Her retreats blend rest and adventure, reflection and play, solitude and community - supported by empowering, authentic facilitators and a setting that makes it easy to soften, breathe, and be fully present.
Organization is LIz's superpower, and this will be LIz's seventh retreat experience co-leading at Sansara. She shows up as a calm anchor, a connector, a steady supporter, and a friend. Past participants often share that they felt genuinely taken care of, held with kindness, and supported throughout the experience.
Alongside her retreat work, Liz works in teacher education and educational research. She lives in British Colombia, Canada, where she spends her free time hiking and skiing in the mountains with her husband and grown kids.
Chelsie's love for yoga and travel found her in Ubud, Bali, 12 years ago, where she took her initial training, and she's been teaching, learning, and deep-heartedly sharing her passion in studios, homes, and parks ever since. Chelsie is a Registered Yoga and Pre/Postnatal Yoga Teacher specializing in Vinyasa Flow, and most recently acquired her certificate for a Somatic-Informed Movement class called Rise Up. Chelsie's classes have a strong focus on encouraging participants to tune in and acknowledge how emotions and sensations appear in the body, with a constant reminder to stay curious and explore with movement. Her approach is alignment-led and gentle, but will challenge you to play with your own limits. Chelsie hopes to initiate those "aha!" moments into your practice, whether it be through the use of of props for depth and support, modifications, creative transitions, or simply words that resonate.
Chelsie resides in Northern Alberta, Canada and spends her time off the mat adventuring outdoors with her husband their three kids.
Rachel began practicing yoga in 1999 and has been teaching since 2009. She loves inviting students into a safe and nurturing place where subtle shifts can open up spacious new possibilities. Rachel's playful classes demonstrate how meditative movement can change your state and help you reconnect to what really matters. She enjoys sharing practices that make it easier to maintain a dynamic quality of posture and presence through the activities of daily life!
Rache's extensive training and refined intuition allow her to serve the unique needs of each student. She's completed 3 Yoga Teacher Trainings (Ashtanga, Anusara, Restorative), 12 Vipassana Meditation Courses, Level 1 Training in Spacial Dynamics with Jaimen McMillan, and was a direct student of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. She graduated with a BFA Honours in Acting from the U of A, and holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies, Thesis: "ROOM TO BREATHE: A Retreat for Educators" from UBC Okanagan (she was awarded the prestigious Canadian Graduate Scholarship for her research).
Before becoming a yoga teacher, Rachel was an actor / singer/ dancer / clown performing in more than 30 professional productions with world class companies like Cirque du Soleil. She sings for her students at the end of each class - this is often their favorite part! She enjoys writing, making pottery, gardening and quality time with her joyful husband and magical daughter.
