Yoga Retreats in Utah
A peaceful landscape with views of the ocean!
All levels structured yoga practices – vigorous morning and restorative evening
New friends for life
Meditation & Pranayama
Hiking and cliff jumping
Beaches and ocean swimming
Adventure to your heart’s contentment
Nourishing food prepared by gourmet chef—2 meals a day. All food allergies accommodated
Outings are available for additional cost
Soul Essential oils for everyday integration
Conscious journaling to clear and steady the mind
Integrating conscious breathing into daily life
Koufonisia, Greece
Retreats with Eric and Rachel have taught me so much about the importance of taking time out for me. And also how beautiful it is to spend a week with trusted teachers who have been through a lot, but choose to live life with their hearts wide open, anyway. I highly recommend going on retreat with Yoga Soul ~ Centered City Yoga! My life changed for the better, and I look forward to the next time!
Megan
Learn to Live Life on Purpose Via the Power of Yoga, with Beautiful Aegean Sea Experiences
Give yourself a much needed reset, while experiencing a beautiful lightly populated Greek Island
With Rachel Cieslewicz & Eric Martin
May 24-31st, 2025
As humans, a secret of life is we must learn to cultivate inside, what we wish to experience in life. Through the power of yoga we can do this, together! Join us for this 2025 retreat to Koufonisia, an intimately small Greek Island! please join Rachel and Eric of Centered City Yoga, in coming together to create space to heal our hearts and open to peace, love, humanity and light. We will do this through asana, vinyasa, meditation, journaling, speaking, silence, and general mindfulness, woven together with loving community, profound experiences of sun and sea, and playfulness. Return home with tools to continue on your own, and share with your loved ones. Come home to your heart, and discover peace, while remembering that everyone needs space to rejuvenate and enjoy play!
“Our intention for this special week of relaxation, yoga, meditation, adventure and community spirit at this beautiful Greek estate, is to allow the sacred environment to restore each soul to its essence, while dissolving all stress through the natural wild sea and beauty of the island, merged with conscious renewal.”
~ Love, Rachel
Enjoy one full week that is all about loving you and cultivating space for connection to your heart and others. You will be nurtured in mind, body and spirit, through structured yoga practices, meditation, pranayama, nourishing food, and a peaceful landscape. You will also have the opportunities for additional outings, or to simply relax and allow the sound of the ocean waves against the shore refresh your soul.
When you return home, you will bring with you a tool-set useful for daily life. These consciously developed tools will be woven throughout the wisdom of your deep intelligence. They will assist you to reset daily, and remember no matter where you are, you can open to peace, strength and courage to move through all challenges. Learn to unveil your authentic self through the power of yoga.
Each day will offer an all levels vigorous morning practice, and most evenings, a restorative evening practice (which may be yin, yoga Nidra, restorative, meditation, or a choice of our students).
"Rachel and Eric do everything with full heart and purpose. I love yoga with them! Their retreats bring everything to a whole new level. My truest friends have come from the people they attract to their special events. If you want to change your life for the better, jump in, don’t look back. You will wonder why you waited so long! Real yoga is found with Rachel." ~Loving Retreat Participant
What’s not included:
Airfare and Ferry to Koufonisia, and any other travel expenses
Extra nights needed for travel (one night before, May 23, and night after retreat is complete, May 31)
Massage treatments
Extra excursions and activities
Alcoholic beverages and personal purchases
Travel insurance (recommended)
Gratuities (please bring cash! They can't take credit cards or checks for this)
This is an intimate retreat with a small set of students. You are a human, we love you, and value your presence. All attendees are here to grow, and learn in Metta (loving kindness)
Some spots are already taken. Please book soon to ensure your placement for this very special time together!
Investment
Testimonials
I was in a very stuck place. I wanted to be done. As a last resort, I signed up for a retreat with Eric and Rachel. The love they shared with me and everyone present, and continue to gift...it means everything. They teach authentically, and are here helping others for the right reasons of truth and human connection. I met friends at the retreat, who are now family of my soul. I feel just over a year later as though I have equal and opposite the happiness and joy in life, to the apathy I felt before the retreat. I feel like this retreat changed my life for the better. It was better than 10 years of therapy. I love these people and what they stand for.
Anonymous
I have practiced yoga for over a decade. Prior to going on a retreat with Rachel and Eric, I had never understood the power of yoga beyond exercise. They taught me yoga is a journey to the soul. While yes, I am able to be fit from yoga, with correctly taught practices from my teachers, I focus my energy in ways I never could have imagined. This retreat helped me step away from a life of, what I now see as living just for others. Instead I now live my life of truth, peace and joy. I look forward to next time. My life is filled with so much more meaning, having spent a powerful week with Yoga Soul and retreats through their Shala, Centered City Yoga.
Linda
These rates include:
7-nights accommodations
Full use of pool, hot tub, sauna, all other amenities on estate
Two meals per day and snacks
Airport transfers for all those arriving and leaving on the beginning and ending days of the scheduled retreat
Sales & hotel tax
If you must cancel, there is a $500 fee for transferring your reservation. You may transfer your spot to someone else or, because our retreat has filled every year, your room will go onto the tail-end of what we sell. After your spot sells, we will issue your refund minus the cancellation fee. If you must cancel within two months of retreat start date, you are responsible for filling your spot. Thank you for understanding.
Koufonisia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included?
A peaceful landscape, with views and quick walking access to the ocean and nearby village!
The golden sandy beaches, with turquoise waters, are considered some of the best in all of the Greek islands
Explore small bays, sea caves and other treasures of this small fully walkable island
Structured yoga practices – vigorous morning and restorative evening, with meditation and pranayama
Nourishing food – 2 meals a day
Additional outings are available
Your Koufonisia, Greece home!
What if I want to explore the area beyond our villas?
The nearby village is within a 10-15 minute walk from our space. Several beaches are also within easy walking distance!
With interest and an additional cost, we will charter a boat and take a day trip to Santorini, or another nearby island
There are many more islands to visit, as well as mainland Greece, if you decide to stay longer than the retreat and explore on your own!
Help me understand what the food is like? Do I need to bring my own to survive?
Great question. We believe you will be pleasantly pleased with the food quality prepared by our private chef from Athens. You will be provided a delicious wide array of vegetarian and vegan locally sourced cuisine. For those interested, locally caught fish/seafood will also be served several times in the week! All meals are served family-style. If you have a special dietary concern – food sensitivities, allergies, or preferences – please inform us prior to arrival and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs. If you would like to bring alcoholic beverages, you may, or you can purchase from the nearby village, or have us order and bring in available beverages for you.
How do I get to Koufonisia, Greece?
While we are hoping to develop the yoga siddhi of teleportation soon, we will take the adventure route! If this is your way too, please plan to fly in and out of Athens, Santorini, or Naxos. From there you can take a ferry to Koufonisia! Best is in fly in on May 23rd. Stay overnight and plan a late morning or early afternoon ferry to Koufonisia. Eric and Rachel (or possibly their charming son, Canyon) will be there to greet you and pick you up, and take you on a few minutes drive to our home for the week!
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What is the general flow of a day at your retreat?
8:00am Coffee and tea service with light snacks
8:45-10:30am Vinyasa flow or other yoga practice, pranayama and short meditation
10:45am Brunch
11:30am Leave for activities if participating, or stay and relax!
Midday Free time at estate with pool, sauna, or go to a beach to cliff jump, rest or swim, or join an excursion or adventure
4:45pm late afternoon restorative yoga, pranayama, meditation
6:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Enjoy your quiet evening