Let Your Body Exhale What Words Cannot

A weekend retreat September 11-13, 2026 at Mount Madonna Retreat Center for rest, awareness, and personalized yoga.

Step away from the pace of daily life and reconnect with your body through mindful movement, breath, and reflection. This weekend retreat invites you to slow down, notice your body’s signals, and explore the subtle ways your body communicates experience.

Guided individual yoga practices, meditation, and reflective exercises emphasize awareness rather than performance. The retreat environment balances structured practice with spaciousness, allowing time for journaling, walking the grounds, or simply resting. Sound Bath Saturday just added! See details below.

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Meet Your Facilitator

Colette Katuala, LCSW

Founder of Body Awareness Yoga, Yoga teacher (YTT200) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Colette integrates her experience in psychotherapy and yoga to create retreats that are deeply restorative and mindful.

Her approach emphasizes listening to the body, moving at your own pace, and cultivating awareness as a path to emotional and physical well-being. Body Awareness Yoga believes that “If you can breathe, you can yoga”, providing yoga through breath work, meditation, asanas (poses), and acts of service.

Through 1:1 and small-group yoga sessions, guided meditations, and reflective practices, Colette supports participants in reconnecting with their bodies and finding spaciousness amidst the stresses of daily life.

“Let your body exhale what words cannot.”

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Retreat

What Makes This Retreat Different

Body Awareness Yoga retreats focuses on movement AND body awareness. Rather than performance or intensity, the retreat encourages noticing how your body responds, supports, and holds experience. All offerings are optional. This is your weekend.

Individual or Partner Sessions

Personalized guidance tailored to your body and pace through 1:1 or 2:1 yoga sessions.

Trauma-Informed
Facilitation

Somatic practices grounded in
therapeutic principles with
compassionate, professional support.

Breath Work

Experience breathing exercises facilitated by Lori of Bloom with Lori

Cacao Ceremony

You are invited to enjoy an Saturday evening cacao ceremony

EMDR Consultation

Optional EMDR consultation sessions available Sunday for qualified participants who schedule separately. Email colette@bayoga.info if interested by September 1, 2026.

Sound Bath Healing

Imagine laying down in a peaceful, safe space and allowing the powerful, healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls to move through your entire body.

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Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace, rest when needed, and approach each practice with curiosity rather than expectation.

Who This Retreat Is For

Wants to deepen their yoga practice in a supportive environment

Are seeking rest, reflection, and nervous system reset

Are curious about somatic awareness and embodied healing

Value small, intentional retreat experiences

No advanced yoga experience is required. Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace and honor their body’s needs.

What You'll Leave With

Yoga poses tailored to your own body

A renewed sense of spaciousness and self-compassion

Tools for nervous system regulation and rest

A deeper awareness of your body and its signals

Location

The retreat is held at Mount Madonna Center, a peaceful retreat center nestled in redwood forests above Monterey Bay. Enjoy quiet walking paths, expansive natural surroundings, and a supportive environment for reflection.

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