Coming Home to Self

About the Retreat

About the Retreat

 Are you ready to rediscover the joy of living life fully?  Are life’s demands weighing you down? Join us for our 3rd annual Coming Home To Self Nia dance-infused healing retreat.

Take a peek into what’s in store for you, with this ‘CHTS Retreat 2025 Remembered’ video.

What to expect:

✨ Nia dance – Whether a novice or a seasoned Nia practitioner, you’ll discover the joy of moving for pleasure, blending dance arts, martial arts and healing arts.

✨ Wisdom playshops – You’ll gain valuable new tools and perspectives to lead you back to your peaceful center. Yvonne and Julie will share their insights, blended with simple practices in the art of mindfulness.

✨ Restorative stretching – Really, really let go with simple, resting poses that are sure to bring you into deep physical, mental and emotional relaxation.

✨Additional healing modalities – Experience Qi Gong and guided meditation for greater clarity and energy.

✨ Plentiful downtime – allowing you to melt into the spaciousness of time, and enjoy Mar de Jade’s spa treatments and excursions.

Why join us:

This will be our 3rd retreat holding sacred space for our retreaters in the stunning and inspiring setting of Mar de Jade.

Take it from one of our repeat retreaters:

“Yvonne and Julie are skilled presenters and Nia teachers who use their talents to inspire and uplift everyone around them!”  — Meg L.

Schedule

Approximate daily schedule:

6-7 am Sunrise Qi Gong on the beach

7-8 am Music meditation

8-9 am Nia dance

9-10 am Breakfast

11 am-1 pm Workshop 3x per week

1:30-2:30 pm Lunch

2:30-4:30 pm Free time/spa treatment/excursion

4:30-6:00 pm Meditation/Gentle movement/yoga 5x per week

6:30-7:30 pm Dinner

7:30 pm-Conversation, connection, laughs, relaxation

About the Teachers

Yvonne Myles

Yvonne Myles is a Nia Technique Black Belt instructor with more than 25 years’ teaching experience. Now retired from the energy industry, she infuses her teaching with a spirit that people feel instead of hear. In 2019 she co-founded the Houston Nia Collective, which morphed into the Embody Joy Collective. Yvonne is committed to wellbeing through movement, eating well, mindfulness and reverence for nature.

 

Julie Wilson

Julie Wilson is a Houston-based Nia Technique Brown Belt instructor who lights up the room each time she steps onto the dance floor. She consistently delivers the Nia “promise” of inspiring wellness through movement  and joy. With a 30-year career as a communicator on  energy-sector issues, she captivates audiences both big and small.