Love My Body, Celebrate My Life

    

Seven days of glorious “Love my Body, Celebrate my Life” exquisite self-care, classes that will reflect a gentleness of experiential Nia and Yoga-style movement, meditation and reflective journaling. Evolve your practice of body conscious movement and meditation to help you bring about kindness and compassion towards yourself.

As we develop strength to meet challenges may we become gentler in body and mind to be less distracted by the distractions. We will strive to find beauty in community as well as being disciplined and authentic while practicing the possible.

The concept of movement as medicine celebrates the wondrous power of physical activity to rejuvenate body and soul. Whether one dances beneath the open sky, stretches with the grace of a willow, or breathes deeply through rhythmic exercise, each gesture becomes a balm for stress, a fountain for joy, and a wellspring for vibrant health.

Like a gentle elixir, movement soothes afflictions both seen and unseen, warding away ailments of the body and easing the burdens of the mind. By weaving movement into the tapestry of daily life, each person unlocks a radiant pathway to holistic flourishing and lasting well-being.

This retreat offers daily:

• 60 minutes of Nia Technique each morning
• 60 minutes of reflective meditation and creative journaling
• 60 minutes of Yo-Nia early evening
• Free retreat time for quiet relaxation, beach walks, introspection, and community celebration

Additionally, this special yoga retreat includes:

• 7 nights accommodations
• Three delicious gourmet meals daily catered to your dietary needs. The menu is mainly vegatarian with fish and seafood offered several times throughout the week.
• Use of the facilities at Prana del Mar including lounge areas, swimming pool, hot tub and sauna
• Access to the beach. (*Ocean swimming is not recommended due to strong currents and rough waters*)
• Gorgeous ocean and desert views from rooftop decks. Access to the beauty of the natural oceanside beach. (*Please note that ocean swimming is not recommended due to strong currents and rough waters*)
• Airport transfers between Los Cabos International airport and Prana del Mar on the start and end dates of the retreat (April 4 and April 11, 2026)
• All sales and hotel taxes

Not included in the retreat:

• Airfare to Los Cabos (SJD airport)
• Optional excursions and spa treatments
• Alcoholic beverages and personal purchases
• Airport transfers on alternate dates
• Travel insurance (highly recommended)
• Gratuities

Pricing
Double-occupancy: $1,875 USD per person per week + $500 Canadian retreat fee
Single-occupancy: $2,495 USD per person per week + $500 Canadian retreat fee

Travel insurance is highly recommended!

Please note that all payments collected, including deposit, are non-refundable

Patti Tennessy, Certified Nia Sacred Livelihood Instructor

Patti is the founder and owner, since 2001, of Motion Works Fitness, a lifestyle-based fitness company dedicated to encourage people of all walks of life to find purpose in the pursuit and practice of fitness and health.

Patti and her husband Mike live and work in beautiful West Kelowna, B.C. and thrive in this community of health & wellness. Together they have created a variety of fitness programs suitable for all enthusiasts…Functional Fitness, Boot Camps (including Beginner Boot Camps), Pilates based Core-X, yoga and weight training.

Now Patti has evolved into her own practices of The Nia Technique, weight training, functional fitness and yoga-based movement. She shares a vision to create a knowledgeable and empowering fitness ethic where participants can learn and experience the joy of a healthy lifestyle. Patti invites you to be inspired to excite your senses!

Donna Kozak, Bed, Med, PhD

Donna is both a lifelong learner and a passionate educator embodying holistic approaches that help shape her students’ positive learner identities alongside challenging her own self-imposed boundaries. Her love of movement through dance awoke early in her life as an innate language of expression that came easily affording her experiences that built confidence and a desire to discover hope and creativity in others. Decades later, the calling of dance returns through an introduction to The Nia Technique.

Through Donna’s lifelong study of teaching, learning, and more recently educational philosophy, she embraces the art of reflective practice through various outlets of creative expression that nurture self-discovery, curiosity, compassion, and wonderings about loving self and celebrating life. Partnering with Patti for this retreat is a humbling honor that she is excited to share with you all. It is their collaborative intention to foster joy, compassion, and possibilizing together with you in community.

For more information about this retreat, please email Patti or email Donna directly.