The Inner Reset: Summer Retreat for Mind-Body Rejuvenation (5-day immersion)
Friday, July 25, 2025 – Wednesday, July 30, 2025 UTC+0
With Marcia Valene
Meets five consecutive days, Saturday to Wednesday, July 26–30
Residential guests arrive Friday evening, July 25
Attend this therapeutic program as a Residential Retreat or come as a Day Guest*.
Amid the busyness of life, it’s easy to lose connection with yourself, physically, mentally, and emotionally. The Inner Reset is a 6-day summer retreat designed to help you slow down, breathe deeply, and restore your sense of balance from within.
Hosted in the peaceful setting of the Los Angeles Sivananda Center, this immersive experience blends gentle yoga, therapeutic movement, breathwork, and practical teachings drawn from classical yoga — all focused on improving rest, sleep, and overall well-being.
Through guided workshops and daily practices, you’ll explore how yogic tools like Yoga Nidra, mindful postures, breath awareness, and daily rhythms can help regulate your nervous system, reduce stress, and support truly restorative rest.
Whether you’re feeling drained, navigating life transitions, or simply seeking a meaningful pause, this retreat offers the space and guidance to reset gently, intentionally, and from the inside out.
No prior yoga experience is needed — just an open heart and a willingness to care for yourself in a deeper way.
This is a program of the Sivananda Institute of Health & Yoga. It offers guidance from the Five Points of Yoga in the Sivananda tradition and the Four Paths of Yoga.
This immersive course includes a 90-minute personal health review prior to the program (in person or via Zoom) and one-on-one mini-consultation at the conclusion. Follow-ups possible.
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Daily Schedule
(Items in bold indicate the Day Guest schedule)
Friday 7/25
6:00pm – All-Levels Asana Class
7:30pm – Vegetarian dinner
Saturday 7/26
6:00–7:20am – Satsang (meditation, chanting, inspiring talk)
8:00am Light breakfast
10:00–11:30am – Yoga Class: Gentle Asanas and Pranayama*
12:00pm – Vegetarian lunch*
1:00–2:30pm – Talk: Five Points of Yoga for Stillness and Rejuvenation*
2:45–3:45pm – Guided Meditation*
3:45–4:00pm – Personal Check-ins*
4:00pm – Karma Yoga
6:00pm – Vegetarian dinner
Sunday 7/27
6:00–7:20am – Satsang
8:00am Light breakfast
10:00–11:30am – Yoga Class: Gentle Asanas and Pranayama*
12:00pm – Vegetarian lunch*
1:00–2:30pm – Talk: Postures for Relaxation*
2:45–3:45pm – Journal Prompts around Asana Practice*
3:45–4:00pm – Personal Check-ins*
4:00pm – Karma Yoga
5:30pm – Satsang & Soup
Monday 7/28
6:00–7:20am – Satsang
8:00am Light breakfast
10:00–11:30am – Yoga Class: Gentle Asanas and Pranayama*
12:00pm – Vegetarian lunch*
1:00–2:30pm – What is Yoga Nidra and how can it improve rejuvenation*
2:45–3:45pm – Yoga Nidra session*
3:45–4:00pm – Personal Check-ins*
4:00pm – Karma Yoga
6:00pm – Vegetarian dinner
Tuesday 7/29
6:00–7:20am – Satsang
8:00am Light breakfast
10:00–11:30am – Yoga Class: Gentle Asanas and Pranayama*
12:00pm – Vegetarian lunch*
1:00–2:30pm – Talk: Create a Rejuvenation Routine, a Sleep Routine, plus Rejuvenation Techniques*
2:45–3:45pm – Guided Relaxation*
3:45–4:00pm – Personal Check-ins*
4:00pm – Karma Yoga
7:30pm – Vegetarian dinner
Wednesday 7/30
6:00–7:20am – Satsang
8:00am Light breakfast
10:00–11:30am – Yoga Class: Gentle Asanas and Pranayama*
12:00pm – Vegetarian lunch*
1:00–2:30pm – Review & Sankalpa Setting: How to Stay Focused*
2:45–3:45pm – Yoga Nidra session*
3:45–4:00pm – Individual Mini-Consultations*
Instructor: With over a decade of experience teaching Yoga across the globe, Marcia Valene brings a grounded, nurturing presence to every space she holds. She has shared her practice in more than 15 countries throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the South Pacific, drawing from diverse global traditions while remaining deeply rooted in the essence of Yoga.
Marcia is a certified Yoga Teacher Trainer and is currently completing her 800-hour Yoga Therapy certification through the renowned Sivananda Center. Her teaching is breath-focused and intuitive, inviting students to move in harmony with their bodies. Rather than following rigid choreography, her classes emphasize flow, presence, and honoring how you feel in the moment.
Arrival & Departure
Arrive late afternoon on Friday
Depart at 4:00pm Wednesday
What to bring
Slip-on shoes, indoor slippers, loose comfortable clothing, writing materials, meditation shawl (if you have one) and water bottle.
If convenient, please bring your yoga mat. Otherwise, we have them to lend. If you have a sitting cushion you’d like to bring, you are welcome to do so.
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