Half Day Urban Yoga ReTreats 2026

ALIGNED 

Living in rhythm with the seasons


28 February Autumn's graceful release

30 May Winter's inner sanctuary

29 August Spring's seeds of becoming

28 November Summer's full bloom

ReTreat yourSelf into an afternoon of nourishing Yoga

The half day yoga reTreats offer an afternoon of balancing, nourishing and purifying Yoga.  Open to new and long term yoga practitioners the reTreat will allow you time to deepen and fully integrate all aspects of Yoga Asana (physical movement), Pranayama (energetic breath work), deep Relaxation and Meditation.

This seasonal retreat series is a cyclical journey through the wisdom of nature and the subtle layers of yogic practice, inviting you to attune to the rhythms of the year and the intelligence within.

Moving from the grace of letting go in autumn, into the restorative depths of winter’s inner sanctuary, through the awakening momentum of spring’s seeds of becoming, and culminating in summer’s full bloom, each retreat offers a distinct yet interconnected experience.

Together they weave classical yoga philosophy, Asana, Yin, chakra awareness, and Patañjali’s Eight Limbs into embodied practices of movement, breath, stillness, and meditation.

Rather than striving toward transformation, the series gently reveals it - supporting release, rest, renewal, and expression as natural processes that unfold when we listen deeply, practice seasonally, and align with the quiet intelligence of life itself.

DETAILS & INVESTMENT:

• Arrive 12:30pm for 12:45pm start until 5pm
• Afternoon tea provided - chai and snacks
• mats and props provided - please feel free to bring your own mat and anything else that gives you support and comfort
• Investment $90 - pay in details provided when you book
  
  

WHERE: The Open Space - 11 Acacia Place, Abbotsford Vic 3067     

GETTING THERE:  

Paid parking is available onsite - entry via Acacia Place and Victoria Gardens shopping complex directly opposite.  Harrison Crescent has free street parking.  

TO REGISTER:  Please email julia@affinityyoga.com.au

THEMES:  Each retreat is themed with Yogic philosophy.  If you'd like to be informed of the theme and advanced reminder of each date please register to receive the Affinity Yoga Newsletter.

What to Expect

As a beginner, advanced practitioners or teacher of yoga, the Half Day Yoga Retreat will allow you invaluable time to explore, extend and deepen your Yoga practice. Uninterrupted time for you.

Each reTreat is nurturing and nourishing, encouraging and informatively threaded with Yogic philosophy, current scientific findings and relevant tips to balance, enrich and enhance your health and wellbeing.  There is plenty of time for you to restore when required and challenge when appropriate. You'll leave with easily accessible tips to take your Yoga off the mat into your everyday life.

During the reTreat you will be guided through:

Asana ~ physical movement through slow flowing sequences and held postures

• Enjoy fully being in your body
• Be guided through postural alignment for increased energy flow
• Strengthen stretch and release
• Increase bone density
• Mobilise and stabilise joints
• Improve blood flow, circulation and lymphatic movement
• Release energetic blockages and stagnation
• Cleanse through twisting poses
• Quiet the mind in forward bending poses
• Ground and stabilise in standing poses
• Find your centre in balances
• Open your heart in back bends
• Broaden your perspective with inversions

Pranayama ~ guided breath work

• Unite mind, body and heart through focused breathwork
• Release what is not conducive to your wellbeing
• Calm and balance your nervous system
• Shift stagnancy and blockages
• Enhance your pranic/energetic flow
• Improve and strengthen cardio-respiratory system

Deep Relaxation

• Let go and release
• Melt away physical tension
• Free yourself from mental and emotional fatigue and stress
• Restore and renew your energy

Meditation

• Time to explore various techniques that can work for you
• Focus and concentrate your mental energy
• Enjoy deep inner calm and peace
• Increase conscious awareness
• Build a cohesive relationship between your mind, heart and emotions
• Tune into your intuition
• Connect with your deep innate wisdom

Mudras and Bandhas

• Increase and sustain your energy
• Internally support and strengthen your body
• Direct pranic flow
• Increase awareness of your subtle body
• Awaken to the subtle aspects of yourself

Mantras and Chant

• Heighten your energetic vibration
• Create positive mind and energy re-patterning
• Elevate your mood
• Open your heart to joy