8 Day Wellness retreat packages include

Vanessa Dawson is a singer, sound healer, yoga teacher, and retreat facilitator devoted to creating spaces of deep presence, embodiment, and compassion. Her work weaves together yoga, sound healing, and conscious living practices to support nervous system regulation, authentic self-expression, and reconnection to the heart.

At the core of Vanessa’s work is a deep commitment to veganism as a spiritual and ethical practice, rooted in compassion for all beings and alignment with the natural world. She is the founder of an animal sanctuary and brings this philosophy into her retreats through thoughtfully curated, plant-based experiences that nourish body, mind, and spirit.

With a background in vocal performance and transformational sound work, Vanessa uses the voice as a powerful tool for grounding, release, and remembrance. Her retreats are known for their gentle depth, soulful connection, and welcoming atmosphere—offering participants space to slow down, listen inward, and return to themselves.

Vanessa believes that true transformation happens through presence, and she is honored to guide others in spaces that feel both expansive and deeply held.

I am a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher who received my certification from Yandara Yoga Institute in Todos Santos, Mexico. I am a Balanced Body Certified Comprehensive Pilates Instructor who trained at EHS Pilates in San Francisco and San Mateo College. I am a TRX certified instructor and Barre Above instructor. I am also a Reiki Master and a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. In 2020 I became a certified Master Pilates Instructor through the National Pilates Certification Program and began to host teacher trainings through various host studios. I love being able to share my experiences with future instructors. I am constantly learning new modalities of movement and healing and integrating this knowledge into my work with clients to help them move the best they can. I had taught movement for 13 years in Santa Cruz, California before moving to Denver in 2022. I love working one on one with clients as well as teaching fun and challenging group classes. I have a special interest in working with clients who are post-rehab, pre/post natal, diagnosed with neurological conditions, actively aging, and athletic. I also host various workshops and retreats both nationally and worldwide.
Beside my love of movement, I also have a deep love and respect for the ocean and a passion for animals.

For over 20 years, Dr. Michael R. Smith has served as a shamanic healing practitioner, medium, and channel for healing Source energy.  Using mindfullness, meditation, breathwork and shamanic healing techniques, Michael will help you to release perceived blocks as you connect more deeply to your inherent Spiritual power and intuition.  As a doctoral trained counselor and practitioner of indigenous healing ceremonies, he has been featured in documentary films, prominent podcasts, spiritual cruises, and presented at esteemed forums like The Omega Institute and The Shift Network.  In addition to authoring two books, Michael is known for his down-to-Earth and lighthearted style that allows you to build trust and confidence in your own spiritual and energetic gifts.  

Ylona Cavalier with 25+ Years of Mastery Wellness Expert/11x Certified Specialist

Super Fun & Dynamic with over two decades of experience as a Fitness Trainer/Enthusiast, A Nutritional Coach & Holistic Healer. I specialize in an integrated approach to health & wellness.  My expertise combines elite physical conditioning with holistic mind-body=spirit healing.

Utilizing my signature Mind over Matter performance approach.  I am excited to bring you through the gift of your life breath along with powerful inspiring, dynamic & invigorating uplifting poses.  Building fitness and strength for all levels.  It thrills me to help humans recharge the mind, body and spirit.  Additionally, providing cellular nutrition with Healthy DNA holistic herbal infused lozenges/candy which focus's on plant-derived recovery and cellular vitality.  Helping clients achieve peak performance at every stage of life.

Guiding you from physical exhaustion to spiritual peace, alignment and peak performance.

Arina is a dedicated yoga instructor and wellness professional known for her intuitive, client-centered approach to movement and healing. With over 500 hours of training ,her expertise blends strength, mobility, and mindful alignment, creating classes that are both empowering and deeply restorative.

Her background in managing a high-volume studio, combined with her experience in private training, allows her to hold space with both professionalism and warmth. Arina’s teaching is rooted in helping individuals reconnect with their bodies, build sustainable strength, and move with confidence at every stage of life.

Drawing from her additional training in senior fitness and functional movement, she offers an inclusive and thoughtful practice tailored to each student’s needs. Whether in a group setting or one-on-one, Arina creates an environment that feels supportive, refined, and transformative.

Charlene Oesterling, is the founder and creative mind behind A Stoopid Good World featuring Stoopid Good Food, Charlene Oesterling is a former professional athlete, allergen chef, author, artist and movement specialist. Her love, passion and dedication to maintaining optimal health and fitness has led her to study not only what makes her drive and focus razor sharp but how to teach others the same. She believes that through stillness and movement we can all use our unique life experience, purpose, accomplishments and credentials as guides to fun, play and purpose. After finishing her college and professional basketball career, Charlene was called by life down the path of studying her life to heal injuries past emotional experiences, conditioning and the patterns she developed through them. With the help of other trainers and mentors in the fitness industry, healers of many different modalities,  her own life experience and injuries, she learned to listen to her body and heal. Her dedication to healing through the modalities of fitness, art, writing, food innovation, social and personal change, set her apart from other fitness professionals. Her dedication to the study of what makes people thrive from within, has led her to challenge, inform, create, and live through the principles that give her the credentials and experience necessary to guide herself along with others through their journey to live the life dreams are made of by becoming all they are pu

Dr. Drew Gordon, DC was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. A graduate of Beverly Hills High School, he developed an early passion for physical education, movement, and overall wellness — a passion that would ultimately shape his career and life’s work.

He pursued his pre-med education at Cal State Northridge, majoring in Physical Education, where he also played collegiate baseball. As a student-athlete, Dr. Drew gained firsthand experience navigating sports injuries, recovery, and performance optimization — fueling his desire to better understand the body not just from a treatment standpoint, but from a performance and prevention perspective.

He went on to earn his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Cleveland Chiropractic College, but his education didn’t stop there.

Dr. Drew is also an ACE Certified Fitness Trainer, certified sports massage therapist, and yoga instructor — creating a truly integrated approach to health and movement. His philosophy blends chiropractic care with strength training, mobility work, corrective exercise, and yoga-based flexibility and breathwork. He believes true healing and peak performance come from balancing alignment, strength, flexibility, and functional movement.

With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Drew works with patients ranging from athletes to busy professionals, helping them move better, feel stronger, and prevent injury before it starts. He serves both Los Angeles and Orange County, offering mobile chiropractic services, in-office care, corporate wellness programs focused on back safety and injury prevention, and virtual consultations via Zoom.

Known for his high energy and motivating presence, Dr. Drew is more than a chiropractor — he is a movement specialist dedicated to helping each patient build a stronger, more resilient body. His core belief is simple: you don’t just treat symptoms — you train the body to function at its highest potential.

Kendra Madigan is a personal fitness trainer and former professional dancer whose career in musical theatre took her across Europe, Asia, and the United States, while living in the vibrant energy of New York City where she still resides.

She brings that same discipline, enthusiasm, and love of movement into her work as a fitness expert, guiding clients toward better health through strength, balance, mindful movement, and breath. Specializing in fitness for dancers and women at every stage of life, Kendra creates training experiences that support both physical resilience and inner calm.

Kendra holds certifications in strength training, Progressing Ballet Technique, yoga, Pilates, and pre-post natal fitness. Her expertise and approach have been featured in Women’s Health Magazine and Prevention Magazine.

Today, she brings her sessions—most notably her signature Coconut Workouts—to palm lined beaches, where ocean waves and fresh island air create space to reconnect with the body and breath. These immersive experiences offer a restored sense of calm, balance, and Zen away from the stresses of every day life.

Wildly ‘LEVEL 51’…. An ARTrepeneur at HeART- blended w/ A variety of Fitness. Bringing you a new Movement…….. Buti Movement! I am a BUTISATTVA!

I’ve always incorporated active ways to live throughout my life, since I was a teenager, all forms of Fitness. Never realizing the Intentional Mindset within, had truly assisted in my Growth and Saving me, through my most challenging years of living. Understanding now, that Movement is Medicine and has healing Energies to Pick you up and keep you Moving Forward. Who knew Movement, is the prevention and or release, you need.  

Although, I wear many hats. I follow my true Passions of Art and Fitness/Health. I’ve professionally carved Pumpkins for 30 years and that too, has kept me in good form- LOL. Mentally and PHysically.

Mostly, I’ve been into weight training, CrossFit, Pilates, circuit training, group fitness classes and I love to Dance, so Music moves me internally and I bring that Energy to you. I’m entering into that “Empty Nester” stage of my Life- My youngest heads to college this year and I feel grateful to commit more time and feel good energies with Communities and all that would like to experience, my newest LOVE- BUTI, and more. I teach a variety of BUTI formats with a wide range of classes. I started practicing Yoga about 25+ years ago, and I never thought it would be for me because it’s so hard for me to ‘chill out’ and meditate and slow down to enjoy what Yoga has to offer.

Until NOW!

I've reached and earned Level '51' here in 2026. Back in 2020, I was introduced to something that locked me in with my 1st Experience. It’s what I’m bringing to you NOW and has dynamically changed my life. BUTI MOVEMENT (formally Buti Yoga). Along with BUTI MOVEMENT, I lead you through Elemental Rythm Breathwork! The multiple Facets of meditation and movement breathing, within the 4 elements. Healing your body from the inside out. Movement in Motion, creates Emotion and will detox your fascia and soul being (soma) on a cellular level. Check out my Buti and the Breath Q and A Workshop. Performance and Purpose-  

  BUTI MOVEMENT : an Intuitive, Music Driven, Somatic Practice,

that fuses dynamic Yoga Asana with plyometrics, HIIT, cardio-intensive Tribal dance with bursts & Deep core conditioning + body sculpting movement.  The Spiral structure Technique (created by Celebrity Trainer Bizzie Gold) is used to Activate our deep core muscle engagement, paired with Intentional Static Shaking and Vibration to release Trauma stored at the Cellular Level. Blending Fluid and Fire (balancing the Masculine and Feminine).

The word 'BUTI' is an ancient Marathi ( Mar Ah Tee) word meaning "the cure to something hidden or undiscovered," implying that this Movement practice peels back the layers you wear each day and helps you, allow yourself, your own permissions, to get back to your True Essence. The Tribal music guides BUTI class with beat-blended movement, forcing you out of your head and INTO YOUR BODY. We believe that the only true cure to heal and transform yourself comes from within-

It is in THIS magical place that you integrate your human experience instead of escaping it.

Light a Fire within- and let's get to work. I’m looking forward to Move n’ Flow with you.

Enjoy this upcoming Fiji Retreat eXperience now for yourself! You deserve this!

Thank you-

All levels welcome- Modifiable practice.