TRANSFORMATIONAL RETREATS
A few days away can shift more than you expect. With the right support, you begin to move differently, breathe differently, and feel more like yourself again.
Monika Harczuk
In my retreats, I guide you through a process of reconnecting with your body, breath, and nervous system, bringing together ancient practices and modern understanding, supported by the natural environment around you. The experience is designed to help you better understand your stress responses, learn how to regulate them, and return to a more balanced and steady state.
What We Work On
Nervous System Regulation
You begin to notice how stress shows up in your breath, posture, and emotional state, and learn simple ways to shift it. Through mindful breathing and practical guidance, you develop tools to ease anxiety, restore energy, and build a sense of resilience you can actually feel in your body.
Embodied Strength & Integration
Daily movement sessions bring together elements of yoga, classical Pilates, playful exploration, and proprioceptive work. The focus goes beyond stretching, supporting you in rebuilding stability, improving mobility, refining posture, and anchoring a sense of calm through intelligent, attentive movement.
Breath as the Core System
You explore how your breathing directly affects your mood, focus, and energy levels. Over time, breath becomes a practical tool you can use throughout your day to shift out of stress responses and return to a more regulated, balanced state.
Meditation & Clarity
Through a combination of active and still practices, you begin to release tension and create more space internally. The aim is not to impose a rigid method, but to help you develop a meditation practice that feels natural and sustainable in your daily life.
Joy, Sound & Play
Balance is not built through discipline alone. Movement, sound, and shared moments bring lightness into the process, allowing creativity, expression, and a more flexible nervous system to emerge naturally.
The Three Cores
We explore the relationship between breath, posture, and presence, and how they support each other. When these elements begin to align, the body feels more stable, responsive, and at ease.
Nature & Cultural Depth
At harmonizednewyork Yoga Studio, we believe in the power of community and support. Join our yoga community and connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for yoga and wellness.
Nature & Cultural Depth
Surrounded by the natural environment, away from constant stimulation and noise, your system has the space to slow down. Traditional Mayan practices, such as temazcal, cacao ceremonies, massage, and sound, offer a deeper connection to both yourself and the environment around you.
Optional Cold Exposure
For those who are curious, guided ice bath sessions offer a safe way to explore resilience, focus, and nervous system adaptability.
With Movement, Meditation, Breathwork, Community, Laughter, and Fun you can reset & improve your health and well-being while creating new, healthier habits.
Monika Harczuk
What You Take With You
- A clearer connection to your nervous system
You begin to recognize how stress shows up, and how to gently shift toward calm, clarity, and ease. - Practical tools for everyday life
Simple breathwork, movement, and meditation practices you can return to, wherever you are. - Stronger, more supported movement
Improved posture, stability, and awareness that continue to support your body over time. - Connection to local traditions
Experiences rooted in Mexican culture, including rituals and practices that support both body and mind. - A sense of real rest and renewal
Leaving with more energy, a clearer mind, and a body that feels settled and restored. - More lightness and expression
Moments of play, sound, and creativity that bring ease and a sense of openness. - Greater presence and mental clarity
Tools to quiet the mind, release tension, and reconnect with yourself. - Meaningful connection with others
Time shared with people who are also exploring, growing, and showing up in a similar way.
Ready to Reset?
This Is More Than Vacation
It’s a recalibration of how your body responds to stress.
You’ll leave with:
• A clear understanding of your nervous system
• Practical breath and movement tools
• Improved stability and energy
• Greater emotional regulation
• A supportive community that continues beyond the retreat
And most importantly : a body that feels safer, steadier, and more responsive.
Past Retreats
Back to our Roots Retreat March 2023 - The WHY behind the retreat
Back to our Roots Retreat March 2023 - Accommodation
Back to our Roots Retreat March 2023 - Mayan Ceremonies
Back to our Roots Retreat March 2023 - The Morning Program
There’s time to move, to learn, and also time to step away, rest, or be by the sea
Inquire about 2026 Retreat Dates
Ready to Reset?
If you’re ready to regulate instead of push, to restore instead of escape, join me!
More testimonials from past retreats
English
Transformational Paros Retreat 2021 + Testimonials
German
Transformational Paros Retreat 2021 + Testimonials
What makes Monika's Retreats special?
Monika has over 20 years of in-depth teaching experience and movement practice across multiple modalities (yoga, Pilates and meditation, breathwork for nervous system regulation).
Her retreats offer more than just the typical yoga and Pilates programming, but a mix or as they say in India, a “masala” of different holistic modalities and techniques in one vacation.
A healthy pause in which you will move your body in a balanced & healing way.
A pause which will create space to listen, connect or re-connect with your body & mind.
You will tap into healthy habits to improve your ability to cope with stress both physically and mentally!
Ready to Reset?
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