BALI YOGA RETREAT 2025
with TYMI HOWARD & POLLY CHRISTYMarch 10th – 17th, 2025
at VILLA TANAH SHANTI
UBUD, BALI
Imagine 8 days (7 nights) in a Balinese paradise, surrounded by tropical nature, your body supported and nourished by the most wholesome foods, as well as 2 daily yoga practices, meditation, and soul-supporting rituals.
Spend your afternoons meandering or cycling through rice paddies, visiting the temples, day trip to the beach, browsing the local shops of Ubud for traditional crafts, food and local gems. Or simply relax by the gorgeous villa pools and take advantage of the full spa services.
Yoga practices, including vinyasa, yin, meditation, mantra, reiki, and rituals will be led by Polly Christy and Tymi Howard.
Bali is a place like no other, steeped since the beginning of time in spirituality, stripping away the walls within you and lovingly coaxing you to relax into your true nature and answer your soul’s calling.
YINFUSION-
YIN YOGA and TEA CEREMONY
with Grace & Hanna
EQUANIMITY
SACRED CACAO | SOUND HEALING | YIN YOGA |REIKI
with Candace Blair & Tymi Howard Bender
One way of calming our internal environment is by practicing Yin yoga. Yin is a style of practice in which we hold passive, seated postures for longer periods of time allowing us to target deeper layers of the body. We often follow specific lines of the body, called Nadis or Meridians. The Nadis are channels in which our vital energy, Prana or (qi/chi) flows to all parts of the body. Following these energy lines in the body we begin to gently elongate and compress regions of the body restricting and promoting the flow of Qi. Qi (also known as prana) is the life-force within. The energy within us that keeps us alive and well.
Release and Rebalance your body, mind and nervous system using the healing modalities of Sacred Cacao, Yin Yoga, Sound and Reiki, We will begin with Sacred Cacao and Intention Setting, followed by a 90-minute healing experience of reiki-infused yin yoga supported by a sound bath for deep relaxation. This class will provide you the opportunity to peel back the layers and go deep within the nooks and crannies of yourself, physically and emotionally.
What to expect:
-Sacred Cacao and Intention Setting Circle
-A 90 minute yin yoga practice supported by Sound Healing
-Receive reiki, an ancient energy healing therapy, while resting in the yin poses
-A 20-minute guided meditation practice & gong bath
What is yin yoga?
Yin is a slow-paced style of yoga, incorporating principles of traditional chinese medicine, in which the postures are designed to be held for a minimum of three minutes. The idea is to soften and relax completely so the release goes beyond the muscle and helps to bring balance, circulation and pliability to fascia and connective tissues.
What is Reiki?
Reiki is a universal life force energy. I have been trained and attuned to be a channel for this energy. You might feel warmth or light touch as I scan your energy centers for blockages. It is deeply relaxing, healing and supportive for every level of your being.
100% Pure Ceremonial Grade Keith’s Cacao will facilitate ease, enhance the experience and bring forth your personal brand of magic!
Cacao is a powerful superfood that offers a boost of energy without the crash of modern stimulating beverages.
Keith’s Cacao cuts through the mental clutter, enhancing focus and concentration while enabling you to hear your heart, making self-expression, creativity and connection easier and more enjoyable.
This powerful superfood, plant medicine has many benefits and uses, some of these include:
Consciousness & Spirituality
Workplace Productivity
Creativity and Art
Athletics and Physical Training
Healthy Living
What does sound healing do for the body?
It’s thought that sound healing was used to promote relaxation, treat mental-health issues and even ward off evil spirits. More recently, research has linked music and sound healing to a number of wellbeing benefits, from lowering stress to boosting immune function.
The Art of Balance
with Danielle
The Art of Balance workshops are designed to change your mind about balancing on your hands and forearms. Arm balances invite us to connect more deeply with our bodies by building trust, overcoming fear, and embracing playful challenges. They offer an exciting way to add strength and refinement to your practice. These instructional workshops will focus on alignment and technique by breaking down the mechanics of each pose. You will learn step by step ways to enter each pose, creative transitions and modifications, and how to use props to help make arm balances more accessible in your practice. Arm balances are progressive in nature, with one pose often being the foundation for another. Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create 🤍
Arm balance experience is not required to attend this series. It is welcome to beginners and experienced yogis who are thirsty for knowledge and the opportunity to challenge themselves.
Funky Flying Dolphin & Pincha Mayurasana
Forearm balances are very challenging, but if you can shift your mind in the approach, you can shift your weight onto your forearms. Learn to strengthen and engage the back and shoulder muscles to help you find lightness on your forearms. Learn to maintain engagement of the core, glutes and hamstrings to float the legs. You will also learn about the importance of maintaining stability in the pelvis, as you play with movement and balancing on one hand and one forearm at the same time. Additionally, we will experiment with blocks to help access these poses, while refining alignment and building strength in the shoulder girdle.
The Crows & Transitions
For many yogis, the journey into arm balances begins with Crow Pose… often called the “gateway” arm balance. We will explore the mechanics of Crow, Baby Crow, and Side Crow, focusing on alignment, technique, and mindful progression. You’ll learn various pose modifications, creative transitions, and how to use props to make these poses more accessible. Together, we’ll build strength in the abdominals to help lift you up, increase hip mobility, and utilize breath to deepen twists and stabilize through the thoracic spine. This workshop will also introduce fundamental strength-building techniques for your arms, shoulders, and back muscles, creating a strong foundation for advanced arm balances.
So many postures are accessible from Crow, and once you start to learn them, the possibilities for more transitions are endless. Learn to shoot your legs back into Chaturanga while maintaining stability in your pelvis. Move into Tripod Headstand using your shoulder and arm strength. Flying Scissors from Crow… yes. Learn to use your core, shoulder and back strength to switch your legs in the air. You’ll also discover how to engage your lower abdominals and rebalance on one arm in Flying Crow, and harness inner thigh strength and core engagement to extend your legs into Eka Pada Koundinyasana I from Side Crow.
Flying Scissors (EPK 2) & Flying Pigeon (Eka Pada Galavasana)
Balancing on the arms with the legs floating through the air in opposite directions… it is possible. You will tap into the deep abdominal muscles to help understand their importance in lifting the back leg in both poses, while integrating the arms and back muscles to create balance in the body. Learn how to lift and extend the legs to help you float and balance like a seesaw on your arms in Flying Scissors, and how to create a “lock” with your foot in Flying Pigeon. You’ll discover how rotation through the hips helps create stability in both these poses. We will also learn how to incorporate blocks into these poses to provide more structure in alignment, and build your core and shoulder strength.
Handstand & Headstand
The Unicorn poses. We all want them, and we all can have them by learning the proper mechanics of the poses. There poses aren’t just about getting the legs straight up in the air, but rather getting your hips up. You will get to play against the wall for support to refine alignment, learning to bring the ribcage into a vertical position to stack the hips over the shoulders. You will also build strength in the abdominals and glutes to help support a neutral pelvis while getting upside down. Our hands play an important role in these poses too, learn how adjusting your grip and using your hands as your “breaks” can encourage stability while upside down. You’ll be introduced to different variations of headstand, and how to use your core and shoulder strength to encourage lifting away from the mat to remove pressure from the head and neck. Additionally, you will learn strengthening exercises for your core, shoulders, and back muscles that you can incorporate into your handstand and headstand practices to build confidence in balancing upside down. If you turn your world upside down, you just might see more clearly.
Teaching Prenatal Yoga
with Stacy Peth, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP
Saturday, February 8, 2025
1:30-4:30pm
Cost: eb $75 | after Feb 4th $99
*3 Hours CE’s with Yoga Alliance
Prenatal yoga incorporates yoga postures, meditations and breathwork to encourage a state of centeredness and balance
and time for questions.
“By the end of this foundational training, teachers will have tools to help guide prenatal students through a mindful and empowering practice.”
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Winter Weekend “Revibe” with Candace & Tymi
at The Horse Shoe Farm, North Carolina
JANUARY 30th – FEBRUARY 2nd, 2025
This expansive Winter Weekend “Revibe” invites you shift energy and get back into flow with Tymi’s legendary vinyasa & yin, Candace’s inspiring Kundalini and our signature “vindalini” collaboration. We will step deep into “theta” integration with transformational Sound Healings and a Cacao Ceremony to soothe the heart & soul. There will be plenty of time for relaxation & reflection as we embrace the potency of the season, honoring the land and our bodies as we enter the New Year grounded, clear, graceful and beautifully empowered.
This retreat calls out to those who want to dive deeper, to those who desire a return to heart-felt awareness, reconnecting with the elements & their own inner purpose & divinity through movement, mindfulness and practices intended to expand and re-ignite connection & unity. We will take full advantage of the offerings available at the Horse Shoe Farm and integrate them into our retreat experience.
Quantum Leap: Guided Meditation & Sound Journey
with Awaken Spanda
Advance Pay: $44 | Door: $54
Are you ready to leap into your most optimal timeline?!
Together we have been preparing a rich fertile soil with the essential fundamentals to solidify our energetic advancement. Now it is time to expand further into the quantum field of consciousness and align with our highest potential.
Through play, receptivity, visualization, accessing sacred technology, and submerging in sonic waves of sound and frequency we are going to elevate our individualized journey’s together in the “Quantum Leap” experience.
Our kickoff is on Valentine’s Day, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate love than by embodying the greatest, most loving, and brightest version of ourselves. Only by doing so can we truly hold the capacity to love others and the collective as a whole unconditionally. This is where we raise our vibration and cultivate our unique energetic signature in the NOW. If you are with me, say YES!!!!
YINNER-
Yin & Plant Based Dinner
with Evan Watson
SUMMER SOUL RETREAT in BELIZE
with Tymi Howard & Missy White
Yoga in the tropical Caribbean paradise of Belize!
July 16th – 21st, 2025
Join Master Yoga Teachers Missy White 500 ERYT and Tymi Howard 500 ERYT, July 16th – 21st, 2025 for a week of yoga, nature,
a giant dose of love, connection, insight and community at the luxury Thatch Caye Resort on a private island in the tropical
Caribbean paradise of Belize!
What’s included:
Coordination of individual guest needs (i.e., payments, dietary restrictions, room requests, domestic flight booking)
Three chef prepared meals per day and afternoon snack
Round trip domestic flights between Belize City and Dangriga Airport
Round trip boat transfer between Dangriga Airport and Thatch Caye
Two yoga classes per day taught by Missy and Tymi
Yoga equipment included: Yoga Mats and Yoga Blocks
Exclusive use of Kayaks, Paddle Boards, Snorkel Gear, Fishing Poles and other non-motorized island toys
Local alcohol (Hyper Vodka, 5 Barrel Rum, Crystal Light Rum, Coconut Rum & Belizean Rum, local beer and wine)
Taxes & Gratuities
Retreat Price & Deposit Schedule:
Accommodation type 5 nights/6 days (per person, taxes included)
Shared room Cabana – $2,530 USD
Shared room Bungalow – $2,685 USD
Private room Cabana – $3,500 USD
Private room Bungalow – $3,875 USD
*All accommodations have air conditioning
A 50% deposit is due from attendees at time of booking, final payment is due 30 days prior to the retreat
To book contact:
Michelle Hopkins
Travel Specialist
300-HR Yoga Alliance Approved
ADVANCED TEACHER TRAINING
Unlock and Unleash your yoga teaching potential…
JIY’s Manifest Yoga 300-hour advanced teacher training is an ON-GOING TRAINING that can be started when you are ready!
This Training designed to take both your personal practice and teaching to new levels of depth, clarity and focus. Geared towards existing yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners, our program will deep dive into key areas of study to unlock your potential as an inspired and knowledgeable guide for your students.
If you are ready to refine and expand your current repertoire, develop the skills to lead with confidence and discover your core purpose as a teacher – this training is for you. Our aim is to illuminate your strengths, meet you where you are and support your unique direction and growth.
Our advanced 300-hour training is offered as 12 weekend modules, which you can take at your own pace, as it will be an ongoing offering and program. Each module is a full weekend consisting of Friday evenings, Saturday and Sunday. They will be held in-person at James Island Yoga, Charleston South Carolina. For those who have an RYT-200, you will be eligible for the RYT-500 designation upon completing all 12 modules and assignments. * Students interested in deepening their studies without doing a full 300-hour training are invited to take any module of interest. (Individual Modules priced separately)
This program will be lead by Tymi Howard Bender 500 ERYT, along with guest faculty from around the globe. The teaching faculty offers the best of the best: highly-skilled educators dedicated to living their yoga and generously sharing their knowledge and expertise. Each instructor brings with them thousands of hours of training and teaching. You will be guided through the program with clarity, confidence and ease.
300 Hour Manifest Yoga Teacher Training
at James Island Yoga
Charleston, South Carolina
BEGINS OCTOBER 4th, 2024
12 Month Program with Tymi Howard Bender 500 E-RYT and Guest Faculty
Program divided into Friday Evenings, Saturday & Sunday
Weekend Modules
STARTS: October 4th and meets once per month
Manifest Yoga 300 Hour Teacher Training Sessions:
Friday 4:30-8:00pm | Saturday 10am-6:00pm | Sunday 10am-6:00pm
*this program can be completed in 1 year, or self paced as it is ongoing.
2024-2025 Weekend Modules:
October 4th-6th
November 8th – 10th
December 6th-8th
January10th-12th
February 7th-9th
March 1st & 2nd
April 4th-6th
May 2nd-4th
June 6th-8th
July 11th-13th
August 8th-10th
September 12th-14th
*FIRST STEP: Application Process is a one on one meeting with Tymi Howard Bender, either in person, or via Zoom.
Please email tymi.howard@gmail.com an
What to Expect:
Tymi presents yoga teacher trainings unlike any others, taking your practice beyond the asana and carrying you deep into the philosophy, history, and spirituality of your yoga journey.
The Manifest Yoga Teacher Training approach will not only enhance your physical practice, but you will also receive a deep understanding of “off the mat” subjects in the ancient sciences of yoga and holistic modalities, such as Ayurveda, Yin Yoga, Myofascial / Trigger Point Release, Thai Assisted Yoga, Acupressure, Nutrition, Music, Psychotherapy and more, as they apply in today’s modern world. You will also deep dive into the business and marketing aspects of all things yoga. Discover your niche and special skill set in the world of yoga, and how to create workshops, specialty classes and trainings from a place of authenticity and professionalism.
At the end of the training, you will qualify for a 500 hour RYT accreditation by Yoga Alliance.
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT:
Non-Refundable Deposit: $300 *reserves spot once accepted.
Tuition Option 1: Pay in full
$300 non-refundable deposit,
plus $4,500 tuition.
Tuition Option 2: Payment Plan.
Pay $300 non-refundable deposit
plus 10 monthly payments of $500. (Financed $5000)
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING (YTT) FEES: All Registration Fees, Deposits, Session Fees or Pre-paid training fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
*RECEIVE 20% OFF ALL CLASS PACKAGES or MEMBERSHIPS for 1 YEAR at JIY.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING ATTENDANCE: The minimum hours required for attendance by Yoga Alliance must be attended in order to graduate.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION: In order to graduate, all required in-person hours, virtual sessions and non-contact hours must be completed. Also required for graduation, all homework assignments must be submitted, all practice classes instructed and all training fees must be paid.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING EARLY DISMISSAL: YTT participants that are frequently late or absent without prior communication may be dismissed from the training to preserve the quality of content and focus of the group.
200 Hour MANIFEST YOGA Teacher Training
in Charleston, South Carolinaat James Island Yoga
January 10th – May 4th, 2025
5 Month / Weekend Option
with Tymi Howard and Guest Faculty
Program divided into 8 weekend Modules:
STARTS: January 10th, 2025 and will meet every other weekend for 5 months. Graduation on Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Manifest Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Training Sessions:
Friday 4:30-7:30pm | Saturday 10am-6pm | Sunday 10am-6pm
January 10th-12th, January 24th – 26th, February 7th-9th, February 21st – 23rd, February 28th- March 2nd, March 21st – 23rd,
April 4th-6th, April 11th-13th, May 2nd – 4th
WHAT TO EXPECT…
Step into your power, discover your purpose, and take your passion for yoga to the next level in the 200 Hour Manifest Yoga Teacher Training program led by Tymi Howard Bender. Tymi presents yoga teacher trainings unlike any others, taking your practice beyond the asana and carrying you deep into the philosophy, history, and spirituality of your yoga journey.
The Manifest Yoga Teacher Training approach will not only enhance your physical practice, but you will also receive a deep understanding of “off the mat” subjects in the ancient sciences of yoga and holistic modalities, such as Ayurveda, Yin Yoga, Myofascial Release, Nutrition, Incorporating Music, Psychotherapy and more, as they apply in today’s modern world.
A student who has completed the Manifest Yoga International program will leave with the knowledge, skills, and depth of understanding necessary to help others on their Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Mediation, and Pranayama journeys. At the end of the training, you will qualify for a 200-hour RYT accreditation by Yoga Alliance.
Our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training will include (but is not limited to):
Yoga Teaching Techniques, Meditation, Journaling, and Personal Practice, inclusive of asana, pranayama, meditation, biomechanics, anatomy, assisting, adjusting and guided practice.
Teaching Methodology, including teaching communication skills, group dynamics, time management, teaching boundaries, addressing students’ specific needs, teaching styles, incorporating music, demonstrating asanas, assists, and the business of yoga
Anatomy and Physiology, including the anatomy of breathing, human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.), and may also include energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.), and its application to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, and Ethics for Yoga Teachers, including yoga philosophies and traditional texts, such as the Yoga Sutras and Hatha Yoga Pradipika, yoga lifestyle, ethics for yoga teachers, and understanding the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service.
Practice Teaching: Each trainee will have significant teaching as the lead instructor and will receive and give valuable feedback
INVESTMENT: *200 HOUR YTT INCLUDES UNLIMITED CLASSES at JIY DURING the TERM of the YTT. Beginning on the FIRST MEETING DAY of YTT (January 10th 2025), and ENDS on DATE of GRADUATION (May 4th 2025).
Non-Refundable Deposit: $300
Tuition Option 1(PAYMENT PLAN): Pay $300 deposit and then 5 payments of $600 each (total $3,300)
Tuition Option 2 (PAY IN FULL): $300 non-refundable deposit plus $2,700 (total $3,000)
*RECEIVE 20% OFF ALL CLASS PACKAGES or MEMBERSHIPS January 10th – May 4th, 2025.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING (YTT) FEES: All Registration Fees, Deposits, Session Fees or Pre-paid training fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING ATTENDANCE: The minimum hours required for attendance by Yoga Alliance must be attended in order to graduate.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION: In order to graduate, all required in-person hours, virtual sessions and non-contact hours must be completed. Also required for graduation, all homework assignments must be submitted, all practice classes instructed and all training fees must be paid.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING EARLY DISMISSAL: YTT participants that are frequently late or absent without prior communication may be dismissed from the training to preserve the quality of content and focus of the group.
YOGA MAMA
One of life’s greatest miracles is growing a beautiful baby in your belly and welcoming a sweet new soul into the world.
Alongside this magic, comes immeasurable shifts within. A balanced yoga practice can help with this.
Come and be with other expecting mothers and embrace the changes within yourself, your body and your baby.