5 Weeks Virtual Retreat
Welcome to Self-Love Sanctuary: Nurture, Restore & Rest
26th of Feb - 26th of March 2025, an online retreat from the comfort of your own home
Transform your well-being and self-care routines with 5 weeks of nourishing, restoring and rejuvenating yoga practices that foster self-love and nurture your spirit
5 Weeks Virtual Retreat
Because You Deserve a Month of Self-Love & Care
Does life feel like a constant rush between work, family, and responsibilities? Constantly checking off the items from your to-do list? Having difficulties to slow down and unwind in the evening after your busy days? Do you give to everyone else but rarely find time to nourish yourself? Imagine dedicating one month to YOU—where self-care isn't just a fleeting thought but a true practice of love and restoration.
This 5-weeks virtual self-love retreat is designed to help busy women like you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and (re)build some self-care habits that can last far beyond this retreat. Each week, we’ll gather for one gentle, nourishing evening class before sleep (in your pajamas if you like!)—a perfect way to wind down before bed. Plus, you’ll get carefully curated self-care practices to integrate into your daily life each week.
Join us in creating your own Self-Love Sanctuary, a space where rest, relaxation, and self-compassion become a priority.
P.S. Possible (and desired) side effect - a good night sleep after our classes. People constantly tell me that my evening classes are their perfect preparation for the good night.
Your Journey Through the 5 Weeks
Each week will focus on a specific theme, blending gentle movement, breathwork, meditation, and deep relaxation to guide you into a state of well-being, restoring, rejuvenating.
Week 1: Ground & Release – Letting go of body tension & stress, getting into the present moment, soothing and relaxing
Week 2: Nurture & Restore – Slowing down further, uncovering restorative yoga and creating your inner sanctuary
Week 3: Deep Rest – Practicing stillness, slowness and Yoga Nidra (NSDR: non-sleep-deep-rest)
Week 4: Embrace & Rejoice – Reconnecting with joy & playfulness
Week 5: Integrate & Sustain – Building lasting self-care habits
What’s Included?
✔️ 5 Weekly Live Classes – Gentle evening sessions to relax and restore. Each week different, we will explore slow flows, yin, restorative, as well as yoga nidra. A perfect blend of relaxation. On zoom, recorded. Once a week, on Wednesdays 20:45-21:45 CET, Swiss time, right before sleep. (5 in total)
✔️ Self-Care Practices – three weekly hand-picked 15-20 mins self-care pre-recorded practices (15 in total). Examples of self-care practices: 20 mins movement practice, breathwork, meditation, journaling. I am a big fan of research and science behind yoga - so during this sessions you will also learn how and why. This oftens helps to boost the motivation to practice!
✔️ Insights and tips for setting-up your home sanctuary for your gentle and loving self-care practices at home. Environment matters
✔️ Supportive Community – Connect with like-minded women prioritizing their well-being in an online space. This will help with retreat spirit, connection and accountability
✔️ Bonuses – guest expert pre-recorded 15-20 mins sessions how to boost your immunity system and bolster your overall well-being during the winter season. We have recorded these ones in December for the self-care advent calendar and they are just too good to miss.
Who Is This Retreat For?
✔️ Women who give so much to others but want to reconnect with themselves
✔️ Busy professionals, moms, and caregivers who crave more balance
✔️ Anyone looking for a guided, structured way to incorporate self-care into daily life
✔️ Those seeking deeper rest, better sleep, and stress relief
✔️ Women who love retreats but can't go on them as often as they would like to
✔️ Women who took some New Year resolutions to do things differently in 2025
✔️ Someone looking for a nice indoor wintering time (reference to the book "Wintering" by Katherine May, I highly recommend it by the way)
What is Your Investment in Self-Care Retreat?
This retreat is more than just a course—it’s an opportunity to commit to yourself, build lasting self-care habits, practice unwinding evening routines for better sleep, and experience deep rest and renewal. A perfect tramnsition from Winter to Spring.
For 5 weeks of guidance, personalized self-care tools, and a supportive community, your investment is:
💜 Regular Price: CHF 195
💜 Early Bird Price: CHF 165: Save CHF 30 when you sign up before the 24th of Feb 2025. Discount code at checkout: EarlyBird30
💜 Early Bird Extra Reward: 1 person from Early Bird sign-up list will win an extra live personal online class with me, where we can discuss and focus on what you would like (e.g. maybe you want to build your home practice, or work on flexibility, or have a 'love your back' class, or look how to enrich your personal routine...you choose!). I will announce the winner before the course starts. Value of the price: 110 CHF.
This is your chance to prioritize yourself without guilt, embrace relaxation, and cultivate a sanctuary of self-love—without needing to leave your home.
P.S. If you have already joined me on the earlier 24 day self-care advent calendar journey - please reach out for a special discount 💜
Here is what other students say:
“I had a great time and on top of that I feel much better than on a 'normal Sunday', Thank you!” Stephanie Happe, Customer Insights Manager and a mum
"Kotryna did an amazing work going through tons of scientific studies related to yoga, meditation and breathing and translated it for her students in a very clear and engaging way." Vera Steullet, Phd and a mum of three
"Kotryna is a great yoga teacher - she is patient yet will encourage students to find their center in yoga. She is very warm, dedicated and her love for yoga shows in her classes. I get very excited about yoga now and I haven’t felt that way in a long time." Amina Egal-Staehli
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What if I can’t join live?
No problem! All live sessions will be recorded and uploaded so you can watch them at your convenience on the retreat platform.
2. Do I need any prior yoga or meditation experience?
Not at all! This retreat is designed for "all levels", from complete beginners to experienced practitioners. Every practice is gentle and adaptable.
3. What equipment do I need?
All you need is a yoga mat, a cozy space, a blanket or a towel, pillow(s), a scarf, a belt or a bathrobe cord and comfortable clothes. Yet, if you have a bolster, blocks, eye mask and strap those can add extra comfort, but they’re not required, they can be all repleaced with items listed above.
4. How long are the live classes?
Each live session will last around 60 minutes, giving you plenty of time to unwind without taking up too much of your evening. I planned to do them on Wednesdays 20:45-21:45 allowing you to sleep at 22:00 and get a good night's rest.
5. I have a busy schedule—how much time will I need each week?
The live class is once a week for about one hour, and you’ll have additional optional 3 self-care practices that can be as short as 20 minutes a day. So that makes the total of 2 hours per week. The retreat is designed to fit into your life, not overwhelm it.
6. Can I gift this retreat to a friend or family member?
Absolutely! A self-care retreat makes a wonderful gift. Just sign them up using their email, create and communicate a password for them, and they’ll receive all the details.
7. When does the retreat start?
The retreat will begin on the 26th Feb, Wednesday, the first live class will start at 20:45 CET (Swiss time). You will receive a reminder with a zoom link.
8. How long will I have access to the classes and practices?
Retreat is a temporary endeavour in its nature. You will have access to all the materials throught the retreat and one additional month till the 30th April 2025 in case you want to rewatch and practice some things again to integrate them.
9. What is the yoga style that you teach?
I love sharing slow vinyasa (chained movements with breath), yin yoga and restorative yoga. The evening live classes that I will share will be 'my unique blend and fusion' of the three above.
10. What if I have more questions?
I’d love to help! You can reach out to me at kotryna.samary@samauyoga.ch and I’ll be happy to answer any questions.
Little Intro
My name is Kotryna and I am the creator of the Self-Love Sanctuary: 5 weeks virtual yoga retreat.
I come with 10+ years corporate experience in marketing analytics and I am a mum of two small lovely kids, so I know a thing or two about lack of time for self-care.
Rest, slowing down, stillness... did not come easy to me. I had to learn it. And practice it.
After the birst of my 2nd child I battled insomnia and experienced all kind of things do to lack of sleep. So went down the rabbit hall to find what could improve my rest and sleep. It was a journey.
In 2023 I becane a yoga teacher. Fast forward 2 years - 2 weeks ago I came back from a wonderful yoga and nature retreat and decided to re-create a virtual mini retreat experience. My students say that they find my evening classes particularly soothing and helping them to sleep their best nights. So I decided to build my virtual retreat around that: rest, nurturing, loving, calm practices that will prep you for the wonderful night's rest. Because when we are rested and charged - we can live our best lives.
Why I created this Self-Love and Self-Care Retreat?
I think that today's modern world is full of options, actions, activities and all sort of 'doings'. And from my personal and my students experience I know that 'not doing something productive' and simply resting and 'being' doesn't come easy these days. I personally was never taught how to rest, take my time and the importance of it. In my long education no one ever taught me the importance and power of rest. Only in the recent years I learned to ask myself different questions. Instead of asking myself: Have I worked hard enough to deserve rest?, I've started asking, 'Have I rested enough to do my most loving and meaningful work?' (Nicola Jane Hobbs). So this self-love and self-care retreat is my personal invitation to you: relax, slow down, invite stillness, surrender. We'll do it together. Embrace Radiant Rest.