"Rise & Shine" Women's Yoga & Wellness Retreat
"Rise & Shine" Women's Yoga & Wellness Retreat
This is a retreat for wild, wonderful, women looking for an opportunity to gather in community to flow, nourish, celebrate & elevate our divine feminine in all of its glory! Together, Tymi & Candace will be offering daily Vinyasa or Kundalini infused with sacred teachings, pranayama, mantra, mudra and meditation. The afternoons will be dedicated to enhancing the more subtle energies with an exploration of yin, reiki, breath work, sacred cacao & sound healings. We have also included the Blue Clay experience and visit to the local village & beaches of Dominical.
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This is a retreat for wild, wonderful, women looking for an opportunity to gather in community to flow, nourish, celebrate & elevate our divine feminine in all of its glory! Together, Tymi & Candace will be offering daily Vinyasa or Kundalini infused with sacred teachings, pranayama, mantra, mudra and meditation. The afternoons will be dedicated to enhancing the more subtle energies with an exploration of yin, reiki, breath work, sacred cacao & sound healings. We have also included the Blue Clay experience and visit to the local village & beaches of Dominical.
Candace is KRI Kundalini Yoga certified by Karam Kriya in England/Portugal. She intensively trained with Rebekah Shaman to become a “Cacaoista” and is a Keith’s Cacao practitioner. Candace furthered her Shamanic studies with Mally Paquette, a modern medicine woman from Awakenings in Sedona. She is level 1&2 certified in Shamanic Reiki and a trained sound healer using ancient gongs & crystal singing bowls. She is trained in the “Alchemy of Becoming” methodology, as is the lead North American coach, helping clients to raise their level of consciousness by releasing trapped emotions from the body, the aura, & the energetic systems. She is the founder of Soul Fire Social, a platform for her passions for these transformational offerings.
Tymi Howard Bender is an internationally recognized Yoga Alliance 500 E-RYT, Certified Holistic Health Coach, and creator of Manifest Yoga International Teacher Trainings. A true pioneer in both the vinyasa and yin yoga movements, she has helped shape and elevate the global yoga landscape for decades. Tymi is also the founder of Guruv Yoga Studios and the proud owner of James Island Yoga in Charleston, South Carolina, where she continues to teach, mentor, and build conscious community. For Tymi, yoga is not simply a practice—it is a lifestyle, a journey of spirit, and a pathway to living with purpose. Her passion lies in teaching the art and science of yoga in a way that inspires students to integrate its wisdom into every aspect of life, long after the mat is rolled up. A classically trained ballet dancer, Tymi discovered yoga in 1993 as a source of healing, transformation, and deep spiritual awakening. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Dance from Rollins College and a Master’s degree from NYU/Circle in the Square. Her teaching lineage reflects her global dedication to the craft—studying with beloved teachers including John Friend, Dharma Mittra, David Swenson, Steve Ross, Jonny Kest, Barron Baptiste, Shiva Rea, David Life, Sharron Gannon and more. Rooted in devotion to God, Service, and Yoga, her teaching style is heartfelt, soulful, and uplifting—designed to awaken the body, energize the mind, and open the heart. Through movement, philosophy, meditation, and music, Tymi guides students toward freedom, empowerment, and self-realization.