Yoga Vacation ProgramJanuary 21 — 24, 2027
The Alchemy of Healing Symposium
Transforming Trauma into Wholeness
Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Dr. Avery Neal, and Wayne Baker
Healing from trauma is not simply about fixing what is broken — it is an alchemical process that transforms pain into wisdom, resilience, and deeper wholeness. In this powerful program at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas, three respected teachers offer complementary pathways for understanding and healing trauma through body, mind, and spirit.
Benefits of attending include:
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Learn nervous-system practices that enhance resilience and support post-traumatic growth
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Gain tools to heal from chronic stress and relationship trauma
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Recognize unhealthy patterns and build greater confidence and self-understanding
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Discover what true repair looks like in real life and how to move forward with clarity
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Feel less alone while cultivating a steadier, compassionate resilience
Step into a powerful space of healing, insight, and transformation. Join us and discover practical tools, supportive community, and timeless wisdom to help you move from trauma toward wholeness. Reserve your place today and begin the journey of turning life’s deepest challenges into resilience, clarity, and renewed possibility.
Dr. Arielle Schwartz: January 21-24 – Beyond Trauma: Enhancing Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth
- January 21 – Evening Satsang
- January 22 – Noon Workshop
- January 23 – 2pm Workshop
Dr. Avery Neal: January 22-24 – So It Was Abuse, Now What? Healing the Body and the Mind After Relationship Trauma
- January 22 – 2pm workshop
- January 23 – Evening Satsang
- January 24: Noon Workshop
Wayne Baker: January 22-24 – Safe Enough: The Spiritual Practice of Repair
- January 22 – Evening Satsang
- January 23 – Noon Workshop
- January 24 – 2pm workshop
All Presenter Panel Q&A: January 24 – Evening Satsang
Extend your stay! Join us for Presence Psychotherapy Professional Training January 26-30, 2027 with Michelle Lepak.
The presentations associated with this Yoga Vacation Program begin with an 8pm satsang on the first day of the program and conclude with an 8pm satsang on the last day of the program. Click here to read more about the Yoga Vacation Program details and view the ashram schedule for yoga classes and meals during your stay. We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of your program for the optimal experience.
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified complex trauma professional, EMDR consultant, and Kripalu-trained yoga teacher. A leading voice in the field of trauma recovery, she is internationally recognized for her integrative, mind-body approach to healing and her ability to make complex psychological concepts both accessible and deeply human.
Arielle is the author of seven influential books, including The Complex PTSD Workbook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, and her most recent title, Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga. Her work blends the latest research in neuroscience with the wisdom of somatic psychology, yoga, and mindfulness-based practices, offering a comprehensive framework for trauma recovery and emotional resilience.
As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, Arielle specializes in applied polyvagal theory—helping clients and clinicians understand how the autonomic nervous system shapes mental and physical health. Her therapeutic approach weaves together relational therapy, EMDR, parts work, somatic practices, and therapeutic yoga to restore balance, safety, and connection from the inside out.
Avery Neal, PhD, LPC is a practicing psychotherapist, international author and speaker. In 2012 she opened Women’s Therapy Clinic, which offers psychiatric and counseling support to women. Avery is the author of, “If He’s So Great, Why Do I Feel So Bad?: Recognizing and Overcoming Subtle Abuse,” which has been translated and published in twelve languages. Her articles and interviews have been published by Oprah.com, DailyOM, Counseling Today, American Counseling Association, Best Self Magazine, Hitched Magazine, Bustle, POPSUGAR and PKWY Magazine and her courses have been taken by over 20,000 people worldwide.
Therapist. Teacher. Yoga Teacher, Soulful Guide.
Wayne is a licensed psychotherapist, veteran group leader, retreat facilitator, and healing arts practitioner with over two decades of experience supporting individuals and couples through the deep work of transformation. His approach is rooted in Internal Family Systems, somatic practice, and an unrelenting belief in the resilience of the human spirit.
Wayne weaves together clinical wisdom, soulful presence, and a grounded sense of humor to create spaces where people can breathe, feel, release, and reconnect with their wholeness. Whether guiding a circle, offering sound healing, or sharing poetry, Wayne holds space with reverence and heart.
His work invites you to soften and listen. To come home to yourself. To find grace in the unraveling and fire in the becoming. When not guiding retreats, Wayne can be found baking sourdough, hiking in the mountains, practicing yoga, or dreaming into the next soulful offering.
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