April 30-May 3 | Starting at $1,250
Experience the Vortex: Sedona
Join Shaina Stelzer and Ethan Seidel for a Katonah Yoga retreat in sunny Sedona, Arizona. This will be a unique opportunity to connect in nature amongst the Red Rocks. Together, we’ll delve deeper into our Katonah Yoga practice, build community, experience Sedona through guided hikes, and relax back at the house with a hot tub and fire pit. Expect morning and evening practices with Ethan and Shaina, twice daily homemade meals (excluding one dinner out), and connection with like-minded practitioners.
❋ Check-in and Check-outArrival Thursday 4pm, depart Sunday 10am
❋ Nearby AirportsFly to Phoenix or Flagstaff, AZ. Sedona is a 2 hour drive from Phoenix or less than an hour from Flagstaff.
❋ MealsPrepared by Shaina who is an experienced cook and gastronome. A post-practice brunch and dinner will be provided daily, with the exception of one meal out (not included.) All meals will be pescatarian.
❋ Guided HikesHiking led by expert guide, and Sedona resident, Ethan. Mid-hike yoga a strong possibility!
Who We Are
Ethan and Shaina met in 2021 while participating in a Katonah Yoga mentorship with Abbie Galvin, Owner of The Studio. They bonded over their love of Katonah Yoga and serendipitous coincidences of both growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, spending much of their adult life living in the Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and the shared experience of a Jewish upbringing. In 2025, Shaina visited Sedona and was guided up to Cathedral Rock by Ethan. The experience sparked the first inklings of building a retreat together. Both are ecstatic to offer their first retreat together as a team.
About Ethan
Ethan’s passion for yoga began in 2011 while searching for a way to heal chronic back pain following scoliosis surgery. What started as physical rehabilitation soon evolved into a lifelong practice that supported both bodily wellbeing and mental calm, and ultimately led him to share yoga with others.
He started teaching in 2017 in Brooklyn and has since worked with students across a range of settings, drawing from modalities including Vinyasa, Yin, and Katonah Yoga. His classes offer practical structure through maps, metaphor, and geometry, inviting students to cultivate mobility, stability, and awareness on and off the mat. He practices the mantra; asana builds the cup, breath fills the cup, and meditation is taking the drink — a process of embodiment that unfolds gradually and personally.
Now based in and deeply connected to Sedona, Ethan brings a genuine love for the land and its restorative healing power into his teaching. His favorite part about living amongst the gorgeous Red Rocks of Sedona is sharing it with others. He creates grounded, supportive experiences that encourage participants to slow down, listen inward, and engage with the transformational qualities many feel when practicing in this unique set and setting. His intention is to help retreat guests leave feeling integrated, present, and more at home within themselves.
About Shaina
Shaina found yoga in her early 20s to help her cope while caretaking for her father, Robert, who was living with Parkinson’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia. Her time on the mat allowed her to calm her mind while managing his care. When Robert passed in 2020, Shaina joined a 200 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher training to experience connection and community in a time of isolation while processing her grief. Although she joined the training with no intentions to teach, she came out the other side with a passion to share her insights of the practice with others.
In 2021, Shaina started training in Katonah Yoga at The Studio and Katonah Yoga Center, and began teaching shortly after. She’s completed mentorships with world-renowned teachers Abbie Galvin and Mary Dana Abbott of The Studio and Katonah Yoga Center. In 2023, she also completed an Apprenticeship with Abbie Galvin. Over the years, Shaina has amassed over 1500 hours in training specific to Katonah Yoga, with emphasis on body reading, face reading and hands-on adjustments. She continues to learn from this expansive material. Katonah is very much a living, breathing thing.
Shaina’s believes one’s yoga practice is a recipe to develop techniques to connect with ourselves and ultimately propagate a conscious link between body, breath and mind. It is by going in, that we establish ways to better go out, building deep connection with others and the Earth that supports us. Katonah Yoga helps to reveal patterns, making the unconscious, conscious, cultivating emotional regulation in the process. This practice has changed her life and she aims to help others experience its magic as well.
Reconnect with your body and mind as you escape the noise of everyday life.
Room OneTwo queen beds with ensuite bathroom and shared balcony
Bookable for two guests, traveling together or to be paired. Bathroom has his and her sinks, bathtub and walk-in shower.
Commitment$1550 per person
Room TwoKing bed with ensuite bathroom and shared balcony
Available for two guests booking together. Bathroom has a walk-in shower.
Commitment$1550 per person
Room ThreeQueen bed with shared bathroom and shared balcony
Available for two guests booking together or for a solo guest. Bathroom has a walk-in shower and is shared with the living room (private shower use).
Commitment$1850 single occupancy; $1450 per person double occupancy
Room FourQueen bed with shared bathroom and shared living room in Casita
Available for two guests booking together or for a solo guest. Bathroom has a walk-in shower and is shared with the other bedroom in the Casita. The Casita is a small separate home that has it’s own living room and kitchenette.
Commitment$1850 single occupancy; $1450 per person double occupancy
Room FiveQuad bedroom with four twin beds and shared bathroom in Casita
Our most affordable housing option. Bathroom has a walk-in shower that is shared with the other bedroom in the Casita. The Casita is a small separate home that has it’s own living room and kitchenette.
Commitment$1250 per person
Sample Daily Itinerary
Morning Practice8:30 – 9:45am
Brunch10:00am
Hike (Baldwin Trail to Cathedral Rock)11:30am –3:00pm
Free Time3:00pm – 5:00pm
Evening Practice5:15pm – 6:30pm
Dinner7:00pm
Book Your Stay
How It Works-
Browse our available rooms to choose your preferred accommodation.
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Email us with preferred room and pay $500 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot. Remaining balance due no later than March 30. No refunds after March 30. Payment is available through zelle or venmo.
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We'd recommend booking your flight to Phoenix or Flagstaff. We may be able to coordinate with other guests to share car rentals or possible car pooling.
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Now all that's left to do is pack your bags and get excited for your new adventure. Bring a mat, a bathing suit and hiking shoes!
Where to Go Before or After
Sedona is the perfect jumping off point to explore nearby parks and areas of Arizona. Arizona is a stunning state with endless opportunities to connect in nature. Here are some of our favorites!
The Grand Canyon
An absolute bucket list visit! About two hours drive from Sedona and possible to visit in one day, or spend a night in Grand Canyon Village.Antelope Canyon and Big Bend
Just 3 hours North of Sedona is this stunning land feature on Navajo land. Any section you visit will be unforgettable. Also in the same town as Big Bend. Stay in Page, a quaint town right by both.
Monument Valley
Stay at the View Hotel for one of the most picturesque backdrops nature has created. Take a tour with local Navajo guides and connect with this sacred land. Three and half hours drive from Sedona on the Utah border.