california adventure in santa monica
Date: April 26-28, 2013
Location: exhale Santa Monica
Retreat Leaders: Cristi Christensen + Henry Richardson
Cost: $679.00; members price $599.00
Registration: retreats@exhalespa.com
Enjoy this three-day adventure into Core Fusion, yoga, hiking, stand-up paddling, organic food, and wine! You will leave this weekend retreat feeling empowered, centered, and rejuvenated.
Retreat Includes:
- Daily Yoga + Core Fusion programming
- Yoga, hiking, and picnic in the Santa Monica mountains
- Welcome Tasting Dinner at FIG
- Sunset cocktail at Santa Monica hot spot, The Bungalow
- Stand up paddle boarding lesson at Mothers Beach (no previous experience necessary)
- Closing brunch at FIG
- One 60-minute massage
- 25% off additional spa therapies
- 20% off in the wellbeing boutique
- Full access to sauna and steam room
- Full access to the gym
- Exhale gift bag
Staying at the Fairmont Hotel
If you are needing hotel accommodations the historic Fairmont Hotel, which is located in the heart of Santa Monica across the street from the beach is offering all retreat guests the very special rate of just $269.00 per night. Exhale is located within this beautiful property. Retreat will begin Friday morning. Suggested arrival would be Thursday APR 25th.
Teacher Bios:
Cristi Christensen
Cristi is the Director of Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, CA, where she is a passionate yoga and Core Fusion teacher. A former elite-level gymnast and platform diver, she earned her degree in Kinesiology while training with the Olympic diving team. After an injury cut her Olympic dreams short, Cristi shifted her focus to helping others improve their level of fitness through personal training, Pilates, Core Fusion + yoga. In 2004 she joined exhale, and has since studied extensively with world-renowned teachers, including Saul David Raye, Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito. Cristi has combined her teachings, practice, and bright energy into a dynamic and unique classroom style that translates into an infectious energy that her students can’t help but feel during each class. Cristi has brought this energy across the globe, leading workshops, retreats, and bringing positivity with her to every corner of the earth. When Cristi isn’t teaching, globe-trotting, or keeping exhale Venice as the number 1 ranked yoga studio, you’ll likely find her surfing, playing in her Venice backyard, or doing back flips on Venice Beach!
Henry Richardson
Henry Richardson is the founder of D E F I N E: body & mind in Houston, TX. Henry is a former All-American and National Team Member for the sport of Springboard and Platform Diving. After a successful career as a scholarship diver, Henry graduated from the University of Florida and moved to New York City where he joined the program Teach For America to teach 6th grade children in the South Bronx, NY. As a school teacher, Henry was surprised that his old injuries from diving were still causing him discomfort. By the end of his first year as a 6th grade teacher, his injury was severely affecting his ability to enjoy his work. With the encouragement of his friend, Cristi Christensen, Henry found himself taking his first CoreFusion class, at exhale spa, in New York City. Sixty minutes and lots of shaking later, he found a method of exercise that would change his life. Six months later, he found himself teaching his very first CoreFusion class, and within one year, he was helping open and teach at locations all over the country. Henry has helped run studios in Boston, Bridgehampton, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. In 2007 he moved back to Houston to begin his MBA at Rice University. Henry is a LEED AP certified in yoga, Yamnua Body Rolling, and Spinning. He brings his passion for healing others through a variety of different modalities and describes his teaching style as encouraging, supportive, and fun.