Join Noah Mazé for a deeply restorative and powerfully transformative four-day immersive retreat designed to reconnect you with the heart of your practice—and yourself. Set against the backdrop of nature and supported by a like-minded community, The Sacred Pause invites you to slow down, listen inward, and reawaken clarity, courage, and purpose.
Rooted in the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and the epic storytelling of the Mahabharata, this experience weaves together philosophy, movement, breath, and reflection to create meaningful, lasting shifts—on and off the mat.
Each morning begins with an inspiring philosophical theme or mythic story, guiding meditation, and contemplative inquiry—awakening imagination and insight. From there, we move into intelligently sequenced, alignment-based asana practices designed to strengthen, open, and energize the body while embodying the day’s teachings.
Afternoons invite a different rhythm—one of integration and deep nourishment. Through restorative yoga, pranayama, mantra, meditation, journaling, and satsang, you’ll be supported in softening, restoring, and absorbing the work of the day.
This is a retreat that balances strong work and deep play— designed to be accessible to all levels of Yoga student dynamic vinyasa, progressive sequencing, and peak pose exploration alongside spaciousness, stillness, and meaningful connection.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your practice, reconnect with your purpose, or simply take a meaningful pause, this experience will expand your capacity and leave you with tools, insights, and inspiration that extend far beyond the retreat.
Come as you are. Leave renewed, grounded, and reconnected.
We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of this course and stay until at least one day after the course ends for the optimal experience.
Our student body will be a diverse, virtual, global community of yogis with a wide range of experience. Participants will range from newer yoga practitioners to experienced teachers. Students with stiffness, challenges with yoga or meditation, injuries, and health issues are all welcome. If you are interested in a deeper understanding of yourself and your body, and if you want to develop tools that nourish your body, mind, and personal gifts, this training is for you and we encourage you to attend.
This training follows the Mazé Method of yoga education, a step-by-step approach to becoming a skillful, confident teacher. The curriculum combines detailed alignment knowledge and intelligent sequencing with vinyasa theory to provide you with sound skills for teaching safe and effective yoga classes. Your teachers have spent over 50 years collectively investigating nearly every style of yoga, its practices, and associated philosophies. Their knowledge, combined with their approach to experiential education, creates a learning environment that is rich and multi-faceted.
Students will learn to apply healthy critical thinking through an inquisitive approach to yoga studies. They’ll practice innovative teaching drills, gain clarity about how scientific principles substantiate training techniques, explore the deeper dimensions of yoga practice, and leave with a cutting-edge understanding of human movement and physiology. In all, students can expect to complete this training with new perspectives on yoga study, a greater understanding of biomechanical alignment principles, and expanded general knowledge.
We will study and deconstruct asana (yoga poses), pranayama(breathwork), meditation, yoga theory, yoga practice, yoga history and philosophy, basic Sanskrit, and ethics. Each day will be a treasure trove of learning about anatomy, kinesiology, applied biomechanics, and how to use this knowledge to optimize your yoga and movement practice and teaching.
In addition to the pre-recorded lessons and classes, Nichol and Noah will offer regular live sessions to facilitate community and collaboration, conduct teaching practicum, answer emerging collective questions, and further clarify lessons and topics as needed. Upon completion and graduation, students may choose to register with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour RYT level.
Your course schedule has been designed by the presenter to provide a holistic educational experience, and includes course presentation time, meal times, and free time for you to enjoy the beach and the grounds and participate in the ashram’s daily programs.
Morning and Evening Satsang: community gatherings for meditation, chanting & teachings; sometimes a silent beach walk.
*Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes: available on outdoor ocean and bayfront platforms (beginner and intermediate levels offered twice daily).
Lines in bold type indicate required course times. Other ashram offerings are optional:
DAY 1:
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:00am Ashram Welcome & History Tour (meets at Reception)
11:30am Inauguration Ceremony
12pm-1:30pm Course Session
2:15pm-3:45pm Course session
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 2 – DAY 3:
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:30am-1:30pm Course session
2:15pm-3:45pm Course session
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 4 (Last Day):
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana &Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:30am-1:30pm Course session
2:15pm-3:00pm Course session
3:00pm Graduation Ceremony
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
Please plan on arriving at least one day prior to Day 1 of the course and departing at least one day after the last day.
$495
The Mazé Method School was created to provide the highest quality yoga education through our in-person and on-demand programs.
This is the hardest and the most rewarding training I’ve ever done.
Studying with Noah has opened up possibilities I hadn’t known existed.
This experience was transformative. I was challenged, affirmed, inspired, and reminded of what a gift it is to be a yogi.
I will forever be grateful for this experience. It was exactly what I hoped for and exceeded my already high expectations.