Don’t “Surrender” to the Summer Heat… “Retreat” / Hot Yoga of Delray

Join Hot Yoga of Delray and escape the modern-day hustle bustle to a Mountainside lush paradise.  Take the opportunity to pamper yourself with the various spa services offered by Villa Sumaya. Or just lay at the pool surrounded by beautiful flora. Exploring the property (don’t forget a visit to the
apothecary), taking a swim in Lake Atitlan, or just embracing the tranquility of relaxing with in a hammock with a book (they have an extensive library), while enjoying a cup of fresh- brewed herbal tea (included and offered all day – so many varieties/blends all grown locally– even concoct your
own), there is plenty of opportunity to pass the time during non-scheduled activities. And for those stargazers – you are far away from city lights. Find a secluded area and look up. You will never see so many stars here as you can in a city (weather permitting of course).

And just what are those scheduled activities?

All of which are all included, and of course optional

• A Mayan Fire Ceremony
• A Guided Hike
• Day trip to Mayan Villages that surround the Lake – includes chances to shop and immerse in the
  culture. Witness how Mayan clothing is made: from the pulling of cotton into threads – to dying them
  using local plants – to weaving the final product.
• 3 Delicious Vegan-friendly Buffet Meals (with fish or chicken offered at Dinner)
• Daily Yoga in the Morning and the Evening
• A Shamanic Sound Healing Ceremony

Alice Saltzman

Has been practicing yoga for over 30 years and became a yoga teacher in 2004 where she received her 200 RYT certification at Kripalu School of Yoga and Health. She began teaching full time in several yoga studios, country clubs, as well as working with actors and artists in theaters and employees in several local businesses as part of their wellness plans.

While teaching full time she became inspired to go further with her training and began
studying with JJ Gormley-Etchells in 2006. She continued her education by traveling
with JJ, completing her 500 ERYT certification in 2009 at Surya Chandra Healing Yoga
School. She has also been studying yoga therapy with JJ since 2007.

Alice has certifications in many types of yoga, including Anuttara Raja, that she acquired in 2013.  She is studies and teaches yoga philosophy, mythology through storytelling. Alice just graduated Functional Nutrition Alliance as a Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor to add to her many offerings.

Alice is an actress, currently a 500 Hr. ERYT and a licensed CSW. She teaches yoga philosophy, yoga history and yoga asana classes full time, speaks publicly, facilitates workshops and teaches vegan cooking classes. She has owned and managed a cafe in NY and has taught medical students in NY and FL. Alice has experience in Kripalu, Hatha, Prenatal, Vinyasa, Yin, Raja, Kriya as well as Silver Sneakers Yoga Classes. She has also taught yoga in hospitals to patients with breathing machines.

Jane Schreier

Left a successful Sales position to realize her dream of making her passion into a living.  After securing her favorite teacher to be her Manager she proclaimed to her husband “We’re opening a Yoga Studio!” Fully aware of her drive he replied “I guess we’re opening a Studio” And that’s how Hot Yoga of Delray began – opening its doors in 2008.

To delve more into her yoga education she attended her 1st Yoga retreat as a participant in 2011.  During the experience, her mind was racing with ideas “if this were my retreat I’d have done this – or I would have offered that… I could improve on it in so many little ways”. After she began finding the right locale, figuring the logistics, and putting an itinerary together her ideas materialized in the form of an overseas retreat in 2012, as Hot Yoga of Delray (her Studio) offered its 1st Yoga Retreat. Since then, Jane has lead hundreds of participants in groups from 12 – 40+ to 6 countries outside the US. She went to Villa Sumaya in Guatemala as a Participant with her husband in 2022. They both were immediately was taken with its beauty and embraced its offerings. She knew this was a place she wanted to offer as a destination for a retreat. This retreat is the culmination of that desire.