the Threshold Yoga Experience
Join Dani Locastro & Amy Pearce Hayden in Sedona, AZ
Oct 31- Nov 6
We are so very excited to announce our joint retreat in Oct 31- Nov 6, 2026 in Sedona, Az. at the Sedonya Center for Conscious Living A sanctuary in Sedona- created to hold what is sacred.
Sedona offers a rare combination of awe-inspiring natural beauty and a sense of quiet spaciousness that naturally invites reflection and inner exploration.
This five-day experience is shaped around the idea of arriving at a threshold—a moment of pause, transition, or change. The practices we’ll share are meant to support you in times when something feels ready to shift, soften, or be reconsidered. Think of it as a catalyst for loosening old patterns or ideas, or for becoming unstuck where movement has felt difficult.
This retreat experience is designed to have space on either end for you to plan your stay and vacation activities in Sedona as you see fit. You will need to be in Sedona by Oct 31 to be ready to start our first day of the retreat on Sunday-Nov 1. It official begins on Sunday-Nov1 with a group lunch at a restaurant, a visit to Amitabha Stupa and peace park where we will open our small group in sacred circle.
You must be committed for the enter time for this retreat. Our retreat center programing at Sedonya Center is Mon- Thurs 8:00am-4:30pm. This is a retreat designed for you to experience many different tools of yoga for self awakening from experienced teachers and healers with space in between for contemplation and growth.
What is included :
+ 4 Full Day Integrated Yoga Workshops at Sedonya Center 8:00-4:30pm
( 28 CE Credits) (some evening special programming included)
+ Opening Outdoor Sacred Circle and Guided Peace Walk
+ Gong Bath and Tea Ceremony with energy healer (Sonya Belisle)
+ 4 Daily Gourmet Lunches at Sedonya Center for Conscious Living
+ Heartful Yoga Art Making Collaborative Workshop
+ Yoga Philosophy Study with Amy
+ "Die Before you Die" seminar with end of life doula (Linda Weaver)
+ Yoga Wall Fundamentals Class with Dani
+ Indigenous Ceremonial Dinner with Uqualla
+++Uqualla is a spiritual emissary, ceremonialist,and universal wisdom keeper who is born of the Havasupai Tribe that live within the Grand Canyon
+ Sacred Fire Ceremony with Uqualla
+++To sit in ceremony with Uqualla in Sedona — upon the land of his ancestors is to touch something timeless and rare
+Closing Group Dinner at Sedonya
What is NOT included :
+airfare, lodging and transportation
There are a block of rooms reserved at the Arroyo Pinon Hotel which is walking distance to Sedonya Center for Conscious Living. Attendees can use our choice hotel or pick their own
$2468/per person
This is the second time Dani is hosting this Sedona Retreat - it sells out !
Meet your educators
Danielle (Dani) Locastro E-RYT 500, YACEP
Dani is the creator and founder of Heartful Yoga, LLC, integrating yoga and art for creativity, healing, and self-expression. She is a professional artist, textile designer, entrepreneur, potter and yoga educator with an E-RYT 500 (YACEP). Trained in Raja Hatha Yoga, she also holds certifications in Iyengar Yoga Wall 1-2, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Kids Yoga, and Yoga Therapeutics. Her lifetime as an artist has given her a keen eye for form, function, alignment, and the body’s natural intelligence—supporting students in movement, release, and honest self-exploration.
Dani believes yoga and art should be accessible to people of all body types, identities, and emotional states. She creates a safe, supportive space where everyone can show up as they are. Rooted in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Dani weaves together asana, pranayama (breathwork), meditation, mudras, mantras, and art-based practices—offering practical tools students can return to in everyday life.
Her teaching blends clear alignment, thoughtful pacing, and creative process—so students can build strength, steadiness, and trust in themselves.
As a creative guide, artist, and educator, Dani brings people together in studios, schools, festivals, galleries, and wellness spaces—to move, breathe, and make their marks on the canvas of life.
Amy Pearce-Hayden, E-RYT 500, CRP
Amy’s formal yoga study began in 1995 as part of her training as a professional actor, and it has become her daily education and practice ever since.
Amy is the founder of The RajaHatha School of Yoga and carries this simple philosophy: “Absolutely everything is connected. Our practice is in becoming present in the moment to allow for that reality and magic to joyfully unfold.” Amy has studied Yoga in India, and under the guidance of many western yogis. She received her Certifications in Yoga that placed focus on the branches of Raja, Hatha, Jnana, Bhakti, and Tantra Yoga as well as Ayurveda. Amy has been training teachers in her linage since 2004. Spring 2026 will be her 22nd year certifying students. Amy has been named “Female Entrepreneur of the Year” of Putnam County, NY. She is the author of “Living the Sutras, A Guide to Yoga Wisdom beyond the Mat, and the spin-off Podcast “Living It” co-host, as well as the author of “Live Your Yoga”, a yoga practice card deck.
As a recognized International Yoga teacher, she is sought out for her expertise in linking classical yoga with modern living. She has been a regular contributor to Yoga International Magazine, as both a cover model and creator of on-line yoga classes and guided meditations for them. During the summers of 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019 she co-hosted the Times Square Summer Solstice “Mind over Matter” event with 10,000 yogis practicing in the heart of New York
