You have the power to release what binds you.

You can feel free, relaxed and ALIVE in your body.

Let us take you on the somatic adventure of a lifetime.

Join us for a powerful 3 day retreat

to release stress, tension and pain

and awaken to your TRUE ESSENCE.

Set in the beautiful Zen on the River

By the end of these 3 incredible days you will:

-walk with ease, flow and lightness of being

-have effortlessly aligned posture

-have supple, strong and relaxed muscles

-be confident in the power of your body to heal and transform

-have a powerful movement-based tool for nervous system regulation

-feel calm, present and energized.

-be connected with a like-minded community of freedom-lovers, truth-seekers

and heart-led leaders!

-see your body as a loving partner in your growth and awakening

-experience WHO YOU ARE without the tension, stress and pain you have been carrying.

SOMATIC AWAKENING RETREAT 2027

Retreat Details


WHEN

April 15-18, 2027

Thursday - Sunday


WHERE

Zen on the River

Lewiston, New York

On the Niagara River

Instagram: @zenontheriver

SOMATIC AWAKENING RETREAT 2027

Retreat Details

Shared Room

(Triple Occupancy)

$950

Per person

Shared Room with a Friend

(Double Occupancy)

$1,050

Per person

Private Room

$1,600

Your own room during retreat

What's Included

  • 3 nights at a grand riverside villa

  • Healthy, delicious meals

  • 4 somatic movement workshops

  • 1 yoga class with guided meditation

  • 1 somatic dance experience (Breathwork)

  • 1 post-retreat integration class on Zoom

Additional Options

+$200 — Private hands-on somatic session with Aimee (6 spots available).

Payment Plans are available upon request for full-time participants

Please email Aimee at [email protected] to set up a payment plan.

APRIL 15–18, 2027

Retreat Schedule

Please note: Some activities may be subject to change.

Thursday

April 15

3:00–3:30 PM

Arrival, orientation & introductions

4:00–6:00 PM

Opening circle & movement class with Aimee

Evening

Dinner at retreat location

Friday

April 16

7:30–8:30 AM

Breakfast

9:00–10:30 AM

Somatic movement workshop with Aimee

10:30–11:45 AM

Break

12:00–1:30 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Private sessions, oracle readings

Until dinner

Open time

6:00 PM

Dinner takeout

8:00–9:00 PM

Soundbath

Saturday

April 17

7:30–8:30 AM

Breakfast

9:30–11:30 AM

Somatic yoga with Aimee

12:00–1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30–3:00 PM

Somatic authorship with Aimee

4:30–5:00 PM

Somatic dance

6:00–7:30 PM
Dinner at retreat location

7:30–9:30 PM
Private sessions

Sunday

April 18

7:30–8:30 AM

Breakfast

9:30–11:30 AM

Closing circle & somatic movement with Aimee

11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Pack up and departure by 1 PM

Schedule is subject to confirmation and may change.

SOMATIC AWAKENING RETREAT 2027

Choose Your Space

Shared Room
(Triple Occupancy)


$950

Shared Room with a Friend
(Double Occupancy)


$1,050

Private
Room


$1,600

REAL STORIES · REAL EXPERIENCES

Somatic Awakening Results...

Emily Rieker,
Cardiac Nurse

"This 3 day retreat took at least 15 years off my face. I felt so vibrant and relaxed. My family said they barely recognized me. I look like whole new person!"

Adele Guerra, Founder of Yoga Path Wellness

"Since the opening of my yoga studio life has been full! I lost touch with the way my body was moving and feeling that I got use to the pain.

I embraced the opportunity to attend a somatic retreat with Free Your Soma for a magical 4 days! A much need time to become present and awaken my body to connect with my spiritual and emotional consciousness. Thank you Aimee Takaya for your guidance and authentic love with helping me and others connect with their Soma!"

David Kell, Retired Special Needs Teacher

"I was impressed with the value and transformation during this retreat! The food was delightful and I left with so much peace and balance in my body! FIVE STARS!"

About Our Practices

Hanna Somatic Movement

Ever feel a tight muscle in your neck and shoulder and wish you could "undo" the contraction and release the pain?

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This is exactly what you learn to do in Hanna Somatic Movement.

This little known modality of movement and bodywork is incredibly effective at training your nervous system to release chronically contracted muscles.

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Every life experience comes with a muscular pattern: from daily stress, sitting at a desk to major traumas and car accidents.

These tension patterns layer on our bodies and create immobility, pain and discomfort.

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Using this powerful, gentle, deeply sensuous movement technique, you will release and lengthen tight muscles back to a more natural length and feel a sense of peace, calm and freedom within your body, mind and spirit.

Private Hanna Somatic Bodywork

You will be expertly guided and assisted in addressing your specific aches, pains and challenges with gentle, loving touch.

Hanna Somatic Body work is a rapidly effective neurological-muscular re-education method that effectively reduces muscle tension, pain and disconnection.

It is generally painless and deeply relaxing and because it is your nervous system making the changes and adjustments, the effects are often deep and long-lasting.

You will learn where and how your body is holding tension and what you can do to release what binds you.

After the bodywork you may feel:

-ready for nap!-ready to move!

-deeply calm and centered in your self-energy

-a sense of ease and flow in movement

-optimistic and joyful-impressed your body's ability to find peace

SOMATIC AWAKENING RETREAT 2027

Choose Your Space

Shared Room

(Triple Occupancy)

$950

Shared Room with a Friend

(Double Occupancy)

$1,050

Private

Room

$1,600

SOMATIC AWAKENING RETREAT 2027

Meet Your Facilitators

Aimee Takaya

Is a Full-time Hanna Somatic Educator, International Yoga Teacher and Transformation Facilitator.

She loves to help heart-led leaders feel free, alive and at home in their bodies.

She spent 7 years living in debilitating chronic pain due to injuries, adverse childhood experiences and ongoing unconscious stress.

Thanks to Hanna Somatic Education she has found a practical, common sense way back to balance and joy in her body.

She has a playful, gentle manner and soothing voice to enable to you to connect deeply and easily with your body.

This work will inspire you to experience your body in an entirely new, refreshing and empowered way.

Crystal Harmoenius

is a holistic bodywork practitioner, somatic movement educator, founder and Co-owner of Mindful You Yoga & Wellness Co-op in Baltimore. For the past three years, she has been guiding a weekly somatic yoga class, helping participants gently reconnect with their bodies, unwind chronic tension, and build a compassionate relationship with their nervous systems.

Crystal’s path into somatic work is rooted in her own story. After years of caregiving, overworking, and navigating burnout, she found herself deeply disconnected from her own vitality. Although she had long been a subtle-body-focused yoga teacher, it wasn’t until she discovered Aimee’s work through the Radiance Program that she truly came back home to her body and her being. That experience marked a profound shift that allowed her not just to teach embodiment, but to live it.

Crystal’s passion for holistic healing was also shaped by the years she was a caregiver to her mom. That experience drove her to want to a better understanding of the body’s innate wisdom and ability to heal holistically rather than the compartmentalized and symptom-focused path she witnessed in her moms treatments.

Today, Crystal blends intuitive touch therapy, somatic movement education, and nervous system awareness to guide others back to their own inner rhythm, resilience, and radiance within their evolving soma.

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About the Location
Zen on the River · Lewiston, New York

Room to Breathe. Space to Feel.

Nestled along the Lower Niagara River, Zen on the River is a grand riverside villa surrounded by gardens, trees, and beautiful waterfront views.

With 2.5 acres of peaceful grounds and 288 feet of riverfront, this setting offers an invitation to slow down, move gently, and reconnect with your body in the company of nature.

Step away from the usual rhythm of your days and give yourself space to listen to what your body has been asking for.

Riverside Setting | 2.5-Acre Grounds | Lewiston, NY

SOMATIC AWAKENING RETREAT 2027

Growing a Diverse, Supportive and Somatic Community…

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Ready to Join Us?

April 15–18, 2027 · Lewiston, New York

I can't wait to share this beautiful time with you.

Love,

Aimee Takaya

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