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Welcome, Friends!
Thank you for your interest in joining Radiant Heart Yoga for an international retreat! I designed these retreats as a space for rest, reflection, movement, connection, rich cultural experiences, and personal growth.
Please take a moment to read each portion below called “What to Expect”. If this style of retreat aligns with the experience you’re seeking, then please continue on to the application further below!
My intention is to ensure the retreat is a good fit for both you, as a participant, and for the retreat environment as a whole.
I have led international retreats in Morocco, Panama, Portugal, Greece, and Indonesia. Each year, I create a new opportunity for students to enjoy incredible yoga experiences abroad!
What’s Included in Every
Radiant Heart Yoga
Retreat Experience
7 Day - 6 Night Stay at a Luxurious Yoga Retreat Center
Opening & Closing Ceremonies
Nourishing Meals, prepared in-house
4-6 Hours of Daily Guided Yoga Practice
Access to Natural Surroundings (pristine beaches, mountain settings)
Multiple Guided Excursions
Ample free time to refresh or go on your own adventure
What to Expect:
1. Retreat Intention and Scope
Radiant Heart Yoga retreats are designed to offer an immersive experience centered around yoga, mindfulness, rest, creativity, culture, and connection. My hope is that guests leave feeling refreshed, grounded, inspired, and more connected to themselves and the world around them.
Retreats naturally invite us to slow down, step outside of routine, and engage more deeply with new places and perspectives. Traveling internationally can also bring moments of unfamiliarity, from language barriers to different foods, customs, and daily rhythms – and guests are encouraged to arrive with flexibility, curiosity, and an open mind. Often, these experiences become some of the most meaningful parts of the journey.
While retreats can be deeply supportive and restorative, they are not therapy, medical treatment, or private vacations. Guests are responsible for participating in a respectful and self-aware way within the group environment.
Guests understand that participation in yoga, movement classes, workshops, excursions, breathwork, meditation, and other retreat activities is voluntary.
Guests agree to listen to their bodies, honor personal limits, and communicate any concerns, injuries, or health conditions to retreat staff.
Guests assume full responsibility for their own physical, emotional, and mental well-being throughout the retreat.
2. Participation + Personal Responsibility
Radiant Heart Yoga is committed to creating an environment rooted in respect, inclusivity, care, and mindfulness.
By attending this retreat, guests agree to:
Treat fellow participants, staff, local communities, and property with respect
Participate with openness and consideration
Respect personal boundaries and consent
Honor shared spaces and communal experiences
Refrain from excessive intoxication or behavior that negatively impacts the group environment
The retreat team reserves the right to ask any participant to leave the retreat without refund if their behavior is deemed unsafe, disruptive, abusive, or incompatible with the retreat environment.
3. Community Expectations
Yoga, movement practices, excursions, and wellness activities involve inherent physical risks.
By participating, guests acknowledge that they understand these risks and voluntarily assume responsibility for any injury, illness, loss, or damages that may occur.
Guests are encouraged to consult a healthcare provider before participating if they have concerns about physical activity.
4. Physical Activity Disclaimer
Guests are responsible for arranging their own:
Flights and transportation unless otherwise specified
Travel documentation
Medical needs and medications
Travel insurance
We strongly encourage all participants to purchase comprehensive travel insurance that covers cancellations, delays, illness, injury, and unexpected emergencies.
5. Travel + Insurance
Radiant Heart Yoga values clarity, commitment, and thoughtful planning around each retreat experience. Because retreat spaces are limited and require advance coordination, staffing, and preparation, I maintain the following cancellation policy without exception:
Cancellations made more than 5 months before the retreat receive a full refund minus the $900 deposit
Cancellations made more than 3 months before the retreat receive a 50% refund minus the $900 deposit
Cancellations made within 3 months of the retreat: no refunds available
6. Payment + Cancellation Policy
During the retreat, photos or videos may be captured for promotional or community purposes.
We will do our best to honor all preferences, and you may opt out, if desired.
7. Photography + Media Release
Meet the Radiant Heart Team
Lead Teacher/Retreat Coordinator
Amanda Leigh Oakley
With over 25 years of experience across yoga, dance, martial arts, and Pilates, Amanda’s teaching is rooted in dedication, empowerment, and deep inner work. A 500+ hour E-RYT and YACEP-certified teacher, she has trained with respected teachers across the U.S. and internationally, continually refining her craft through her own devoted practice.
She believes growth emerges through both light and darkness, and that through love, grace, and commitment, anything is possible. Her classes are thoughtfully designed to guide you inward, building strength mentally, physically, and emotionally, while illuminating the path to your most radiant, authentic self.
Amanda’s main message is to lead with your heart! It is the only way. You can read a little bit more about Amanda on the “About” page.
Retreat Teacher/Facilitator
Chris Morehead
Chris came to yoga through personal struggle, discovering in his practice a way to sit with the fears and insecurities he once tried to outrun. After finding home at Zen Yoga Garage in Chicago, he earned his 200-hour certification there and later completed his 300-hour training with Meghan Currie in the Nicaraguan jungle, an experience that deeply shaped his path.
Now a 500+ hour E-RYT, Chris teaches vinyasa-inspired movement alongside yin and restorative yoga. With a background in circus arts and contortion, he weaves creativity and expression into purposeful, alignment-focused classes that blend longer holds, breath-conscious flow, and playful inversions.
Above all, he hopes you return home from a Radiant Heart Yoga retreat with a lighter heart, a deeper connection to yourself, and maybe a few laughs. His classes are thoughtfully challenging yet accessible, designed to create length in the body and connection to your soul. As one student put it, “Chris makes me feel my feelings! And I love it.”
National Retreat & Workshop Chef
Lindsay Hardin
Lindsey Hardin is a trained natural foods chef. She graduated from The Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts of Austin, TX in 2008. Lindsey specializes in creating balanced and nourishing meals, sourcing her produce from the best quality local farms and businesses. With additional training in Ayurvedic cooking, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Macrobiotics, her approach to crafting menus is a rare and highly intentional art form. Her personal practice of Taiji Quan (tai chi) and Qi gong transfers into the unique discipline and presence she brings into the kitchen. During retreats, she is highly attuned to the participants needs and provides custom and energetically balanced meals that delight quests and wholly enhance the experience.
Lindsey is currently offering retreat chef services as well as private chef services and consulting. For more information, check out her insta @solkitchenproject
Media Manager
Scotti Moody
Focused and approachable…driven by community and adventure, Scotti is all about building strong relationships and showing some of the magic that happens at events. Scotti spent her early adult years traveling the world as a professional cyclist, which opened doors to diverse cultures and unique places.
She currently freelances photography, writing, and media management. She is also a graduate student at the University of the Highlands and Islands (Scotland), where her academic work in place-based literature continues to inform her creative practice.
When she’s not outdoors, brand-building, or behind the camera, you can find Scotti studying Scottish Gaelic, drinking coffee, and journaling.
How It Works
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Radiant Heart Yoga host events year-round in all different locations and climates. You can find information jere on our website and also on Instagram. If you’d like to be one of the first to hear about the retreats, be sure to sign up for the newsletter!
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Sign up via the instructions provided within each retreat’s promotional material. Connect with Amanda to pay the required deposit, and reserve your spot!
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After booking, Amanda will send you a Welcome Packet with everything you need to know—detailed schedules, packing list recommendations, add-ons to consider, and more.
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Book your transportation to and from the event as soon as possible to ensure you can arrive without any complications or delays.
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Now all that's left to do is pack your bags and get excited for your new adventure.
