OUR STORY
Hello Friend!
Thank you for stopping by to meet us! =)
We are Celeste and Sarah and we are your hosts at Going Coastal Retreats! We started offering these unique retreats to share our passion for art (the creative process), yoga, SUP yoga, meditation, travel, adventure, nature and of course healthy food!
We all need time and space to push pause on our daily routines. We aim to give you a day (or week!) to Explore, Restore, and Play with us, away from your usual responsibilities of life! Time to take a moment to breathe, step out of your comfort zone, experience growth and the power of sharing and co-creating space. We gather together as a community of beautiful souls, to explore and reconnect with each other and ourselves.
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Please read on to hear about our individual backgrounds, passions, and specialties. We look forward to meeting you in person!
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Hugs,
Sarah & Celeste
MEET THE TEAM!
SARAH HENDERSON
Sarah is the yoga, SUP yoga and meditation teacher for Going Coastal Retreats. She began practicing yoga as a way to stretch after running, but it became so much more than a physical practice when she started to feel subtle changes in her mind and heart. Without realizing it, she had started down a path of self-discovery, and it has changed her life for the better. Practicing yoga gives her the space she needs to let go of her thoughts, listen and connect with her heart, and embrace her dreams.
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Sarah began teaching yoga in 2013 to share her passion for something that has truly been such a positive influence in her own life. She strives to give her students space and connection to their heart, to their voice, and to their own unique passions. She believes that taking the time to feel stillness, to breathe, and to listen will help us tap into our own innate and intuitive wisdom and guide us to where we truly want to be.
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Sarah enjoys spending time immersed in nature, and feeling a connection to our beautiful Planet Earth. She believes there is always more to learn, and will always be an enthusiastic student and explorer of our world ♡
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Sarah is a YA certified RYT-500, and teaches all levels Yin, Restorative, Hatha, Vinyasa, and paddle board (SUP) yoga. She also leads Meditation and Yoga Nidra, and always includes Savasana with every class!
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For more info about Sarah please visit www.sarahhendersonyoga.com
CELESTE RAMBARAN
As the Chef and Arts Facilitator for Going Coastal Retreats, I am excited to share my passion for all things creative and delicious. I love to create tasty vegan and gluten-free treats to enjoy during our retreats. I believe that self-care is the foundation to a healthy lifestyle and this starts with fresh local food and sweet indulgences now and again! I grew up cooking with my Trinidadian Mum who taught me to explore with my taste buds, experiment in the kitchen fearlessly and taught me the joy of bringing people together with yummy food to build family, community and happy memories.
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Helping people get in touch with their creative selves, the meditative creative process and the chance to express that spark we all have inside is my objective. Photography, pottery, jewelry, painting, drawing and collage are some of the fine arts I have pursued. My exploration with the movement arts includes belly dancing, jazz, lyrical, cabaret, hula hooping and Nia. What I have to say about art: “It’s not about the end product. It’s about getting lost in the process”.
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I have been trained in Thai yoga massage (in Thailand!), Indian head massage, Reiki and I’m a trained yoga teacher. I have also worked with Aromatherapy and Herbal medicine to create my own skincare products.
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Creating a welcoming and safe space is important to me to facilitate genuine and authentic sharing, healing and enjoyment of the moment. I’m passionate about sharing my love of creative expression and fabulous food in our future retreats. See you there!
