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Catalina Couple Connection Mini Deep Dive: A Nervous System Reset for Intimacy, Communication, & Play
Welcome to Paradise!
Catalina Island, Saturday April 18th, 2026
12:30 pm – 5:30 pm, $195.00/couple
Join us on Catalina Island for a powerful half-day immersive workshop designed to help you move beyond maintenance mode and into deeper presence, intimacy, and connection.
Taking place in the heart of Avalon at the beautiful Hotel Metropole, programming will be held inside the harbor-facing Beach House and Catalina Room, with movement sessions steps away at Gaia Yoga Studio.
This workshop is designed for couples who are functioning well but want more closeness, playfulness, and ease. If you feel busy, reactive, or slightly out of sync, this experience offers a powerful relational reset that reconnects you not only to intimacy, but to lightness and shared joy. Through research-informed teaching and embodied practice, you will learn how to regulate stress, communicate from presence instead of reactivity, and cultivate deeper emotional and physical connection.
We are committed to creating a space of dignity, safety, and belonging, and are intentionally inclusive of LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, and diverse relationship structures.
This isn’t group therapy, it’s a structured, experiential container designed to help couples shift from maintenance mode into greater presence, responsiveness, and meaningful connection.
What’s Included?
Uplevel your connection!
What’s Included:
This workshop is thoughtfully designed by a relationship therapist for couples who are ready to deepen their connection through immersive, experiential work. It’s ideal for partners who value honesty, curiosity, and intentional growth, and who want to strengthen their bond through evidence-based workshops, embodied/movement practices, and shared adventure.
• Five hours of structured, experiential programming
• Research-informed psychoeducation on attachment & nervous system regulation
• Guided autoregulation & coregulation practices
• Nervous system-informed communication training
• Cooperative connection exercises
• Mini partner yoga series at Gaia Yoga Studio
• Mini partner dance session at Gaia Yoga Studio
• Nourishment break with snacks and water
• Reflection materials and guided prompts
• Follow up connection and resources after the workshop
What You Will Experience:
● Playful connection from the start
Interactive cooperative exercises lower pressure and spark curiosity while helping you notice real-time nervous state shifts and communication patterns.
● Immersive learning environment
You will learn how the autonomic nervous system shapes conflict, attachment, intimacy, desire, and playfulness. You will also practice simple autoregulation and coregulation tools that increase felt safety and responsiveness.
● Nervous system- informed communication
Instead of memorizing scripts, you will practice naming state before content, making clear regulation requests, pausing when flooded, and completing clean reunions after stress.
● Embodied integration through movement
A guided partner yoga sequence and partner dance session helps you experience attunement and trust in your body, not just understand it intellectually.
● Meaningful reflection and intention-setting
Guided prompts and group sharing help translate insight into meaningful daily practice.
● An inclusive & supportive setting
All programming is intentionally designed for inclusivity, self-care, and collective care.
● Serene Island Vibes
Slowing down and being present with your partner is more natural on this island oasis. Our workshop location is at the Hotel Metropole’s Beach House and Gaia Yoga Studio.
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Accessibility & Participation
This workshop includes movement-based and experiential components and takes place in multiple walkable locations in Avalon. Participants should be able-bodied enough to navigate island terrain, enter and exit the workshop spaces, and comfortably participate in light partner movement activities such as gentle yoga and guided dance.
If you have specific accessibility questions, please reach out prior to registering so we can discuss whether this experience is a good fit.
No prior yoga or dance experience is required. The movement portions are simple, guided, and connection-focused. This is not about flexibility or performance. It is about attunement, pacing, and relational presence.
Media & Testimonial Transparency
This workshop includes optional testimonial recording at the end of the day for couples who would like to share their experience.
Portions of the workshop may also be lightly photographed or filmed for future promotional use. Clear media consent will be reviewed at the beginning of the event.
Participation in any filming is completely optional. You may decline at any time. If you choose to opt out, we will do our best to honor that choice through seating and positioning options. Please note that group settings can limit complete control of background capture, and your participation indicates you understand and accept this inherent limitation even with opt out measures in place.
We are committed to relational transparency, choice, and respect.
Important Note
This workshop is educational and experiential, not psychotherapy, and it is not a substitute for mental health treatment of mental disorders. You are always invited to participate at the level that feels right for you. Right to pass is built into the container.
Location & Travel Details
The workshop takes place on Catalina Island at Hotel Metropole’s Beach House and Catalina Room, with movement sessions held at Gaia Yoga Studio. Both locations are centrally located in Avalon and easily walkable from the ferry terminal.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation to the island, including ferry or helicopter travel, as well as any additional accommodations.
Please plan ahead to ensure you arrive on time for the 12:30 pm start.
We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to protect your investment in case of unexpected weather disruptions, ferry cancellations, illness, or other unforeseen travel changes.
Book ferry transport or helicopter transport.
Interested in extending your stay?
After booking the workshop, contact me directly to receive a 10% discount on accommodations at Hotel Metropole, the workshop location.
Pricing & Payment
Ready to visit paradise & grow with your partner?
Workshop Package
$195.00 per couple
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5 hours of programming
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Personalized workshops designed & facilitated by an experienced couple & relationship therapist
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harbor-facing venue, classes at yoga studio
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workshop workbook
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nourishing snacks & beverages
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10% off Hotel Metropole accommodations
Payment Process
We want your registration to feel simple and stress free. To hold your spot, full payment is required at the time of registration. An invoice will be sent to you and payment can be sent through ACH, Zelle, or by cashier’s check. Once you submit your registration form, we will send you a friendly confirmation with easy instructions for completing your payment. Your space in the workshop is officially reserved as soon as your payment is received.
Cancellation Policy
We understand that plans can change. You may cancel your workshop registration up to 30 days before the start date. All payment processing fees are non-refundable. Cancellations made fewer than 30 days before the retreat are not eligible for refunds or credits.
Because unexpected situations can arise, we strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to protect your investment in the retreat, including your ferry or travel costs, accommodations, and any unforeseen changes to your plans.
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