Suggested Price $80 with a Sliding Scale starting at $40. Pay what you are able.
Join Kyle and Rebecca for a Sacred Transitions Micro-Retreat, a dedicated pause amidst the hustle of urgency culture to honor the sacred transition into 2026. This retreat will guide you on an inward journey with yin yoga and healing cello, helping you connect with your inner knowing and the intuition of your body. Cultivate deeper awareness and presence of mind to skillfully design the life you want, creating the conditions and planting the seeds you will nourish to actualize your dreams.
You'll create space for reflection and gratitude as you recall 2025, consciously releasing what no longer serves you. This allows you to begin anew with purpose and dedication, crafting a clear vision for 2026 that takes into account all the precious domains of your life. Through a rich blend of yin yoga, healing cello vibrations, meditation, ritual, writing, poetry, visioning, and Sankalpa, you'll be equipped with the clarity of mind and heart needed to support your continued awakening and healing journey.
In this Micro-Retreat, you will find:
A Mindful Transition: Consciously release the past year and begin anew with purpose and dedication.
A Journey Inward: Connect with your inner knowing and the intuition of your body through healing practices.
A Vision for Your Future: Skillfully design the life you want by cultivating clarity of mind and heart.
Meet Your Guides
Rebecca James Alsum (she/her)
OWNER of SVÄLJA WHOLE-BEING
Rebecca’s passion and purpose is to create spaces where healing and deep inner wisdom can blossom through connection of one’s heart. She has spent many years working in advocacy with and support of communities impacted by trauma. This includes individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, domestic violence, religious trauma, and victim survivors of sexual assault. She supports people to find healing, centered in their own being through the re-discovery of their own deep wells of wisdom and love. Her offerings include classes in the modalities of yoga, qigong, and meditation. She also facilitates presentations and workshops to various non-profits and organizations on wellness, nervous system care, consent, healthy relationships and professional boundaries. She seeks to foster healing through deep relationships, holistic listening, meaningful communication, and connection to Spirit.
Rebecca holds a BA in Sociology and is a Certified Sexologist and Sexual Wellness Coach. She is a Certified Qigong Trainer and RYT 200 with a Trauma Conscious Yoga Certification.
Kyle Leia Heyesen, MSW, E-RYT 500, YACEP (she/her)
FOUNDER of SVÄLJA YOGA
Kyle Leia Heyesen is the founder of Svälja Yoga, specializing in Trauma-Conscious Yoga. With a Master of Social Work (MSW) and over 20 years in the field, she is deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and dismantling systems of oppression. She has worked with trauma-impacted populations, including survivors of abuse, sexual assault, and substance use disorder.
Kyle has been teaching yoga since 2002 and holds multiple certifications, including two 200-hour trainings and a 300-hour certification from Yess Yoga. She has also completed over 100 hours of Yin Yoga training. Her teaching integrates yoga with trauma-informed practices, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral approaches. A trauma survivor herself, she credits yoga as a powerful tool for healing and served as the founding Board Chair of Recovery Alliance Duluth (RAD).
She has taught at Yoga North, the Duluth YMCA, UMD Psychology Department, and various community organizations. In 2017, she partnered with Judge Floerke of the 6th Judicial DWI Court to implement a trauma-conscious yoga and mindfulness program in treatment courts, co-presenting at national conferences.
A published poet, Kyle weaves poetry into her teaching, believing in yoga’s power to heal, connect, and transform lives. She is passionate about advocacy, personal growth, and using lived experience to support others on their healing journeys.
Questions?
We're here to help! Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Email: hello@svalja.yoga
Text: (218) 595-0762
We look forward to welcoming you to the studio!