THE EXHALE
Yoga & Breathwork Retreat
Prana Maya Island Resort | Placencia Caye | Belize
April 29 - May 5, 2027
A 6-night retreat on a private Caribbean island, where yoga, breathwork, and meditation meet the rhythm of the tide. An invitation to exhale fully, and remember what ease feels like.
Facilitated by Tania Savolle
Why Belize
A personal note from Tania
When I began dreaming about The Exhale, I knew I wanted to create something that felt spacious, beautiful, and deeply restorative, an experience that invited us to step away from the noise of everyday life and simply breathe again.
When I discovered Prana Maya Resort, something about the island immediately felt aligned with that vision. Surrounded by water, waking to the sunrise over the Caribbean and ending the day with sunset over the lagoon, it feels like a place where you can truly soften, slow down, and let go.
I have always loved Relais & Châteaux properties around the world. I was married at one, and while traveling through Europe I would intentionally seek them out whenever they were along our path. There is a beauty, refinement, and attention to detail that I feel immediately when I arrive, and I have no doubt my guests will feel that distinction here as well.
We spend so much of our lives holding, doing, planning, caring, and carrying. The exhale is the release, the softening, the moment we stop holding and create space to receive.
My hope is that The Exhale becomes an invitation to explore somewhere new, experience the joy of an island escape, and enjoy the beautiful balance of retreat and vacation.
I want you to leave feeling lighter, more connected, deeply nourished, and grateful you gave yourself the space to experience something new.
I chose this little island because it feels like the perfect place to exhale.
Let the tide set the pace instead of the calendar, and be met with the kind of care that asks nothing in return.
For the soul who is ready to let someone else hold the details, and simply arrive.
Through daily yoga, sound healing, a cacao ceremony, and exploration of the vibrant culture of Belize, The Exhale invites guests to soften into a rest that reaches the depth of the nervous system.
Held at Prana Maya, one of the Caribbean's newest and most celebrated properties, and kept small and intimate by design.
Rest here. Restore here. Radiate long after you've gone home.
Close your eyes for a moment. Feel the warm salt air settle on your skin, hear the tide moving beneath a private dock, and notice your shoulders drop an inch before you've even arrived. That's the first exhale, and there are many more waiting for you on the island.
~ Tania
An Award Winning Resort on our own Private Island
Prana Maya Island Resort is a private-island resort in Belize, and Placencia Caye is the five-acre island it calls home, less than 10 minutes from the Placencia peninsula in southeastern Belize.
The name Placencia traces back five centuries to Spanish sailors who called this stretch of coastline ‘Punta Placencia’, Pleasant Point, and the island still lives up to it: private, reachable only by boat, and set apart from the noise of typical tourist towns. Prana Maya opened in January 2025 as the first resort in Belize ever admitted to Relais & Château, the global collection of independently owned luxury hotels and restaurants celebrated for exceptional hospitality, cuisine, and atmosphere. In its first year, it was featured by Forbes and Robb Report as one of the most compelling new luxury openings in the Caribbean, described as a resort that "delivers a serene escape that feels worlds away." — Forbes, February 2025
Even the resort's name carries the retreat's intention. Prana Maya draws from the Sanskrit word prana, breath, the sustaining force of life.
A resort named for the breath, on a private island in the Caribbean, is where The Exhale is held.
The water surrounding the island is some of the clearest in the Caribbean, turquoise and glass-still, with the Belize Barrier Reef just offshore. The resort offers both sunrise and sunset views from different corners of the property, ocean light at the dining room and the pier, lagoon light from the Spa Deck and the Cocktail Bar. The kitchen draws from its five-acre garden, citrus orchard, and greenhouse, and from Belize's Mennonite farming community, so even the meals are part of the nervous-system, rooted-in-nature feeling the retreat is built to hold.
“From the moment I arrived, something inside me softened as if my whole nervous system finally had permission to exhale. The property is elevated yet deeply grounded … luxurious, peaceful, and intentionally designed for true restoration.”
— Laura Burd, Google review
“Prana Maya honestly blew me away … I slept on a grounding mat for the first time (and truly slept better), did yoga on an over-water pavilion while watching manatee play beside me … their Sound Lounge was one of the most relaxing things I've ever experienced … the staff greeted me by name from the moment I arrived.”
— Jennifer Sullivan, Google review
This yoga retreat in Belize is for you if you’re feeling
A quiet exhaustion from holding everything together for everyone else
A longing to simply arrive somewhere beautiful and let someone else carry the details
A readiness to deepen a yoga and breathwork practice you already love, or begin one in a setting built to hold it
A pull toward the ocean, the island air, the kind of stillness only water can hold
A desire to reconnect with your body and your breath, away from the noise of daily life
A yearning for rest that reaches the nervous system
A sense that you deserve real luxury and real depth in the same trip
And especially if…you've felt the pull toward Tania's work and you're ready to practice with her in a truly exceptional setting.
The Island is Calling
What You’ll Experience
The Exhale weaves together core practices designed to soften the body, regulate the nervous system, and open space for deep rest. This includes:
Daily Yoga & Meditation
Each day opens together, barefoot on an open-air platform with the ocean as a backdrop, grounding the week in mindfulness and movement led by Tania.
Elemental Rhythm Breathwork
Powerful breathwork journeys designed to awaken life force and regulate the nervous system.
Sound Bath
Designed to help you slow down, settle the mind, and deeply relax through soothing vibrations and sound.
Cacao Ceremony
The same cacao once revered by the Maya as the drink of the gods, grown on a nearby Maya-owned farm and shared here, opens the heart and anchors presence and gratitude.
Spice Farm Excursion
Amongst the flowers and trees of this tropical landscape, we will touch and taste cardamom, vanilla, allspice, nutmeg, and black pepper plants while learning where it comes from and how it's grown.
Freedom to Explore
Beyond the shared practice, the week is spacious. The resort sits along the world's second-largest reef system and an optional snorkel excursion here offers some of the clearest water in the Caribbean. These dates also fall within whale shark season, so guests who book the excursion may find themselves swimming alongside one. For everyone else, there's paddleboarding, kayaking, pickleball, a private balcony and a good book, or simply the pool and the view; guests are free to fill the in-between hours however feels right.
What’s Included
6 nights of accommodations
Round-trip transfer between Placencia Airport and Prana Maya Island Resort
Daily yoga, breathwork, and meditation
Daily continental breakfast
Three group dinners*
Three group lunches*
Cacao celebration
Sound bathing experience
Spice Farm excursion
Use of the resort amenities such as fitness center, Paddleboards, Kayaks, fishing equipment and snorkeling gear
15% off Spa treatments
Boat shuttles to Placencia Village
*additional meals can be enjoyed at any of the resort restaurants or Placencia Village.
What’s Not Included
Airfare or flight coordination
Travel insurance
Gratuities for staff (optional)
Optional reef snorkel excursion
Wellness center treatments and recovery therapies (acupuncture, Maya massage, and similar, available to book directly with the resort)
Confirm Your Space
Space is limited. Save $200~Early Bird rates end December 31, 2026.
A $500 non-refundable deposit secures your spot.
NEXT STEPS: Book a discovery call with Tania HERE OR fill out the registration form HERE
Who you return as….
By the end of this journey, you will:
Feel lighter, more spacious, more yourself
Carry nervous system tools you can return to at home, long after the trip ends
Deepen a yoga and breathwork practice you can keep building on
Remember what true ease feels like, and know how to find your way back to it
Leave feeling lighter, more connected, deeply nourished, and grateful you gave yourself the space to experience something new.
Accommodation & Pricing
Your home for this retreat is Prana Maya Island Resort, a private-island Relais & Château property on Placencia Caye, Belize. Every guest room includes a grounding mat woven into the mattress, one of the resort's more unusual, quietly restorative details.
Inn King Suite
A private suite within The Inn, artisan-crafted and centered in elegance.
Double Occupancy~ $3,395 per person Early Bird · $3,595 per person Regular Rate
*Early Bird rates end December 31, 2026
Inn Queen Suite
An expansive open-concept suite with views of the Caribbean Sea and effortless indoor/outdoor living.
Single Occupancy~ $4,495 Early Bird · $4,695 Regular Rate
*Early Bird rates end December 31, 2026
3-Bedroom Oceanfront Villa
Panoramic ocean views, a private soaking pool, and complete privacy, shared among three guests, each with their own bedroom and a king bed.
$4,995 per person Early Bird · $5,195 per person Regular Rate
*Early Bird rates end December 31, 2026
Tania Savolle
Your Guide
Yoga Teacher • Breathwork Facilitator •
Space Holder
Tania Savolle is a yoga and breathwork teacher leading transformational retreats in Costa Rica, Montana, and now Belize.
With over 1,000 hours of training in yoga, Yin, Yoga Nidra, and Elemental Rhythm Breathwork, she guides guests home to themselves through conscious movement, breath, and presence, blending yogic philosophy, breath science, and lived experience to help students regulate their nervous systems and rediscover inner peace.
"Every retreat I hold begins the same way: an invitation to slow down, to breathe, and to arrive fully in the body again. I'm not teaching people something new. I'm helping them remember what was already there, calm, clarity, a quiet trust in themselves."
Frequently Asked Questions
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Six nights of accommodation, round-trip airport transfer, daily yoga, breathwork, and meditation with Tania Savolle, daily breakfast, three group dinners, three group lunches, a cacao celebration, a sound bathing experience, and a Spice Farm excursion.
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Airfare or flight coordination, travel insurance, gratuities, the optional reef snorkel excursion, and wellness center treatments, all bookable directly with the resort.
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The Exhale takes place April 29 – May 5, 2027, at Prana Maya Island Resort on Placencia Caye, Belize.
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Rooms range from $3,395 to $4,995 per person at the Early Bird rate, and $3,595 to $5,195 per person at the Regular rate, depending on accommodation type.
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Students of Tania's work ready to go deeper, and anyone drawn to a more intentional kind of rest. Solo travelers, couples, and friend groups are all welcome, with a private villa available for larger parties.
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The retreat is capped at 18 guests to keep the experience intentional and intimate.
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Fly into Philip S. Goldson International Airport (BZE) in Belize City, then take a roughly 30-minute flight on Tropic Air or Maya Island Air to Placencia Airport (PLJ). From there, it's a short boat transfer to the resort on Placencia Caye, less than 10 minutes from the Placencia peninsula.
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Placencia Caye stays warm and tropical year-round, with average temperatures between 75 and 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Space is intentionally limited to eighteen guests, and many of Tania's longtime students are already planning to join, so we encourage you to reserve your spot sooner rather than later. To confirm your attendance, schedule a discovery call with Tania, or fill out the registration form.
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A $500 non refundable deposit is required to secure your spot.
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No. The $500 deposit is non-refundable.
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Save $200 with Early Bird pricing, until December 31, 2026
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Venmo, Zelle, personal check, or credit card. A 3.2% processing fee applies to credit card payments.
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Guests who cancel before January 15, 2027 recover everything paid except the $500 deposit. The final balance is due in full on January 15, 2027, and cancellations after that date are non-refundable. In cases of late cancellation, transferring your spot to another guest may be permitted with Tania's approval. Travel insurance is strongly recommended.