Events & retreats
Practice with Mischa: Live on Zoom, 26-31 May, 2024
Join me for a series of sweet, deep and rounded practices on Zoom this May.
We will gather through the online space and begin our day with 75 minutes dedicated to embodied practice and prayer. We will chant mantras, practice cleansing pranayama and move our body with intention, loving kindness and devotion.
Earth, My Body
Sister’s, You are invited to a long weekend in the woods with Xochi Balfour and Mischa Varmuza. We will gather in a beautiful retreat space in the forest with natural waters and the wild embrace of England’s countryside to dive into a deep yet joyful and creative journey of remembrance through practices, ritual and sisterhood.
UNBOUND ~ A Navratri Retreat: Yoga, Tantra & Ayurveda in the Himalayas
You are invited to join for a deep dive into yoga, tantra, meditation, nature and ayurveda high up in the mystical Himalayan Mountains.
Our time together will include extensive daily practices in yoga and tantra, stillness and space in nature, mountain hikes and visits to sacred sites, temples and magical corners of this part of Northern India.
Unbound: A Navratri Yoga Retreat & Pilgrimage
You are invited to join us for a Navratri Yoga Retreat and Pilgrimage in the himalayas. An immersion into yoga, tantra, meditation, voice, nature and India's ancient culture at the feet of the mystical Himalayan Mountains. Our time together will include daily yoga & tantric practices, Navratri sādhanā, in-depth workshops & powerful kirtan, mountain hikes, visits to sacred sites & ancient temples, pottery workshop & plenty of time to relax & soak in the magic.
Practice with Mischa: Live on Zoom,
Join me for a sweet, deep and rounded practice on Zoom this Friday morning.
We will gather through the online space and begin our day with 75 minutes dedicated to embodied practice and prayer. We will chant mantras, practice cleansing pranayama and move our body with intention, loving kindness and devotion.
Practice with Mischa: Live Zoom Practice
Join me for a sweet, deep and rounded practice on Zoom this Friday morning.
We will gather through the online space and begin our day with 75 minutes dedicated to embodied practice and prayer. We will chant mantras, practice cleansing pranayama and move our body with intention, loving kindness and devotion.
Embrace of the Feminine
Join Xochi Balfour and Mischa Varmuza for a nourishing residential deep dive into the Embrace Of The Feminine, September 8-10, in the sacred lands of Avalon. This is an intimate women’s retreat in which we will weave a rich and thoughtful programme of yoga, meditation, earth-based ritual and sacred sisterhood in our exquisite home from home, The Apothecary Garden.
Into The Sacred Heart
You are invited to join &Sister Retreats and Mischa Varmuza on a weekend retreat, 'Into The Sacred Heart’, at Poundon House, 7-9th July, 2023. Gather with us in the English Summertime for a weekend of yoga, meditation, breath, movement, nature and nurture, community and much more! Into The Sacred Heart is inspired by our mutual longing to plug into what is meaningful and true and to create a shared experience of joy, discovery, nurture, connection and transformation.
Friday Navratri Open Class
You are invited to join me for a 75 minute practice to both tap into and integrate the energies of now.
Elemental Wisdom
Join us to gather under the warming Goan sunshine to nurture body, heart and soul in the embrace of nature as we journey through the Five Great Elements. The retreat, a fusion of yogic practices and wisdom teachings including asana, pranayama, mantra, meditation, astrology and mindfulness and transpersonal techniques, is designed to harmonise, nourish and uplift, to bring us back into balance so we can reside closer to our natural state, inside and out.
The Dance of Yoga, The Dance of Life
Join me for 2 days of Śiva Sādhanā, diving into the practices of yoga at this potent time of Śivaratri, celebrating the Maha Yogi, Lord Śiva, the auspicious One and the highest inner truth residing within each of us.
Reclamation
A 40 Day Sacred Journey
Yoga Sādhanā &/or Transpersonal Coaching
Sunday 13 February - Saturday 26 March, 2022.
I am inviting you to join me for a unique and deep journey of exploration, discovery and reclamation of Self.
Rest in & Envision
It feels like a time to rest in and take a long exhale. To quieten and allow this time to be a deeper meeting with ourselves, to be with our hearts and needs, to listen to our longings and visions.
The Dance of Yoga, The Dance of Life, A 5 day Śivaratri Sādhanā
Join me for 5 days of Śiva Sādhanā, diving into the practices of yoga at this potent time of Śivaratri, celebrating the Maha Yogi, Lord Śiva, the auspicious One and the highest inner truth residing within each of us.
A Prayer for Samhain
Join Xochi Balfour and Mischa Varmuza for an online women’s temple circle, offered celebration of Samhain (also known as Halloween, which falls on October 31).
The Heart of Transformation, a navratri sādhanā
Join Amisha Ghadiali and Mischa Varmuza for a 9 day sādhanā during the auspicious festival of Navratri, 17-25 October, 2020, from the power of your own home.
A Prayer For Now
Join Mischa Varmuza and Xochi Balfour for an online women’s temple circle, offered to integrate these times of rapid flux and transformation as we re-enter the world around us in the wake of all that has come to pass. This is a brave and sacred space in which to share, receive and be held together in loving and compassionate sisterhood.
Mountain Light Retreat
Join me for a beautiful stay in a stunning private home in the rolling hills of Andalucia for 4 days and nights of yoga and ritual.
In Your Element
Honour the elements and realise your magic in incredible India, on our 10 day journey from Goa’s stunning beaches, to the spectacular wild mountains and jungle of the Western Ghats.
The Tantra of Self Love & Sacred Activism
Do You Secretly Desire To Change The World?
Inspired by the “sacred activism” movement initiated by tantric mystic and activist, Andrew Harvey, this workshop explores the power of tantra to fuse spirituality and meaningful, radical action.
Rasa Yoga Workshops at Poundon House
Sunday 10 November, 2019
NECTAR PRACTICE: Slow Sunday
Join Mischa at Poundon House, hosted by And Sister for a wintery candle lit evening of soulful yoga.
Awaken The Heart
Sunday 10 November, 2019
NECTAR PRACTICE: Slow Sunday
Join Mischa at Poundon House, hosted by And Sister for a wintery candle lit evening of soulful yoga.
The Feminine Prayer: Sisterhood, Ritual & Yoga
You are invited to join Join Xochi Balfour and Mischa Varmuza for an intimate Autumn weekend of sisterhood, ritual and yoga in the sacred land of Avalon. Immersed in embodied practice, we will weave intention and prayer, to connect to the deep and precious wisdom of the Divine Feminine within each of us.
Sacred Heart - A Yoga Weeken
Join me for a yoga weekend at Poundon House with our hosts And Sister.
Navratri Celebration: Durga ~ Awaken & Empower The Heart
Join me for a Candlelit and Farewell Yoga evening during the festival of Navratri, the nine nights of the Goddess this October.
Ibiza Retreat | Reflect & Connect
Join the Chaya family and Mischa Varmuza, for a grounding, clearing week of integration and connection, as we transition in to autumn.
Embodied Yoga Ritual
Welcome to an evening of sacred celebration and embodied yoga practice under the Full Moon.
Mischa and Amisha will move you through a layered practice of creative yoga asana, mantra, mudra and meditation to bring clarity and focus to the mind and open the heart.
Fire Flow: Liberate & Activate
Join me for an immersive Rasa Yoga workshop of heart centred practices to liberate the spine and activate the heart energy.
Yoga Retreat Italy: Puglia
Join me for a 7-day retreat with Destination Yoga Retreats in Puglia, Italy at the beautiful La Rosa dei 4 Venti, a family-run yoga retreat set in an elegantly restored 16th-century masseria (a traditional farmhouse found in the Puglia region).
Sacred Sadhana Space
This sacred afternoon celebrates not only the Spring Equinox but also our version of Holi using the brightness of asana, traditional puja, delicious herb infused Spring flower infused hand-made chocolates and the philosophy of welcoming the new vibrancy of light into our sadhana (spiritual practice).
The Power of Mantra
In this class we will explore the yogic understanding of mantra as a key aspect of the language of our ‘human spiritual physiology’.
Awaken The Heart
A weekend long yoga retreat at the beautiful Poundon House in Oxfordshire.