KAYLA HELEN
More than movement
Intentional Retreats for Living More Fully
The Retreat Experience
More Than a Change of Scenery
I believe there's something powerful about stepping outside the familiar. New places, new perspectives, and the people we meet along the way have a way of opening us up to parts of ourselves and life that we don't always make room for in our everyday routines.
Each retreat is thoughtfully created to bring movement, reflection, exploration, and connection together. Through Pilates, somatic practices, meaningful rituals, shared adventures, and plenty of room for the unexpected, we create space to experience life a little differently.
Some moments invite you inward. Others invite you out into the world. And often, it's the moments we never could have planned that stay with us the longest.
About
Hi, I'm Kayla!
I've come to believe that some of the most meaningful changes in our lives begin with remembering something about ourselves that we've known all along.
My own journey into this work began with an unexpected change of direction. Herniated discs in my back led me to leave my corporate career, and what followed was a much deeper exploration of who I was beyond the life I'd been building.
With the guidance of a coach, I began learning to turn inward, to trust my own knowing, and to pay attention to the parts of myself that had been waiting to be witnessed. I remembered the theatre kid, the performer, the girl who loved expressing herself and bringing people together. When I saw those same qualities reflected in a Pilates instructor, I recognized something familiar. I signed up for training, and a new chapter began.
For a while, I thought that was the story. Finding my voice, reconnecting with my energy, and allowing myself to take up space again.
But there was another side to it. Learning that I was just as worthy when I wasn't performing. That I could care deeply about something without needing to perfect it. That the experiences I was creating weren't simply something I was responsible for delivering, but something I was allowed to participate in and receive from, too.
That shift has changed so much about how I approach this work. I've experienced the most extraordinary moments of connection, gratitude, laughter, and aliveness in rooms where people arrive as strangers and leave having shared something meaningful.
And I've come to appreciate that no matter how thoughtfully we prepare, there's something about being human together that can't be scripted.
I'm a forever student of this work and of life itself. There are moments when everything flows and moments when I'm learning to find my footing again. I'm grateful for both, and for the opportunity to keep discovering what it means to live fully.
More Than Movement continues to grow alongside me. And perhaps what I love most is that I get to keep learning, creating, and experiencing it all with the people who find their way into these spaces.
I'd love to stay connected.
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