IMILOA PRESENTS
This unique yoga retreat is guaranteed to replenish your energy, restore your sense of wonder, and expand your perspective of self and world. It is an invitation for renewal on every level of your being.
March 15-20th, 2026
About The Retreat
Verdesana is a world-class retreat center with miles of hiking trails, serene waterfalls, and gorgeous wood-fired hot pools. Geoffrey Roniger is a world-class facilitator of balance and connection. When you combine the breathtaking beauty of Verdesana’s land with breath-giving beauty of Geoffrey’s all-levels teaching style, you get a potent elixir for total well-being. Weaving together alignment, subtle movement, and creative metaphors to bring ancient yogic principles into modern life, Geoffrey’s signature sequences will move you toward profound states of contentment and clarity.
Replenish your energy, restore your sense of wonder, and expand your perspective of self and world.
What You Will Learn
When you come on my Essential Yoga Retreat at Verdesana, you will experience lightness of body and spaciousness of mind. You will feel more connected to your authentic self, as opposed to the more superficial self which is your societal role. You will also receive a healthy dose of inspiration by communing with nature and by conversing with bright, interesting people.
This experience will benefit your everyday life because you will have remembered what brings you meaning and joy. Therefore, you will naturally and spontaneously be inclined to seek more of those things as you re-enter everyday life and move through the world.
During this 6-day retreat we will journey from the soles of the feet to the crown of the head in order to re-inhabit and reorganize the body.
On the subtle level we will progress through a highly accessible breathing program that will pacify the nerves and quiet the mind. Each practice session will include ample time for meditation so that each participant can drop into the sweet solace of stillness and silence.
Your Host
Geoffrey Roniger
Geoffrey Roniger began practicing yoga in 1995 and has been a passionate explorer and innovator of the art form ever since. Well-known in both the San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater New Orleans Area for his authenticity and creativity, Geoffrey’s enthusiasm for yoga is undeniably contagious.
After graduating from Vanderbilt University with a degree in European Studies in 1998, Geoffrey moved to Edinburgh, Scotland where he helped renovate a 19th century church into Europe’s largest yoga studio. Shortly after his return to the United States, he graduated from Piedmont Yoga Studio’s 18-month Advanced Studies Program, where he formally apprenticed with Richard Rosen and Rodney Yee.
From 2005 to 2010, Geoffrey was the on-site yoga teacher for Salesforce.com, Amyris Biotechnologies, Beverly Prior Architects, Juice Design, and Urban Revision in San Francisco. Through this experience he created Workplace Wellness, an effective and accessible program that uses modified yoga techniques to counteract the negative effects of sitting all day at a desk. Geoffrey’s private clientele has included several CEOs dealing with high levels of stress, professional athletes aiming to improve their overall efficiency, and health care professionals searching for a reliable method of self-care.
Geoffrey also served on the teacher training staff at The Yoga Loft in San Francisco between 2005 and 2010. During that time period he became a dedicated student of the Alexander Technique, and this shifted his personal practice and teaching style toward a more internal, less goal-oriented approach. In 2007 Geoffrey volunteered for Urban Zen at both V Day and the Special Olympics, which successfully implemented therapeutic yoga techniques for evacuees of Hurricane Katrina and athletes with disabilities, and from this experience he was appointed to Urban Zen’s faculty for the Integrative Therapy Program in New York. Geoffrey has been featured in the Awakened Athletes, Masterclass, and Basics columns for Yoga Journal as well as in the Gaiam video, Yoga Now. He created his own instructional yoga video web site, MyYogaToGo.com, so that he could share fresh observations and insights about his practice with students from around the country. He is an ambassador for Lululemon Athletica and has led numerous workshops and retreats around the world.
In 2010 Geoffrey moved back to his hometown of New Orleans where he opened Freret Street Yoga. Since 2013 he has conducted ten different Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Programs and has elevated the local yoga scene by intimately sharing his approach to the practice with hundreds of dedicated students. In 2020 Geoffrey re-branded his studio as Yoga Unbound in order to convey his deeper mission of evolving yoga to meet the needs of our modern world rather than keeping it constrained by its traditional origins. He lives in New Orleans with his wife, three children, and two dogs.
Testimonials
Geoffrey has been a student of mine for many years, and in all honesty, of all my students, I would be hard pressed to name a more sincere and dedicated practitioner of the art and science of Hatha Yoga.
As a teacher, I’ve watched him grow from a yoga baby to a yoga adult, and the transformation has been impressive. If you are looking for a teacher that can lead you through all aspects of the practice with great skill and compassion, look no further.
Geoffrey is a storehouse of deep understanding of yoga and yoga teaching. His genuine quest for self-knowledge through his practice of asana, pranayama, and meditation has enabled him to leap like Hanuman over many of the obstacles that obscure the light of the soul. He can guide you through the physical alignment that leads to ease of breath and quietness of the mind. Study with him and you will be led to the essence of yoga and yourself.
You know how you have one, maybe two, truly great teachers in your life — in any subject — who rearranged and re-inspired the way you thought about everything? Geoffrey is one of those teachers. And he keeps getting better, like a great Burgundy.
Ticket Pricing
SHARED CABIN
Double Occupancy
$3,800
PER PERSON
The 1 bedroom shared cabins feature a spacious bedroom with 2 queen beds and shared ensuite bathroom. They come with a furnished deck with forest/garden views. These cabins are perfect for friends or 2 guests who want to have their own private bed but share a bedroom.
2-BEDROOM CABIN
Double Occupancy
$4,200
PER PERSON
The 2 bedroom cabins are the most spacious cabins, complete with 2 separate/private bedrooms each featuring a queen sized bed. They have a spacious shared living room space, large deck with beautiful forest/garden/mountain views and a shared bathroom. These cabins are perfect for 2 guests who want a private bedroom but the community of a shared living room.
PRIVATE CABIN
Single Occupancy
$4,500
PER PERSON
Our 1 bedroom private cabins feature 1 queen bed and private ensuite bathroom. Two of the cabins are located close to the river so you can hear the soothing sounds of the water flowing by. The third cabin has a beautiful garden view and extra privacy. These cabins are perfect for solo guests who want privacy.
VIP CABIN
Single Occupancy
$4,800
PER PERSON
Our only VIP mountain cabin is located at the top of the property featuring gorgeous views of the forest covered mountains. This cabin is spacious and secluded for extra privacy. It features 1 king sized bed a private deck, a fireplace for cozy nights as well as a soaking tub with beautiful views.
Included
A completely private campus; available to your retreat group only. Access to a river onsite, nature trails, gardens, flora and fauna, and nearby waterfalls. Also included is a dedicated team of 15+ local professionals to coordinate everything for your enjoyment, from touchdown to take-off.
Gourmet plant-based cuisine prepared using all local and organic produce. Full meals, snacks, teas, coffees and fruit trays available throughout your stay.
Private transportation from the International airport to our campus in the mountains.
What’s Not Included
Flights to SJO, Spa Services
THE VENUE
Nestled within 100 acres of regenerated forest, our secluded campus offers a harmonious blend of native species and pine trees. Meandering trails and paths wind through the verdant landscape, inviting exploration and discovery. Beautiful gardens and native flowers dot the landscapes around the property.
You will also have direct access to a river providing exclusive access for those seeking moments of solitude by its tranquil banks. For nature enthusiasts, our haven is a sanctuary of biodiversity, boasting over 20 different species of hummingbirds and the potential to encounter an array of wildlife including coatis, agoutis, deer, wild pigs, kinkajous, and more.
Beyond our borders, there are miles of hiking paths through forest and mountain landscapes, and we can arrange guided hikes to two nearby waterfalls.
Accommodations
16 gorgeously appointed rooms in 12 cabins dotted along the hillside with en suite baths. Cabins are hand-crafted from our regenerated cyprus forests . Comfortably sleeping unto 20 guests total with many guests in private cabins. Comfortable queen sized beds with 850 thread count sheets. Outdoor decks with gorgeous views to the gardens, forests and mountains at 5,000 ft in elevation.
1 Bedroom VIP Cabin
Our VIP mountain cabin is located at the top of the property featuring gorgeous views of the forest covered mountains. This cabin is spacious and secluded for extra privacy. It features 1 king sized bed a private deck, a fireplace for cozy nights as well as a soaking tub with beautiful views.
AMENITIES
1 King bed
Private ensuite bathroom w. soaking tub
Private furnished deck
Fireplace
Gorgeous mountain views
1 Bedroom Private Cabin
Our 1BR private cabins feature 1 queen bed and private ensuite bathroom. Two of the cabins are located close to the river so you can hear the soothing sounds of the water flowing by. The third cabin has a beautiful garden view and extra privacy. These cabins are perfect for solo guests who want privacy.
AMENITIES
Queen size bed
Private ensuite bathroom
Private furnished deck
Forest or garden views
2 Bedroom Semi-Private Cabins
The 2BR cabins are the most spacious cabins, complete with 2 separate/private bedrooms each featuring a queen sized bed. They have a spacious shared living room space, large deck with beautiful forest/garden/mountain views and a shared bathroom. These cabins are perfect for 2 guests who want a private bedroom but the community of a shared living room.
AMENITIES
Private bedroom with queen sized bed
Spacious living room
Shared bathroom
Large furnished deck
Forest, garden or mountain views
1 Bedroom Shared Cabins
The 1BR shared cabins feature a spacious bedroom with 2 queen beds and shared ensuite bathroom. They come with a furnished deck with forest/garden views, a writers desk and coffee station. These cabins are perfect for friends or 2 guests who want to have their own private bed but share a bedroom.
AMENITIES
2 Queen sized beds
Shared ensuite bathroom
Furnished deck
Forest or garden views
GOURMET PLANT BASED CUISINE
At Imiloa, we take pride in being a conscious comfort food campus. That means we serve healthy, locally-sourced, gourmet vegan meals that are as artistically plated, scientifically nourishing and delightfully crafted for all of our retreat guests.
