About this Retreat
Founder & Heart of Shine Yoga Retreats | Experienced Yoga Teacher (1000+ RYT) | Women’s Empowerment Coach | M.A. Intercultural Communication
She is the founder and experienced teacher, coach, and retreat leader with over two decades dedicated to the study of yoga, mindfulness, personal development, and human potential.
Known for her warmth, depth, and inspiring presence, Anke creates safe and supportive spaces where women can step away from the demands of everyday life, reconnect with themselves, and experience meaningful inner transformation -all while having fun on retreat. Rooted in heart-centered practices, her work supports deep remembering, reconnection, and embodied alignment. Her methods are designed to nourish emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing, guide transformation both on and off the mat, and empower you to see the bigger picture and live a more wholesome and liberated life -while gently reconnecting you with your innate beauty and power.
Holding a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Communication alongside more than 850+ hours of advanced yoga teacher training, Anke brings a unique blend of academic knowledge, professional expertise, and embodied wisdom to her work. Her approach weaves together yoga, meditation, breathwork, nervous system regulation, and transformational coaching to create retreats that nourish the whole woman -body, mind, heart, and soul.
Holistic Yoga Education:
Continued eduction 2026: Intensive Immersion, Tantra Yoga Illuminated w. Rod Stryker. Bhakti Yoga Immersion, Harmonium Training w. Ellen Arthur. Immersion with Jivamukti Yoga Barcelona. Vocal Training with Nessi Gomes
Continued eduction, Masters Event at Oxford University. Europe’s largest trauma, mental health, and wellbeing conference with Gabor Maté, Bessel van der Kolk or Dan Siegel (2024).
300 hrs advanced Teacher Training, with the Association for Yoga and Meditation in Rishikesh. This authentic Indian Yoga Academy course includes both traditional and modern style Yoga. Hatha, Asthanga, Power, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative and Iyengar Yoga including Pranayama, Philosophy, Meditation, Mantra, Music and Anatomy. Focus is on Yoga Therapy (2018)
50 hrs, Tantra Shakti. The Power and Radiant Soul of Yoga – A Para Yoga Master Training with Yogarupa Rod Stryker in Bali / The Practice. Focus: Tantra, Bandha, Pranayama (2018)
50 hrs, Seat of the Teacher advanced training with Dr. Suzanne Faith in Ibiza. Focus – Sequencing and defining teaching techniques with a powerful Anusara approach (2018)
200 hrs, `Total Transformation Teacher Training´ with focus on the Anatomy of the Core (Core Strenght Vinyasa Yoga) with Sadie Nardini (2017)
Mantra workshops, therapeutic acro yoga training, more retreats, intensives, more teaching and practice, practice, practice (2016)
Reiki 1 + 2. Attuned and certified by Magic of Reiki with Catherine Wheeler in Bali (2016)
200 hrs Vinyasa Flow and Anusara inspired Yoga Teacher Training with Reflections Yoga / New York in Costa Rica (2015)
Meditation and Pranayama Intensive with Clive Sheridan (2015)
Pranayama and Philosophie Intensive with Philip E. Lempke / Inspya Yoga and Conscious Living (2015)
50 hrs Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Therapy Mallorca. A therapeutic intensive training. Focus: Anatomy, Facia, Meridian & Organ Theory (Chinese Medicine) using Yin Yoga as a healing approach for stress related illnesses (2014)
2003: My Yoga journey began when I was in university. I needed something that would help me to cope with stress and keep me sane. Something that would help me to find stability, clarity and connection. More important I needed something that would answer me a few questions that couldn´t be answered in uni. Questions about how to live a great connected life with integrity and thrive. I practiced regularly for 11 years and attended various workshops, Yoga conferences etc. before I started teaching and sharing the wisdom of yoga.
Amilde Zanassi
Born in Argentina and now deeply connected to the spirit of her beloved island home, Ibiza, Amilde Zanassi is a sought-after sound healer, women's circle facilitator, and ceremonial guide. She shares her work through powerful sound journeys, magical gong baths, shamanic ceremonies, Temazcal, and energy rituals in Ibiza and Mallorca.
With warmth, devotion, and a deeply grounded presence, Amilde creates sacred spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, release what no longer serves them, and experience deep relaxation, inner connection, and transformation.
Her work is rooted in ancestral wisdom and shaped by many years of immersion in sacred traditions, healing arts, and spiritual practices. Through sound, vibration, ceremony, and conscious energy work, she invites you to experience the profound connection between body, mind, heart, and spirit.
Amilde believes that by shifting our inner state and reconnecting with our own energy, we create the conditions for greater balance, awareness, and wellbeing.
One thing is certain...after experiencing Amilde’s work, you’ll leave feeling more connected, more peaceful, and closer to your true essence.
Well known for her instinctive Flow Yoga and Breathwork sessions in Ibiza and London. She is a certified practitioner in; IQM™(Integrative Quantum Medicine), graduated with Alchemy as a Breathwork facilitator and completed my training on TRE - Trauma Release Exercises and Somatic Therapy. Her teachings are strongly influenced by the great work Peter Levine, Gabor Mate, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, David Berceli, Dan Brûlée, Emilie Conrad, Jules Michell (biomechanics) and Krishnamurti. In a session with her we are Moving & breathing stories through the body, using the art of somatics & true embodiment to guide you home.
Emily is passionate about empowering you to feel comfortable in your body in order for you to be your best self. She combined skillful, highly experienced technique with great sensitivity and reciprocity. Using a fluid fusion of fascial bodywork, myofascial, clinical and deep tissue massage techniques, she creates ease and release tension for your body, mind and soul. Emily is offering additional bodywork + massages (relaxation, Massage for deep release, clinical relief of chronic pain, myofascial fusion) on this retreat
Details of this retreat
'She Shines' Retreat | Ibiza, October
Since 2016, Shine Yoga Retreats has been creating boutique women's yoga and wellbeing retreats in Ibiza, welcoming hundreds of women from around the world. Featured several times by Condé Nast Traveler as a recommended holistic retreat, our retreats are known for their warm atmosphere, authentic yoga, meaningful connections, and the unique Spirit of Ibiza.
"The feeling of being high on life has stayed with me..."
Join us this October during Ibiza's magical golden summer, when the Mediterranean is still warm, the beaches are peaceful, and the island returns to its authentic, laid-back rhythm.
Created exclusively for women, the She Shines Retreat is an invitation to reconnect with your feminine energy in a supportive circle of like-minded women. We've gathered an inspiring team of women who love, live, and breathe the Spirit of Ibiza, creating a heartfelt experience filled with warmth, laughter, sisterhood, and transformation.
We'll have exclusive use of the beautiful and colourful boutique hotel Las Salinas, just 200 metres from the iconic Salinas Beach and 10 mins from the international airport. Nestled within the protected Ses Salines Natural Park, surrounded by white sand, pine forests, dunes, and crystal-clear Mediterranean waters, our retreat sanctuary embodies authentic, free-spirited, barefoot luxury -where nature invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect.
This is a holistic wellbeing retreat that allows you to fully relax while connecting deeply with yourself. As we journey into the body, mind, and heart through holistic yoga, breathwork, ceremonies, nature, and inspiring workshops, you'll experience greater vitality, nervous system balance, emotional release, deeper energy awareness, and spiritual growth.
These retreats are created for softening and awakening. A place where you can retreat and expand at the same time. We create a space for self-discovery, spiritual nourishment, personal expansion, and genuine togetherness. A gentle re-wilding and remembering of the self -a return to who you are, feeling aligned, free, and deeply at home in your body. A return to your feminine SELF.
With its authentic, free-spirited atmosphere and laid-back Ibiza soul, this retreat invites you to move, breathe, practise holistic yoga, hike the spectacular coastline, swim in the Mediterranean, dance barefoot, celebrate life, watch unforgettable sunsets, and immerse yourself in the island's grounding beauty alongside a wonderful community of women.
The transformation often reaches far beyond the retreat itself. Many women tell us they leave feeling lighter, more alive, and deeply connected to themselves. Some even mark their She Shines Ibiza journey with a tattoo, a lasting reminder of how they felt here and the woman they rediscovered.
One of the things that makes Shine Yoga Retreats unique is the depth and diversity of the experience. Together with our exceptional team, we offer one of Ibiza's most comprehensive holistic wellbeing retreats always with an authentic, down-to-earth approach, plenty of joy, and space to simply be. Bask in the collective glow, enjoy yourself to the fullest, and leave feeling inspired to expand and radiate your brightest Self.
Retreat Highlights:
Boutique Yoga, Detox & Spirit Retreat for Women - lovingly created since 2016
5 days / 4 nights during Ibiza's magical Golden Summer (28 Oct - 1 Nov 2026)
14-16 hours of holistic wellbeing experiences with an inspiring, highly experienced team
Holistic Yoga including Tantra Hatha, Creative Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, Mantra & Rituals
Breathwork journey for emotional release, nervous system regulation, greater clarity and inner freedom
Long Slow Deep (LSD) Yin Yoga with 432 Hz sound for profound relaxation and restoration
Chakra Charge, Sound Journey & Gong Bath to awaken your energy and deepen spiritual connection
Emotional release, spiritual growth, vitality, energy awareness and inner transformation
Guided coastal hike to sacred sites, hidden caves and one of Ibiza's most spectacular sunset viewpoints
Ceremonies, celebrations, music, dancing and genuine sisterhood
Beach life, Mediterranean sea swims, magical sunrises and unforgettable sunsets
Stay at our colourful boutique retreat sanctuary just 200 metres from Salinas Beach, surrounded by the protected Ses Salines Natural Park
A unique location only minutes from Ibiza Airport, allowing you to arrive, settle in and start relaxing without long transfers
Perfectly positioned to enjoy some of Ibiza's most beautiful beaches, coastal walks, nature, markets and hidden treasures -all without spending hours travelling across the island
Authentic, free-spirited, barefoot luxury with plenty of time to rest, explore and simply enjoy the Spirit of Ibiza
Delicious vegetarian and vegan detox cuisine with generous brunches and nourishing dinners
A balanced schedule with inspiring sessions and plenty of free time to swim, relax, explore or simply do nothing
Optional adventures ….hippie markets, sunset picnics and spontaneous Ibiza Old town visits
Small, welcoming community of like-minded women from around the world