A 6-week online program by Voilà Yoga
The In-Between
A 6-week home retreat for women in transition.
"I am rooted, but I flow."
Virginia Woolf
Maybe this is you
Maybe it's a move to a new place, a new child, a separation, or a job that no longer feels aligned: something shifted and you're now standing between two chapters.
Life transitions rarely happen only one at a time; in fact, they are often layered. You might be becoming a mom, leaving a career and rebuilding a social world all within the same year.
You're not in crisis, but you're not quite yourself either.
Welcome to the in-between.
Who this is for
You're a woman between 30 and 55 years old. You're educated, internationally minded, and you've spent most of your adult life being highly competent.
You are far from fragile, but you've recently started to feel the weight of life transitions, often several at once:
Matrescence and motherhood
the profound identity shift of becoming a mother
Career change or career pause
leaving a professional identity, or not yet knowing what comes next
Relocation
rebuilding a social world from scratch in a new city or country
Break-up or divorce
the grief that comes with relationship changes
Midlife and meaning
the persistent question in the back of your head: is that it? Is this the life I actually want?
Perimenopause
hormonal changes your body is navigating largely without language or community
What it is
A retreat, from home.
The In-Between is a 6-week home retreat for women navigating change, blending yoga, meditation and writing.
This is a practice space for integration: a place to inhabit the woman you are becoming, not just analyse her or push her forward.
No to-do's, no homework. A space to simply be, alongside other women who get it.
Four pillars, one practice
Yoga
Gentle, alignment-based movement to come home to your body. Breath and presence over performance, always with a restorative ending. Suitable for all levels, prenatal & postnatal friendly.
Meditation
Accessible, doable practices to quiet the noise, built for people who think they cannot meditate.
Writing
Morning Pages + Live Writing Circles with guided prompts and direction to help you put words on what's shifting. You don't need to be a writer, only to be honest on the page.
Community
A circle of 6 women, always non-judgemental, supportive and benevolent.
"I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear."
Joan Didion
The arc of the six weeks
Most transitions are non-linear, and so is this program.
Divided into 3 phases, of 2 weeks each, the pace is intentionally slow so your nervous system can follow. Each week has a theme that we use throughout all practices.
Phase 1
Ground
Weeks 1 & 2
Arriving and slowing down. During the first 2 weeks, we build the foundations of practice and safety in the body and in the mind.
I AM ROOTED.
Phase 2
Soften
Weeks 3 & 4
Loosening the grip. Through movement, writing, and shared reflection, we make room for what's true right now, messy parts included.
I AM HERE.
Phase 3
Emerge
Weeks 5 & 6
Turning toward what's next. Gathering who you've been and who you're becoming into one woman who can hold both.
I FLOW.
What each week brings
A live online writing circle
One hour, over Zoom, to actually take the time to journal, to get it out of your system and onto the page. During a circle, we write from 2 prompts, for 20 minutes each time, and then we share our experience (always optional) and connect with one another.
A yoga practice
A 30-minute recorded sequence, shaped around the week's theme, to practice when your life allows, and as often as you like. Suitable for pregnancy and post-partum.
A guided meditation
Short and doable, related to each week's theme. Twenty minutes to tune in to yourself, even if you think you cannot meditate.
Morning Pages
Based on Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way, an invitation to start a practice of Morning Pages. An accountability group, without the pressure.
Everything that's included
Live sessions
- 6 live writing circles, online, 60 min each, with replays
- Two 1:1 calls with Pauline. In week 1, we do a core values assessment, and in week 6 we reflect on your journey and next steps.
- A welcome call and a closing circle to connect with the other women in the group
Community
- An intimate cohort capped at 6 women
- Weekly sharing of insights and experiences during the live circles
- A private WhatsApp group
- Sisterhood that tends to outlast the program
Content
- Weekly themed recorded yoga practices and guided meditations, yours to keep and revisit
- Weekly writing prompts and reflections
- A participant portal with all recordings, replays and prompts + a resource library with curated material (books, podcasts, etc.)
BonusIf you live in Lisbon, you get unlimited access to my in-person group yoga classes and events for the duration of the program.
Who's holding the space
I built this program because I needed it.
Bonjour! I'm Pauline. After over a decade in tech in New York and Los Angeles, I traded it all for a slower, more intentional life in Portugal with my family.
New continent, new language and culture, from corporate to independent, on top of mothering two kids: this transition at 37 was so layered it took me by surprise. I know the in-between from the inside!
While in the messy middle, I turned to my yoga, meditation and writing practices, and back then I wished I had a structured program for guidance and accountability.
I've been teaching yoga since 2016 (RYT-500) through private, group, corporate and online classes and retreats, and with this Home Retreat, I blend together those transformational practices to help you move through your own transitions.
In their words
From Google reviews of Voilà Yoga classes and retreats, where this program was born.
★★★★★
"She introduces a meaningful theme that deeply resonates with me as a woman navigating transition and personal growth... After every session, I leave feeling more grounded, relaxed, and stronger, both mentally and physically."
Mamta · weekly classes
★★★★★
"It was wonderful; exactly what I needed. The group size was perfect... the sequence of the sessions seemed incredibly intentional. It really was the perfect weekend, I just wish we had one more day."
Amena · Back to Herself retreat
★★★★★
"Lovely, grounded, thoughtful and filled with care... her classes are a great way to build a community of women on the same path. And her retreats are so well-organized and special."
Christina · classes & retreats
What you leave with
After 6 weeks, your life won't have been fixed (transitions take time!), but you'll feel rooted again, even while the ground is still moving.
You leave with all the material from the 6 weeks: yoga videos, meditation audios, writing prompts and a curated library of resources.
You leave with words for what has been changing, written down rather than circling in your head, and a clearer sense of what matters to you now, starting with the values you named in week 1.
You leave with new or renewed practices that you can sprinkle into your daily life.
You leave having met a few women who understand, without needing an explanation, what it means to stand between two chapters.
From "Lost in transition" to "I am rooted, but I flow."
Join The In-Between
All the depth of a retreat, without leaving your life.
6 weeks, from home, open and supported.
The founding cohort begins on November 9, for 6 women.
€450
€350 founding cohort price
Founding price for the first cohort only. Future cohorts will be €450.
Payment plans are available.
Got any questions for me? Book a free intro call, no strings attached.
Can't join this time? The next edition will be in January 2027.
Your legitimate doubts, my honest answers
"I don't have time for this."
The most honest objection! The program asks for 60 live minutes a week, plus whatever time you choose to spend with the recorded practices. The question is not whether you have those 2 hours every week, but what they are being used for right now.
"It feels indulgent to spend money on myself."
The guilt is rarely about the money. It's about the belief that your interior life matters less than everyone around you. Women who feel rooted in themselves are better partners, parents, and human beings: this investment pays outward as much as inward.
"I'm already in therapy. Do I need this too?"
This is a totally different container. Therapy is one-to-one and often focused on the past; this program is embodied, relational, and group-based, and replaces neither therapy nor coaching. Many women do both, and the two complement each other well.
"I'm not a writer."
You do not need to be a writer, you only need to write :) I don't read your papers, there are absolutely no grades and no expectations of literary quality. The practice is about noticing what is true in the moment, and releasing it on the page so it can live outside your own head.
"I'm not sure I'll find my people in the group."
The group is intentionally small: maximum 6 women. You may not become best friends with everyone, but you will very likely find one or two women you'll truly connect with.
"I've never done yoga and I'm not flexible at all. Can I still join?"
Absolutely. I always say, if you can breathe, then you can practice yoga with me! It's accessible to all levels, and to pregnancy and postpartum.
"I'm in the middle of a difficult time. Is this the right moment?"
If you're in an acute crisis, this cannot replace the right support. But if you're feeling stretched, unlike yourself, quietly exhausted: that is exactly the territory this was designed for.