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A transformative wellness destination, Pilates Yoga Breath Retreats was established in 2024 to offer a carefully curated blend of experiences: physical practices like yoga and Pilates, mindfulness activities including meditation and breathwork, and immersive natural experiences such as nature walks and hikes and beachside relaxation.
Our retreat’s environment serves a deeper purpose beyond traditional wellness retreats. By emphasizing reconnection with natural elements—the warmth of sand, the invigorating scent of salt water, the serenity of nature views facilitates a return to life's fundamental pleasures. This approach helps our participants disengage from the complexity of modern life and rediscover their inner vitality.
Our aim to send you home feeling awakened, refreshed, connected, and whole beyond temporary relaxation.
We operate in carefully selected premier destinations, each offering unique natural environments: the coastal serenity of Calvi, Corsica, the mountainous grandeur of the Alpes, the cultural richness of Japan, and the unique landscapes of Tuscany. These locations serve as the foundation for immersive wellness experiences that combine traditional practices with location-specific activities.
TIMEA POCZE-GRAF
Co-Founder and retreat leader
Timea grew up in Hungary, Europe and migrated to Australia in her twenties after graduating as a lawyer. She was always passionate about fitness, health and wellbeing, hence she became a fitness instructor and started teaching mat Pilates while pursuing her studies. After moving to Australia, her career path led her through law, her enduring passion for fitness and wellbeing - particularly pilates - remained a constant thread throughout her journey. In the last few years, she has been running her successful reformer Pilates studio along with her husband, at one of the most beautiful places in Australia, in Noosa. Her dual background brings a unique perspective to wellness instruction, combining professional discipline with holistic health principles. In her free time, Timea loves spending time at the beach, she loves traveling, hiking, cooking and baking healthy meals for her family, hence the idea to organise wellness retreats, to promote being active and spend time in nature was always on her mind. Her belief is that everything happens for a reason and happens when the time is right. And this is it now.
LAZ POCZE
Co-Founder and retreat leader
Laz’s love for sports led him to become a swimming coach, a personal trainer, fitness and pilates instructor while he was also awarded with a sports science degree in Hungary. His experience in fitness competitions taught him discipline and diligence while he also aims for continuous learning and improvements. To further elevate his knowledge and pursue his dreams, he enrolled in the bachelor of physiotherapy program. Completing the four year degree with only hospital placements left, he is able to design workout programs for every body.
He loves helping to other people, loves improving their health and wellbeing, loves to be motivating, hence leading an active retreat perfectly fits him.
When he is not in his reformer pilates studio or teaching private sessions, you can find him in the gym, surfing at the beach, doing yoga, Qigong (Chi Kung) or meditation classes, as he preaches what he teaches.
LENKA BUJNAKOVA
Retreat leader
Lenka first discovered Yoga in Bali around ten years ago when she decided to take the journey of finding the deepest connection with her inner self. When she arrived where all the Yoga magic was happening at Changu, it was love at first sight. Then a couple of weeks later, she moved to Australia and immediately started practicing Yoga, and she discovered the deepest connection with herself through her regular yoga practice. And since then, she has never stopped being so passionate about exploring what else is there to unfold for her throughout her practice, hence she became an amazing and passionate yoga instructor teaching busy classes on a weekly basis.
As she has also been very interested in meditation which she practices daily, she completed Yin and Meridian & Restorative and Meditation courses to keep growing her education and passion for her teachings. Daily meditation and yoga bring balance to her life and calmness of her mind. If you do her class, which she aims to pass on from each of her classes.
As her mantra, Lenka takes every experience as an opportunity to get closer to herself. To grow into who you really are. And to remember who you were made to be.
Lenka loves connecting with nature, reading books, making pottery, writing, and staying at the beach.
TAYLAH WILLIS
Pilates instructor
Taylah grew up in Brisbane, Australia, and discovered Pilates as a way to calm her mind and stay active. She quickly fell in love with the practice and continued it while working FIFO (fly-in, fly-out) in the mines of central Queensland. Pilates became not only a source of physical strength but also a grounding practice that supported her through the challenges of FIFO life.
After several years in mining and healthcare, Taylah decided to follow her passion for movement and wellbeing, pursuing a Diploma of Pilates. Now a dedicated Pilates instructor on the Sunshine Coast, she thrives on helping clients feel their best. Taylah is particularly passionate about fostering a safe, inclusive space where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered in their fitness journey. She is especially focused on supporting women, including pre- and post-natal clients, and guiding them toward greater strength and confidence.
Outside of teaching, Taylah enjoys spending time in nature, connecting with her family, and exploring new ways to support wellness and balance in her life and others’. She believes that Pilates is more than just exercise—it’s a way to build resilience, inner peace, and a strong connection to oneself.
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