The Night the World Shifts: Why 10 People Are Choosing to Spend the 2026 Autumn Equinox in Sedona
- Mar 18
- 7 min read
Every year, twice a year, the Earth reaches a moment of perfect balance. Day and night hold equal weight. The old season yields to the new. Something ancient shifts — and whether you feel it consciously or not, your body, your spirit, and your subconscious already know it.
The Autumn Equinox is not just an astronomical event. It is nature's invitation to reset.
On September 21, 2026, ten people will gather at a private estate in Sedona, Arizona, to answer that invitation — intentionally, powerfully, and completely. For four days and three nights, they will experience something that very few people ever do: a full-spectrum transformation of mind, body, spirit, soul, and senses, held in one of the most energetically charged landscapes on Earth.
This is the Sedona Equinox Awakening Retreat. And there are only 10 spots.
"The Autumn Equinox is nature's invitation to reset
and Sedona is where that reset goes deepest."
Why the Autumn Equinox Changes Everything
Most people experience the equinox without realizing it. They notice the air has shifted. The light feels different. Something inside them stirs — a restlessness, a longing, a quiet nudge toward change. That feeling is real. And it is ancient.
For thousands of years, civilizations around the world — from the Celts to the Egyptians to the indigenous peoples of the American Southwest — marked the equinoxes as sacred transition points. Times of ritual, release, and renewal. Moments when the veil between what was and what could be grew thin enough to step through.
Sedona amplifies this. The red rock formations surrounding the town are not just visually stunning — they sit atop powerful electromagnetic vortex energy that has drawn spiritual seekers, healers, and transformation-seekers for generations. Scientists measure anomalies in the area's magnetic fields. Visitors feel them in their bodies: a tingling in the hands, a sudden clarity of thought, an unexpected release of emotion they didn't know they were carrying.
When you combine the energetic portal of the Autumn Equinox with the amplifying power of Sedona's vortex landscape, you create conditions for transformation that are genuinely rare. That is not marketing language. That is what happens.
"Something inside you already knows it's time.
The only question is whether you'll say yes."
This Is What a Real Transformation Retreat Looks Like
The word 'retreat' gets used loosely. A weekend at a spa is a retreat. A yoga class in a nice location is a retreat. What Luca and Claudette have designed for September 21–24 is something categorically different. It is a full-spectrum immersion across five dimensions of the human experience — what they call Mind, Body, Spirit, Soul, and Senses.
Here is what that actually means:
MIND MIND • Clinical hypnotherapy • Subconscious reprogramming • NLP integration • Belief transformation • Emotional clearing | BODY BODY • Krav Maga training • Physical empowerment • Resilience building • Situational awareness • Grounded confidence | SPIRIT SPIRIT • Kundalini yoga • Breathwork & meditation • Vortex excursions • Energy activation • Spiritual reconnection | SOUL SOUL • Live Luca & Claudette concert • Sound healing • Vibrational frequency work • Voice activation • Musical healing |
SENSES - The Experience That Holds It All Together
Stargazing under Sedona's International Dark Sky | Gourmet organic meals curated for wellness | Luxury private estate accommodations | Immersive sensory experiences woven through every day
No single modality here is an afterthought. Every element has been designed to work in concert with the others — so that what opens in a hypnotherapy session is grounded by the physical work of Krav Maga training, deepened by an evening of live music, and integrated through the silence of a Sedona vortex excursion the following morning.
This is not a menu of activities. It is a carefully sequenced journey.
"You will not leave the same person who arrived. That is not a promise.
It is simply what happens when you give yourself four full days in Sedona with guides who know how to hold the space."
Why Only 10 People — And Why That Matters
Many retreats cap attendance at 20, 30, even 50 guests. The Sedona Equinox Awakening Retreat accepts exactly 10. That number is not arbitrary — it is the foundation of the entire experience.
When you are one of 10, you are not part of a group. You are part of a circle. Luca and Claudette know your name, your story, and your intention before the retreat begins. Every hypnotherapy session, every Krav Maga training block, every evening around the fire is calibrated to the actual human beings present — not a generic audience.
The private Sedona estate where the retreat is held has been selected specifically for this intimacy. Five distinct bedrooms — ranging from private king suites with balcony access to a community bunk room — each with its own character and energy. Guests choose their accommodation tier based on the level of privacy and luxury they desire, while sharing the same transformational experience.
This intimacy is also what makes the retreat genuinely life-changing rather than merely enjoyable. Breakthroughs happen in safe containers. Trust is built in small groups. The connections formed between 10 people over four days in Sedona tend to last years.
TIER | ROOM | FROM | SPOTS |
🥇 Sanctuary | Private King — balcony, wood-beam ceiling, French doors (Bedroom 1) | $5,500 pp | 1–2 |
🥇 Sanctuary | Private King — garden terrace, botanical art, serene & bright (Bedroom 3) | $5,000 pp | 1–2 |
🥈 Superior | King — Cathedral Rock mural, bold Sedona energy (Bedroom 4) | $4,750 pp | 1–2 |
🥈 Superior | Double Queen — Sedona sunset mural, perfect for 2 guests (Bedroom 2) | $4,500 pp | 2 |
🥉 Collective | Shared bunk room — community energy, same full program (Bedroom 5) | $3,500 pp | 3 |
All accommodations are all-inclusive — meals, activities, excursions, and the full retreat program are covered in every tier. The only difference is the room itself.
Meet Your Guides: Luca & Claudette
Every transformational experience is only as powerful as the people holding the space. Luca and Claudette are not wellness industry newcomers with a certification and a vision board. They are two of the most unusually qualified retreat facilitators you will encounter anywhere.
Claudette Renee Lyons Singer • Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist • NLP Specialist • Kundalini Yoga Instructor • Motivational Speaker • Martial Artist Claudette has spent over 20 years helping people break through the invisible walls that keep them stuck — in boardrooms, trauma centers, and one-on-one coaching sessions. As a former Level 2 Trauma Center manager, she brings both the clinical precision and the human warmth to hold space for even the deepest transformational work. She is also an accomplished singer and electric violinist whose live performances have moved audiences across the country. In Sedona, her music becomes medicine. | Gianluca (Luca) Zanna Music Producer • CEO of Zanna Records • Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist • Krav Maga Black Belt Military Instructor • Motivational Speaker Born in Rome, Luca immigrated to the United States in 1998 after serving as Italy's youngest music publisher. He built Zanna Records from the ground up in Sedona — an independent label with 150+ original recordings achieving global radio airplay across 1,000+ stations in 39+ countries, covered by Rolling Stone, Billboard, Forbes, and Entrepreneur. As a Krav Maga Black Belt Military Instructor, Luca brings the warrior dimension to the retreat — teaching guests not just to defend themselves physically, but to carry that grounded, unshakeable confidence into every area of their lives. |
Together, Luca and Claudette have created a retreat that reflects who they actually are: deeply credentialed, profoundly human, and genuinely committed to the transformation of every person in the room. Their life and creative partnership bring a rare coherence to the experience — two people who practice what they teach, in every dimension.
Is This Retreat for You?
The Sedona Equinox Awakening Retreat is not for everyone — and that is by design. The people who are drawn to this experience tend to share certain qualities, even if their backgrounds are wildly different.
✅ You Might Be Ready If... • You're at a crossroads and feel the pull toward something new • You've done 'the work' before and you're ready to go deeper • You're a high-performer who knows something is missing • You're going through a transition — career, relationship, identity • You want both inner peace AND physical strength • Sedona has called to you — and you haven't answered yet • You believe in the power of intentional community • You're ready to invest seriously in your own transformation | 🎯 What You Will Leave With • Subconscious reprogramming for lasting confidence & clarity • Practical self-defense skills and embodied physical strength • A quieted mind and renewed spiritual connection • Emotional freedom — released from patterns that no longer serve • New direction, new energy, new vision for what's possible • A profound sense of faith, alignment, and inner trust • Friendships forged in depth — with 9 extraordinary people • Memories, music, and moments that stay with you for life |
The Equinox Does Not Wait
September 21, 2026 is coming. The Earth will tilt, the light will shift, and the ancient invitation will go out — as it always has. The question is not whether this moment will happen. The question is where you will be when it does.
Ten people will be in Sedona. They will be standing in the vortex energy of Cathedral Rock as the season turns. They will have spent four days dismantling what no longer serves them, rebuilding what does, and discovering dimensions of themselves they didn't know existed.
They will be guided by two people who have dedicated their lives to exactly this kind of work — a singer and hypnotherapist whose voice opens hearts, and a music producer and Krav Maga instructor whose presence grounds and empowers.
They will eat well, sleep deeply, move powerfully, and listen to live music under a Sedona sky so dark and vast it changes the way you think about your own life.
And then they will go home. Different.
"This is YOUR time. The Equinox is the door. Sedona is the threshold. We will be on the other side, waiting." — Luca & Claudette
✦ RESERVE YOUR SPOT ✦ Sedona Equinox Awakening Retreat | September 21–24, 2026 10 Guests Only • All-Inclusive • Private Sedona Estate 📞 (914) 512-4223 ✉ 1111Lyons1111@gmail.com https://www.claudettereneelyons.com/retreats-1 From $3,500 per person • First Come, First Served • No Refill Once Sold Out |
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