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$30 at the door
includes materials and a practice CD
All proceeds benefit Tibetan refugees through F.O.T.S.I. (Friends
of Tibetan Settlements in India)
UPCOMING
January 12th workshop will cover:
Pratasmaranah
(morning) Sloka- addressing the divinity of the Earth
Mantra addressing the Planets from Atharva Veda
Yogasana Mantra- invocation of Patanjali Mangala
Mantra- A peace prayer invoking right leadership for the people
This workshop is a great infusion for teachers and practitioners alike.
Learn the Sanskrit alphabet, phonetics, and selected chants and mantras
in their original melodies, from the ancient Yogic language. Chanting
and learning with the welfare of the people in mind who receive donations
from this workshop increases our awareness and experience of Bodhicitta,
the will-to-good on behalf of all beings.
This trip has been lovingly crafted out of the relationships Phoenix
has with several Dineh (Navajo) elders who are open to sharing themselves
with sincere people who want to learn more about their traditions, and
to explore the history the ancestors of the land and their places along
the desert cliffs and canyons.
The weeklong journey through Sedona, Flagstaff area, and Navajo land
includes five Yoga classes, guided tours of Monument Valley and Canyon
de Chelly, and visits to many ruins belonging to the Hopi, Navajo, Sinagua,
and Hohokam peoples from up to a thousand years ago.
To make this trip available to everyone regardless of financial consideration,
there are varied options for accomodation ranging from hotels to camping.
We will spend time with elders in the Kayenta area and near Chinle,
and you will be able to participate in a traditional sweatlodge ceremony
led by Emerson Gorman at the end of the trip. (more
details)
Register now! Space is limited on this very special trip to 18 people.
Early-bird discount: Sign up by Dec. 31 and save $100
Bring a friend: each person takes off $50
Join us in 2008 on Yoga journeys to help you relax,
renew, explore and
learn to stay connected to the wisdom and beauty on the inside---
mirrored by the ancient landscapes and cultures of
Crete & Santorini (June 21-28 and
June 21-July 5),
and India (October 5-19).
To
find out more about upcoming retreats, click
here to be added to the mailing list.
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brochure
Yoga
Pilgrimage:
Yoga
retreat intensive
and tours of Northern India
October 4-19, 2008
Slideshow of a prior Journey to
India
Registration opens on Nov.1 for 2008 trip
A week of our retreat will be held at Parmarth Niketan Ashram,
located on the banks of the sacred Ganga river in Rishikesh, Uttaranchal--in
the foothills of the Himalayas. At this time of year the weather
is at its' best, with warm days and breezy nights. Explore Yoga
at its' source by the Ganga with morning sadhana and instruction
in pranayama and meditation, 2 daily asana classes, Yoga Philosophy,
and Yoga Nidra, led by Phoenix and Mataji (Sadhvi Abha Sarasvati).
Every night there is Kirtan (devotional singing) and Aarti (offering
of Light) at the Ganga at Parmarth's beautiful ghat (pier). We
will visit several temples and a cave sacred to the sage Vasistha.
In Rishikesh you will also receive a 2 1/2 hour Ayurvedic massage
treatment and shirodhara, to be scheduled at your convenience...
Two days and nights will be spent in Haridwar, an ancient city
sacred to Lord Shiva. This very special gathering places of saints
and teachers over time is also a tirtha, or holy place, where
the massive spiritual gathering of Kumbh Mela meets every 12 years.
In Haridwar there is an optional excursion to a Shiva temple,
evening Aarti at the Ganga and a day trip to visit one of India's
wildife preserves. We will stay at a renovated Maharaja's mansion
on the banks of the Ganga and have our classes on their rooftop
balcony.
~Come for one week to Crete only, June 21-28th
or two full weeks in Crete and Santorini, June 21-July 5th...
(details)
Join us on a journey that will nourish your Spirit through twice-daily
practices of pranayama, asana, and meditation, in sight of the
lapis blue Aegean and Libyan seas bordering Crete, and the stunning
cliffs of Santorini. This Yoga retreat includes seminars on Minoan
culture and guided tours during several excursions for those coming
on the two-weeks session. In Crete we will visit the Minoan Palace
of Knossos, which was a center of trade between ancient peoples
of the Mediterranean, as well as the epicenter of Minoan religious
activity, culture and government; and the incredible National
Archaelogical Museum of Crete. In Santorini will visit Nea Kameni
volcano by boat and the adjacent ocean hotsprings and see the
Minoan settlement of Akrotiri and Akrotiri Museum.
We arrive in Heraklion, a historic Minoan port and the capital
city of Crete, on June 9 and shuttle to Triopetra Yoga Center
for a weeklong immersion in the practices of Ashtanga (8 Limb)
Yoga on the Libyan Sea. Located in the south of Crete, Triopetra
has an oceanfront Yoga room with open glass wall to the sea, and
views of the sea from the balconies on all of the rooms. Enjoy
2 daily classes, optional morning and evening meditation, special
classes on philosophy and deepen your application of the eight
limbs of the Yoga practice in daily life. Swim, go scuba diving
or snorkelling in the incomparable, warm Mediterranean waters,
enjoy organic vegetarian Greek cuisine at the tavernas... Through
informal beach seminars and walks you will learn about Minoan
civilization and their influence on art, culture, and economics
of the Mediterranean of 3500 years ago.
During the second week, we continue on to spend 2 days sightseeing
in Heraklion with a full practice session each morning, visiting
the Palace of Knossos and Archaeological Museum in the afternoons.
On the 30th, we depart by ferry for the island of Santorini, where
we will stay for 4 nights and days on the cliffs of the crescent
island that was once called "Callisto" ("the Beautiful")
before it's current incarnation as a crescent took form after
the eruption of it's still-active volcano at the center of the
island, Nea Kameni. We will visit the volcano on a boat trip and
dabble in the ocean hotsprings bordering the volcano's rim. We
will also visit the ruins of Akrotiri, a Minoan settlement on
the southern tip of the island, and the small but impressive archaeological
museum which has cult statues, pottery and beautiful reconstructions
of frescoes from the site. We return to Heraklion overnight and
have a closing circle before our departure on the 5th.
