Schedule of Public Classes
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***TUESDAYS***
9:30-10:30AM
Mixed Levels Vinyasa/Iyengar
***FRIDAYS***
5:30-7PM
Level 2/3 Chakra Vinyasa Yoga
asanas, mudra, mantra, pranayam, bandha and psychology related
to the chakras
***SATURDAYS***
4:30-6PM
Mixed Levels Vinyasa/Iyengar
All
classes are ongoing and can be dropped-in on or done with a series
discount.
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Locations
& Special Holiday schedule
Tuesday
(Cancelled on 12/30)
Pleasure Point Fitness and Dance
911 41st Avenue, Capitola
(831) 295-0953
ppfdc.com
Friday (Cancelled on 12/16
and 1/2)
One Yoga Center
846 Front Street, Santa Cruz
oneyoga.org
Saturday
(Cancelled on 12/27)
Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Avenue
pacificcultural.org
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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 seven 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.
We will spend time with Navajo medicine woman Mary Williams in the
Kayenta area, 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 with a deposit! Space is limited on this very special
trip to 18 people.
Detailed Itinerary
Cost and registration
options
Registration
Pay securely online using
PayPal
View
hotel accomodations and camping options below:
View
pictures of accomodations of hotels: Sedona
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Chinle
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~Immerse
yourself in Vinyasa and Iyengar Yoga- exploring the Yogic psyche
with healing practices for the chakras, pranayama, chanting
and meditation intensives, Greek history, swimming, bodywork,
nutrition, day trips to local sites of interest and enjoying
new friends at beautiful Triopetra beach in south Crete... (details)
Join experienced guide and Yoga teacher Phoenix Artemisia on
a journey that will nourish your Spirit through twice-daily
practices of pranayama, asana, and meditation, alongside the
turquoise Libyan sea bordering the south coast of Crete. This
Yoga retreat includes afternoon seminars on the "inner"
body (chakras, koshas and nadis) and corresponding Yoga practices
for energy and healing. You will also have the opportunity to
take in bodywork and healing sessions, and to swim and hike
around Triopetra, Agios Pavlos, Spili and Rethymno.
Retreatants fly in to Heraklion or Chania or can ferry to Rethymno--historic
port towns of Crete--on June 6th. All transportation by taxis
can be arranged for you to the retreat center from the airports
at Heraklion or Chania(2 hours away), or from the ferry port
at Rethymno (1 hour away) if needed.
Your first full day in Crete begins with a scenic drive along
the mountainous north and central area, south to Triopetra Yoga
Center on the rugged coast for a weeklong immersion in the practices
of Yoga on the Libyan Sea. Located in the south of Crete, Triopetra
has an oceanfront Yoga room with view of the sea, and ocean-facing
balconies on all of the rooms. Enjoy 2 daily classes, optional
morning and evening meditation, special classes on philosophy
and deepen your art of living Yoga in daily life. There is ample
free time to swim, go snorkelling in the incomparable, warm
Mediterranean waters, or recieve a massage or acupuncture from
one of the highly experienced and compassionate staff therapists.
Meals at Triopetra are an incredible fusion of macrobiotic vegetarian
Greek-inspired dishes, and Greek seafood and meat dishes are
available at the nearby tavernas.
Through informal outdoor seminars you will also learn about
Greek history and the preceding Minoan civilization of ancient
Crete, which Phoenix dearly loves to share with participants.
Minoan people had a powerful reliance on their land, gender
balance in politics and religion, and were free from dependency
on a system of monetary currency, yet ruled the Mediterranean
trade routes of 3500 years ago for almost 1500 years. We will
get to reflect on our evolving current time, in relation to
Yogic principles and the examples in history evidenced by the
things we are able to see of Minoan legacy in Crete.
View photos of accomodations for this retreat
at:
Triopetra Yoga
Retreat
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Yoga
& Nahuatl (ancestral) traditions of ancient Mexico
Vinyasa
and Iyengar-inspired Yoga, excursions to Mayan ruins, wisdom
traditions, teaching and ceremony from Pre-Columbian Mexico
with Phoenix Artemisia and Mazatzin Acostas
Join
us in Mexico for a week of diverse Yoga practices, pristine
beaches, exploring nearby Mayan ruins, and learning about
indigenous traditions of ancient Mexico from traditional
teachers.
Maya Tulum is on the Yucatan Peninsula and is close
to Cancun. The retreat center is famed for it’s peerless
location on white sand beaches, gourmet organic vegetarian
and seafood dishes, and also for it’s spacious and
inspiring Yogashala and beautiful, traditional Palapa-style
accomodations. Maya Tulum is in the vicinity of the Mayan
citadels or Muyil and Coba, which we will visit on two separate
excursions
Your
Guides on the Journey...
Phoenix Artemisia, B.A., RYT 500
Mazatzin Acostas, Ceremonialist and Tonalpouki (Calendar
Keeper) |
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Retreat
Schedule of Yoga Classes and Events
7-7:45AM Pranayama, morning Sanskrit prayers and meditation
8-9:30AM Asana I: Vinyasa Yoga class
9:30-10:30AM Breakfast
11:30-12:30PM Ceremony and Teaching given by Mazatzin
1-3PM Lunch is served until 3, and there is free time
until 5:30pm
5:30-6:30PM Asana II: Iyengar Yoga and special topics
workshop
7-9PM Dinner
This
schedule reflects the regular retreat rhythm for the
week, beginning on Sunday, and ending on Saturday
after breakfast and a closing circle together. Exceptions
occur on Tuesday and Wednesday when we take our excursions
to visit the Mayan sites of Muyil and Coba. During
those days the following schedule is in effect:
MUYIL:
From 1:30-5:30PM we will visit this temple complex,
trade center, and the neighboring water reserve of
S’ian Kaan.
COBA: Leaving at 9:30AM and returning at 2:30pm. An
evening circle will be held with Mazatzin at 5:30PM
instead of Yoga.
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and Mazatzin have worked together over many years with
groups of adults and children, co-facilitating these
teachings, and are looking forward to bringing them
back into context with participants near the ruins of
ancient Mexico. |
Contact:
Phoenix in the U.S. at 001 831 728 8064
email: garudayogini@yahoo.com
Cost includes 7 days/nights at Maya Tulum, 3 gourmet
meals a day, airport transfer, 2 Yoga classes a day, daily
seminars on indigenous Mexican culture and spirituality
and guided excursions to archaeological sites of interest
$1540-$1940 depending on your choice of
cabana
Save $100 by registering by March 1, 2009
A non-refundable deposit of $450 reserves your space.
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Moksha
Haiku
Peace is when the sky
has been subliminally
impressed on the mind
Grow, identity
of limitless light and love
within my deep Self
Today I begin
breath by breath to be as one
with all encountered
Rooster is crowing
coral-changing sky is felt
underneath the skin
my heart is rising
facing East to meet the Sun
tremulous new day
Whatever was left
behind is transparent past,
seedless perfection
I choose to regard
unfolding realities
as a precious gift |
Haiku
I
The happy moment
when you realize you're Here
starts with awareness
this process of Time
wieghs down on us like feathers
-a protective down,
and purposeful rise;
Valleys of the Sun and Moon,
Keep us wayfarers
humble to your paths,
seeking the frankincense tree
and the red mountains
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| Haiku
II
In the black-blue night
an owl salutes the full moon
and empty meadows
Tensing in beauty
the land tightens and glowers,
an unstruck drum skin
relentless mind stops
recognizing sanity-
a friendly owl's cry
spirit-painted wings
armistice of ancestors
appear as white skulls
emerging from folds
of the tree-brown camouflage
on the hunter's wing
chasing down my soul
vulnerable, soft focus
grateful morning time
please return to me
this awareness of night
as favored ally
for here I would stay
listening; opaque freedom,
prophecy of rain
am I not the Earth?
for my ears hear what's coming
well in advance, too-
It is time to grow
deeper down, deeper down still
stillness, deeper down
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