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
16-30and
June 21-28),
Tulum, Mexico (December 13-20) and
India (October 5-19).
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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.
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 of Muyil
and Coba, which we will visit on two excursions on separate
days during the week.
~Come for one week to Crete only, June 21-28th
or two full weeks in Crete and Santorini, June 16-30th... (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.
