previous workshops and retreats
Goa-yoga & painting - sunshine holiday
Angelika Grohmann & Andrew Logan
20.February - 6.March 2009
Cost:£500
The key to a more relaxed, more harmonious, more effective and fulfilled life is awareness!
On this yoga holiday retreat we will practice joyful awareness through yoga, meditation and painting. No painting skills necessary!
…awareness of beauty and light around us, awareness of beauty and light within our bodies, awareness of colours and sound, awareness of movement and breath, awareness of stillness, awareness of silence…
” The Palace”, a beautiful old Portuguese Villa, lies tucked away from the overcrowded Goa beaches. Surrounded by coconut groves, next to an old church garden, it is the ideal place to immerse yourself in a peaceful, rejuvenating and relaxing retreat. “The Palace” is a twenty minute walk from the beach. We will start the day with an early morning sun salutation, breathing and meditation, and watching the golden morning light on the sea. There will be more yoga at ” The Palace” and a painting session in the late afternoon, watching the sunset and meditation. There will also be plenty of time to sun bathe, swim in the divinely warm sea, enjoy the locale, explore Majorda market, or other trips!
How to get there
“The Palace”, an old Portuguese Villa is near Majorda Beach in Salcette near the small town Majorda, a little bit south from the Goa Dabolim Aiport. Google ‘ MAP OF GOA’ and you get more of an idea.
” The Palace” is near the hotel ‘VIVENDO’ a dos pal haços. 20 min by taxi from Goa Airport. Just give the taxi driver the following address:
HOTEL ‘VIVENDO’ A DOS PAL HACOS COSTA VADDO - MAJORDA SALCETTE - GOA
Please book your flight soon! Flights are round £400 at the moment.
Also remember: You will need a visa!
Accommodation
The cost includes simple accommodation at “The Palace” or nearby. If you want to stay in a more luxurious hotel, you will have to pay the difference, which we can discuss.
What to bring
Please bring your own yoga mat, or you can buy one in Goa, which we could arrange for you. Bring some water colours, pencils and a small water colour pad.
Contact me for booking or any questions!
Please make your booking soon! To save a place send me a £100 deposit.
Thailand Women’s Retreat - Yoga & Thai massage
Saturday 31st Jan to Friday 13th Feb 2009
With Angelika & Rachel
Mai Rim Retreat Centre, Chiang Mai
An opportunity to find a quiet, nourishing, warm and safe environment where we can connect deeply with ourselves and each other, learn about acceptance and loving kindness and arrive at home in our hearts.
Cost: £575 (deposit £100) There is concession available!
Please go to:
Details and booking information: »Thailand Women’s Retreat Details
‘Body of Light’ Workshops
Sun 9th March
10am to 1pm
Sun 21st October: Yin and Yang - a balanced practice
“When we are ambitious and energetic, life force flows through our muscles, the Yang layer of our body. This is the essential attitude of Yang, the creative force without which there would never be anything new.
When we are peaceful and contented, life force flows
through our skeletal system, the Yin layer of the body.” (Paul Grilley)
IF THIS IS SCIENTIFICALLY TRUE, I DON’T KNOW. BUT HAVING INTEGRATED A SEQUENCE OF “YIN POSTURES’” INTO MY PRACTICE I FEEL THAT THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL TOOL TO GET THE BENEFIT FROM STILLNESS, ACCEPTANCE AND SIMPLY BEING.
In the first part of this workshop we will start with an energetic flow of postures and take this journey into “YIN YOGA” inspired by Sarah Powers, holding gentle postures for a longer period of time to enhance the meridian and organ systems and to give our selves time for profound inner exploration and meditation. We will end the morning with chanting.
Open level, not suitable for complete beginners
Location and Booking: £21/£16 at Bodywise
Weekend Retreat in Norfolk: Meditation, Yoga, Thai Massage
Fri 9 Nov 2007, 6.30 pm to Sun 11 Nov, 3 pm
In this rejuvenating retreat we move beyond our daily affairs and ongoing stories of how things should or shouldn’t be into a field of deep acceptance and healing awareness.
Angelika and Rachel are aiming to provide a nourishing and safe ground for this healing experience through their guidance in meditation, yoga and simple Thai massage stretches.
Cost: £120 (dormitory), £130 (double room)
Location and Booking: Alison at The Old Red Lion, Castle Acre, Norfolk (01760 755557)
‘Body of Light’ Workshops
Sun 16th Sept 2007 and Sun 21 Oct 2007
10am to 1pm
Sun 21st October: Yin and Yang - a balanced practice
“When we are ambitious and energetic, life force flows through our muscles, the Yang layer of our body. This is the essential attitude of Yang, the creative force without which there would never be anything new.
When we are peaceful and contented, life force flows
through our skeletal system, the Yin layer of the body.” (Paul Grilley)
IF THIS IS SCIENTIFICALLY TRUE, I DON’T KNOW. BUT HAVING INTEGRATED A SEQUENCE OF “YIN POSTURES’” INTO MY PRACTICE I FEEL THAT THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL TOOL TO GET THE BENEFIT FROM STILLNESS, ACCEPTANCE AND SIMPLY BEING.
In the first part of this workshop we will start with an energetic flow of postures and take this journey into “YIN YOGA” inspired by Sarah Powers, holding gentle postures for a longer period of time to enhance the meridian and organ systems and to give our selves time for profound inner exploration and meditation. We will end the morning with chanting.
Open level, not suitable for complete beginners
Location and Booking: £21/£16 at Bodywise
Yoga and Buddhist Meditation Retreat - Dhanakosa
13-20 July 2007
With Angelika and Ginny.
Surrounded by magnificent mountains we will practice yoga and meditation in a Buddhist retreat centre. To take our practice onto a deeper level there will be some silent periods.
Location: Dhanakosa, Scotland
Meditation and Yoga in the Himalayan Tradition
Saturdays in 2006:
28th Jan, 4th Mar, 8th April, 6th May and 3rd June, 9 Sept, 7 Oct, 11 Nov
15.00 - 17.00
The teachings of Swami Veda come from an ancient lineage, which include all religions and belief systems. The approach is simple, systematic, which is practical rather than philosophical or theoretical. In these workshops we will have an opportunity to establish a daily gentle Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation Practice, which is easy and powerful.
Location and Booking: Yoga Place (£20 for first session then by donation )
Principles of Yin and Yang - a balanced practice
Sun 5th Nov 2006
10am to 1pm
In the first part of this workshop we will practice YIN YOGA inspired by Sarah Powers, holding gentle postures for a longer period of time to enhance the meridian and organ systems and to give our selves time for profound inner exploration and meditation. Then we will take this journey into a more energetic flow of postures and end the morning with chanting.
All welcome but not suitable for complete beginners.
Location and Booking: £21/£16 at Bodywise
RISHIKESH - Yoga Retreat 2007 - ‘Life beyond knowledge and time’
15 - 29 Feb 2007 Retreat to Swami Veda’s Ashram (£500)
1-5 Mar 2007 Sightseeing Himalayas (£275)
Celebrating 60 years of teaching of Swami Veda Bharati at Swami Veda’s Ashram with Angelika and Jenny.
The program will include:
- Yoga and meditation as taught in the Himalayan tradition
- Lectures and teaching
- Sacred ceremonies
- Sessions of silence
- Trip to local shrines in the Himalayan mountains
More info and Booking: Yoga Place
Yoga and Buddhist Meditation Retreat - Dhanakosa
21-28 July 2006
With Angelika and Ginny.
Surrounded by magnificent mountains we will practice yoga and meditation in a Buddhist retreat centre. To take our practice onto a deeper level there will be some silent periods.
Location: Dhanakosa, Scotland
Backbends Workshop
Sun 9th July 2006, time to be confirmed
Working with Dona Holleman’s Vital Principles we learn the art of practising and helping eachother blind folded.
Location and Booking: Bodywise
Swami Veda Bharati Visit to Yoga Place
16th May 2006, 17.00 - 21.00
Donations welcome: all proceeds go to Swami Veda’s mission.
Swami Veda Bharati is the spiritual director of Sadhana Mandir, Swami Rama’s Ashram, Rishikesh. He was born into a Sanskrit speaking family and raised in the century’s-old Sanskrit tradition. Swami Veda Bharati combines the best of the ancient and the modern. His ability to guide his audience to calm states of meditative stillness is well known to his students in the various centres he has established all over the world. He is an inspired and loving teacher, prolific author, poet and an international lecturer. For more information on Swami Veda Bharati please see his website www.swamiveda.org
Location and Booking: Yoga Place
Restorative Yoga Workshop
Sat. 25.March 2006, 14.00 - 17.00
Restorative Postures inspired by Sarah Powers Ying practice. Rejuvenating, simple Pranayama techniques. Deep relaxation. Yoga Nidra.
Location and Booking: Yoga Place
Workshops with Dona Holleman
11th - 12th and 14th-16th March 2006
“Dancing the Body of Light”- Chanting. Pranayama. Meditation. Yoga.
26 - 31 December 2005
A 3 hour morning practice to celebrate the Festival of Light. Time to reflect, to be still, to breathe and to practice vinyasa flow of postures.
Location and Booking: Bodywise
Opening the Heart: Yoga, Meditation and Chanting Weekend - Norfolk
2nd-4th December 2005
A chance to escape the pre-Christmas stress and move into silence, relaxation snd restorative practices.
Location and Booking: Alison at The Old Red Lion, Castle Acre, Norfolk
Backbends
13 Nov 2005, 10.00 - 13.00
How to use the Bandhas, the breath and simply joy to move our spine into a ‘crescent moon’.
Location and Booking: Bodywise (£20/£15)
Beginners’ Workshop
25th September 2005, 10.00 - 13.00
The body of light and the seven vital principles.
Location and Booking: Bodywise (£20/£15)
Backbends
10 July 2005
How to use the Bandhas, the breath and simply joy to move our spine into a ‘crescent moon’.
Location: Bodywise
Yoga and Meditation Retreat - Scotland
15 - 22 April 2005
Surrounded by magnificent mountains we will practice yoga and meditation in a Buddhist retreat centre. To take our practice onto a deeper level there will be some silent periods.
Location: Dhanakosa
Bandhas, Pranayama and Relaxation
10 April 2005
Learning how to use the Bandhas in our pranayama and asana practice can be very empowering. It strengthen, softens and energises our entire being in a beautiful way!
Location: Bodywise
Opening the Heart: Yoga, Meditation and Chanting Weekend - Norfolk
18-20 March 2005
Enjoy the first touch of spring and experience yoga, chanting and meditation as an integrated and heart warming practice!
Location: The Old Red Lion, Castle Acre, Norfolk
Restorative poses and Pranayama
5 March 2005
In this workshop we focus on the power of ‘undoing’ and revitalizing the body through long timing resting poses.
Location: Yoga Place
Rajasthan Yoga Journey
4-20 February 2005
A journey to India including a one week retreat at ‘Castle Bijaipur’. The daily yoga schedule will vary depending on the travel arrangements but every day will begin with Meditation and Pranayama. At the Castle, there will be a more intense schedule and there will be some study of philosophy and prananyama.
“Dancing the Body of Light”- Chanting. Pranayama. Meditation. Yoga.
26 - 31 December 2004
A 3 hour morning practice to celebrate the Festival of Light. Time to reflect, to be still, to breathe and to practice vinyasa flow of postures.
Location: Bodywise
