Hua Gong in Spain with Dario Gerchi
13 – 18 February 2012
11 – 16 June 2012
10 – 15 September 2012
17 – 22 September 2012
Mas Sant Nicolau, Costa Brava, Spain
Dario is running 4 holidays in Spain this year. Each holiday has 6 days with 3 hours Hua Gong (qigong) practice, plus free time to explore and relax.
You can view photos of last year’s popular Hua Gong holidays here.
Venue
Mas Sant Nicolau, with its magical gardens set between the gentle foothills of the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean sea, is the idyllic setting for the Hua Gong holidays. The traditional Catalan farmhouse in the gentle countryside of the Costa Brava has six simply furnished self catering cottages set in extensive gardens, a tennis court, swimming pool and twelfth century hermitage at the gate. The swimming pool is bordered by palm trees and fragrant lavander beds. It is surrounded by woods and open countryside, just 30 minutes from Gerona.
Self-catering accommodation £14 – £25 per night.
Please book and pay for the accommodation directly with Helen Weir at San Nicolau (see below)
Travel
Book your own travel by train to Figueras, or by air to Girona or Barcelona.
Cost
1 week: £135 per person + travel + self-catering accommodation
See Dario’s website for early bird booking deadlines
Plus £5 discount if you bring a friend or family member who has not been before.
Want to know more about Hua Gong Holidays?
For full information click here to see the brochure: Hua Gong at Mas Sant Nicolau 2012
Call Dario on 0845 4588233 (local call rate) or 01749 812822; (mobile) 07932 565994
E-mail: dario@gn.apc.org
www.qigongdario.com
For information about Mas Sant Nicolau and getting there, call Helen on: 0203 239 8024 (UK std rate call) or 0034 972 525462 (Spain)
E-mail: infosantnicolau@gmail.com
A Reiki-based Retreat in Glastonbury
Friday 14 – Sunday 16 September 2012
Join us a Reiki based retreat in the beautiful surroundings of the Chalice Well in Glastonbury.
A special time to immerse yourself in healing, stretching, meditation and chanting. Enjoy a walk to Glastonbury Tor and share healing around the Chalice Well. It is hoped that those who wish to join us will bring something to the weekend’s activities.
£220 with accommodation in shared rooms. £50 non-refundable deposit payable on booking
Early bird price £195 for bookings by 31 January
Contact Jules on 07773 082 163 or email julesg@inorbit.com
or Anne 07905 748359
This information is shared on behalf of Jules George.
Are you looking for a conscious way to spend New Year’s Eve?
Join us at the New Year 2012 Aquarian Gathering yoga & shakti dance retreat.
Friday 30 December
- Sunday 1 January 2012
Gaunt’s House, Dorset
Come and return to the peace and stillness of your heart after the business of Christmas.
Join us to celebrate the dawn of 2012 as we let go of the past and welcome in a new vibration of Truth and Love!
2012 will bring new energies and new opportunites on every level. The retreat will be about returning to the truth within ourselves so that we can live from that space.
Calling in propserity and abundance.
Immerse yourself in
- Kundalini Yoga
- Shakti Dance
- Devotional singing
as we release the old to clear the way for a bright and beautiful start to 2012!
This retreat is brought to you by Anjali Kaur, Nimrita Kaur, Ian Wood & Aradhana Kaur.
Investment: £230 / £200 concessions or low waged
Includes 2 nights full board accommodation in shared rooms with shared bathrooms, vegetarian meals, all workshops
To book please visit the Aquarian Gathering website or call Anjali on 07961 105780
Hua Gong in Spain with Dario Gerchi
12 – 17 September 2011 and 19 – 24 September 2011
Mas Sant Nicolau, Costa Brava, Spain
By popular demand, Dario is running 2 holidays in Spain this September. Each holiday has 6 days with 3 hours Hua Gong (qigong) practice, plus free time to explore and relax. There is the flexibility to join both groups or to extend your stay at the venue.
Venue
Mas Sant Nicolau, with its magical gardens set between the gentle foothills of the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean sea, is the idyllic setting for the Hua Gong holidays. The traditional Catalan farmhouse in the gentle countryside of the Costa Brava has six simply furnished self catering cottages set in extensive gardens, a tennis court, swimming pool and twelfth century hermitage at the gate. The swimming pool is bordered by palm trees and fragrant lavander beds. It is surrounded by woods and open countryside, just 30 minutes from Gerona.
Self-catering accommodation £16 – £25 per night.
Travel
Book your own travel by train to Figueras, or by air to Girona or Barcelona.
Cost
1 week: £135 per person + travel + self-catering accommodation * early bird 15 August £125 *
Both weeks: £250 per person * early bird 15 August £230 *
Plus £5 discount if you bring a friend or family member who has not been before.
Want to know more about Hua Gong Holidays?
For full information click here to see the brochure: Hua Gong at Mas Sant Nicolau, Spain, Sept 2011
Call Dario on 0845 4588233 (local call rate) or 01749 812822; (mobile) 07932 565994
E-mail: dario@gn.apc.org
For information about Mas Sant Nicolau and getting there, call Helen on: 0203 239 8024 (UK std rate call) or 0034 972 525462 (Spain)
E-mail: infosantnicolau@gmail.com
Detox Retreat
3 – 10 September 2011
Glastonbury
£775 per person all inclusive
Vital Detox Retreats are launching a new, more affordable, detox week in stunning countryside just below Glastonbury Tor. Their first retreat starts on September the 3rd and all inclusive prices start at £775 for the week.
They provide lovely cottage accommodation, pool, steam, yoga, meditation, juices, supplements, potassium broths, colema colonics, nutrition and health workshops.
They also offer one to one sessions with three expert therapists including Life Coaching, Astrology, Brandon Bays’, The Journey and a health consultation with their nutritionalist and herbalist.
At the end of the week you’ll be given a delicious Raw Food Feast plus supper, breakfast on the last day and supplements to take home.
This is a holistic retreat that looks at every aspect of overall health. Massage and beauty therapies (including Lomi Lomi massage) are available but not included in the price (demand would far outstrip supply if they were free!).
For more information and to book your place, go to www.Detoxplus.org or email info@detoxplus.org or call Anna (Bath born and Bred!) on 01373 467668.
Hua Gong Holiday in Spain with Dario Gerchi, June 2011
7 – 12 June 2011
near Gerona, Spain
£135 + travel + self-catering accommodation
The first of Dario’s 2011 Hua Gong (chi kung, qigong) holidays in Spain gave a small group of practitioners the chance to leave the UK winter grey behind in February for a few days of Qi Gong relaxation and peace in the warm mediterranean sunshine of the Costa Brava. An unforgettable highlight was the session on the beach, surrounded by the gentle sea lapping against the white gold sand, then a picnic at the medieval village of Sant Marti, next to the sea.
The next Hua Gong holiday in Spain take splace from 7-12 June 2011. Costing just £135 + travel and self catering accommodation, it is an affordable opportunity for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Mas Sant Nicolau, with its magical gardens set between the gentle foothills of the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean sea, is the idyllic setting for the Hua Gong holidays. Bathed in warm, spring sunshine with brilliant blue skies, participants enjoy three hour daily sessions, followed by free time to relax, enjoy good company and explore the local area.You can combine your Hua Gong holiday with a taste of the rich cultural heritage and diverse landscapes from the doorstep. Walks through woods and fields, find unspoilt beaches a short drive away, cosmopolitan shopping, medieval villages, markets, internationally famous gastronomy and wines.
Want to know more about Hua Gong Holidays?
Call Dario on 0845 4588233 (local call rate) or 01749 812822; (mobile) 07932 565994
E-mail: dario@gn.apc.org
For information about Mas Sant Nicolau and getting there, call Helen on: 0203 239 8024 (UK std rate call) or 0034 972 525462 (Spain)
E-mail: infosantnicolau@gmail.com
This information is shared by Positive Living Bath on behalf of Dario Gerchi.
Santosa Yoga Festival
Wednesday 1 – Sunday 5 June 2011
In between these days, for a four day programme, we enjoy dawn til dusk yoga in an astonishingly beautiful campsite of woodland, glades and pastures.
Camping & practicing yoga, chanting, meditation, dance, therapies & workshops with inspiring teachers and healers.
This is a cosy, family festival. There are 108 places only for this camp. Tickets will go on sale from 14 February 2011.
For more information and booking please visit http://www.sitaram.org/sitaram/santosa-yoga-camp/spring/
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Soma Training Retreat with Nicole Aarons:
Water from the well of the soul “An ocean refuses no river”
Thursday 12 May at 3pm to Sunday 15 May at 3pm
@ Wild Pear Centre, Combe Martin, North Devon
Flowing movement is medicine; it is an important and often forgotten ingredient in our experience on this planet. Simple movement can elegantly express physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual possibilities in profoundly catalytic and lasting ways – in ways that thinking and talking alone can never achieve.
To understand and be able to embody fluidity, flexibility, awareness and communication so directly and visibly, requires a depth of knowing and a way of flowing in the world. And at the centre of flow lies a state of stillness and stillness is a state of being, not an absence of flow.
An advanced training in the experience and meaning of yoga, suitable for qualified and aspirant teachers, students of yoga and all those wanting to deepen their practice and for those following apprenticeship training with Nicole.
In our contemplation about a human life the soul is like a river. A river has a very simple beginning. It builds in momentum, strength and in vitality as it moves through time and different terrain to a large out-pouring into the ocean. Life is like that. Life begins with possibility, then we discover purpose and intention which gathers a momentum. With strength and experience our lives travel to meet and join with the larger collective reality.
Each of us is born into a remarkable story that can become true if we believe it. Our story can become true, if we love it. Our story will become true, if we serve it.
In this training we will explore flow through vinyasa and kriya. Vinyasa is about moving into, out of and between postures and we will experience flow through Namaskars and other flowing sequences. Kriya is the spontaneous flow of life force. Kriya manifests as the community of our body, mind and soul delivering on its intention.
The subtle application of vinyasa and kriya brings sensitivity, and a deep inner listening to our experience. A deep sensitivity to the experience of our senses is necessary to access the wisdom of the body.
You will study the language of flow, the music of the soul and establish your body as possessing the communicative quality of prayer. You will develop sensitivity and learn how to teach from the principles of flow and movement so that your asana sequences are an experience of stillness within flow.
Once you source and resource yourself, you become infinite. You become abundant. There is nothing that cannot be experienced through asana, kriya or sadhana.
Investment: £210 all inclusive
Call Nicole on 07733 226410 or email satsoma@gmail.com for more info or to book your place on this Soma event.
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Devotional Chanting Retreat with Goma
Fri 29 April – Sun 01 May 2011
@ Cleeve House, Seend, Wiltshire
* now FULLY BOOKED * please contact Thrisha to sign up for waiting list and future Goma events *
Simple living, joyful chanting, sacred fire ceremony, workshops in bushcraft, drumming, Indian dance, family yoga, Easter egg hunt, organic meals.
All activities & meals included in ticket price £150 (shared dorm), £108 (large heated yurt), £80 (camping).
Contact Thrisha on 07891 990642 or gomaretreat@yahoo.co.uk
This information is shared with you by Positive Living Bath on behalf of Thrisha.
‘In Harmony with the Elements’
Tuesday 26 April – Tuesday 03 May 2011
Come and share a beautiful, relaxing & reviving week on the spectacular Datcha Peninsular in Turkey. Nature will be fully in bloom and we will have plenty of opportunity to immerse ourselves in her abundance as we take meditative walks through the flowering countryside. Using Kundalini Yoga and Shakti Dance we will bring the elements into harmony within ourselves allowing healing and restoration on every level.
By harnessing the powerful energy of this time of year and embracing the joy and celebration of the Beltane festival we will connect more deeply with the absolute love and deep peace that is always present within our hearts.
Our retreat centre in nestled in the small village of Eski Datcha, a few kilometres away from Datcha town. Here we will be welcomed to a true home away from home. Our hosts look after everything we need from comfortable accommodation to beautiful homecooked food, and not forgetting the delicious Turkish breakfast!!!
Investment £450 (£400 if booked before 15th Feb). Price includes all yoga, Shakti Dance, guided walks, accommodation, breakfast and 5 evening meals. (Flights to Dalaman and tranfsers to Eski Datcha are not included).
N.B. if anyone is considering the retreat in Turkey but is not able to afford it please let me know and we can see if we can work out a concession rate. What matters to me is that the people who feel they would like to be there are able to come.
For more information please contact Anjali Hansmukh Kaur satnam.anjali@hotmail.com
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