Yoga & Aerial Yoga/Arts
30th Nov - 4th Dec
&
6th Dec - 10th Dec 2017
Yoga Retreat
Yoga Retreats are a rare treat I like to indulge when time allows.
Currently I am organizing two 5 day/4 nights retreats on Bali.
I like to focus on inner and outer well-being and hence my retreats integrate a lot non physical classes as well to keep the balance right.
All Hallows Retreat
5 Days/4 Nights
Dates 2024:
Tuesday 29th October to Saturday 2nd November
A special treat for Samhain and El Día de los Muertos
Yoga retreats offer a wonderful opportunity to connect with yourself and let you disconnect from your otherwise busy life.
This is a special event only happening once a year, join us to take part in one of Guatemala's giant kite festivals.
Tranquility and inner peace!
About the Retreat
This is a fantastic opportunity to get in a few days to chill out and recenter yourself before heading into the busy season of Yule/Christmas and new year.
5 days/4 nights just outside Ubud in a small luxury villa.
Thursday 30th November - Monday 4th December
or
Wednesday 6th December - Sunday 10th December
From 550USD per person sharing a double room.
This retreat is ideal for a couples get away with a maximum of 6 participants.
The retreat is designed to help you turn in and relax body, mind and spirit.
Each day will start with yoga by the pool and another session before dinner is served.
In addition there will be meditation, mantra chant, yoga nidra, an introduction to yogic philosophy, breathwork and more.
Simple but delicious vegetarian meals are supplied 3 times a day as part of your retreat package.
When the veil is thinnest!
About the Retreat
Enjoy some well deserved time to yourself and reconnect with the elements.
5 days/4 nights just outside Antigua in lovely Santa Lucia Milpas Altas.
Maximum group size will be 8 people, however retreats will go ahead with just three people!
Available at the early Bird discount
when booked at least 32 days before retreat start
$780 per person in a single private cabin
or $1250 for two people booking together sharing one cabin.
Regular price $890 per person in a single private cabin
or $1350 for two people booking together sharing one cabin.
In order to book just send us an email or fill out our reservation request form.
We usually get back to you within 24 hours.
This retreat is ideal for both couples and individuals looking to relax, rejuvenate and de-stress and experience something new and different.
In Guatemala, making colourful kites and flying them is a form of honouring and communicating with ancestors and loved ones that have passed on.
During this time of the year in which many cultures believe that the veil between the worlds is thinner, you can take part in this tradition while also connecting to yourself through yoga and meditation.
Embrace local tradition as you build your own kite and let it fly in one of the traditional Día de los Muertos giant kite festivals in Guatemala.
Included in the above price are:
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4 nights accommodation
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breakfast, lunch and dinner on full retreat days (packed lunch on the day we go to see the kites)
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breakfast or dinner on half retreat days
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Aerial yoga classes
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Hatha Yoga classes
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Movement classes
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Trip to see the giant kites
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Samhain ceremony
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Chilecayotes carving
Simple and delicious vegetarian meals are supplied three times a day which are part of your retreat package, if advised in advance we can accommodate nut allergies, gluten free and dairy free diets.
What awaits you
some more details
The Retreat starts in the afternoon of the arrival day with welcome and orientation before your first yoga session by the pool. You will finish your journey on the last day after a final session of yoga and a leisurely breakfast before you get ready to depart.
An extra nights stay can always be arranged at time of booking.
There will be two asana (posture) based classes a day. The style will be Hatha taking a more invigorating form in the morning and a gentle finish in the evening stretching the body out for a good evening rest.
Apart from the physical postures you will be immersed in the more supple aspects of yoga that will help you find a new appreciation for its way of life.
Deeply relax in yoga nidra (yogic sleep) as your whole body is talked through relaxation ques and the mind is taken on an inner journey.
With mantra chant you'll find a new way to turn inwards. Maybe not everyone can sing but certainly everyone can chant. The sounding of the ancient sanskrit words create vibrations that harmonize the bodies energies and give a greater sense of connection.
Guided meditations/visualizations takes the mind on a journey, while the body relaxes. It can help in finding new energy, strength or just blissful calm. Often creating scenarios that the mind can retreat to again and again to allow relief from stress.
We will also talk about the 8 limbs of yoga during the retreat which will be a simple introduction to yogic philosophy. Bringing to mind that yoga is a holistic system of mind, body and spirit, of which none should be neglected.
What awaits you
The Retreat starts Sunday afternoon (arrival between 2pm and 4pm) however early arrivals may leave their luggage make their way to our neighbourhood Café.
There will be a welcome and orientation before your first yoga session at 5pm.
For the moment our accommodation is located in the main venue Jardín Campo Alegre. In Campo Alegre we have 5 beautiful little cabañas with individual ensuite bathrooms in each cabin giving you the space you need.
There will be on each full day two to three asana (posture) based classes a day consisting of aerial yoga and Hatha yoga. On 1st November the program will vary as we leave after breakfast to the giant kite festival and finish the day with a lovely dinner and camp fire back at Celestial dance home.
We serve three delicious meals a day, some of which are taken at the local Café.
On our daytrip we will provide a packed lunch.
This retreat happens at a special time of year. In many pagan and Christian beliefs the veil between the worlds is thinnest on Samhain night/ all hallows day, an opportune moment to communicate through meditation with those that have come before us.
With gratitude and an open heart we commemorate our departed and immerge ourselves in the local tradition of building a kite in their honour and letting it fly in hope to touch their souls one more time at one of Guatemala's amazing giant kite festivals that are held in celebration of this day.
In addition to the kite festival we will also carve chilecayotes and have a little ceremony for the dead on Samhain eve.
The retreat finishes after your last morning class and breakfast (check out by 11:30am).
Your daily schedule
7.30 – 9.00am
Hatha yoga beside the pool.
including breath control, mantra chanting, postures and relaxation.
9.30 – 10.30am
Breakfast
11am – 12pm
Workshops on breath, mantra, philosophy, meditation
1 – 2pm
Light vegetarian lunch
2 – 5pm
Take a break and explore the town or chill in the garden and pool
5.15 – 6.30pm
Gentle yoga beside the pool.
including breath control, mantra chanting, postures and relaxation.
7.00 – 8.00pm
Delicious vegetarian dinner
9.00 – 10.00pm
Meditation, yoga nidra or visualization to finish the day
General daily schedule
8.30am
Aerial Yoga
9.45am
Yummy breakfast
12.00pm
Fan Dance, Core Stability or Hula Hoop
1:30pm
Light lunch at Chica Bean
2.00 – 4.30pm
Personal break time to relax in the gardens or take a trip down to Antigua.
On 31st October we will work on our kite
4.30pm
Meditation or Chant
5.00pm
Aerial or Hatha Yoga
7.00pm
Delicious vegetarian dinner
