Retreat (half) Day : A Gift to Yourself

Escape the frantic festive season and its build up. Give yourself the gift of time & space!

Time & space to :

· practice yoga 

· to rest, relax and calm in the peace of a guided meditation

· to let the restorative, healing, sound waves wash over, around and through you in the mini sound bath

· enjoy a delicious lunch

· to get crafty and make an Xmas decoration

· have cake, a hot drink and always lots of very friendly, supportive and warm chat

Itinerary:

• 10-10.30am  Welcome drink and nibbles
• 10.30 - 11.45am  Yoga and the Vayus - In the yoga tradition, life force or prana, is often categorised into 5 different vayus. Vayu means “wind” or “air,” with              each prana vayu described as a different way that prana moves through the body. Each Vayu governs a specific area of the body and ideally they function in harmony with each other. Also, their subtle energetic movements affect and influence our physical, emotional and mental health and wellness. If a Vayu becomes imbalanced it can create disharmony through the whole energetic system of the body or can negatively affect its associate chakra or the organs linked to its location. Complete mastery over the Vayus is not necessary however to benefit from using them to improve our health, inward focus and the ability to feel the subtleties within the body. Cultivating a basic awareness of one or more of the Vayus will help us deepen our awareness of body and breath to enrich our yoga practice and achieve our greatest potential. In this class, we will experience the 5 vayus to help us with our asana(poses) pranayama(breath)meditation and beyond as we move into the festive period
• 11.45am - 12.15pm  Mini Sound Bath ( mini in time compared to the full day retreat offering) 
• 12.15 - 1.15pm  Lunch. Yummy, nutricious, delicious and warming food. 
• 1.  15 - 2.30pm  Get crafty and make a Xmas Decoration. Lisa will show you how and help along the way. You're welcome to also grab some cake and a hot drink during this workshop or perhaps have a cakey pit stop mid way. 
• 2.30pm Close