Yoga, Spontaneous movement, Personal Development, Walking in Nature
23rd -29th May 2010
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The ‘ROOTS & WINGS’ retreat
A truly sacred and magical setting ... a deeply empowering combination of integrative and transformative YOGA, spontaneous liberating DANCE (5 Rhythms), walking in nature and group work... the workshops are expertly facilitated and can accommodate all from absolute beginner to full time practitioner.
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The Accommodation options:
Accommodation in the barn itself is mostly shared in twin rooms (one double) and works out at £495 per person for the week including food and tuition. There are a maximum of 6 places in the barn, and there is an option of booking the double room to yourself for £595 for the week (subject to availability). If the barn is fully booked, there is further accommodation at La Raze- a lovely guest house 10 - 15 mins walk down the road... you will need to cover this cost yourself, but the retreat price will be £350 including food (£395 if you choose to camp on site for the week)
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The Food:
... delicious, deeply nutitious and extremely healthy. It is vegetarian by default, but requests can be taken into consideration if placed well enough in advance.
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The Yoga:
Marc Woolford has a unique approach to yoga that has earnt him a reputation for transforming the meaning of yoga practice, as wel as offering people the tools that liberate them from old injuries and life long postural issues.
The Spontaneous Movement / Dance:
Kate Reeves is an experienced and highly qualified integrative psychotherapist, movement therapist and body worker. She will be sharing her passion for transformation through spontaneous movement to music, as well as facilitating the group work that follows.
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About the '5 rhythms' / 'the Wave'
... a moving meditation of listening and following, integrating our physicality, inner awareness, spirituality and feelings. A powerful and deceptively simple map for releasing improvised spontaneous movement and dance. This work, also known as The Wave, was developed by Gabrielle Roth over 30 years of teaching experimental dance and theatre in the U.S.A.
At its most basic level the practice offers the benefits of balanced physical exercise. We move through a wave of energy with five modes, or rhythms, of improvised dance. This begins with gentle motion (flowing), gradually increasing the pulse rate (staccato), working up a sweat (chaos), luxuriating in it (lyrical) then coming to a place of positive and conscious relaxation (stillness). This energetic wave is often repeated so that its cyclical nature is truly experienced. Each rhythm catalyses a state of being in you, releasing impulses and feelings, and then moves you on to the next rhythm. There are no steps to learn but each rhythm has a different energetic movement quality. Practice offers the chance to free ourselves from inertia, to shift the habits and attitudes which keep us endlessly stuck in old patterns. To feel our aliveness, discovering ourselves in a practical and non-judgemental way. We all have a deeper intelligence than the one we use in our daily mind.
The group sessions after 'the Wave' will be a chance to share what has been unravelled in your journey and will also be facilitated by Kate Reeves (Kate has 13 years experience of group work behind her).
Kate is also a keen walker and nature lover, so there will be guided walks on offer as part of the retreat.
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the Proposed Program...
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Sunday:
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Monday:
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Monday:
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Tuesday:
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6pm: arrival...
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from 8:00am
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Fruit/yoghurt/tea coffee available
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from 8:00am
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Fruit/yoghurt/tea coffee available
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from 8:00am
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Fruit/yoghurt/tea coffee available
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9:30am
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Gathering to explain the work and for the group to set intention for the week, followed by a short meditation.
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9:30am
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Half hour meditation, followed by 'the Wave' and a group session.
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9:30am
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Half hour meditation, followed by 'the Wave' and a group session.
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10:30am
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an introductory 'Wave'
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11:30pm
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brief group session
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12:30pm
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brunch
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12:30pm
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brunch
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12:30pm
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brunch
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2:30pm
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Guided walk
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3:30pm-6:00pm
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Meditation, Yoga Workshop (with tea break) followed by a guided deep relaxation session
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5:00pm - 6:30pm
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Meditation, simple Yoga class followed by a guided deep relaxation session
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4:00pm - 6:30pm
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Meditation, Yoga Workshop (with tea break) followed by a guided deep relaxation session
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7:30pm
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evening meal
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7:30pm
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evening meal
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7:30pm
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Evening meal
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7:30pm
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Evening meal
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Wednesday :
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Thursday:
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Friday:
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from 8:00am
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Fruit/yoghurt/tea coffee available
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from 8:00am
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Fruit/yoghurt/tea coffee available
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from 8:00am
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Fruit/yoghurt/tea coffee available
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9:30am
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Meditation, followed by a Yoga class and a guided deep relaxation session.
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9:30am
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Half hour meditation, followed by 'the Wave' and a group session.
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9:30am
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Meditation, followed by "the gift" - a group session offering an opportunity to be generous and share what that we have seen in and gained from each other.
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12:30pm
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brunch
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12:30pm
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brunch
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1pm
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lunch
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free afternoon
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... departure
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3:30pm - 6pm
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Meditation, Yoga Workshop (with tea break) followed by a guided deep relaxation session
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8:00pm
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Out to Collonges la Rouge for an evening meal at a good local restaurant.
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7:30pm
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Evening meal
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Getting there...
By Air...
Ryan air - Stanstead / Limoges then a one hour train to Brive la Gaillarde
Easy Jet or BA - Gatwick / Toulouse then a two hour train to Brive la Gaillarde
Flybe - Southampton / Limoges then on hour train to Brive la Gaillarde
By Train...Train to Brive la Gaillarde. To see train times click here
For car hire or mini bus Avis have an office outside the station...their e-mail is avis.brive@wanadoo.fr
Pick up and drop off at Brive station can be arranged beforehand for just 20€ each way by contacting marc or kate at the centre on +33 (0)555 25 07 35. (You can of course just get a taxi for around 45€ - give the the taxi driver the address above)
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click here to go to the google directions page
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