Ashtanga & Meditation 7-day retreat
August 4th - 11th 2006
Description of course
This retreat is aimed at people who wish to work with the Ashtanga practice on a daily basis with a very experienced and well known teacher; Granville Cousins.
The day begins with sitting meditation using breath focus and mindfullness.
Following the meditation, is an Ashtanga class with Granville where he teaches the sequence to beginners and concentrates on improving postures of more seasoned practitioners.
This course is for people who wish to work intensively with their physical body through the Astanga practice.
There will be plenty of outdoor activites in the Burren and surrounding areas.
And the usual amazing vegetarian meals with Paddi the chef.
Cost of the course
The cost of the course is €670 and includes accommodation and vegetarian meals.
The food is cooked by Paddi the gourmet vegetarian chef who ran Seventh Heaven the well known restuarant in Galway city.
A single room costs €100 extra.
We eat lunch out locally and you will need to pay for this yourself.
Prices to attend part of a courseAdditional nights stay at the centre
To avail of a cheaper flight you may like to stay an extra night or two. Cost is €30 per night. No meals included.
Availability of staying an extra night will only be known 1 week before the course start date, and will depend on the numbers attending the previous weeks course.
If the centre is full, you could always stay that night in Kinvara village with one of the many b&b’s.
Who is the course suitable for
This course is suitable for beginners as well as advanced people.
Beginners will be gradually taken through the different asanas and vinyasas (breathing).
More advanced practitioners who know the series will practice at their own pace getting adjustments and being led further into the practice.
This course is for people who wish to work intensively with their physical body through the Astanga practice.
Instructors
Granville is an experienced teacher and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. He has studied with Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India and with him on several workshops and classes in the U.K.
He began the Practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in 1995 with Michael Taylor and Elizabeth Wilson in the north of England and then more fully with Radha and the late Derek Ireland at "The Practice Place" in Crete. Having realized the benefits of both Iyengar and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Granville teaches a synthesis of both of these systems bringing together postural alignment in a dynamic flowing sequence of integrated Asanas.
Granville teaches regular classes and workshops in the Manchester area and is a frequent visitor to Ireland where he conducts weekend workshops with his many Yoga Friends. He also leads retreats and holidays abroad in Europe and the Middle-East.
His workshops and holidays are underpinned with early morning and evening Meditation sessions where the practioners are taught to sit quietly in the midst of their own experience. This quiet sitting is the basis of all spiritual practices and is common to all denominations.
If you are in Manchester or would like to find out more about
Granvilles website"Through the practice of Meditation we learn to understand our humanity, transcend our mortality and merge into the bliss of true Being or Ascendant Consciousness. This is our quest, this is Yoga. May we all grow in Love and Light." Granville
Timetable for the week
Friday arrival
| Time | Activity |
|---|
| 6:00 - 7:00pm | Arrival & Registration |
| 7:00pm | Dinner by Paddi |
| 8:00 - 8:30pm | Karma Yoga |
Typical day timetable
| Time | Activity |
|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Meditation |
| 8:15 - 10:15am | Ashtanga yoga class |
| 10:30am | Brunch |
| 11:15 | Karma Yoga |
| 11:30 – 5:00pm | Outdoor trip into the Burren |
| 2:00pm | Lunch out locally |
| 5:00pm approx | Return to centre |
| 6:30pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 - 8:00pm | Karma Yoga |
| 8:30 - 9:30pm | Meditation |
Alternate days
| Time | Activity |
|---|
| 5:00 - 6:30pm | Asana Yoga class |
Special afternoon self practice only
| Time | Activity |
|---|
| 5:00 - 6:30pm | Asana Yoga class |
Friday departure
| Time | Activity |
|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Meditation |
| 8:15 - 10:15am | Ashtanga yoga class |
| 10:30am | Brunch |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Karma Yoga |
| 12:00 noon | Depart |
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