Bikram Yoga weekend
Apr 16th – 18th 2010
Reduction of prices in courses
We have reduced the price of all our week long courses back to the 2007 prices
We realize that many people are having financial difficulties and now more than ever need to get away for a stress free weekend of yoga in the Burren.
Reduced to €300 (€280 unwaged)
For unwaged, please read
Unwaged further discountsDescription of course
This course will include Bikram hot yoga and also gentle yoga by Niamh Jones.
Excellent practice for toning, losing weight, improving flexibility, and great fun.
Bikram yoga is practiced in a hot studio. More information on Bikram at link at end of this page.
The goal of the course is to improve your Bikram practice so that you may practice at home after the course.
There will also be an outdoor trip into the Burren on Saturday.
Cost of the course
Reduced to €300 (€280 unwaged) and includes accommodation and vegetarian meals.
For unwaged, please read
Unwaged further discountsThe food is cooked by Paddi the gourmet vegetarian chef who ran Seventh Heaven the well known restaurant in Galway city.
A single room costs €60 extra.
Additional nights stay at the centre
To avail of a cheaper flight you may like to stay an extra night or two. Cost is €35 per night. No meals included.
Who is the course suitable for
Suitable for beginners to intermediate, but one should be reasonably fit, as the Bikram yoga is quite dynamic.
If you are a beginner to yoga, please read
What type of yoga is best for me ?Instructors
Niamh Jones is a very dedicated teacher and practitioner of Bikram yoga.
She guides complete beginners and those more advanced through the practice.
Niamh Jones is from Co. Meath origionally, and moved to Galway in 2001.

She lived in San Fransico for a while where she completed her Bikram teacher training course.
Niamh has taugh many times at the Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre in the past few years, and also attend many of the weekend workshops we have here at the centre.
She likes to continue to improve her practice over the years and attends many of the well known Ashtanga teachers who visit the centre such as "Dave Robson & Dave Gelleneau, Richard Spahn, and Granville Cousins.
She even taugh an extra Bikram class to Granville and his students during one of his 7-day retreats here at the centre.

Niamh teaches Bikram yoga in Galway city regularily and also evening Bikram classes at the Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre from September to May on a Thursday night.

Niamh's classes are hot! good fun, and exhilarating. Great way to stretch.
Timetable for the weekend
Friday
| Time | Activity |
| 5:30 - 7:00pm | Arrival & Registration |
| 7:00pm | Dinner by Paddi |
| 8:00 - 8:30pm | Karma yoga in the kitchen |
| 9:00 - 10:00pm | Gentle yoga class and Yoga Nidra |
Saturday
| Time | Activity |
| 8:15 - 9:15am | Breathwork & Meditation |
| 9:15 - 10:15am | Bikram yoga class |
| 10:15am | Breakfast |
| 11:00 | Karma yoga in the kitchen |
| 11:15 - 1:45pm | Outdoor trip into the Burren |
| 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free time |
| 4:30 - 6:00pm | Bikram Yoga class |
| 6:30pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 - 8:00pm | Karma yoga in the kitchen |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Meditation and Yoga Nidra |
| 8:00 - bedtime | Free time |
Sunday
| Time | Activity |
| 8:15 - 9:15am | Breathwork & Meditation |
| 9:45am | Breakfast |
| 10:30 - 12:00am | Karma yoga and free time |
| 12:00 - 1:00pm | Bikram yoga class |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Depart |
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