yogAsana and Meditation Granville Cousins

August 20th - 26th 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 week of yoga in the Burren.

Reduced to €690 (€650 unwaged)

For unwaged, please read Unwaged further discounts

Possible to book a weekend or less than whole week

The course begins with dinner on Friday 20th August.

Stay	Cost	Un waged Cost
Leave Sunday	€340	€300
Leave Monday	€440	€400
Leave Tuesday	€540	€500
Leave Wednesday	€640	€600
Leave Thursday	€690	€650

Description of course

This retreat is aimed at people who wish to work with traditional yoga and meditation with a very experienced and well known teacher; Granville Cousins.



The course also includes an introduction to Buddhist meditation led by Granville and daily teaching and practice of meditation.

The day begins with sitting meditation using breath focus and mindfullness.

Following the meditation, is yogAsana, a combination of flowing postures with an emphasis on inverted work in the morning, and more relaxed postures held for 3 to 5 minutes in the evening session.



yogAsana uses traditional Sun Salutations which gently work the back through alternate backward and forward movements. These sun salutations do not have the usual 'press-up chataranga' postures that are in Ashtanga yoga.

Granville will teach the postures to beginners and concentrates on improving postures and understanding of more seasoned practitioners.



This course is for people who wish to work reasonably intensively using mindfulness and concentration through asana with morning and evening meditation periods over the weekend.

The yoga sessions begin with some Pranayama and then we practice Surya Namaskar, Sun Salutations for 3, 6, or 12 rounds according to ability.



This sequence works the spine backwards and forwards alternately and one's range of movement increases with each repetition. Attention is paid to the correct execution of the Asanas and standing postures are worked on regularly to increase range of movement, correct postural misalignment and to develop stamina and strength



Inverted postures Headstand and Shoulderstand are also included and time will be spent regularly on the Fish Posture and Lying back in Lotus. In the evening session the postures will be mainly seated and can be held for varying lengths of time leading to a relaxed and steady experience of yoga practice. The postures are held in a relaxed way in order to encourage the flow of prana in the energy channels, nadis, and to increase joint mobility through the connective tissue which supports the joints.

We will go outdoors in the Burren and surrounding areas on Saturday.



And the usual amazing vegetarian meals with Paddi the chef.

Cost of the course

The cost of the course has been reduced to €690 and includes accommodation and vegetarian meals.

Unwaged further discounted to €650.

For unwaged, please read Unwaged further discounts

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 €60 extra.

We eat lunch out locally and you will need to pay for this yourself.

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.

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.

Granville will lead the classes and explain the approach of yogAsana and the importance of releasing into postures, the flowing aspects and the benefits of remaining motionless during asana.

This course is for people who wish to work reasonably intensively whilst experiencing the effects of asana done with deep concentration and mindfulness. This automatically reaches out into the field of sitting meditation which is practiced in two sessions each day.

After each morning yoga class, there is an organised outing inot the Burren or by the sea, engaging on walks, swimming in the sea or visiting historical sites.

If you are a beginner to yoga, please read What type of yoga is best for me ?

Instructors
Granville is an experienced teacher and has been practicing yoga for over 30 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 now known as Yoga Plus. He teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga from the series as he was originally taught by his teachers but introducing more softness and modifications that he has come to understand from his own experience.

Through his own development Granville also teaches yogAsana which is based on tradition yoga methods blending sequences from Sun Salutations and incorporating static holds with softness and awareness. This offers the opportunity to go deeper into the postures and experience the mental effects that each of the postures have on the practitioner. Some of the holds are for several minutes

Video clip Granville RTE Nationwide

The yoga holiday movie clip is 5 minutes long.

Utube Granville at Burren Yoga 2007

Granville teaches regular classes and workshops in the Manchester area and is a frequent visitor to Ireland where he conducts week long workshops with his many Yoga Friends. He also leads retreats and holidays abroad in Spain, Tobago 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 whilst Meditating on The Breath. Then depending on the group Analytical Practice is introduced which enables the practitioner to cut through barriers leading to a greater understanding of the way things are and in relation to their daily lives.

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
7:15 - 7:45am	Meditation
8:00 - 10:00am	yogAsana yoga class
10:15am	Brunch
11:00	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
8:45 - 9:30pm	Meditation

Alternate days
Every second day, as well as the usual classes listed on the typical day's timetable above, we have an additional afternoon class.

Time	Activity
4:30 - 6:00pm	Asana Yoga class

Thursday departure

Time	Activity
7:15 - 7:45am	Meditation
8:00 - 10:00am	yogAsana yoga class
10:15am	Breakfast
11:15 – 12:00	Karma Yoga
12:00 noon	Depart

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