Ashtanga 7-day Yoga retreat
June 3rd – 10th 2005
Description of course
This 7 day retreat is an opportunity to practice under the guidance of Richard Spahn, one of the most experienced Ashtanga teachers who visit Ireland from time to time.
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 €630 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 €70 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.
Richard has been teaching for 20 years and is well able to handle different level students within the class.
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
Richard Spahn has studied Astanga with Pattabhi Jois and has been teaching Astanga for 15 years !
Richard Spahn has studied Ashtanga with Pattabhi Jois and has been teaching Astanga for 15 years !
Richard began practicing yoga 23 years ago in the early 80's. He began with the spiritual styles of Sivinananda among others, and also with the precision and attention to physical posture of Iyengar yoga.
Richard was introduced to ashtanga by Cliff Barber and then studied for several years with Shri Pattabhi Jois in India.
Later in the 80's many people asked Richard to teach them a little of what he knew, and he began teaching regularily in Goa in the late eighties.
There is nobody teaching Ashtanga in Ireland with even close to the experience that Richard has in his teaching of Ashtanga.
He has a long experience of both practice and teaching to draw on, and his gentle but attentive manner is very calming and non judgemental as he often offers only a finger to point the way to one opening up further in a posture, or a gentle adjustment to align the body better during his Ashtanga class.
He places a large focus on the breath, and enables people to enter deeply into one's inner space without forcing or pushing during this continious strong and challenging practice.
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 |
|---|
| 8:30 - 10:30am | Ashtanga yoga class |
| 10:30am | Breakfast |
| 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 |
Alternate days
| Time | Activity |
|---|
| 4:30 - 6:00pm | Asana Yoga class |
Friday departure
| Time | Activity |
|---|
| 8:30 - 10:30am | Ashtanga yoga class |
| 10:30am | Breakfast |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Karma Yoga |
| 12:00 noon | Depart |
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