Spring Yoga Retreat
Date and time
Location
Adelaide Shores Resort
Military Road West Beach, SA 5024 AustraliaRefund Policy
Description
Give yourself permission to take time to BREATHE, to LIVE life, to GIVE, to LOVE, to REFLECT, to BE PRESENT. To just BE.......
SPRING YOGA RETREAT - Adelaide's own weekend yoga retreat!
This nourishing experience offered by YOGA GARAGE is designed for students of all levels to discover the benefits of yoga, meditation and sound blended together with organic and delicious ayurvedic food on the body, mind and breath.
INCLUDED
Saturday begins with a 90 minute Dynamic Yang Practice with Karen Gunter followed by a lovingly prepared meal whilst learning about satvic eating principals. After lunch enjoy a fun Find your Voice workshop with Michelle Byrne. Relax with homemade chai before delving into a delicious 2-hour Spring Yin practice with Karen Gunter. After dinner our day will conclude with a Yoga Nidra to prepare us for restful sleep.
Sunday morning wake up with a healing meditation led by Jason McGrice which will lead us from the shala to the beach for some walking meditation. Enjoy some time to yourself on the beach or in your villa, then get back on your mat for our final yoga practice; a perfect blend of yin and yang. After lunch we'll head to the beach for a Beach Mandala workshop with Meredith Russell.
Saturday lunch & dinner, Sunday lunch, afternoon chai and accommodation included
This retreat is designed to leave you feeling calm, nourished and relaxed
WHERE AND WHEN
4th - 5th November 2017
10:00am Saturday start & 3:00pm Sunday Finish
Set in Adelaide's peaceful seaside location @ Adelaide Shores Resort, West Beach, only 15 mins out of the Adelaide CBD
INVESTMENT
$370 All inclusive
$350 Early Bird (if purchased before September 10th 2017)
note: price is for share accommodation.
$420 Own room upgrade
Spaces limit
2 DAYS OF YOGA AND MEDITATION. 4 TEACHERS. 1 TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS
Karen Gunter began practicing yoga in 1986 to help manage chronic knee pain and soon found that practice not only cured her of any knee pain, but also improved her overall physical & emotional health.
She is committed to teaching yoga that caters to the needs of each individual, respecting that each of us is unique. In this way Karen believes that yoga is a gift for life – able to be practiced from 3 to 103!
Having a background in nursing, Karen has a particular interest the benefits of yoga practice for people with depression and anxiety, using yoga as therapy.
Karen’s yoga practice teaches her to be patient, understanding and accepting without judgement or expectation (with the added bonus of feeling strong, light and full of energy)
Karen currently teaches regular classes at her Belair studio Yoga Garage, offers private & corporate classes, runs weekend yoga retreats, works with professional sportsmen & women to help improve their performance and prevent injury & teaches children from kindy to year 12 at schools around Adelaide
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Michelle Byrne is a multi-instrumental musician, chantress and performer. Yoga, meditation and music have woven their way through Michelle’s life since childhood and she loves to take people to divine, deeply relaxed states through facilitating soundbaths and workshops.
Michelle’s Transfomational Voicework allows participants to reach an elevated state through chanting mantras, toning and group vocal practises, and can assist to cut through blocks to expression.
Therapeutic Soundbaths create a deeply nurturing experience where one can completely let go and find peace within. Instruments used include Himalayan and Crystal Singing Bowls, Gongs, Cosmic Tones, Chimes and Voice; invoking a sense of being held in serene bliss.
Shanti Sound was born in 2011 soon after Michelle and her husband James honeymooned in Northern New South Wales, attending Ecstatic Chant Retreat with Deva Premal & Miten. Jamming with Deva, Miten and Manose ignited a flame which is still burning brightly. After returning home to Adelaide, Michelle embarked on the journey she named Shanti Sound, sharing mantra and sacred sound on a regular basis.
Michelle has deepened her musicality and sound practice with a variety of experiences and training including attending workshops and retreats with international Kirtan artists: Deva Premal & Miten, Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Sacred Earth and Jai-Jagdeesh. She has formally studied Music at the Adelaide Conservatorium of Music and TAFE SA, receiving her Diploma of Music in 2007. She holds a Diploma of Sound Therapy attained through the British Academy of Sound Therapy - received in 2014.
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Jason McGrice is a 30 year old, spiritual healer and meditation teacher from Adelaide. His company 'The Meditation House' is a place filled with meditation classes, Reiki, spiritual healing, energetic house clearings and essential oil candles along with many other intentional healing products including his latest guided meditation album 'Daily Meds'.
Jason started his spiritual journey over 15 years ago with his first attunement to Reiki. After years spent experimenting with energy and studying spirituality he was brought to meditation to heal overwhelming anxiety. Jason has developed his own healing meditation style, where he will guide you through each layer of your consciousness entering your heart, connecting to the universe and the earth mother to release all that no longer serves your highest good. You will connect to your soul to discover, heal, grow to then onflow that light for others to heal. You will leave the session feeling light, energised & inspired. Suitable for beginners of meditation to the most devoted Zen monks.
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Meredith Russell is a registered Ayurvedic Practitioner, graduating from Equals International with a Cert. IV in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation and Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda. She is also a registered Yoga Teacher with a Diploma of Yoga Teaching Y.T.I.S.A. and Yoga Teaching certification from Adelaide Ashtanga Yoga Shala, with over 30 years of experience as a yoga practitioner incorporating healthy lifestyle advice to restore health and wellbeing. Meredith’s academic background is in Creative Arts and Community Education, and she passionately combines the richness of these experiences in her consultations.
Meredith believes in a holistic, nurturing approach to healing by nourishing every aspect of the whole self, including diet, lifestyle, nutrition, yoga, meditation, visualisation and creativity to suit individual needs. Ayurveda allows people to be personally responsible for their health and wellbeing, opening the door to wellness, creativity and balanced lifestyle by using a full range of healing modalities in one complete, integrated system. This involves an individual health assessment and advice, education and guidance on nutrition and lifestyle. In this way Ayurveda can be life changing and transformative and has a lasting effect on body, mind and spirit, allowing each individual to live to their full potential.
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EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY
If you find yourself unable to attend an event, please alert us as soon as possible.
* No refunds are available for no shows or cancellations within 30 days of the start of the event.
Organised by
YOGA GARAGE
Tune up your Mind Body & Soul
Yoga Garage offers vinyasa flow, yin, restorative & kids yoga classes in the beautiful Adelaide foothills location of Belair. Hosting regular workshops and retreats including Therapeutic Soundbaths, Summer and Winter Yoga Retreats, Team building classes for Yoga Studios and Workplaces & Seasonal Yin Yoga Workshops
Yoga Garage also provides yoga for schools, private and corporate clients.
KAREN GUNTER
Director and principal yoga teacher at YOGA GARAGE
Karen began practicing yoga in 1986 to help manage chronic knee pain and soon found that practice not only cured her of any knee pain, but also improved her overall physical & emotional health.
She is committed to teaching yoga that caters to the needs of each individual, respecting that each of us is unique. In this way Karen believes that yoga is a gift for life – able to be practiced from 3 to 103!
Introducing someone to yoga practice for the first time a joy and a privilege and looks forward to spreading the love of yoga to many new practitioners.
Having a background in nursing, Karen has a particular interest the benefits of yoga practice for people with depression and anxiety, using yoga as therapy.
Karen’s yoga practice teaches her to be patient, understanding and accepting without judgement or expectation (with the added bonus of feeling strong, light and full of energy)
Karen stated, “Yoga continues to be one of the many joys of my life and I feel privileged to be able to share my passion for yoga with others.”
Karen currently teaches regular classes at her Belair studio Yoga Garage, offers private & corporate classes, runs weekend yoga retreats, works with professional sportsmen & women to help improve their performance and prevent injury & teaches children from kindy to year 12 at schools around Adelaide.