Yoga is a
gift that serves and nourishes us at every level of our being. It
contributes to greater well being in all domains of life and will help
you discover gifts within yourself that have remained unopened since
your childhood – gifts of peace, harmony, laughter, and love."
Thailand Yoga Retreat Emphasis
AWAKENING HAPPINESS
There is so much freedom available to us through Yoga and Meditation.
With this "Free the Spirit" Yoga and Meditation Retreat you will
unburden the body, mind and spirit leading to a happier and healthier
life.
This Yoga and Meditation Retreat is for Every
Body, especially couples, and will enhance your health and
wellbeing. Come join us for a weeklong escape that will be fun,
informative, rejuvenating and renewing.
The Focus of this
Yoga and Meditation Retreat…..
Letting go of expectations,
ego, preconceived ideas, outdated beliefs, attachments, comparisons,
expectations, competitiveness, force, and other self limiting notions
and beliefs resulting in greater happiness and peace of mind.
The Benefits of
this Yoga and Meditation Retreat:
-Greater strength, movement,
power and flexibility.
-Reduced Stress and Tension on a much deeper level.
-More awareness, focus and concentration.
-Self Inquiry into your thoughts and feelings.
-Recognizing your strengths with positive thoughts.
-Letting go of limiting ideas and out dated thoughts and beliefs.
-Shifting from force to power to acceptance.
-Developing a strong sense of self and purpose.
-Renew your joy and zest for life
-Improved concentration
-Breath control – the breath is one of the most used tools in the
practice of yoga and meditation. The mind gets distracted with things
that have happened in the past, future, and everything else. The
breath is something that happens in the present, every second, and
focusing on it will help us to find the concentration.
Daily Schedule:
Day 1
Monday-7:00-8:00-Meditation & Pranayama
Monday-8:00-10:00-Vinyasa Yoga Asana Practice
Breakfast
Monday-4:00-6:00-Yoga Postures for specific areas, i.e., hamstrings +
Savasna and/or Yoga Nidra
Day 2
Tuesday-7:00-8:00-Meditation & Pranayama
Tuesday-8:00-10:00-Vinyasa Yoga Asana Practice
Breakfast
Tuesday-4:00-6:00-Yin Yoga, Self Inquiry + Savasna and/or Yoga Nidra
Day 3
Wednesday-7:00-8:00-Meditation & Pranayama (Self Inquiry_
Wednesday-8:00-10:00-Vinyasa Yoga Asana Practice
Breakfast
Wednesday-4:00-6:00- Yoga Postures for specific areas, i.e., shoulder
openers + Savasna and/or Yoga Nidra
Day 4
Thursday-7:00-8:00-Meditation & Pranayama
Thursday-8:00-10:00-Vinyasa Yoga Asana Practice
Breakfast
Thursday- Yin Yoga, Self Inquiry + Savasna and/or Yoga Nidra
Day 5
Friday7:00-8:00-Meditation & Pranayama
Friday-8:00-10:00-Vinyasa Yoga Asana Practice
Breakfast
Friday-4:00-6:00- Yoga Postures for specific areas, i.e. hips +
Savasna and/or Yoga Nidra
Day 6
Saturday7:00-8:00-Meditation & Pranayama
Saturday-8:00-10:00-Vinyasa Yoga Asana Practice
Breakfast
Saturday-4:00-6:00-Yin Yoga, Walking Meditation through the rice
fields of Ubud if in Ubud or near the Sea if in the Canguu area. Self
Inquiry
Day 7
Breakfast, Farewells and Check out
Retreat Costs:
-Based on the schedule above just $525.00 weekly
Air Fare to Thailand from the US-approximately $1700.00 (obviously much less
if you are closer).
-Airfare to Koh Samui via Bangkok Air around $350.00
-Lodging in Koh Samui $100.00-$160.00 per night double occupancy at
the new Absolute Yoga Sanctuary
-Breakfast is included and other meals range from $10.00 up
depending on what you eat/drink & where.
Transport depending on where you go $100.00
More about Yoga & Meditation:
Meditation is the continual, uninterrupted conscious ability to
hold your mind at its quietest and calmest state. This awareness can
only be achieved through great discipline and the practice of getting
past the shallow, busy thoughts that plague each and every person’s
mind.
Our minds produce thoughts on conscious and subconscious levels;
at times we may be thinking negatively without even realizing it.
Meditation brings about an inner awareness that enables the person
engaging in it to detach themselves from the unnecessary brainwork.
The purest form of happiness comes from a less polluted mind that
filters negative activity from its space. Meditation sharpens the
mind while in that very state, but it also gives a person the
necessary tools to change the thought process in many other
situations.
Anger, jealousy, and frustration are a few of the many
feelings that a person has the ability to control. By realizing a
specific emotion is present (much like the way you are aware of your
state of mind in meditation), you can then separate yourself from that
feeling; it is not a part of you, just another passing thought.
Meditation allows a person to learn different “thought behavior”. It
is essentially self-manipulation of the mind.
The very reason meditation has such a profound effect on numerous
lives is that the process enables us to be our own witness to every
aspect of thought and live “in the now”.
A meditative lifestyle
ensures that a person can live life this way as much as they choose
to. The power of now is achieved through conscious thought and causes
a person to feel more grateful and content on a daily basis.
Venturing deeper inside of your self by the power of meditation
detaches people from emotional baggage, their ego, and the solid world
in which we live. The true personality can shine through when negative
thoughts are not present in the mind. The mind is an abstract space
that is seldom calm, but when settled it benefits a person to an
unbounded extent.
Researchers have conducted studies on people who meditate and have
found that they are often happier, more apt to be able to concentrate
for long periods of time, and able to calm themselves efficiently
during a state of panic, anger, or frustration.
People who engage in
meditation often feel that they lead more fulfilling lives. The human
nature causes most humans to have insatiable appetites for material
and superficial things, however, once these desires are overcome with
the power of mediation, life can be lead to the fullest.
Deb and
Roger Bobier are certified, and registered
Yoga Instructors and founders of Yoga Bound. They have over 1000 hours
of Hatha Yoga training in the and Iyengar Styles of Yoga, including
Intensive training in India the heart and soul of Yoga. Their training
includes Yoga Philosophy, Ethics and Lifestyle, Anatomy and
Physiology, Teaching Skills and Practice, Adjustment Skills,
Restorative Postures, Partner Yoga, Pre & post natal Yoga, Yoga for
those with medical issues, Meditation and Pranayama, Sequencing, Prop
Usage and Asana preparations and modifications, Stress and Relaxation
Management, Breath Work, as well as psycho-spiritual healing.
Everyone deserves a time out, and when you have the chance to take a break, there are many options
available. We hope you will join us on one of our
retreats in Bali
or Thailand or other places.
A Yoga Vacation, Holiday, Getaway or Retreat offers the opportunity for a
healthy fun adventure to fascinating and exotic places. In addition to an
Asana Practice, utilizing
various styles of Hatha Yoga to
strengthen, cleanse and purify the body, our retreats also include Meditation
and Pranayama (breathwork).
Whether you are new to yoga, or a seasoned practitioner looking to move
deeper into your practice, a Yoga Bound yoga travel retreat has something for
everyone.
It is a
wonderful journey dedicated to you. Enjoy a healthy good time as you
take a break from the routine and demands of your daily life.
