Seasonal Yoga
‘Living in tune with nature’s changes’
at Champney’s Tring
Seasonal Yoga is something that would never have been talked about 250 years ago. We got up when it was light, went to bed when it was dark, ate local produce when it was in season and joined in with the energy and the festivals of the local community. So that we were totally in tune with the energy within ourselves and it’s relationship to natural cycles.
However, now we can shop, eat, bank and sit in front of our computers 24 hours a day. We pay no attention to our energy fluctuations and, through the use of electric light, continue to work till late into the night, and at the same pace throughout the year. Often in high rise buildings far removed from the natural world.
For thousands of years, ancient cultures have studied the two-way communication between man and nature cycles and how natural laws work in relationship to human physiology. For example, the phases of the moon and its influence on the fluids of the body, and how the cycles of day and night influence activity and rest. The changes of the seasons also affect our internal conditions and mental and emotional needs. We are a part of nature and therefore part of its changes and once we cultivate an awareness of these changes and work in harmony with them, we can see how vital and strong they really are and how this can influence our well-being and motivation on every level, and are the essence of personal development and healing.
As we open our minds and look at how the world works, we can see that the body also has homeostatic mechanisms for internal balancing, just as nature does. With too much internal (personal) and external (social) tensions we can damage and create imbalances in these systems, thus draining our vital energy and working against natural energy flows
Most of us are affected by these ever-present individual and social pressures, yet we don’t necessarily know how to properly re-establish a balance, and how to work with these cycles in order to put energy back into our systems. So we just become more depleted or victims of fatigue and tensions. So rather than getting caught up in complicated scientific solutions, it can be simple changes in exercise, diet and lifestyle that can have the most profound effect on our health, self-esteem and well-being.
Ancient peoples have understood and used the concepts of the five seasons for thousands of years not only for maintaining health but for making the most on the different qualities of energy within and around themselves. In so doing continually balanced and maximized their vital life force.
Featured over the break is a new inspiring way to look at the practice of Yoga including:
Inspired by the work and partnership of Sue Woodd and Julie Hanson.
Seasonal flows for Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn and Winter to enable you to vary your practice and support particular organs and systems
A unique session to help you to be able to re-set your body clock
Expert tuition and individual attention to indentify personal requirements
Seasonal overview and how these effect our energy levels and mental and emotional needs
Health maintenance and energy enhancing exercises
Healthy eating and life style tips
Seasonal Yoga Classes
The sessions will be based around seasonal changes in your mind, body and emotions and provide you with and inspirational year round practice including health enhancing daily habits and tips, along with different styles, techniques and forms of Yoga practice.
Dates
2nd - 4th March 2012
16th - 18th November 2012
Arrival 2.00pm, Depart 4.00pm
Includes
2 Nights Accommodation
Thalassotherapy Pool Session
Yoga Workshops - Tuition and Individual attention (x 5)
Unlimited use of facilities
Upto 20 different classes per day
Optional Yoga Diet
| Rates: | Single | Twin |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | £399.95* | £439.95 |
*No Single supplement
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 7.30 - 8.45 am Yoga Workshop Morning Yoga/Breathing and cleansing techniques (Autumn) |
7.30 - 8.45 am Yoga Workshop Morning Yoga to stimulate and support Heart and circulation (Summer) |
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| 9.00 am Breakfast | 9.00 am Breakfast | |
| 10.00 - 11.30 am Yoga Workshop. A Yoga and energy boosting class to detoxify and motivate (Spring) |
10.00 - 11.30 am Yoga Workshop. A Yoga class for balance and centring (Late Summer) |
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| 12.00 - 4.00pm Personal Time | 12.00 - 4.00pm Personal Time | |
| 2pm Arrive and check into room Rest and Orientation |
12.30 Lunch | 12.30 Lunch |
| 4.00 - 5.30pm Yoga Welcome / Workshop For re-alignment and reset the body clock |
4.00 - 5.30pm Yoga Workshop Yoga, relaxation and Mediation Techniques (Winter) |
4.00 pm Depart |
| 7.00 pm Dinner | 7.00 pm Dinner | |
| 8.30 pm Talk on the energy system of the body and how to maintain it. | 8.30 pm Evening Talk on Seasonal approach to living. |
Book Online at www.champneys.com
Or Call Champneys:
UK: 08703 300 300
Outside UK: +44 8703 300 300
