Entering the Silence Weeklong Retreat

A Weeklong Silent Retreat with Sarah Powers

Laurel Springs Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 10 - 15, 2009

Join us for 5 days of inward practice in the mountains of Santa Barbara. Insight Yoga is a body/mind yogic path of awareness that creates a regular vehicle for insights to occur. It draws from the wisdom of Yoga, Buddhism, Chinese medicine and Transpersonal psychology.

Insight Yoga involves 4 main quadrants of development that are each interdependent: the body, the heart, the mind, and relationships.

For the body we engage in a regular active and receptive (or Yin/Yang) asana practice that is designed to develop and maintain pliancy in the muscles as well as the joints, to increase strength and vitality in all the systems of the body, and to cultivate a sensitivity to, and a re-balancing and refinement of the energy body- the gateway to the experience of an ease of being.

For the heart, or development of emotional intelligence and authenticity, we engage in awareness practices that hold and help heal the wounded heart. We are learning to open to and at times dialogue with emotional patterns of reactivity, often uncovering hidden insights and gifts that can blossom into genuine self-love and compassion, causing the natural release of self constructs and compensatory strategies of armoring.

Mind Training involves meditation practices of concentration, contemplation and open awareness drawing often from Buddhist mindfulness.

Learning to maintain a connection to our body, heart and mind states when in relationships is probably the most challenging aspect of all. Relational Awareness practices foster kindness, deep listening, meaningful exchanges, unfabricated compassion, and learning to appropriately trust and reveal vulnerabilities with others. Practices include generating loving-kindness and empathy, as well as engaging in contemplative dialogues with others on specific subjects.

Each full day of this retreat will include aspects of all four features of Insight Yoga, offering people an opportunity for deepening their connection with and insights into themselves and others. To deepen the contemplative atmosphere, silence will be encouraged outside the practice sessions and at all the meals. Please read Sarah’s book Insight Yoga and practice with one of her dvds before attending.

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Silence will begin after dinner on day 1 and be held until the afternoon of the day before departure day.

Individual optional meetings will be scheduled with Ty and Sarah.

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Cost:

Single Occupancy: $2150

To Register:

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Sarah Powers Yogaspirit
1830 Bird Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125

Please indicate with the check which retreat you are registering for, and whether you are requesting single occupancy, which is not guaranteed. Please also add your name, address, phone and most importantly, your email information.

We will send you an email confirmation upon receipt of deposit. The balance is due 2 months prior to the beginning ofeach retreat. A letter with further details about the retreat will be emailedto each participant one month prior to the retreat time.

Occupancy is limited to 30, so register early.

For more information, please call 408.269.7807 or .

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Retreats

Dec. 12-22, 2008 (RETREAT FULL)
10 Day Thailand Retreat

Feb. 10-15, 2009
Silent Retreat at Laurel Springs

May 2-8, 2009
Yoga and Psychospiritual retreat with Jennifer Welwood

July 13-20, 2009
Silent Retreat and Feeding your Demons with Tsultrim Allione

Sept. 24-30, 2009
Italy Retreat

Classes

Please check our schedule for classes offered through partnering yoga studios, websites and other organizations.

Books, DVDs & CDs

Insight Yoga Book

Yin & Vinyasa Yoga Practice DVD

Yin Yoga Double CD Set (Audio)

Insight Yoga with Sarah Powers

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