a fantastic opportunity to work with Brenda, a very experienced Iyengar yoga teacher.The focus is on alignment & individual attention to assist you in working with any imbalances in your unique anatomy or your practice. Props are used to assist in the poses, supporting you & enabling you to move into postures that ordinarily you may not be able to reach. In this way Iyengar yoga is a very democratic style, allowing everybody to gain some benefit from the posture, whatever your current ability.Afternoon sessions will compliment the morning Iyengar sesions with gentle restorative& yin yoga along with deep relaxations. Earky nornings offer pranayama & meditation.Healthy & luscious vegetarian food is served at brunch & dinner al fresco in the courtyard under blue skies. There is a large swimming pool, beautiful vistas, Thai & Aromatherapy massage available in the afternoons.Accomodation is in a large traditional farmhouse deliciously furnished with courtyards,gardens,vistas & a wonderful sense of space. click here to see the stunning new venue in the Alpujarra mountains Cuestad del Almendral More?See below.



Venue:various
Arrival: The retreats begin with dinner on Saturday evenings
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Departure: Saturdays before noon.
Cost: £395 / 562euros
earlybirds pay by 20/04/07 £365 / 530euros


Breathe in great vistas of light and space,blue skies and wilderness;our yoga weeks are designed to help you relax deeply & then recharge, leaving with a sense of space in your body & in your mind. Experience yoga amidst the prana & beauty of nature, let the summer warmth naturally detox your body, soften you into the postures and slow you down into a siesta. Here is your chance to restore & revitalize, high in the mountains of Andalucia where there is the deep simplicity & peace of yoga,food,siesta & sky, nothing else! Yoga takes place on a beautiful outdoor yogashala with breath-taking views out to the mountains and an infinite expanse of blue sky, creating a wonderful sense of space. Heaven and Earth is an eco-venue offering us simple luxuries; a delicious blue swimming pool to laze by in the afternoons, hammocks strung between olive trees,the awesome ,vast, sky at night, accomodation in twin-bedded wooden chalets with showers and toilets nearby.We also offer Thai Yoga Massage & Aromatherapy massage in the afternoons. We feed you delicious vegetarian brunch and supper al-fresco on the patio.Our aim is mouth-watering, luscious, & exquisitely healthy! - the diet is wheat & cows-dairy free with goats & sheeps cheese and yoghurt for those who want it.The Yoga for Women Retreat will also incorporate foods that are particulary relevant to women's health. Let us know when you book if you are vegan or have a special medical/allergy diet. Fresh fruit and herb teas are available throughout the day. We recommend an alcohol-free week so that we gain maximum benefit from the yoga. If you need anything not covered by our kitchen (eg.black tea) bring it with you .



A Typical day
There will be approx 4 hours of yoga & meditation offered each day except for one free afternoon midweek when there is time for self-practice, lazing by the pool or time to go to the beach,waterfalls, local restaurants.There will be a light supper that evening for those who stay home.

Morning meditation & pranayama(1 hour)
Iyengar or Dynamic Hatha asanas (2 hours)
A well-deserved and delicious brunch is served!
Free time for siestas,massage*,lazing by the pool etc..
Afternoon Yoga sessions (1.5 - 2 hours)
The afternoon sessions will be restorative , yin yoga & sometimes include other aspects of yoga (mantra, mandala,pranayama,meditations)
A delicious supper is served as the sun sets.

*Massage treatments: Aromatherapy 40€/1.5hrs, Thai yoga massage 45euros/up to 2 hrs


Your retreat price includes:
Your accomodation(7 nights)in twin-bed wooden chalets
6 days of yoga
bedlinen and bath towels
all yoga mats and equipment
2 delicious vegetarian meals per day ( brunch and supper), herb teas and fresh fruit available between meals

Extras:
Our airport taxi service(
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Brendas gorgeous & effective aromatherapy lotions and potions:Buzz Off natural insect repellant;4B's cream for Burns,Bites,Bumps and Bruises; Forever Young Face and Body lotion; Hand-made soaps; Natural after-sun gel.

Other yoga products may also be available for sale.

All of the above can be paid for during the retreat.


Essentials to bring!
An E111 form if you are from the UK
Travel & Health insurance
A torch
flip-flops
A pool towel
Euros!
Insect repellent
A sarong!

Remember this is a mountain retreat with very limited access to shops and banks etc, come prepared!