Yoga Retreats

I want to dive deep into an understanding of the practice of mindfulness and its power to change your mind, change your perception and how you response to the world. To be mindful is to develop Self-Awareness and essentially integrate and coordinate your personality as an effective vehicle for soul expression.

Your Soul has a note, so crystal clear that its expression resounds through the cosmos creating vibrations of truth, beauty and goodness rippling out in great transforming waves to affect the expression of life itself.

Each of us has our own unique way of making a difference in the world and this is something that becomes increasingly clear as the intuitive communication channels to our Soul or Higher Self become open and clear.

Dru Yoga is a gentle but powerful form of Yoga that opens your Heart, Heals your physical body, Brings you to Stillness and Restores your Vitality. To delve deeply into an understand of the magic of this unique form of yoga and why we feel so good after doing Dru Yoga.

We cannot selectively close our heart, when we close down to avoid emotional pain we also stop the natural flow of love, joy and inspiration that gives life its magic. We come to understand how closing our heart to feeling the authentic emotions of life depletes our energy, our vitality and ultimately has very negative effects on our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being. But there is an alternative, learn how to remain open, authentic, embracing all that life has to offer and living to your fullest potential in doing so.

A master posture that has the power to release built up negative emotions and restore our feelings of peace, calm and opens us to an inner clarity so we return to love, acceptance, forgiveness and let go of judgement, criticism and our need to be right. It changes our perspective and has the capacity to transform our life opening up the opportunity to release the past and move forward into a joyful future. An exploration of the many benefits of regularly practicing this master posture.

Our mind and our breath are irrevocably linked. By simply understanding how the breath connects the mind and the body you can change both your mental and your physical state by consciously changing the way you breathe. A focus on the breath calms your mind and brings you to a place of stillness within. With practice you learn that you are not your thoughts, but that which chooses to think them.

Garudasana frees the energy of change in the heart The Eagle is a powerful posture that has the potential to transform through its actions on releasing energy blockages especially around the solar plexus/diaphragm area of the physical body. This is associated with the Manipura Chakra in the subtle body. These energy blockages arise from unexpressed emotions especially anger and frustration and when we feel we cannot express our true Self. If allowed to accumulate these blocked energies will eventually depress the flow of both subtle and physical energy in the body resulting in Depression and an inability to ignite the will to make positive changes in our life. The Eagle transforms by activating and shifting the energy up into the Heart Chakra, Anahata. This cultivates the quality of truthfulness with oneself and others. The power of the will energy is restored and transformation begins. Physically the Eagle improves the shoulder, leg and hip and back flexibility, strength and mobility and restores good balance and co-ordination. There is improved circulation to the sexual organs and the kidneys. Emotionally we feel lighter, happier, with more vitality and a bubbly feeling of well being. Mentally there is renewed purpose with a return of the ability to focus and concentrate the mind and the will. We are able to make the required changes in our life. The Eagle in nature has a powerful ability with its single pointed vision to see its prey and focus all of its energies and physically capability on capturing that prey and achieving its goal. It flies with effortless grace executing wonderful aerial manoeuvres that leave us in awe of this magnificent creature.

The Dolphin Plank not only strengthens your whole physical body but emotionally and mentally it enhances Self-Confidence and Self-Empowerment, strengthening your focus and your willpower. It is excellent for core strength, abdominal conditioning and back muscle strength. But if while holding the plank you allow your mind to quieten and focus on your breath and you will find you can connect with an inner stillness where the thoughts that run in your mind quieten down and you will find a beautiful peace in the posture.