Yoga Retreats in the UK
WEEKEND YOGA RETREATS AT PARKDALE 3rd - 4th May 2008 and June 7th - 8th 2008
Theme : The theme for this Weekend Yoga Retreat is "Establishing a Practice". These practical retreats are suitable for beginners wanting to find the practice that is just right for them and become regular in it. It is also suitable for those with more experience who want to go deeper, particularly with respect to awareness and meditation.
Venue : The Parkdale Yoga Centre, Wolverhampton
Teacher: Pete Yates.
Accommodation : Double and treble rooms. Maximum group size 8.
Food : Organic vegetarian or vegan.
Cost : £150 in advance. Cheques payable to P. Yates. You may stay at Parkdale as our guest and share our meals. No extra charge for this.
Programme : (The following is a guide only. It may be useful to alter the programme a little to suit the nature of the group.) There will be two practice sessions on both Saturday and Sunday. The morning sessions will be more Hatha Yoga based and the afternoon sessions a little more meditative. There will be a talk on the principles of establishing a practice and discussion of the relationship between practice and everyday life.
EXPLORING RADICAL OPENNESS RETREAT AT PARKDALE AUTUMN 2008 TBA
Theme : The theme will be "Exploring Radical Openness". Yoga practicee will be treated not as an attempt to make ourselves conform to this or that ideal through some kind of asceticism and effort of will, but rather as an opening up to discovering the gifts that we already have and which are very close to us. We will also explore the possibility of taking "Radical Openness" off the Yoga mat and the mediation cushion into our everyday lives.
Dates TBA
Teacher : Pete Yates
Cost : £290 payable in advance.
Programme : There will be a relaxing class on Friday evening. The three full days will each have a couple of practice sessions which will engage body, mind and heart. There will also be extensive discourses and discussions around the retreat theme. There will be a meditative session on Tuesday morning. Though the programme will be quite full, things will unfold in a relaxed, spacious and unhurried way.
FOUNDATION WEEKEND 12TH - 13TH July 2008 & 13TH -14TH September 2008
This is a weekend especially for those considering doing our Yoga Teacher Training or taking the Self–Discovery module of that course on its own. It will enable us to ascertain if the course will be suitable for the prospective student and enable the student to see if they resonate with our teaching.
Programme : There will be morning and afternoon practice sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Each session will be approximately two hours. The morning sessions will be include meditation, Hatha Yoga posture work and deep relaxation. The afternoon sessions will be more meditative and possibly playful! There will be discussions in which the Heart Yoga approach is outlined and lots of opportunity to ask questions. See SELF-DISCOVERY, TEACHER TRAINING and FOUNDATION WEEKEND pages of this site for more detail.
Teacher ; Pete Yates
Cost : £150 inclusive of organic food and accommodation, payable in advance.
PLEASE NOTE - WE ARE NOT DOING ANY LAKE DISTRICT RETREATS THIS YEAR
BOOKING
Phone 01902 424048 or E-mail for booking form & brochures or further enquiries. To download a printable booking form in Word format, CLICK HERE. You can email this form back to us or print and post. Watch this space for details of more retreats this year and next.
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TESTIMONIALS
Thank you for a magical time here. - Monica
The most wonderful Yoga experience of my life. - Mari
I'm fully recharged and ready for anything. - Emma
My world just got bigger. - Sukhvinder
For the first time in my life I felt my own powerful energy; healed some old wounds and met a group of very special people in the beautiful surroundings of the Rookhow Quaker Meeting House. - Andy
I have had a great time, loved the surroundings, food, Yoga, chat, day trips, fires, woods, relaxation, company. - Caroline
Pete Yates' teaching is down to earth, stimulating, challenging, compassionate, full of a sense of fun and a joyful appreciation of ordinary life. I experienced a closeness in my relationships with the other retreatants which I find very moving. - Dave
What can I say: rollercoaster, tumultuous, enlightening, frightening, self-revealing. Rachel
I could go on for pages, but I don't have the words to describe this phenomenon that is the Rookhow Retreat. So I will simply say that I hope I will find my way here again, because, in one word, it has been bliss. - Lucy
Intense emotional releases, face myself, facing myself, feeling myself, connecting with myself - God I love this precious gift. - Karen
Through Yoga and skilfully managed group energy and meditation I managed to look deep within and also to take a fresh look at the world around me. I cried, laughed and felt the love of those around and experienced moments of clear mind and open heart. - Eddie
I enjoyed
the day I merged with the landscape … Great repertoire of Yoga as
usual…. Thanks for a great week. - Simon
Please no consumption of drugs or alcohol on any of these retreats.
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Contact:
The Parkdale Yoga Centre
10 Parkdale West
Wolverhampton
WV1 4TE
Phone: 01902 424048
