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A yogini is a woman devoted to a life lived with totality of heart,
with fierce truth, with compassion and unconditional love.
A woman who is yearning to realize and embody the divine essence of who she really is.
A yogini practices for her own radiant embodiment of awakening and love
as well as for the healing of all sentient beings.
The Yogini Paradise retreat-2008 at Alexis-Zorbas, Corfu
A retreat to rejuvenate our beings~ on all levels...You are warmly welcome to join us for our second international women's gathering!
(this is not a Yoga retreat...)
We had a truly magical gathering last May with women traveling in from from Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Germany, and we are happy to announce that we will gather again; by the OCEAN, in the SUN, to deepen in our feminine practice together... to dance together... to pray together, to laugh and cry together. In this retreat we will enter a deeper exploration of the potential latent in our feminine practices, so you who have been practicing with women for while, we guarantee that this will be a deepening time for you (and why not your whole women's group?), but also you who feel a strong longing to explore Spiritual Awakening through Feminine practices for the first time are welcome to join! Prepare yourself for some serious Bliss, sweat, showers of tears, deep silence and hot sun on your skin, the grace of the Oneness Blessing, the sound of water, profound initiations into the mystic feminine, ecstatic chanting, luscious food, tantric awakening of the senses.... to recognize other women and to be recognized yourself~ as the Goddess...
How can i find words to tell you how relaxing, and wild and embracing this gathering was. A space where my whole feminine being could awaken and just be. All women should have the opportunity to fill their being with an experience like this...
Monica Katarina Frisk, Orsa, bokförläggare/publisher
Paradise gathering of women creating an atmosphere of joy, juice and loving togetherness, which was true, intense and gentle at the same time. One beautiful and unforgettable week awakening, fanning and celebrating the awareness, aliveness and living of our true feminine nature. Absolutely addictive, vibrating, alive! Yummy!
Marianne Domig, Switzerland, spiritual-psychological councellor & therapist
The Yogini retreat was the most heart opening experience in my life and I am so grateful for the acceptance, the light, the presence that Chameli represents. I feel so inspired and filled and I act more independately and accepting to others. Now, two month afterwards I can tell there has been a big difference created in my life. More often I am filled with gratefulness and a feeling that I am so blessed, that I am loved and that I love. I have many times cried cause my heart is overflowing with love. I am a lot more creative and self-secure. Chameli teaches with love and understanding, no demands that I have to change to be a better person. I feel so loved.
Mikaela Larm ,Sweden, Photojournalist
| Yogini Practices with Chameli |
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a yogini is a woman devoted to a life lived with totality of heart, with fierce truth, with compassion and unconditional love. A woman who is yearning to realize and embody the divine essence of who she really is. A yogini practices for her own radiant embodiment of awakening and love as well as for the healing of all sentient beings. As modern- day yoginis, we will gather together in the circle of the sacred feminine to explore a spirituality that is vibrantly fresh and alive, that gives birth to self-arising wisdom. We will explore practices that include a radical awakening of the energy bodies, the senses and the ability to deeply embrace the richness of our feeling world, as well as a deep resting in the radiant silence at the core of all appearance of form. In this meeting, traditionally called the “marriage of Bliss and Emptiness”, emerges the natural, spontaneous ecstacy of being.
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| Life dance with Carina -Maria Möller |
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ground your feet in the muddy belly of Mother Earth. Move wild and free with the spiritual fire in your hips and heart. Let your body express who you are in this very moment. Shake your absolutly everything! Surrender body and mind in the healing flow of feminine energy. Let go in sacred ecstacy, rest in deep silence… The Life dance moves you through the elements of earth, fire, water, air and ether, and gives you a deeper understandig of the feminine cyclic dance in different life processes: in your relationships, your lifework, in creative processes and within.
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We are housed in cozy holiday appartemnets with two double rooms, kitshenette and shared bathroom. Single occupancy is also availeble. The rooms are not more than 10 minutes walking distance from our retreat center where we will also have our breakfast from the generous breakfast buffet and a several- course dinner. All food is vegetarian and most of the vegtables comes from Alexis-zorbas own organic vegatble garden. The bar serves wine and cappuchino. For pictures and more information about rooms and Corfu : www.alexiszorbas.com |
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| Friday May 23th and Saturday 24th are arrival days. The retreat will start on the evening of the 24th and end on the evening of the 30th. There will be meditation/prayer in the mornings before breakfast, dance sessions in the late morning and in the afternoon we will have Yogini practises, leaving the middle of the day open for beach and rest. There will be evening sessions, but we will aim to keep some evenings open for spontanious celebrations, massages, adventours, or deep resting...There will be one day during the week where you will have more open time. (the schedule is subject to change at any time) Saturday the 31th is departure day. It is possible to stay another week for more vacation. See www.alexiszorbas.com for details
During the open times you can have individual sessions with the courseleaders for an additional cost.
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| Getting there |
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You are yourself responsible to get to Corfu. If you want it easy, just contact Zorba travel and they will book your flight for you (only flights from Germany) If you want to surf for the cheapest deal go to Ryanair.com, flythomascook.com and germanwings.com.
For cheap tickets from Germany contact:
Zorbas Travel, Munich
ph:+49 89/29160680
info@zorbas-travel.de
If you are traveling from Norway, get cheap tickets here:
http://www.apollo.no/
If you travel from Sweden and would like suggestions for the travel arrangements, we have an agreement with Hedemora Travelagency. They speak swedish, german and english. (the small agency with the big heart!)
Contact: Hedemora Resebyrå
Phone : +46.225.15535
Fax : +46.225.13360
E-mail : mail@hedemoraresebyra.se
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| What to bring |
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| Journal, colorful shawls, a warm shawl/blanket, a sacred object for the altar |
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| Reccomended reading |
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| -Come Closer-Spiritual Awakening for The Feminine Heart, (Kom Närmara-när det feminine hjartat vaknar , Energica 2006) by Chameli Ardagh
-The Temple group Manual by Chameli & Helena Montelius
To order books
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Prices for the retreat:
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If booked before Febr 28:
In EUR: 355€
In Swedish Kroner: 3300skr
In US Dollar: $415 (special discount price, limited spaces)
Thereafter : 425€, 3950skr, $525
This is an international gathering and we would like to make it possible for women to come also from outside Europe. If you are traveling in from outside of Europe other then USA please contact us for prices.
To secure your space please transfer
a 1oo € (1000skr) deposit to:
Lisa Swahn, Bankgiro 5035-2848
IBAN:SE2380000811410634595748
BIC/SWIFT: SWEDSESS
remember to write your name and mark it
“Deposit Yoginiretreat 2008”
(for payments from the US mail check to: The Living Essence Foundation, 13215 Red Dog Road,Nevada City, CA, 95959)
We need to receive the full payment by April 15th.
Cansellation:
In case of cancellation before March 15 we will keep 50% of your deposit as an administration fee.
In case of cancellation before April 15 we will keep 100% of your deposit as an administration fee.
After April 15th there will be no refunds. In case of sickness you may transfer the coursefee (minus deposite) to a future course.
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Double occupation: 399,- € , Single 497,- €
This price is for one week, and includes breakfast and dinner
(If booked before February 28th you get 30,- € discount )
NOTE:
-All participants are responsible for buying Travel insurance.
-Alexis Zorba offers airport transportation on Corfu (ca.35 EUR returntrip), or you can arrange for a taxi. This is not included in any of the prices above
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| Contact |
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For Information and booking of the course:
Lisa Swahn
+46(0)704294715
Mail : Lisaswahn@mac.com
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| For booking of room : |
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Zorbas Travel, Munich
ph:+49 89/29160680
info@zorbas-travel.de
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all photoes by Mikaela Larm
(except the three portraits of groupleaders below)
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| Chameli Ardagh |
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| is the author of Come Closer-Spiritual Awakening for The Feminine Heart, (Kom Närmara-när det feminine hjartat vaknar , Energica 2006) and the co-author of The Temple Group Manual. She is co-founder of the Temple Group Network, a thriving international network of women’s groups. She facilitates retreats and gatherings both in the US and in Europe. Together with her husband Arjuna she also teaches The Living Essence Training and The Deeper Love work. She is passionate about creating a world where the masculine and the feminine are equally honored. She was born in Norway and she now lives with Arjuna and his two sons in Northern California |
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| Carina Maria Moller |
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| is the passionate founder of Rum För Henne- a pulsating dance community in Gotenborg, Sweden with weekly events and classes. She teaches and lives her dance as a deep, spiritual practise. She loves to create space where women can open up, relax and dive in to the depth of their being trough free movement. She has a background as a singer and an actress and she is also working as a doula, assisting women in childbirth. Carina Maria is 45 years old and four children.
www.frigorandedans.se
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| Lisa Swahn |
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| Lisa Swahn, married and mother of four, runs Vilan- Temple for pleasure & relaxation in Stjärnsund, Sweden. Trained Massagetherapist, vocalist and nurse she leads groups for women and youth with focus on dance, voice and body awarness. During the retreat she will offer her big heart though massage sessions, through music and through her warm presence.
www.safespace.se
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