Yoga in Aegina, Greece, June
14th-24th 2007, with Sarah and Jody
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Oikia Karapanou is a beautiful old 19th
century villa overlooking pistachio orchards and the Aegean Sea. Simply
furnished and ornamented with copious light and space, it is a perfect
setting for you to enjoy your Yoga practise. A daily morning Asana class
will be held as well as an early evening class where a range of subjects may
be covered –technique, pair work, Pranayama, chanting, meditation and
philosophy. The house, its gardens and nearby Aegean sea lend their own
special energy to this holiday. Sarah and Jody enjoy teaching where Yoga is
accessible to all levels, and a space for relaxing, growing and developing
is nurtured. There will be plenty of time in between classes to explore the
island, visit the mainland or other islands, go into the town, swimming and
sunbathing at the beach etc. Each day can be as active or as laid back as
you wish.
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Jody has been practicing Yoga since 1991 and teaching since
1999 in West Sussex, and has run 5 previous holidays at Oikia, the last 3 with
Sarah. In 2001 she went to India to study Astanga with BNS Iyengar in Mysore.
Whilst there, she met Venkatesha, and returned 2 years later to train as an Atma
Vikasa teacher with him and his wife Hema, and again in 2005 for further
studies. She has also studied Viniyoga with Desikachar and completed an Astanga
teacher training course with David Swenson.
Sarah began teaching in Yogashala, Santiago, Chile
following a six month period in India studying Yoga therapy with her teacher
there, Venkatesha. Her first introduction was thorough Astanga yoga and in 2004
assisted Danny Paradise with his retreat in Thailand. She has also studied with
many teachers of other styles of Yoga such as Iyengar, Viniyoga, Dynamic, Atma
Vikasa and Satyananada. Sarah practises vipassana meditation and has recently
started to teach combined vipassana/yoga retreats with meditation teacher Steven
Smith of Vipassana Hawaii. Sarah has been travelling, studying and teaching in
Asia, Europe, the US and South America for the past 5 years.
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The price for the 10 day holiday is
£560 or if you’d like to take advantage of the ‘early bird’ price by booking and
paying your deposit before Jan 31st the price is £500. This includes
accommodation and all classes. Everyone puts money into a kitty for sharing
food costs at the house, in 2006 this worked out at about 5 Euros per day each.
You will need to make your own travel arrangements –and we advise you to book
flights early (suggest you try Easyjet) to get the best deals. The nearest
airport is Athens. A public bus will take you to the port of Piraeus where there
are frequent ferries and catamaran services to the island (60/30mins). The
house is 5 mins away by taxi.
To secure your place please send
your name, address, phone number and email address if you have one, with a non
refundable deposit of
£150
to J Lawrance, 6 Spring way,
East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3EW, England. Balance (non-refundable) due by
May 1st 2007. For further information please email Sarah
sarah@yijja.net or Jody
jodylawrance@hotmail.com tel- 01342 315784