Yoga fusion retreat Thailand

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Yoga: Throughout the week you will experience classes taught by experienced teachers in their chosen style of yoga, including authentic Mysore style Ashtanga yoga, Vinyasa Flow yoga, Kundalini yoga, Yin/Restorative yoga. Held in both the morning and the afternoon, these classes will give you the opportunity to deepen your practice in your current style of yoga or explore a new style of yoga.

Practice: At the end of the week, you'll have the opportunity to select the style of yoga that most inspires you. From this you'll receive a personal instruction session to help you to deepen your existing practice or create a new practice that is suited to your current lifestyle.

Breathe: Preparations for pranayama and an introduction to pranayama practices will be introduced during this retreat. At the end of the retreat you will be given guidance to continue your own personal breathing/pranayama practice.

Focus: Meditation and Yoga Nidra to help focus the mind and establish a sense of clarity. Yoga Nidra is a powerful & deep relaxation technique where physical, emotional and mental relaxation are all addressed. Several Yoga Nidra sessions will be included during the week to develop the pratyahara aspect of yoga (the fifth limb - known as sense control)

Express: With art, mandala, sound, dance, poetry and music. These will be held as afternoon classes and integrated into your yoga practice throughout the week.

Coaching: Personal coaching and life coaching classes are included to help you to reflect where you are in your current life situation and how to integrate what you have learned during the retreat into your daily life.

Diet: The food will complement the process! Nourish your body and nurture your mind with delicious healthy inspired cuisine, fresh juice and smoothies.

Relax: Enjoy the superb holistic spa facilities at the Wellness Sanctuary in the stunning natural setting of Kamalaya. Included as part of your retreat is a Vital Essence Oil massage. Guidance will be given to you in the Wellness Orientation about other wellness treatments available to complement your practice and address your personal needs.

The facilitators:

About Carole Warren
Passionate about inspiring people to connect with what they love to do, and to make true changes in their lifestyle, Carole combines her professional and personal experience of practices from Eastern and Western traditions, bringing much more depth to the standard life coaching techniques. With a Bachelors degree in Chemistry and further specialities in Natural Chemistry, Health and Nutrition, Carole previously was a consultant to major industry professionals and Government in the UK, leading and designing workshops and coaching to bring about behavioural change on a mass scale and within individuals.

However by 2001, Carole was fully caught up in modern living and took a 3-month career break. During this time she suffered a major back injury which left her unable to walk for one year and was a powerful catalyst in her own journey for personal transformation. Following her recovery, Carole chose to stay in Thailand and set up a company, 'healthy and fun', specializing in personalised retreat programmes. These retreats are designed to help people to take time out from the stresses of modern living to improve their health, wellbeing and vitality through yoga, coaching and natural medicine.

Previously Carole taught and practised other styles of yoga, but it was the Ashtanga practice, with restorative yoga, that helped to heal her back fully without resorting to surgery. This inspired her to learn more about Ashtanga yoga. Now certified with the US Yoga Alliance, Carole teaches and practices Ashtanga yoga in accordance with this ancient lineage.

About Lorraine Taylor
Lorraine's unique yoga style and depth of experience draws from a lifetime of studying the body through dance, gymnastics and yoga. Training intensively in gymnastics and dance from the age of 3, she competed internationally before retiring and going on to teach at 16 years of age.

Over the last 15 years she has studied yoga and eastern philosophies throughout ashrams in India, UK and Australia. Amongst other disciplines, she studied Yoga Nidra at the famous Satyananda ashram and spent time in the Himalayas practising Buddhist meditation. After completing her yoga training in India in 2000, she returned to Thailand to teach yoga and manage a fasting and detoxifying centre at the Sanctuary Resort, Koh Phangan.

Co-founder of the 'healthy and fun yoga café' Lorraine brings together her extensive knowledge of natural health with fun and positivity. She teaches Hatha Vinyasa or Flow yoga, restorative yoga, meditation and dance. Having first hand knowledge of nutrition and cleansing practices she has written several health menus for holistic resorts in Thailand.

To register or for further information please contact us at info@kamalaya.com