Cost: $2900, All inclusive starting and ending in Chengdu: 3 star hotels, three meals a day, guides, train ticket to Lhasa, flight ticket back to Chengdu, entrance fees to sacred sites and local transportation.
Facilitators: Vedantin,  and Facilitators from Sadhana Yoga

Another tag along journey is to Tibet, Himalaya high mountains. It [...]]]>

Cost: $2900, All inclusive starting and ending in Chengdu: 3 star hotels, three meals a day, guides, train ticket to Lhasa, flight ticket back to Chengdu, entrance fees to sacred sites and local transportation.
Facilitators: Vedantin,  and Facilitators from Sadhana Yoga

Introduction

Another tag along journey is to Tibet, Himalaya high mountains. It will take us 12 days or so to traverse the dramatic landscape change via 2 days of train ride from YTTC training site to Lhasa, Tibet, the roof of the earth, then journey around the rugged Himalaya highlands to visits many sacred sites of Tibetan Buddhism, and eventually travel down to Swiss like mountain range to experience the serenity and tranquility of Himalaya low mountains. Finally fly back to our training site for a short or long rest before we take our journey beyond. My intention is to have all participants continue yoga and spiritual practice throughout the journey and also to introduce personal and group healing techniques to facilitate our journey to the light and love with easy and grace. So it is Healing and Transformation Journey for all. Up to 100 hours of healing arts hours is available towards Yoga Teacher Training Program and/or Shamanic Practitioner Hour.

Welcomes to the sacred and highest land of the world where people are full of love and compassion, the mountains and lakes are respected, the ancient sites are pilgrimaged over thousands of years, and the Tibetan Buddhism and culture are thrived through the turmoil of warlords and politics. The participants will be guided to immerse themselves into daily shamanic and yoga practice through our journey together into the sacred and historical sites in Tibet and China. We will visit the sacred Buddhist mountain of Emei in China (12,000 ft.), the holy city of Lhasa (3650 m), the Potala Palace where Dalalama used to reside, Jakhang Temple (the most pilgrimaged site), Tibetan Tantra Temple, Aerial burying site, Namtso Lake (the highest sacred lake in the world), Gyantes (the sacred mountain (18,000 ft.), Sacret and scenic sites of eastern Tibet, and more.

We will practice yoga and share yoga with local communities and we will integrate Shamanic Healing Earth Medicine into local healing shaman throughout the journey.

Typical day schedule

• 7:00-7:30am meditation
• 7:30-9:00am Yoga Practice
• 9:00-10:00am Breakfast
• 10:00-4:30pm Visit Sacred Sites, Lunch, and Rest (healing practice)
• 4:30-6:00 Yoga (Gentle/Restorative and Healing Practice)
• 6:00-7:00 Dinner
• 8:00-9:00pm Meditation and Debriefing (healing practice)
• 10:00pm Quiet Time

Itinerary

Day 1, Day 2, Day 3

We will Leave Chengdu on day 1 at 10:25 pm on a sleeper train to Lhasa.
 Day 2 Continue through the mountain ranges of Tibet experiencing the landscape changes from subtropical to the high Himalayan mountain.. Highest peak is 7,162 meters (23,500 feet). On day 3 we will arrive in Lhasa at 5:30 pm at the hotel for dinner.  The train ride will take two days. It will give us time to get acquainted and get us gradually acclimated before we arrive at the holy city, Lhasa (3650 m).
We will have yoga and healing art practices on the train while we are enjoy our scenic ride.

Day 04 Potala Palace

We will visit Potala Palace, which was originally constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet, and later expanded and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas as well as the religious-political nexus of traditional Tibet.

Day 05 Jokhang Temple

We will visit Jokhang temple, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa where we will spend lots of time to stroll around and shop a lot for sure.

Day 06 Yamdrok Lake and Yampacheng grassland

Yamdrok Lake: On the old road between Gyanste and Lhasa, dazzling Yamdrok lake can be seen from the summit of the Kamba-la (4794m). The lake lies several hundred meters below the road, and in clear weather is a fabulous shade of deep turquoise. Far in the distance is the huge massive of Mt. Nojin Kangtsang (7191m). We will be the sacred mountain site to have ceremony and meditation/contemplation. (4 hours bus ride). The beautiful clear lake and fresh air fill the body with prana and life.

Day 07 Namtso Lake

Namtso Lake: Namtso, approximately 190km north-west of Lhasa, is the second-largest saltwater lake in China. It is over 70km long and reaches a width of 30km. The Nyenchen Tangula range, with peaks of more than 7000m, towers over the lake to the south. Namtso is a tidal lake and the ring marks of earlier lake levels are clearly visible by the shoreline. In clear weather the water is a miraculous shade of turquoise and there are magnificent views of the nearby mountains. The wide open spaces, dotted with tents of local nomads, are intoxicating.

We will have ceremony and meditation/contemplation there (a long bus ride but worthy of going).  Namtso Lake, the highest lake of its size in the world and considered to be one of the sacred lakes in Tibet. No boat or bathing is allowed on the lake. It keeps pure and sacred. We will have  an opportunity to meditate by the lake and a possibility to listen to monks chanting in a cave under the cliffs by the lake.

Day 08 Aerial Burying site or Drepung Monastery

We will visit an aerial burying site. It will be a rare opportunity for us to witness
The Tibetan way of living dead. It will be contingent upon discretion of the sacred site.
Or Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, about 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung, once world’s largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. This day’s sightseeing begins with these white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambience inside the halls and chapels. At the plat roof of hillside, you can have very good views of the whole Lhasa city and the distant mountains. Drepung is one of Lhasa’s two great Gelugpa monasteries, the other is Sera. Around 5km north of central Lhasa, Sera may not be as grandiose as Drepung, but is more serene surrounded by many small temples. The ‘Buddhism Scriptures Debating’ in Sera is very famous.

Day 09  Buddhist Tantra Temple or Shopping day

Visit Tibetan Buddhist Tantra Temple and enjoy the last day shopping and relaxing in the holy city, Lhasa.

Day 10  Lhasa-Gandan Monasery-Basomtso Lake.

Travel to Tibetan Frontier and visit scenic and sacred sites as considered Tibet “Switzerland View”. Drive about one and half hours to get to Gandan Monastery for a visit. It is the first Gelugpa monastery. After visit, onward to BasomtsoLake for 370km on a well paved road, taking 5 hours. Basomtso Lake, 3,500 meters above sea level, originates from Nyching Tanglha Mountain and is a dozen kilometers long. Snow-covered mountains, glaciers and tress are reflected upon the lake’s rippled surface. There are small islands in the middle of the lake with Lamaist temples built upon them.

Day 11 Basomtso Lake-Bayi.

Visit Basomtso Lake and enjoy the beautiful views there in the whole morning. And then leave for BayiTown, the capital of Nyingchi area. And then continue driving about 2 hours to get to Bayi. Upon arrival there, visit a huge cypress tree of over thousand years old. Rest time you can stroll in the city for the modern city in East Tibet.

Day 12 Journey End

Fly back to Chengdu from Tibet 
(two hours fly).

Our Full Moon Chakra Balancing Retreat is an overnight adventure at the Mystical Yoga Farm. The program always begins at 3pm on the opening day and ends at 3pm the next day.

June 15th-16th

July 15th-16th

August 13th-14th

Take a moment for yourself, come back into balance with your [...]]]>

Our Full Moon Chakra Balancing Retreat is an overnight adventure at the Mystical Yoga Farm. The program always begins at 3pm on the opening day and ends at 3pm the next day.

Upcoming Full Moon Retreats

June 15th-16th

July 15th-16th

August 13th-14th

Take a moment for yourself, come back into balance with your own energies and intentions, and your connection with Gaia and the Mother Moon. Arrive in the afternoon on Tuesday the 17th in time for our 3:30 grounding Mother Earth Yoga class, followed by a varied vegetarian dinner featuring organic dishes grown on the farm. In the evening we will hold our monthly Full Moon Cacao Ceremony. This special ceremony incorporates a medicinal hot drink of 1.5 ounces of pure cacao to stimulate and encourage creative energies and deepen the meditative state. This ceremony is perfect for those looking to make changes in their life, letting go of aspects and energies no longer serving us and manifesting love, light, peace, and joy into our daily lives. Mystical Chakra Dance is a powerful meditative tool for transformation; balancing and stimulating the subtle energy centers of the body through creative movement and free form dance. The evening ends with a midnight sauna, star/moon gazing, light snack and tea.

Wednesday relax and sleep in, waking up to the sounds of the birds, morning meditation, restorative yin yoga and a celebration brunch.   Spend the rest of the day with some relaxation time to explore the surrounding forest, take a paddle around the bay, or rejuvenate in one of our lake view hammocks.

1 hour massage treatments will be available upon request for 200Q.

$45 US Dollars or 360Q includes room, board, workshop fee and all yoga farm amenities

Impasa Vinyasa Workshop    April 15th 12-4pm

Impasa, a fictional Sanskrit word that means ‘very difficult,’ best describes this dynamic, flowing and fun class. We will work our bodies, quiet our minds, and soothe our souls. This workshop will include a dynamic 3 hour yoga workshop space to experiment and play with inversion [...]]]>

Impasa Vinyasa Workshop    April 15th 12-4pm

Impasa, a fictional Sanskrit word that means ‘very difficult,’ best describes this dynamic, flowing and fun class. We will work our bodies, quiet our minds, and soothe our souls. This workshop will include a dynamic 3 hour yoga workshop space to experiment and play with inversion and arm balancing postures as we open with a comprehensive warm up, followed by an ever-changing flow of heating postures, followed by a cooling closing sequence and extended final relaxation pose. Complete your visit with a relaxing sauna and dip in the lake before heading home or make arrangements to spend the night and join us for our vegetarian meal straight from the land.

$25 US Dollars or 200Q includes yoga workshop and sauna

Wayne has taught and lectured [...]]]> Wayne Weiseman is certified by The Permaculture Institute of Australia as an instructor of the Permaculture Design Certificate Course. He is also certified by the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) to teach continuing education in Permaculture to licensed architects and landscape architects.

Wayne has taught and lectured internationally for many years. He has worked as a school teacher and as a consultant to educators and administrators in curriculum and professional development. As a primitive wilderness instructor he relied on observation techniques and a thorough understanding of the natural world to ply his trade. He has worked extensively with corporate executives in the art of team building, and the application of ideas in business and life developed through the observation of the cycles and connections found in the natural world. He has worked as a builder and contractor, herbalist, renewable energy expert, and farmer for the past twenty-five years.

Wayne is Director of The Permaculture Project LLC, a full-service, international consulting and educational business promoting the ideas of eco-agriculture, renewable energy resources and eco-construction methods. He is also co-director of Permergy, an educational organization teaching Permaculture and sustainable systems to corporations. For many years he managed a land-based, self-reliant community project combining organic crop/food production, ecologically-built shelter, renewable energy, appropriate technologies.

Wayne Weiseman and The Permaculture Project LLC can be contacted by emailing permacultureproject@gmail.com or calling (618) 713-0537.

Please see details of Wayne’s program at the Mystical Yoga Farm January 2012.

Permaculture Design Course
January 5-17, 2012
Guatemala
More Details Here

Cassandra is inspired to share the beauty and wisdom of yoga and spirituality through her dharmic life, as mother and writer as well as a yoga teacher and practitioner. She has traveled in the Middle East, Latin America, West Africa and Sri Lanka and spent some years in Guatemala.

She lives on [...]]]>

Cassandra is inspired to share the beauty and wisdom of yoga and spirituality through her dharmic life, as mother and writer as well as a yoga teacher and practitioner. She has traveled in the Middle East, Latin America, West Africa and Sri Lanka and spent some years in Guatemala.

She lives on a cycladic island in Greece with her daughter. She did a degree in Literature at the University of London, a post-grad in Journalism at LCP, a masters in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh and a yoga teacher-training with the Sadhana Yoga in Guatemala.

She has run a bakery, managed a charity, worked as a sub-editor, taught English and set up a children’s library foundation.

These days she teaches yoga in Santorini in Greece … and continues to write.

Krista Allen, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, graduated from CSU with a BS in Psychology.
Krista’s natural avidity in the art of helping has contributed to her ongoing work within the fields of psychology, social work, supporting adults who have cognitive impairments, and early childhood education. Krista has been practicing yoga and [...]]]>

Krista Allen, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, graduated from CSU with a BS in Psychology.
Krista’s natural avidity in the art of helping has contributed to her ongoing work within the fields of psychology, social work, supporting adults who have cognitive impairments, and early childhood education. Krista has been practicing yoga and meditation since she was very young; this dedication and love eventually called Krista to become a certified yoga instructor. She is passionate about the health benefits found through yoga and meditation, and has a unique ability to connect with her students. Krista incorporates her understanding of the ancient wisdom, texts, philosophy and language with contemporary style and translation. Both fun and caring, Krista is acutely sensitive to others. Her work stays with her in and out of the Shala, you can call on her at any time. Krista enjoys a simple, sustainable life connected with nature. She loves being outdoors contributing to maintaining the environment and land. Krista is a Co-Founder of Dharma Yoga Shala, and Teacher Training Facilitator & Site Coordinator for Sadhana Yoga.

Beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado, is the home and base-site for Krista and the Dharma Yoga Shala, a community place for learning and growth. Her passion for cultural awareness and love for adventure also leads her all over the world. Wherever she is, you can find Krista guiding yoga classes, meditations, teacher trainings, workshops and retreats in the Sadhana tradition. Her teaching style is one of guidance and acceptance, revealing our guru’s within and finding trust in this to guide our epic journeys.

You can access the OM site here:
http://om.schoolyogainstitute.com/course/view.php?id=42

Ananda (CJ Page) – Co-Founder of Present Moment Retreat and RYT 500 is a renowned teacher of yoga, dance and meditation.  She has combined her joy of these self-healing therapies with her experience as a wellness coach and healing practitioner to create international retreats and trainings.  Ananda offers Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher [...]]]>

Ananda (CJ Page) – Co-Founder of Present Moment Retreat and RYT 500 is a renowned teacher of yoga, dance and meditation.  She has combined her joy of these self-healing therapies with her experience as a wellness coach and healing practitioner to create international retreats and trainings.  Ananda offers Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Trainings with YogaSchool Institute, giving each person the heartfelt attention and direct facilitation that cultivates an ecstatic, healing and Magical experience.

Integrating her teachings and passions, Ananda has developed The Magnetic Movement, a system of intentional-based healing that draws on the philosophy that we are all a part of this magnetic energy that is driving us towards greater consciousness.  By exploring our gifts and expanding our relationship with higher self, we come into alignment with our inner purpose of Awakening.  Through our collaborative efforts and unified intentions, we magnify the richness of this life’s experience.

Ananda currently lives in Troncones, Mexico, the home of Present Moment Retreat, where she holds sacred space for individuals and groups as they journey toward Self Realization and Oneness.  She suggests that as we step up to the Essence of who we are within, we are connected to the Wholeness of all that is.  Ananda believes that we are each here to expand into the greatness of who we are and to serve all beings in our highest capacity.   She is inspired to inspire… and to continue this journey moment to moment, breath to breath.

There is no moment other than this Present Moment.

New Date: Saturday March 5, 2011 from 10am-noon.