With the 4th International Day of Yoga around the corner, we at the Art of Living Foundation are celebrating with an incredibly special opportunity. Our 6 Days IMMERSIVE YOGA RETREAT will be held during the American Independence Day weekend!
For the very first time in our 35 year history, the Art of Living is combining two of our most powerful and popular retreats--the Happiness Program and The Sri Sri Yoga Deep Dive Retreat--and offering it as our Immersive Yoga Retreat this summer from June 29th-July 4th at the pristine, serene Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC.
Part 1: The Happiness Retreat — Create Lasting Happiness
In today’s fast-paced world, the mind has a tendency to get stuck either in the past or the future. But happiness is here and now. You miss the present moment when you are distracted, regretting yesterday, or worried about tomorrow. Yet with practical, self-empowering tools, we can successfully counter the increasing demands of contemporary life.
During our signature Happiness Retreat, you will find out how to access the present moment and tap into your inner power and freedom — not just as a concept, but as a direct experience. This is the source of abiding happiness.
In the Happiness Retreat, you will learn to master practical techniques that can benefit you for the rest of your life. The centerpiece of the Art of Living Happiness Retreat is Sudarshan Kriya, a powerful breathing technique that uses precise natural rhythms of your breath and being to get you unstuck. You will also learn a form of this practice that you can continue at home for further growth. Some of the benefits of Sudarshan Kriya include:
- Reduced stress
- Greater sense of happiness and enthusiasm
- Less social anxiety
- More ease in interpersonal relations
- Better sleep
- Improved immunity
These are a few of the many transformative results that participants experience as they complete this retreat and continue to practice.
Part 2: Sri Sri Yoga Deep Dive Retreat - Experience a Profound Cleanse
As yoga enthusiasts, many of us are on the lookout for a yoga course that can help us explore the depths of yoga – from philosophy to practice. The Sri Sri Yoga Deep Dive Retreat gives us an opportunity to go deeper into the realm of yoga and understand what it means to live like a yogi!
Many believe that yoga lives on the mat, and is all about twisting your body into pretzel-like poses. Sri Sri Yoga Deep Dive Retreat is a great opportunity to move beyond the confines of the yoga mat and dive into the depths of yoga to detox, invigorate and heal your body, relax your mind and nourish your soul. You will learn how to bring the principles of yoga into every moment of your life, bringing you total health and freedom.
Here you get a thorough exploration of yoga postures, ancient yogic knowledge, cleansing, breathing, and meditation in a gentle, profound, celebrative, and joyful retreat setting.
During this retreat you will :
- Correct your postures for better symmetry and alignment
- Detox holistically through yogic kriyas like Shankhaprakshalana (Gastric cleanse) and Jalaneti (nasal rinse)
- Strengthen your body and heal chronic pains through a subtle strengthening and healing contractions (SSaHC)
- Learn new rejuvenating pranayamas like Chandrabhedi, Suryabhedi, Sheetali, etc.
- Practice open eye and other profound meditations
- Learn the foundational principles of yoga and practical knowledge based on ancient yoga scriptures
- Experience Silence in Activity and Activity in Silence
- Experience a genuine sense of internal tranquility, vitality, mental clarity and peace
Here are some of the reasons we’d love to see you:
1) Profound growth for an affordable investment: The Immersive Yoga Retreat offers a powerful experience of yogic detox, deep rest and inner peace. By combining two powerful workshops into one extended retreat, you’ll get to experience many new facets of your yoga journey.
2) Be in the company of the enlightened master: This retreat is happening in the presence of world-renowned spiritual master and yoga expert Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who has inspired millions with his teachings on the traditions and benefits of yoga and meditation for more than 35 years. Beyond reviving ancient wisdom, he has created new techniques for personal and social transformation.
All through the retreat, he will be spending time with participants during enlightening satsang and joyful kirtan every evening, where participants also get the opportunity to ask personal questions.
3) Vacation with the family: Art of Living is also offering yoga-based programs for kids and young adults at the same time and location of this retreat. It’s a wonderful opportunity to take a yoga vacation with the whole family and enjoy special quality time together learning new things and relaxing on the mountaintop.
4) Location: The location of the retreat is as unique as the retreat itself. Set amidst 380 acres of pristine forest high up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Art of Living Retreat Center is the largest center in the US for yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda. With magnificent panoramic views stretching to the horizon, fresh mountain air, highly supportive staff and volunteers, delicious, wholesome food, and a nurturing, relaxing environment, everything put together will ignite and fuel your inner yogic fire! If your time and pocket permits, be ready to get spoiled and nourished by the highly trained therapists at the award-winning Shankara Ayurveda Spa.
5) Special shuttle services: The retreat center will also be running special shuttle services for your pick up and drop off at the Charlotte airport. Find details here.
6) Nourish the body and mind with the delicious and nutritious sattvic food: All through the retreat, you will enjoy highly nourishing, fresh, vegetarian meals that can enhance your overall yoga experience.
7) Earn CE credits: If you are Yoga Alliance certified teacher, you will also earn very good number of CE credits while you learn yoga philosophy and many new techniques at the retreat.
Introductory webinar: Join a special introductory webinar on June 10th, 4pm EDT to learn more about the retreat at http://tiny.cc/deepdiveretreat
As space is limited for this program, it is advisable to register soon so that you don’t miss this unique opportunity.
Make 2018 one of the most memorable summers of your life with our Immersive Yoga Retreat!
By Sejal Shah, E-YRT 500 Sri Sri Yoga and Art of Living Teacher, YACEP, NYU Post Graduate Medical School approved Yoga-CME Art of Living retreat facilitator, Mind-Body Wellness Writer, Homeopath
