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YogaSkills Kemetic Yoga Retreat
Jamaica 2010!
March 3 to March 10, 2010
East of Eden Resort and Spa
Montego Bay Jamaica
Simply Enjoy Yoga, Rejuvenation and Transformation under the Healing Sun and in the Healing Waters of Jamaica!
Earn Credit Towards Your Certification in Kemetic Yoga and the YogaSkills Method
Cost:
Double Occupancy:
$1,495.00
Single Occupancy:
$1,850.00
To make your deposit or pay in full and recieve $100.00 off go to:
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Greetings!
Join me for another fantastic experiencce of rejuvenation and transformation in Montego Bay Jamaica. This intensive is open to all who want to take their practice of Yoga to a higher level or simply want to learn to improve their health and well being under the direction an internationally recognized expert.
Wednesday March 3, 2010 thru Wednesday March 10, 2010
East of Eden Resort: Montego Bay Jamaica
For Information Call: 773 396-6613
Toll Free: 888 599-YOGA (9642)
The YogaSkills Kemetic Yoga Retreat is all inclusive. Lodging, 3 vegan meals daily, all instruction and credit towards certification as a Kemetic Yoga Teacher (CKYT) are included. Airfare is separate and must be purchased by participants individually to Montego Bay Jamaica (MBJ).
Price:
Double Occupancy: $1,495.00
Single Occupancy: $1,850.00
Make your deposit or payments at:
Does not include airfare
Price Includes:
Private accommodations
Air conditioned rooms with ceiling fans
Professional staff
View of the ocean and sunset
Formal Dinning Daily Yoga and Meditation Classes
Instruction in Kemetic Yoga and the YogaSkills Method from world class instructor Yirser Ra Hotep
Credits towards certification in Kemetic Yoga and the YogaSkills Method Three Vegetarian meals per day
Authentic Jamaican Vegetarian Cuisine
Live Food Dishes
Fresh Fruits
Organic Fruit Smoothies
Fresh Green Vegetables Dishes
Whole Gain Dishes
Fresh Soups Made Daily All classes and Workshops
Yoga
Meditation
Stress Management
Self Realization and Transformation Cranbrook Gardens Tropical Tour
Spirit walk and hike
Natural herb tour
Waterfalls and River Swim
Yoga and Meditation Shaw Park Gardens Tropical Tour
Nature Walk
Yoga and Meditation in the lush rain forest Firewater Natural Mineral Bath
Bath in the natural healing waters of an underground spring
Enjoy an optional hot towel massage Beach
Swimming and Relaxation
Yoga on the Beach Island Shopping Spree and Market
Jamaican Party Night
Airport Transport
Optional activities include: Relaxing Massage, Manicure and Pedicure, Visit to Dunn's River Falls,
STANDING BOW POSITION: Sabrina Johnson, Certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher, 2008
Kemetic Wheel Pose: Na'ima, Certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher, 2008
MAAT Balancing Pose: Empress Tywanna Patrick, Certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher, 2008 |
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Healing Sun Kemetic Yoga Intensive: The Real Hot Yoga 
This is the real hot Yoga in the Sun of Jamaica. The energy of the sun heals your muscles, lubricates your joints and energizes your internal organs. Daily vegan meals, naturally grown fruits and fresh coconunt water straight from the shell will detoxify your body and nourish your cells.
Funmire (Dr. Sandra Lewis) Psychologist and certified Bikram Yoga Instructor had this to say after her participation in 2007:
"I had to write to share the improvements I've already seen in my practice. Poses that I had trouble holding (like standing head to knee) are much easier. Before, I had difficulty kicking out on my right side and flexing my foot. I found I was able to kick out and hold it with my foot flexed back. Full locust...I went right up! And stretching pose...my head went right to my hands. I usually have to touch my thumbs then my knuckles and sometimes I get close to my hands. This time, I went straight to my hands. Yirser is the man!!! Yogaskills works...fast!!!" 9/4/07
"I'm writing to share some good news. I can get into lotus on one side. Still working on the other side. Last weekend I went to a Bikram Yoga Advanced series class---84 postures usually done in 90minutes. Lots of the same postures you taught us this summer. So I've been practicing lotus on that side each day and today I went to advanced class again. I'm sore all over but it feels good to be working other parts of my body, opening my hips and shoulders. Looks like the work we started this summer is paying off..." 1/25/08
A highlight of your experience in Jamaica will be a trip to Fire Water Mineral Springs natural hotsprings and therapuetic massage provided by local healers.
Tentative Schedule and Itinerary:
Day One March 3: Arrival, Pick up from Airport, Check in, Orientation and Dinner
Day Two March 4: Morning Meditation and Kemetic Yoga Practice, Afternoon Beach excursion: Lecture: African Origins of Yoga
Day Three March 5: All dayYoga practice at Cranbrook Botanical Gardens. Includes nature tour and swim in waterfall.
Day Four March 6: All Day Yoga Practice at Shaw Park Botanical Garden
Day Five March 7: Visit to Fire Water Healing Spa, Kemetic Yoga Practice
Day Six March 8: Kemetic Yoga practice, Clay Bath
Day Seven March 9: Morning Meditation and Kemetic Yoga Practice, Stress Management Training, The Business of Yoga, Graduation and End of Retreat Celebration and Dinner
Day Eight March 10: Morning Meditation, Transport to Airport, Departure
Participants will be able to schedule therapuetic massage, manicure and pedicure and other spa services from our team of local providers. All charges for these services are separate.
Lectures and Workshops will be conducted throughout the retreat and will include:
- Kemetic Yoga and Healing
- Nutrition for Optimal Health
- Cosmology and the Origin of the ALL
- Stress Management and Understanding the Physiology of Stress
- Spiritual Anatomy and Physiology
- Live Food Science and Meal Preparation, Taught by Aisha Yasmeen
Recommended Reading List:
· YogaSkills Kemetic Yoga Instructional DVD Series
· Journey to Amenta: Instructional Meditation CD
· Opening to Spirit, Caroline Shola Arewa
· Ancient Future, Wayne B. Chandler
· The African Unconscious, Edward Bruce Bynum
· Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar
All participants will receive a training manual, handouts and copy of the YogaSkills Kemetic Yoga DVD
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Healing Sun Kemetic Yoga Intensive
Sabrina Johnson, certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher had this to say about her experience in 2007:
" Kemetic Yoga is so powerful for me because it connects me with something that is familiar to my own Spirit. The emphasis is on cultivating internal energy for healing - through the breath. The movements/postures/poses are practiced to activate and circulate the breath more deeply. Most of us are accustomed to thinking about using the breath to achieve the postures. While this is an aspect of the practice, it is not the ultimate objective of Kemetic Yoga. The postures actually facilitate the breath."
"Yirser Ra Hotep is amazing! Mastery of Kemetic Yoga is evident in both his practice and teaching. Not only does he present a stunning breath-directed flow, but he knows how to stimulate within students an appetite for self-discovery. Yirser's intuitive wisdom is exceptionally well-developed. He has the unique gift of being able to see the potential within me that I thought was out of my reach. For example there were several movements/postures/poses that in my mind I would be ready to aspire towards in the distant future that Yirser (almost effortlessly) "convinced" me to achieve or attempt. He inspires me time and time again and as my confidence is boosted, my practice and overall living improves." Sabrina Johnson October, 2007
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PAYMENTS
Certification:
$1,495.00 Double Occupancy
$1,850.00 Single Occupancy
Initial Down Payment of $375.00 to reseverve your spot is due in advance. Final payment must be completed by Feb 21, 2010.
Lump sum payments by will recieve $100.00 discount
.Payments can be made by credit card, check or money order.
To pay by check:
YogaSkills
4507 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago IL. 60653
To Register and make payments by credit card go to: www.yogaskills.com or call 773 396-6613 or toll free 1-888 599-YOGA (9642) or email yirser@yogaskills.com for more information. Checks can be mailed to: YogaSkills 4507 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago Il. 60653 |
Yirser Ra Hotep (Elvrid Lawrence), MSW, RYT, CKYT is the CEO of YogaSkills, founder of the Society of Kemetic Yoga and creator of the Soul Yoga Fest. He has been a master instructor and innovator of yoga for more than 30 years. He has researched and documented the African connection with yoga and has created a national teacher training certification course in Kemetic Yoga and the YogaSkills Method.
Yirser is a featured faculty at the Omega Institute and he holds a master's degree in social service administration from the University of Chicago and has created yogic based treatment programs for substance abusers, children, and teens with special needs, AIDS patients, senior citizens, and many others. He is also a professor at DePaul University in Chicago, where he teaches courses in Stress Management, Ancient vs. Modern Science, the Science of Yoga and the African American Family.
Creator of award-winning yoga programs for children, Yirser has been seen on the Oprah Winfrey Show, WGN TV, ABC TV; featured in Ebony magazine, Yoga Journal, and the Chicago Tribune; and has lectured throughout the United States, the Caribbean and in Africa. He is the author of a 3-part set of instructional Kemetic Yoga DVDs and a 2-part guided meditation CD called Journey to Amenta. To make your purchase go to: www.yogaskills.com |
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