Issue No. 11  August  2009
Dr. AmenWayne Chandler Headshot1Yirser HeadshotJoin 3 Masters in Ancient Egypt!

July 27, 2010 to
August 6, 2010
YOGASKILLS:

 HOLISTIC JOURNEY TO

ANCIENT EGYPT
 
 
JULY 27 TO AUGUST 6, 2010 
 
JOIN MASTER YIRSER RA HOTEP,
 
DR. SUNYATTA AMEN AND WAYNE B. CHANDLER
 
FOR THE JOURNEY OF YOUR LIFE!
 
Abu Simbel
 






































Yirser Ra Hotep at Abu Simbel:  Temple Built into Mountain


 
Holistic Journey to Ancient Egypt:
 
July 27 to August 6, 2010
Price:  $3,600.00
Price includes airfare from JFK airport in New York, Lodging in 5 Star Hotels, Nile Cruise
Admission to Sites, Most Meals, Ground and Air Transportation in Egypt. 

Extra Charges Include:  $20.00 for Visa (paid in Egypt), Tips (We will provide a group tip), Camel Ride
 
This once in a life time experience will include visits to the most significant and spiritual of the ancient sites created by the ancestors at the Earth's energy centers to ehance spirituality and healing.  Among the sacred sites we will visit are:
The Pyramids of Giza
The Step Pyramid of Sakhara
The Temple of Luxor
The Temple of Karnak
The The Temple of Abydos, Birth  Place of Ausar
The Temple of Abu Simbel
The Temples of Esna, Denderah and Kom Ombu
The Valley of the Kings
The Cairo Musem
The Beni Hassan Sites (Scences of ancient Egyptian martial arts and wrestling
 
Highlights of the trip includes:  
 
A 3 day Nile Cruise
Trips to the Market Places of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan
Visit to the Nubian Village (Indigenous Africans of Egypt)
Exhibitions of traditioanl dance
Instruction in Belly Dance with Dr. Sunyatta Amen
Instruction and Lectures in Ancient history, Metaphysics and Internal Energy Systems with Wayne B. Chandler, author of Ancient Future
Instruction in Kemetic Yoga and Meditation with Master Instructor Yirser Ra Hotep. 
 
The price for this trip is only $3,600.  The price includes roundtrip airfare from JFK airport in New York to Cairo Egypt and:
 
4 and 5 Star Luxury Hotel Accommondations:  Double Occupancy
Most Meals
Entrance Fees to Musems and Historical Sites
All Land Transportation within Egypt
Workshops, Lectures and Classes
Tours
Modern Air Conditioned Buses
English Speaking Tour Guides
 
For more information and to set up your payment plan call 773 396-6613 or email:
 
 
To make a deposit on your trip and begin a payment plan go to:
 
 
 
To make a deposit by mail make check to:
 
YogaSkills
 
4507 S. Michigan Ave
 
Chicago IL. 60653
 
Initial Deposit of $360.00 required to reserve your spot.   
 
Contact us to recieve a more detailed schedule and registration form.

You need a passport in order to travel to Egypt. 

No Shots Are Required



Yirser with Sphinx

Yirser Ra Hotep at the Sphinx

Egypt Image 1

Typical Dinner Spread at one of the 4 to 5 Star Hotels

Lecture Kemet

Yirser Ra Hotep Lecturing on Kemetic Yogic Symbols


Pyramid and Sphinx

The Sphinx and Pyramid at Giza

Faluca on Nile

Feluca Sail boat Near Aswan Nubia

Pyramids of Giza

Egypt Hotel



Nile Cruise Boat

Type of Cruise Boat we will use for 3 Day Cruise

 Cruise Boat Room
Itinerary

9 NIGHTS EGYPT PROGRAM
WED = DAY 2 : ARRIVAL BY MS FROM JFK
ARRIVE CAIRO INT'L AIRPORT, MEETING & ASSISTANCE SERVICE AT THE AIRPORT THEN TRANSFER TO HAVE A REST AT THE HOTEL, THEN TRANSFER TO BAZAARS FOR SHOPPING, EVENING DINNER CRUISE WITH BELLY DANCING AND FOLKLORE SHOW  , OVER NIGHT AT HOTEL IN CAIRO .
 
THU  = DAY 3 : Cairo Tour + Night Train
AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO VISIT GIZA PYRAMIDS & SPHINX INCLUDING LUNCH THEN VISIT PERFUME SHOPS & PAPYRUS THEN TRANSFER TO VISIT EGYPTIAN MUSEUM THEN TRANSFER TO THE NIGHT TRAIN STATION TO TAKE NIGHT TRAIN TO CAIRO " Dinner & Breakfast On Board Night Train "
 
FRI    = DAY 4 : C/I CRZ
ARRIVE ASWAN RAIL WAY STATION THEN TRANSFER TO CHCEK IN THE CRUISE 3 NIGHTS EX ASW FULL BOARD INCLUDING ALL SIGHT SEEING TOURS IN ASW , KOM OMBO , EDFU , LXR .
 
SAT   = DAY 5 : CRUISE.
SUN   = DAY 6 : CRUISE.
 
MON  = DAY 7 : LXR
AFTER BREAKFAST CHECK OUT THE CRUISE IN LXR , SIGHT SEEING TOURS IN LXR , LUNCH WILL BE AT HOTEL IN LXR DINNER & OVER NIGHT AT HOTEL IN LXR .
 
TUE   = DAY 8 : Over Day Dendara & Abidos + Night Train
AFTER BREAKFAST AT 08:00 A.M DRIVE TO DANDARA & ABIDOS , LUNCH WILL BE BOX THEN DRIVE BACK BY THE CONVOY OF 18:00 P.M TO LXR THEN TRANSFER TO THE TRAIN STATION TO TAKE NIGHT TRAIN TO CAIRO  , DINNER & OVER NIGHT AT HOTEL IN LXR .
WED  = DAY 9 : Cairo - El Menya ---- by bus
AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE TO EL MENYA ( AROUND 4 HOURS ) ,ARRIVE EL MENYA , CHECK IN THE HOTEL THEN TRANSFER FOR SIGHT SEEING VISITING BANI HASSAN , GABEL EL TAER , NO LUNCH , DINNER & OVER NIGHT AT HOTEL IN EL MENYA ( H.B ) .
 
 THU   = DAY 10 : El Menya -Cairo By Bus .
AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO VISIT TUNA EL GABL ,TAL EL AMARNA , EL ASHMONAN NO LUNCHTHEN DRIVE BACK TO CAIRO , ARRIVE CAIRO , DINNER AT RESTAURANT , OVER NIGHT AT HOTEL IN CAIRO .
 
FRI     = DAY 11: DEP .
AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO  VISIT MEMPHIS & SAKKARA & CARPET SHOPPS INCLUDING LUNCH
Group Leader Biographies

Yirser Ra Hotep
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.
 
Yirser is the author of 3 upcoming books:  "The YogaSkills Workbook", "YogaSkills for Children" and "The YogaSkills of Intimacy".   

Sunyatta Amen is a Naturopathic Physician with a mission to teach the world to live a natural, sexy life through movement. Dr. Sunyatta, who grew up in a family of traditional healers, wanted to share with others the healing methods and carry on the family tradition.

Dr. Sunyatta's powerful message of personal empowerment has helped thousands of people make significant, positive changes in their lives. Her electrifying energy is unforgettable. Her work as a motivational speaker and holistic specialist have resulted in Dr. Sunyatta being referred to as "The Bellydance Doctor" by her industry peers.

The charismatic Dr. Sunyatta teaches that good dietary choices and movement, both external and internal, are keys to vibrant health. In addition to teaching the sways, shimmies and undulations of belly dance from her MamaSita Movement & Wellness Studio in Washington D.C., Dr. Sunyatta travels the world teaching the many art forms of healing movement at corporate events, retreats and seminars.

Dr. Sunyatta is the Natural Health Advisor for Michael Baisden's nationally syndicated radio and television programs on ABC Networks as well as the host of The Bush Medicine Radio Program on WPFW. She has been featured in the Washington Post, London Times and Heart & Soul Magazine.  She has also appeared on numerous TV programs including The Montel Williams Show, FOX TV and the BBC.

In 2002, Dr. Sunyatta founded the Belly Dancers of Color Association (BOCA) a non-profit organization with the mission to broaden awareness of the roots of Belly dance and various forms of cultural movement. Her Movement and Wellness Festival is the largest festival of it's kind in the U.S.  

Dr. Sunyatta has produced the best selling bellydance instructional DVD titled Moor Hips and is the author of the soon to be released World's Sexiest Cookbook.
Wayne B. Chandler:  Author of Ancient Future
Wayne B. Chandler is a motivational speaker and workshop facilitator who has lectured around the world. He began his study of Yoga spiritual science in the early 70s under the guidance of Swami Vishnudevenanda where he learned the Sivananda system of Hatha yoga and Pranayama. In 1981 he began his study of Iyengar Yoga under the instruction of John Schumacher where he achieved strong standing in the advanced levels of that system. Chandler is also certified in the
powerful healing techniques of B.E.E.M.S. (bio electric energy management systems), Pranic and Chakra healing under the tutelage of Choa Kok Sui, Spiritual Sexual Alchemy, Core Energetics and Brainwave Therapy as instructed by Mantak Chia and Ms. Minke DeVoss. He is also certified in Tui Na, one of the pillars of traditional Chinese medical science and Tao Yin Yoga as taught by Mantak Chia.  As an expert in the field of Bio-Energetic Therapy, Chandler has trained other healers from various modalities instructing them in how to affect healing conditions with patients without using their own bio-energetic life force.  He has conducted these workshops in Jamaica, Florida, Costa Rica, Maui, and Fiji.

Mr. Chandler is a martial artist with over 25 years of experience.  He is trained in the systems of Northern Chinese Kung-fu (Chung Chuan or Long Fist).   He also has extensive training in the African based martial art of Capoeira in which he has been an instructor in both Washington, DC and Cleveland, Ohio for a total of 13 yrs.  Wayne has also studied under the noted martial arts expert Kilindi Iyi in martial strategy, application, and energetic displacement.  He currently studies the internal martial arts system of Pa Kua.

Wayne currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio where he is the Co-Chair of ASHE Inc., a business dedicated to the reformation of the educational process in public schools through an alternative integrated curriculum and environmental strategy. ASHE Inc. operates three schools known as the Phoenix Village Academy that successfully follow this new model.  ASHE Inc. also acts an
in state sponsor for 12 other schools in Northern Ohio determining policy and educational direction.