Join us to celebrate the beauty of the universe in the high mountains through Yoga and Hiking. A unique opportunity to rejuvenate and rejoice our connection to ourselves and the planet. This program is open to adults, families and children over six years old.
Val d’Aosta leads into a narrow valley called Valtournanche, which holds an ancient town also called Valtournanche. Cheneil is a "suburb" of Valtournanche. It is above and beyond the ridge of the eastern flank of Valtournanche . It consists of a few homes and an ancient hotel, the Hotel Panorama Bich.
In Cheneil there are no roads and no cars; there are green Alpine meadows colored with wild flowers, interspersed with murmuring brooks and protected by an arch of high mountains. Beyond these mountains are the gigantic glaciers of the Alps and if weather permits the Matterhorn, the giant of the Valley is visible.
The main winding mountain road forks into a narrow steeper, winding road that leads to Cheneil. The road ends at a large parking lot next to a miniwaterfall with a trail leading to paradise. There is a little cable car that only transports the luggage. The walk is about 15 to 20 minutes long. There is huffing and puffing, mainly because of the altitude.
THE TOURISTIC ASPECTS OF THE RETREAT
These mountains have many stories to tell us about their origin and evolution through millions of years (I will tell you the story). They harbor many human dramas as well. One of these, the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, is a human drama with heroes and victims. (You will hear the story as an evening event).
There will be a choice of a day trip with car and cable car to the Plateau Rosa Glacier, which is 3,500 meters high. We will have one foot in Italy and one in Switzerland and the bare mountain giants will be facing us.
We will be in contact with the inhabitants of Cheneil and get to know their lovely families, and their pets. The homemade food is exquisite Northern Italian Cuisine. There will be a choice of a day trip with car and cable car to the Plateau Rosa Glacier, which is 3,500 meters high. We will have one foot in Italy and one in Switzerland and the bare mountain giants will be facing us.
We will discover through yoga, meditation, pranyama and walking in the mountains that our body and the earth are temples of the divine.
We will explore our deep connection to the universe.
We will realize that through our eyes the universe sees itself, that through our consciousness the universe becomes conscious of itself.
When we do yoga in the mountains, the richness of sensations is planted deep inside us.
When in silence in the mountains we experience the moment fully.
On the mountain, to be in the moment is effortless, the witness disappears and ...we become one.
It will be the practice of the silence of the mind that will take us to the highest peaks of experience.
While immersing ourselves in natural beauty we will learn to discover our own beauty.
When we realize how we are deeply connected to the planet, our lives transform and our commitments evolve.
We will reawaken our sense of wonder.
We will realize the sacredness of all of life: the rights of the rivers, of the mountains, of the glaciers, of the grass, of the flowers, the marmots, the wildlife.
HOW DOES YOGAGAIA WORK
Laura Clark
Our bodies are miraculous connectors to other species, to all matter on the planet and to the universe. Inside ourselves, in our cells and sinews, we hold memories of our own individual formation, our evolution from the sea, and even of the formation of our planet and the very universe itself. Yogagaia, as a practice, is a special combination of traditional and nontraditional asanas and flow sequences. It enables us to connect to our place in and among the plants and creatures on the earth and the very substance of our planet. We unlock memories of our evolution in our physical bodies, containers of billions of years of history, through a combination of movement and meditation.
Practicing Yogagaia in the mountains magnifies its effect, as we feel the earth rise up beneath our feet and we gaze down into the crevasses and meadows of this beautiful part of the Italian Alps. We observe the changing sky and weather, and the flora and fauna of the mountains of which we are a part, and sense our deep connection to all that surrounds us. We create yoga in a new setting, but one that is completely familiar to us as part of our ancient personal history, yet another home for us in our continual evolution.
Cheneil Italy – July 10 – 20, 2009
Join us for an exploration of body, mind and spirit in the dramatic setting of Cheneil, a small mountain village which sits in the verdant meadow of a glacial bowl in the Alps, on the Italian side of the Matterhorn.
Cost: $ 1399 / 1008 (Euro)
• Airfare NOT included
• Early Bird Special: $150 discount if paid in full by April 11, 2009.
Includes: • 10 nights Lodging
• 3 Delicious fresh Northern Italian Meals a day
• Round trip Ground transportation from Milan Airport
Yoga activities:
• Daily Morning Asana Practice
• Evening stretching, meditations and reflections
• Hiking in the majestic Italian Alps
• Learning the story of the Cosmos through Yoga Gaia
• International Student Base
• Two experienced and fun teachers!
If coming from the USA we recommend Sheryln Roberts as a travel agent:
866-944-3411 ext. 4149-toll free (M-F 8:30a-4p PST)
541-963-3068-direct line (M-F 8:30a-4p PST)
sroberts@digistor.net
David is a certified Green Path Yoga Teacher he has been teaching Mindful Spirited Vinyasa Yoga since 2000. With the use of rhythmic breath, music, and flowing sequences, he opens the student's heart, the connection to the body and to the planet. He leads workshops and retreats worldwide.
Contact us for more details!
Hasita Nadai (914)723-2477
agathenadai@earthlink.net
David Lurey (415) 948-7117
david@findbalance.net
http://www.findbalance.net
www.hotelpanoramalbich.it
