Bliss of Being Retreat

Do you need time out or lack inner peace or clarity in your life?

Do you get caught up in the same negative patterns over and over?

Are you looking for something deeper from your practice?

Are you ready to truly enrich your life and step onto the path of self-discovery?

Join us in Thailand, rich in culture and pristine beaches is the land of Buddhist monks and meditation. The perfect place in which to dive deeper into meditation and stillness. The retreat is set in the beautiful paradise island of Koh Yao Noi, in Phang Nga Bay. The natural serenity of the island, provides the perfect sanctuary for in depth practice and solitude.

IMAGINE…

Waking up to the spectacular sunrise over the ocean with superb views of the towering limestone rocks in the ocean. Breathe in the fresh ocean breeze and feel the warmth and aliveness of a new day in paradise. As you make you way to the delightful wooden yoga shala for morning yoga and meditation in silence, you feel worries and concerns slipping away. You dive deeper into practice, feel grounded, inspired, have a deeper understanding, and activate your highest potential.

Nourished with the play and beauty of island life during the rest of the day you renew your passion for living your best life. As the sun sets you let go even more in the stillness of afternoon restorative or yin practice, whilst immersing in an ocean of harmonious sounds. Every cell of your body responds, clearing out emotional blockages and melting away stress. You feel deeply rejuvenated and a profound shift in consciousness, reaching deeper states of meditation effortlessly. As you join in powerful sacred ceremony around the beach fire you cleanse and purify any negative patterns, inviting in new ways of being. You go on an inner journey where your sense of time dissipates and you are left to simply ‘be’.

Welcome to your journey to the Bliss of Being!

Yoga has spread at an amazing fast rate and lost its real meaning, becoming more physical based, and just another identification, rather than the deeper internal work. On this retreat we put the MEDITATION BACK IN YOGA! The ultimate goal of Yoga is to go beyond our conditioning and self-imposed roles, beyond likes and dislikes, and rest in a natural state of awareness that lies deep within us all. This is our pure nature, where we experience the BLISS OF BEING.

Discover the transformative healing effects of SACRED SOUND MEDITATION to ultimately discover the ‘silence of sound’. SOUND is one of the most powerful tools to release stress, remove emotional blocks, shift consciousness and activate self-healing mechanisms in the body. Immerse in an ocean of harmonious vibrations of Tibetan Singing Bowls, German Paiste & Planetary Gongs, Chinese Chau Gongs, Rattles, Buffalo Drums, Steel Tongue Drum and more!

Are you ready to sit with yourself in silence and sound to uncover the deep stillness that lies within?

Morning sunrise begins with Grounding Meditation practice leading into energising Hatha Yoga to cultivate mindful awareness, strengthen, open and cleanse the body. Followed by deep Pranayama to access the subtle body, and SEATED SILENT MEDITATION to refine attention and purify the mind. We apply Calm Abiding ‘Shamatha’ Meditation focusing on the breath, thoughts or sound, and Loving Kindness ‘Metta’, we ultimately quiet and focus the mind. SILENCE ‘mauna’ is honoured upon waking until the end of breakfast, a wonderful way to allow for more present moment awareness and a deeper insight into one’s essential nature. Some evenings will also be included.

Afternoons are more YIN in nature stimulating the meridians (energy channels) from the Chinese Taoist system, increasing receptivity, promoting blood and digestive circulation, affecting organ health and the fascial network. Combining powerful YOGA & SOUND MEDICINE or deep relaxation methods of Body Scan Meditation and Yoga Nidra. Relax to the harmonics of Hapi, Koshi, Crystal Bowls or Gongs in extended final Savasana. One whole session will be set to the soundscape journey of Tibetan Singing Bowls, Meridian Tuning Forks, and Gongs, providing a synthesis of harmonious resonance for growth, deep healing and transformation physically, mentally and emotionally.

Investigate the mind-body network in a special YOGIC MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP, and its importance for well-being. Core insights from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (2000y old foundational text on Yoga) offer a profound perspective on the functioning of the nature of our mind and gives us methods to reduce negative patterns and stress, and bring emotional balance and calm.

The retreat culminates in a NEW MOON CEREMONY to set intention and invite inner peace. Let go of anything that may no longer serve you with a SHAMANIC CLEANSING and immerse in an ocean of harmonious sounds in a Sacred Sound Bath.

You also ‘meditate into Light’ with the AJNA LIGHT, an innovative device that easily and rapidly brings the user into a deeply relaxed, meditative state. Fully Certified by Chiang Mai University and appearing at Mind Body Spirit Festivals in Australia for its excellent results. Using very powerful photic light stimulation to induce the same brainwaves states seen in advanced meditation

The ultimate goal of Yoga is to go beyond our conditioning and self-imposed roles, beyond likes and dislikes, and rest in a natural state of awareness that lies deep within us all. This is our pure nature, where we experience the BLISS OF BEING.

*This retreat is your perfect opportunity to experience longer periods of meditation 30-45mins. You do not have to be an experienced meditator! If the body has limitations there is the option of choosing to sit on a fold up chair if you so wish. What matters is that you are relaxed enough to be able to experience peace and tranquillity and you will probably be surprised at how fast the time passes!

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