Annual Retreat – October 3 – 5, 2014

Annual Retreat
Oct. 3 – 5, 2014
at Rass Mandal (www.rassmandal.org)

Cover for ShibanaOctober 3rd is the auspicious festival of Vijay Dashmi signifying the victory of Durga (shakti) over the forces of evil personified in the demon, Mahishasura. It seems the very divine is with us on these retreats. Last year the retreat happened to fall on the significant day of Ganesh Chaturthi.

October 3rd:

  • 2:00 – 4:00 pm: Settle Into Rooms & Welcome
  • 5:00 – 6:30 pm: The Sadhna of Shakti (Yoga practice based on the energetic forces within)
  • 7:30 – 9:00 pm: Dinner
  • Every night will end with 108 chants to the lunar energy of the moon under the open skies

October 4th:

  • 6:45 – 8:00 am: Om Your Day (Optional) – Honoring the sun with yoga, chanting, flowers, and water offerings to the sun
  • 8:30 – 10:00 am: Breakfast
  • 10:00 am – noon: Understanding the Basics of Tantra and the Prana Body
  • 12:15 – 1:00 pm: Yoga as the Union of Shiva and Shakti
  • 1:00 – 3:30 pm: Lunch
  • 3:45 – 5:45 pm: Individual Ayurveda, Yoga, and Tantra Appointments
  • 6:00 – 6:45 pm: Bollywood Movement
  • 6:45 – 7:15 pm: Restorative Yoga
  • 7:45 pm: Dinner and Sharing Stories

October 5th:

  • 6:45 – 8:00 am: Om Your Day (optional) – Honoring the sun with yoga, chanting, flowers, and water offerings to the sun
  • 8:30 – 10:00 am: Breakfast
  • 10:00 am – noon: Understanding the Basics of Tantra and the Prana Body
  • 12:15 – 1:00 pm: Yoga as the Union of Shiva and Shakti
  • 1:00 – 3:30 pm: Lunch
  • 3:45 – 5:45 pm: Individual Ayurveda, Yoga, and Tantra Appointments
  • 6:00 – 6:30 pm: Ecstatic Dance and Yoga
  • 7:30 pm: Dinner and the Joy of Being

October 6th:

  • Check Out (Breakfast will be available)

Tea, fruits, and snacks will be available all day.

Saturday will be a juice detox.  A light dinner of kitchri will be served.

Cleanses, yoga & Fitness packages, and Ayurveda treatments will be available at a 15% discount.

Retreat Costs:

  • Full Retreat = $1,650 plus tax (includes stay)
  • Friday Session = $185 plus tax
  • Saturday and Sunday Sessions = $350 each plus tax, or $550 plus tax if paid together

Contact Shibana to Reserve • 510-676-9147 • shibana_s@yahoo.co.uk