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Special Events 2008

IYENGAR YOGA RETREAT with Simon Marrocco

July 3rd - July 6th
US$1250

Simon Maurizio Marrocco is a Senior Intermediate Level 2 Iyengar Teacher and the founder/director of the St. Kilda Iyengar Yoga School in Melbourne, since 1989.

As an assessor and committee member of the Certification Committee, each year he travels to Pune, India to study with BKS Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant.

A dedicated teacher and practitioner, Simon has taught workshops in many countries around the world. He recently opened a Retreat Centre near beautiful Byron Bay, Northern NSW.

The Iyengar Yoga Retreat includes...

  • 4 day Iyengar workshop with Simon Marrocco
  • 7 nights accommodation in a private water garden bungalow
  • 5 massages, 1 with a flower bath
  • 3 colonic hydrotherapy sessions
  • 2 facials
  • 1 cranio-sacral session

The following services are complimentary during your stay at the resort...

  • Airport transfers
  • Daily yoga class & meditation
  • All raw food meals, fresh cold pressed juices & herb teas
  • Purified bottled water
  • Unlimited use of the spa, far infrared sauna, steam room and ionized swimming pool
  • Fresh towels and sarongs
  • Hot showers
  • Safety deposit box

As one of the longest running raw food retreat centres in Indonesia, you will be provided with a delicious array of Balinese raw food cuisine and cold pressed fruit and vegetable juices.

Facilities include a true infrared sauna for genuine detoxification, steam room & spa, vibration platforms and a range of traditional Balinese and Western beauty treatments. There’s a yoga studio, ionized swimming pool, a raw food kitchen, and a full beauty salon.

You will be encouraged to start each day with a lovely walk in the nearby rice paddy, followed by a yoga and meditation session. You will have your very own personal assistant, who will organise your schedule, your excursions and anything you require during your stay!

The resort is nestled close to the rice paddies and it’s a 5 - 10 minute stroll to the heart of Ubud, where you will find some healthy restaurants and cafes, internet access and plenty of unique shops if you’re looking for that special something.

You feel great at the end of your holiday and will have learned some life skills to keep yourself feeling that way.

"I found the yoga retreat to be a completely nourishing healing journey; physically & spiritually. It was a time I’ll cherish of self discovery & well being, a life-altering experience I wish for everyone. A raw food fiesta and abundant luxuries I'd only dreamt of. Massages, facials, mud baths, colonics, craniosacral, all by the most professional and loving Balinese angels. Do not think of any reasons not to go...there are none." Lyn Sykes, Byron Bay

Booking Information

Limited Places - A 50% holding Deposit required at time of booking.
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Iyengar Detoxifying Yoga Retreat

5 August - 11 August 2008
US$1350

This retreat focuses on teaching you a series of asanas designed to support your detoxification process. You will learn a home practice tailored to suit your individual needs including asanas:

  • to help ease a stressful lifestyle
  • a menstruation sequence
  • any injuries or problems you may have

For this retreat, you will be given the opportunity to return a form at the time of booking that outlines your specific needs in regards to your yoga practice and what you would like to get out of the yoga retreat.

DAILY PROGRAM - from Sunday 5/8 to Saturday 11/8

There will be a welcome ceremony and shared meal on Sunday 5/8 and a closing ceremony at the end of the retreat on Saturday 11/8. Included in the schedule is a one on one session with the teacher to inform your practice throughout the week and to support your individual practise when you return home.

08.00 am - 10.00 am
Vinyasa flow and home practise development. The morning sessions will evolve into a regular home practice class so you will feel well resourced and confident to continue with your yoga lifestyle when you leave the retreat.

10.00 am - 03.00 pm
Time to have breakfast, your treatments, lay by the pool or go shopping! You can make use of the yoga room during this time when one on one sessions are not scheduled or you can go for a peaceful nature walk in the rice paddy!

03:00 pm - 05.00 pm
There will be 2 or 3 options given for each posture during this class to suit all levels. You will develop stamina, flexibility and technique in some more advanced postures or spend the time choosing the restorative options available. You may feel the need to take it easy during your detox on some days while you may feel energized and ready for a workout on other days.

Booking Information

Limited Places - A 50% holding Deposit required at time of booking.
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