ZEN RETREAT description:

The ZEN RETREAT starts on every New Moon. It is a 7 day Yoga and Meditation retreat on an overall stay of 8 days including the welcoming day.

The aim of the ZEN RETREAT is to associate the theoric basis of Yoga with the physical practice, to make it more efficient and relevant.

The retreat is made to be easy to follow for beginners, and still interesting for advanced practicioner, so everyone is welcome to join whatever your level and physical condition are. 

The style of Hatha Yoga we embody in *Zen House, Yoga&Meditation Garden* is mainly meditative, with each posture maintained one by one in long duration, developping the concentration on the chakra activated and the energy transfer. It is known to be the first form of Yoga ever done. 

Some more dynamic practices are on for the Sun Salutation and the Intuitive Yoga in Music. 

As the main purpose of Yoga is to reach out some deeper meditative state of mind, some daily sessions of pure meditation are planned through the experiencing of five variants. 

 

 

Coming dates for  2017: 

17/11 - 24/11

16/12 - 23/12

 

Coming dates for 2018:

15/01 - 22/01

14/02 - 21/02

16/03 - 23/03

14/04 - 21/04

14/05 - 21/05

11/06 - 18/06

Accommodations:

Four types of accommodation are available to choose:

The space is limited to eight participants.

 

- Tent in the beautiful garden under the shade of the mango trees. 

- Dharana room: queen size double bed, fan and mosquito screen. 

- Dhyana room: queen size double bed, fan and airconditionning (with a responsible use of  it,  8 / 10 hours per 24h)

- Samadhi room: large bedroom with king size double bed, fan and airconditionning (with a responsible use of  it, 8 / 10 hours per 24h)

 

For accommodation pictures, please look in the Home Stay section.

 

Extended stay before or after the retreat is possible if required. 

Retreat program

Day 1

  • 05:45 - First bell
  • 06:00 - Second bell to stand up and welcome the sunrise, detox drink will be served
  • 06:30 - Introduction to meditation / Vipassana
  • 08:00 - Fruit breakfast and tea
  • Chores (optional)
  • 12:00 - Vegetarian meal
  • Chores (optional)
  • 16:30 - Yoga Hatha: Theory - introduction to yoga and the wheels of energy, cakras; Practice - 6 warm up exercises, Shavasana relaxation
  • 18:30 - Herbal infusion
  • 19:00 - Intuitive yoga in music

Day 2

  • 05:45 - First bell
  • 06:00 - Second bell to stand up and welcome the sunrise, detox drink will be served
  • 06:30 - Sun salutation
  • 08:00 - Fruit breakfast and tea
  • Chores (optional)
  • 12:00 - Vegetarian meal
  • Chores (optional)
  • 16:30 - Yoga Hatha: Theory - the polarity of energies, the law of resonance; Practice - how to enter an asana, padahastasana
  • 18:30 - Herbal infusion
  • 19:00 - Vipassana meditation

Day 3

  • 05:45 - First bell
  • 06:00 - Second bell to stand up and welcome the sunrise, detox drink will be served
  • 06:30 - Contemplative meditation / walking meditation
  • 08:00 - Fruit breakfast and tea
  • Chores (optional)
  • 12:00 - Vegetarian meal
  • Chores (optional)
  • 16:30 - Yoga Hatha: Theory - kriyas, purification techniques, the indriyas of the cakras; Practice - tadasana
  • 18:30 - Herbal infusion
  • 19:00 - Intuitive yoga in music

Day 4

  • 05:45 - First bell
  • 06:00 - Second bell to stand up and welcome the sunrise, detox drink will be served
  • 06:30 - Sun salutation
  • 08:00 - Fruit breakfast and tea
  • Chores (optional)
  • 12:00 - Vegetarian meal
  • Chores (optional)
  • 16:30 - Yoga Hatha: Theory - pancakosa, the five bodies; Practice - sahaja agnisara dhauti
  • 18:30 - Herbal infusion
  • 19:00 - Vipassana / walking meditation

Day 5

  • 05:45 - First bell
  • 06:00 - Second bell to stand up and welcome the sunrise, detox drink will be served
  • 06:30 - Japa yoga meditation
  • 08:00 - Fruit breakfast and tea
  • Chores (optional)
  • 12:00 - Vegetarian meal
  • Chores (optional)
  • 16:30 - Yoga Hatha: Theory - the 8 stages of yoga and the different branches; Practice - trikonasana
  • 18:30 - Herbal infusion
  • 19:00 - Intuitive yoga in music

Day 6

  • 05:45 - First bell
  • 06:00 - Second bell to stand up and welcome the sunrise, detox drink will be served
  • 06:30 - Sun salutation
  • 08:00 - Fruit breakfast and tea
  • Chores (optional)
  • 12:00 - Vegetarian meal
  • Chores (optional)
  • 16:30 - Yoga Hatha: Theory - Shambhavi mudra, trataka; Practice - uddyiana bandha
  • 18:30 - Herbal infusion
  • 19:00 - Japa yoga meditation

Day 7

  • 05:45 - First bell
  • 06:00 - Second bell to stand up and welcome the sunrise, detox drink will be served
  • 06:30 - Tantric Vipassana meditation
  • 08:00 - Fruit breakfast and tea
  • Chores (optional)
  • 12:00 - Vegetarian meal
  • Chores (optional)
  • 16:30 - Yoga Hatha: Theory - healing in yoga; Practice - dhanurasana
  • 18:30 - Herbal infusion
  • 19:00 - Intuitive yoga in music