Spiritual South India & Jivamukti Yoga with Yogeswari
19th of February to 3rd of March, 2012
For English, French and Spanish speaking
Arrival at Chennai airport (Madras) on the 19th of February 2012, departure from Bangalore airport on the 4th of March, early morning
The aim of the trip is to open a window on the various Spiritual paths in India; offer a wide and diversified vision of a culture, which has been for thousands of years, centred in living in constant contact with the Divine. Divine, represented in many different ways and forms, may you call Him God -one or many-, animal, tree, light or the Human Being who stands by your side
This voyage, like a map, offers various routes, where each one could, at different moments, get attuned with his/her own inner Being.
NIght of arrival:
Night between 18 - 19: One night in Chennai to rest from the trip. After breakfast, we will move to Mamallapuram for a day visit of the temples. By late afternoon, we will carry on to Pondicherry
19 - 20 - 21 and 22, February : Pondicherry, Auroville for Mother's birthday on the 22nd and Chidambaram, the temple of Shiva as Nataraja (the Cosmic Dancer)
23 - 24 and 25, February: Thiruvannamalai, following the steps of Ramana Maharshi and other saints who have been or still are...luckily immersing themselves in one of the major place of pilgrimage in South India
26 and 27, February: Mysore, the colorful market, the palace and city of yoga in the South
28 - 29, February and 1st, March: Coorg, in a home stay amidst a coffee and banana estate. Walks in the luxuriant nature, rest and more focus on the yoga practice
2nd, March: On the way back to Mysore, we will visit the Golden Temple, in Kushalnagar, tibetan settlement of the South.
one night in Mysore
3rd, March: One day in Mysore, at night departure to Bangalore airport
4th, March: At night or early morning, flight back home
JIVAMUKTI YOGA
Founded in 1984 by Sharon Gannon and David Life in New York. This yoga is based on a sequence of asanas entertwined by quite a strong vinyasa practice and supported by the breath.
This methodology stresses as well the importance of the study of the self (Swadhyaya), the practice of non-violence (Ahimsa), devotion (Bhakti), the yoga of sound (nada yoga) and meditation (Dhyana)
Yogeswari
Yogeswari is one of the most senior teachers in the method. She is based in New-York but teaches around the world, in five different languages.
She is known for her vigorous, innovative sequencing and thought-provoking teachings.
Yogeswari will be guiding the yoga practices in the morning (about 12 sessions in total)
price: 1'640 euros
Includes: transport in India in private vehicle during the whole trip (there will be only one trip from the airport at arrival and to the airport at the departure, so according to the time of arrival and departure of your flight you may have to pay these two cabs if the schedule doesn't concord with the majority of participants), accommodation in double rooms (in Coorg, some rooms have three or four beds, yet the rooms are very spacious), breakfast, vegetarian lunch and no-alcoholic drinks, Yoga course, guides in Mamallapuram and Auroville and if needed interpretation English-Spanish-French (however we strongly suggest a base of English language)
does not include: plane fee, visa expenses, dinner, alcoholic drinks, entries in temples and monuments, guides, tips and personal purchases
For more info on Jivamukti yoga and Yogeswari: www.yogeswari.org
More info about the trip, course and visits, ask for the complete dossier to Marina: viajesomindia@gmail.com
For major comfort, we'll keep the same vehicle and driver during the 14 days of your stay in India
The hotels are 3 stars, in some places 4 according to European standard. Some have a swimming pool.
A list of the hotels will be given before your arrival in India
The restaurants will be preferably indian vegetarian, usually giving options for some continental and chinese items as well
For any request and information, please write to us at
viajesomindia@gmail.com