Yoga & Meditation Weekend Retreat

An immersive yoga retreat with a focus on the higher limbs of raja yoga and the philosophical tradition of advaita vedanta. Also included is hatha yoga, nature walks, forest meditations, vedic fire ceremony, and nourishing, delicious foods for a holistic, revitalising, restorative and truly transformative weekend.

Samyama is the yogic processes of dharana, dhyana andsamadhi merged together through specific yogic practices resulting in powerfully insightful meditation where we come to 'know' the true nature of that which we meditate upon.

We identify and unravel the inner obstacles through self-enquiry (vichara), gaining the space and clarity to discern the higher truths and awaken to the usually inaccessible stages and states of spiritual consciousness (samadhi). The result..understanding, awareness, acceptance, peace, bliss, purpose.

The retreat is facilitated by Robert Becker and Mandy BeckerKnox - knowledgeable and caring teachers who have practiced and taught yoga and meditation most of their lives, after years of guidance from their own teachers in the traditional ashrams of India.

This is a profound opportunity to deepen your knowledge of yoga and its underlying philosophies, and to experience the beauty and gifts of the subtler, less commonly taught practices of Yoga.

An immersive yoga retreat with a focus on the higher limbs of raja yoga and the philosophical tradition of advaita vedanta. Also included is hatha yoga, nature walks, forest meditations, vedic fire ceremony, and nourishing, delicious foods for a holistic, revitalising, restorative and truly transformative weekend.

Samyama is the yogic processes of dharana, dhyana andsamadhi merged together through specific yogic practices resulting in powerfully insightful meditation where we come to 'know' the true nature of that which we meditate upon.

We identify and unravel the inner obstacles through self-enquiry (vichara), gaining the space and clarity to discern the higher truths and awaken to the usually inaccessible stages and states of spiritual consciousness (samadhi). The result..understanding, awareness, acceptance, peace, bliss, purpose.

The retreat is facilitated by Robert Becker and Mandy BeckerKnox - knowledgeable and caring teachers who have practiced and taught yoga and meditation most of their lives, after years of guidance from their own teachers in the traditional ashrams of India.

This is a profound opportunity to deepen your knowledge of yoga and its underlying philosophies, and to experience the beauty and gifts of the subtler, less commonly taught practices of Yoga.

 

Retreat highlights

• early morning healing meditations
• morning rejuevanative hatha yoga
• afternoon restorative hatha yoga 
• pranayama (yogic breathwork) 
• samyama meditation practice
• sacred bush walk & meditation nearby
• solitary forest meditation
• mouna (silence) and time for reflection
• havan & agni hotra vedic fire rituals
• yoga philosophy - the origins of modern yoga
• time for deep rest
• lovely, newly renovated retreat centre less than an hour from most places in Perth

 

About

Meditation is amazing - we literally peel away the layers of illusion to reveal the majesty and beauty, the creativity and insight of the true self. In all our seeking, striving and all our doing, we forget that perfect knowledge and insight are cultivated through being still and are found within. Even yoga is something we 'do', yet is also the state we desire to attain. It is through Samyama that the meditator becomes the meditation, the dancer become the dance, the subtle form of that which we meditate upon is revealed to us. 

 

Holistic yoga

Retreats are an opprtunity to live and experience the yogic lifestyle. Sivananda's traditional hatha yoga is comprised of 5 distinct points which together comprise a balanced and holistic system of self-care and self-awareness. On this retreat we include proper exercise (yoga asana); proper breathing (pranayama); proper relaxation (yoga nidra); proper thinking (meditation); proper diet and lifestyle (sattvic/peaceful food, time in nature). When practiced with sincerity and integrated into everyday life and everyday thinking, traditional yoga perfectly and effortlessly brings balance and harmony to the 5 aspects of self: the body, breath, mind/emotions, wisdom and soul. 

 

Samyama

While the other limbs (asana, pranayama, pratyahara) work to purify the body, prana and the senses, dharana, dhyana and samadhi purify the mind and its thoughts and emotions. To be in samyama is to be in a state where you have perfect control over the mind. In this state, the ideas and beliefs we think are true are revealed as illusory, fleeting & disproportionately important. This process of shedding illusion eventually reveals the divine self - and this first glimpse, ou rfirst experience of samadhi, even if it is momentary, can be electrifying and life-changing. It is through diligence and continuing practice that we integrate insights in a meaningful and authentic way.

 

 

$450 Stay in shared room. Includes:
- 2 nights stay in shared room. Shared bathroom.
- All meals, snacks, tea
- Full retreat program

$360 Stay offsite in your own accommodation. Includes:
- All meals, snacks, tea
- Full retreat program

Payment plans available by request.

Retreat program
30 June - 2 July

 

Friday

3pm Arrive between 3pm - 5pm 

3.30pm Afternoon Tea

4.30pm Hatha Yoga

5.30pm Agni Hotra & Meditation

6.30pm Dinner 

7.30pm Yoga Nidra

 

Saturday

6.30am Mano Yoga Meditation

8.00am Hatha Yoga

9.30am Breakfast

10.00am Bush Walk & Meditation

1.30pm Lunch

2.30pm Mouna and Rest

3.30pm Samyama Meditation

4.30pm Hatha/Yin Yoga 

6.30pm Dinner 

7.30pm Havan & Meditation

 

Sunday

6.30am Mano Yoga Meditation

8.00am Hatha Yoga

9.30am Breakfast 

10.30am Samyama Meditation

12.00pm Silent Reflection & Forest Meditation

1.00pm Closing Circle

1.30pm Lunch 

3.00pm Departure