Yoga, Mindfulness and Meditation in Fiji: Effort and surrender, a balance in body and mind with Sam Connor and Susie Spinks,
in Savusavu, Northern Division organised by Yoga in Fiji
Oct31202012:00 amtoNov07202012:00 am
- Where
- Daku Resort, Lesciaceva Road, Savusavu, Northern Division, Fiji
Show map - When
- Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 toSaturday, 7 Nov 2020
- Price
- From $2050
What does that include? - Call
- (+61) 02 8094 1613
- Website
- https://paradisecourses.com/tour-item/yoga-meditation-mindfulness/
- Bookings
- https://paradisecourses.com/tour-item/yoga-meditation-mindfulness/
Description
Two courses for the price of one: Do all of both, or as many sessions as you choose – it’s your holiday.
Effort and surrender: a balance in body and mind
Taking the physical and psychological benefits of yoga, meditation and mindfulness to a deeper lever, this week explores the insights of all these practices for body and mind. During the yoga class, Sam will seek to cultivate your physical awareness, and find a balance between effort and surrender that can be translated into daily life.
Susan takes up the exploration in her classes on meditation and mindfulness. She will discuss the scientific basis for the benefits of both, and lead you into developing your own practice. In the same way as yoga is a practice – something pursued regularly - mindfulness and meditation are also practices. One does not “do” meditation, one practices it – and it grows with time. So too with mindfulness: it is a process and a habit for better living, with established benefits for physical as well as mental health.
With a background and training in classical ballet and dance, and a life-long commitment to lifestyle and exercise, it was the postures that brought Sam to the mat. Like many that pursue a career in teaching, it is the philosophy, the psychological benefits, as well as the physical awareness, that has encouraged Sam to share her learning. Having practiced Yoga for over 20 years, Sam qualified as an Instructor with the IYTA, with an internationally recognized Diploma in Teaching in 2015, and has been teaching in gyms, independent yoga studios and offers both private and corporate practice. She has completed Children’s Yoga training and also works with senior students.Sam believes that in Yoga we learn to balance our effort and surrender in each pose - overall, it encourages us to learn balance and surrender in our everyday lives.
Included for From $2050
7 nights accommodation at Daku Resort in traditional bures with private facilities.
Breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Workshop fees.
Lectures and excursions as indicated.
Airport transfers from Savusavu Airport to Daku Resort by road (approx 10 minutes).
Breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Workshop fees.
Lectures and excursions as indicated.
Airport transfers from Savusavu Airport to Daku Resort by road (approx 10 minutes).
Schedule / Itinerary
Saturday
Arrive at Daku Resort
6:00pm Welcome ceremony
7:00pm Dinner
Sunday
7:30am- 8:30am Yoga
9:00am Buffet breakfast
10:00 – 11:15am Mindfulness and meditation workshop and guided practice
1:00pm Lunch at Daku Resort
Free time: relax, explore the gardens, snorkel outside the resort, take a kayak out.
4:00 – 5:00pm Yoga
5:00 – 5:30pm Mindfulness and meditation guided practice
6:00pm Happy Hour (relax, swim, free time or drinks)
7:00pm Dinner
Monday
7:30am- 8:30am Yoga
9:00am Buffet breakfast
10:00 – 11:15am Mindfulness and meditation workshop and guided practice
12.30 pm Lunch at Daku Resort
1.30pm Craft display and tapa (Fijian decorated bark cloth) making demonstration
Afternoon: Trip to Savusavu Town to see local market and shops. We put you in cabs to get into town and then leave you to wander around at your own pace, and let you take a cab (Aus$3), or walk back, when you’ve had enough.
4:00 – 5:00pm Yoga
5:00 – 5:30pm Mindfulness and meditation guided practice
6:00 pm Happy Hour (relax, swim, free time or drinks)
7:00pm Dinner
Tuesday
7:30am- 8:30am Yoga
9:00am Buffet breakfast
10:00 – 11:15am Mindfulness and meditation workshop and guided practice
12.00 Lunch
1.00 Visit to Waterfall; return to Daku around 3.00pm
4:00 – 5:00pm Yoga
5:00 – 5:30pm Mindfulness and meditation guided practice
6:00pm Happy Hour (relax, swim, free time or drinks)
7:00pm Dinner
Wednesday
7:30am- 8:30am Yoga
9:00am Buffet breakfast
10:00 – 11:00am Mindfulness and meditation workshop and guided practice
11.30am Visit to Devodara beach and picnic lunch; return to Daku around 3.00pm
4:00 – 5:00pm Yoga
5:00 – 5:30pm Mindfulness and meditation guided practice
7:00pm Dinner
Thursday
7:30am- 8:30am Yoga
9:00am Buffet breakfast
10.00 Visit to local village to healing water pool and meke dance display (no meditation practice)
1:00pm Lunch
4:00 – 5:00pm Yoga
5:00 – 5:30pm Mindfulness and meditation guided practice
6:00pm Happy Hour (relax, swim, free time or drinks)
7:00pm Dinner
Friday
7:30am- 8:30am Yoga
9:00am Buffet breakfast
10:00 – 11:15am Mindfulness and meditation workshop and guided practice
1:00pm Lunch
4:00 – 5:00pm Yoga
5:00 – 5:30pm Mindfulness and meditation guided practice
6:00pm Happy Hour (relax, swim, free time or drinks)
7:00pm Dinner and farewell ceremony
Saturday
Fly from Savusavu back to Nadi
International flight home