MINDFULNESS 2.0
This experiential workshop introduces the principles of meditation, yoga, gratitude, 5-sensory stimulation, and living a conscious, meaning-filled life. In our busy, wired lives, we frequently lack the tools to deal with stress and overstimulation. This course teaches the many ways to calm the mind, access intuition, and overcome conflict with equanimity. A great way to start any retreat. Mindfulness 101 starts with light yoga, then moves into meditation. We then stimulate the senses with aromatherapy, Tibetan gong therapy, raw chocolate, and heightened awareness of sight and sound. We finish by providing the framework for living in daily gratitude. These modalities have been taught for hundreds of years, but are finding more resonance and value in the business world than ever before as a key to a more centered, fulfilling and peaceful life.
YOGA IN NATURE
There is something incredibly healing about practicing yoga next to the ocean while connecting with the soothing surroundings. Many guests gush about watching the waves crashing while in downward dog, gazing upside down at the ocean. Sounds relaxing, right? Bring sunscreen and be prepared to get your Zen on!
MEDITATION FOR BUSY PROFESSIONALS
The science is out: meditation works and is a powerful mode of achieving and maintaining balance and wellbeing. Learn how it can be used to increase productivity and focus at work. We start by asking participants to ponder the four questions relating to self, purpose, hopes, and gratitude. While these do not require answers, they plant the seeds for subconscious manifestation and and self-realization. And then through breath and calming the mind we reach the place between the thoughts, known as “pure potentiality.
SOUND BATH
Experience the soothing sensation of Tibetan crystal bowls and gongs. A combination of meditation, relaxation, and rejuvenation, the tones emitted by the bowls contain frequencies that thoroughly relax the nervous system. Participants lay comfortably on yoga mats, with pillows, and receive a soothing, sonic massage that allows for complete body nourishment. It’s an amazing experience where participants don’t have to anything other than “just be.”
CONSCIOUS EATING
While food is a delight we covet and need daily, we rarely take the time to really honor, taste and savor our foods. In this class we introduce the healthiest of foods that incorporate the 5 tastes – bitter, sweet, sour, pungent and savory. But we will receive this life-giving sustenance with the reverence it deserves: acknowledging where it came from, how it was made, and then transported into our hands. We’ll then notice the texture, color, and smell before placing it on our tongue and truly sinking into the flavor. In this busy, go-go world where we want our food “fast,” this is a meditative practice that teaches a healthy, slower way to eat by chewing food thoroughly and releasing the enzymes and nutrients into the body.
COLD PLUNGE
Enjoy the healing modality everyone’s talking about – the Wim Hof ice bath method, The Wim Hof Method is a way to tap into the hidden power of oxygen and cold exposure with our own bodies, through a very specific protocol of breath work and different variations of cold exposure. This class takes you step-by-step through the method and can help unlock the potential within yourself and open the door to an array of health benefits like reduced stress, heightened focus, more energy and a boosted immune system.