Workshop
IN
Tuscany;
Italy
26 – 28 July 2009
Poggibonsi,
Tuscany
near
San Gimignano,
between
Florence and Siena
Dates: 26 – 28 July
2009
Schedule: Arrival: Friday 25th July after 7pm
Course Schedule: Saturday, Sunday & Monday from 9:30 – 12am
and afternoons from 2:30 – 5pm
Price: € 12O (course only) or £ 120
Food:
There are many restaurants and bars in the town and “Holismos” is situated in
the town centre.
Booking:
Send a deposit of € 60 or £ 60.
Email :
holidays@holidayoga.com
Enjoy
practicing yoga in the centre of Tuscany and visit some of it’s historic cities
Course
program
Interdisciplinary
yoga course; will be of interest to any students of yoga. Beginners are also
welcome.
Asanas:
tailoring yoga postures to each persons individual capacities and needs.
Therapeutic use
of yoga postures to
a) stimulate
specific functions e.g. digestive, respiratory, nervous etc.
b) relieve
specific problems e.g. back-ache, stress, constipation, anxiety etc.
Meditation and
Chanting
Guided
meditation: visualisations to explore energy centres or “chakras” and how to
circulate energy or “prana”.
Relaxation:
relaxing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.
Philosophy and
aim of yoga.
The
course is limited to
16
participants
Teacher
Gerry Rixen is
a qualified yoga teacher registered with the International Sivananda Yoga
Vedanta Centre but also practised the Iyengar style for several years.
He’s a
professional Shiatsu therapist and teacher (since 1992) and founder and
director of the Shiatsu and Yoga school SYM. He teaches in France, Sweden,
Italy and Greece.
Gerry is also a
4th Dan Shorinji Kempo instructor (japanese martial art) and he has
studied Yoga, Shiatsu and Shorinji Kempo with many internationally recognised
teachers in the UK, Europe, Japan and Brazil.
After
completing his studies at Cambridge
University he worked as a language
teacher and journalist before dedicating his life full-time to Shiatsu and
Yoga. Gerry speaks English, French, German and Spanish.