“A yogini is a woman devoted to a life lived with totality of heart, with fierce truth, with compassion and unconditional love. She practices for her own radiant embodiment of awakening & love as well
as for the healing of all sentient beings”.
Join us for our fourth annual international women's gathering in Greece!
A retreat to rejuvenate our beings~ on all levels...
You are warmly welcome to join us for our 4th international women's gathering!
NEW for this year: because of long waiting list last year of women who were longing to join the retreat;
in 2010 we will be in Corfu for 2 weeks!
Come for one week or stay for both!
We have had magic gatherings in Corfu the last three years, with women traveling in from from Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Holland, USA, Germany and even New Zealand, and we are happy to announce that we will gather again; by the OCEAN, in the SUN, to deepen in our feminine practice together... to dance together... to pray together, to laugh and cry together. Prepare yourself for some serious Bliss, showers of tears, deep silence and hot sun on your skin, profound initiations into the mystic feminine, ecstatic chanting, luscious food, tantric awakening of the senses.... to recognize other women and to be recognized yourself~ as the Goddess...
Teachers: Chameli Ardagh & Carina- Maria M. Caur
Organizer Goddess: Maria Vikman
Queen of Staff : Anitha Wiger
Carina-Maria & Anitha
Paradise gathering of women creating an atmosphere of joy, autenticity and loving togetherness, which was true, intense and gentle at the same time. One beautiful and unforgettable week awakening, fanning and celebrating the awareness, aliveness and living of our true feminine nature.
Absolutely addictive, vibrating, alive!
Marianne Domig, Switzerland, spiritual-psychological councellor & therapist
The Yogini retreat was the most heart opening experience in my life and I am so grateful for the acceptance, the light, the presence that Chameli represents. I feel so inspired and filled and I act more independately and accepting to others. Now, two month afterwards I can tell there has been a big difference created in my life. More often I am filled with gratefulness and a feeling that I am so blessed, that I am loved and that I love. I have many times cried cause my heart is overflowing with love. I am a lot more creative and self-secure. Chameli teaches with love and understanding, no demands that I have to change to be a better person. I feel so loved.
Mikaela Larm ,Sweden, Photojournalist
Week 1, June 12-18:
Dropping into your own skin, Relaxing into your own beauty
A week of melting and opening. Feel the bliss and power of embodiment. Read a more detailed description of the practices below.
Week 2, June 19-25:
Total Immersion
With deep roots, and all the hard layers peeled off, let your heart and spirit soar. This will be a week of further deepening into silence and celebration. You will also have the opportunity to move into deeper layers of the Life-dancing practice.
In order to join the second week we strongly recomend that you join the first week first, but you can also join if you have participated in previous retreats with the Awakening Women. You will join with the understanding that you are jumping in, in the middle of a journey.
Yogini Practices with Chameli Ardagh
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a yogini is a woman devoted to a life lived with totality of heart, with fierce truth, with compassion and unconditional love. A woman who is yearning to realize her self as- and to live her life as an awake and empowered woman. A yogini practices for her own radiant embodiment of awakening and love as well as for the healing of all sentient beings. As modern- day yoginis, we will gather together in the circle of the sacred feminine to explore a spirituality that is vibrantly fresh and alive, that gives birth to self-arising wisdom.
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Life dancing with Carina -Maria M. Caur
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ground your feet in the muddy belly of Mother Earth. Move wild and free with the spiritual fire in your hips and heart. Let your body express who you are in this very moment. Shake your absolutely everything! Surrender body and mind in the healing flow of feminine energy. Let go in sacred ecstasy, rest in deep silence… The Life dance moves you through the elements of earth, fire, water, air and ether, and gives you a deeper understanding of the feminine cyclic dance in different life processes: in your relationships, your lifework, in creative processes and within.
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| Lodging & Food |
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We are housed in cozy holiday apartments with two double rooms, kitchenette and shared bathroom. Single occupancy is also available. The rooms are not more than 10 minutes walking distance from our retreat center where we will also have our breakfast from the generous breakfast buffet and a several- course dinner. All food is vegetarian and most of the vegetables comes from Alexis-zorbas own organic vegetable garden. The bar serves wine and cappuccino.
The beach and wonderful restaurants for lunch are a 10 minutes walk away. For pictures and more information about rooms and Corfu : www.alexiszorbas.com |
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| Schedule |
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| Friday and Saturday are arrival days. The retreat will start on the evening of the and end on the evening of the . There will be meditation/prayer in the mornings before breakfast, dance sessions in the late morning and in the late afternoon we will have Yogini practises, leaving the middle of the day open for beach and rest. There will be sessions most evenings. There will be one day during the week where you will have more open time. (the schedule is subject to change at any time) Saturday is departure day.
It is possible to stay another week for more vacation. See www.alexiszorbas.com for details
During the open times you can have individual sessions with the courseleaders for an additional cost. These sessions are usually fully booked, so please book your time as soon as the retreat starts.
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| Getting there |
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You are yourself responsible to get to Corfu. If you want it easy, just contact Zorba travel and they will book your flight for you (only flights from Germany) If you want to surf for the cheapest deal go to Ryanair.com, flythomascook.com and germanwings.com.
For cheap tickets from Germany contact:
Zorbas Travel, Munich
ph: (49) (0) 89 649 622 828
info@zorbas-travel.de
www.zorbas-travel.de
If you are traveling from Norway, get cheap tickets here:
http://www.apollo.no/
If you travel from Sweden and would like suggestions for the travel arrangements, we have an agreement with Hedemora Travelagency. They speak swedish, german and english. (the small agency with the big heart!)
Contact: Hedemora Resebyrå
Phone : +46.225.15535
Fax : +46.225.13360
E-mail : mail@hedemoraresebyra.se
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| What to bring |
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| Journal, colorful shawls, a warm shawl/blanket, a sacred object for the altar, flashlight... |
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| Reccomended reading |
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| -Come Closer-Spiritual Awakening for The Feminine Heart, (Kom Närmara-när det feminine hjartat vaknar , Energica 2006) by Chameli Ardagh
-The Temple Group Manual, by Chameli & Helena Montelius
To order books
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Prices for the retreat:
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The retreat will fill up early. Please send us your deposit as soon as possible to secure your space.
If booked before Febr 28:
1 week:
445 €
2 weeks:
750€
If booked after Febr 28:
1 week: 510 €
2 weeks: 890 €
You will secure you place by sending us a 150 € deposit
We need to receive the full payment by April 15th.
Check the exchange rate to your valuta here:http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Cancellation:
In case of cancellation before March 15 we will keep 50% of your deposit as an administration fee.
In case of cancellation before April 15 we will keep 100% of your deposit as an administration fee.
After April 15th there will be no refunds. In case of sickness you may transfer the coursefee (minus deposite) to a future course.
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Double occupation: 399,- € , Single 497,- €
This price is for one week, and includes breakfast and dinner
(If booked before February 28th you get 30,- € discount )
NOTE:
-All participants are responsible for buying Travel insurance.
-Alexis Zorba offers airport transportation on Corfu (ca.35 EUR return-trip) every Saturday, or you can arrange for a taxi. Usually the flights from Scandinavia flies on Fridays, if we are many women coming, Zorbas will arrange for a bus for us. Airport transportation is not included in any of the prices above.
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| Contact |
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For Information and booking of the course:
Maria Vikman: maria@stockholm-one.se
(0046)-701 82 33 44 (Sweden)
or Awakening Women Institute: info@awakeningwomen.com
How to pay:
Bank transfer:
Contact Maria Vikman and she will give you all the information
Paypal/Creditcard:
Just send us an e-mail and we will instruct you.
There will be an additional fee of $20 for paying through paypal.
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| For booking of room : |
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Zorbas Travel, Munich
ph:+49 89/29160680
info@zorbas-travel.de
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