Meditation and Pranayama Immersion: July 17-21, 2019
Join Sheila McVay for a Powerful Exploration of Consciousness in the North Georgia Mountains!
While this experience is designed primarily for our students pursuing their RYT300 hour certification, it is open to all, and we welcome all who wish to deepen (or begin) their meditation practice.
This four night immersion at Elohee in the North Georgia Mountains is required for those students enrolled in the Johns Creek Yoga RYS300 training, but is open to all. Join us to dive deeply into consciousness as you explore your own meditation and pranayama practice and learn new techniques and skills to create a life-long relationship with Prana (the sacred life-force/energy that we often access and experience through the breath). Enrich your personal practice and develop skills to teach others. Our hope is that this experience will launch a lifetime commitment to the more subtle, and often more powerful practices of yoga.
Experiences will include
Two Days of Silence. Integrative Breathwork. Sound Healing.
Program Begins at noon on July 17th and ends at noon, July 21st.
Topics covered will include
At least 5 different meditation modalities. Working with the 5 Aversions. The Anatomy of Breath. Various Pranayama techniques along with benefits and contraindications. The value of Mindfulness practices in daily life.
Note: Because pranayama and meditation work subtly and powerfully with the central nervous system, we STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you prepare your body by modifying your diet to eliminate caffeine, sugar, alcohol and processed foods for at least 2 weeks prior to immersion.
Pricing
Costs vary by Accommodation and include all program fees, 3 delicious meals a day and some lovely surprises! To view more information about accommodations please click here. If you are traveling single and still wish to share a room, we will pair you with a roommate.
Twin/ Shared Room: $1000 per person| Queen Private Room with shared bath: $1200 | Queen Private Room with Private Bath $1400
The Venue and Local Area
From the Elohee Website: “The ecosystems of the Blue Ridge Mountains are exceptionally diverse. They range from moist, deep-soiled forested valleys to exposed ridges, mountain tops and balds. At Elohee we have planned our facilities to highlight these different niches and dynamic energies, so that we may more easily join the plants and animals and elements in discovering our own personal edge – where our growth is new and tender, where transformation is just emerging. We believe this conscious partnership with the land and nature aids in transformation by enlivening our connection to the force of evolution. It provides the opportunity to explore healing on whatever level that you find as personally meaningful, be that physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. It is in this spirit that we translate El’-oh-hee as “sacred earth place.” In Cherokee, ElohÏ combines the roots ela or elo, meaning earth, and hÏ, place. From the ancient Hebrew, we have Elohim, invoking the sacred.” This beautiful place of retreat and renewal is the perfect place to dive more deeply into your yoga practice and connect with Spirit. This retreat will invite you to gain inspiration from the breathtaking outer landscape to traverse your own vibrant and dynamic inner landscape. Connect with Nature outside to Nurture Yourself and return to your daily life feeling renewed!
