| At a farm, close to the sea, on the west coast of Sweden. 4 days Cost: 150€ |
Yoga according to hatha tradition, with a mix of other methods relating to awareness, relaxation, focus (meditation).
Forest, sea, Sauna, walks in nature, fires, drumming. Vegetarian food.
Beginners welcome.
Yoga sessions every day at: 07.00, 17.00 och 21.00
Food: 9.00, 14.00, 19.00
Cost
| Accommodation 10€/day Food: 15€/day Yoga: 15€/day | Max 8 participants. Cost: 150€ |
Booking
Practical
Bring soft stretchy clothes. Bring bed linnen. No TV, no radio, no books, no smoking. Keep your phone out of sight. Do not involve others in your possible coffee drinking.
We have certain sessions on the grass.
Half a day in silence (Thursday).
Leader
Sebastian has been using yoga for 15 years with the aim of mastering elite freediving and mental peace and physical health.
Speciality: Breathing- and concentration exercises.
Our “green” approach is described here
Yoga
Yoga is modern. Even trendy. It is also an ancient phenomenon. It has existed as a method for health and personal development for thousands of years. Yoga is not just about the physical exercises found within the tradition. The physical exercises, or Asanas, are one of eight steps in yoga.
The goal of these eight steps is to feel emotionally well. A feeling of peace and vitality. To feel well, both the body and the mind must be involved. To be able to process emotions, there must be a certain degree of thought control, or at least an “awareness” of what the thoughts and mind are doing. The mind as a description of what we can experience, and the thoughts as the way we process/respond to these experiences. Something that modern neuropsychology is now beginning to be able to explain. Sensory impressions that give rise to emotions that give rise to thoughts. And sometimes the opposite: thought patterns (habits in our thinking) that lead to emotions that shape our way of seeing the world. An expression of our personality: quirks, habits, behaviors.
Steps five and six deal with this: Pratayahara and Dharana. Awareness, thought control, concentration.
If you want to be able to take greater control over thoughts and emotions, a healthy and energetic body is required. To train awareness and concentration, the body and breath are excellent tools. Steps three and four: Asanas (physical exercises) and Pranayama (breathing exercises). The breath, the controlled breath, is a way into the mind, a way to work with thought control, to reach into the processes of the nervous system. A link between body and mind.
Steps one and two are described differently in different traditions. In some cases, they describe various cleansing processes (e.g., colon cleansing), in others, different ways of relating to other people. Questions of honesty and responsibility. A clear conscience and fewer conflicts with fellow human beings make it easier to develop in the “higher” steps.
Steps seven and eight deal with meditation and the goal of meditation (peace). Training in the lower steps makes these final steps less difficult.
Now there are a multitude of different styles within yoga, many modern ones that only aim at the physical result: flexibility and body control (often there are some meditative elements, which mostly serve as relaxation exercises).
In my opinion, it doesn’t matter so much which yoga you try, as long as you do it with presence and awareness of your body, your emotions, and your thoughts. That you take the time to “do” and “feel”. Some styles are more physically demanding, others more calm.
As a beginner, you don’t need to worry about whether you can do it or not. Just trying to do different Asanas will give you something. Over time, quite a lot. Maybe it will change your life. Your way of thinking and feeling and your entire worldview.
But for that, a lot of commitment is required, you will probably have to sacrifice some of the content in your current life.
Are you motivated for that?
A yoga retreat where we start with basic yoga exercises. Simply yoga for beginners according to ancient and fundamental Hatha yoga. A course at Hästekasen that operates according to the “open farms” principle. We serve vegetarian food, so vegetarians are more than welcome. At the same time, it is also a yoga camp where we mix styles and adapt the sessions according to the weather and the group’s mood. Sometimes the focus is more on doing yoga together than on being instructed. We talk about meditation and have moments where we try to develop our concentration and relaxation using effective methods. It’s a lot about breathing, as one of the teachers specializes in this.
A yoga journey to Bohuslän, simply put.