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Ashtanga Yoga and Vinyasa Flow Holiday in Sunny Morocco
with Paul
Fox and Susie Hartnoll
Saturday 21st April to Saturday 28th April 2012 &
27th October to Saturday 3rd November 2012 (half term week)
Join Paul Fox and
Susie Hartnoll at the outstanding and luxurious Villa Mandala yoga
retreat on Banana Beach on Morocco's west coast. This week will
be a chance to recharge your batteries and escape the UK Autumn for some much needed sun. There will be
two yoga classes a day in a very special yoga space overlooking
the beach and its rolling waves; a morning practice before
breakfast from 8 - 9.30am and an evening restorative/techniques
class from 5 - 6.15pm. Both classes will be suitable
for all levels of ability. The rest of the day and evenings are
free to relax and enjoy Villa Mandala (which has its own pool),
the beach and a wide and exciting range of other activities. These include traditional
Moroccan Hammam which involves steam room, exfoliating body
scrub and massage, surfing lessons provided by Surf Maroc, horse
riding and/or trekking, swimming amid freshwater pools and
waterfalls in "Paradise Valley", a day trip to Essaouira, and Souks
(Moroccan markets) locally and in Agadir.
The facilities at Villa Mandala are exceptional and homely and you will get
a sense of the real Morocco with its location on the edge of a
coastal village. The staff will look after your every need,
including picking you up and dropping you back at the airport at
no extra charge, and the kitchen produces
exceptional gourmet vegetarian food. A full and varied breakfast
is served at 9.30am (including some cooked food), a packed lunch
is provided and the evening meal at 7.30pm is preceded by
"dips" at 7pm. Thursday evening is chef's night off and guests are
invited to eat out locally or attend a Surf Maroc BBQ overlooking the beach.
The cost of this one meal is not included in the £499 basic price.
Wifi is available and there is a communal laptop to check email
or surf the web. Towels and beach towels provided.
 
YOGA SPACE
NEARBY SANDY BEACHES (BANANA BEACH IS ROCKY)
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Ashtanga Yoga is graceful fusion of breath and movement that
integrates body, mind and spirit. Paul Fox is a yoga teacher
and teacher trainer based in Somerset who specialises in
establishing the foundations for Ashtanga Yoga, and making the
practice accessible to anyone. Ashtanga Yoga has a reputation
for being difficult, physical and “hardcore”, but this is based
on a misunderstanding. All postures can and should be modified
to suit the individual needs of the student’s body. What matters
is the co-ordination of breath with movement to create vinyasa.
This brings about health in the body, stillness in the mind and
a profound feeling of well-being. On Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday mornings there will be a vinyasa flow class
with Susie Hartnoll, a gifted yoga teacher based in Bristol. This will not only challenge you
physically, but will also provide an opportunity to take the
body into new areas of movement to complement the ashtanga
practice.
So the week
will be a mixture of experiencing Vinyasa Flow yoga and learning the foundations of the ashtanga practice
(or developing your foundations further if you already have
experience of ashtanga yoga). We will work with ujjayi breath,
bandha (core awareness and stability) and drishti (looking
place). The afternoon sessions will be mostly restorative as
well as some tecnhiques and will
explore some themes from the classic yoga books. We have some
yoga DVDs that we will share with you on some evenings.
We
believe
passionately that the purpose of a yoga practice is to support
and nourish individuals to help face the everyday challenges of life, and
is not
some esoteric practice. On this holiday you will be nourished
with yoga and helped to develop a self-practice that may support
you when you get home and tumble back into the hurly burly of
everyday living.
VILLA MANDALA POOL
EATING OUTSIDE
Banana Beach is 10km from the Moroccan city of Agadir, which has
many interesting features including a huge Moroccan marketplace,
or Souk. A little way up the coast by bus or taxi are world
class surf spots at the charming and atmospheric fishing village
of Taghazoute (beginners and intermediate surfing is also
available on sandy beaches close to Banana Beach). This holiday will be limited to a maximum of 16 students, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Please note that the beach immediately outside Villa Mandala is
rocky. However, there are lovely Sandy beaches if you walk
either way down the coast, around 15 minutes away.
The cost of this holiday includes full board, gourmet vegetarian
food (apart from one
evening left free to eat out), all yoga classes and airport transfers to and
from Agadir. Price: £499 per person based on sharing a room
(doubles and twins). You can book a shared place without
finding someone to share with. We will do that for you. Because there are a limited number
of rooms in Villa Mandala and no singles, a single supplement of £250 applies.
However, you do not have to pay the single supplement if you
book on your own. It is up to us to find you a room-mate and if
we don't you will not be charged for your single room.
There are two
en-suite bedrooms which are available for a £50 surcharge (£549
per person).
Flights not included – budget airlines fly to Agadir.
For example, Ryanair offer a service from Stansted on Saturdays. Easyjet fly
from Gatwick. There are other flight options also. You may wish
to add some days to your holiday and catch the 3 hour bus up to
Marrakech where there are even more flight options, including to
the South West.
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Stunning yoga practice space
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Gourmet vegetarian Food
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Pool & on the beach
Daily schedule
8 - 9.30am Ashtanga Yoga Class or Vinyasa Flow class with Paul
Fox or Susie Hartnoll – then breakfast
5 - 6.15pm Restorative/techniques class with Paul Fox or Susie
Hartnoll – then
dips and dinner
To book email Paul at
paulfoxashtanga @ hotmail.com
or telephone 07782413146
Click here
to download the Villa Mandala PDF brochure
Susie's website:
www.integratedwellness.co.uk
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