“Join us in on the magical Island of Corsica to deeply unwind through Yoga and the Element of Water”
Tuesday 31 May – Saturday 4 June 2023
Duration: 5 days/4 Nights
In a Private Villa close to Porto-Vecchio (Airport Figari)
Maximum 10 participants
Yoga: Suitable for Beginners+
Retreat in English/German
Highlights
· Daily Vinyasa & Yin Yoga
· In depth pranayama
· Meditation and Kryas
· River, Sea and Pool swimming
· Meditative Nature walks
· Healthy vegetarian home cooked meals
· Time for yourself to relax your body and mind
INVITATION
Grit and Destination Namaste invite you to join them amidst the beautiful landscapes of Corsica surrounded by the magnetic nature of the island of beauty with like-minded people. She will share the practices that have changed her own life and shifted her physical as well as mental boundaries. This retreat includes daily yoga to assist us in being attuned to our bodies in a world where we are constantly obliged to perform and deal with a full life, always on the go. Seize this opportunity to learn how to listen to your body, and how to rebalance yourself. Along with Pranayama, Asana and swimming, using water as an element of therapy, she guides you on how to ‘feel’ and completely relax your body. Corsica’s natural beauty from mountains, to rivers, to the sea and the scented maquis will be the perfect cocoon to surround you with on this beautiful nature based, yoga experience. Come drift away with us and allow yourself to just float in the sea, the river and the pool, staying in a charming private villa where we will take care of everything for you.
BENEFITS
Leave this retreat undoubtedly feeling the difference that yoga makes in daily life and being more accepting of your body and self. As a holistic Retreat, combining the practical application of Grit’s approach, it will equip you with the knowledge of balancing your daily life and how to read your body and deal with stress and the challenges that come with it. You do not need to have any specific level of practice to join us and integrating all the benefits of the Retreat. The only thing that matters is the willingness to explore your needs and let yourself be guided through this experience. For Grit,Yoga is not just about Asanas! Yoga is a way to find peace in your body, your mind and in your life and also proven as extremely effective through implementing the flowing element of water.
ABOUT GRIT
Grit Hennig is an engineer, working in a challenging, international business environment in Germany. To gain more balance between her work and private life she started practicing yoga while working and living in Thailand in 1997 which radically changed her life. With a very strong personal practice of over 20 years she wanted to continue her journey love for Yoga by doing her teachers’ training. She completed 250 hours of Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher training in 2017 and went back to complete 300 hours in Mysore, India, both under the guidance and teachings of the exceptional Sir Bharat Shetty, the first Yoga teacher in India certified for his 500 hours by the Yoga Alliance. At 50, Grit has gone through many different cycles of life as a working woman, wife and mother. She studied the changes accomplished through yoga by adding different techniques and practices in order to cope better with these ever changing cycles of life, and which she so passionately shares.
DAILY PROGRAM
Tuesday
15:00 Welcome and Introductions
18:00 Evening Class
Dinner
Sharing Circle
Wednesday
08:00 Pranayama
Morning Class
Learn how to float and relax at the same time
10:30 Brunch
Free time in Nature
Tea time and Snacks
Swimming and floating in water
Dinner
Nidra Yoga
Thursday
08:00 Pranayama
Morning Class
10:00 Brunch
Explore the Natural beauty of the Island
Tea time and Snacks
Evening Yin Yoga Class
Dinner
Sharing Circle
Friday
08:00 Kıyas
Morning Class
Brunch
Sea swim and meditative walk along the coast and creeks
Dinner
Candle Meditation
Suturday
8:00 Prnayama
Morning Practice
How to make this part of your daily life
Closing Circle
Departure 12:00
Starting Rate 1250 € for a single bed in a shared room
Private Room with a double bed 1750 € for one person
This unique retreat will take place in a charming private villa, in the South of the Island close to Porto-Vecchio (Figari airport). Rates are all inclusive excluding flights and airport transfers from Figari/airport or the Port of Porto-Vecchio can be arranged at an additional cost. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at destination.namaste@gmail.com
SEE YOU IN CORSICA!
