Save the Date!! August 15-18, 2024

Philosophy teacher Bob Gilbo, Chanting teacher Leslie Freyberg and I are planning another summer in person retreat, to be held here at my home base, in the yurt , with some sessions of philosophy and chanting to be held in a house, two doors down. That way we can offer the retreat to a larger group, and offer more time to be in nature, and weather permitting have some time at Lake Michigan. The fall retreat closed pretty quick last year and we used used two locations in Petoskey for some of the classes, but this year we are going to have the whole retreat here at the yurt and the house. The weekend is August 16-18, with an optional offering on Thursday August 15 as well. If you think you might like to come, I would recommend securing some housing now. Try to book near here, Harbor Springs or Good Hart, which is north of us. Petoskey is 25 minutes away, and there will be more options there. It’s a lovely time of year so housing goes fast. If you want to share with someone else from the retreat, feel free to email me and I can put that word out. If you are a local student and want to offer housing please let me know. On Thursday our thought is to have a fun vocabulary expanding experience, learning or expanding on our understanding of the names of asanas, the translations of some of the core philosophy terms, as well as learning how to speak them well in Sanskrit. Looking these terms up in a glossary, the one word English translation often falls short. Learning the larger meaning, you can pick up on quite a lot of philosophy. Asana names often reference a story, which can enlarge your appreciation of the asana and sometimes guide you while you are in it. We will have fun, offer challenges for different levels of experience , and will be active in our learning process; asanas will be done! Leslie, Bob and I are still in process with the theme for the weekend retreat, but I did want to give you a heads up to save the date and secure housing. An experience level of at least 1 year of Iyengar Yoga classes is recommended