Whatever your passion might be – art, writing, singing, yoga….and lots besides – imagine the joy of developing it in the beautiful setting of a small, friendly resort in Fiji alongside a group of others who share that passion.

Paradise Courses offer exciting week-long holiday retreats focussed on a number of subjects. Our teachers are well-established in their fields; they’ll inspire you afresh in the course you choose, show you new ways to look at old techniques or teach you things you never knew in the first place.

Every morning starts with breakfast beside the pool before a daily morning workshops. The workshops fit the pace of each teacher’s programme – it might be a three hour writing session around a table near the pool, morning’s singing in the big bure, an intensive tutorial bent over your drawing pad, or perhaps a dawn start to catch the early morning bird chorus for the birdwatchers. Have a look at each course – and my thanks to all past course participants who have sent me their photos, particularly Julie Rickwood (all sorts of lovely images) and Jenny Carmichael (who has excelled in the quilting photos).

The afternoons are free for you to relax by the pool, have a massage, snorkel on the reef or wander into Savusavu. Or maybe you just want to keep going with your writing or painting or quilting, enjoying the tranquillity of the place and the companionship of the other people with you. And then in the evenings we gather together for a buffet dinner, and there’s time to exchange stories, listen to some Fijian singing and drink a bowl of kava.

During the week we organise a couple of local excursions so you see some Fijian life – we visit a village and watch a meke (dance), spend an afternoon on a beach and have a drink at the Savusavu Yacht Club. And of course you’re free to take your own expeditions as well – a walk through town to buy a souvenir, a boat across the bay to Mutuku Beach, a visit to the J.Hunter Pearls farm where they harvest magnificent black pearls, a steep walk through the bush to a lovely waterfall where you can jump into the deep water pools if you’re brave enough, or lounge in the shallow pools if you’re not.

Our accommodation is at Daku Resort in a range of single and double bures, cottages and villas. It’s a comfortable mid-range resort set in lovely tropical gardens, with a staff who will welcome you like family. Have a look at www.dakuresort.com

Therapeutic yoga
With Judy Krupp
October 20 – 27

Judy Krupp: founder and director of The Yoga Room & Life Centre, has been teaching for over 20 years. Originally trained in the Iyengar system, Judy now teaches a multifaceted approach, blending the art of asana practice with the science of the mechanics of movement. Judy has an astute knowledge of the body and its movement and she lives and teaches with both humour and passion. She encourages her students to move beyond their perceived limitations, whilst working at an individual pace with grace and core stability. Judy also practices Steve Lochkhardt Myotherapy and has studied Reiki and Indian Head Massage.

The course: Judy’s passion lies in educating students about the science of human movement in relation to the art of the asana practice. She will help you recognise the restrictions and imbalances that prevent you from being able to flow with ease and grace. Yoga is a dance of unity, connecting mind, body and breath.

Programme

The programme is structured around two daily workshops of 1 ½ to 2 hrs with time in between for snorkelling on the reef, hiking in the rainforest, having a massage or just relaxing by the pool. More details will be posted soon.

Sat Oct 20

Travel to Savusavu and Daku Resort.

6.30: welcome ceremony and dinner.

Sun Oct 21

Morning session

12.30 Lunch

Afternoon session

7. 00 pm Dinner

Mon Oct 22

Morning session

…followed by visit to Savusavu town.

12.30 Lunch

Afternoon : tapa making demonstration (tapa is traditional decorated Fijian bark cloth)

Afternoon session

7. 00 pm Dinner

Tue Oct 23

Morning session

11.30 Picnic lunch at Devodara beach

Afternoon session

7. 00 pm Dinner

Wed Oct 24

Morning session

Free time.

12.30 Lunch

Afternoon session

7. 00 pm Dinner

Thu Oct 25

Morning session

12.30 Lunch

Early Afternoon session

4.00 Visit to village

7. 00 pm Dinner

Fri Oct 26

Morning session

12.30 Lunch

Afternoon session

7. 00 pm Final lovo Dinner

Sat Oct 27

Return to Nadi and on to international flight

Price: A$1980 twin share; single supplement A$350

Price includes:

• Return domestic flight from Nadi to Savusavu.
• Return airport transfers from Savusavu to Daku Resort.
• 7 nights accommodation at Daku Resort in traditional bures and villas with private facilities
• Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are provided.
• Course fees
• Excursions as indicated.

Excludes:

• Return economy international airfares to Fiji.
• Travel Insurance.
• Optional activities not listed on the program
• Costs of a personal nature eg laundry, massages, private trips
• Meals in Nadi or taken in transit at the airport