Quick summary:

Style: Hatha based yoga with Vinyasa flow and restorative practice in the afternoon

Programme: Two daily workshops of  1 ½  hours.

Suitability: all levels.

Excursions and extras: free half hour massage; beach picnic; tapa making demonstration; visit to local village; visit to Savusavu town

Food: Mixed menu.

Itinerary: Arrive Savusavu April 4. Retreat starts April 5, ends April 10. Then two options:  ends Monday April 8 to depart Savsavu Tuesday April 9 (4 days yoga) or ends Wednesday April 10 to depart Savusavu Thursday April 11 (6 days).

This retreat offers a blissful journey into the heart with a combination of Vinyasa Flow, traditional Hatha practice, and deeply restorative classes.

During the week you will find your inner bliss, deepen your flexibility, attune to the way yoga poses can flow on into the next, learn to follow your breath within sequences, strengthen and tone your body, and relax deeply. You will come away with a practice you can bring to daily life, and an awareness of how Yoga can enhance your inner experience.

If you are holidaying with your kids, we’re structuring the week to offer separate classes to 7-  14 year olds; exactly how we mix them up will depend on how many are interested. It’s a great way to introduce your children to a practice that they might benefit from for the rest of their lives.

In the morning sessions, Lotus focuses on the physical aspects of yoga, teaching a fun upbeat session of flowing from yoga asanas to strengthening exercises, movements and awareness of posture, and core body alignment.  Evening classes offer a unique blend of pranayama: a powerful way to cleanse, rejuvenate, and find deep inner peace. Lotus has studied pranayama in depth, and will introduce you to a number of different yogic breathing techniques that help expand your awareness.

The combination of these two approaches is a path to a stronger body which can then more gracefully settle into a practice that brings peace to the mind. That is the beginning of bliss.

See 2011 Blog: http://dakuresort.com/blog/yoga-retreat-lotus-sanderson/

Costs

7 nights April  4 – 11 : 6 days yoga

$1400 per adult twin shared accommodation
Non-participating partner: $950
If two adults sharing a room + 1 child sharing room:
Child 12 + inclusive of yoga: $580
Child 11 or under inclusive of yoga: $380

5 nights April 4 -9: 4 days yoga

$1100 Adult shared accommodation
Non-participating partner: $800
If two adults sharing a room + 1 child sharing:
Child 12 + inclusive of yoga: $450
Child 11 or under inclusive of yoga: $320

Please ask us to quote if you have different combinations eg two adults but one adult not doing yoga / two adults and two kids both doing yoga etc

Bookings

For enquiries please fill in our contact form or call (02) 8094 1613 or email susan@paradisecourses.com

To make a booking go to our booking form.

Package includes:

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

Program Excludes

• Airfares to Savusavu in Fiji.
• Comprehensive 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

Lotus Jade

With a strong background in dance Lotus began studying yoga in 1991, and quickly found a deep passion for the practice. Deciding her dream was to teach, she went on to explore that world under the lineage of her master yoga teacher Allan Tafole. Extensive studies in Hatha Yoga, Prana Yama, Rasha Yoga, and Kundilini Yoga gave Lotus  a wide-range of practical knowledge which lead to the development of her own eclectic style of ‘Vinyasa Yoga’ with a strong focus on breath, strength, balance, and deep relaxation.

In 2001 she opened a Yoga Retreat Centre in Hawaii where she taught individuals  and groups for over eight years. She moved to Fiji in 2009 with her husband and four children, and is excited to teach in the wonderful environment that only Fiji offers.

Programme

April 4 Thursday
Arrive Savusavu
April 5 Friday
7.30 – 9.00 Adult yoga
Breakfast
10.00 – 11.00 Kids yoga
12.30 Lunch
2.00 Snorkel at Split Rock
4.30 – 6.00 Adult yoga
7.00 Dinner
April 6 Saturday
7.30 – 9.00 Adult yoga
Breakfast
10.00 –