Yoga BC

Join us this Sunday February 7th at the Poolside Cafe to celebrate two anniversaries...

5 years of Yoga B.C. and 11 years of Grant and Waran.

Thank you to everyone who have so lovingly been a part of our story and family.

We are hoping to be buried somewhere beneath the carpet of our humble school...so here's to the next 45 years of Yoga B.C...A.D.

We'll be the cafe from 5p onwards so join us. Tanya will be taking the 4p class if you can come along afterwards if you wish to have a toast at sunset. The Cafe is open to the public for the event with a live DJ, savoury summer food, teas, juices and the bar for whatever you desire to purchase. Our room will be open for chillin' but the cafe deck will be delightful, weather per-blessing-mitted.

Yoga BC Retreat at ancient Lake Tarawera, Rotorua, north island New Zealand, March 16-21, 2010
 
Join Grant, Waran and our Kiwi hostess Christine Karl lakeside at the Maori sacred site of Mount Tarawera.  5 days and 4 nights of blissful yoga, meditation and nature excursions in a land that the sacred remembers.
 
We'll take sanctuary at Christine's lakeside spiritual retreat "Te Koru" and staying at the either luxurious Pounamu Lodge or quaint and cute Kirky's Batch, all with breathtaking views across the lake to the mountain (see above).

Experience twice daily yoga and meditation from Deepak Chopra Center certified teachers Grant and Waran at Te Koru, Pounamo Lodge deck, on the lake's jetty and in the lakeside orchard.

Explore your inner self with Christine's expertise training as senior facilator of Brandon Bay's  "Journey-work"- a gentle and private guided-exploration as to what blocks one's light and how to rekindle the spark of one's spirit and passions. 

Marvel at the natural wonders with daily excursions including kayaking, bathing at the lake's hot spring-water beaches, encountering the fertile wilderness trails, visiting the buried village, a indigenous-Maori guided nature-survival walk and dining lakeside.
 
Included in the package are vibrant and nourishing vegetarian meals daily, all scheduled activities, and transfers to and from Rotorua. Choose between single or share accomodation at either luxurious Pounamu Lodge - 5 minutes walk from Te Koru and perched high upon the lake's edge or Kirky's fishing Bach - a slightly more modest abode with gorgeous views of the lake and directly across the road from Te Koru. Accommodation limited to 10-12 participants.
 
Retreat cost (excluding flights) is at your choice of budget...
 
Pounamu Lodge - AUS$1100 share (twin or double) or AUS$1300 single
Kirky's Bach -  AUS$900 share (twin or double) or AUS$1100 single

Air New Zealand flies direct to Rotorua from Sydney every Tuesday at 9.20am arriving Rotorua at 2.35pm and departs every Saturday at 3.35pm arriving in Sydney at 5.20pm from
 
Alternatively you may wish to arrive earlier via Auckland and/or extend your stay either in the region or explore more that New Zealand has to offer. Extensions at Pounamu Lodge can be negotiated on a pro-rata basis.
 
For more information or to book, please contact Grant on 0420 947 871

For links to the accomodation sites and local culture and tourism, please visit our website at
www. yogabc.net/retreats

As you can see, Grant and Waran worked very hard through a work lunch early December to come up with a rare and sublime experience in Vanuatu for our beloved students. We suffered greatly but hope that the sweat and tears, or was that lobster and beers...was worth it.

Maha Ratua is a specially designed 7-day retreat focusing Deepak Chopra's 7 Spiritual Laws of Yoga on a sumptuous private island somewhere in the south pacific.  Each day, a spiritual law is focused on with an activity that participates with the six elements of nature and the many elements of our own nature. Each day, a different sense is highlighted with freshly prepared French-organic cuisine by a private chef. This is truly a luxury experience to be appreciated for those who wish to treat themselves.

The dates are June 18th through the 26th with prices to be confirmed very soon...

So til then...

Big Love and Namaste
Waran, Grant and the Yoga B.C. family