Yoga Holidays
Yoga Holidays in Summer and Winter Weekend in the Cotswolds
Do come and join Hazel to unwind and refresh with a Yoga experience all set in comfortable venues, good food, and you help create great company. This page features some of the previous locations and at bottom page details of the lovely Holycombe that is already booking for our usual slot of the first weekend in November 2012. To inspire you there are photos from the last four yoga holidays.
S.W.France: As before I will find venue with a pool and beautiful outside space to have lots of quiet corners with shade or sun loungers. Right hand photo: Also find local places of interest to explore. The typical balcony terraced houses drip with flowers in Aubeterre.
Yoga Holiday venue to be confirmed but let me know your interest to join!
The week Yoga Holiday allows time and space to develop your yoga with morning and evening sessions, so deepen your yoga and relax in the warmth of Italy or France. Daily yoga has such a profound influence on our body, mind and breath and the time to explore new poses and sequences. As always the friendly classes are suitable for all levels. The week creates a real opportunity for progression in asana and time to explore pranayama and meditation techniques which weekly classes are hard pressed to fit in. Take a look at the photos from May & August 2010 and Italy in June 2009 beneath if you want inspiration!
I taught in South West France the last two years but the weather didnt treat us as nicely as expected!
Comfortable accomandation Aubeterre 2011: full of antique and artisan shops
May 2010: Yoga in the shala Pair work in Dancer and Hazel adjusting Pauline
Well deserved Savasana at end of class. Pre dinner warm up in the dinning room!
Aug 2010: Pair tree with birthday girl! Tadasana firmly on two feet and showing off on two hands!
Yoga Holiday with Brunch and Selfcatering - Ardeche and Tuscany
Hazel also offers Yoga Holidays with more freedom to explore and discover local restuarants or self cater. The morning yoga classes are followed with a healthy generous brunch, and afternoon yoga slightly later allowing for excursions, walking locally or just relaxing. The venues are chosen in beautiful tranquil locations, usually interesting properties with high spec modern facilities for selfcatering. In June a small group enjoyed the converted barn in the mountainous area of Ardeche in the French side of the Alps. The rural location meant we all enjoyed stumbling with our French to order our meals. Last year we returned for two weeks to the converted barns within a working vineyard in Tuscany, run with similar format but added luxury of wine and olive oil tasting on our door stop.
If you are interested in joining a similar Yoga and selfcatering holiday please do get in touch to join the waiting list. Plans are being made for a location with yoga room for end of July to catch the best of Summer 2011.
Ardeche June 2010
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Stunning scenery invited great walks, the yoga lessons a perfect balance to stretch tired legs! |
Early arrivals of the group at our 'local' restaurant, a meandering 15min walk by the river and and irrigation canal. |
The 'local' offered simple 4 course meal of the day, always tasty fresh local food. |
Above left is the Ardeche converted farmhouse and the smallest dinning room; right is the Tuscan farmhouse. If you would like a similar holiday please get in touch as minimum numbers are required, booking in January. These style of holidays are suitable for attending with non yoga partners. A sumptious meal is included prepared by our hosts to celebrate the week.
Previous photos - Yoga in Tuscany 2009
In June 2009 we enjoyed two consecutive one week yoga holidays in the warmth of Italy. The villa within the vine-yards of Tuscany has been a hard act to follow but feedback highlighted the need for a peaceful place with a dedicated yoga space as top of our ‘wish list’. Here are some pictures from both weeks to inspire folk...
Tree poses is tricky with the pool reflections Inversions or relaxation options in the sunsine
Double Dancer with Torie Warriors of Peace in the shade Tim balancing in Bridge
Sunset over the villa
The weeks both made the most of the area with some excursions locally, and on our doorstep olive oil and wine tasting and a Tuscan feast prepared by Marta in the ‘slow cooking style’ typical of the area. So if the opportunity to enjoy daily yoga inspires you to come to a peaceful and (weather permitting) warm location do come and join us.
The first week girls dressed for dinner Marta adding the finishing touches
Some comments from the two weeks in June 2009:
“We had such a relaxed and happy time – thank you!” Jan, Tim & Tori
“I loved the daily yoga and the guided meditations. All-in-all a prefect holiday” Cathy
"I liked the small group teaching in afternoon, with more chance to ask questions and get individual attention." Heather
If you are interested, I intend to run a similar week with Yoga & Brunch in selfcatering villa abroad in Summer 2011, so please email me to join the waiting list.
Healing Yoga and Massage Weekend November 2012
We return for a fouth weekend in this lovely tranquil spot in the Cotswolds. Come and enjoy a winter escape 2 to 4 November 2012. Booking now if you don't want to miss out.
We have held early November weekends the last two years. It was quite an experience to enjoy yoga in the warm under-floor heated studio as a storm lashed and drenched the Cotswold’s landscape outside. Sunday morning the winter sun was warm enough to do the earth salutation in our boots on the sodden grass!
Both July 2010 and May 2011 we enjoyed a session in the garden, the relaxation enhanced with the suns warmth upon the group with the sound of the pond and wildlife in the distance.
A weekend staying in a beautiful valley in the Cotswolds eases any difficulty to travel to, yet far enough to feel withdrawn from the busy lives we lead. The emphasis will be on healing yoga, adapting poses to help you progress while we identify your strengths and challenges. The aim is to re-connect with ourselves using breath and meditation. The sessions of yoga, breath and relaxation are varied across the weekend leaving time for your massage, exploring the hills and woodland around or simply relaxing.The weekend includes a massage or alternative therapy session which promotes deep healing and enhances our bodies opening to the longer sessions of yoga. Our Masseur Marianne based in Oxford is renowned for intuititive approach adapting the session to suit each individual and what they need sometimes when not aware themselves.
Yoga space (far left) - the french windows open in summer or underfloor heating in winter creates an ideal yoga room for the season.
The Therapy room is calm and tranquil
Please contact me for full details of the healing weekend, if you have any queries or to book your place, single supplements available – either phone 07931 743 785 or email me.