Northern Sky Meditation & Yoga Retreat.
Three day retreats for rest
and renewal
Upcoming Retreats for 2008
View the Northern sky brochure here.
View the Summer 2008 retreat poster here.
For more information on the next reatreat please contact Jean Christian at (250) 847-1915 or Philipa Beck at (250) 846-9777.
"First there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony." - Confucius
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear." - Ram Dass
What
is this retreat about?
The intention of this retreat is to bring together a small group
of people for a quiet, contemplative weekend in a beautiful setting.
During this time we will practice and experience meditation and
yoga techniques that help to create balance in our lives. Through
immersion in a retreat setting, where daily distractions are removed,
we can begin to experience on a deeper level what yoga and meditation
can do for us. Once we experience living peace we can begin to
create it consciously in our every day lives. And once we have
experienced a meaningful connection with yoga and mediation we
are better able to sustain our own daily practice.
How
will this happen?
Through silence - intentional speaking. Through simplicity - simple
food, simple actions. Through direct experience of yoga and meditation.
Through mindfulness - focusing on a meditative awareness through
everything we're doing.
Facilitators:
Jean
Christian P.D. Hom. -
has been teaching meditation and leading contemplative retreats
in northwest B.C. for the past 15 years. She is a Homeopath with
a 4 year old practice based in Smithers, a mother, a musician, and
author of three books.
In addition to weekly meditation classes, Jean offers Life Guidance
sessions.
Phillipa
Beck C.Y.T- has been practicing
yoga for 12 years and teaching Hatha Yoga in the Bulkley Valley
since 1999. She recently completed the BC Salt Spring Center's classical
Eight Limbed Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program, which
is recognized by the International Yoga Alliance.
A journalist
and writer by profession, Phillipa has attended numerous Sivananda
and Iyengar yoga workshops, as well as Vipassana-based yoga and
meditation retreats
Phillipa's teaching reflects her interest in the subtle methods
of connecting the mind, breath and body both during one's practice
and in everyday living.
phylipae-mail
Other Information:
Accommodation - The retreat is at large, light filled home, on Bulkly Valley's high road. Shared rooms are available inside. Please provide your own bedding and camp rest. For more privacy there are sites for tent or trailer/ van camping outside. Please let us know if your preference is to be indoors or outdoors.
Meals
- Vegetarian meals and snacks are provided.
Let us know if you have allergies or food sensitivities. Participants
help to wash their own dishes and cutlery.
Transport - The retreat is being held
25- minutes from Smithers. There is limited parking directly beside the house. If possible,
please arrive an hour before the retreat gets under way to settle
in, deposit bags and arrange parking. Let us know if you need to
car pool, or if you are able to provide a ride for somebody else.
We arrange rides to and from Smithers.
What to bring - Personal toiletries and
clothes, journal writing materials if wanted. Loose, comfortable
clothing for yoga and meditation, appropriate footwear for outdoor
walking and hikes (weather permitting). Bedding and/ or camping
gear. Please allow music, books, scented perfumes, and all the regular
trappings of home to remain at home.