Deliberate Stillness Weekend Retreat 2020

Muir Beach, CA, United States

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David Moreno
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Aug 14 - 16, 2020
Group size: 1 - 28
Deliberate Stillness Weekend Retreat 2020
Muir Beach, CA, United States

David Moreno
  • Email address verified
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22 reviews

Aug 14 - 16, 2020
Group size: 1 - 28

About this trip

Enter the green silence of redwoods. Slip into the quite subtle  experience of kriya, pranayama, and mindful meditation practices. Delve  into Deep Flow Yoga and guided Yoga Nidra periods for a replenished you.  During free time, take a peaceful walk to Muir Beach or through the  fertile organic farm of Green Gulch Zen Center. Lunch will come from  their lush gardens. This full-day retreat is a gift to yourself, a  chance to stretch both body and mind–a silent holiday.


This silent day-long retreat will move between asana practice and  sitting or “abiding.” Asana portions will not only be designed to take  us deeply into profound states of consciousness but will also be  designed to enable us to sit more effortlessly once hips and legs have  been opened systematically.  Lunch and free time will also be done as a  silent practice.
 

9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Green Gulch Farm & Zen Center
1601 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, CA 94965

What’s included

Includes day-long instruction, access to facilities, lunch, and tea service.


Pranayama: Breathing Practice, Energetic Practice

Kriya: Usually means more of a cleansing or clearing practice. Some types of pranayama are considered Kriyas because of their specific affect.

Meditation: Mindfulness Practice. Various types of mindful meditation practices will be lead and will include Zen-styled walking practice.

Yoga Nidra: Guided Relaxation and Rejuvenating Meditation.

Asana: Physical Practice (Exercise) to open the Nadis or subtle body energetic pathways.

"Look between the thoughts, rather than at the thoughts. When you happen to walk in a crowd, you do not fight every person you meet - you just find your way between them."

Nisargadatta


Not included

Overnight accommodations before or after the retreat can be arranged separately through Green Gulch Farm (415.383.3134).

For more details, contact David at: david@moryoga.com


Cancellations: Cancellations 30 days in advance are due full refund, less than 30 days registration fee is non refundable. 

What to Bring

Dress comfortably in layers. The yurt has an iron stove fire in it to  keep us warm should we need. Fog can roll in even on the warmest days,  or it might be sunny and warm throughout. Yoga props are available at  the yurt but bringing your favorites also ensures your comfort. 

Car Pool

I will send out an email to the participants the week before the retreat and encourage you to car pool if possible. Many of you wil be coming from the same areas. 

Available Packages

Trip Price
$160

Your Organizer


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David Moreno
22 reviews
David Moreno, ERYT 500, YACEP, SFT, has taught at international yoga conferences, festivals, universities, and teacher trainings worldwide. He has worked privately with students in the fashion and entertainment industries as well as professional athletes. Among those athletes taught include the U.S. Olympic Men’s Swim team coaches for the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He has worked as a product advisor and ambassador for the Canadian Athletica Company, Lululemon, is a certified Pilates instructor, Somatic Fitness Trainer and, an ordained minister. His yoga commentaries have been published in Yoga Journal, Yoga International, LA Yoga Magazine, and Common Ground. His dance criticism and reviews are featured Culture Vulture. David is also the creator and producer for Yoga DVDs, electronic books, Yoga Nidra downloads, and subscription yoga classes for Yoga Vibes. He is known for his keen sense of humor, making his teachings fun and informative. David lives in San Francisco, CA.

Reviews

Incredible transformative experience!
By Ned M for MAS YOGA: Playa Viva, Mexico 2024 on Feb 20, 2024
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i had a great time every day and evening on the stunning property. My treehouse #18 was just gorgeous, and amazing with our attached full bathroom perched up off the ground, and falling asleep every evening to the sound of the breaking waves was so serene. Delicious food was offered at every meal, and i adored helping out at the neighboring turtle sanctuary to bury harvested turtle eggs, and witness the newly-hatched baby turtles enter the sea. Everything was so thoughtfully laid out and executed so well, and the staff is so happy and pleasant. The outreach to the farm production and water conservation for the greater watershed is SO impressive and transformative to the local communities. What you all are doing is a game changer for your greater ecosystem, given the recent & disturbing shifts in the local climate. You are doing more with less, and empowering the local peoples to learn and teach these practices to others. Outstanding work. It was a privilege to stay at Playa Viva. Profound Thank you.
By James M for MAS YOGA: Playa Viva, Mexico 2024 on Feb 17, 2024
David's humor and wisdom shone through, as always. Lovely people in an amazing setting. Thank you!
By Ted O for MAS YOGA: Playa Viva, Mexico 2023 on Feb 10, 2023
It was an incredible day of self-reflection and growth. David is a wonderful leader, full of wisdom, humor and warmth. He made meditation very approachable and I found myself falling into my medidations much more easily by the end of the day and with subsequent meditations at home. I could eat the food at Green Gulch all day long, and it was so fullfilling to nourish both my body and soul at the same time. I can't wait to go back for another journey beyond the self with David.
By Lesley Z for Deliberate Stillness Day-long Retreat 2023 on Nov 22, 2022
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Thank you David, We had a great week and I greatly enjoyed the yoga The people and the food at Danena were great I hope it worked out well for you. Toni
By Toni G for Pasta e Prana: A Sicily Yoga Retreat 2022 on Oct 31, 2022
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Abhimanyu (David,) I’m glad I waited to tell you about my experience in New Mexico, because I wasn’t aware of how much it would affect me now that I’ve returned to my “normal life.” There was a sadness that I think we all felt when we had to say goodbye to our magical alternate reality we shared, and you helped create for us, in those mountains full of deep wisdom. But since I left the retreat I’ve felt a return to something that I forgot, or missed within me. I’ve taken so many tools for my own spiritual practice from this that I honestly did not expect, I’m so grateful. And like Wolf said, “so inspired by you!” I feel a deep connection with everyone who shared this experience with me, and I think they would agree that this was a transformative experience, to say the least. I would sincerely encourage anyone to do something like this. Going into this I was in a particularly worn down place, emotionally, but yoga has allowed me to transcend that and be in the moment, and cultivate a practice, both spiritually and physically that is nothing short of amazing. Like my mom said, this is a turning point for me, and I didn’t even realize it at the time, but my practice is bolstered by, and draws upon the truly transformative experience I’ve had at the Jemez retreat. I am eternally grateful! THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart, much love.
By Marlowe K on 08 Nov, 2016
David's trip "Journey to Petra" was an unforgettable trip that was so much more than Petra. The community, the yoga, the food, the sights, the time spent walking the roads of ancient civilizations put so much of my daily life into better perspective. This was some combination of retreat and adventure in a land that holds history of mythic proportion. Seeing this part of the world was also a humbling experience that brought me compassion and understanding for past and present political, religious and social events. I am changed and I would do this Journey again in a heartbeat.
By Ceri, D on 12 Oct, 2016
My personal highlight of the trip was the famed Wadi Rum desert stay with an early morning camel ride with the Bedouins and an exquisite "glamping" private tent stay. Every moment was like a dream, steeped in age old history and beauty beyond explanation...
By Kevin, S on 12 Oct, 2016
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