Self Manifest: A Journey Through the Unknown

Montenegro

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Giesel
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Jul 26 - Aug 1, 2020
Group size: 1 - 14
Self Manifest: A Journey Through the Unknown
Montenegro

Giesel
  • Email address verified
  • Facebook verified
2 reviews

Jul 26 - Aug 1, 2020
Group size: 1 - 14

About this trip

RETREAT WEEK
Here we go. Off onto an adventure into the unknown. Have you always wanted to connect to your more creative side? The side of you that wants to dance without shame, move without embarrassment, draw and write without judgement, eat with abundance, swim and play and laugh? Well then this is the week long retreat for you. So make the decision for yourself. Take the time, step out of the lime light and into self. This week is about creating spaces for individuals from around the world to sit with themselves, dance with themselves, write their stories, share laughter, run, skip, and play. 

2 x Yoga classes per day, one morning & one afternoon
2 x Writing Sessions per day
2 x Art Sessions and Creative Expression Workshops throughout week
2 Sacred Ceremonies with nature
Sound Healing
​Ecstatic Dance
Accommodation
2 meals a day (1 out so that guests can enjoy local cuisine)
Swimming in the lakes and rivers

MAHAKALA YOGA RETREAT CENTER
Run by a  passionate mother-daughter team, Mahakala detox yoga center offers a slice of calm in the storm of twenty-first-century life. Take time to slow down the pace and sink into our meditation and yoga retreats. All while nestled in the lush greenery of a mountainside village in Montenegro, overlooking the Adriatic coastline. Mahakala lives by sustainable principles, giving you a safe place of love, care and comfort.

Everyday life seems to become more chaotic and less joyful, overloaded with information exposure, societal pressure and normalcy to stress. At some point, humans lose their way as to what is most important. Mahakala creates the space to try and restore that. 

Whether you are after a plant-based, beginner yoga retreat or wanting to explore meditation and spirituality, Mahalaka will be able to help with guidance and space to grow. The Mahakala pure detox retreat center offers a yoga studio, spacious outdoor terraces, wellness centre with jacuzzi and sauna, plant-based restaurant and rooms with stunning sea views to soothe the soul.

SUSTAINABILITY
Caring for ourselves and others, Mahakala makes it easier for you to care for the planet. The center is designed with sustainability in mind. Their plant-based space while nourishing you, allows them to utilize the single biggest way to reduce our impact on planet Earth, by being vegan. Helping to minimize, greenhouse gases, but also global acidification, land and water use there is a deeply nourishing meal setting of tasty vegan treats.
They source fresh water from the mountains, keep their appliances eco-friendly, with salt water filtration application and organic sewage systems. They also support the local community and reduce air miles, by aiming to source local produce wherever possible.
Constantly wanting to improve, the objective is to completely eradicate single-use plastics and grow as much of the food they provide to guests in our permaculture project. 

HOW CAN YOU GET THERE?We take control of all the logistics to ensure this runs smoothly for you. But our closest airport is Podgorica Airport (TGD) (Montenegro). Many airlines are flying there including Ryanair which have direct flights from England, Sweden, Germany and Belgium prices starting at 15 euros. From the airport, it takes one hour by car to the retreat. Transfer from and to this airport can be arranged on request our guests at a group rate.

Early Bird prices if booked before Dec 1st, 2019
1000 USD SHARED SPACE
1300 USD PRIVATE ROOM 


What’s included

  • Food
    2 Healthy Meals a Day
  • Activities
    2 Trips into Nature
  • Yoga Classes
    2 Yoga Classes a day
  • Workshops
    2 Creative Art, Dance or Philosophy Workshops
  • Writing Workshops
    1-2 Writing Workshops each day

What’s not included

  • Flights
    Guests are responsible for their flights
  • Flights
    Guests are responsible for their flights
  • One Meal A Day
    Lunch Is Not provided

Available Packages

Shared Space
$1,300
Deposit: $500
Private Room
$1,500
Deposit: $600


Your Organizer


G
Giesel
2 reviews
Hi there yogi's and yogini's. My name is Echo. I started yoga about 12 years ago. I took my first class because I thought I needed something to calm my mind. I have always been a thrill seeker and sports enthusiast, and at the time I felt like I needed a shift of energy. Yoga at first was very difficult for me. Slow movements, and a focus on breath at the time did not sit well with me. I felt very unsettled on my mat in a room full of strangers, and the pace of the practice did not organically flow with me. Although I truly enjoyed powerful asana, it was very difficult for me to find peace with it because I was constantly looking for more challenge in my practice.It was not until I was teaching for a couple of years that I found a softer more intimate side to yoga. I began to truly balance my yin and yang sides. I began to really appreciate stillness in my mind, breath and body. I began to notice the small subtleties in my practice, and I began to truly fall in love with the practice.

Reviews

Totally amazing and immersive adventure, filled with great companionship, fun, frivolity and deep, cherished acceptance and love between participants. All led by this whirling devish of a woman - Echo. Who brought fun and play, mixed with yogic wisdom and grace. The yoga was fantastic...soft but deep opening and invigorating morning classes..evening tender yin. This was then mixed with writing workshops which brought tears at the end of the trip as each session, peeled layers off and pricked our conscience to really remember ourselves and our triumphs as well as our falls. Similar to how we were on the snow. And what snow we had.....Deep powder and breathtaking mountain vistas...expert, teasing and fun snowboard instructors...and then the Onsens!! Japan and Echo's yoga workshop was a truely memorable, vital, surreal and outstanding adventure....Thank-you thank-you and thank-you.
By Dean B for Snow Yoga and Adventure Retreat on May 13, 2020
JS
There is so much that I can say about this teacher training and none of it would ever be enough to convey to you just how truly beautiful and amazing this experience was for me. Echo and her entire team of teachers were attentive, honest, helpful, and most of all loving each of us as a student and as human beings. No matter the tribulations we faced, they were there to always be a gentle guiding hand to each of us throughout the month of training. From the amazing location to the deep spiritual and practical knowledge shared with us, we grew in our practice and our spirituality and grew together as a group, stronger each day through love and compassion. Holding a space of safe love is and always will be, in my opinion, the best way to help humans connect with each other and allow them to learn and grow together. Thank you, Echo, Josh, Cole, Maria, Paula, and Brittany for every ounce of love, kindness, and guidance during our time together in Guatemala. I love all of you!
By John S for Echo Flow Yoga Advanced 200 Hour Training on Dec 27, 2019