Spring Renewal
A Weekend Retreat of Yoga & Ayurveda
with Tami Hafzalla & Sarah Kruse

Friday, March 26th - Sunday, March 28, 2010

We welcome you to come retreat and deepen your practice in a beautiful, natural environment. Throughout the weekend, we will weave together practices and wisdom from the sister sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda. The retreat time will be focused around Yoga practices, nourishing Ayurvedic self care rituals and space and time for reflection. When you give yourself opportunities for retreat, you have more to give back to your loved ones and community. You will leave with techniques to enrich your personal practice as well as a deep sense of renewal and peace.

“Even as birds, O beloved, return to their tree for rest, thus all things find their rest in the Supreme Spirit. All things find their final peace in their inmost Self, the Spirit.”
- Upanishads

This retreat is open to all levels of experience in Yoga & Ayurveda. Our intention is to create a nurturing environment for you to move deeply into new & familiar practices.

Instructors

Sarah is the co-owner of Life in Balance in Seattle, where she assists clients in returning to their true nature through Ayurvedic consulting and rejuvenating bodywork. She is a graduate of The Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico, where she studied Ayurveda and Yoga under Dr. Vasant Lad, and has traveled extensively throughout India, studying with renowned Ayurvedic doctors and scholars. It is her intention to encourage integration of all health care systems and wisdom traditions for the benefit of all beings.

Tami began practicing yoga in 1993 & has been teaching since 2000. She views her yoga practice as the touchstone of her life & is committed to carving time out daily to become quiet and witness. Tami has studied extensively with master teachers in the US, Australia, India, Thailand, and The Middle East. She teaches classical Vinyasa sequences rooted in the Krishnamacharya lineage. Her style is dynamic yet she teaches with tenderness and compassion. Her verbal instructions are concise and her hands on adjustments are both skillful and nurturing. She aims to empower her students, challenging them to safely find their edge and expand themselves physically and spiritually. She teaches community classes, private sessions, specialty workshops and local & international retreats.

Schedule

Friday
arrive in the afternoon - settle in
4 - 5:30pm practice
6 - 7pm Dinner
7:30 - 9:30 evening group

Saturday
7 -8am Breakfast
Morning practice: 9 - 11am
lunch 12 - 1pm
Free time: 1-4pm
afternoon practice: 4-5:30pm
Dinner 6 - 7pm
Evening Group: 7:30 - 9:30pm

Sunday
7 -8am Breakfast
Morning practice/closing circle: 9 - 11:15am
lunch 12:00- 1pm
1 -2pm pack up, clean up & leave retreat

Lodging

The Yoga Lodge on Whidbey Island is a short drive and ferry ride north of Seattle. This beautiful retreat center sits on five secluded acres at the end of a private lane not far from the village of Greenbank. It is an environmentally conscious safe haven for healing, learning, and reconnection to spirit. The forest of silver-cast alders that greets guests upon arrival is an invitation to enter a realm of natural simplicity. The surroundings are home to an array of wildlife, including deer, rabbit, heron, owl, woodpecker, eagle, coyote and songbirds. Its pond and trails offer possibilities for quiet contemplation and meditation.

Guests at The Yoga Lodge can enjoy two small orchards, organic vegetable and flower gardens, a small pond, woodland and beach walks, scrumptious organic vegetarian/vegan breakfasts and a wood-fired sauna nestled in the trees. The property is within walking distance of many gorgeous parks & sites on Whidbey Island.

Shared room on site $490
Camping on site $395

Please register early as space is limited. All prices are per person and include 8.4% sales tax, accommodation, Yoga and Ayurveda classes & 5 organic vegetarian meals.

*If you would like to participate in the retreat but stay offsite the fee is $330 for all meals, Yoga & Ayurveda classes & includes 8.4% sales tax.

Registration

Click here for pdf flier or write check & mail registration to:

Tami Hafzalla
6211 Dayton Ave N
Seattle WA
98103

Offsite Lodging Options (5-10 minutes from Yoga Lodge)

Spring Hill Inn: (360) 678-5210, $105-155/night
Smuggler's Cove Haven: (360) 678-7100, $125-175/night
A Tuscan Lady: (360) 331-5057, $89-179/night
Guest House Log Cottages: (360) 678-3115, $165-350/night

Camping offsite: South Whidbey State Park

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel before February 26th, 2010 your fee will be refunded minus a $50 registration fee. If you cancel after February 26th, you will receive a refund only if we are able to fill your space.

Questions & More Info

Sarah Kruse
(206) 422 1796
sarah@ayurvedaseattle.com
www.ayurvedaseattle.com

Tami Hafzalla
(206) 948 9757
tamihafzalla@gmail.com
www.bhakti-flow.com