The Yoga teacher Carly Taylor, invites you to join a mini break in a beautiful setting in the Algarve of Portugal. Take some time to revitalize the body, calm the mind and lift up the spirit.

The weekend will include morning and evening gentle Yoga classes, yummy & nutritious food, free time to relax in one of Quinta da Calma’s many chill out areas. Maybe snoozing in a hammock! Or head out to one of the stunning beaches close by. The weekend is suitable for those who are new to Yoga as well as those who have been enjoying Yoga for a long time. We aim to create a relaxed, fun and informal weekend welcoming new and old faces to spend some special time together.

About Carly

Carly Taylor is a qualified Yoga Teacher (Integral Yoga Institute Gibraltar/ recognized by The Yoga Alliance. Hatha & Raja Yoga – The Science of the Mind). Carly’s teaching style is gentle & fun, she works in a relaxed and intuitive way. She specializes, in working with people who have ME/Chronic Fatigue (Trained with Fiona Agombar) and has trained as a LifeForce Yoga practitioner with Amy Weintraub to use Yoga to treat depression and anxiety. Drawing on a combination of skills and knowledge Carly founded Ginger Pai, which integrates Yoga and creative arts to promote good mental health and happiness. The Ginger Pai team hosts various holistic events throughout the year. Further info about Carly

About Quinta da Calma

Quinta da Calma offers a “‘School of Life”’ in an oasis of peace, beauty and tranquility in the heart of the Algarve. Quinta da Calma Holistic Healing Retreat Centre was founded with the vision of a deep love for nature and natural foods, and a firm belief that it is the birthright of each individual to be healthy, joyful and peaceful. Quinta da Calma is the European Centre for Integral Yoga® Teacher Training, from the Yogaville Centre of Swami Satchidananda.

Quinta da Calma has a welcoming and calming atmosphere which touches you as soon as you enter the grounds. The accommodation is simplistic, clean and cozy set amongst beautiful trees and flowers.

Quinta da Calma is located in the heart of Portugal’s Algarve with its long hot summers, mild and gentle winters. We are just 15 minutes from Faro International Airport and conveniently close to the IP1 Motorway and the National EN125. Quinta da Calma is just outside Almancil, 10 minutes from the Ria Formosa Natural Park and the soft sandy beaches of Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo. Vilamoura is less than a 15 minute drive away. Via the IP1 Motorway, we are less than a half hour away from the Spanish Border and via the new highway, approximately 2.5 hours drive from Portugal’s capital, Lisbon.

Date: Friday 1st October – Monday 4th October, 3 nights
Location: Quinta da Calma – Almancil – Algarve
Value: £245/€ 280 (based on 2 sharing a room), £275/€ 305 for single occupancy. Private: Rondete cabin £325/€ 345 – Concessions available in some situations/2 night option possible Fri/Sat for local people in Portugal ONLY (Price includes: 3 nights cosy accommodation, 3 brunches, 3 dinners, 5/6 yoga classes).


More information:
Email: events@gingerpai.com – T: +351 913 283 295 (Portugal) – +44 (0) 7866 178 652) (UK) – Web: www.quinta-da-calma.com


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Rev. Padma Priya will lead a “Living Yoga Retreat” entitled “A Journey Through The Koshas – Exploring the Subtle Energy Bodies” at Quinta da Calma in the Portugal’s Algarve.

The koshas are the 5 sheaths or layers of our energy body, from the physical to the subtle spiritual level. Each kosha signifies a more refined dimension of consciousness.

This wonderful holiday retreat will be a Journey Through The Koshas, each day exploring one kosha at a time through Yoga ásana, pránáyáma, meditation and direct experience, leading the participants to a full experience of the highest level of consciousness.

After a delicious lunch you can spend the afternoons relaxing by the pool, going to the beach or enjoying the beautiful organic gardens and grounds of Quinta da Calma, our beautiful retreat centre in the Algarve.

Every day there will be an opportunity to enjoy a second hatha session at 5pm and after supper there will be a special evening programme of talk, games, music, chant, & dance with Padma and some special guests. Padma will also be available for one kinesiology session per day (book early!). There will be the opportunity to share early morning meditation and hatha with Padma for those who want to.

“A Journey Through The Koshas -
Exploring the Subtle Energy Bodies”

Daily Schedule

Each day will focus on one Kosha during the day’s programmes.
All parts of the programme are completely optional.
If you don’t want to get up early, there will be some hatha yoga and meditation later on during the morning programme.

06h00 – 06h50 – Morning Meditation in the Meeting House
07h00 – 08h30 – Hatha Yoga class in the Pavillion

08h45 – 09h45 – Breakfast

10h30 – 12h45 – Morning Programme in the Meeting House

13h00 – 14h00 – Lunch

14h00 – 17h00 – Free time (pool, beach etc.)

17h00 – 18h00 – Second Hatha Yoga class in the Meeting House

18h30 – 19h30 – Supper

20h00 – 21h30 – Evening Programme in the Meeting House

On Wednesday 16th June, the programme will end at 12 noon.

About  Rev. Padma Priya

Rev. Padma Priya lives the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda, the founder of Integral Yoga, serving as an Integral Yoga Minister or karma sannyasin, joyfully serving one and all. She has taught yoga for almost 25 years, is a senior teacher trainer for Integral Yoga and the founder of several Integral Yoga Centres in Europe.
A much-loved teacher by all who have had the opportunity to work with her, Rev. Padma has an amazing gift for opening hearts and helping people to understand the deep underlying teachings of Yoga. Her nurturing presence enables each one to really feel the divinity within that can blossom through a yogic way of life.


Date: June 11 – 16, de 2010
Location: Quinta da Calma, 8136-901 Almancil – Algarve, Portugal
Value:

• Special Pre-booked Day Price for those in Portugal 20 € per day or 80 € for all five days (lunch extra)
• Pay on the Day Price:25 € per day or 100 € for all five days (lunch extra)
• Evenings Only: Those working during the day are very welcome to come and join the evening programmes (donation only) which begin at 8pm each day.
• Special Concert with Felix – Saturday 12th June at 8pm – ALL WELCOME!! (donation only)

More information:
Email: info@quintadacalma – ammaprema1@googlemail.com – T: +351 289 393 741  -  (+44) 01749 677458  (Ammaprema) – Web: www.quinta-da-calma.com


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On Saturday, 6 March, at 15 h, Quinta da Calma invites you and your students and friends to come and participate in a very special event: Quinta da Calma has the great pleasure of receiving Mataji (Swami Gurucharananda) from Yogaville, U.S. who will lead a Satsanga.

Mataji will be speaking on gaining and sustaining our inner peace despite these difficult days of chãos all around us by practical application of the regular practice of Yoga in our daily life.  In other words, how to stay peaceful no matter what ! She will be using the approach of Mantra Yantra to illustrate this. Mataji will be speaking, then there will be application of the practices, and there will be plenty of time to ask questions.

About Mataji (Swami Gurucharananda)

For more than 50 years Mataji has been living and teaching at Satchidananda Áshrama, Yogaville, USA. All her life has been dedicated to share and spread the philosophy and the teachings of Yoga. To be present in a Satsang with Mataji is a very special occasion to learn with her presence and her simple loving way of sharing her wisdom.

Mataji is truly inspirational: she totally embodies the teachings of Swami Satchidananda, and her great joy at sharing these teachings with us is palpable !

You cannot help but feel good in her presence ! Please do not miss this beautiful event !


To retain:

• Please let Reception know if you can come
• Tea and cakes/cookies will be served

Date: March 6, 2010

Hours: 15h-18h

Language: English – the event will be translated into Portuguese.

Location: Quinta da Calma – Pavilion, Almancil – Algarve, Portugal

Value: By donation


More information:

Email: info@quintadacalma.com - T: 289 393 741 – Web: www.quinta-da-calma.com


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Swami Asokananda, President of the Satchidananda Áshram (Yogaville, Virgina, USA) and Integral Yoga International, a disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda, will be in the Algarve, at Quinta da Calma, to teach the Intermediate Yoga Teacher Training of Integral Yoga – a 3 Week Residential Course.

Are you and your students ready to go further in your yoga practice ?
Wanting to share more advanced ásanas, go deeper into pránáyáma and meditation ?
Are you yearning to give more to your Yoga students ?
This course will enhance your development as an Integral Yoga teacher and increase your capacity to serve your students .

Intermediate ásanas and variations are presented as well as intermediate pránáyáma practices. Deep study of the teachings of the Bhagavad Gítá is also included, expanding your grounding in the universal teaching of Yoga for personal development and deepening your understanding for teaching.

More advanced understanding of anatomy and physiology and how it relates specifically to yoga ásanas.

This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and spend time with other Integral Yoga teachers, to share experience and new ideas, and to find creative solutions to problems encountered in teaching.


Curriculum

• Full details and guidance for teaching Hatha Yoga II
• Optional poses for this level
• How to modify and adjust the poses for the individual
• Course in the Bhagavad Gítá
• Further study of pránáyáma and meditation practice and theory
• Physiology and anatomy
• Workshops on your own personal practice of ásana, pránáyáma, and meditation

Certification: On completing the course satisfactorily you will receive a Diploma qualifying you to teach Integral Yoga Hatha II – Intermediate Level.
Pre-requisite: The course is available to all Yoga teachers who have completed Basic Teacher Training.


Dates: 14 March – 3 April, 2010
Location: Quinta da Calma, Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
Values: Sharing accommodation: 1808 €.
Single room supplement (per day): shared bath 15 €; private bath 25 €; bungalow as single 50 € (includes fees, accommodation, food, teacher training manuals & diploma)


More information:
Email: info@quintadacalma.com – iytt@iyiva.org (Satchidananda Ashram in USA)- T: 289 393 741 – Fax: +351 289 393 346 – Web: www.quinta-da-calma.com


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Asokananda Swami, President of Satchidananda Ashram – Yogaville and Integral Yoga International, a disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda, is in the Algarve, Quinta da Calma, and will guide a Silent Retreat.

The course is designed for both Yoga teachers and non-teachers who want to enjoy 2 days in silence, receiving Swamiji’s inspiring thoughts about the benefits of silence in our daily life, meditation and introspection. When we finally manage to silence the chatter of the mind even for 2 days, we can reconnect to the Higher Self and learn again that “Peace is our true nature”.

You should not miss this fabulous occasion to hear Swamiji share his many years experience in the Áshram with his beloved Swami Satchidananda  who  proclaimed  that learning how to be silent was one of the most important teachings of Yoga and always said: “Silence is Golden”.


Local: Quinta da Calma – Almancil, Algarve, Portugal

Date: Monday and Tuesday, 16 and 17 November, 2009

Price: € 50 per day (includes food and accommodation).

This is an exceptionally low price because we would like as many of you to be able to attend.

We are requesting an additional € 50 as a contribution towards Swami Asokananda’s flight and costs. (However, please do not let this additional contribution keep you from coming if you have any difficulties paying. We will gratefully accept any donation.)

There will be more details about the daily schedule closer to the date of the retreat.

Please share this information with your students.


Registration & Information: Please contact the reception as soon as possible since we need to plan the Swamiji’s trip.

Email: info@quintadacalma.com – T: 289 393 741 – Web: www.quinta-da-calma.com

Peter Tadd, clairvoyant healer and teacher of Chinese Qi Gong, will be at Quinta da Calma for a teaching on Qi Gong.

Qi is the basic power that forms and drives the universe, the life force in all living things. This is an ancient teaching now being revived. Dong Zhong Shu (179-104BC) believed that, although the Universe seems ‘empty’, qi is everywhere. He said, “like fish in water, we are immersed in a sea of invisible essential energy, which carries one and all along a common current”.  It is bio-energy and is intelligent.  It feels warm and magnetic.

Gong means to “work” or to “practice”. It is skill, a way to consciously send out negative energy, or “stale” qi and absorb good healing qi through gates in the body, hands and feet. Qi Gong is a gentle way to exercise the body and mind. A series of standing postures with a continual focus on slow movement stretching muscles while gathering qi from all directions. These meditative movements restore our vital energy, will create inner calm and can over time develop spiritual wisdom.


Hours: 9:30-17h

Values: € 60 – Students € 30

Location: Quinta da Calma – Pavilion -  Almancil, Algarve, Portugal


Registration and more information:

Contact Reception

Email: info@quintadacalma.com – T: 289 393 741 - Web: www.quintadacalma.com


More about Peter Tadd: www.petertadd.com

This comprehensive program is a Certification course offered for Yoga Teachers and health Professionals teaching the general Population who would like to share Yoga, with people living with heart disease, cancer and other debilitating diseases. It is also useful for people with family histories and/or risk factors.

The course will be didactic as well as experiential. This will allow for a full and rich experience for us as teachers and practitioners alike.

U pon completion of the course you will have the skills to teach patients in a hospital or

clinic setting as well as on a private or individual basis.

“Adapting Yoga for Heart Disease, Cancer and Other Life Threatening Diseases.”

About Nischala Joy Devi

Nischala Joy Devi is a Masterful and compassionate Teacher, internationally renowned since 1974. She was graced to spend over 25 years as a monastic disciple with the world renowned Yogiraj Sri Swami Satchidanandaji. She also was blessed with teachings of great Yoga Masters in US, India and worldwide. Her landmark research in pioneering Yoga for life threatening diseases, Dean Ornish’s Program For Reversing Heart Disease and Commonweal Cancer Help Program. Author of several CDs like The Healing Path of Yoga and The Secret Power of Yoga. Nischala Devi’s teachings reflect a heart-centred perspective of spirituality and scripture.


Adaptar aulas & teoria A Pacientes

• Physical Postures (Hatha/ Asana)
• Breathing Practices (Pranayama)
• Deep Relaxation (Yoga Nidra)
• Imagery
• Meditation
• Interfacing with the Medical Community
• Research findings
• Psycho-social Aspects of Disease
• Physiology of Disease
• Low-fat Vegetarian Diet

Location: Quinta da Calma, Almancil, Algarve, Portugal.

More Information:

Email: info@quintadacalma.com

T: +351 289 393 741

Web: www.quinta-da-calma.com

Durga, a yoga teacher and a Clinical Ayurvedic and Pancha Karma Specialist, is guiding a 4-day Yoga of Recovery retreat at Quinta da Calma in the Algarve – Portugal.

Yoga of Recovery (YOR) is a retreat integrating the wisdom of Yoga and Áyurveda with the tools of 12-Step Recovery. It is open to all who are looking to overcome self-destructive or addictive tendencies.

This is the first and only retreat that offers this powerful combination of Yoga, Áyurveda and 12-Step Recovery. It is “the evolution of the solution”.

Typical Daily Schedule includes:

• Meditation, Yoga Asana & Pránáyáma Class for all levels, ending with Conscious Relaxation session;
• Áyurveda workshops;
• 12-Step Meetings;
• Tools of Recovery Workshops – discusses the paths of yoga in Relation to 12 step principles.

Ayurvedic Consultations and body treatments are also available. These involve an additional fee on top of Retreat Fee and Accommodations

Values for local visitors:

• € 75 for the 4 day program
• € 20 for one day

About Durga

Durga is a Clinical Ayurvedic and Pancha Karma Specialist, trained at the California College of Ayurveda and also in Kerala, India. She leads several Ayurvedic Retreats at International Sivananda Yoga Ashrams. Durga has been involved with the 12-Step Fellowship for over 7 years. She completed her Sivananda Yoga teachers Training Course in May 2002, the Meditation Immersion Course in January 2005 and the Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course in March 2006. More info: www.yogaofrecovery.com

About Quinta da Calma

Quinta da Calma is located in the heart of Portugal’s Algarve, with its long hot summers and mild, gentle winters. 15 minutes from Faro International Airport and conveniently close to the IP1 Motorway and the National EN125. It is just outside Almancil, 10 minutes from the Ria Formosa Natural Park and the soft sandy beaches of Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo. Vilamoura is less than a 15 minute drive away. Via the IP1 Motorway, we are less than a half hour away from the Spanish Border and via the new highway, approximately 2.5 hours drive from Portugals’ capital, Lisbon.

Quinta da Calma was founded with the vision of a deep love for nature and natural foods, and a firm belief that it is the birthright of each individual to be healthy, joyful and peaceful, it offers an oasis of peace, beauty and tranquility in the heart of the Algarve.


Location: Quinta da Calma, Almancil, Algarve, Portugal.


More Information:
Email: durga@yogaofrecovery.com – Web: www.yogaofrecovery.com
Email: info@quintadacalma.com – T: +351 289 393 741 – Web: www.quinta-da-calma.com

Quinta da Calma is organizing another Light Festival. It is a time to be together, to rediscover, to share and celebrate ways of being throughout the Adventure of Life.

Quinta da Calma is donating part of the revenue of the Festival to help the completion of the building of the “Stupa for Peace“ at Humkara Dzong, a Buddhist community from Malhão, in the Serra do Caldeirão in the Algarve.

See the program below and join the Festival with your friends and family!

Program

Friday, 18

19h00  Opening

20h30  Chants evening with Elke & Felix Woschek


Saturday, 19

10h – 11h

P  -  Integral Yoga–  Joseph Vivekan

M  -  Reflexology – Eleine Lachance

T  -  Conscious Communication –  Ria Van Doom

11h30 – 12h30

P  -  Tibetan Bowls – Paula Luís

M  -  Belly Dance – Nídia Palma

T  -  Flower Essences – Luísa

13h – 14h

P  -  Guided Visualization  -  Helena Santos

M  -  Spirituality Today – Liz

T  -  Meditation – The Path on Earth – Miguel Guimarães

Luch in the Garden

15h -16h

P  -  Walking Meditation – Jane & Look Hulshoff

T  -  Living Foods – Jill Swyers

15h30 – 17h  M  -  Voice Workshop – Francisco Brazão

16h – 17h  P  -  Laughing Meditation – Satya

16h30 – 17h30  T  -  Dreams – Rebecca Ferrada

17h30 – 19h

P  -  Tai Chi  – Miguel Durão

M  -  Women’s Circle  -  Rya

18h – 19h  T  -  Healing with Angels  -  Helena Deharys

Dinner in the Garden

20h30 – 23h30  Live Music – Band & DJ


Sunday, 20

8h30 – 9h30  P  – Meditation for a New Humanity – John Mitra Hogan

10h – 11h30

P  -  Qi Gong  – Peter Tadd

M  -  Heart  Meditation – Rya

T  -  Be Happy, now ! – Maria de Fátima

12h – 13h

P  -  Sound Meditation – Maya Tacke

M  -  Meditative Dancing – Liz

T  -  Reiki – John Campbell

Lunch in the Garden

14h30 – 15h30

P – Gentle Yoga – Mónica e Patrícia

14h30 – 15h30 – Tonglen Meditation – Eleine Lachance

T  -  Hypnotherapy – Miguel Cocco

16h – 17h

P  -  Buddhism – Filipe Rocha

M  -  Power Animals – Luísa & Joseph

T  -  Inviting the Future – Peter Tadd

17h30 – 18h30 Closing Circle

Legend:
P  -   Pavilion    -    M  -  Meeting House   -   T  -  Sharing Space

Program for Children

Saturday, 19

13h30 – 14h  G  –  Story Telling with Franciso

15h – 17h  L  -  Kid’s Activities – Paula & Gabriela

16h – 17h  G  -  Growing Sprouts – Vicky

17h30  -  Chess Challenge with Carl


Sunday, 20

10h – 10h30  G  -  A walk in the garden with Carl

10h – 11h  L  – Baby Language – Sofia Batista

11h30 – 13h30  L  -  “Conversas do Colo” – Rita de Sousa

13h30 – 14h  G  –  Story Telling with Liz

14h30 – 15h30  L  -  “Barriga de Trapos” – Helena & Sara

16h – 17h  L  – Yoga for mothers and babies – Mónica

Legend:
G  -   Garden    -    L  -  Lotus


Entrance fee:

• Friday, 18: By donation
• Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20: €10/day   or   weekend: €15

Meals: Saturday and Sunday: Vegetarian Snacks in the Garden Café.

Saturday afternoon: live music in the garden.


Local: Quinta da Calma, São Lourenço – Almancil

Contacts: Tel: (+351) 289 393 741  -  Email: festivalquintadacalma@gmail.com or   info@quintadacalma.com

Web: www.quintadacalma.com


For more information about accommodation please contact Quinta da Calma.

Portugal

Satya & Sadasivam and Lucy Luckshmi Cannon will be running a Kids Yoga Day Camp from the 16-20 July at Quinta da Calma – Almancil, near Faro.

The CAMP will run from 10.00-14.30 every day and is for children from ages 5-10.

If you can, please let the organizers know as soon as possible as they have a limit of 20!!!

About Sadasivam & Satya Greestone

Have been teaching children of all ages for over 35 years. They started the Integral Yoga School in 1978 in the USA. It is an elementary school based on principles of Yoga. They developed a full academic curriculum based on non-competitive creative education.

About Luckshmi Cannon

Luckshmi (Lucy) Cannon, has been teaching yoga to children for 7 years during summer holidays. She is a big kid herself and loves to play.

Details:

• Ages 5-10 years
• 5 days 10h – 14:30h
• Incl. Vegetarian lunch & snaks

Price: 150 € if you book by 1st July – 175 € After 1st July

Reductions for more that 1 child from the same family.

Program Includes:

Yoga Class, Nature Activities, Art Projects, Music and Swimming.

What to bring:

Comfortable clothes, swimwear, Hat, Suncream, Painting colthes or apron.

Location: Quinta da Calma, Almancil, Algarve, Portugal.

Bookings – Please call:

Luckshmi (Lucy) on +351 91 922 92 89 (I will not be in phone contact for the next week, but you can email me and I will get back to you as soon as I can) or Quinta da Calma on +351 289 393 741

If you are coming from abroad, there is the possibility of renting accommodation at Quinta da Calma. Please email info@quintadacalma.com for info.

Email: luckshmilucy@hotmail.com - info@quintadacalma.com

More Info: www.quinta-da-calma.com

Please share with any one you may know that wants to bring their child along.