Cape Men's Yoga Summer Encounter 2015 - first call for retreat bookings

Nude Men's Yoga Summer Retreat 2015
SUMMER ENCOUNTER


This is your first notification of the Summer Encounter retreat at Bodhi Khaya, 29 January to 01 February 2015.

This is a 4 day / 3 night retreat, though you have the option of coming for 3 days / 2 nights as some of you may have work obligations. We encourage you to take off the extra day if possible as it has quite a big impact on your ability to still the mind and process the deeper teachings and practices.

The retreat is for people with at least some yoga experience and adequate fitness. If you are interested to start yoga you should attend some regular classes beforehand and build up some stamina and experience. In the retreats we do professionally guided yoga in many different styles: vinyasa, ashtanga, hatha, kundalini, raja, bhakti and / or yin yoga. There is guided meditation and self-knowledge exercises. BK is not a nudist centre, so only the yoga and dam swimming are done naked. 

The full price for the retreat will depend on the new price list for Bodhi Khaya in the new year. The increases have not been too steep so you can budget on an average of R1800 all inclusive (meals, accommodation, shared venue costs) per person sharing. 

We are expecting that they will have the monk rooms ready, so that will provide cheaper options. Groups are welcome to book out cottages up the hill, there are 4 man and 6 man cottages which are slightly more expensive than the quad rooms. 

We are inviting you to make an initial deposit of R600 per person. Please indicate your room preference and if you prefer sharing with someone in particular. Also, if you are a couple, there are several rooms with double or queen sized beds. Room allocations are first come first serve.

We had 28 guys on the last retreat and this year should be able to accommodate more. Timeline is that deposits are due before the end of October to secure a room. The balance is payable two weeks prior to the event. Once the retreat is full we will put a notice up here. It is not possible to attend only during the day or for less than two nights. 

For banking details (same as before) contact us on capemensyoga AT gmail.com



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