with Ann Flannery & Amy Matthaei December 1-8, 2018
A vacation and retreat for men & women
Location ~ Villas Shanti, Puerto Morelos, Mexico. Stay in comfortable apartments overlooking a courtyard and pool, surrounded by hibiscus and bougainvillea. Walk across the street to the beach and look out to the second largest coral reef in the world, the Acamaya Reef National Park. Puerto Morelos is a small fishing village 30 minutes south of Cancun, offering markets, restaurants, and shops within walking distance of Villas Shanti.
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Offerings ~ A week of nurturing morning yoga, afternoon Yuan Gong, ample relaxation, and exploration in the warm Caribbean sun. Classes are held in a spacious open-air palapa. You’ll have lots of free time to walk, swim, read, snorkel or tour historic Mayan sites of the Yucatan (guided tour opportunities available).
Both yoga and Yuan Gong stimulate energy flow within us through unique yet complementary approaches to movement. With practice, our sensitivity to energy expands, blocks are released, and armor dissolves. Our sense of self and connection to spirit become stronger and brighter. Ann and Amy, friends since 1965, are excited to offer you this combined experience.
Ann Flannery has a passion for yoga that springs from her background in sports, as an athlete and as a coach. Her teaching is inspired by the feeling of exhilaration and wholeness that occurs when the body, mind and heart are in union. Introduced to yoga in 1990, Ann began her studies as a yoga teacher in 2000 and completed her advanced teacher training in 2005 at the Kripalu Yoga Center. She continues to study the Kripalu tradition of yoga as well as Iyengar and Anusara methodologies. Ann enjoys teaching yoga to people of all ages, abilities, and experience. She lives in midcoast Maine where she also pursues her other passions: sailing and woodworking.
Amy Matthaei studies and teaches in the Ren Xue system of Life Cultivation founded by her teacher Yuan Tze. This comprehensive system includes moving and still qigong (Yuan Gong), Qi Healing, and working on patterns of consciousness. Amy is certified from Yuan Tze Level 3 Yuan Gong and has been teaching since 2013, both locally in Marin County and via the internet. Her interest in Yuan Gong grows out of her background in Zen, Aikido, and 25 years of private practice in energy healing. Amy loves teaching, supporting and guiding others at all levels of experience, in accessing and activating their own self healing potential through Yuan Gong. For more info please see yuantzecentre.com and renxueamericas.org
Amy Matthaei studies and teaches in the Ren Xue system of Life Cultivation founded by her teacher Yuan Tze. This comprehensive system includes moving and still qigong (Yuan Gong), Qi Healing, and working on patterns of consciousness. Amy is certified from Yuan Tze Level 3 Yuan Gong and has been teaching since 2013, both locally in Marin County and via the internet. Her interest in Yuan Gong grows out of her background in Zen, Aikido, and 25 years of private practice in energy healing. Amy loves teaching, supporting and guiding others at all levels of experience, in accessing and activating their own self healing potential through Yuan Gong. For more info please see yuantzecentre.com and renxueamericas.org
Cost ~ $1250. includes seven nights at Villas Shanti (double occupancy), 13 classes, a Welcoming Dinner, Farewell Dinner and a bountiful brunch buffet each morning. A $500. non-refundable deposit is due upon registration with the balance due by November 1.
Questions ~ To reserve your place or to find out more, please email Ann 207-751-9589 or email Amy - 415-342-3579
Questions ~ To reserve your place or to find out more, please email Ann 207-751-9589 or email Amy - 415-342-3579