Moon Goddess & Yoga Retreat – March 4 to 9, 2012 – Costa Rica

In this retreat,  Sanjivani & Muriel bring together a synthesis of powerful healing modalities:

Learn key principles of Ayurveda to balance your inner feminine cycle as Sanjivani guides you through the morning practice of the Moon Salutation (Chandra Namaskar)—a graceful flow of Yoga postures, attuned with the rhythm of your breath.

This devotional prayer in motion honors the cycle of the moon, as she enhances her qualities within you… calming, cooling, nurturing, grounding, rejuvenating, and healing…

Following morning Yoga, with a deepened sense of calm and wellbeing, we will move into awakening the divine energies within, as Sanjivani guides you through a spiritual practice of the Sri Vidya Tantric lineage of Ancient India.

Sanjivani has been with this practice since receiving it 9 years ago from Her Divine Grace Gurumatha Amma from India.

This ancient ceremony is referred to as the Sri Chakra Puja (Sri Yantra Puja), during which we make sacred offerings to the different aspects of the Goddess, as we chant Her seed mantras within each one of our chakras.

This practice creates a protection of positive vibration around you, which can change your destiny, and be a doorway to realizing yourself.

After a complimentary delicious breakfast of both hot and fresh food (including an abundance of local tropical fruits), the choice is yours for a wonderful day:

♥Relax, Renew, Rejuvenate;

♥Journal, Read a book, or make Jewelry;

♥Walk on the beach, take a Surf lesson, go Snorkeling, Explore the area, or go Shopping;

♥Connect with other Women, with Nature , or more deeply with Yourself;

The flow of the day continues as we gather just before sunset on the beach, for Healing Ceremony and Goddess sharing circle.

This is a sacred time together, during which safe space is held for sharing from the heart, with the loving support of the other women.

Imagine the magical feeling of sitting in a powerful women’s circle, on the warm beach every evening…in between the radiant Full Moon rising over the mountains, and the breath taking view of the Sun setting over the ocean waves…the sky in a spectrum of colors.  Simply magnificent.

In this special Moon Goddess & Yoga Retreat, you are invited to let go, and allow yourself to be guided inward, to listen to the intuitive flow of your natural life cycles and feminine rhythms.

Take this opportunity to share from your Heart, and be held in the full support of the Divine Feminine in her many forms.  In the presence of Mother Nature, bathe in the compassionate loving kindness of supportive women by your side, and create Sacred Space together in life transforming Healing Ceremonies.

Share. Dream. Inspire.

At the Goddess Altar, it comes naturally to let our inspiring feminine qualities shine and be shared with one another, bringing light and reconnection to the different aspects of the Goddess and Medicine Woman within you.

At sunset, Sanjivani guides you in a Shamanic soul healing journey, during which you will have the opportunity to retrieve a soul gift, a healed soul part, a new soul contract, a power animal, or even a new possibility for your destiny. You will be given guidance on practices to help you integrate and anchor the healing of your shamanic journey, by working at the level of the sacred, of the soul, of the mythic.

This special time together will culminate on the last evening with a Full Moon shamanic healing fire ceremony on the beach, facilitated by Sanjivani, during which you will have the opportunity to offer your prayers to Spirit, and connect to source for healing.

2012 is a time to deepen our experience and embodiment of peace, balance and freedom on the soul level. In allowing yourself to give and receive, you embark on your own personal healing journey.

The Moon Goddess & Yoga Retreat week includes

~ 5 nights accommodation

~ Healthful & fresh breakfasts and dinners

~ Daily Yoga & Meditation

~ Daily Sri Chakra Puja

~ Healing Journeying and Ceremonies

~ Sunset candlelight Goddess gatherings

~ A complimentary therapeutic massage and Ayurvedic consultation

~ Plenty of mid-day free time to follow your heart’s desires

About the facilitators

Sanjivani Marie Amma

Sanjivani brings to her work clarity of perception and a depth of understanding developed through her personal soul healing journey. She has devoted her life to spiritual awakening and freedom, and she shares freely with an open loving heart.

Sanjivani shares ancient Yogic & Ayurvedic wisdom for women’s health and hormonal balance. This includes spiritual practices to awaken and cleanse the energy body, and the facilitation of shamanic journeying & ceremonies. She is well received for guiding people into deep soul healing transformation, and propelling them towards their divine destiny.

Internationally recognized as an exceptionally gifted intuitive and healer, Sanjivani has a wealth of wisdom to share. She has a decade of professional trainings and experience in Ayurvedic Medicine, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic Yoga, Vidya Tantra, Vajra Yogini Tantra, Bhairava Tantra, Qi-Gong, and Shamanic Energy Medicine.

Her background is in scientific research, most recently in the interdisciplinary field of PNI (psycho-neuro-immunology), which scientifically demonstrates the direct effects of the soma-psyche interplay in all fields of medicine, substantiating the extensive body-mind-spirit connection. She has conducted research in Universities across Canada, and at Harvard Medical School in America.  She has publications in scientific journals, and was the recipient of multiple research grants and awards.

Sanjivani teaches and hold workshops internationally. More recently, she is gaining experience in sustainable lifestyle off the grid, on a tropical island in the caribbean sea, where she offers private healing retreats. In Ayurvedic balance with the rhythms and cycles of nature, she is learning about growing organic permaculture gardens, tropical fruit trees and a prolific cacao farm. This peaceful location is ideal for rejuvenation and deep spiritual practices.

For more information please visit her website, and feel welcome to contact her directly by email with any inquiry. The site address is:

www.sanjivanihealing.com

Muriel Murphy

Muriel has been in the healing arts field since 1992 when she began studying the body as a Fitness Instructor/Health Sciences major at the University of California, San Diego. She graduated from the Phillips School of Massage, 500 hrs CMT in 1995 and completed 500 hrs of intensive study and private apprenticeship with certified Rolfer, Bill Sitkin in 1997. Muriel pursued a training in Neuro-Muscular Reprogramming at the Alive and Well Institute in 2003. To date she has 700 hrs of yoga teacher training from 2003-2007.

Most recently she studied Touch for Health, Reiki and Thai Massage. Muriel’s 16 years of experience as a body worker and yoga instructor shines through in the knowledge she so openly shares with others. She believes that the lineage of yoga, and the healing path of the Great Goddess is a gift to be shared for the health and well being of all who choose to embark on the journey.

www.greatgoddessretreats.com

www.theintegrativehealingarts.com

Prices for the Moon Goddess & Yoga Retreat week:

Villa Cortes Retreat Center

Single Occupancy: US$1,795.00* (already booked and no longer available)

Double Occupancy: US$1,595.00* (per person)

Triple Occupancy: US$1,495.00* (per person)

Quadruple Occupancy: US$1,295.00* (per person)

* Spaces are limited to 12 women on the retreat.

*Please register here and secure your place now with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit.

* Please contact us if you need help in choosing the accommodation that is best for you.

* FRIEND DISCOUNT – For each friend you bring with you, receive $100.00 off your retreat (or $50 each), payment will be made in cash on arrival.

Spaces are limited to 12 women. For REGISTRATION details and to secure your space with a $500 deposit, please click here…

If you are a local Goddess of Nosara, and that you do not need accommodation at Villa Cortes and do not need meals either, you can simply pay the tuition fee which is:  $216 ($108 for Muriel & $108 for Sanjivani)

~ The tuition fee includes participation in the 5 days of teachings and activities

~ It does not include accommodation, transportation to activities, meals and healing treatments

~ For those of you who have work and family commitments during the week, it might still be possible for you to attend, as long as you can commit your participation every morning from  7:00-9:00 am for the Yoga & Goddess Puja, and every evening from 4:30-6:30 pm for the Sacred Healing Ceremony & Sharing.

~ Please contact us now to secure your space, and to arrange your payment.

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How to get to Nosara:

Nosara is just over a 2-hour drive from the airport at Liberia (LIR), served by Delta, American Airlines, US Air and Continental.

Or, for your convenience you can fly from San Jose to Nosara. You can also schedule a private transfer van from the San Jose airport directly to Nosara.

If you fly into San Jose (SJO) there are domestic flights to Nosara that are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules and weight restrictions (small & strictly enforced) please contact:

- Sansa Airlines: www. flysansa.com

(Located at the International Airport, San Jose (SJO)

- Nature Air: www.natureair.com

(Located at Pavas Airport, a domestic airport 35 minutes from SJO)

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The package price does not include transfers from Liberia or Nosara Airport however we would be delighted to assist with arranging your transportation arriving to and from the Villa Cortes Retreat Center. Please email Muriel for further information.

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Please contact us with any further questions and inquiries.