Mindfulness Retreats Update

Social Hour Yoga Mindfulness Retreat April 2018

If you are looking for info from the earlier retreats in April, go to the Blog Archive column on the right and click on the April posts.
Two changes for the October 6 and 7 retreats:
(1) We will accept 12 rather than 10 participants for each day.
(2)  The cost is $40 per day this time.
We will give you a due date for payment later, but if you wish, you can pay anytime.  Please make checks to Jaquie Haymond.

You don't want to miss this RETREAT!  Get your name on Saturday or Sunday ASAP!

Yogatorium Mindfulness Retreats RETURN IN OCTOBER

Our Yoga Mindfulness Retreats were so popular in April and so successful, we will repeat them on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7.  If you missed the first ones, you don't want to miss these.  Get your name on the list now!  We will restrict the participants to 12 each day so that everyone can have space and attention they need.  Don't wait.  We expect these spaces to be filled quickly.  Here's a copy of an email you probably received already.

Mark your calendars now!  The Yoga Mindfulness Retreats held in April this year were highly successful.  SO, we will repeat them in October - Saturday the 6th, and Sunday, the 7th.

If you missed your chance in April, mark your calendars now for this one.  If you want details, see yogatorium.blogspot.com for info on the first ones.  More info will be forthcoming.  For now, just know the same retreat will be repeated on October 6 and October 7.  Of course, the structure may be the same, but the people who attend will be different so the learnings during sharings will also be different!!  Again, Joanne Burkett and Annette Greenway will be co-hosting with me.

We will restrict the participants to 12 each day so that each one can get individual attention as desired. 

Get your name on the list SOON!

Namaste,

Jaquie 

RETREAT Days ARE HERE THIS WEEKEND

We are filled both days for the Yoga Mindfulness Retreats!  Joanne, Annette, and I are excited and eager to welcome you Saturday (TOMORROW) morning and Sunday (THE NEXT DAY)  We are keeping our fingers crossed for no rain on Sunday until after our quiet time, but we will retreat and be mindful.  No matter what!  Maybe we'll do the quiet time first thing if we are sure it will begin raining later.  Count on it, you will be mindful some of the time while you are here - I promise!

Listen and HEAR at the Yoga Mindfulness Retreat

Listening and HEARING

One of the basic principles of mindfulness is practicing listening to HEAR.  One activity for the day of the retreat is spending 5 minutes in a dyad (with a partner), preferably someone you do not know personally.  A will speak, B will listen to hear.  Then you will swap places and B will speak as A listens.  The person listening will not speak during the listening period.
At previous retreats, this practice has been one of the favorite activities.  For some, the speaking was easy - it was the listening without speaking yet paying close attention and HEARING that was challenging.  Don't worry, you won't be tested.  Only you will know what happened and what you learned about LISTENING and HEARING unless you choose to discuss it later.

It's all about MINDFULNESS.
ONE space left on Saturday, Sunday is filled.

Unusual Sites in the Woods near The Yogatorium

Here is another unusual site in the woods near The Yogatorium that is still standing, but NOT still in use.  My mother had this built many years ago when she was holding Girl Scout campouts here and there was no running water in the Cabin.  Now, we have three separate bathrooms with full facilities available for your use.

We now have one space available on Saturday, but Sunday is FULL.  Thanks to all of you who have been spreading the word!  A few of you have not yet sent in your $30.  Please do that now - making your check to Jaquie Haymond, not The Yogatorium.  THANKS!  Of course, if for some reason that's not a good idea for you, you may pay when you arrive.  The address is 1909 Tillman Territory Rd., Ninety Six, SC  29666.

By the way, GPS sometimes leads people astray.  When you arrive at our mailboxes, you may hear "Your destination is on the right."  It is not on the right if you have come via Ninety Six and Hwy 248 where you have come to Tillman Territory Road and turned left.  If this is confusing, call me at 864-506-4063 so you don't waste time looking for The Yogatorium.  When you turn into the driveway, it will be the second building with the parking lot and the red door.
Namaste

Explore the Surrounding Woods at the Retreat

Jaquie in a Tree Cave near the labyrinth

You never know what kind of miracle you will find in the woods.  This spot is near the labyrinth within a short walk and then a downhill stretch to the old roadbed on the property.  This is one of the activities you can enjoy while being silent.   Of course, you need to wear some comfortable shoes or boots to enjoy this.  But, there are plenty of places to walk that are not so challenging.

Begin looking now for a stone to bring with you from home to be placed in the center of the labyrinth And,  if you find a very large one, maybe at least 6 inches in diameter, please bring it to place in the border of the labyrinth.  We have plenty of room for more.

Yoga on the Deck

Yoga on the Deck 

Now that the pollen is gone? nearly gone?  Soon we will be practicing yoga on the deck of The Yogatorium.  It is truly delightful - even the seated forward bends are less troublesome under the trees and the sky.   Look forward to spending time on the deck during the Yoga Mindfulness Retreat.  Now there is still ONE space available Sunday April 22, and THREE on Saturday, April 21.