Heart & Wings Immersion with Sydel Weinstein
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Is a heart-centered retreat where we playfully move between mindfulness practices that deepen our connection to body-mind, heart and spirit.
We explore the human condition and the nature of attachment, suffering, change and impermanence. We reflect on how we create meaning and how do we find strength and freedom.
This is a healing and gentle retreat where we go at our own paces in deep respect for our own journeys. All are welcome.
Outline
Our practices include going through the MAP of mindful attunement as taught by Sydel in her Mindful Aliveness program:
- Mindful laying: heart breathing, deep resting and restorative yoga.
- Mindful movement: yoga, dance ,walking.
- Mindful sitting practicing sound awareness and deepening into silence…
We reflect on and explore practices that deepen our integration of:
- unconditional acceptance
- unconditional friendliness
- unconditional love
- loving kindness.
In this retreat we have extended time to journal, expand and slow down, tasting the nectar of silence and breathing the fragrance of compassion. We deepen into connection to nature and each other as a community.
Speaker/s
Who is Sydel Weinstein?
Sydel Weinstein has extensive experience in mindfulness training having facilitated the Mindful Living Program at the Home of Yoga for over 15 years and completing the MBSR Professional development with Jon Kabat-Zinn in 2009. Sydel is the director of the Home of Yoga which she founded with her partner Sam Weinstein over 35 years ago.
Sydel’s long interest in mediation began in the late 1970’s exploring Sufism, travelling to India and the US experiencing a wide variety of meditational and growth experiences. Sydel starting teaching meditation classes when the Home of Yoga began and naturally gravitated towards slow, mindful and restorative yoga as well as teaching Transformational Alignment Based Yoga her partner.
Sydel’s worked as Trauma Focused Body Therapist for 5 years with Refugees, as well as a range of other work experiences with teen parents, youth and victims of sexual assault gives Sydel a unique perspective.
For many decades Sydel worked with Mindfulness Based Attachment support through a charity founded with Sam Weinstein The Family Nurturing Centre. Sydel is a Mental Health Educator, Sociologist, and most importantly has had many years experience as a parent, carer and in the school of life. Sydel has presented Mindful Yoga at the BaliSpirit Festival for the last 4 years
Info and registration: https://events.homeofyoga.com/
As a center dedicated to healing and renewal, The Yoga Barn provides a lush and inspiring environment for the nourishment of body, mind and soul. The Yoga Barn is open 360 days a year from 7am – 9pm with over 15 classes & workshops each day to choose from. These are taught with the deep knowledge and large hearts of the studio's established & visiting faculty. Daily classes and workshops range from traditional yoga styles of Classical Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Power, Pranayama, Restorative, Iyengar, Kundalini, Yin & Anusara. Other modalities include Meditation, Sound Healing, Kirtan and Ecstatic Dance. There are also retreats and yoga teacher trainings with visiting faculty on a regular basis.
The Yoga Barn contains an established Center for Wellness and Healing offering private sessions with experienced and qualified therapists. The center also has a cleanse & detox department with colonics, self-guided Cleanse Programs and Detox Retreats. Further rejuvenation treatments are available at the on-site KUSH Ayurvedic Spa where therapies are customized based on your dosha type. ...
