Workshops and Retreats available with Spirit of Byron
Take a look at available workshops in the Byron Shire!
So much to choose from; artistic, creative, self empowerment, expression, yoga, dance and drum or kids workshops. It is great to inspire yourself & learn something new.
Some are run regularly or could be organized specially for you. There are constantly new exciting workshops coming up so please e-mail us with your interests.
WORKSHOPS
African Dance Workshops:
Feel energized & alive, release stress & strengthen body, mind & spirit. Offering a innovative & inspiring workshop with the power of the drums, dances and songs from Africa, you will move, groove, sweat & smile! These workshops are a highly spirited way to experience the joy & ecstasy of African Dance.
Art Workshops:
Inspiring one day and weekend workshops, bringing together those with a desire to create and those with a passion to share their knowledge.
Each workshops has its own unique & creative flavour, with a fantastic selection of gifted artists, whether painter, sculptor, craft smith and more. They offer a relaxed, professional atmosphere to guide beginners in basic practice, and give experienced artists the opportunity to glean new insights and re invigorate their work.
Unleash the artist within! All colours Welcome
A Visionary Art Experince:
Offering a variety of groups and classes for the people who would like to create a bond and have a visionary art experience. These twilight classes are intimate, exploring the realms of experimentation and visualisation. The passionate artistic guidance from Shobhan will really make you love this fun and inspring process.
In these 3.5 hour collectives, taking in a broad scope of styles, You can let your imagination run wild as you create in a music-filled space of trust, colour, and image!
Mixed media/collage, pastels, gold or silver leaf, acrylics, paper and canvas – ALL MATERIAL SUPPLIED.
Held in a truly inspiring and light-filled studio space near Byron Bay, award-winning local artist Shobhan is offering a variety of classes for artists and the artistically inclined.
Drumming Workshops:
For corporate team building or personal pleasure.
Dynamic & powerful courses will access your natural rhythm through the power of the drum. If drumming is your passion & you want to learn more, come & connect with the ancient language of rhythm, share in the strength, harmony & universal power of the drum. You will learn; African rhythms for diembe, dun dun & bougarahou, songs & chants, the art of jamming.
Carnival Drumming Corporate Team Building Workshop:
Drums and brilliantly painted individual costumes are part of the unique journey your group will enjoy & remember forever! Carnival drumming workshops are exciting & a dynamic way to;
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Build individual & team confidence & breakdown communication barriers
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Stimulate creative thinking & improve clarity & focus
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Release mental & physical stress & invigorate & celebrate
The power of creating music together is transformational & generates an air of enthusiasm & celebration. This transfers easily to the office & provides a lasting framework for team spirit & co-operation and higher productivity.
This package includes a
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Champagne & Deli/Fruit Platter
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1/2 hour Indian massage
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Catered Japanese Ikebana seaweed lunch
*Package $315.00 per person
*Minimum of 5 people
*Accommodation is available with a minimum stay of 3 nights
*Additional services available
*Holiday rates may apply
*Transfer can be arranged
Fire Twirling:
Experience the thrill of the sight and sound of fire circling around you. Learn the ancient tribal art of how to play and dance with fire. Gain coordination skills, feel the excitment and empowerment and have alot of fun.
Hawaiian Temple Bodywork
A Powerful Training Journey to immerse yourself in the teachings of Hawaiian Temple Bodywork, also known as Kahuna Bodywork, Lomilomi Ke Ala Hoku, Lomilomi Mauli Ola, The Dance of Angels and the Massage of Flight.
Come and enter deep Aloha (Compassionate Love) and Lokahi (Oneness with all life) through Hawaiian Shamanic Practices which transform your life those you serve:
* Kahuna Practices * Hawaiian Chanting * Body Mapping * Geomancy
* Transforming Ancient Hawaiian Principles * Ka Lele: Kahuna Breath and Movement Practice
* Learn & Embody Hawaiian Temple Bodywork Lomilomi Mauli Ola
Lomilomi Hāloa is a journey of your soul experienced in the physical. It is ceremonial, prayerful, and loving bodywork that honours your entire being. Through this nurturing experience, in a safe space, you will release stress, tension and worries. You will reconnect with the divine within you and remember who you are. In this sacred opening, you are invited to heal yourself and be free.
Upcoming 7 Day Intensive Training 6-12th Feb 2012
Sound Healing Meditation:
Para Tan is a unique internal alchemy, powerful & experiential healing process, using Sound & Touch to reach deep within. Based on many centuries old Hindu wisdom, Para-Tan recently gained international recognition for being the most powerful, accessible and effective tool available today for deep & complete mind-body-spirit healing.
It accesses the body’s own healing wisdom awakening the primordial power of the Divine Mother within both men & women. The powerful sound of Par-Tan penetrates the body on a cellular level, going even deeper to the soul.
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Tantra Workshops:
Tantra workshops and seminars are for those who want to enhance their relationship and sex life to encompass more love and joy in their lives. It is about sexuality education.
A Tantra love relationship can be powerful, deeply connecting and transformative for partners, as individually and together in union. Tantra encourages couples to cultivate and expand soul-filled sexuality.
Temple Dance:
Temple dance is a transformational, divine dance experience created & cultivated by Sienna Moon. Temple dance connects us with our deep, sacred feminine, uncovering pathways to bliss & ecstasy, ultimately residing in inner peace & the radiant beauty of being. Temple dance is full bodies prayer, a whole tantric practice that ignites emotion, breaks down inhibition, celebrates the goddess in all her/our forms & guides us into deep connection with body & soul.
Temple dance incorporates the wisdom of yoga, stretching, breath awareness, belly dance, mudras, tantric principles, free expression dance, dance therapy & prayer. These workshops are designed to honor all women of all walks of life and it is an celebration of the divine feminine and a holistic dance practice to enhance spirituality, sexuality, deeper connection to self & others, good physical health and a peaceful state of being.
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RETREATS:
Beautiful residential Retreats in the hinterlands of Byron Bay from simple relaxation and pamper as well as yoga, artist, diving, retreats, or organic juice fasting & detox.
Artists Retreat:
We believe that art should be accessible to everyone. The only ingredients required are time, space and an inspired teacher! This is exactly what we offer. For the beginner through to the master.
Eternity Springs Art Farm offers an inspiring and natural environment for small groups to up to 20, for experiential and creative activities in a large open-sided studio, which lends itself to a huge variety of media. Art Retreats are 2 - 5 days with the Nth Coasts best artists & tutors in; painting, drawing, mixed media, relief printing & sculpture.
This Art Retreat will bring you back to your centre, through interaction with nature & creativity everywhere. Set on 20 acres, just outside The Channon village. Relax with the sounds of a myriad of birds and frogs; walk to the secluded waterfall; yoga & meditation in 'Heaven'; eat organic fruits in season from the trees; find crystals; have a massage; walk our Labyrinth; play with the animals or bring your own; just hang in a hammock and soak up the inspired, friendly atmosphere.
Re-vamp your creativity and curiosity, for individuals or groups.
Celebration of Birth Retreat:
The “Celebration of Birth” weekend is designed to celebrate your pregnancy & supports any other childbirth classes you may be attending.
This is a great opportunity to take time out and connect more deeply with your baby, the amazing journey you are taking together and your inner wisdom for conscious and empowering birth.
A unique weekend where you feel totally nurtured and supported in your preparation to the journey of childbirth.
This fun, nurturing & empowering weekend includes:
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- Empowering you – creating your birth vision
- Oceanic Aqua session in a beautiful heated pool
- Yoga & Meditation for pregnancy
- Relationship changes – growing together in pregnancy
- Belly painting – celebrating the pregnant body
- Support, healing & practical tools for birth
- Blessing way ceremony
A Tantric Retreat for Women
IN THE TEMPLE OF THE GODDESS
Dancing the Divine is a calling...
Inviting all women to come together in sacred women’s space to share our wisdom and beauty. As divine beings of love, with our heart’s deepest desire - to share love and have it received. Creating temples to share our divinity with our beloveds, shining our love as a divine light of inspiration to the world around us.
Dancing the Divine is a journey...
A series of Courses, Workshops and Retreats - where women come to know ourselves deeply as the source of love we really are and experience our full and radiant power, sexuality, divine beauty and orgasmic bliss. We explore the ancient art of sacred sexual dance, a rite of passage that allows us to melt into and move from our pleasure zone. We invite you to join us, share your feminine heart and allow the transformative power of erotic pleasure to connect us with the essence of our innate divinity and vast consciousness. In this humbling place of Sacred Union, sexuality and spirit become one and the collective rift between the masculine and the feminine is healed.
The Couples Sex Therapy Retreat.
Create the deeply satisfying sex life you desire.
Embark on a journey of exploration and discovery in accommodation of your choice in beautiful Byron Bay.
Explore the power of intimacy and sexual ecstasy with your partner. Whether you are a new couple or you have been together for a while, this Couples Retreat is a sensual experience bringing you new vitality and joy.
Whether you simply want to re-connect, or specifically want to learn new skills to broaden your repertoire, this personalised retreat is designed especially to suit you and your needs. With personalised instruction from the therapist throughout the weekend and plenty of private time to practise what you learn.
All sessions are totally confidential. There is no nudity or intimate contact with the therapist.
Diving Retreat:
If you want to experience the magic of the underwater world and enjoy the beautiful accommodation at a tranquil tropical oasis set on an acreage just over 3 km from the town centre. The Planula Retreat offers a variety of packages to suit your diving skills, we can also arrange a personalised package tailor-made for you.
Intro Diver Packages, Open Water Packages and Snorkel Packages available
Most diving happens at Julian Rocks Marine Reserve, which is now part of the recently established Cape Byron Marine Park.
Samudra Yoga and Surf Retreat:
A Unique and Awesome Experience
Come and experience the natural beauty and harmonious way of life at Byron Bay. The retreat is located on a 27 acre property, overlooking Byron Bay where from sunrise until sunset you will enjoy uninterrupted views from the mountains to the sea. Here you can wake up to the sound of birds chirping, practice yoga onsite, enjoy delicious healthy meals and relax in the delightful pool. Just minutes away from vast white sandy beaches and rocky points, we will give you the opportunity to experience the region’s wide-range of waves suited to all surfing levels.
Yoga Retreat:
This retreat is an exciting opportunity to immerse yourself in the yoga lifestyle & enjoy a comprehensive & authentic experience of yoga every day with the support of Byron most experienced yoga team.
They are residential retreats staying in luxurious beach side accommodation with all delicious healthy meals included. The retreats are suitable for people of all levels including beginners.
You can also create your own yoga retreat with a flexible program of up to 3 yoga classes daily, free time, massage treatments & optional evening entertainment.
Yoga retreats are held almost every month, with some variations: yoga & meditation retreats, yoga & surf retreats, yoga & massage retreats
