Organ Vitality Training

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Largo do Rossio 14, 2655-129 Carvoeira, Portugal
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Up to 4 in group
Date
8 Days Package (7 nights)

Retreat Highlights

  • - 8 Day Kundalini Yoga training for Organ Vitality Part 1
  • Is based on the belief that we all tend to somatize (manifest psychological and emotional stress through physical symptoms), that this starts in childhood and is our attempt to heal the sense of separation and longing we all feel to connect more deeply to the spirit.
  • Course Overview:
  • *The soul speaks through the body; passions, karmic imprints and disease
  • *Integrating body, mind and soul in service of our destiny
  • *The 5 Elements and 5 Levels of healing
  • *Correlating the 10 Spiritual Bodies and the 10 Organs
  • *The role of the organs as personalities in our emotional, mental and spiritual life
  • *The impact of lifestyle on organ function. Links between organs and systems.
  • *Jing Luo (meridian stretches), asanas, shiatsu, acupressure, kriyas, meditations & mantras for each element, chakra and organ.
  • *Introduction to posture, pulse, tongue and date of birth diagnosis
  • *Healing foods, herbal remedies and supplements
  • Cleanse your system and re-set your body, mind and spirit whilst being in community. We connect here to uplift each other with love and kindness for where we are right now, and support each other on the road to where we want to be.
  • We will give you the methodology to use your practices of yoga, meditation and numerology to apply them in the most concrete, grounded way possible.
  • Our goal is to give you all the tools to completely reset yourself and to take these changes with you as you integrate this transformation into your life.

About this Retreat

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Integrating body, mind and spirit through the 10 major organs of the body

The Organ Vitality Training is an opportunity for self healing and to offer yourself as a healing presence to everyone you meet. It is based on the belief that we all tend to somatize (manifest psychological and emotional stress through physical symptoms), that this starts in childhood and is our attempt to heal the sense of separation and longing we all feel to connect more deeply to the spirit.

With this in mind we take the broadest possible, multi faceted approach to health and healing that addresses all five levels of healing, through five healing traditions.

“The body is the temple, take care of it. The mind is energy, regulate it. The soul is the projection, represent it. All Knowledge is false if the soul is not experienced in the body”.

Course Overview:
The soul speaks through the body; passions, karmic imprints and disease
Integrating body, mind and soul in service of our destiny
The 5 Elements and 5 Levels of healing
Correlating the 10 Spiritual Bodies and the 10 Organs
The role of the organs as personalities in our emotional, mental and spiritual life
The impact of lifestyle on organ function. Links between organs and systems.
Meridian stretches, asanas, shiatsu, acupressure, kriyas, meditations & mantras for each element, chakra and organ.
Introduction to posture, pulse, tongue and date of birth diagnosis
Healing foods, herbal remedies and supplements


Consider the 5 Levels of Healing;
The Magic healing the split between mind and soul, crystallizing as the soul; the earth element

The Medicine managing our energy, turning emotion into devotion, empowerment; the water element

The Science from right understanding to right action, training the mind, self affirmation; the fire element

The Art healing in the momment, through our humanity and presence and in community; the air element

The Learning healing through balance, in relationship and through the word; the ether element.


The 5 forms of healing we offer that heal on all 5 levels
Karam Kriya, Kundalini Yoga, Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and massage.

Karam Kriya is a unique approach to negotiating change; working with universal intelligences, known to us as numbers, to provide a personal, professional and spiritual health check. Karam = Structures that take us through time but with no result other than repetition. Kriya = Completion of these structures and the establishment of Dharmic structures. Dharmic structures are vehicles of awareness that use time to go beyond time.

Through the study and application of numbers you have the foundation to explore all personal and impersonal dimensions. We will explore how numbers are links in a chain tying together body, mind and spirit in a truly holistic way.

Kundalini Yoga Nothing looks or feels the same after kundalini yoga. You are finally the master of how you think and feel. You thought you were before. You were always working on making yourself feel content but now contentment is the normal state of affairs. You still have goals and dreams but the heart and mind are at peace and you are happy without reason.

Kundalini Yoga includes all aspects of yoga; postures, mudras, breath work, meditation, chanting and relaxation. Known as the Mother of All Yoga’s a daily practice helps us to break through our mental, physical and emotional blockages. We find out more about who we really are and re-align with our path and destiny. Feeling great and being successful tie together exercise, diet, wake up/sleep routines, mind training and a state of gratitude. Kundalini Yoga addresses all of these.

Acupuncture, massage (Shiatsu, deep tissue and Thai) and Chinese Herbal Medicine

These are the therapies we will use to identify where there is imbalance, how energy moves through the body, when it is blocked and how to unblock it. How to move yourself back to health and maintain the changes. As the course unfolds and dependent on the commitment of students we will explore step by step how to administer techniques and diagnostic tools drawn from these traditions.

Acupuncture and massage is based on treating channels/lines of fascia which correspond to our internal organs and can easily become blocked. When this happens we feel a loss of energy, tension or pain. Our immune, hormonal, nervous and endocrine systems operate below par. When the flow in these channels is restored then body?s natural self healing abilities kick in and we feel freedom in body and mind; calm, yet energised.

Acupuncture treatments are often combined with moxibustion; the heating of a herb called moxa which strengthens and moves the energy through warming acupuncture points. Cupping, the use of special shaped glass cups that create a vacuum and adhere to the skin can also be used. This method is very effective in improving blood and energy circulation and can be used for muscular and joint pain, colds, reducing swelling and improving the digestive and nervous systems.

Chinese herbal medicine is one of the oldest and most advanced natural medicine systems in the world. The application of herbal formulas has been continually refined in the light of clinical findings from their first use over 2000 years ago to their application today, and they are still as relevant for complex modern diseases as they were in ancient times. They are routinely used alongside Western medicine in many Eastern countries. Herbs help to cleanse, strengthen and balance the body. Each treatment is formulated individually to address the cause rather than the mere symptoms of disease.

Schedule

*Every day starts at 05.30 with early morning yoga and meditation (should you choose to join). This ends at 08.00.
*In the evening from 18.30 we chant together for half an hour.
*On Saturdays there is a fuller programme which runs from 18.00 to 19.00.
*After breakfast there are 3 hours of lectures and discussions
*After lunch your time is your own and you are free to explore

All sessions are optional.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Me Within Me , Largo do Rossio 14, 2655-129 Carvoeira, Portugal

Directions

Arrival by taxi;
Terminal 1: After leaving Customs, turn left and continue walking towards the P2 car park for pick up from both Bolt and Uber.

Terminal 2: After collecting your luggage, cross the "Welcome" gate and enter the Arrivals hall. Go right and follow the signs for Terminal 22. Take the short escalator or stairs to the upper level, then leave the terminal through the Terminal 2 - Exit gates on the left side. The Uber pick-up point is at the Kiss&Fly parking next to the Terminal 2 shuttle bus stop 2. TAKE THE TAXI TO THE PEPSOL PETROL STATION IN POBRAL WHERE I WILL MEET YOU TO TAKE YOU TO AMAR DAS.

By metro and bus;

From Lisbon’s airport, take the metro and get off at Rossio station (green line).

You should then take the train at Rossio Station, and continue to Portela de Sintra station.

From there, take the bus Carris Metropolitana (bus number 1633) to Ericeira and EXIT AT THE STOP OPPOSITE THE REPSOL PETROL STATION IN THE VILLAGE OF POBRAL. I WILL MEET YOU THERE.

It can take 2 hours to get from the airport to Pobral and if you unfamiliar with the changes or if you miss a bus and have to wait, longer.

The 1633 bus from Sintra goes every 33 to 92 minutes during the week. On weekends only every 2 hours so it is recommended to get a taxi from Lisbon airport. Bolt or Uber taxis cost between 30 and 40 euros.

Accommodation

Our main cabin is made from entirely eco friendly materials; wood, straw, clay and sand form a earthern plaster for a room that is entirely breathable. Your room looks out onto a forest glade. When you walk out onto the terrace you are inmmersed in nature with trees all around and beautiful bird song. Cabin 2 A small 'palletable cobin' made in a similar way to cabin 1. Your room looks out onto your own enclosed forest garden. The campervan is a Mazda Bongo which sleeps 1 (or a couple), parked discretly amongst bushes, a cork and a pine tree. The van is where the views of the land are most stunning. Ancient oaks, olive, acorn trees and many plants and herbs unique to this region can be found here. You're room is next to the yoga shala and near to the shower and toilets. It is at the same time hidden from view and private.

Accommodation
Program Price Campervan
Program Price Amar Das Cabin
Palm Leaf Cabin

Venue & Amenities

Venue & Amenities
Venue & Amenities
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Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
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Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
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Amar Das is set in a picturesque valley with no immediate neighbours and 1500 square metres of land for your exclusive use. It is also 2 kms from the biggest Kundalini Yoga ashram in Europe. We are only 40 minutes drive from Lisbon airport (27 km). 15 minutes from the hip surf town of Ericeira and 22 from Sintra. The nearest beach, and our favourite, is 5 minutes drive away. This area is famed for its biodiversity with a micro climate which means Summer temperatures dont usually go above 30.

Meals

Menu
Menu

Menu Types

Breakfast example; buckwheat pancakes with cooked, dried, and raw fruits and tahini, freshly cracked or pre-soaked nuts. Lunch and dinner; Soups from veg stock, veg protein, grains, salads. Varied.

What's Included

  • Early morning Kundalini Yoga and meditation
  • Early evening chanting
  • 120 page manual which includes;
  • an image showing the relevant Jing Luo (meridian lines).
  • Stretches/asanas, kriyas and meditations, herbal remedies, healing foods, recipes and supplements for each organ and Jing Luo.
  • In this training you will learn how to give a basic Shiatsu treatment for the back whereby the bladder meridian can be used to treat all other bodily organs. Key acupressure points will be learnt and practised.
  • Videos with numerous stretches/asanas, kriyas and meditations for each organ.
  • 3 hours of lectures and discussions every morning.
  • A vegan breakfast, lunch and dinner, water and tea.

What's Not Included

  • One to one herbal and numerology consultations. Shiatsu and acupuncture can also be booked.

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