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ALIGNED LIVING Retreat
JULY 12 - 14 2024 in the Gwinganana Basin in Northern NSW.
Recalibrate your inner compass!
Explore a variety of yoga styles and practices, 3 delicious vegetarian, whole food meals daily & expert educational workshops that will nourish your mind.
Registrations
Your Facilitators:
Dr Jodie (Jyoti) Gillam (CMBA) MApSc (CHM), MApSc (Acupuncture), BHSc (Musculoskeletal Therapy), Dip RM, MYoga (Acharya SYVC), Fascial Kinetics (Bowen), Cert Thai Yoga Massage (Chang Mai).
Jyoti is one of Australia’s most extensively trained Sivananda Yoga Teachers. Schooled in classical yoga in the Gurukula Yoga Vedanta lineage as a Brahmacharini, in Tamil Nadu India, guided by direct disciples of Swami Vishnu Devananda and His Holiness Swami Sivananda Saraswati.
Swami Sivananda was a skilled Doctor and a Yogi who founded “The Divine Life Society”. His manifesto was; “Serve Love Give Purify Meditate Realise”. Jyoti was drawn to his light and continues his work as a Yogi and Complementary Medicine Practitioner dedicated to helping others find their own guiding light and highest purpose through the practice of Yoga and integrative medicine.
Jyoti is also trained by Dr Ray Long, Orthopaedic Surgeon, founder of Bandha Yoga and Direct disciple of B.K.S Iyengar. Her teaching methods combine the alignment principles of Bandha Yoga with neuromuscular rehabilitation techniques. She is also a student of Gregor Mahale and integrates his methods with neuromuscular anatomy to teach pranayama and transformative breath work.
Jyoti owns a Complementary Medicine Clinic & Herbal Medicine Dispensary where she works as an Acupuncturist. Her research interests include ethnopharmacology, endocrinology and developmental education.
Jarryd Foote MEd, BA (Linguistics & History), Grad Cert Education (Trauma Aware Education),Cert IV Fitness Cert IV Training & Assessment, YA.
Jarryd is a specialist educator & historian, lifelong learner and linguistics nerd. Conversant in 4 languages, Jarryd’s communication skills and talent for storytelling are transcendent yet he strives toward a life of compassion and humility.His gentle nature, along with his professional training, has made him a sought-after educator, teacher and presenter. Jarryd has 2 decades worth of experience in health and fitness, including leading and presenting yoga trainings and workshops around the country. With a special interest in trauma informed yoga, Jarryd believes that yogic contexts can. offer a welcome space for everyone.
Jarryd was a competitive gymnast before discovering yoga in his life.
Location: Krishna Village, Eungella NSW
Simple Living: High Thinking
Krishna Village offers a range of accommodation options spread out across the property of ‘New Govardhana’, from creatively renovated container rooms at the centre of the Village, to private pine cabins set in the hills overlooking the valley.
This retreat aims to cultivate SIMPLE LIVING, and is not a luxury retreat. A range of simple but comfortable accomodation is available to suit all budgets including the more well appointed boutique cabins with single ensuites, Single rooms with shared bathrooms, shared rooms and camping from just $640 including all meals and courses. There is also the option to attend the retreat and stay offsite. See the booking website for all of the accomodation options.
Spread out across a beautiful natural farm setting, some facilities and accommodation require a bit of walking, however you can also drive from your accomodation to the temple, yoga hall and dining areas. If you have mobility concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any specific needs and we will do our best to accommodate them.