THE POWER IN YOU: Chapter 5

Early the next morning as you gaze from your verandah to the ocean, a shimmering humming bird hovers inches before you. You smile, seeing it as your new reflection—light, beautiful, trusting.

A sweet, clear melody wafts your way. "Since when do humming birds sing?!" you wonder . . . until you notice a woman, dressed in white, sitting at a distance on another 'tree house' verandah. She is playing a large wooden flute. The sound draws you out and down the pathway in her direction.

Closer up, you recognize her as Elspeth, who will be guiding the Kundalini Yoga and other activities for the retreat. Her eyes are closed, so she doesn't notice you . . . but you feel 'seen' anyway, as something about the sound of the flute touches a deep part of you . . . a part that hasn't yet awakened for the morning . . . in fact, it hasn't awakened in years . . . if ever?

A tingle runs through your body and you know that this is truly the beginning.

(To be continued . . .)

To find out more and register for THE POWER IN YOU Kundalini Yoga Retreat at Castara Retreats, Tobago, (28 August - 4 September 2018) please visit this link http://www.thouartyoga.com/power-in-you-2018-retreat.html

THE POWER IN YOU: Chapter 4

The Power In You: Chapter 4

With another day to yourself before other participants arrive, you take time to explore Castara.

You start early that morning on the beach, watching the fishermen pull seine amidst clouds of hungry laughing guils. Along with other bystanders, you begin to help the men, laughing as your hands grip the wet, sea-scented net of jumping fish.

You've never pulled seine before . . . you've never been to Castara before . . . you've never invested in yourself and attended a yoga retreat before . . .

All of these "first time" experiences and you only just got here! Already your life is becoming the new beginning you've been dreaming of . . .

(To be continued . . .)

To find out more and register for THE POWER IN YOU Kundalini Yoga Retreat at Castara Retreats, Tobago, (28 August - 4 September 2018) please visit this link http://www.thouartyoga.com/power-in-you-2018-retreat.html

(Music and video: Elspeth Duncan)

THE POWER IN YOU: Chapter 3

You fall in love instantly upon entering the "luxury tree house" (as you like to call them) in which you will be staying for the 7 nights of the retreat. You have opted for solo accommodation, even though you know the shared options are more affordable and still offer privacy.

Perhaps you would have shared a 'luxury tree house' if one of your friends had wanted to come with you, but . . . cool early mornings, twice daily yoga, three vegan meals a day (a tough one for your die hard meat eating pals), lots of options for outdoor recreation and relaxing . . . those things don't appeal to many of your friends.

"Hmmm . . . Wow. Time to meet some more like minded people," you think as you flop onto the large bed which gazes onto the ocean through the open verandah.

The crisp, cool white sheets kiss your skin. The welcoming support of the mattress invites your body to release its tension. You sink in . . . you begin to drift . . .and, for the first time in a long time, you allow yourself to let go of the story—that someone, something outside of you needs you more than you need yourself and your own peace of mind & body right now . . .

(To be continued . . .)

To find out more and register for THE POWER IN YOU Kundalini Yoga Retreat at Castara Retreats, Tobago, (28 August - 4 September 2018) please visit this link http://www.thouartyoga.com/power-in-you-2018-retreat.html

THE POWER IN YOU: Chapter 2

(Music & Video: Elspeth Duncan)

THE POWER IN YOU: Chapter 2

You have packed light for this retreat—swimsuit, cool white cotton clothes for Kundalini Yoga, a few tops, shorts, a sundress, underwear, toiletries, a book.

Despite the lightness of your bag, the friendly man ("Porridge") who greets you upon arrival at Castara Retreats offers to help you to your cottage . . . or your 'tree house', as you prefer to label it. What else would you call these rusticly luxurious wooden hillside structures, nestled amidst thick, verdant trees, with wide open verandahs gazing over the ocean and huge windows framing pictures of fishermen's boats, soaring birds and clouds that gently morph into new shapes . . . in the same way that you anticipate you will transform within the promise of these seven sacred days.

Maybe everyone is down at the beach or trekking to the waterfall . . . but no one else seems to be there yet—except for the humming birds. You observe them with a smile, aware of the message they bring in the world of animal totems/symbology: "The sweetest nectar is within."

Indeed. You are about to experience this . . .

(To be continued . . .)

To find out more and register for THE POWER IN YOU Kundalini Yoga Retreat at Castara Retreats, Tobago, (28 August - 4 September 2018) please visit this link http://www.thouartyoga.com/power-in-you-2018-retreat.html

THE POWER IN YOU: Chapter 1

THE POWER IN YOU: CHAPTER 1

As you approach the place where you have chosen to spend seven precious days of your life, you take a deep breath. It's not what you thought it would have been from the photos . . . in fact, it's more. A wave of relief runs through you and something falls away . . . quite like a large chunk of sand collapses unexpectedly from a beach embankment when the sea rushes in to claim it.

Of course. Letting go makes sense. You're here, finally . . . in a new place, about to meet new people, have new experiences and—according to the retreat brochure–connect with a Power that will move you forward in exactly the way you need, so that you come away with a 'renewed and radiant sense of self.' There's no need to hold on to anything you've left behind.

At the very least, you can already tell you will leave as a different person. You can feel it . . . in the way your lungs seem to have expanded to receive as much as they can of the fresh country air . . . the way your shoes automatically slip from your feet as you step from the taxi . . . the way your bare soles connect with the warm earth and feel like they belong . . .

(To be continued . . .)

To find out more and register for THE POWER IN YOU Kundalini Yoga Retreat at Castara Retreats, Tobago, (28 August - 4 September 2018) please visit this link http://www.thouartyoga.com/power-in-you-2018-retreat.html

BANQUET OF BLESSINGS (UK) 2018 - Kundalini Yoga & Raw Food Retreat

Make a cup of tea, sit back and take in this interview. In it, I play my Native American Love Flute and answer questions (posed by friend and raw food coach, Gabriela Lerner) about the upcoming Kundalini Yoga & Raw Food Retreat: 

"Banquet of Blessings", in Dorset, UK, 11-13 May 2018. 

Click here to find out more about the retreat and register before end of January 2018 for the early bird special (10% off). 

Sat nam.

Invitation to full moon Healing Ring of Tantra - 1 January 2018

A wonderful experience and powerful way to start the new year 2018. Together we will lay the groundwork for healing on many levels. We will gather in the glow of the full super moon—the largest full moon of the year 2018. Please make contact to indicate that you will join, so that numbers are known. (Please message Thou Art Yoga on Facebook). At least 11 people must be present for this meditation. Sat nam. <3 span=""> All details on flyer.

RAISED VIBRATIONS ARE MAGNETIC AND CONTAGIOUS

Everything will shift when we raise our vibrations and consistently keep them up. If we each consciously worked at achieving this and each encouraged/taught/supported at least one other person in doing the same, we will transform our society—and by extension, the world. We do not need to get frustrated and angry or struggle to get anything external to change. The true change is within—as we surrender and commit to the process of uplifting self and others in an ongoing journey.

Next KUNDALINI YOGA class
www.thouartyoga.com, Thou Art Yoga

Friday 8 December 2017
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Kariwak, Crown Point
Beginner to advanced are welcome.

Kundalini Kafé will serve enlightening eats and drinks after the class for your enjoyment and communing.

Sat nam

Elspeth

Remove the wall that keeps you small

REMOVE THE WALL THAT KEEPS YOU SMALL

Kundalini Yoga at Kariwak, Crown Point today:

Friday 3 March 2017

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

All are welcome. $70TT per person.

Wear loose, comfortable clothing.

Yoga mats available on site.

Sat nam.

www.thouartyoga.com

Join us for Kundalini Yoga every Friday

Public group classes

Every Friday from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Kariwak, Crown Point, Tobago.

More info: www.thouartyoga.com

Crystal Singing Bowls at yoga class

Sounding crystal singing bowls (A# and F#) during the relaxation period of Thou Art Yoga's Friday evening Kundalini Yoga class at Kariwak Hotel, Tobago.

Background sounds include: water from the water feature in the pond, wind, planes taking off at the nearby airport, dogs barking in the distance.

Enjoy . . .

W.O.W.

Click here to read more about Thou Art Yoga's W.O.W. Retreats.

"I highly recommend Elspeth’s retreats and classes. Many of us lead stressful lives where emotional reserves are drained. This compromises our ability to cope and successfully surf the uncertainty that is life. Time with Elspeth literally energises our batteries and refills these precious reserves.  The stars truly shine brighter after."

(Dr. Adana M-G.)

Talk with your Body

As of today I am going to consciously talk/communicate with my body and its various parts (inner and outer).

We call people on the phone, we email them, we talk with them in person, etc.—and through talking we get to know each other, what we like/don't like, want/don't want, etc. It makes sense that we would do this with our body parts.

Talking to the body, letting it know that we are inviting it to do something ... or asking it what it wants us to know ... asking it what a certain sensation means ... asking it to show via cravings what it would like to receive (food wise or otherwise) ... thanking it, all the parts, for functioning well and even inviting them to function better where necessary ... and so on. Developing a conversation with the Body. Making it a friend and companion, because it is the one physical form that will always be with us in this life time. We might as well make friends with it, as much as we can.

Even before going to sleep ... talk to the Body. Ask it how its day was, what it liked, what it didn't like, how it felt, etc. Ask things like: "Is there anything special you would like me to do for you tomorrow?" ... and so on.

As I sit here writing this, drinking Yogi Tea, I stopped for a while and paid attention to the tingling in my throat and chest (from the spices). I felt it going down the passage ... and I said to my Body: "I invite you to absorb all of the nutrient benefits of this tea as I drink it." (Taking another sip): "Thank you for listening to me and responding so quickly for our benefit."

This then leads me to think ... we need to be so aware of what we tell ourselves. Our bodies are listening and responding.

Make friends with the Angels

 "Make friends with the angels, who though invisible, are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs." 

(Saint Francis de Sales)

Find out more at Kundalini Yoga class tomorrow:
Friday 27 September 2013
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Kariwak, Crown Point, Tobago.

Beginner to advanced level students welcome in the same class. You will be guided. Do what you can and you will have the experience you are meant to have.

Sat nam.

 

Weekend Healing Retreat in Tobago (Sept 2013)

Visit this link for more info on the SPIRITS OF NATURE weekend healing retreat in Tobago

21 - 23 September 2013

Kundalini Yoga

Acutonics (Tuning Fork Therapy)

Shamanic Journeying

SPIRITS OF NATURE Tobago Healing Retreat (September 2013)

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Gather in Tobago with kindred souls to experience 24 hours of deep inner and outer connection and transformation through Kundalini Yoga, Acutonics (Healing Fork Therapy) and Shamanic Journeying.  

 

Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 September 2013

Richmond Great House, Tobago.

Please click on this link for more retreat details and information on the three facilitators:

Elspeth Duncan (Thou Art Yoga) - Kundalini Yoga

Arune Pooransingh (Chrysalis) - Acutonics (Healing Fork Therapy)

Eva Gheorghe (Chrysalis) - Shamanic Journeying

Experience a WOW Self Love Retreat in Tobago

Enjoy uninterrupted personal, self-love time ... inclusive of (weather permitting) an outdoor energy healing treatment amidst breezy trees on the cliff overlooking the sea.

To find out more about Thou Art Yoga's W.O.W. Self Love Retreats in Tobago, please visit 

http://www.thouartyoga.com/wow-retreats.html

To book, at least one week in advance, please call (868) 381-8359 OR elspeth (at) thouartyoga (dot) com

Special package rate of $2,400TT includes:

2 nights accommodation
* All meals (vegetarian)
* Morning/Evening Kundalini Yoga & Meditation
* Personalised guidance
* 1 Energy Healing Session
* Personal Relaxation & Reflection Time
* Use of pool and private beach

"Just for You" Self Love Weekend Retreat (Tobago)

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Choose any weekend ... and it is yours (availability permitting)
 
Each customised "Just for You" Self Love Weekend Retreat caters for one person at a time. If that person is you, you are dreaming of spending quality personal time in a supportive, relaxing space ... to let go, find answers, be inspired, create new possibilities and meet someone wonderful ... Yourself.

Please click here to visit the site for more info and images.

The Just for You retreat is a product within Thou Art Yoga's W.O.W. (Wonderful One Weekend) retreat series.

We are Prosperous

Starting on Friday 11th January, Thou Art Yoga (Tobago) will embark on PROJECT PROSPERITY. If you live in Tobago, you are welcome to join us every Friday from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Kariwak Hotel for our Kundalini Yoga class in the ambient and atmospheric ajoupa. If you live in Trinidad but will be in Tobago on a Friday evening, you are also welcome to join us.

The name of this special series of Kundalini Yoga & Creativity classes (PROJECT PROSPERITY) has two meanings:
(i) together we will be embarking on a Prosperity project
(ii) in the process, we will each increasingly project our Prosperity and manifest accordingly.

The flyer (click on image to enlarge and read the details) lists the theme and date of each class. For some classes, students will be asked to bring specific items to the class (for creative/symbolic purposes). Those details will be outlined in the weekly email sent out for that specific session.

"The best way to explain prosperity is that when a rosebud flowers and opens up, it has its fragrance. When a man or a woman is prosperous, there is that fragrance of security, grace, depth, character, and truthfulness, which that person can share. Like a candle emits light, a prosperous human emits prosperity.”

(Yogi Bhajan)


For more information on Thou Art Yoga and to see class and other details, please visit our website: http://www.thouartyoga.com/ Or like our Facebook page and receive daily updates.

The Art of You

Every Wednesday in Buccoo, Tobago, special needs children connected to Healing with Horses Foundation and Yahweh Foundation join Thou Art Yoga for "The Art of You"—fun yoga and art sessions on the cliff at sunset. Sessions run for an hour, with an extra half hour set aside for clearing up and washing yoga mats.

 Yesterday an intimate group of children from Yahweh Foundation joined us for the 2nd 'Art of You' session. We had lots of fun ... yoga (individually and in pairs), drumming on buckets and a few minutes of shouting "I AAAAAAAAMMMMMMM!" as loudly as we could across the ocean from the cliff, to let people know how great we are. 

Thanks to Veronika of Healing with Horses for the pics, which can be viewed on Thou Art Yoga's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.510884752255572.123976.171905482820169&type=3