Beacons and Garlands: an inquiry in yoga through seasonal cycles and Celtic festivals.
Every 6 weeks through 2025: 31st January, 21st March, 2nd May, 28th June, 1st August, 19th September, 31st October, 19th December
Fridays, 4-7pm
An online series with the option of in-person retreats, Beacons and Garlands is a re-examination of yoga practice today, celebrating our life as intimately intertwined with the planet we share. The project will run at roughly 6-weekly intervals through 2025, coinciding with cycling of the Earth around the Sun, and four Celtic festivals.
Imbolc – Spring Equinox – Bealtaine – Summer Solstice – Lughnasa – Autumn Equinox – Samhain – Winter Solstice
The series consists of eight meetings on Zoom, of 3 hours each, with the option of in-person retreats at the Burren Yoga Retreat Centre to complement the online work. The Zoom series is conceived as a single entity, but you do have the option of signing up for single sessions if that works better for you. All sessions will be recorded and the link sent round afterwards to everyone who has enrolled. I hope to encourage a sense of commitment to a year-long journey.
This project represents the evolution of my Yoga for Changing Times series, exploring what it is to be human, now. Beacons and Garlands is open to anyone with curiosity to explore deeply, playfully and creatively. We will tap into our innate intelligence and learn from each other.
Inspired by my work with the teaching of Peter Hersnack, but the concept and vision are my own.
Additional information: Cost: €320/£266 for all 8 sessions or €45/£38 per session.
More information: https://www.rasayogasound.com/workshops-retreats/
- Imbolc: Earth, incarnation, support, life stirring…
- Spring Equinox: balancing energy, self-care and growth. New light, new possibilities.
- Bealtaine: Light, sun, fire. Blossom and bloom… allowing, exploring, new directions. Navigating the senses.
- Summer Solstice: fullness, abundance, heart, expansion. Yoga and love.
- Lughnasa: harvest, ripening, gathering. Discernment, reflection.
- Autumn Equinox: equilibrium, reassessment, shedding self-care and the need for rest.
- Samhain: thinning of the ‘veil between the worlds’, embracing ‘beyond’, looking at shadow…
- Winter Solstice: sleep, deep rest, presence, inner light.
