Join Patricia Walden, one of the senior most and respected Iyengar teachers in the U.S., for a 3 day in-person retreat in historic Harrisville, NH.
Patricia’s teaching artfully guides students on an inward journey exploring asana and pranayama to integrate and unify the body and mind. This unique and intimate retreat gives students an opportunity to delve deeper in a bucolic New England setting.
“The omnipresent Isvara, who pervades every atom of the universe, also resides in every cell of the human body. The body is thus a temple that houses the divine spirit.”
Patricia first met BKS Iyengar in 1976 and has been a devoted student and beloved teacher since that time. She aspires to teach in a way where students feel seated in their hearts and fearless.
Harrisville is a unique mill village that preserves the scale and setting of the numerous mill villages that were built on waterpower sites throughout New England prior to the Civil War. Today the village retains its two early textile mills together with a range of related buildings – boarding houses, workers’ cottages, owners’ houses, a store, meeting house, school, dams and mill ponds – in an isolated rural setting. Harrisville’s significance as one of the best-preserved mill building/communities in America was recognized in 1977 with a National Historic Landmark designation.
in addition to yoga, participants can enjoy a catered vegetarian meals, followed by a hike on surrounding trails or walk in the scenic village to Harrisville Pond. For the more adventurous, Sunday afternoon could include a hike up scenic Mount Monadnock or other local trails.
Pricing:
FULL WEEKEND
$275: Early Rate through July 1, 2023.
$300 after July 1
FRIDAY ONLY – GENERAL LEVEL CLASS
$50 Early Rate, $60 after July 1
Saturday Catered lunch on site can be added for an additional fee (Recommended).
Volunteers needed – work/trade positions available for reduced rate – email kerry@ahayoga.com
Pre-requisites
This retreat is for advanced practitioners with the following requirements:
Be able to hold Sirsasana for 5 minutes
Sarvangasana for 10 minutes
Push up multiple times into Urdhva Dhanurasana and Viparita Dandasana
Take care of their own injuries
Have experience with foundational pranayamas (Ujjayi, Viloma I & II) and some experience with digital pranayama
These are a baseline for the retreat and we will be working with variations in inversions and going deeper.