in the island of Samothraki, Greece
3-9 August 2011
Photograph:Clarisse DEMORY
clarissedemory.com
Sri Venudas is born in 1970 in Keralam, Southern India.
He started his studies at the tender age of 3 years old under his Guru and grand-father: Sri Vasudeva Perumal. He learned both Yoga & Music through a traditional way « Guru Kula» : transmission from Guru to disciple. Living by his grand-father in the forest, he learned the yogic way of life near the nature. His knowledge is deeply rooted, with tolerance and intuition.
He began to teach at the age of 14 years old in India and still continues in his country and all over Europe and America for the last 28 years. Nowadays he is based in Paris where he transmits Hatha Yoga and Southern Indian Classical Music. After all these years of observing and teaching, his transmission is imbued with kindness and generosity.
Schedule of the Workshop
This experience is an intensive 7 day yoga workshop, which includes Hatha yoga asana
practice, meditation and mantra singing.
It demands the full commitment of the participants as well as respect of the timetable.
Participants are kindly requested to avoid smoking and are invited to prefer organic
vegetarian food during this 7 day practice.
All participants need to arrive at least one day before the beginning of the workshop to take the necessary time to settle and have a first meeting with the island and its particular natural environment.
There will be a meeting of all participants with the teacher in the evening of the 2nd of August.The opening ceremony begins at 08.00 in the morning of the 3rd of August.
The daily schedule includes
Morning
08.00 - 09.00 meditation
09.00 - 11.00 hatha yoga asana practice
Evening
17.30 - 19.00 hatha yoga asana practice
19.00 - 19.30 mantra singing
19.30 - 20.00 meditation
The practice of the group will be in the nature.
Number of Participants : 10-20
Samothraki Island
Samothraki is a beautiful, particularly green greek island with rich vegetation and wild nature. It is situated on the northern aegean sea. The Saos mountain, where according tothe ancient legends Poseidon used to sit to watch the Trojan war is the highest peak of the aegean sea and gives birth to many little rivers and waterfalls with crystal water. This island with few sandy beaches, it is mostly known for the beautiful lakes and waterfalls.
Samothraki is known from the antiquity for the mystic ceremonies worshiping the Great
Gods that took place in the island, called “Kaviria Mistiria”. Those were the only mystic ceremonies of the antiquity open to all - men, women, greek and non greek people.
Olympiada, Alexander the Greatʼs mother is said to have conceived her son during one of these ceremonies.Samothraki is difficult to reach, and its wild nature attracts mostly ecotourists and discourages the city people from going. This makes the island a precious destination for a peaceful retreat near the nature.
Accommodation
The yoga practice will be in the nature, near the Free Municipality Camping of Samothraki;which is a forest area near the sea where you can camp with your own tent. The camping provides water and showers.
Next to this camping is situated the Organized Municipality Camping of Samothraki; whichalso provides electricity and more comfort.
We clearly recommend the Free Camping area, where you can camp in the forest.
The Workshop activities will be happening around this area.
Prices are around 3 euros per day for adults and 2,5 - 4 euros per day for a tent, depending on the size of the tent.
You can find here some links with photos of the camping and additional information.
http://www.samothraki.com/htm/indexf_g.htm?../nutzer/camping/freecamping/freecamping
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23004334129&v=info
There is also a possibility to rent a room, the village of Therma which is situated 15 minutes on foot from the camping.
links to hotels and rooms to rent
calypso.gr
Food
The participants will be free to eat wherever they want for lunch. There are many beautiful taverns on the island, you can also cook in the camping if you have the necessary equipment. The workshop organization team will arrange for a vegetarian meal in a beautiful tavern of the island, for a “Menu” price.
Dinner will be cooked after the evening meditation, by the fire next to the seaside with the participation of everyone. We bring the ingredients, we prepare the food and eat together.
Transport
There are many ways to get to Samothraki:
- Take a plane to Alexandroupolis (Olympic or Aegean airlines, escale in Athens) and then take the boat to Samothraki (3 hours).
- Get a plane to Thessaloniki; then take the train or a bus to Alexandroupolis (4-5 hours);then take the boat from the port of Alexandroupolis to Samothraki (3 hours).
- Get a plane to Istanbul; then take the train or a bus to Alexandroupolis (5 hours?)
then take the boat from the port of Alexandroupolis to Samothraki (3 hours).
The boat to Samothraki leaves from the city of Alexandroupoli everyday. The cost of the ticket is approximately 15,10€ fixed price.
The Greek Railway Company is called Trainose (ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ). The prices for the tickets
are fixed and you can buy your ticket at the guichet some days before your journey or the same day. There is recently a system to buy online tickets but this is not a common practice.
You can consult the website
tickets.trainose.gr/dromologia
or call for information at +30 2310 59812 (Thessaloniki railway station)
The journey is quite long, but this is one of the reasons why we avoid tourists and city people. Samothraki only accepts those who are really motivated to get there...
The beautiful landscape will reward you.
Contact
For reservations from France and international
Ingy Ganga
ingyvolando@gmail.com, 0033 (0)679 056 022
For reservations from Greece
Xanthoula
dxanthoula@hotmail.com 0030 6934795926
Cost : 200 for working people
150 euros for students, unemployed, couples and greek people
Send your check to Ingy Volando, 12 rue Leon Jouhaux, 75010, Paris
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