hatha yoga in Austin Texas
Lake Atitlan - Guatemala Retreats
with Charles MacInerney
& Patricia Lewis
hatha yoga in Austin Texas

SCHEDULE
Yoga | Writing | Meals | Free-time

Most days we will have a yoga class before breakfast and another before dinner. On the 2 days that we schedule eco tours to the waterfalls and the volcano we will have a yoga class before breakfast and a late evening class. On the day we have our full day outing to go white water rafting there will only be one late evening yoga class.

Charles MacInerney is the primary Yoga Teacher, but he is often assisted by other teachers who join him for these retreats. When selecting guest teachers, Charles tries to get as wide a variety in styles and traditions as possible.

In the picture at left, from the February 2000 Retreat, Charles (top) poses in a downward facing dog pyramid with fellow teachers Lu Burton from London (left) and Mikki Doyel from Mexico (right)

When not actually teaching, guest instructors are able to join in as participants and use this time as a vacation, and to learn and study with the other teachers present. They are also available to other participants who wish to have a little time one-on-one.

Having two or more teachers allows plenty of flexibility when working with students with a wide range of ability and experience. Often two classes are run simultaneously, giving students a choice between a gentle style, or a more advanced class. This allows beginners to feel safe, and more advanced students to be challenged. Occasionally classes are taught by two or more teachers working together. While one teaches the other is free to move through the class and work with students individually.

At left is Lila Hall, my favorite yoga studio. It features a great sound system, teak flooring, and allows participants to feel as if they are practicing yoga outside in a wonderful garden.

There is always a lot of variety in both the Yoga and in the Meditation Classes offered. Each teacher brings their own style and tradition of Yoga to share with the group. All of the Yoga classes will end with a deep guided relaxation and most will follow up with a meditation.

Over the course of 8 days, participants will learn and practice the following types of meditation: Walking; Eating; Working; Mantra; Trataka; Zen; Detached Observation; Vipassana; Perfected Master Visualization; Somatic Meditation and many more.

There will be plenty of opportunity for group instruction and practice, as well as plenty of opportunities for participants to find their own private paradise in which to practice sitting. As with the yoga classes, all meditation classes are optional.

 

 


UPCOMING RETREATS with Charles MacInerney
April
10-13, 2008
- Sold Out -
Yoga & Writing
Alma de Mujer Center
Austin, Texas
May
9-11, 2008
(Mother's Day Weekend)
Yoga & Meditation
Margaret Austin Center
Chappell Hill, Texas
June
20-22, 2008
Texas Yoga Retreat
Barsana Dham, Austin, Texas
July
12-19, 2008
Yoga & Meditation
Villa Sumaya Retreat Center,
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
October
2-5, 2008
Yoga & Writing
Stump Sprouts Retreat Center
Massachusetts
November
7-9, 2008
8th Annual
Texas Yoga Retreat
Barsana Dham, Austin, Texas
November
15-22, 2008
Yoga & Meditation
Los Naranjos Retreat Center, Yelapa, Mexico
December
5-7, 2008
Yoga & Meditation
Margaret Austin Center
Chappell Hill, Texas
February
14-21, 2009
Yoga & Writing
Villa Sumaya Retreat Center,
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
March
6-8, 2009
Raja Yoga Retreat
Margaret Austin Center
Chappell Hill, Texas
March
14-21, 2009
Yoga & Writing
Los Naranjos Retreat Center,
Yelapa, Mexico