YOGA, SCOLIOSIS & THE ORGANIC BODY
WITH DEBORAH WOLK
SALT SPRING ISLAND, BC
JULY 27-30, 2018
This workshop will be held on beautiful Salt Spring Island on the West Coast of Canada. MAP
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ABOUT THE RETREAT
Come and join acclaimed teacher and scoliosis specialist Deborah Wolk on the majestic west coast of Canada! Enjoy a revitalizing and rejuvenating 4-day retreat surrounded by the wildlife of Salt Spring Island while learning how scoliosis and other musculoskeletal conditions affect and are affected by the organs. Deborah will offer techniques in the asanas to address imbalances and propose techniques to use the organs themselves to offer the spine more support. Understanding the specifics of asymmetries helps one to sense organic imbalances which have formed and how they impact one's health.This retreat workshop is for all levels as well as for students with spinal fusions. Teachers who work with students who have scoliosis are also encouraged to attend.
ABOUT THE DESTINATION
Salt Spring Island is known as the largest and most popular of the many gulf islands on the west coast of Canada. With its spectacular coastal and pastoral scenery, the island offers many outdoor activities, as well as the opportunity to explore dozens of artist studios and artisanal farms and markets. The workshop will be held at Antler Ridge Dance Studio, a private studio with accommodations close by. Salt Spring Island is a quick float plane ride from Vancouver International Airport. Or you can arrive via a stunning ferry ride from Vancouver or Victoria.
ABOUT DEBORAH WOLK
Having practiced yoga for her own scoliosis since 1994, Deborah has found that alignment-based yoga can control back pain and arrest the progression of the curvature and twist. In January 2015, Deborah founded Samamkaya Yoga Back Care and Scoliosis Collective in New York City – the only Yoga Center specializing in back care and scoliosis operating as a workers’ cooperative in the world! Deborah’s yoga teaching is inspired by her mentors, Elise Browning Miller, Bobbie Fultz, Genny Kapuler, Karin Stephan and Donald Moyer, and by therapeutic practices observed at medical classes at The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India. Her understanding of the organs is supported by ongoing study of Experiential Anatomy with Genny Kapuler and through her work with teacher Rachel Lynch-John in Body-Mind Centering techniques, a study she loves as much as Yoga itself. Deborah Wolk is certified by IAYT.
COST
Full Retreat Package - $750 plus tax
Workshop Only Package - $405 plus tax
Sliding scale available
Full Retreat Package Includes:
Daily yoga, movement, meditation and relaxation classes
Catered meals and snacks
Shared accommodation
Shuttle from airport or ferry terminal
ACCOMMODATION
Salt Spring is a rural island full of small guesthouses (no big hotels!) so participants will stay in a few different lovely spots on the island, one of which will be the gorgeous waterfront farmhouse, The Old Llama Farm Sanctuary, and another of which will be a lovely cottage near Mount Maxwell, Celtic Place Mountain Chalet. Accommodation will be confirmed closer to the retreat, and you will be chauffeured around during your stay - to the studio, for meals, etc.
You will also be picked up from your arrival spot on Salt Spring island - all we need to know are your flight or ferry details. Contact us or we will be in touch closer to the retreat.
Single accommodation available for an additional cost.
Camping available for a reduced cost.
TRANSPORTATION
Get to Salt Spring island by sea on BC Ferries, to either the Swartz Bay or Long Harbour ferry terminals. If you are arriving from Victoria (Vancouver Island), you will need to be on the Swartz Bay Ferry to Fulford Harbour route. If you are traveling from Vancouver, you will need to take the Tsawwassen Ferry to Long Harbour. You can also travel Vancouver Tsawwassen to Victoria Swartz Bay and then on to Fulford Harbour on Salt Spring. There are many different sailing choices, check BC Ferries for more info.
Get to Salt Spring island by air from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island (40 minutes). Harbour Air runs sea planes from Downtown Vancouver and from Vancouver Airport (YVR/South Vancouver) to Ganges Harbour on the island. Alternate airlines are Sea Air and Saltspring Air.
RETREAT SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
Friday, July 27, 2018
Arrivals
6pm-9pm Dinner & Introduction
Saturday, July 28, 2018
8:00am Breakfast
9:30am – 12:30pm Morning Session
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm – 4:00pm Break
4:00pm – 6:00pm Afternoon Session
6:30 – 9:00pm Dinner & Lecture/Activity
Sunday, July 29, 2018
8:00am Breakfast
9:30am – 12:30pm Morning Session
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm – 4:00pm Break
4:00pm – 6:00pm Afternoon Session
6:30 – 9:00pm Dinner & Lecture/Activity
Monday, July 30, 2018
8:00am Breakfast
9:30am – 12:30pm Morning Session
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Departures