Lucy Roberts YOGA RETREAT!!! in Myoshinji Temple Kyoto
Kyoto Golden Week Yoga Retreat with Lucy Roberts
May 2 – 5, 2009
4 days/3 nights staying at Shunkoin Temple, within the Myoshinji Temple
complex, East Kyoto www.shunkoin.com.
Retreat includes twice daily yoga & meditation, a tour of the temple and
surrounds by the resident abbot with a guided introduction to Zen, delicious
vegetarian food, and a day trip and mountain temple walk from Kifune to
Kuramayama, followed by rotenburo (outdoor bath) at Kuramayama Onsen.
There’ll be plenty of free time for rest and contemplation, or to explore the
stunning Arashiyama area of East Kyoto, with it’s bamboo forest, incredible
shrines, temples, gardens, and river and mountain walks.
To practice yoga and meditation in this beautiful temple complex, where
thousands before us have done the same, is a rare and precious opportunity.
Away from the buzz of the city, we have the chance to rest and to soften
into the silence and stillness of our own divine Being and to listen more
closely to the wisdom of the Heart (silent periods will help us feel deeper
into this).To go on retreat is a beautiful way to take time out from the
busy-ness of life, to revive and inspire your practice, to make space for
creativity and be blessed with inspiration, and to feel the support of a
loving, nurturing yoga community.
Lucy will teach in English & basic Japanese with full Japanese translation
by the very lovely & talented Yuko Iwasaki.
Retreat Cost: 72,000 yen includes all accommodation, 5-7hrs/day yoga &
meditation instruction & play, brunch & dinner daily, transport and lunch
during Kuramayama outing, temple tour and Zen instruction (with matcha and
sweet to follow), plus a welcome pack with various goodies to help you enjoy
your stay.
Sample schedule below (subject to change):
Saturday May 2
15:00 please arrive at 15:00 to check-in
16:00 – 19:00 welcome circle and yoga practice
19:30 dinner and relax
20:30 - 21:15 meditation &/or guided relaxation
Sunday May 3
6:30 – 9:30 morning practice
9:45 breakfast
10:45 Zen meditation and temple tour with abbot, followed by
matcha tea and Japanese sweet
1:15 - 16:30 free time to explore the beautiful Arashiyama area of
east
Kyoto.
16:30 – 18:30 afternoon yoga practice
19:00 dinner & relax
20:00 - 20:45 meditation (optional)
Monday May 4
6:30 – 9:30 morning practice
9:45 breakfast
11:00 day trip & mountain temple walk from Kifune to
Kuramayama, followed by rotenburo (outdoor
bath) at
Kuramayama onsen (includes transportation and
o-bento)
19:00 dinner
20:00 – 21:00 meditation and talk (Q&A)
Tuesday May 5
6:30 – 9:30 morning practice
9:45 breakfast
11:00 check out
12:00 optional shojin-ryori (gourmet vegan “monk food”) lunch
at
Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama.
For more information & registration (Japanese and English), contact Yuko at
info@greenebooks.net
Lucy Roberts
Lucy works with Louisa Sear on Yoga Arts Internationally accredited Teacher Training Courses, is a regular guest teacher on Sun & Moon Teacher Training Courses in Tokyo, and teaches classes, workshops, and retreats internationally.
Lucy has been practising for twelve years and teaching for eight. Her style is fluid, feminine, intuitive and creative, blending traditional yoga asana with classical Indian dance mudras, and the natural spirallic movements of spontaneous free dance. Studying craniosacral bodywork has informed her teaching and practice, which moves from the inside out to find spaciousness
and ease, and a meditative presence grounded in silence, even amidst challenging asana.
Lucy is passionate about yoga as a tool for transformation and awakening, reaching far beyond the mat into every corner and moment of life.Born in Australia but home 'on the road', she currently lives between Byron Bay, Japan, S.E. Asia and India.
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