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The Holy Isle Courses

MARCH 2012

Spring Volunteers Working Holiday with Holy Isle Team

FULLY BOOKED. WAITING LIST AVAILABLE. An opportunity to spend relaxed time on Holy Isle and help us with various tasks to get the new season up and running. - read more

Begins: March 28, 2012
Ends: April 3, 2012
Cost: £210 single, £162 twin each, £120 dorm. All-inclusive rate.

APRIL 2012

Kum Nye and Ashtanga Retreat with Donald Hargrove & Maureen Thorpe

The long weekend yoga retreat will consist of daily Kum Nye and Ashtanga practice including some additional yoga classes and workshops... - read more

Begins: April 6, 2012
Ends: April 9, 2012
Cost: £245 single room, £210 twin each, £180 dorm. All inclusive rate.

Yoga Retreat with Ute Engelke-Locatelli

We will have two yoga sessions a day with asana, pranayama and meditation... - read more

Begins: April 13, 2012
Ends: April 15, 2012
Cost: £154 Single room, £132 each twin, £116 dormitory. All inclusive rate

Yoga, Meditation and Massage for Women with Ratnadevi

The balance of Yoga, Meditation and Massage on this long weekend retreat is designed to leave you feeling nourished, refreshed, spacious and calm. - read more

Begins: April 13, 2012
Ends: April 16, 2012
Cost: £141single room, £108 twins each, £84 dorms. Course fee £110.

Mindfulness Deepening Retreat with Vee Freir & Jenny Nicholls

***This workshop is fully subscribed and there is an open waiting list. Contact 01770 601100*** An opportunity to deepen personal experience and understanding of Mindfulness practice. - read more

Begins: April 20, 2012
Ends: April 24, 2012
Cost: £358 Single Room, £314 Twin each, £282 Dorm. All inclusive rate.

Anahata - Yoga of the Heart with Annette Johnston

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Begins: April 20, 2012
Ends: April 24, 2012
Cost: course fee £105 + normal board and lodging costs

MSc End of Year Retreat (Year 1) with Aberdeen University with Rob Nairn

Closed retreat for registered students only - read more

Begins: April 27, 2012
Ends: May 3, 2012
Cost: £282 singles, £215 twins each, £168 dorms. Full board and lodging costs.

MAY 2012

Meditation Retreat with Lama Rinchen Palmo

This will be a gentle retreat led by Lama Rinchen Palmo who has completed 12 years of retreat and is the leader of the women's 4 year retreat on the South End of Holy Isle... - read more

Begins: May 6, 2012
Ends: May 13, 2012
Cost: £329 single room, £252pp twin room, £196 dorm. Course fee by donation.

A Mindful Journey with Ven K Sri Rewatha Thero

This weekend retreat, which is suitable for beginners and more experienced meditators, teaches mindfulness meditation ... - read more

Begins: May 11, 2012
Ends: May 13, 2012
Cost: £94 single rooms, £72 twin room each, dorms £56. Course Donation separate.

MSc End of Year Retreat (Year 2) with Aberdeen University with Rob Nairn

Closed retreat for registered students only - read more

Begins: May 18, 2012
Ends: May 24, 2012
Cost: 282 singles, £215 twins each, £168 dorms. Full board and lodging costs

Mindfulness Based Authentic Leadership with Norton Bertram-Smith

For leaders wanting to lead authentically with inspiration and purpose. - read more

Begins: May 26, 2012
Ends: June 30, 2012
Cost: £745+VAT (including single room accommodation and full board)

Beginning Meditation with Torey Hayden

A wonderful opportunity to join experienced meditator and best-selling author Torey Hayden as she explores meditation from a Western, non-religious perspective and provides guidelines for developing a sound meditation practice for everyday life. - read more

Begins: May 26, 2012
Ends: May 30, 2012
Cost: £288 single rooms, £244 twin rooms each, £212 dorms. All inclusive.

JUNE 2012

Iyengar Yoga Intensive with Helen Graham

Asana Work suitable for all and will cover 3 teaching levels from Introductory through to Senior. - read more

Begins: June 1, 2012
Ends: June 5, 2012
Cost: £378 Single Room, £334 Twin each, £302 Dorm. All inclusive rate.

The Healing Power of Vocal Sound with James D'Angelo

James will lead you through a process of toning using his special vowel/consonant sounds and his adaptation of Tantra seed syllables to work specifically on the chakra energy system... - read more

Begins: June 1, 2012
Ends: June 3, 2012
Cost: £164 single room, £142 twin each, £126 dorm. All inclusive rate.

Shamatha and Vipashyana Retreat with Alan Wallace

This will be a retreat of calm abiding and insight meditation within the tradition of Dzogchen or Great Perfection. - read more

Begins: June 8, 2012
Ends: June 15, 2012

Lucid Dreaming and Mindfulness of Dream and Sleep Retreat with Charlie Morley

This retreat will explore the new approach to lucid dreaming... - read more

Begins: June 20, 2012
Ends: June 24, 2012
Cost: £288 single room, £244 twin each, £212 dorm. All inclusive rate.

Compassion Deepening Practice Retreat with Choden

An opportunity for deepening practice for those who have been engaging in one year compassion trainings... - read more

Begins: June 26, 2012
Ends: July 2, 2012
Cost: £282 single room, £216 twin each, £168 dorm. Course fee £150.

Wild Mindfulness with Margaret Kerr & David Key

This course takes the practice of mindfulness out of the meditation hall and into the wild - read more

Begins: June 26, 2012
Ends: July 2, 2012
Cost: £700 singles, £620 twins each, £565 dorms. All inclusive rate.

JULY 2012

Mindfulness Deepening Practice Retreat with Choden, Fay Adams & Kristine Jansen

This practice retreat is for those who have completed a one year mindfulness training... - read more

Begins: July 5, 2012
Ends: July 11, 2012
Cost: £282 single room, £216 twin each, £168 dorm. Course fee £150.

Kum Nye & Vinyasa Krama Yoga with John Peacock & Marc Beuvain

Exploring the philosophy and practice of both these practice traditions. - read more

Begins: July 14, 2012
Ends: July 21, 2012
Cost: £329 singles, £252 twins, £196 dorms. Course fee £200 or £250. See below

Mindful Self Compassion - Core Skills Training with Kristin Neff & Chris Germer

The program is an intensive, weeklong version of the empirically-supported, 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) This workshop is fully subscribed - read more

Begins: July 28, 2012
Ends: August 3, 2012
Cost: £522 single room, £456 per person twin, £408 dorm. All inclusive.

AUGUST 2012

Qigong & Meditation Week Retreat with Sue Weston

Retreat, relax and revive in peaceful and beautiful surroundings. Breathe deeply into the flow, stretch and release through Chinese Medical Qigong. - read more

Begins: August 11, 2012
Ends: August 18, 2012
Cost: £364 Single Room, £287 Twin each, £231 Dorm. Course fee £195.

Twining Silk: Link-weaving the Energetic Body with Kinthissa

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Begins: August 11, 2012
Ends: August 18, 2012
Cost: £329 singles, £252 twin room each, £196 in dorm. Course fee £310.

Abiding in the Wisdom of the Heart with Julienne McLean, Viv Stacey & Rev. Iain McKillop

A week of silence and reflections on the mystical writings from the Christian contemplative tradition - read more

Begins: August 25, 2012
Ends: September 1, 2012
Cost: £329 single room, 252 sharing twin, £196 dorm. Board & lodging excluding course fee.

SEPTEMBER 2012

Touching Stillness: The Song of the Body with Ad Brugman

Simple and playful T’ai-Ji forms will be introduced, together with mindfulness meditation to enhance awareness of body and mind... - read more

Begins: September 7, 2012
Ends: September 11, 2012
Cost: £548 single room, £504 twin each, £395 dorm. All inclusive.

Understanding Obstacles to Mindfulness with Andrew Morris

This weekend course will introduce the Enneagram as a tool for understanding the various obstacles to mindfulness. - read more

Begins: September 7, 2012
Ends: September 9, 2012
Cost: £169 singles, £147 twin each, £131 dorms. All inclusive.

The Marriage of East and West with Rob Preece

The awakening of the masculine and feminine within the tantric tradition - read more

Begins: September 13, 2012
Ends: September 19, 2012
Cost: £482 singles, £416 twins each, £368 dorms. All inclusive rate.

OCTOBER 2012

Exploring Mindfulness through Tai Chi, Yoga & Meditation with Andy Spragg & Imelda Macguire

This will be a week-long retreat that will gently exercise your body, relax you and perhaps spiritually test you a little... - read more

Begins: October 3, 2012
Ends: October 9, 2012
Cost: £595 single room, £495 twins each, £395 dorm. All inclusive.

Coming to our Senses through Yoga and Meditation with Ratnadevi

Take a break from from the speed and complexity of life and re-connect with the things that really matter... - read more

Begins: October 5, 2012
Ends: October 8, 2012
Cost: £141single room, £108 twins each, £84 dorms. Course fee £110

Beingfulness with Alistair Appleton

Beingfulness is tool to help us live more fully with less paralysing fear and fixity... - read more

Begins: October 13, 2012
Ends: October 20, 2012
Cost: £469 Single Room, £392 Twin each, £336 Dorm. All inclusive.

Autumn Volunteers Working Holiday with Holy Isle Team

An opportunity to spend relaxed time on Holy Isle and help us with various tasks to wind up the season. - read more

Begins: October 23, 2012
Ends: October 28, 2012
Cost: £175 single room, £135 twin per person, £100 dorm. All inclusive rates.

Qigong: the natural way to the activities of daily living with Bob Lowey

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Begins: October 26, 2012
Ends: October 28, 2012
Cost: £130 flat rate all inclusive.

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