The
teacher
Rossella Baroncini was born and lives in Florence where she trained as a
yoga teacher. She has been teaching classes, workshops and private lessons since
1987. Rossella is a direct long time student of Vanda Scaravelli (author
of Awakening the Spine, 1991). She started to study with her in 1983 at the age
of 26 having individual lessons until 1999. Rossella is continuing to explore
the teaching she has received, from many years of practice and relationship with
Vanda, maintaining her simplicity and freedom.
The retreat
This retreat is designed for
already experienced yoga practitioners. Rossella wishes to work with a committed
group, and there will be a maximum of 10 students.
There will be 5 hours of yoga teachings each day. The retreat is especially
suited for yoga teachers.
This retreat will involve periods of noble silence, and for the duration of the
course, participants will be asked to abstain from contact with the outside
world, so your mobile phone will have to be turned off for the whole week (we
will pass on any emergency calls if need be), and you won't be able to access
the Internet or check emails.
In the afternoon, you are invited you join
the centre's staff for karma yoga (work :) in the garden or in the kitchen.
Daily time table
08:30 Morning meditation (on breathing)
09:00 Yoga Teachings
12:00 Lunch and rest
14:00 Karma Yoga (optional)
17:00 Yoga Teachings
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Evening meditation (sitting in silence)
You will be asked not to communicate with other course participants (noble
silence) between the evening meditation and lunch the following day. There
will also be one full day of silence.
Cost / booking
There is no fixed price for this retreat. When applying for the retreat, you will
be asked how much you are planning to pay for it. We will let you know within
two weeks if your application is successful, and if so, you will be requested to
send a 50% deposit on this basis. Note that this is
not an auction :) and the price you put on the retreat is not the main
criteria to decide on the success or failure of your application; so if because
of your current financial circumstances, you cannot afford to pay much for the
retreat, just explain this in your application.
To apply for this retreat, please fill in an application form (click here for a application form in MS Word format or here for a PDF version).