We are delighted to host this Ashtanga and Meditation Retreat with Andy and Annabelle Gill at the Yogabarn. Andy has been practicing yoga for over 25 years and has been teaching Ashtanga yoga for 16. He is a 3rd series practitioner and has extensive knowledge and experience teaching all levels of practitioner.He started his teaching through an apprenticeship with his teacher Gingi Lee at The Shala in South London and his continued practice and personal study has taken him on several visits to Mysore in India, the spiritual home of Ashtanga yoga. where he worked with Sharath and Saraswati Jois.

As a teacher and a practicing life coach Andy understands and respects the needs of the individual student, placing their needs at the heart of his teaching. He brings an informed and non dogmatic approach to teaching Ashtanga whilst remaining consistent and true to the method.

Annabelle brings a further richness to the weekend as a skilled masseuse and will lead the mediation and sound gong bath sessions.

The weekend will be broadly as follows:

Friday Evening – 6-9pm Modified led Ashtanga class followed by mediation and Gong Bath

Saturday

7- 930 am Pranayama and Assisted Self Practice(Mysore) followed by a taught class for those unfamiliar with the sequence.

1030-1130 Breakfast

1130-1300 -workshop on building strength and flexibility followed by lunch at 1300

1430-1630 Safe Back Bending Workshop. An opportunity for everyone to review where they are. Looking at postures to help back bending and next steps for your own personal practice.

1630-1730 Meditation and Gong Bath.

Sunday

Will be as Saturday but the afternoon will focus on the principles and practice of of handstand. Starting with where they first start to appear in the primary series.

This will be a fun and busy weekend that you can choose just how much or little you want to immerse yourself.

Full cost for the weekend including excellent vegan meals is £190. Massage available separately arranged with Annabelle.