 MINI YOGA RETREAT in the ACHTERHOEK: 28 - 31 Oct 2010! Sign up now, only few places left! Join Corine for a 3 days & 3 nights mini Yoga Retreat in the Dutch countryside, the Achterhoek, from Thursday 28 October 17hr - Sunday 31 Oct 17hr! Withdraw yourself in the quiet, cozy countryside of the Achterhoek, with a lovely group of like-minded people in a beautiful and warm environment, to reflect, relax, and renew! This mini Yoga Retreat will be an ultimate mini-break to re-load and re-energize yourself in just 3 days. Let Go, Cleanse, and Renew will be our theme!
Sign up now, ONLY FEW PLACES LEFT! The number of people for the retreat is limited, as we can host a maximum of 20 guests.  3 days & 3 nights:
Thursday 28 – Sunday 31 October 2010
The retreat starts on Thursday 28 October at 17:00hr with a warm welcome followed by a lovely meal and a mellow evening yoga-class. It ends on Sunday 31 October at 17:00hr after a delicious lunch and an afternoon program with a closing yoga-session. The retreat includes morning and early evening Yoga Sessions, a Mindfulness Meditation Workshop, and a wonderful silent meditative walk through the fields and forests of the Achterhoek. Truly wonderful, healthy vegetarian & biological meals, and free-time in the afternoon to do what you want: take a rest, go for a walk, read a book, or relax and renew with your yogi friends!  The Yoga
We will have 2 Yoga Sessions per day. In the morning we will have an active, invigorating yoga session of 2.5 hours. In the early evening we will have a more mellow, slow down & relax, restorative session of 1.5 hours. The Yoga Sessions will be Vinyasa style and holistic; we will include Physical Postures (Asanas) in combination with Breathing Exercises (Pranayama), Meditation (a Mindfulness Workshop is included in this retreat!), and also Yoga Philosophy and chanting of Mantras. Every day of the mini retreat will have a special theme! On day 1 (Friday), we will work on letting go, leaving our pasts behind, acceptance, and surrendering to what is. On day 2 (Saturday) we will rinse, squeeze, and detox our bodies and mind, and on day 3 (Sunday) we will open our hearts to new futures! Let Go, Cleanse and Renew! We will accommodate ALL LEVELS yoga practitioners. For beginning and less advanced students we will demonstrate modified postures, and will have blocks and belts available to support the postures. All sessions and workshops will be taught bi-lingual (Dutch/English). Retreat Schedule & Yoga ActivitiesA regular retreat day will look like this:
7:00-9:00hr:
Early, light breakfast, sit down for own meditation, take a little morning walk, or explore your bed a little more!
09:00-11:30hr:
Active, invigorating Yoga session, including Pranayama and Meditation.
12:00-13:00hr:
Wonderful, healthy vegetarian & biological lunch
13:00-15.30hr:
Free time to do what you want: take a rest, go for a walk, read a book, or relax and renew with your yogi friends! On Saturday afternoon we will spend this time on a silent meditative walk with the group through the fields and forests of the Achterhoek!
15:30-17:00:
On Friday: Mindfulness Meditation Workshop. On Sunday: closing yoga-session.
17:00-18:30hr:
Mellow, slow down & relax, restorative Yoga Session, including Pranayama and Meditation.
19:00-20:00hr:
Wonderful, healthy vegetarian & biological dinner Mindfulness Meditation Workshop
The mini retreat includes a Mindfulness (Vipassana) Meditation Workshop on Friday, setting up a foundation for your meditation practice during the rest of the weekend (and back home!).  Silent Meditative Walk in the Achterhoek
On Saturday afternoon we will take a silent meditative walk with the group through the beautiful, tranquil fields and forests of the Achterhoek!
This is a beautiful, old countryside landscape with typical old Achterhoek farmhouses.
 Accommodation - The Farmhouse Retreat Centre
We will stay in a very nice, warm and friendly farmhouse, that has been re-build into a small and cozy retreat centre for groups. It is situated in the beautiful countryside of the Achterhoek, near Winterswijk. The farmhouse retreat centre is characterized by its peace and quietness, space, loving attention, simplicity, and beautiful nature surroundings and tranquil setting.    It has a beautiful yoga space with a heated floor and windows and doors that open to the garden. A lovely dining room and cozy living room. All bed- and bath rooms are shared. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, and allow enough personal privacy.
There is a lovely garden with a nice terrace and a half-open barn, under which you can find some shelter to sit. The farmhouse retreat centre can host a maximum of 21 people, and there is only 1 group at the time, so we will have the complete centre to ourselves! The FoodAs on all YogaYatra retreats we will pay special attention to the food. Along with all the Yoga and Meditation that we will do, Judith Koning of Koningsmaal is joining us for 3 days to further nourish our souls with lovely meals, prepared with love and attention. All natural food (vegetarian and biological) and served to us in a beautiful atmosphere. Retreat CostsAll rooms are shared. The costs for the retreat are € 390 all inclusive, except for your transport to the retreat centre, which you need to arrange yourself. The costs of the retreat include: all yoga and meditation sessions as described above, including a Mindfulness Meditation Workshop (see “The Yoga” and “Retreat Schedule & Yoga Activities”) accommodation for 3 nights and 3 days (based on a shared room) 3 wonderful, healthy, vegetarian & biological meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner tea, coffee, and fruits available whole day beddings (beddengoed & lakenset)
Not included are: the transport/travel to the retreat centre and back home which you need to arrange yourself your personal insurance which you need to take care of yourself, e.g. travel & health insurance, cancellation insurance (annuleringsverzekering), and liability insurance (aansprakelijkheidsverzekering, in case you e.g. damage something at the retreat centre for which you will be personally liable) extra food, drinks and snacks you may take while on group outings or own organized trips and excursions other optional outings and activities towels – please bring your own! yoga mat – please bring your own yoga mat. If you do not have a yoga mat of your own, or you do not want to bring it, you can rent a mat from us at an additional cost of € 10 for the 3 days. You need to pay this to us cash (and the exact amount) at the retreat centre when you arrive.
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Banknr. 1447.70.431 (Rabobank)
Attn. / T.n.v. YogaYatra, Amsterdam To hold a spot for you in the retreat, this payment of € 390 is due within 8 days of sending registration into us. Upon receipt of the € 390 and your registration form, your reservation will be confirmed again. For our cancellation policy we refer to the registration form.
Please note: we advise you to be on time with your subscription and payment! The number of people for the retreat is limited to 20!  Travel
You can travel to the retreat centre easily by car or by train. From Amsterdam the retreat centre is about a 2 hrs drive, and by train it is about 2 hrs and 15 minutes. The address of the retreat centre is: Rekelershof
Vosseveldseweg 17
7107 AD Winterswijk Kotten Click here for Google Maps location & route description. By Train:
Winterswijk is to be reached by train from the direction Zutphen or Arnhem.
From Winterswijk you can take a regiotaxi for only a few Euro’s: Regiotaxi Gelderland By Car from the direction Aalten (N318):
When reaching the village (bebouwde kom) of Winterswijk at the first roundabout go right in the direction of Oeding (N319). This is the Rondweg Zuid.
This road turns into the Kottenseweg and you follow this road for about 6 km until you will have the Bekeringweg on your left side. In the meantime you have passed the sign Winterswijk Kotten.
Drive into the Bekeringweg and follow this road until the first crossing.
At this crossing you go left into the Vosseveldseweg and follow this road.
The Rekelershof is the first farm on your right side (the name Rekelershof is written on a white wooden fence just before the barn). You pass the farmhouse and barn. Just after the barn there is a little road to the right, this leads to the parking place. You have arrived! By Car from the direction Groenlo (N319):
When reaching the village (bebouwde kom) of Winterswijk at the first roundabout go right in the direction of Aalten (N319). This is the Rondweg West. Follow this road until the 2nd roundabout. Here you go left in the direction of Oeding. Then you are at the Rondweg Zuid.
Continue following the route-description as above. ContactPlease contact us should you have any questions or need further information!
 Full! South of France Yoga Retreat 10-17 April 2010. Join Corine for 1 week to explore your body, mind, and spirit in a magnificent, luxurious villa in the South of France overlooking the Bay of St. Tropez!
Transform your life, get inspired, and take your yoga practice to the next level! Read what the October 2009 participants say about the retreat, and view their beautiful pictures!  7 days & 7 nights:
Saturday 10 - Saturday 17 April 2010
The retreat starts on Saturday afternoon at 13:00hr with a warm welcome followed by a delicious lunch, and ends on Saturday morning 11:00hr after breakfast and an early morning yoga session. The retreat includes morning and early evening yoga sessions, a Detox Yoga Workshop and a Mindfulness Meditation Training, a day boat trip to the beautiful island of Port-Cros or Porquerolles in the Mediterranean sea for a wonderful silent meditative walk through nature reserves and yoga sessions on silvery beaches, satsangs (gatherings) under the canopy at the pool to talk with Corine about yoga philosophy and spiritual subjects. Truly wonderful, healthy vegetarian & biological meals, and free-time in the afternoon to do what you want: being lazy at the pool, getting a massage in the nearby hammam, reading a book in the shadows of the garden (the villa leaves plenty of space if you need some privacy!), going for a walk (the surrounding hills and coastal area are beautiful!), going to the beach, visit one of the beautiful medieval arts & crafts villages in the area, go horse-back riding, or biking… So many things to do and pamper yourself! Such a beautiful place! The retreat will have an exclusive & intimate character, we aim to make the group not too large (12 people max), so there is enough privacy for everyone, and there is enough time and space for you to develop and enhance your own personal yoga practice with Corine’s fullest attention!  The Yoga
We will have 2 yoga sessions per day. In the morning we will have an active, invigorating yoga session of 2.5 hours. In the early evening we will have a more mellow, slow down & relax, restorative session of 1.5 hours. The yoga sessions will be Vinyasa style and holistic; we will include Physical Postures (Asanas) in combination with Breathing Exercises (Pranayama), Meditation (a Mindfulness Training is included in this retreat!), and also Yoga Philosophy and chanting of Mantras. During the week we will explore and deepen our practice of Forward Bends, Twistings, Side Bends, Back Bends, Balances, Inversions, and Corine will also include her very popular Detox Yoga Workshop for an intense, transformative purification and revitalization of your whole body, and mind! In other words… we will make sure you will leave the retreat completely energized, relaxed, and renewed, with a fully enriched yoga practice! We will accommodate ALL LEVELS yoga practitioners. For beginning and less advanced students we will demonstrate modified postures, and will have blocks and belts available to support the postures. All sessions and workshops will be taught bi-lingual (Dutch/English). Retreat Schedule & Yoga ActivitiesA regular retreat day will look like this:
7:00-9:00hr:
Early, light breakfast, sit down for own meditation, take a little morning walk, or explore your bed a little more!
09:00-11:30hr:
Active, invigorating yoga session, including pranayama and meditation.
12:00-13:00hr:
Wonderful, healthy vegetarian & biological 3 course lunch
13:00-17.30hr:
Free time to do what you want: be lazy at the pool, go sight-seeing and explore the beautiful surroundings (villages, beaches and nature areas), read a book in the shadows of the garden, or just sit on the upper terrace of the house contemplating the St. Tropez bay!
17:30-19:00hr:
Mellow, slow down & relax, restorative yoga session, including pranayama and meditation.
19:30-20:30hr:
Wonderful, healthy vegetarian & biological 3 course dinner  1 Day Boat Trip to the beautiful, serene Island of Port-Cros or Porquerolles (Les îles d’Or)
One day of the retreat (we will pick the day with the best weather conditions!) will be spend with the whole group on a 1 day boat trip to the beautiful Island of Port-Cros or Porquerolles in the Mediterranean sea, for a beautiful silent meditative walk through nature reserves and yoga sessions on serene silvery beaches!
The islands of Port Cros and Porquerolles (Les îles d’Or) and the surrounding off-shore areas are a “Parc National” (nature reserve). The islands are an enchanting mix of green and blue, the forest and the sea…and have pleasant 1-5 hours hikes on well documented trails. Sandy, silvery beaches with emerald green water… A protected paradise! Mindfulness Meditation Training
The retreat includes a Mindfulness (Vipassana) Meditation Training starting at the beginning of the retreat, setting up a foundation for your meditation practice during the rest of the week (and back home!). We will practice both sitting and walking meditation. Detox Yoga Workshop
One morning will be spend on Corine’s very popular and highly effective Detox Yoga Workshop for an intense, transformative purification and revitalization of your whole body, and mind! In that case we will start our morning yoga session earlier / end later. Satsangs (gatherings) under the Canopy
During the retreat there will be a couple of satsangs (gatherings) under the canopy at the pool to talk with Corine about yoga philosophy and spiritual subjects. The satsangs will take place at the end of the afternoon before the early evening yoga sessions.  Accommodation - The Villa
We will stay in a characteristic French Riviera style, luxurious villa with a charming view of the St. Tropez Bay and the surrounding hills. The villa is located within private grounds including a beautiful garden with plenty of shades and a private swimming pool. The villa is suited for a maximum of 10 people; it has 5 bedrooms based on 2 people sharing (boxspring beds are provided with cloth, pillows and eider-downs, all bedrooms have a wardrobe), 3 bathrooms, a living room and a well equipped kitchen. Not to forget the beautiful balconies and terraces the villa has with amazing views over the bay and hills! The villa has all the extra comforts you need, like wireless internet access, a flatscreen & DVD/video player (so you can bring your favorite inspirational DVD’s you might want to share!), a washing machine, dryer, iron and ironing-board for if you need to do some washing.  The swimming pool area and the terrace next to the house, are perfect for our outdoor yoga sessions, and the villa also has an indoor yoga studio should the weather be a bit chilly!
Click here for pictures of the villa, the view & surroundings, the garden, and our own private pool! Click here for pictures of the villa inside. It is so amazingly beautiful!!!  Weather
The South of France has a Mediterranean climate, excellent Summers, beautiful Autumn and Spring, and soft Winters. The area of St. Tropez is famous for even better weather circumstances and has 300 days a year sunny weather! Most of the time there is the ponant wind, which follows the direction of the sun. The mistral is a stormy north-west wind bringing dry and clear blue sky. The villa is well-protected against this mistral. In April the weather regularly is warm & sunny, with temperatures about 21-23 degrees Celsius, so perfect (not too hot!) for our outdoor activities like yoga and hiking. Note these are average temperatures, in the sun it can get a whole lot warmer! So bring both your bathing suit, but also something warm for the evenings.  Retreat Dates
Saturday 10 – Saturday 17 April 2010
The retreat starts on Saturday afternoon at 13:00hr with a warm welcome followed by a delicious lunch, and ends on Saturday morning 11:00hr after breakfast and an early morning yoga session. The timings of the retreat are based on the very attractively priced KLM flight from AMSTERDAM to NICE, which departs from AMSTERDAM on Saturday 10 April at 09:35hr and arrives at NICE at 11:40hr, and on Saturday 17 April it departs from NICE at 13:50hr and arrives in AMSTERDAM at 16:00hr. For these flights we have arranged a group transfer to pick you up on Saturday morning the 10th at Nice airport to bring you to the villa, and on Saturday morning on the 17th we will bring you back to the Nice airport. Retreat CostsAll rooms are double. The costs for the retreat are € 1175 all inclusive, except for the flight to Nice, which you need to book yourself. The costs of the retreat include: all yoga and meditation sessions as described above, including the Detox Yoga Workshop and Mindfulness Meditation Training (see “The Yoga” and “Retreat Schedule & Yoga Activities”) accommodation for 7 nights and 7 days (based on a double room): which means having a luxurious private villa completely to ourselves for a whole week, with private gardens and our own private pool! 3 wonderful, healthy meals a day: a self-service breakfast, and superb vegetarian & biological lunch and dinner (both 3 courses, and served with daily fresh home baked bread!) fruits, juices, tea, mineral water etc. available whole day transfer and boat trip to the Island of Port-Cros or Porquerolles (group day excursion), including lunch transfers to all group outings transfer from NICE airport to the villa and back (based on suggested KLM flight & timings) all beddings, towels and bath towels (for at the swimming pool) top quality yoga mats, blocks and belts to be used for your practice free use of all the extra facilities in the villa, like wireless internet access, a washing machine, dryer, iron and ironing-board for if you need to do some washing a rental car to be used (in groups) for little trips to go sight-seeing and explore the nearby beautiful surroundings (villages, beaches, nature areas etc.) during your free-time.
Not included are: - the flight/travel to NICE and back home which you need to book/arrange yourself
- travel & health insurance, and cancellation insurance (annuleringsverzekering)
- extra food, drinks and snacks you may take while on group outings or own organized trips and excursions
- other optional outings and activities
- other travel related expenses.
TravelFlight from AMSTERDAM Schiphol to NICE airport. The timings of the retreat are based on the following KLM flight from AMSTERDAM to NICE, which we recommend you to book: Onward flight AMSTERDAM-NICE:
Saturday 10 April 2010
flight number: KL1263
from: Amsterdam (Schiphol)
departure at 09:35 h
to: Nice (Cote D'Azur Airport)
arrival at 11:40 h Return flight NICE-AMSTERDAM:
Saturday 17 April 2010
flight number: KL1264
from: Nice (Cote D'Azur Airport)
departure at 13:50 h
to: Amsterdam (Schiphol)
arrival at 16:00 h Total costs of these flights currently (i.e. 5 Dec 2009) are € 163.40 (including taxes, surcharges, and administration fee), which is an extremely good offer! We advise you strongly to book these flights as soon as possible, as prices will generally go up over time! For these flights we have arranged a group transfer to pick you up on Saturday morning the 10th at NICE airport to bring you to the villa, and on Saturday morning on the 17th we will bring you back to the Nice airport. Note: should you not be coming from Amsterdam or for specific reasons prefer a different flight, please contact us. You can also fly on TOULON or MARSEILLE for instance (note: own transfer then to the villa!), or when you are an experienced driver, you can drive to the villa in 1-2 days (approx. 1325 km), which is not necessarily cheaper than the above flight though, unless you drive in 2+ groups, and depending on what type of gasoline and car you have. Subscription & PaymentSend us an email through our contact form or to
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. Transfer half of the total retreat costs - € 587.50 - by bank to YogaYatra:
Banknr. 1447.70.431 (Rabobank)
Attn. / T.n.v. YogaYatra, Amsterdam To hold a spot for you in the retreat, this payment of € 587.50 is due within 8 days of sending registration into us. Upon receipt of the € 587.50 and your registration form, your reservation will be confirmed again. We need to have the second half of the total retreat costs - € 587.50 - into our bank account before February 19th 2010. Note if you subscribe after February 19th 2010, you are obliged to pay the full amount € 1175 all in once. For our cancellation policy we refer to the registration form.
Please note: we advise you to be on time with your subscription and payment! The number of people for the retreat is limited, as we feel it is very important to give each one of you personal attention and guidance!  What participants say about the South of France Yoga Retreat
Gideon, Graduate Student Theoretical Physics:
"Despite having taken yoga classes 3 times a week for two years now, I still could not have foreseen the intense experience the yoga retreat would make. What a pleasant and relaxing experience it turned out to be!
Situated in a beautiful villa on the slopes around the bay of St.Tropez, yoga classes took place twice a day in the warm open air and provided intense and very invigorating sessions, lead by possibly the warmest teacher Amsterdam has to offer. Corine's passion, personal attention and overall personality are beautiful!
I found that the relaxation that usually kicks in after a single yoga class, now lasted much longer and was much more intense. A piece of it I took back home, and has stayed with me since.
Between classes there was ample free time to meditate, relax, swim, or share knowledge with the other visitors. Even though I knew in advance only a small number of the other visitors, the people quickly became a tight group that enjoyed together dinners, fun, and the beauty of the personality that each member brought in.
All in all, I highly recommend this retreat; I have enjoyed it thoroughly!" Andu, Marketeer and Owner of CanduMarketing:
"It was a fantastic inspiring week with many yoga-hours, lovely people, great surroundings and a lot spiritual food-for thought. It’s amazing to experience that growth comes from silence... I would do it again. And will surely do!" Sascha, Massage Therapist and Ballet Teacher:
"Dear Corine, it has been such a beautiful week! It was like a dream. Every day moments of the retreat are coming up again. Like the wonderful yoga sessions at the pool, the silent meditative walk on that beautiful island, the great view from the villa, the delicious meals, and the satsangs with you and the other lovely and inspiring yogis. I can take this experience with me forever!!
You have prepared your classes and the retreat with so much love and attention and it was so complete! You have taught me a whole lot of things and inspired me tremendously the past week, and I hope I can attend many more classes with you, because I want to learn so much more and in that respect I have been really awakened!" Jolande, Psychologist:
"Dear Corine, back in Amsterdam I woke up this morning with a wonderful feeling! I have taken a lot of very beautiful and warm memories from Saint Tropez with me. The villa was truly one big dream, and everything was very well and very carefully organized. I strongly admire how very well your yoga classes are organized and build up, and how much knowledge you have about the yoga philosophy. I have learned a lot in the past week. I also really liked the structure of the days: wonderful to start at 9am with yoga, and to have some time before that for yourself, fantastic to do yoga around the pool, great to have free-time during the afternoon, and at the end of the afternoon it was lovely again to do another yoga session. The boat trip in the middle of the week was truly wonderful. An extremely nice experience. What I also found very good was that the program was so broad and extensive, with next to yoga also attention for meditation and yoga philosophy. And last but not least: what a beautiful spot it was! I have enjoyed my room very much and the whole villa was really magnificent. A dream to stay there for a whole week! Again many thanks for this very beautiful experience. I have gained a lot of new insights and new ideas and am very grateful that you have made all this possible!" Keetie, Engineer:
"I had set myself up for and was looking forward to a week of relaxation and yoga under the Southern French sun, but the yoga retreat in St. Tropez was a lot more than that! The stay in the beautiful house with the view over the St. Tropez Bay amidst a group of like-minded people and the truly wonderful yoga sessions of Corine soon had their effect on me. A feeling of openness and unity was developed deep down inside of me. I have taken this feeling with me back home and it has stayed with me and has become even stronger ever since!" Sonja, Psychologist/Psychotherapist:
"Dear Corine, it was an intensive week well done with respect to organization, contents, composition of program, and build-up. A total package! I would certainly participate again! The quality of your yoga instruction is very high, your devotion enormous, your explanation clear, and your personality compelling. A good combination of yoga, meditation, pranayama, and chanting. Delicious meals with much variation. The island day was a welcome alternation to the program with nice individual, and partner & group yoga exercises. Lovely group of people. This week has done me really well! Many thanks! You are a top woman!"  Larisa, Management Assistant:
"I would like to thank you all for the wonderful escape I’ve had during last week! A wonderful Yoga Retreat Corine, Peter and Tico have arranged for us in the beautiful villa in the South of France (close to Saint Tropez)! Back home I feel HAPPY, full with energy, enlightened and wise! The problems I came with became smaller, less important and simpler. My body became stronger and firmer, and the color of the skin - oh, it’s a charming bronze… Thank you all for the unforgetable island trip: silent walking, meditation at the sea, a group yoga lesson on the sunny beach, throwing ourselves in the sun, exposing not only our bodies but also our souls, and how we enjoyed a big Italian ice cream. Thank you for your kindness, friendship, warm hugs and kisses! I found what I came for and I want to thank you all again so much for this."
Isabel, Food Stylist:
"Dear Corine, when I came home my busy life immediately took over again, but the feeling of wellness that the attention and rest for myself has brought me, remained with me all the time. The retreat has given me a lot of strength and energy, and for that I am very grateful to you. You have prepared the retreat with a lot of love and attention and have given room for everyone’s personal needs!" ContactPlease contact us should you have any questions or need further information!
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