Sewall House – Maine Yoga Retreat and Yoga Vacation

CALIF IN FEB WAS FUN!!

Posted on February 19, 2012 by amrita| Leave a comment

: Malibu Beach with Satya long time student and friend

: Kent enjoys Satya’s massage machine!

: Kent playing at Yogasoup Santa Barbara workshop

: Thousand Oaks with Sewall House guest Shira and friends

: Big Sur morning after night at sis’s cabin (reminds us of Maine cabin!)

: RAMADASA at Indigo Plesant Hill

RAMADASA at Indigo Plesant Hill

We appreciate all the wonderful welcoming hospitality from students Satya in LA, Matt and Liz in Santa Barbara, Sara in SFO and Shira in Thousnad Oaks..the scenery and weather were beautiful but spending time with friends and meeting new ones was the highlight! Teaching and sharing..thank YOU!! and also to see Nam Kaur and her beloved husband in Santa Barbara!

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Yoga- Fitness or Self awareness??

Posted on January 8, 2012 by amrita| Leave a comment

I just received an e-mail selling some new prop for the wrists to have you do the perfect plank..and then it showed photos of two pretty sloppy chatarungas with this quote:

Yoga’s participation rate skyrocketed in 2010, growing 28.1% to 20.2 million participants. Yoga is considered to be the second fastest growing leisure activity next to jogging and running according to the National Sporting Goods Association

SO maybe that is why the NY Times came out with its catchy article circulating around yogis title ” Why Yoga Wrecks Your Body”. Yoga is a 5000 year old tradition meant to purify and cleanse the body and mind though the breath and methodical patient, not PUSHED (stretch- not strain, strengthen- not pain is the way I see it). Let’s hope some of those taking it up as a leisure activity understand the complexities and wonders of a true yoga practice!

yoga on the lake

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Tagged ashtanga, hatha, iyengar, kundalini, massage, restorative, vinyasa

Winter Wonderland Holiday Retreat and looking forward to SPRING!!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by amrita| Leave a comment

We had a cozy quiet restful retreat with guests from as far as Wisconsin and New York City- we will offer our Soar Into Spring Weekend the end of April and have more information soon on special weekends June through October. We will be in Calif for the first two weeks in February

Winter Walk at Sewall House Yoga Retreat

Winter Walkas are Wonderful!!

Check our events page for Santa Barbara and San Francisco events..and we wish you all a VERY good 2012!

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Peace in the woods

Posted on October 30, 2011 by amrita| Leave a comment

We were sorting through books in our library today..and I came across this wonderful quote..even tho I am not a hunter I think it explains it well..from “How To Calm Down” by Fred Miller

IF YOU CAN GET INTO THE WOODS, WHY YOU WENT DOES NOT MATTER. ANYONE CAN RELAX THERE- A HUNTER LOOKING TO BAG THIS SEASONS BUCK OR A VEGETARIAN PHOTOJOURNALIST. THE WOODS DON’T CARE; THE TREES DON’T DISCRIMINATE. JUST BEING IN THE FOREST IS WHAT’S RELAXING. AS THE NATURALIST JOHN MUIR SAID

Baxter State Park September Hike

” The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”

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Interesting article on the cost of yoga

Posted on October 20, 2011 by amrita| Leave a comment

http://www.indiablooms.com/LifestyleDetailsPage/lifestyleDetails201011d.php

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Some season memories…and a look toward Thanksgiving and Xmas

Posted on October 14, 2011 by amrita| Leave a comment

If you are looking to get away for any of the fall-winter holidays do contact us – offseason we do open if you want to come! Winter retreats are cozy and pre-arranged with you- sauna, massage, yoga, sitting by the wood stove in the living room, nurturing yummy food..bring your snow shoes or cross country skis!

: Donna and Maria Loon Ledge

: Nadja teacher trainer extraordinaire!

: great group

: Al, Loon Ledge

: Steve and Nancy

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Recent Retreat Moments

Posted on August 16, 2011 by amrita| Leave a comment

: Restorative Moment

: Mantra Moment

: Yummy- made from blueberries picked together

: Ally and Nadja

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Teacher Training # 3 starts Sept 6.. ongoing regular yoga retreats now thru OCT!

Posted on August 7, 2011 by amrita| Leave a comment

It is August and we are still having great moments, including this morning as I bade some guests farewell but had to interrupt to view our first bird in our gift from Priscilla Tate, the beautiful birdfeeder her husband Bruce gifted us (and made!) after having some simply scrumptious crepes with a blueberry coulis from guest chef Ilia- guests oohed and awed about her food and the bird!! We look forward to doing our third (very small) teacher training in SEPT fort 3 weeks and we still have room for one or two to join us!

Chef Ilia’s friend shared this with her and we liked it so much we will share it with you-

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change”..so have a look!