YOSSUM Discovering of the Being Retreat
December 14 to 24, 2011
Goa - India

This retreat will happen in a beautiful intimate setting, by the beach in Goa, India. We are very excited to offer this retreat as we want to bring a perfect combination of deep body & mind enquiry with the relaxation of nature. Our intention is to dive into our Beings and re-connect with our natural state.

The YOSSUM Retreats offer a process of discovery and practice different from most yoga holidays. This retreat will be hosted by three highly qualified teachers, Kali Ornelas, Emilio Mercuriali and Zuzana Novotna.

If you are a beginner this retreat can be a rounded introduction to what a spiritual reconnection with your body and mind can do for you. The YOSSUM Process is integrated with the understanding of your psychological state as well as your body needs.

For those of you who are seasoned yoga students that feel it challenging to bring what you experience on the mat to your daily life---or you would like that experience to go deeper, this retreat will give you tools and a clear psychological understanding to bridge this gap.

To read more about what happens at a Yossum retreat click here.

*** Scroll down to read more about where this retreat will happen and see the photos.

Schedule sample for the December 2011 Yossum Retreat

08:00 – 08:30 Meditation / Pranayama
08:30 – 09:00 Tea Break
09:00 – 10:00 Enquiry circle with Kali &/or Emiio
10:00 Brunch
11:00 – 14:00 Free time / Space for optional one-to-one sessions
14:00 – 16:00 Self-Understanding / Enquiry circle with Kali &/or Emilio
16:00 – 16:30 Tea Break
16:30 – 18:30 Yoga class
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Meditation Practice with Kali

There will be time scheduled to relax by the pool, visit the amazingly colourful Goa markets and lovely beaches.

*Timetable is subject to changes without previous notice

Pratice of Silence
Silence is powerful. Silence raises meditation, yoga asanas practice and awareness to an entirely different level. Kali will carefully prepare the group for a short period of Silence during this retreat —typically 48 hours. Silence is a time extremely valued by our participants.

Self Understanding Workshops – Enquiry Circles

The Enquiry circles during this retreat will be based on the Enneagram system, a unique tool that offers a structural map of human behaviour. The Enneagram gives us a very clear guiding map to understand our personality structure (ego), to become aware of our conditioned behaviour patterns which act like masks over our authentic self, translating into a loss of contact with Being, our true Self.

The correct understanding of the relationship between personality and Being is crucial and must be addressed on any path of inner life. We will begin to look at lifelong patterns of behavior that have originated from the loss of Being, and thus free ourselves a little from it. Spiritual transformation is possible with the increased understanding of what leads us to the loss of contact with Being. Our true Self is ever present, we simply need to understand what is covering our experience of it.

The Enneagram is comprised of 9 Personality Types or ways of operating in the world and, although all of us can express all the personalities types at different times, there is one type that we are most "fixated" with. These personality types are expressions of the loss of contact with Being, our essential nature, and the true value of this knowledge is to help us re-establish this contact.

It is important to consider that to discover your personality type does not put you into a box but simply shows you the box you are in so you can get out! This ultimately can help us to be set free from our self imposed limitations and reconnect with our True Self.

The 9 personality types at a glance:
Type 1: The Perfectionist, Type 2: The Helper, Type 3: The Performer, Type 4: The Tragic-romantic, Type 5: The Observer, Type 6: The Loyalist, Type 7: The Enthusiast, Type 8: The Challenger, Type 9: The Peacemaker.
If you don't know your Enneagram personality type already we strongly recommend that you take the following test by clicking here.

Please take the full RHETI test which takes about 45 minutes and costs US$10. It is important that you email us the result of the test one week before the retreat.

To read more about what happens at a Yossum retreat please click here.

Although the activities included in the retreat make the retreat complete in itself, we do offer extra sessions to deepen your experience and address issues on a one-to-one basis.

Kali Ornelas - Self-Understanding
Kali's sessions are powerful and eye opening on more levels that can be fully explained unless you experience it for yourself. She often uses the Enneagram system as a mirror for your inner work as well as her skills at trauma healing and other expressions of her many guiding abilities. She meets you where you are. Her intention is to facilitate a safe space where you can touch your own inner- wisdom to connect with what you next step may be, without any judgements or pre-conceived ideas. Sessions with Kali get fully booked in advance, so please indicate in your Booking Form if you would like us to reserve times for you with her.

Emilio Mercuriali - Essence
Emilio uses a system that focus on reconnecting to our true nature through the understanding and processing of our personality structure. In his sessions he facilitates self-exploration and helps to distinguish between the false personality and the real aspects of our Being, which we call Essence. When we recognize essence we start building a relationship with it that keeps on growing and supporting us in our development.

Mradu Zech – Soul Reading
Mradu’s intuitive card readings invokes clarity and light to any issue and questions in life. It is a open space for you to enquire and process in a very natural and loving way. You can discover important keys for your path and as you touch your soul’s longing  you will not forget the taste of it.


More details with prices and times for these sessions will be in the informaiton sent to you if you decide to book this retreat.

Location
Aquatica - North of Goa

Shopping is never scarse in India! Colourful everything can be bought at the markets!!

This venue is small so we expect to be fully booked soon.
We hope to see you there!

Retreat price

	EURO	USD	GBP	AUD
Total Price	€ 1650	$2450	£1470	$2200
Deposit	€ 450	$665	£ 400	$600

 

 

 

It includes:
* Accommodation in twin sharing room for 10 nights
* Delicious vegetarian food! - This is an alcohol-free retreat
* All the yoga classes, meditation sessions and self-understanding exploration workshops.

- Please note: The Yossum Retreats are a complete process of self-discovery and exploration delivered by 3 qualified teachers.

Does not include:
* Flight costs
* One-to-one extra sessions offered at the retreat

Important: This venue there is a limited amount of twin sharing rooms, so if you would like to share please reserve your place as soon as possible. The single room supplement charge is €400, making the total retreat price Euros 2050.

Maximum number of participants is 16 people.

Please note, all currencies are subject to the daily exchange rate relative to the Euros. Deposit payments are made via bank transfer and must be paid to secure your booking. The remainder to be paid 8 weeks before the start of the retreat.

Next steps to secure your booking

1. Fill out the Booking Form and send it to us. Please click on the following link: http://www.yossum.com/retreats/bookingform.html
2. The second step to secure your booking is to make the payment via bank transfer. We will email you the bank transfer information.

Full payment (or the balance due if you paid a deposit) must be made 8
weeks before the retreat begins.
Your place is only secured once the €450.00 deposit has been received.
Please see cancellation policy below.

Please be aware of the following guidelines for the bank transfer:
- Deposit payments are non-refundable.
- Bank transfer fees need to be paid for by the participant.
Any bank transfer fees incurred by Yossum must be covered by the participant in cash at the retreat.
- All foreign transfers must be received in Euros. A good website to
check currency exchange rate is www.xe.com

Cancellation policy
If you must cancel your place on a Yossum retreat, our cancellation policy is as follows:
- A cancellation more than 8 weeks before the retreat begins:
We will refund you the payment received less the deposit.
- A cancellation 3 to 8 weeks before the retreat begins:
We will refund 50% of the total cost of the retreat.
- A cancellation less than 3 weeks before the retreat begins:
We apologize, but we are unable to refund any of the payment.