“My experience at the Yossum retreat opened up a channel into myself; allowing for a more real and fearless approach to face who I am and what I need at this time in my life. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who is ready to begin seeing and living truth.” Karen Joyce - USA
Yoga Group Retreats, Self-Understanding and Meditation, Yoga Asana Classes
We have handpicked comfortable and quiet venues, surrounded by beautiful natural settings so that you can embrace your YOSSUM Process as fully as possible. For venue location & retreat price details, please click on the date that appeals to you below:
YOSSUM 2009/2010 Group Retreat Schedule
A YOSSUM Group Retreat is designed for men and women ready to take the next step towards a deeper understanding of themselves as well as their yoga & meditation practice. Whether it is your 1st or 100th step, you will be gently guided by deeply caring and experienced teachers.
At the core of every YOSSUM Group Retreat are the four pillars of the YOSSUM Process—Yoga Asana Practice, Silence Practice, Self-Understanding and Meditation. Self-Understanding is the brilliant gem that distinguishes a YOSSUM Group Retreat from a typical yoga holiday.
Self-Understanding and Meditation with Ma Prem Kali
Ma Prem Kali will engage, provoke and touch you with her Self-Understanding Workshops during the group retreat. It is here that insights about yourself and your behavioral patterns come to light. Self-Understanding brings the unconscious to the conscious. Kali is a world expert in the Enneagram system of personality types and will share with you the great advantages and pitfalls we each have within our particular personality structure. She helps you understand that your personality need not imprison you.
Additionally, to take the workshop insights further and to apply them to your life situation, Kali offers private Self-Understanding Sessions that you can book during or in advance of the retreat. Time and again, most participants reflecting back on their YOSSUM Process agree that their private sessions with Kali were the unquestioned highlight of their retreat journey.
Kali is a long time practitioner and teacher of meditation. The lion’s share of her 14 years living in Asia she dedicated to meditation practice. On group retreats, participants gather for sitting practice twice daily under Kali’s clear instructions and gentle guidance. As your awareness of yourself and the present moment develop over the course of the week, you awaken to the serenity of your heart. For more details on Meditation Guidance, please click here.
Yoga Asana Group Classes with Lori Sjollema
Plenty of time is set aside for yoga asana group classes: once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Our very gifted and experienced yoga teacher, Lori Sjollema, will guide you confidently through well-balanced asana programs. She gives clear instructions on how to properly move into and out of the postures and how to get the most out of each posture once you’ve got there by focusing on proper alignment and breath. Lori will also teach you proper pranayama breathing exercises for centering your mind and lead you through a Yoga Nidra relaxation that leaves you deeply refreshed and peaceful.
Silence Practice
Silence is powerful. Silence raises your meditation and yoga asana practice to an entirely different level. Kali was in silence often during the 7 years she lived in the Indian Himalaya. She understands from direct experience the many benefits and advantages of Silence Practice. Kali will carefully prepare the entire group for a short period of Silence during the week—typically 24 hours. It is a time extremely valued by our participants. Kali and the YOSSUM Team will hold a container for you where it is safe to stay and look at yourself in silence.
Available Therapies
As well as the daily program, there will be time for rest, enjoying nature or making the most of the therapies available. Advanced booking for therapies is recommended when you fill-out your Booking Form.
Self-Understanding Sessions with Ma Prem Kali
Highly recommended to deepen your YOSSUM Process. You will experience Kali’s remarkably effective two-fold therapeutic method, which combines her unique no-nonsense spiritual guidance and her own, personally designed Self-Understanding Concept. Bring new light and understanding to your current issues and discover the unconscious motivations to your behavioral patterns.
For more details about Kali and her Self-Understanding Sessions, please click here.
Transformative Rolf Sessions
Rolf Method of Structural Integration with Heath Wilson
It’s the perfect “body-therapy” equivalent to Kali’s Self-Understanding Sessions. Rolf Sessions improve posture and reduce pain at the root-cause level, yielding lasting result. Rolf Sessions re-balance the body via precise manual manipulation of the client's connective tissue. There are no adjustments of the bones involved, although the skeletal system becomes more aligned. Movement awareness education is part of Rolf Sessions, which helps clients maintain the benefits received during the manual work of the session. Not only will you stand taller but you will fly higher on your yoga mat after a Rolf Session. A mini-series of 3 sessions is recommended for maximum structural change during your retreat. Heath has been working professionally as a Rolf Practitioner for over 13 years.
Massage Therapy with Lori Sjollema
In addition to being a gifted yoga teacher, Lori also has healing hands. Her massage therapy relaxes, sooths and revitalizes. A special treat after a Rolf Session or Yoga Asana Class, when you want to keep that natural high floating.
A Sample of a Day on a YOSSUM Group Retreat
Morning Meditation
Morning Yoga Asana Group Class
Brunch
Self-Understanding Workshop
Postural Workshop
Active Meditation
Free Time for Relaxation or Available Therapy
Afternoon Yoga Asana Group Class
Dinner
Evening Meditation
To book a YOSSUM Group Retreat now or for details of each venue location and Group Retreat price, please click on the date that appeals to you below:
YOSSUM 2009/2010 Group Retreat Schedule
Send us your Enquiry & reserve your place, click here.
To read what participants have said, click here.
For information on YOSSUM Private Retreats, click here.
We hope to welcome you on one of our YOSSUM Retreats!
