Casal Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal
30 hours
Intensive Module
26 August - 02 September 2023
D’Alijo Yoga Retreats
Price: from €2100
A new course created by Paul and Suzee Grilley
Taught by Marcel van de Vis Heil and Joe Barnett
The Nei Jing Tu is a symbolic painting of the subtle energies that flow through the human brain and spine. It also illustrates several yogic techniques that are used to control the mind and experience deeper states of spiritual awareness.
If you would like to learn more about the Nei Jing Tu, and preview part of the content of this course, visit www.PaulGrilley.com/books and and click on the link to ‘A Yogi’s Guide to the Nei Jing Tu.’ Read through it to see if you resonate with this approach to pranayama/breathwork and meditation.
This course will explore the seven chakras, and the six basic techniques of the Nei Jing Tu. If you are curious about things such as mulabandha, uddiyana bandha, khechari mudra, and pranayama/breathwork, this will be a very rewarding course.
Each day we will have three meditation sessions. In these sessions we will systematically explore the chakras and the six basic techniques of the Nei Jing Tu. With patient repetition the student will become comfortable with these slightly intimidating techniques.
Each day will include yin-yang asana practice in the morning, and yin asana practice in the afternoon. We will experience first hand how asana practice relieves the stresses and stagnation of sitting, and augments the practice of meditation.
Daily Schedule
August 25th– Arrival day
| Check in from 12.00 | |
| 18.00 – 19.00 | group gathering |
| 19.00 | dinner |
Daily
| 7.30 – 8.00 | meditation |
| 8.00 – 9.30 | breakfast |
| 9.30 – 12.30 | lecture, practice, meditation |
| 12.30 – 16.30 | lunch and time off |
| 16.30 – 19.00 | lecture, practice, meditation |
| 19.00 – 20.00 | dinner |
| 20.00 – 21.00 | lecture |
September 2nd – departure day
| 7.30 – 8.00 | meditation |
| 8.00 – 9.30 | breakfast & check-out |
Location
D’alijo Yoga Retreat Centre
Portugal
D’Alijo Yoga Retreat Centre has a beautiful, fully equipped yoga studio overlooking the gardens and valley, a luxurious but cozy dining room, a beautiful pool, a large pond and much more.
The estate is remote, surrounded by nature. It has a couple of great hiking trails, which can lead you to rivers and waterfalls and natural pools. The closest town, Cabeceiras de Basto, is about 12 minutes by car. Guimarães, a Unesco listed beautiful city is just 25 minutes away. Porto and Braga are within one hour as well as an other Unesco sites.
