DiveYogi
Dahab, Egypt, 31st March – 6th April 2011
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An exceptional opportunity to practice yoga with a highly experienced teacher in a stunning area of Egypt. Sitting between the magnificent Sinai Mountains & the Red Sea, Dahab is a spectacular location, with its charming and relaxed atmosphere this is an ideal yoga retreat destination. This is also one of the most popular scuba diving areas in the world with extensive coral reefs.
We pride ourselves on offering quality teaching with an inspiring dedicated teacher. Whether you are new to yoga or an old hand, this is a genuine opportunity to see your understanding & practice of yoga flourish. The morning practice of Ashtanga yoga is designed to cleanse and purify the body by building up the heat through the breath and sequence of postures performed.
An evening Hatha yoga classes will provide a relaxing wind down after a day of sun, sea and other activities. This is an opportunity to explore aspects of yoga that interest you and support your practice. Those classes will incorporate breath practices (pranayama), meditation & Ayurveda teachings. Ayurveda – a sister science to Yoga – is an Indian holistic system of health.
About Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt
Dahab is located at the southern tip of the Gulf of Aquaba on the east side of Sinai, Egypt. At the Northern end of the Red Sea it developed from a small bedouin settlement to one of the most popular scuba diving areas in the world, due to it’s beautiful coral reefs which support its varied and stunning marine life. It sounds busy but still maintains its quaintness and laid back atmosphere so it is perfect for a yoga holiday. Well known for warm weather all year round, we chose November where temperatures are at their best around 25-35C.
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Accommodation
The hotel is situated on the Red Sea with its own beach and coral reef right in front of the hotel, offering breathtaking snorkelling. It is situated outside of Dahab in a quiet location ideal for yoga and the feeling of escaping from everyday living. The hotel has a pool, ensuite bathrooms,a balcony or terrace and comfortable rooms. The yoga space is set into the mountains behind the hotel which offers a cool and still space to retreat and focus on your yoga practice.
What the holiday includes
All yoga daily tuition – 2 classes per day at 8am & 5pm, with two free afternoons
Accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis – 7 nights based on twin share with mountain view
Return transfers to & from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
Price excludes
Dinner – which you can have in the hotel for around 10 Euros or go into Dahab to eat
All your diving and any other activities
Flights, dinners & holiday insurance – necessary condition
Please note: It is your responsibility to confirm your flight times with your airline before your outward and return flights.
The Fusion of Yoga & Diving
Yoga: means a unification (yoke) of body, mind, spirit.
Diving: a submersion in the sea, underwater breathing.
The Fusion: a way to feel a state of no-mind, a letting go of the mind and self, an experience of an altered state of consciousness through body and mind awareness.
The yoga diving course combines techniques of hatha ygoa, asanas, pranayama & meditation with scuba and apnea (breath-hold) diving in a beautiful, natural environment. This approach bring us to incredible close encounters with nature & helps us feel stillness, relaxation & altered states of consciousness. For all, Yoga Diving removes stress and encourages a freedom from thought. Diving helps you to experience breath and movement underwater as a form of meditiation. Taught together, diving and yoga can open you up to different worlds, both inner & outer.
The Yoga Space
The hotel has a magnificent custom built yoga room making your yoga practice special and inspirational. It is built into the foot of the mountain at the back of the hotel giving it a cave-like ambience, which is perfect for yoga practice considering yogis have been meditating in caves since yoga started over 4000 years ago. There will be one yoga classes per day, at 8.00am & an optional extra one everyday at 5.30pm, with one free day per week.
Other Optional Activities
As well as diving you can snorkel, camel ride, horse ride, windsurf and kitesurf and a must do is walk into the desert with the Bedouins. They are the indigenous peoples of Sinai and are very much like yogi’s in their way of living, moving and being. Have an awesome experince eating and sleeping with them under the stars.
Led by an experts in their field, the week will give you an introduction to Yoga and diving with a Yogic approach to the latter. It is suitable for everybody – divers and non-divers, experienced Yoga practitioners and beginners in both fields.
