Take Care of Yourself

• Aug 12 – 17, 2012 5 days

To deal with the challenges so many of us are facing right now, we need to be at our best. The Take Care of Yourself program is much more than an opportunity to pamper yourself with a healing massage – though there will be plenty of time for that, too.

The 2- or 3-day Take Care of Yourself weekends will give you rejuvenation and re-inspiration in a very short time, with instruction in meditation, breathing exercises, restorative yoga, and hatha yoga with an emphasis on healing body and mind. In addition, you’ll learn some of the important ingredients of bringing greater health and happiness into your busy life. The 2- and 3-day weekends also include 1 one-hour massage. These weekends are led either by Nayaswami Maitri or Nayaswami Mangala

During the 5-day Take Care of Yourself (offered during the summer), you’ll have time to absorb some of the powerful healing tools of yoga – meditation, breathing exercises, restorative yoga, and hatha yoga with an emphasis on healing body and mind. In addition, you’ll experience and learn marvelously beneficial practices you can use every day – affirmations, prayer, and healing prayers. The 5-day Take Care of Yourself program is led by Nayaswami Mangala.

You’ll also discuss the building blocks for greater health in your life, easy-to-make changes with big results.

The price given for Take Care of Yourself includes 1 one-hour massage. at Ananda’s Center for Radiant Health — you can choose from Swedish massage, polarity therapy, energy balancing, deep tissue, acupressure, Tui-Na, lymphatic, reflexology, myofascial release, warm stones, and more. In addition, the Center offers Ayurvedic consultation and treatments, astrological readings, and career coaching. If you’re interested in a specific type of service, please call to make sure it will be offered while you are here.

Maitri		Mangala		Willow

Prices are all-inclusive and cover accommodations, meals, classes or activities, and course materials.

Take Care of Yourself starts the afternoon of the first date listed. It’s ideal to arrive before 4 pm, if you are able to. That way, you can join in the afternoon session of yoga and meditation, which begins at 4:45 pm. Dinner is at 6:30. The first real gathering of your group is at 7:30 pm. If you need to arrive here after 5 pm, that’s fine, but it helps us if you let us know at 800-346-5350. We can also put aside a dinner for you if you need to arrive after 7 pm. The program ends with lunch on the last date. Please see our Daily Schedule.

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