GURDJIEFF SACRED DANCES
with Sati
May 27 - 30, 2009
Price: 180 $

G. I. Gurdjieff was an Armenian mystic and composer from the last century. In his adventurous journeys across the Orient he collected dances and music from ancient traditions and temples which inspired him to create a set of “Sacred Movements.”
According to Gurdjieff, the aim of the Movements is to assist the "harmonious development of man," by a method of "combining mind and feeling with the movements of the body, and manifesting them together."
Gurdjieff claimed that all our habitual movements, voluntary or involuntary, are an unconscious transition from one automatic posture to another automatic posture. In ordinary life it is impossible to acquire new a physical posture; the automatism of the thinking is preventing it.
Gurdjieff Sacred Dances are helping to break the cycle of automatism by introducing non-habitual movements and sequences. Taking new, unaccustomed postures enables you to observe yourself from inside and understand how the three centers (moving, emotional and intellectual) function together.
Gurdjieff Movements are practiced as a centering and awareness exercise, that activates the body meridians; and work with coordination and integration of different parts of the body.
We learn that the quality of the movement comes from stillness inside. One could say that the Movements constitute a language that our intellect cannot understand well but to which the body is sensitive.


Sati has worked with Gurdjieff Sacred Dances for 4 years, and for 2 years she has attended intensive Gurdjieff Movements Teachers training in India with Amiyo Devienne. In PachaMama she holds second year regular weekly classes of Gurdjieff Movements, as well as being a regular assistant in various centering and therapy groups.

YOGA, BREATH AND THE PATH OF HEALING
Yoga, Breath and Acupunture
with Adya, Mitra and Ashanna
February 16 - 21, 2009
Price: 420 $

The ancient paths of Yoga, Chinese Medicine, and Conscious Breathing provide tools that renew the flow of life force within the body, emotions, mind and spirit. Together, we will purify, awaken, and reclaim our vital energy on all levels through daily Asana and Pranayama practice, Acupuncture and Energy Work, and the powerful practice of Clarity Breathwork. We will work to balance the five elements within us and in each of our organs and energy systems. The workshop includes: Yang style flow yoga, yin yoga, bodywork, as well as elements of Shiatsu, Reiki, Acupuncture, Clarity Breathwork, Creative Arts Therapy, Dynamic meditation, super foods and a cleansing diet.


has studied and taught healing in several different forms. For the past eight years she has blended various styles and teaches a form of yoga that links movement to breath, brings awareness to alignment and subtle lines of energy, and invites one into the stillness that lies beneath the surface. She also studied Yoga Therapy at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandarim in South India.


trained for four years at the “Medicine College of Chinese Medicine and Zen Shiatsu” in Israel. Concurrently, he studied both Thai massage and Reiki and became a Reiki master in 1996. In 1999 Mitra opened his own clinic for the practice of Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Thai massage, Reiki, and Jin shin. He has spent 10 years practicing Chinese Medicine and holding workshops around the world.

SWEATLODGE
May 14, 2009
Price: 40 $

This event is held by the river and families are welcome.
The sweatlodge is an ancient and pure practice with healing powers.
Red hot rocks are placed in the center of a pit inside a small, round, closed tent structure. A fragrant infusion of medicinal herbs is poured over the stones which produce a curative steam. The steam and the structure of the sweatlodge represent the womb, where life begins. The experience is taking the form of ritual ceremony, working respectfully with the essential elements (water, fire, air and earth) to create a powerful purification on many levels. Silence, prayer and tribal music support the journey.

"The Sweat lodge is one of the oldest ceremonies in the world. With it we purify and renew our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual body. After the ceremony the vital energy inside us and around us is stronger, fresher and renewed. By returning to the womb of mother earth we cleanse ourselves from all our excessive live and experience new levels of consciousness which bring inner clarity."
Chief White Bird

HEART SONGS

with Mohani
July 6 - 9, 2011
Price: 300 $

By working with the different sounds and tones of the chakras, and by using our breath in many different ways we discover the archetypical modes of speech.

Through music we connect with the heart and a higher truth and become able to express our feelings, moment-to moment through musical improvisation.

Sensing through song.


born in Greece, holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Athens and has studied music (theory and flute). She is also a Reiki master and Aura soma practitioner. She is a member of two rock bands and has played music in public for years, in Athens and elsewhere as e.g. in “Greek Composers and Singers” in Palataki (Dafni Convent 1996), “Music and Ancient Greece” (Delphi 1996), “First Hellenic Cultural Month, South Africa” (Johannesburg – Praetoria, 1999), “International Festival of Street Theater” (Bangkok, Thailand, 2000), and the “International Dance Festival” (Kalamata, 2001).
Her most recent appearance is on Carioca’s CD “grateful.”
She leads workshops about vocal improvisation, investigation and self-knowledge.

IT'S GOOD FOR YOU !
with Chandani and Amari
July 20, 2010
Price: 40 $

Chandani and Amari hold the space for a high vibration frequency. You are invited to spend a few hours in their work space and to be introduced to and work with superfoods. Receiving raw and high vibe recipes as well as great tips to intergrate in the post cleanse orientation phase.




have both been on a 20-year quest to develop the ultimate meal and perfect the definitive snack. They have experimented with Japanese cooking, macrobiotic cuisine, and have studied food traditions from many different cultures, as well as cultivating Raw Food techniques. They have amassed a wealth of experience in the field of nutrition and food preparation. The art of creating the perfect meal/snack is to make it both healthy and energizing as well as being incredibly scrumptious. They currently have a passionate love affair with the cacao bean.

VIPASSANA
Watchfulness, Presence, Awareness
with Ananda
June 21 - 24, 2010
Price: 220 $
390 $ as package including the following Silent Retreat

Shamata Vipassana means “just sit and be awareness”.
Nothing is outside of you.
If silence happens - excellent,
you are the awareness of silence.
If thoughts happen - excellent,
you are the awareness of thoughts.
If the realization of "no self" happens - excellent,
you are the awareness of "no self".
If the feeling “I am” happens - excellent,
you are the awareness of the feeling “I am”.
If body feelings happen - excellent,
you are the awareness of body feelings.
You are awareness itself.
Everything arises out of you and falls back into you as it does with the Earth itself.
Just sitting silently, doing nothing, the all-embracing awareness
arises from within and covers the whole stage.
No effort, no choice, no doing,
just being the original nature of ourselves.

IT'S GOOD FOR YOU !
with Chandani and Amari
June 8, 2010
Price: 40 $

Chandani and Amari hold the space for a high vibration frequency. You are invited to spend a few hours in their work space and to be introduced to and work with superfoods. Receiving raw and high vibe recipes as well as great tips to intergrate in the post cleanse orientation phase.




have both been on a 20-year quest to develop the ultimate meal and perfect the definitive snack. They have experimented with Japanese cooking, macrobiotic cuisine, and have studied food traditions from many different cultures, as well as cultivating Raw Food techniques. They have amassed a wealth of experience in the field of nutrition and food preparation. The art of creating the perfect meal/snack is to make it both healthy and energizing as well as being incredibly scrumptious. They currently have a passionate love affair with the cacao bean.

YOGA CONFERENCE
Going deeper into Yoga
with Adya, Umina and Tal
August 16 - 19, 2011
Price: 280 $

Each teacher brings a slightly different approach to their expression of yoga and while one is teaching the other two will be assisting the classes with personal adjustments and whatever support is needed. This allows the student to explore the asana with guidance, insight and trust.

The inner work that takes place in PachaMama always points to the stillness beneath the movement. Adya, Umina and Tal have lived for years in PachaMama and bring their understanding and experience into the yoga practices. The emphasis is on the experience of the moment, working with the form of the yoga practice as a tool to move beyond the physical body and meet pure awareness, and the presence of grace.


has studied and taught healing in several different forms. For the past eight years she has blended various styles and teaches a form of yoga that links movement to breath, brings awareness to alignment and subtle lines of energy, and invites one into the stillness that lies beneath the surface. She also studied Yoga Therapy at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandarim in South India.


is a qualified Tao Shiatsu therapist from the international Tao Shiatsu organization. She has been trained to become a yoga teacher in the school of Iyengar in India and developed a unique Yoga Game for Children. She has been working as a yoga teacher and Shiatsu therapist since 2005. In the last 4 years Umina is leading the Body Cleanse groups and individual body cleanses sessions in PachaMama and in Israel. She put together a cleanse program that combines Noni with natural herbs, live vegetable juices, super food and deep yoga practice. Hundreds of people pass through this powerful program every year.


has a BA in Physical Education (Israel )and a Masters in Exercise Science ( NYC). She taught ‘strength through body’ awareness classes for many years and worked for 6 years as a Personal Trainer in NYC. Additional courses she took along the years: Pilates, gyrotonic and core strength. Her longing for something deeper led her to yoga practice. In India she met a few teachers but what influenced her most was her teacher in Israel: Yael Ziv. She ended up doing a one year teacher training with her, (classic Hatha yoga).