Karla from House of Yoga works with the somatic energy of the elemental body, meaning that she creates classes and experiences which are all about 'feeling' the elements of nature in the body mind system.  If we can feel it we can know it. And if we know it from inside ourselves, we carry that knowing as our own embodied wisdom. 

This is a short 5 hour day retreat 2-7pm moving through the four main elements in 4 parts with the 5th element (ether) being part of our discussion at dinner. I want to give participants an experiential sense of the elements with different parts and processes so the day is designed to help you feel and sense these elements in your bodymind system. Ether is the electromagnetic information field in which all elements arise, so we will explore this element in a discussion during our delicious dinner!

Fire - House of Yoga/Breathing with the Beat with Karla is a rhythmic mindful movement practice connecting body, breath, beat and land. We work with music to align breathing with movement and each other, and work through the 13  main joints of the body, washing away stagnation with breath, attention and intention. This is a playful class, simple in its technicality, yet strong and profound in its methodology. Created over 18 years, in festivals with Live DJ's, this is a co creative dynamic experience of release and reconnection.

Water - Sauna in Tig an Allus with scrubs designed to clear and cleanse the emotional body.

Air -  Karla's sound meditation,  voice work and closing visualisation will infuse your spirit with resonance and re-alignment. After the cleanse of fire and water, we explore sound and silence in our somatic body.

Earth - We ground our time together with a shared meal - a delicious 2 course dinner all together in the famous Johnny Foxes Pub

(PS the 5th element is Ether - The electromagnetic information field of information which surrounds us all. This element is of course less tangible so we will share information about this element and explore its properties during our dinner as part of the discussion together. )

This retreat happens in Glencullen Adventure Park at Tigh'n Alluis - Irish Sweat House with the meal in Johnny foxes just down the road. 

(Image from House of Yoga 2018 at Electric Picnic Festival)