Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa, Koh Samui, Thailand presents

“Return to the Source”: An Iyengar yoga workshop with Ray Madigan and Shelley Choy, co-founders of Manoa Yoga Center, December 3-7, 2005 - This workshop will focus on the practice of yoga asanas and pranayamas as a means to lead the practitioner towards a still state of mind.

“Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga”:
Louise Ellis, December 12, 2005 – Louise Ellis is one of the few women who have been certified to teach the ashtanga yoga system by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Her approach to teaching centers around the development of pratyahara and ease in daily practice, through the use of breath, drishti and an attitude of surrender and bhakti.

“Messages from Water”: Dr. Masaru Emoto, January 8 and 9, 2006 – Learn about the unique properties of water and its ability to improve your health and your life. You will see the effect each of us has on water – not only the water we drink but also the water that makes up 70 percent of the human body and, most importantly, what happens to that water as we interact with each other.

“The Essence of Buddhist Meditation”: Pra Arjan Poh, January 12, 2006 – Arjan Poh will speak about the legacy of great masters who lived in the cave at Kamalaya and teach on the heart essence of Buddhist meditation.

COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri (CSE) launches in Bali, introducing :
DR Robert Thurman Retreat Weekend
COMO Shambhala Estate
6-8 January 2006

Infinite Life: A contemporary approach to the Buddhist path to real well-being. In this weekend retreat, Dr. Thurman will lecture on the essence of the Buddhist insight and path, will speak with participants about their doubts and concerns. The group will learn, meditate, dialogue and chant together, and we will conduct an auspicious fire meditation.

Jivamukti Yoga
COMO Shambhala Estate

23 - 29 January 2006

Retreat with Sharon Gannon & David Life at COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri, Bali. Jivamukti Yoga - experience a New York Yoga original that will transform your experience of yoga.David Life and Sharon Gannon, the creators and world-renowned teachers of Jivamukti Yoga, are lauded by their students as creative, spontaneous, and inspirational. It is one of the fastest growing and most popular modern approaches to the ancient art of yoga. All levels of practitioners are welcome to this hot yoga workshop.

Yoga And Sound with Ramanand Patel & Mukesh Desai at
Uma Ubud, Bali

14-20 February 2006

Ramanand Patel is the master weaver; combining his depth of knowledge of yoga and the mechanics of the body, with philosophy in an engaging, humorous style. Mukesh Desai is a master vocalist and a gifted teacher of North Indian classical music and foremost disciple of world-renowned Pandit Jasraj. The daily classes will offer the student an opportunity to go deeper in the practice of yoga and experience sound at a universal level.