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Xinalani Retreat – Meditation

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Xinalani® is a one-of-a-kind Retreat Center bringing together the best yoga facilities, beautiful eco-chic accommodation, delicious healthy food and supporting staff to make your dream retreat come true, all set on a wide pristine beach and a jungle of breathtaking natural beauty. Xinalani means “seeds” in pre-hispanic language.

Xinalani Retreat® is about discovery, admiration, love for yoga, nature, magic, conscious travel, eco-adventure, wellness, serenity and mindful living. We aim to reveal the beauty of an unknown Mexico and share with our guests eye-opening vacations that inspire transformation.

We are an Eco Resort. We attempt to minimize our environmental impact. All guest accommodations have low consumption lights (LEDs) and are equipped with two outlets to reload cell phones and camera batteries. Our construction method was extremely organic: no concrete, no land modification, very little footprint. All guests are provided with high-end eco-friendly soaps and shampoo. Toilets are low-flow, and all water is recycled and used to irrigate our gardens. We use natural and biodegradable cleaning products, we recycle, and compost wherever possible.

Xinalani® “Inspiration Universe” is about:

RIDING the panga (traditional fisherman boat) away from civilization, surrounded by humpback whales, dolphins and sea tur tles.

FLOWING your Surya Namaskaras overlooking the quiet blue green waters of the Pacific Ocean.

SURFING your front yard wave after an energetic breakfast.

RELISHING a freshly cut open coconut on our beach front dining patio.

ENJOYING delighful Savasanas under a palm-thatched roof, with the ocean & jungle natural soundtrack.

BASKING in the sun on our secluded sandy beach.

MEDITATING under the moonlight surrounded by friends, after a delicious candlelight dinner.

SLEEPING in amazing open-air suites, protected by a gorgeous silky-white netting, with the sound of the waves to inspire your dreams.

 

Feathered Pipe Ranch – Retreat

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We invite you to join us for an unforgettable experience: time at the Feathered Pipe Ranch, one of the country’s premier retreat centers. Tucked in the heart of the Montana Rockies and surrounded by miles of forested mountains, it is a vibrant and peaceful oasis to which our guests return eagerly year after year – inevitably leaving the Ranch feeling recharged and relaxed – and counting the days until they can again return.

For 38 years, the Ranch has been home to yoga and meditation retreats and a host of other personal growth programs that help us experience our wholeness and remember our intimate connection to all of life. Many of today’s foremost voices on yoga, meditation, wellness and health have come through our doors at one time or another, with many of them getting their start as a student through our scholarship fund.  Joseph Campbell, Dr. Andrew Weil, Lilias Folan, Angela Farmer, Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, Erich Schiffmann, Judith Hanson Lasater, Seane Corn, and world-renowned Native American flutists, R. Carlos Nakai – to name only a few – are honored alumni of the Feathered Pipe.

The Ranch is nestled amidst almost a million acres of national forestland and offers an ideal setting for true retreat experience, allowing the space within and without to experience the essence of one’s self and nature. Visitors can wander alone exploring ambling brooks fed by pure mountain springs and discover open vistas to view the world below and the Big Sky above. Ranch retreat visitors can just as easily find community with others, sitting on the open lawn in the shade of cottonwood trees, quaking aspens, and fragrant pine with an exquisite view out over the lake with Lake Tipi and mountain woodlands reflected. Horseback riding is available for those wishing to view the world from a truly Montanan point of view.

Golden Bridge – Yoga

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golden bridgeWith locations in LA, Santa Monica and New York, Golden Bridge is a community dedicated to the cultivation of consciousness, with the belief that “happiness is the birth right of every human being”. From the moment you step through our doors, you implicitly understand that very first principal of the teachings.

Golden Bridge offers over 100 classes per week taught by highly experienced teachers. In addition, we offer numerous workshops, special events and teachers trainings. Together these provide students the opportunity to deepen their practice and further their understanding of various spiritual teachings.

Golden Bridge is a community dedicated to the cultivation of consciousness, with the belief that “happiness is the birth right of every human being”. From the moment you step through our doors, you implicitly understand that very first principal of the teachings.

Yoga & Meditation Introduction

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In recent years, prominent medical institutions such as Harvard Medical School and The Mayo Clinic have scientifically validated what practitioners in the East have known for over 5,000 years: Yoga and Meditation reduce stress, enhances clarity of mind, increase fitness and help in the management of chronic health conditions.

Newly published studies from Norway suggest that a comprehensive Yoga program rapidly produces internal changes on a genetic level! Yoga and Meditation, which were once considered to be fringe and esoteric practices, are now mainstream and expanding rapidly into virtually every corner of society. Research proves that a regular practice has been known to decrease anxiety, fatigue, depression, high blood pressure and virtually every other medical and psychological condition.

Within corporations, Universities and school districts, medical establishments and throughout the entertainment industry, Yoga and Meditation are being praised, and practiced as a means to peace of mind, well-being, and even success in one’s endeavors.

Whole Universe is proud to present a select number of Yoga and Meditation practitioners, retreats and spas, and though it is by no means a complete list, we believe in these men and women who can offer you a window in to this world.

Nirmala Heriza

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“Health is your birthright. Not Disease”. –H.H. Sri Swami Satchidananda

Dr.Yoga – The Medical Benefits of Yoga (Nautilus Literary Award recipient).  Foreward: Dean Ornish, M.D.   (a PenquinTarcher imprint)

Nirmala Heriza, B.A, CYT, Certified Yoga  Acupressure and Myofascial Therapist, CMFT   is a highly sought after speaker and media consultant  in her expertise, recently featured on Celebrity Hosts Ed and Deb  Shapiro’s Radio Show “Be the Change” in a joint interview with Bestselling Author, Dean Ornish for Celebrity Radio Blog VividLife that also features other experts, and lumineres such as Jane Fonda and Robert Thurman.

Nirmala Heriza created the Yoga Cardiac Program a clinical adaptation of the traditional Integral Yoga Teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda for Cedars Sinai Medical Center, a pioneer in Integrative Medicine, and has served as their Yoga Cardiac Specialist for over 15 years.  She is currently a referring therapist for Physicians on their medical faculty as well as for Dr. Dean Ornish and the Santa Monica Premier Oncology Foundation.  She is President of the Integral Yoga Center of Los Angeles; Founder/Director of the Dr Yoga Health and Wellness Center in Santa Monica where she conducts a private therapy practice, and Chairman/coPresident of the United Council on Yoga a co-partner of the President’s Challenge for the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, recently updated by First Lady Michelle Obama to focus attention on Obesity and inactivity, risk factors for Diabetes and heart disease.

Her book, “Dr. Yoga”, is currently in preparation for its second edition. Nirmala Heriza received Sannayas Initiation from her world renowned and respected Guru H.H. Sri Swami Satchidananda and served as a formal Yoga Monastic  for 11 years.

Integral Yoga Center of Los Angeles:  www.iycla.wordpress.com