Anusara Yoga Retreat @ Matava - Fiji's Premier Eco Adventure Resort with Susan Wiens

The turquoise waters of the South Pacific in The Fiji Islands are your backdrop for a week of yoga, play, and relaxation. Susan Wiens, one of California's most loved and respected teachers, guides you into a magical, healing, and life-changing retreat.

Journey deeper into alignment, pranayama, and meditation while enjoying the company of like-minded hearts.

You will emerge refreshed, rejuvenated, and primed ready for the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas season ahead!

Enjoy two yoga sessions daily, long walks on the beach and in the pristine rainforest, waterfalls, traditional Fijian culture, and the Pure Fiji spa experience.

Savor delicious, organic (and healthy!) cuisine as you share laughter and life stories with your fellow yogis, even as you drop more easily into your true self.

We welcome yogis from everywhere and all levels to join us as we return to this extraordinary paradise.

Date

Saturday Oct 22^nd to Saturday Oct 29^th, 2011

We leave Los Angeles on Thursday 20^th October for an overnight flight to Nadi in Fiji, crossing the date line and landing on Saturday morning. Then a short flight across to the island of Kadavu.

Investment

US$ 1,650 dbl occ
US$ 500 single supplement
Includes 7 nights and 6 days of yoga, adventure, and nourishing cuisine

Daily Schedule

Remember ALL activities are optional—this is your retreat!

• 7:00am: coffee, tea, yogurt, granola, delicious fresh tropical fruit.
  
  • Morning meditation on the deck or in the Main Bure
    
• 9:00-11:00am: Yoga
  
• 11:00am: Incredible brunch/lunch with fresh organic salad from the Retreat's gardens.
  
• 12:00-5:00pm: Free Time! The beautiful ocean and amazing waterfall treks beckon.
  
  • Scuba Dive on the Great Astrolabe Reef,
    
  • snorkel in the marine reserve
    
  • trek to see the native parrots and bird life and more
    
  • or pamper yourself with a spa treatment!
    
• 5:00-6:30pm Yoga
  
• 7pm- Dinner featuring local specialities, including fresh local fish and produce and the tastiest Matava Mojitos in the South Pacific!
  
• 10:00ish - fall asleep to the sound of the ocean right outside your door….
  

Susan Wiens

Professional Background

I stepped into my first yoga class twelve years ago and fell in love with the playfulness of it. I had no idea what I was doing. I continued to practice, found an Anusara class and everything changed. I was so inspired six years ago I took my immersion and teachers' training with Noah Maze and Naime Jezzeny. The rest is history. I am hooked on teaching, watching yogis of all ages find the same happiness I did. I continue to study with Noah and now Dr. Douglas Brooks who has opened my eyes to the philosophy side and has helped me become a better practitioner and teacher.

Yoga Background

I have been an Anusara Inspired teacher since 2006. I enjoy teaching in the Pasadena area. I have met so many wonder yogis along the way. Everyone in some way has contributed to my teachings. What a great job I have.

Matava – The Retreat

Matava is the genuine eco-adventure lodge, beautifully set off the beaten track, minutes from the Great Astrolabe Reef on Kadavu Island.
Our intimate Retreat has beautiful, comfortable bures, outstanding cuisine and offers a full range of adventure and cultural activities.
Dive or take a course with our PADI dive professionals. Experience fantastic fish, pristine corals, Mantas and sharks. Try fishing, snorkeling, sailing, sea kayaking, trekking, and join in authentic cultural and village events!
No roads, solar power, low carbon footprint make Matava the ideal and environmentally responsible location to host this Yoga Retreat with Susan.

The Island

Fiji’s fourth largest island, Kadavu is situated 60 miles south of the main island Viti Levu and is one of the few remaining undeveloped islands in Fiji today.
Having maintained its strong cultural values the general population leads fairly subsistent lifestyles in sleepy coastal villages dwarfed by mountainous jungles and waterfalls plummeting from the hilltops. The islands deeply indented bays, fringed by coral reefs and mangrove forest provide habitat to a host of birds including the endemic Kadavu musk parrot. Forest openings reveal lizards basking on rocks, and butterflies spiraling skyward in a lazy dance.
The striking Astrolabe Reef and the Kadavu group of islands have both been created by past volcanic activity and tectonic movements. Matava is right on the doorstep of this magnificent living organism, home to an abundance of marine life unequalled in Fiji. Divers and snorkellers can expect a diversity of fish life and corals of every conceivable colour and hue.

Anusara Yoga

Anusara Yoga® is a powerful method of hatha yoga which integrates biomechanical principles of alignment with the celebration of the heart and spirit.
Developed by John Friend in 1996, Anusara Yoga® offers a dynamic synthesis of asana technique, yoga philosophy, and the celebration of good company.
Anusara Yoga invites students to explore all aspects of themselves: their bodies, their minds, and their hearts. By tapping into the best in ourselves, we simultaneously open the pathways to connect to others and to the world around us.
Restoring hatha yoga to its roots in Tantric philosophy, Anusara teaches that we need not turn our backs on our worldly existence in our search for Spirit. Indeed, this life is the ground of any spiritual journey. Human life is a gift of Grace, an opportunity to discover the divine within us and around us.
As we cultivate our bodies through yoga postures, our breath through pranayama, and our minds through meditation, we grow our ability to see the good and to celebrate. This “yoga from the inside out” begins with an intention to open one’s heart and allow Grace to flow in. Anusara Yoga’s Universal Principles of Alignment, the result of years of study of modern biomechanics and kinesiology, restore health and prevent injuries.
This fusion of heart and body distinguishes Anusara Yoga from all other styles, and explains why Anusara has attracted thousands of students worldwide since its creation in 1997.
For more on Anusara Yoga, please visit the following website:

• www.Anusara.com: information on Anusara Yoga worldwide
  

THE DEAL

This life-changing retreat comes in 3 sizes—you choose the one that’s right for you!
All 3 programs include:

• 7 nights accommodations
  
• All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, unlimited tea/coffee)
  
• Traditional Fijian lovo feast and kava ceremony
  
• snorkelling and kayaking
  
• guided waterfall hike
  
• 1 spa treatment
  
• airport transfers
  
• all taxes and service fees
  

Round-trip airfare to Fiji and Kadavu not included but easily booked through our own travel agent.

YOGA VACATION

Includes 12 yoga classes, practice and study of Anusara Yoga ideas, breathwork and meditation.

Double US$ 1,650 per person for 7 nights

Single Supplement US$ 500