Be the change you want to see in the world Gandhi

Sakura
Yoga
Retreat
Paraty
2012
Be the change
you want to see
in the world
Gandhi
June 24 – June 29 2012
Enjoy a 6 days all-inclusive high class have fun and be happy Yoga-retreat with us in Paraty, close to Rio de Janeiro. While Rio 20+ aims to discuss a model of society based on new
values and attitudes, Sakura Yoga Retreat makes each individual feel the harmony and
peace that is needed on our planet. The Sakura Retreat Paraty 2012 package includes:
- Yoga and meditation classes twice a day
Sakura
Fall in love with your body, yourself and the entire universe again. Sakura is the Japanese
word for cherry blossom. It symbolizes new beginnings and the perfect beauty of existence
with its transitory nature. Sakura Retreats is about being completely at ease: in the perfect
place at the perfect moment with perfect company. It‘s about finding peace within yourself
and outside‚ inspired by Yoga. Sakura stands for high-quality yoga, high-quality food, amazing accommodation, and respect towards people, animals and nature. Sakura Retreats is a
social business: we reinvest profits and support social projects in the region.
- Wonderful nature: jungle, waterfalls, paradise beaches and beautiful islands surround you
- Luxurious hotel with pool and spectacular view
- Optional daily activities
- Small groups: maximum 15 participants
- Transportation from Rio de Janeiro to Paraty and vice versa
- 5 nights accomodation in a single room* with private bathroom
- Usage of all hotel facilities such as pool, outside water massage
- Laundry and room cleaning service
- 3 wonderful meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Fruits and non alcoholic drinks all day
- Jungle trek to a waterfall
- Evening program such as live bands and round-trip transportation to Paraty
- Yoga mat
Price: 980 Euro All Inclusive
*For double and triple rooms, a discount applies:
Triple room: -200 Euro/ person. Double room: -100 Euro/ person
An additional charge applies to daily activities such as boat trips and horseback riding.
We kindly ask you to arrange your own insurance coverage, as this will not be part of the package.
Yoga
Our yoga classes, held twice a day, are suitable for all levels. Highly experienced teachers
offer a combination of dynamic Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga as well as relaxing and meditative yoga sessions in the Sivananda tradition with Anusara and Kundalini elements. You
can practice meditation and Pranayama and learn excellent relaxation and breathing techniques. With seriousness and dedication but also plenty of fun, Yoga will carry us to great
states of wellbeing and joy and fulfill our body, mind and spirit with all its benefits.
Paraty
Situated between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, the coastal historic town of Paraty is by far
the most sophisticated city of the region, perhaps the most beautiful in all of Brazil. With its
authentic colonial buildings, Paraty‘s center is a historical museum in its own right, set in a
tropical paradise surrounded by jungle, white beaches, beautiful islands and the emerald
green sea.
Paraty is a culturally rich and cosmopolitan, colorful city. Artists from all over the world live
here and enjoy the laid-back and open-minded atmosphere. Paraty hosts several festivals
and cultural events, such as FLIP — Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty, the popular annual literary and cultural festival.
Accommodation
Casinha Branca is a beautiful white mansion with a touch of luxury, the kind of place that
makes you feel at home right away. Situated on the side of a mountain, apart from Paraty
and its city sounds, the hotel is surrounded by a spectacular natural environment, including
wild waterfalls. offering a magnificent view over the ocean and the islands around. There
are eight spacious suites all of them with private bathrooms. You can choose between a
single, double or a triple room. Casinha Branca offers a large open sitting area and kitchen,
a hammock area and a pool.
Food
Enjoy three amazing vegetarian gourmet meals per day. You will be served fresh, organic,
high-quality food, sourced from local growers or picked from Casinha Branca‘s organic garden. There will always be fresh fruit and juices available for self-service. And by the way:
Sakura Retreat is not about any dogmas - so feel to grab a croissant or a cup of coffee, if you like.
Activities
Sakura Retreats offer more than just Yoga. We want you to have fun and enjoy life! You can
participate in optional daily activities such as horseback riding, jungle treks to wild waterfalls, boat trips to secret paradise islands and excursions to Paraty‘s famous historical city
center.
Would you rather just relax, or take some time alone? Perfect. Please do whatever feels
right. You can always enjoy yourself, lying in a hammock, reading, or simply being happy
with silence.
How about treating yourself a professional Hawaiian or Thai massage by our certified massagist Uma: This is straight heaven after a challenging Yoga session!
The Sakura team
The Sakura Staff members speak fluent English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese.
Yoga classes will be held in English.
Julia Uma Möhle Delgado
Yoga teacher, certified nature medicine therapist, certified
Thai and Balinese massage therapist
Imke Schulte
Organization, Yoga teacher
Uma has been a passionate yoga teacher for seven years.
Her classes are very dynamic and challenging, yet fun
and easy to follow for all levels. The direction and precision of Iyengar Yoga is important to her. She combines
it with the dynamic flow of Ashtanga and Power Yoga
and with the meditation and breathing techniques of
the Sivananda tradition. Apart from teaching Yoga, Uma
loves to travel, and she works for a business law firm in
Frankfurt. She learned traditional Thai and Balinese Massage and is a certified nature medicine therapist.
Imke has been practicing and teaching Yoga intesively
for six years. She is enrolled in a Yoga teacher program
within the Sivananda tradition and has been organizing
yoga retreats in Germany. Yoga is what she loves most in
life. She also loves to travel, to work, to discuss philosophy, to spend time with inspiring people, to fall in love
each day and to do fun things that make the heart smile.
So the idea of Sakura came up, which combines it all.
Imke is writing a Ph.D. thesis on sustainable social projects and works for a German-Peruvian NGO as a consultant for communications.
Claire Ducry
Organization, Corporate Social Responsibility
Luciana Delgado
Chef
Claire Ducry has been practicing yoga for five years.
Meditation is an essential source and foundation in her
life. Claire is half Swiss and half Brazilian; having lived in
Rio de Janeiro and Paraty for many years, she knows the
area well. Her other home is Geneva, where she works for
a company involved in sustainable development. As an
expert on social business, she is responsible for Sakura
Retreats CSR. She has been working as a private banker
in a Swiss private bank. Claire has a one-year-old daughter. She knows about the challenges of combining family,
work, social life and Yoga. Claire is shining proof that it is
possible to live it all and be truly happy.
Luciana Delgado is our Sakura chef in Paraty. She has
been learning from some of the most popular chefs in
South America and ran several high-end restaurants in
Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Peru. She specializes in
dishes with local organic food. Lu loves to travel and is
practicing yoga as well. Her extraordinary dishes, made
with love, will surely make you happy. You will recognize
her by her big smile and her many colorful tattoos.
Contact
Sakura Retreats
Imke Schulte
[email protected]
www.sakuraretreats.com
+49 163 60 50 408