Flowing with the Elements - Gong, Sound Healing & MEM Yoga Retreat - ARGENTINA

Gong, Sound Healing & MEM Yoga

19 to 24 January 2024

To be able to flow in everyday life whilst feeling grounded is my greatest goal... Sometimes I can, but sometimes I forget and then remember and begin again and again and again. I invite you to begin again with me!

We meet in the magical valley of El Bolsón, at the Wild Med Patagonia Retreat Centre. This natural paradise nestled amongst the majestic peaks of the Patagonian Andes is a powerful place where one of Argentina’s first alternative communities was established in the early 70's. A Mecca of sustainable living, community integration, healing arts and wild nature. This retreat is as much a community experience as it is an individual one.

During this retreat we will learn some of the principles of MEM Yoga which will help us understand and make contact with what our bodies are telling us. We will work with the archetypical energies and emotions of the Elements, which will help us recognise them within our own bodies and their influence on our emotions. With the Gong and Sound Healing techniques we make space to bring those fragmented parts of ourselves back into wholeness.

As you learn techniques, instrumentation, and how to play, we emphasise the experiential emergence of sound. We begin with movement and a return to our bodies alongside meditations to foster introspection, proprioception, and breath. This is where we can see and feel what needs to be brought into balance to centre us into our hearts.

What to expect:

• Breath Work & Vocal Activation
• Gong playing in Sound Healing 101 - Ancient Practices for Modern Times
• Anatomy of Emotion - The Elements & Seasons
• MEM Yoga - Practice & Philosophy
• Dynamic Meditation
• Yoga Nidra
• Labyrinth Experience
• Day by the River

As well as all this, you will experience receiving and giving Sound Baths and Singing Bowl massages, star gazing, and delicious vegetarian meals prepared with organic local produce.

*All activities will be carried out in English and Spanish.*

INVESTMENT:

The total investment per participant for lodging, workshop, outings and meals (see below for details):

Early Bird: 540€ book before the 21st November 2023

From 22nd price will go up to 598€

Payment Details:

Secure your space with 50% non-refundable deposit, with final payment due prior to the event (We will share these details with you after the deposit ticket purchase. If you have any questions, please contact Abby at abbydelsol@gmail.com

Accomodation Details:

Lodging is at the retreat centre distributed between 2 large houses in shared dorms (up to 4 people) and twin rooms, with plenty of communal space. Each house has a kitchen, a shared bathroom and sitting room. The retreat centre is completely surrounded by nature.  The closest town (El Bolsón) is 15km away.

For those who need extra private accomodation,  we can help you with that, at additional fee starting at $40 euro/night)

Food Allergies and Special Food Needs:

We try to accommodate to the best of our ability with vegetarian and vegan meal options. If you have further specific allergies (such as allum allergies, or needs that exceed standard vegan fare) we encourage you to supplement our offerings with your own food. There will be kitchen facilities available.

Here's what included:

Lodging in shared family-style house, breakfast, lunch, and supper

Programmed outings during the retreat.  There will be 2 programmed outings during the retreat.

• One to El Laberinto Patagonia.  A beautiful laberith in the outskirts of the adjoining village of El Hoyo.  A day to get lost, find ourselves, get lost again, find ourselves again.... and so on and so forth... Life!!!
• One to spend the day at the banks of El Rio Azul.  A magnificent blue river which runs down from a glacier only a few kilometres away at the top of the mountain.  These fresh cleansing waters share the magic of all the elements, as does the space the river runs through.  We will bring a picknick lunch with us.

Here's what's not included:

Transportation to and from the event, ground transfers, taxis, and snacks

Lunch & refreshments on the day of the visit to El Laberinto.

Travel, Arrivals and Departures:

*IMPORTANT - Bring spending money in US$ - Argentine currency is extremely unstable - Card payment is NOT widely available *

• To date Visa is not necessary for Argentina from most international locations, but we advise you check with your local Argentine consulate.
• The closest airport is San Carlos de Bariloche from where there are 3 bus services per day to El Bolsón (approximate cost 10€) from El Bolsón you will take a taxi to the retreat centre (around 5€).  We can assist you with these arrangements.
• Closest international airport is Buenos Aires.  It is sometimes possible to buy international flight schedule with final destination of San Carlos de Bariloche which is a 2 1/2 hour flight away.  However you must take into account that the internal flights from Buenos Aires often depart from a different airport.  It is also possible to get to San Carlos de Bariloche by bus.  This is a 22 hour journey.
• We ask that participants arrive at the retreat centre between 12:00 and 16:00 on January 19th.
• The workshop begins at 19:00 on January 19, and concludes at 17:00 on January 25th. We appreciate you arranging your travel and transports around this schedule.

Please be sure to read our terms and conditions, including the cancelation and sickness policy, prior to purchase. If you have any questions, please contact Abby: abbydelsol@gmail.com.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TICKET SALES:

Our events are often small in setting, and we try to keep our prices and tuitions in alignment to create as much access as possible. That said:

All sales are final upon purchase. There are no cash refunds.

If you cannot attend an event, please notify us immediately, so we can offer your spot to someone on the waiting list. We can only honor this option up to one month prior to the start of the event. If we can offer it to someone on the waiting list, your full payments will be forwarded to a future training with us, valid within two years from the purchase date. If we cannot fill the space, we will forward 75% of the payment to a future training with us, valid within two years from the purchase date. Price changes, availability, and variabilities apply.

Should the event be cancelled due to acts of god (fire, flood) or sickness of facilitators, tuition will be refunded, less bank fees and administrative costs.