SEFIRA GLOBE TRAVEL: A modern day pilgrimage for all seekers on all paths.
Costa Rica April 7 15, 2012
SHAMANIC JOURNEY INTO THE WILD
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in the Talamanca Canton in Limón Province. The town is located in southeastern Costa Rica. Formerly a quiet little fishing village, Puerto Viejo has a charm that is all its own. This town is among the top rated surfing destinations of the world. It is known worldwide in the surfing community for the biggest and most powerful wave in Costa Rica, known as: “Salsa Brava”. With its relaxed atmosphere and its own unique blend of Latino, Afro-Caribbean and Bribri indigenous cultures. It is also home to beautiful beaches, such as Playa Chiquita, Playa Negra, and Punta Uva, which are a few of Costa Rica’s most spectacular beaches which can be found between Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo
Day 01: Arrive in San Jose. Drive to Puerto Viejo. Hotel accommodation. Qi-Yo Yoga practice and meditation at night.
SEFIRA GLOBE TRAVEL: A modern day pilgrimage for all seekers on all paths.
Day 02: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. Breakfast at local hotel. Spend the day at one of the many beautiful beaches and visit to BriBri Waterfall in the afternoon. Oceanic Meditation at night.
Day 03: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. After breakfast, visit to Punta Uva beach. In the afternoon kayaking in Manzanillo. At night music entertainment from local artists.
SEFIRA GLOBE TRAVEL: A modern day pilgrimage for all seekers on all paths.
Day 04: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. Breakfast at local hotel. One day trip to Poás Volcano and Botos Lake. Free time in the evening.
Day 05: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. After breakfast, dolphin and whale watching. In the afternoon embark on a beautiful rainforest hike.
Day 06: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. Breakfast at local hotel. Visit to BriBri, the local Indian tribe and their shamans.
The Bribri are an indigenous tribe from Costa Rica. They live in the Talamanca Canton in Limón Province of Costa Rica. They speak the Bribri language and Spanish. The Bribri social structure is organized in clans. The clan system is matrilineal. This gives women a very important place in Bribri society since they are the only ones that can inherit land and prepare the sacred cacao (Theobrma cacao) drink that is essential for their rituals. Men’s roles are defined by their clan, and often are exclusive for men. Examples of these roles are the “awa” or shaman, and the “oko”, the only person allowed to touch the remains of the dead, sing funeral songs, and prepare the food eaten at funerals.
The Shaman or “awa” holds a very important place in Bribri society. Awapa (plural for awa)train since they are about 8 years old, the training is said to last between 10 to 15 years. Only certain clans are allowed to become awapa. Since the clan comes from the mother’s side of the family, an awa cannot teach his own sons, but rather the sons of his female relatives.
SEFIRA GLOBE TRAVEL: A modern day pilgrimage for all seekers on all paths.
Day 07: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. Breakfast at local hotel.
Visit to Chocolate museum and attending Bri Bri’s cocoa healing ceremony
Cacao, as in most of the indigenous groups in southern Costa Rica and northern Panama, has a special significance in Bribri culture. For them the cacao tree used to be a woman and Sibu (God) turned into a tree. Cacao branches are never used as firewood and only women are allowed to prepare and serve the sacred drink. Cacao is used in special occasions, ceremonies and in certain rites of passage such as when young girls have their first menstruation. Currently there exists several Bribri women’s associations that produce organic, handmade chocolate that helps them in their livelihoods.
Day 08: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. Breakfast at local hotel. Visit to Gandoca and Manzanillo Refuge Jungle. Rainforest Meditation at night.
Day 09: Early morning Qi- Yo Yoga Sadhana. Breakfast at local hotel Leave to San Jose- NYC
SEFIRA GLOBE TRAVEL: A modern day pilgrimage for all seekers on all paths.
OUR COST INCLUDES:
Daily Qi-Yo yoga practice (Qi-Gong, pranayama, meditation and asana routine,) daily walks and vipassana meditation, connecting with nature and channeling energy; lectures on: quantum consciousness, balancing your doshas, relating to nature, the Earth’s resonance, divine geometry, vibrational therapy, Nada yoga, as well as site-specific discussions.
– Double sharing room on bed and breakfast basis in beautiful authentic CR lodges
– Air-conditioned car
– All taxes including service tax
– All assistance.
TOUR COST DOES NOT INCLUDE :
– Insurance (available for purchase upon request)
– Tips, air fare, Services of lunch and dinner, entry charges of video/still camera,
drinks, expenses of personal nature and any other services which are not mentioned above.
– Services of guide.
– Entrances of the monuments or parks.
– Any services which are not mentioned above.
– Fuel for car, interstate taxes for all transfers as per program
PROPOSED HOTELS:
http://www.lakukulalodge.com/lodge.php
FEE:
$1140
Qi-Yo Yoga is a YOGALEIDOSCOPE of different world yoga sources, spiritual practices, holistic methods and esoteric teachings that help modern individuals retrieve their creative identity, and reconsider spirituality in a constantly evolving world. The main goal is to offer a wide spectrum of wellness exercises and spiritual practices for practitioners to choose from. The creatively blended program of Qi-Yo allows all people, regardless of age or physical condition to enhance their overall health, reduce stress, gain flexibility and focus on their life purpose. A regular Qi-Yo routine combines breath-extension (pranayama) with asana routines, tailored to the group’s or individuals’ needs, as well as meditation, energy enhancement and cleansing, visualization and chanting techniques to promote total wellbeing, mental clarity and inner peace.
SEFIRA GLOBE TRAVEL: A modern day pilgrimage for all seekers on all paths.
Teacher:
Stoyan Radev – Swami Agung
Phone: 917 496 53 77; email: sefiravitalis@yahoo.com
Stoyan Radev is a Yoga & Martial Arts Master, an internationally recognized actor and esoteric disciple of Elena Blavatsky and Nicholas Roerich. Stoyan is a graduate of the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in Bulgaria. He has researched extensively for more than 25 years into the different sources of yoga in the world. Stojan has dedicated his life to the exploration and self-realization techniques inherent in different spiritual teachings and religions. He has been the founder and president of “All Who Seek in all Paths” – a creative spiritual foundation in Bulgaria, “Studio for Avant-garde Forms of European and Asian Theater” in Sofia, Kung-fu and Yoga School in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Creative Unfoldment Global Arts Laboratory “Anima Mundi” in Zurich, and currently “Overground Arts Alliance” – a not-for-profit organization based in New York City. He has embarked on numerous spiritual journeys and conducted yoga research in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Stoyan is the initiator and the master mind of the Esoteric Movement in Bulgaria and a pioneer of esoteric theater worldwide. After his initiation by the grand Sandhi Murti master Ngurah Harta in Bali, Indonesia he is given the title “Swami Agung” and received the blessing to found “Qi- Yo” – the Sevenvold Path of Satvic Arousal self-cultivation method. Swami Agung is currently a master of “Qi-Yo” and president of “Qi-Yo Universal Holistic Center” in New York, where he heals, lectures, instructs and performs in the field of Esoteric Theater.
La Kukula Lodge
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