The Concept

Treat yourself: boost the energy of body and mind during this holistic Parkour-Yoga training retreat programme.

Come learn the fundamentals and essence of Parkour and Yoga with world-class expert coaches Stephane Vigroux (co-founder of Parkour Generations and co-creator of the international A.D.A.P.T. qualification programme) and Roxanne De Guzman (Certified Anti-Gravity Aerial Yoga Instructor, Yoga Alliance Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor, Jivamukti-Inspired Yoga teacher, Vinyasa Yoga Instructor, A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer, Degree in Sports Physiology).

The retreat is a 5 day residential course and will take place on the beautiful tropical island of Phuket in southern Thailand, and includes:

• Welcome package and training kit including Yoga mats, hammocks, towels
• Full accommodation at Palm Garden Resort http://palm-garden-resort.com
• Airport transfers
• Daily breakfast
• Daily lunch
• Welcome and departure dinners
• Daily parkour training: “A parkour journey” with Stephane
• 2 mat yoga classes at Palm Garden’s yoga sala
• 3 Anti-Gravity Yoga sessions at studio: restorative and inversions with Roxanne
• Beach excursions (rest day) and scenic visit to Phuket’s Big Buddha and Chalong temples
• Full usage of resort swimming pool and all facilities/amenities
• Accessories provided: yoga mats, towels, yoga hammocks, stretching straps (*please bring  your own training gear: trainers, sweats (it’s hot!) and a long-sleeve for anti-gravity yoga – we will provide a complete suggested list of “what to bring” essentials after you have registered)

* note: please arrange to arrive day before 5-day retreat begins and depart day after retreat ends, therefore 6-nights will be included in the price of your accommodation (if you plan to arrive in Phuket much earlier or stay on after the retreat, please let us know if you would like this).

This is a unique course that for the first time unites parkour and yoga in one residential retreat. The two disciplines are different in origin and practice but complement each other perfectly.

The retreat is a welcome break to relax, recharge and train your body and mind one of the world’s most beautiful paradises.

Discover Asia, its people and its culture in a quite unique way, while also being introduced to two amazing and holistic disciplines. Amazing scenery, friendly locals, beautiful beaches, tasty and healthy Thai food whilst simultaneously training your body, mind and spirit!

Details

When: 24th July 2011 to 30th July 2011

Where:  Palm Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand

Price: 1500 Euros (Please note that paypal.com charges a small fee for the transaction.)

Who: Stephane Vigroux and Roxanne De Guzman

About Parkour

Parkour is a very complete and efficient way of training your body and mind, getting fit and healthy, and discovering your true potential. It is a natural method of training based on functional movement.

Beyond the physical benefits, parkour offers a powerful training tool for your mind as well. Parkour is a very direct experience of yourself and your environment in which you will face your fears and find a way to overcome them. It will train your discipline, your power of will and will increase considerably your confidence. This is an external path which takes you on an internal journey.

Parkour is also a way to connect with your environment in an age where increasingly we live at high speed and high intensity amidst jungles of concrete and steel. Your vision of your surroundings will change, expand and develop so that you will see your environment in a fresh and liberated manner.

Parkour can also be an art form in which imagination and self-expression have a central role. You will learn to reconnect with the playful spirit of your youth amidst surroundings that will enable you to relax fully into life.

About Mat Yoga

Your morning mat yoga practice of “asanas” (poses) can help take your Parkour training to the next level of awareness through conscious movement, alignment and breath control.  As studies continue to reveal yoga's many health benefits, this centuries-old Eastern philosophy has become the new fitness soul mate for workout enthusiasts. Even prominent athletes are adding yoga to their training regime to develop balanced, injury-free muscles and spines. Yet to applaud yoga for its physical benefits alone would only diminish what this entire system has to offer as a whole. By practicing yoga on a regular basis, you may be surprised to find that you're building much more than a strong, flexible body.

Initially, the sole purpose of practicing yoga was to experience spiritual enlightenment. In Sanskrit (the ancient language of India), yoga translates as "yoke" or "union," describing the integration of mind and body to create a greater connection with one's own pure, essential nature.

The Mat Vinyasa-style yoga we will practice at Palm Garden, combines a series of flowing postures with rhythmic breathing for an intense body-mind workout.

About Anti-Gravity Yoga

(*At studio, using Hammocks)

AntiGravity Yoga combines traditional yoga principles with elements from aerial acrobatics, dance, pilates and calisthenics.  AntiGravity Yoga helps students realign their body and Spirit with the tool of gravity to achieve physical and mental decompression. You will learn to fly, hold and balance in challenging yoga poses longer, gain better kinesthetic awareness, build cardiovascular and muscular strength, become more flexible, increase joint mobility, decompress the vertebrae of the spine without strain and utilize the agility you've gained from yoga to play with gravity! The class emphasis is to have fun while learning new skills and experiencing a total body workout and increase which will help compliment your Parkour training!  One of the key elements about Anti-Gravity Yoga that lends to Parkour is called “Prioprioceptive Awareness”