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Perspective Coaching Retreat in Costa Rica

The Way of the Humble Warrior with Bob Speck, E-RYT 500 Saturday May 10 to Saturday May 17, 2025 From $2350ppdo Early Bird Rates end February 14, 2025 A Heart of the Village Yoga Retreat led by Bob Speck, Functional Strength Coach and Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500 Rip Jack Inn, Playa Grande, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. This retreat is limited to the first 12 participants. Join Bob for a seven-day educational retreat designed to expand integrated yoga practices and enrich

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Winter Solstice Yoga Workshop

Our Winter’s Dream… Moving from Darkness to Light and from Yang to Yin with Bob Speck, E-RYT 500 4 to 5:30 PM, Saturday, December 21 $40 Monthly Members, for 20% off your ticket purchase, enter Promo Code: SOLSTICE Click here to register. Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year, the day of least light. But it also marks the return of light as days start to get longer. Winter is a time to hibernate, to stay warm and

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Meditation

Ganesh Mantra 108X

Listen here to recording of the Ganesha Mantra 108x: Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha “Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha” is a Sanskrit mantra that translates to “My salutations to Lord Ganesha”. It is a powerful prayer and mantra that is said to remove obstacles and evil, and provide mental clarity and success.  Some say that chanting this mantra 108 times daily for 11 days can be beneficial. It is said to help people achieve peace, prosperity, spiritual enlightenment, material fulfillment, and strong social influence. 

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Meditation

Gayatri Mantra

Here’s a recording of the Gayatri Mantra repeated 9x. The Gayatri Mantra is a sacred chant and prayer that has many meanings and interpretations: Unity in creation The Gayatri Mantra demonstrates the unity that exists behind the many forms of creation. Prayer for wisdom
 The Gayatri Mantra is a prayer for enlightenment and wisdom that asks for divine light to illuminate the practitioner’s intellect. Meditation The Gayatri Mantra is a set of sounds used by meditators to achieve a higher

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Yoga Workshop

Mandala Stone Painting Workshop

with Gabby Hayward 2 to 4 P.M., Sunday, September 22 and Sunday, November 10, 2024 $35 (Recurring $108 monthly members use code: Members20 for 20% off.) Click here to register. Come and enjoy a few hours of creativity and relaxation led by Gabby Hayward, an Artist, Art Therapist and World Traveler. Hosted at Heart of the Village Yoga, we will start with a meditation and snacks, and then you will be led into the creative process of mandala stone painting.

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Heart of the Village Yoga

Yoga for Brain Longevity

with Barbara Lowes The mission of this class is to help prevent memory related diseases and help individuals live a high quality of life through yoga, reiki, and meditation. Each week we will study different parts of the Four Pillars of Brain Longevity and then practice slow flow yoga. This style of practice promotes peace and quiet in the mind and body, preparing you for meditation. Our practice will end each week with a mind body meditation called Kirtan Kriya,

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