Breathe deep, sit relaxed, closing your eyes, listening to the waves crashing before you as you allow a moment of mediation and gratefulness for being alive and truly present. Breathe, have hope, love, laughter, and joy once again!
Allow yourself freedom to escape hectic city life to join Chandra and Brian on a Revitalizing Yoga Retreat in paradise on the beautiful beaches of Jamaica. Brighten your day with an energizing Yoga Class in the morning. Then spend the afternoon on a workshop or run free on the beautiful, virgin, private and sandy beaches.
Toward the end of the night we will conclude each day with an Omazing Yoga class on the beach lite by fire or moon light before you a deep sleep to fully rejuvenate the body.
The experience
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You will be guided to an eye-opening, soul-searching experience, during which you will learn the beauty of pairing your health and nutrition with nature in order to restore, renew and rejuvenate your body, mind and soul. Enjoy healthy, authentic Jamaican foods and breath-taking views while performing yoga in a beautiful exotic location. Learn daily yoga and health tips that will refresh and renew your body, develop your mental awareness and prepare yourself for a successful and healthy lifestyle.
Vacation highlights
• Flexible 5, 7, 10 0r 14days options available
• Optional meditation classes
• Candlelight gentle yoga classes
• Sunset restorative yoga classes
• Fitness and TRX Classes, AcroYoga, Self-Massage (Yoga Ball Therapy)
• Morning Vinyasa flow yoga classes
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Delicious Jamaican cuisine
• 6 nights’ accommodation
• 6 day(s) with instructions
• English and French Speaking
Itinerary
Day 1: Travel day
• Day of arrival at leisure
• 06:00 pm: Group welcome dinner
• Walking meditation on the beach moonlight lead or candlelight (optional)
Day 2-6: Typical retreat day
• 08:30 - 09:30 am: Morning vinyasa yoga class (location depending on weather)
• 09:30 - 10:00 am: Optional leisurely swim
• 10:00am - 12:00 pm: Breakfast / lunch
• Free time for optional worshops, enjoy spa, beach, market, Dunn's River Falls, Dolphins Cove, jet skiing, zip lining, Mystic Mountain, Margaritaville, and snacks and lunch at leisure
• 06.00 - 07:00 pm: Sunset restorative yoga class
• 07:00 - 07:30 pm: Free time until dinner
• 07.30 - 09:30 pm: Dinner
• 08:30 pm: Guided candle light meditation. Offered on one of the nights, to be announced.
Day 7: Farewell day
• Take a last breath and leave at your leisure.
There are other special yoga related activities, such as: Full Moon Yoga, Fire Yoga (tiki torches), Meditation, AcroYoga, and destination yoga.
Excursions
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The package includes destination yoga which is a guided tour to a private waterfall for a daytime activity and an energizing yoga class to truly awaken your senses, really get in touch with nature and all the earthly elements, while having an inner / outer body spiritual experience!
Location
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Nestled between the luscious green mountains and 100 yards from the deep blue Caribbean ocean, Old Fort Bay, is truly a diamond in the rough. Imagine being picked up and driven a leisurely 80 minutes on one of the most serene ocean coastal drives of Jamaica’s beautiful north shoreline. Gaze upon tropical, breathtaking views, and catch the native fauna and flora along the way.
Arrive through the gated community and drive deeper down into the comfort of your private beachfront villa. Open your mind to the idea of performing yoga on soft, powdery beaches or by the luscious gardens. Let yourself be guided through a nature walk of grassy fields tucked up against the picturesque backdrop of the mountains to a private waterfall.
Choose to lie out and catch some sun, sipping fresh coconut water, or go for a refreshing swim. Find a cozy chair or hammock to curl up in and enjoy the fresh sea breeze while being engrossed in a novel and listening to the Jamaican reggae beats playing in the distance from the hillsides.
Things to do
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• Check out the local Jamaican arts and craft market
• Horseback riding
• Kayaking
• Read a book by the garden
• Relax in a hammock
• Snorkeling and water adventures
• Stroll along the shoreline
• Swimming with dolphins at the Dolphin Cove
• Take a dip in the Caribbean sea
• Take a nature walk through the Jamaican countryside
• Take a ride into the town
• Visit the waterfall
• Hiking
Accommodation
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Your Jamaican getaway will be nestled in a private gated community with guards on duty 24/7 to ensure your safety. Choose your desired room - either an ocean front villa, or a private room, surrounded by vibrant greenery and the beautiful backdrop of the lush Jamaican mountains.
Food
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Since a large percentage of your health is based on what you put into your body, Yoga by Chandra’s commitment to you is providing you with Jamaica’s freshest food. From the juicy flavorful fruits (oranges, mangos, papaya, and pineapple, to name a few), to the fresh fish and home grown veggies (sweet potatoes, yams, and callaloo - leafy greens that are similar to spinach).
We offer you a nice variety of food that can cater to your dietary needs. Whether you want to cut back, trim up and lose weight or just indulge in Jamaica’s finest foods, like its famous jerk chicken, red beans and rice, or the fresh cut fish of the day.
You be the boss and take control of your experience here, by telling what you believe will leave you healthy, happy and satisfied, wanting to come back and stay longer! You will not only get 3 main dishes a day, but healthy snacks, along with herbal teas, Jamaica’s famous coffee, coconut water, fresh juices and to aid you in your detox or overall gourmand experience.
Optional tours
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City tour to Ocho Rios
Transportation to downtown Ocho Rios, which is only minutes away from the villa, can be arranged. You will have the chance to see the "real" Jamaica: towns, markets, historical sites and locals in everyday action. You can also visit the fruit and spices market or the arts and craft market.
Trip to Dunn’s River Waterfall
With Dunn’s River waterfall, conveniently located just minutes from the villa, transportation can be arranged for you to go and see this natural beauty, and climb and swim in the most beautiful of Jamaican waterfalls.
Allow Yoga with Chandra to take you through a guided nature walk to another private waterfall that’s minutes away from Old Fort Bay. This secluded exotic waterfall is only known to very few where no tourists have been seen to go there.
What’s included?
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• 6 nights’ accommodation
• All yoga classes and workshops
• Fitness Training and TRX
• Beverages
• Daily meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Optional Jamaican cooking classes
• Optional meditation classes
• Snacks, fruits and vegetables
• Snorkeling accessories
*Please note that the investment does not include: Airfare, Any additional Activities you choose or Spa Treatments.
Know before you go
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Group size
No minimum required.
Special menu request
We offer you nice variety of food that can cater to your dietary need vegetarian and vegan options available.
Flight assistance
We can advise you about the best or the most economic flights to take. For more information, please contact us directly
Additional information
For more information ask your questions directly to Brian or Chandra who will be happy to assist you.
Booking conditions
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Payment
A deposit of 50% is required to hold your room.
The remaining 50% balance is due 30 days before the retreat start date.
Cancellation
If you cancel 31 days or more prior to the retreat start date, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 30 days or less prior to the retreat start date, you forfeit the entire deposit amount.
Accepted payment methods:
Cash, Credit/Debit Card, Paypal
Accepted payment methods on location
Cash, PayPal
Accepted currencies on location
United States Dollar
Pricing information
Group pricing is available. Please contact Chandra Winzenried or Brian Coones
5 Day Shared $950 Private $1500
7 Day Shared $1260 Private $2030
10 Day Shared $1700 Private $2800
14 Day Shared $2240 Private $3780
Chandra: yogabychandra1@gmail.com
Brian: brian.coones@gmail.com
Last updated April 22, 2015, 12:30 p.m. UTC
Live your passions; do what you love and love what you do.
Brian has been a Fitness Coach for 8 years, his background with Yoga started in fitness while he was serving in the US Army and is certified in Yoga, Fitness, NLP Coaching, TRX (Suspension and Rip), Trigger Point MyoFascial Release, Sports Therapy, Sport Nutrition, CPR, First Aid, Team Building, Rock Climbing and a few others.
I was the fitness trainer for my unit, into hard training with large muscles and had poor flexibility. I also had a few injuries while serving and was recommended by a doctor to start Yoga or Pilates.
Now I was one of “those guys†though thought Yoga is not a workout, “it’s only for girls.†When I was dragged to my first ever Yoga class I was in for quite a shock… 10mins in I was dying. The class was held on the Army Base in the fitness center and I was the only guy, it was tough and the soldier inside me stuck with it to finish the class…barely. After the first class I felt a major difference and I started practicing on and off since 2007, not really consistent with my practice. I learned the more consistent I was the more benefits I had physically, as I practiced more I started to notice how it affected my mood, stress and many other aspects of my life that regular fitness did not.
So I set the goal of learning Yoga to one day become a teacher. It took a few years before I was able to attend a teachers training, when I had the time to do it I didn’t have the funds and when I had the funds I did not have the time or so was my excuse. One day I said “I need to do this, I want to do this and the only way things happen is when we stop hiding behind our excuses.†I was holding myself back, stopping myself from achieving my goal. With this realization I set my excuses aside and made the conscious decision to make it happen. “When the student is ready the teacher will appear†and into my life he came.
My journey to becoming a teacher began in March 2013. I Attended my first teachers 200hr Yoga Teachers Training in Hatha Yoga with Guru Ravvindra Tomar, a Master Teacher from Rishikesh, India; living in Dubai. Ravvi has been one of my greatest teachers and mentors. I completed my training in August 2013 and he trained and mentored me until Jan 2014 when he moved back to India. (Thank you Ravvi miss you lots).
My path to becoming a teacher did not stop there though, as Yoga is a life long journey. I wanted more knowledge, more training for my own personal growth and to become a better teacher. So second teacher Thomas Taubman who equally impacted my life and Yoga Practice appeared when my amazing friend Liz Terry (Founder and Chief of Satya Flow Yoga) presented me with the opportunity to take a second 200hr Intensive Yoga Teachers Training in Vinyasa Yoga in Dubai with one of the worlds most renowned teachers training organizations: YogaWorks.
I completed the first half of the course in March 2014 with Thomas Taubman and we will finish the rest of the course in May 2014 with Laurel Beversdorf. I am very much looking forward to finishing the course and meeting my third teacher.
My journey does not end here Yoga has forever impacted and changed me and next I plan on taking the advanced 500hr Teachers Training.
To schedule a private session with Brian or group class contact him at:
Phone: +971 55 770 8629
Email: brian.coones@gmail.com
Qualifications
Fitness Coach and Yoga Teacher
- Hatha Yoga Teacher 200hr YTT
- Yoga Alliance UKâ„¢, Ravvi School of Yoga; Bikiram Yoga UAE August 2013
- Vinyasa, Yin Yoga 200hr YTT
- Yoga Allianceâ„¢, YogaWorks; Zen Yoga Dubai (2014 in progress)
- Certified Personal Trainer
- ISSA- International Sports Sciences Association License 306784 Updated October 2012 Current to October 2014
- Army Fitness Instructor 2006
- ASFA- American Sports and Fitness Association Certified 2007
- Expert Rating-ISO 9001:2000 Certified 2009
- NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner (Life Coaching)
- American Board of NLP, Matrix Training Solutions March 2011
- Myofascial Compression Techniques
- Trigger Point Technologiesâ„¢, MEFITPRO September 2013
- Industrial Rope Access IRATA Lv1
- Industrial Rope Access Training Association, Traks Pro September 2011
- Petzl Belaying Instructor/Trainer
- PETZLâ„¢ V.access, Traks Pro January 2012
- Petzl PPE Inspections Competent Person Trainer
- PETZLâ„¢ V.access, Traks Pro April 2011
- Technical Rope Rescue
- NFPA, Rescue3 Traks Pro January 2012
- Climbing Wall Supervisor
- NFPA, Rescue3 Traks Pro October 2012
- TRX Suspension Trainer
- TRX Trainingâ„¢, MEFITPRO July 2011
- TRX Rip Trainer
- TRX Trainingâ„¢, MEFITPRO December 2013
- AMGA Single Pitch Climbing Instructor Course
- American Mountain Guide Association, Sylvan Rocks June 2009
- Hypnosis Practitioner
- The American Board Hypnotherapy, Matrix Training Solutions March 2011
- Time Line Therapy Practitioner
- Time Line Therapy Association, Matrix Training Solutions March 2011