Summer – Suvi – 2013

The summer schedule is up!

Check it out here

Highlights include  Cornelia Freise’s Dance Workshop for Women, the week-long Kundalini Yoga Retreat, the week-long Yoga Ballet Camp, the Men’s Yoga Camp, the Passion, Purpose & Pleasure Wellness Retreat and the Whole Foods Cooking Intensive

We are ready to take your reservations at marika@pollitalu.org

Polli suve kava on üleval!

Vaata täpsemalt siit

Ürituste hulgast leiad Cornelia Freise naiste tantsu laagrit, nädalapikkust Kundalini jooga puhkust,  nädalapikkust jooga balleti laagrit, meeste jooga laagrit, hõrgu toidu ja tervise laagrit ning Polli talu kokalaagrit

Registreerimine on alanud – kirjuta marika@pollitalu.org

Whole Foods Cooking Intensive

With Marika Blossfeldt (Estonia/USA)
September 28 – 29, 2013

Learn to nourish and nurture yourself by cooking easy delicious meals !

All recipes are wholesome and down to earth. They allow you to fall in love with the natural flavor of each ingredient.

You will learn how to make soothing soups, scrumptious salads, earthy grains, fabulous vegetables, awesome dressings and delightful desserts.

Unlock the healing secrets of food and learn how to use whole foods for optimum health and vitality. Whether you are a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen you will take away some fresh ideas while having fun cooking and eating together!

Please, bring your favorite cutting board and knife.
Participation is limited to 15!

Marika Blossfeldt, Holistic Health Coach and author of ESSENTIAL NOURISHMENT, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York and board certified as Holistic Health Counselor by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Her private practice is dedicated to raising awareness of the profound impact food and lifestyle have on our health. Marika enjoys guiding her clients to a place of confidence and mindfulness when making food choices. She offers individual and group health programs, wellness workshops, whole foods cooking classes, lectures and private yoga classes. As a passionate whole foods chef Marika grows her own herbs and vegetables and personally oversees the quality and deliciousness of all meals served to her guests.

Marika’s book is available at www.MarikaB.com/book as well as Amazon

Schedule
Saturday:
9.00 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 11.00 Kundalini yoga (optional)
11.00 – 19.00 preparation of several lunch and dinner dishes

Sunday:
8.00 – 9.00 Kundalini yoga (optional)
9.00 breakfast
11.00 -19.00 preparation of several lunch and dinner dishes

Cost of workshop
Euro 252 includes the workshop fee, meals and housing (transfer to Polli Talu and international travel is not included)

Register
marika@pollitalu.org or call +372-477-5363

Kundalini Yoga Intensive

With Marika Blossfeldt (Estonia/USA)
September 13 – 15, 2013

Kundalini Yoga is based on Yogi Bhajan’s teachings. A dynamic form of yoga, combining postures, stretching, movement, meditation, breathing, and chanting, it stimulates the glands, strengthens the nervous system, opens meridians, and balances chakras. It calms the mind and increases our capacity for concentration and intuition. Ultimately, it brings us to a deeper understanding of our potentials and ourselves and allows for a harmonious merging of body, mind and soul with the universal energy surrounding us.

Polli Talu Artistic Director and Kundalini Yoga instructor Marika Blossfeldt, certified in New York by 3HO, Kundalini Yoga East, will teach in English.

The three day intensive offers six different yoga classes and several meditations.

Participants need to be at least 16 years old.

No previous yoga experience is necessary – beginners are very welcome!

Schedule
First day:
17:00 – 18:00 registration
18:00 – 20:00 sauna for women
starting 20.00: sleepy time tea and snacks
20:00 – 22.00 sauna for men

Second day:
6.45 – 9.00 yoga/sadhana (chanting meditation)
9.00 breakfast
11.30 – 13.00 yoga
13.00 lunch
16.30 – 18.00 yoga
18.00 dinner
21.00 – 21.30 meditation

Third day:
6.45 – 9.00 yoga/sadhana (chanting meditation)
9.00 breakfast
11.30 – 13.00 yoga
13.00 lunch
16.30 – 18.00 yoga
18.00 dinner

Cost of workshop
EUR 230 includes the workshop fee, meals and  housing (transfer to Polli Talu and international travel is not included)

Register
marika@pollitalu.org or call 372-477-5363

The Passion, Purpose & Pleasure Wellness Retreat

With Marika Blossfeldt (Estonia/USA)
August 7 – 13, 2013

… a week of relaxation, awareness and awakening your taste buds

Sometimes a week away from your everyday surroundings works wonders. It can put you in touch with who you really are, what you really want from your life and provide insights, inspiration and support to start things moving in a fresh direction.

The PPP Wellness Retreat gives you the opportunity to explore your passions and connect to your purpose while enjoying a most pleasurable time with blissful yoga, delicious wholesome meals, fun-filled cooking classes, luxurious hot stone massages and soothing meditations.

When you join us for this life changing week on the farm you will be pampered with

Kundalini Yoga Morning Practice
Perfect for starting your day invigorated and uplifted. This ancient practice combines postures, stretching, movement, meditation, breathing and chanting. It is a stimulating work out for your body, mind and spirit.

Cooking Classes
A hands–on and fun experience. Every day we create a lovely three course lunch together – including dessert! Learn how to make delicious and energizing meals using fresh natural foods.

Nourishing Talks, helping you to

- understand how your moods are affected by the foods you eat

- discover how you can stabilize your blood sugar naturally by consciously eating balanced meals

- choose food purposefully, making food your friend and not your enemy

- achieve weight loss— without counting calories or dieting—simply by eating great-tasting nourishing foods

Breath Walks
A safe and easy work-out that keeps your body and heart fit while increasing oxygen levels in your blood, helping you to fire up your metabolism and optimize calorie burning capacity.

Massages
Enjoy the therapeutic and relaxing effects of classical massages or Reiki treatments.

Evening Meditations
At the end of the day ground yourself and calm your mind in preparation for a restful and deep sleep.

Day Trip
Explore beautiful sites in Western Estonia as we set out to visit local museums, medieval castles, bird sanctuaries and bogs.
The retreat is open to a maximum of 12 persons to ensure high quality personal attention.

Marika Blossfeldt, Author, Speaker and Holistic Health Coach, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York and board certified as Holistic Health Counselor by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Her private practice is dedicated to raising awareness of the profound impact food and lifestyle has on our health. Marika enjoys guiding her clients to a place of confidence and intuition about their food choices. She offers individual and group health programs, wellness workshops, whole foods cooking classes, lectures and private yoga classes. As a passionate whole foods chef Marika grows her own herbs and vegetables and personally oversees the quality and deliciousness of all meals served to her guests.

Marika’s cookbook and nutrition guide ESSENTIAL NOURISMENT is available at www.MarikaB.com/book as well as Amazon

Schedule

We will begin on August 7, with lunch at 13.00 and end August 13, with breakfast at 9.00.

Cost for retreat

EURO 700 includes meals and housing, classes, talks, 2 massages, and 1 outing per person (transfer to Polli Talu and international travel is not included)

Register

office@pollitalu.org or call 372-477-5363

Yoga for Men

THE ELEVATION OF MEN!

A Kundalini Yoga Retreat with  Jivan Mukta (Chili/Finland)

August 2 – 4, 2013

“What is a man? Man is a living experience, which can confront every temptation and still resurrect itself… It is an endless seed; it lives to seed. Its faculty, its quality, its generality, its temperament, its achievement is not mortal.“       Yogi Bhajan

A week-end retreat for men to learn tools and insights for:

• getting the best out of the “rough” side of men

• establishing a base for goal setting, strength and wisdom to achieve men’s goals

• finding balance through relaxation, sound/mantras, meditation, yoga and the art of prayer

The workshops offers early morning practice (sadhana), empowering vegetarian meals, walks to seaside, evening meditations and chants. We will share ancient yogic teachings and experiences in the group of men.

Jivan Mukta, born in Chile, is a certified  Kundalini Yoga Teacher &  Teacher Trainer in Finland. He was the co-founder of The Finnish Kundalini Yoga Association in 2006 and pioneer teacher trainer in this country. He travels to different countries to teach and to do healing work and to provide spiritual guidance. He is an innate healer through Meditative Healing, a variety of the meditative yogic method of healing which is present in the mystic dimension of the path of Yogi Bhajan. He has a degree in Political Science and in History and he has published several articles in specialty magazines on spirituality, yoga and healing.  He is married and a father of two children.

Costs:

Retreat and meals

219 € (incl. classes, activities + 3 meals per day)

Register before 31.07.2013 and pay only 199 €

Accommodations

Bed 17 €/ night
Mattress 14 €/night
Tent 8.80 €/ night

No previous experience in yoga is required.

For more information and to register please contact

Kalev Klaar   kalev.klaar@hotmail.com   +372-51 41 011

The Yoga Ballet Camp

THE YOGA BALLET CAMP

July 19 – 25, 2013

A unique opportunity to combine professional ballet training with balancing and relaxing yoga classes in the serene country side of Estonia.

Study with internationally acclaimed teachers:

Ballet technique, repertory, character dance:
Saima Kranig (Estonia/Finland), Anastasia Dunets (Russia/Finland), Stanislav Belyaevsky (Russia/Finland), Claudia  Zaccari (Italy)
Yoga: Marika Blossfeldt (Estonia/USA)

Camp schedule:

July 19
13:00                   arrival
14:00                   lunch
15:15 – 15:45    walk around Polli Talu
16:00                   introduction to yoga
16:30-17:30      yoga
18:00                   dinner
19:00-20:45      walk to the see
21:00-21:30      meditation

July 20/21/23/24
8:00-9:20           yoga
9:30                      breakfast
10:45-12:15       ballet
12:30-13:45       repertory
14:00                    lunch
16:30-18:15       character dance
18:30                    dinner
21:00-22:00      relaxing yoga, meditation

July 22
9:00-10:00         yoga
10:00                    breakfast
10:30-19:30       outing to Muhu Island
21:00-22:00       relaxing yoga, meditation

July 25
8:00-9:20           yoga
9:30                      breakfast
10:45-12:15       ballet
12:30-13:45       repertory
14:00                    lunch
15:00                   departure

Camp fee for students:   Euro 396
includes
Housing, breakfast, lunch, dinner
Yoga, ballet, repertory and character dance classes
Outing to Muhu island (including lunch, dinner and English speaking guide)

Fee does not include travel expenses

Camp fee for parents and teachers:   Euro 333
includes
Housing, breakfast, lunch, dinner
Yoga classes
Outing to Muhu island (including lunch, dinner and English speaking guide)
Parents and teachers are very welcome watch ballet, repertory and character dance classes for free.

Fee does not include travel expenses

Meals: wholesome vegetarian cuisine plus dairy, eggs and fish.

Number of participants is limited!
To reserve your place, please, transfer Euro 100 by April 1, 2013

Cancellation policy: deposits will not be refunded, unless cancellation occurs 2 months prior to camp or we can fill the spot – in which case the deposit minus an administrative charge of Euro 20 will be refunded.

Bank info:
Account name: POLLI TALU Loominguline Keskus
Address of account holder: 90127 Rame küla, Hanila vald, Estonia
Account number: 1120222466
International Account number IBAN: EE85 2200 0011 2022 2466
Swift code/BIC/BLZ/ABA/FW: HABAEE2X
Name of Bank: Swedbank
Address of Bank: Liivalaia 8, 15040 Tallinn, Estonia

For more information contact:
Anastasia at anastasia.dunets@gmail.com
Saima Kranig: + 358-405501753

Kundalini Yoga Retreat

With Marika Blossfeldt (Estonia/USA)
July 7 – 13, 2013

Treat yourself to a week of dynamic and blissful Kundalini yoga, meditations and massages, delicious vegetarian food and yogi tea. Relax and rejuvenate in the serenity of Western Estonia. Experience white nights, juniper groves and wooded meadows filled with wildflowers and herbs. Explore beautiful sites as we set out on two day trips to visit local museums, medieval castles, bird sanctuaries, bogs and islands.

Kundalini yoga is based on Yogi Bhajan’s teachings. A dynamic form of yoga, combining postures, stretching, movement, meditation, breathing, and chanting, it stimulates the glands, strengthens the nervous system, opens meridians, and balances chakras. The practice of Kundalini yoga brings with it a sense of wellbeing that is immediately tangible. After a yoga session one feels grounded, energized and uplifted. It helps to relax the body and calm the mind, increasing our capacity for concentration, creativity and intuition. Ultimately, it brings us to a deeper understanding of our potentials and ourselves and allows for a harmonious merging of body, mind and soul with the universal energy surrounding us.

The retreat includes
Sadhana, 2 yoga classes per day, evening meditations
2 massages
1 outing to beautiful natural sites in Western Estonia
Walking, swimming and bike-riding
3 vegetarian meals per day and yogi tea

Polli Talu Arts Center Artistic Director and Kundalini Yoga instructor Marika Blossfeldt was certified in New York City by 3HO Kundalini Yoga East. She has 18 years of international teaching experience and will teach in English with translation into Estonian.

A licensed Massage Therapist from Estonia will administer massages.

No previous experience in yoga is required. Beginners are very welcome!

Schedule

We will begin on July 7, with lunch at 13.00 and end July 13 with breakfast at 9.00.

Cost for retreat

Euro 620 includes meals and accommodations, classes, 2 massages, and 1 outing per person (transfer to Polli Talu and international travel is not included)

Register

office@pollitalu.org  or call +372-477-5363