Yoga Retreat :: Adventure Yoga Sustainability Retreat with Steve Glenn and Ted McDonald to Dominica

This new kind of retreat, one focused equally on developing your mind and your body in order to help you create a truly 'sustainable' lifestyle. We’ve picked a place, Jungle Bay Dominica, that was rated as one of the top eco-resorts in world by Conde Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Traveler and more! The lush, luxury hotel with it's 35 cabins is located on the island of Dominica. With over 289 square miles, 91 miles of coastline, 365 rivers and streams, amazing waterfalls, National Geographic Traveler rated it the most unspoiled of the Caribbean Islands.

We call this an Adventure Yoga Sustainability Retreat, because it summarizes the three major activities in which we’ll indulge. We’re going to hike to the world’s 2nd largest boiling lake; we’ll bike along mountain

trails through the rain forest; we’ll kayak through mountain lakes and along the rugged coast! In between, each day, we’ll do yoga, eat fresh mostly vegetarian foods grown at the resort, swim in their pool, and dance each night to local music. We’ll learn about renewable energy, organic farming, sustainable constructions and we’ll engage in discussions about how we can reduce our ecological footprint.

Our Tentative Schedule: We will have a multitude of excursions and activities to choose from. Jungle Bay has an amazing spa as well as plenty of outdoor activities. Make sure you come with an open mind, an openheart and patience!

Day 1: Pick up from Melville Hall Airport DOM, transfer back to lodge
Day 2-6: Yoga, Adventure, Sustainability Walks/Talks and optional excursions
Day 7: Yoga, transfer back to Melville Hall Airport and on!

Optional Excursions include:
Hiking to:
* Victoria Falls
* Sari Sari Falls
* Glasse Trail
* Boiling Lake
* Zom Zom Trail
* Perdu Temps Trail

Tours:
* Heritage Tour
* Kayaking
* Diving
* Snorkeling
* Nature Walks
* Roseau Market Tour & Trafalgar Falls
* Beach Picnic

All levels are welcome.

The Retreat includes:
* Accommodations for 7 nights
* Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner everyday
* Yoga classes most days with Ted McDonald
* Sustainability workshops with Steve Glenn
* 3 excursions
* 1 spa treatment
* Airport transfers
* TerraPass Carbon Offsets for your air travel
* The experience of a lifetime!!

The Retreat does not include:
* Gratuities for guides, servers, drivers, etc.
* Rides to the beach, excursions on top of the included 3, etc.
* Additional spa services beyond the one included
* Domestic flights
* International Airfare
* Airport transfers if you arrive seperately from the group
* Some meals during travel days. Unforeseen expenses

Cost and Registration information
Prices are listed per person:

Double Occupancy:
$2375 ($2675 if paid in full after July 1, 2009)
Single Occupancy: add $650

Check In begins on Saturday, August 15, 2009
Check Out is on Saturday, April 22, 2009

Enjoy Amazing Yoga – Life and Earth enriching Sustainability workshops – Meditation – Making New Friends – The Culture of Dominica – Adventure – Hiking – Swimming – Kayaking – The Boiling Lake – A Free Spa Treatment – The Amazingly diverse rainforest of Dominica – Delectable meals – and of course, Pure Bliss!

Retreat Policy:
An advance deposit of $1,000 is required to reserve your space on this retreat. All deposits are non-refundable. Deposits are fully refunded if trips is cancelled by operator. Deposits are transferable to another retreat if cancellation is received before July 1st. Absolutely no refund, deposit or payment transfers will be made if cancellation is received after the above cancellation deadline of July 1st. Balance must be paid in full by the early registration date in order to receive the discounted price. Balance must be paid by August 1st for everyone else.

Travel information:
You will want to fly in and out of Melville Hall Airport (DOM). Arriving Saturday, August 15, 2009 in the morning and departing Saturday, August 22, 2009 in the late afternoon or evening so as to leave room for your domestic flights. Many carriers fly to Dominica, but you can easily get there with American Eagle www.aa.com. Also check out www.kayak.com for your flights and please call us if you have any questions. Adventure Yoga Retreats charges a 5% fee to arrange your flights for you.

Visa information:
American citizens and most others need a valid passport, but DO NOT need a visa to enter Dominica. You should check with your embassy if you are a foreign national. Click here for more travel info from the US Govt.

The Evnvironment: This retreat is Carbon Neutral!
At Adventure Yoga Retreats we firmly believe in doing our part to help combat Global Warming. We also encourage you to do yours. Please educate yourself by going to

. Use the calculator to figure out your carbon footprint and purchase Carbon Offsets against your travel or even your daily life. We have included carbon offsets for your travel on this retreat! We want to show you the world and we want it to be here for generations to come.

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Weather in Dominica:
In August, temperatures average from the mid 70's to 80's and humid. There is an ocean breeze in the evening and intermittent showers. You might need a long sleeve at night if you normally get cold and definitely a rain poncho if you're not okay in tropical rain.

$1000 non-refundable deposit required to hold your space.
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