Arrive Tulum Mexico Feb 21, 2019 4 pm – depart Tuesday Feb 26, 2019 11am  5 nights accommodation, food & tuition included

Special Invitation to All VASA Students – its a Re-UNION!

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VASA’s Annual Retreat: 5 days of Amazing Learning with Master teacher & Vedic Scholar Jeffrey Armstrong

Once a year, Jeffrey Armstrong shares the best secrets of #YOGAWisdom & Longevity. This year we’ve booked a fabulous private estate in Mexico 60 miles from Cancun.  We would be most honored if you can join us for this auspicious event and celebration!  (Private message from Jeffrey at the bottom of this page)

Be inspired, rejuvenated, renewed, ignite your passion with #YOGICWISDOM tools that will serve you for your entire life. Yoga retreats are more than just a vacation; they nurture you on many levels. Devoting time to rest, rejuvenating and connecting with our true self creates a powerful opportunity for inner transformation, connection to our divine nature and higher purpose.

This is a special MASTER CLASS RETREAT bringing together a select group of friends, VASA students, and yoga teachers who are avidly interested in fast-tracking their life and yoga practice. Jeffrey Armstrong shares the best YOGA PHILOSOPHY & wisdom he’s learned over the years. Be prepared to be deeply inspired and transformed… EACH year has a theme and covers many topics: relationships, longevity, health, yoga philosophy, tantra, mantra, yantra, up to the highest conversations on Vedanta.  This will be an amazing, yet intimate gathering of  yogic thought leaders, writers, poets, artists, conscious entrepreneurs and speakers. It would take you years to learn what he will offer you in this 5 day retreat.

Come share an unforgettable experience!! 

PROGRAM highlights:

FABULOUS MUSICIANS:   Special Guest Pete McCormack will be joining us this year & so will Hemalayaa.

Experience advanced Yoga psychology, kirtan, & bhakti intertwined — Each day will be an integration of meditation and yoga, lectures, mantra practice, group sessions, inner transformational work, and play. After the morning meditation we’ll have a lazy breakfast before classes begin, then afternoon siesta giving you 2-3 hrs to relax before dinner – sunny weather guaranteed! The chefs will prepare a sumptuous dinner and we close the evening with satsang and an optional dip in the hot tub or pool. All meals are included and every evening will have some activity or class. This YEAR – we are request you use your “down time to rest, read & relax and not go off the property until the end.

COST: $1950 US includes 19 % tax, 5 nights shared accommodation (2-3 persons per room), all meals, philosophy classes with Jeffrey Armstrong, handouts, and evening kirtans with special guests. Does not include airfare, transportation to and from venue, gratuities for staff, meals or extra activities off site. YES this year we have a $200 high-season price increase, but by mid-Feb, getting out of the rain will be SO worth it!

1. Option 2: After Oct 31 – if there is space — Full Price$1950
2. Option 3: Please contact the office to set up the payment plan.

PAYMENT Schedule: A $500 us deposit is required to reserve your spot. Full payment is due Nov 30, 2018 – no refunds after that date unless we can replace your spot. $400 is non-refundable. See below.

SIGNING BONUS: All attendees who register will receive the entire “Psychology of Yoga Course” once they register Value $549 (22 classes – 44 hrs) Course details

Check-in date: Thursday Feb 21, 2019 at 4 pm (No early check-in please)
Check-out date: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2019 11 am.

Not included:  Stay a few extra days at the Bahia Prinicpe– if you wish to add to your holiday—Rakesh Shah is in charge of organizing that part. Rakesh Shah <[email protected]>

ACCOMMODATIONS:

All rooms are identical and fabulous.

13 Private Suites with terrace – 17 Bathrooms – 1500-sqft swimming pool

This is a waterfront luxury villa, which includes your own chef who will cater your every need while you sunbathe in one of the world’s most exotic beaches. Located in Half Moon Bay it provides a tranquil haven from the hustle of the modern city. The bay is surrounded and protected by a coral reef, and its shallow waters are perfect for snorkeling, kayaking and swimming. It has a 1500-square-foot pool with wet bar and covered leisure area with an outdoor Jacuzzi in the terrace. A spectacular Villa for an unforgettable vacation. You may never want to leave!

• There are great restaurants very close to the property, for those momentary escapes.
• Thirteen suites furnished with one king-sized bed and two comfortable individual-sized side beds, what makes the occupancy of each room suitable for one couple and up to two singles. All rooms will be shared.
• Bathrooms: 13 bathrooms plus 4 half baths!  All bedrooms have private full bathroom and terrace.
• Services include: Our own private Executive Chef Antonio Sosa – 3 meals a day and daily maid service (we like to offer a group tip at the end)

EXTRAS & NOTES

1. Personal Massages: please book ahead you will need to pay cash once in Mexico – Cost $75 us /hr – To reserve these please email the office [email protected]
2. Welcome packages will be sent out after you register with all the details we have at that time.Details will be updated on this page.
3. REFUND POLICY: Deposits are refundable up to Sept 30 less $100 handling fee. Refunds on accommodation portion are available only if we fill your spot. You can transfer your spot to another person. We will refund 50% of the tuition portion ($850) if you cancel 60 days prior to the event (by Dec 15.2018) Otherwise there are no refunds.
4. We recommend you purchase trip cancellation insurance in the event you have to cancel – no refunds after Dec 15, 2018.
5. NOTE: Most places will not take credit cards under $200 – bring cash.

TRAVEL INFORMATION for Mexico

We have set up a Facebook MEXICO RIDE SHARE group for everyone to connect:

• Fly into Cancun. ie: Vancouver to Cancun –
• Transport:Transfers from the airport to the venue are NOT included.
• Transfers are performed by Supertrans2000. (98) 4873-5353
• Prices start from $90 one way for 2 guests.
  For 8 guests, it is $220 round trip in two vans. Rates may vary.
  Transfers shall be paid cash to drivers upon arrival to the Villa.
• Prices are guaranteed after booked only.
• Or use www.Canadatransfers.com

While you are responsible for the cost of getting there – once you send your flight information to the VASA office we will connect you with others to book a van to lower your TAXI costs. People are coming in a few days earlier and leaving a few days later so while this may seem doable now — it may not be as we get closer — we will try to make it work – IF WE  GET ENOUGH NOTICE!

Departure Date Feb 26 at 11 AM Tuesday after morning meditation class, breakfast and closing ceremony. It takes about 1 hour to get to the airport. Book your flights to depart after 2:30 to be safe – or stay an extra day and enjoy Cancun or Tulum. There are famous ancient ruins in Tulum.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

• Attractions:
  Caves, forests, Reefs, restaurants, Ruins, theme parks
  Leisure Activities:
  Bird watching, eco tourism, photography, sight seeing, walking, whale watching
  Local Services & Businesses:
  Babysitter, groceries, massage therapist
  Sports & Adventure Activities:
  Deep-sea fishing, Golf, sailing, scuba diving or snorkeling, sound/bay fishing, swimming, wind-surfing

A personal Message from Jeffrey…

Dear Esteemed Friend & Student, Namaste, These past years, many of you have contributed your time and energy to VASA – thank you. One of the things we really appreciate is your steady creative input into the many global projects on which we are working and your commitment to traveling to distant lands to participate in these advanced learning retreats. Your presence and enthusiastic dedication inspires me to be the best teacher I can be, and through your personal progress you inspire others who may be new to the path of Vedic philosophy from which I teach.

Jeffrey teaches from the Brahma-Saraswati-Madhva-Gaudia-Vaishnava-Sampradaya lineage or more simply put: Inconceivably, Simultaneously, One & Different: The Distinctivist Path of Vedanta.

This REUNION is a time for you to “really lock-in” your spiritual practice and to give you the opportunity to go deep into your Vedic meditations. It is my only wish that before I leave the planet, my students will learn the Vedic knowledge as best as they can, and that you pass it forward as accurately as possible, and be shining beacons for the next generation.

We are all a divine work in progress. I am requesting your attendance so that I may pass on some of the deepest wisdom to my dedicated senior students and so that you may ask some of your most profound questions in the company of like-minded friends. It is said in the Niti-Shastra of Chanakya Pandit, that we learn in four ways: 25% from the teacher, 25% from the knowledge in the books, 25% from other students and 25% over the course of time. Please consider your attendance at this retreat/reunion as guru dakshina and a gift to yourself and your spiritual upliftment.

May our vision of bringing the healing tonic of Vedic knowledge to the world inspire you, and may the Divine Couple guide and bless your life always. Jai Sri Krishna, Kavindra Rishi

Enjoy some of the previous years pics below!