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What will be on offer at Aumkara
The Discovery Retreat
When: Every month - 12 times a year.
The Discovery Retreat will be Aumkara's signature retreat, that will allow between 6-12 guests to stay for 1 week and aims to offer a complete mind, body, spirit experience that supports long-term change. We will offer healing yoga, with meditation, periods of silence, music and crystal healing, inspirational encounters, plenty of downtime and pampering in the lap of luxury.
The Retreat will be an immersion in yoga, meditation and mindfullness, with daily classes in yoga, movement and meditation with our exceptional practitioners and offering 3 nature based afternoon activities each week to discover the natural wonders of Pico. There’s no pressure; you are invited to do as much or as little of the programme as you please. It has a warm, easy-going feel and community spirit.
Residency Programs
When: November to March
Residency programmes for artists and writers, filmmakers and musicans are also on offer, and all creative retreats are open to budding or established artists and writers, musicans or filmmakers alike.
Our Sacred Arts Residency space can accomodate up to 6 creatives at a time, and offers something different to normal art residencies. At Aumkara guests will have access to daily meditation or yoga classes, and crystal healing.Whatever stage of meditation or mindfulness practice you’re at, everyone will benefit from the utter peace and sheer beauty of Aumkara and Pico Island.
Energy is boosted throughout by delicious and varied vegetarian meals eaten together in the dining room, and guests will have free time to explore the Island or swim in the heated pool or simply soak up the stillness.
Process Painting Retreats
When: 4 times a year -Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.
What is Process Painting?
Process painting is making the experience of painting more important than the outcome. The goal of process painting is the creative act itself, without concern for talent, skill or accomplishment. Process painting allows you to connect with your playful, child like self and go beyond rules and restrictions. This allows you to experience the exhilaration of creating without the pressure to perform, produce or succeed.. Process painting emphasises the creative process rather than technique or expertise.The goal is free expression
Retreat overview
At Aumkara Meriel will offer four, seven day retreats within each of the four seasons in the beautiful purpose built studio space at Aumkara and will focus on embodying the creative process through painting with ceremonies and meditations reflecting on the seasonal themes;
Autumn, What do you want to harvest into your life? Winter, we
offer a place of sanctuary to go within. Spring, time to plant the
future we want to see, with the power of the group we visualise
and support one another dreams. Summer, we feel the sun
shinning with abundance, we are ripe, juicy and ready to paint a
new picture.
Arrive and feel welcomed into our home in a stunning, unspoilt place in nature.
With luxury accommodation, all meals freshly sourced from
Pico’s larder, yoga sessions, guided meditation, relaxation,
exploring Picos diverse land and sea, like minded souls,
candles, wood fires, mountain and coastal walks, biking,
horse trekking, swimming with dolphins, whale watching and
snorkelling are all available to enjoy.
Smell the sea, feel the wind, snuggle in and drink tea, watch
the sunsets, climb a volcano, laugh, tell stories, be quiet, eat
chocolate, Re-Treat yourself, paint….
Aumkara for the Community
Finally Aumkara will benefit the local community as well, and on weeks inbetween retreats, we will offer, drop in classes and workshops, meditation and yoga and evening talks and events, to support and boost the well being of the community.
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