4-Day Forrest Yoga & Breathwork Retreat at Nøsen Yoga Fjellhotel with Ilias Kousis
Mar
6
to Mar 9
Norway Yoga Retreat, Yoga, Yoga Retreat

4-Day Forrest Yoga & Breathwork Retreat at Nøsen Yoga Fjellhotel with Ilias Kousis

  • Nøsen Yoga Fjellhotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Ready to take better control of your nervous system and make wiser decisions based on who you really want to be instead on your fears and insecurities? Perhaps you are ready get rid of a physical pain in your body that has been troubling you for a long time and had no progress although you have been visiting different experts all the time? There is no better time to take the quantum leap than… now! Join me for this 4-day quest in order to equip yourself with practical, easy-to-use tools to incorporate in your daily life to handle the daily stressful situations in much more resourceful ways. Let me help you materialise the changes you dream of achieving!

Description:

This retreat aims at helping you better understand the fluctuations of your nervous system and its signals and how it affects your body (i.e., physical pain, injuries) and your emotions (e.g., trauma resurfacing, panic attacks). You will learn how to stop self-sabotage and how to effectively get closer to manifesting the life you are dreaming of. Here is how:

  • Physically intense, yet powerfully therapeutic, Forrest Yoga sequences which will create harmony in your body. Accessible for all levels.

  • Therapeutic hands-on assists that will bring space into your joints and make you feel more at ease in your body instead of pushing you to injury.

  • Daily Ceremony and Vision Quest, which will help you shed the internal noise, cleanse your energy field and prepare the fertile soil to plant the seeds of change and transformation.

  • Breathwork sessions that will help you influence your autonomous nervous system to function optimally.

You will learn how to turn shit into fertiliser by approaching pain, injuries, stress and emotional issues of all sorts from a place of problem-solving and embrace them as teachers. We are meant to use such learning experiences as a call for action to discover our own, unique gifts and put them into good use and be of service to humanity. I strongly believe that we are here for a higher purpose. Let me help you get more clarity on what’s yours!

Schedule (can be subject to small changes):

  • Thursday (Arrival day):

    • Check-in from 15:00

    • 16:00-18:00 (2 hr): Ceremony, Forrest Yoga practice and Breathwork

    • 18:00-19:00 (1 hr): Dinner

    • 20:00-20:30 (30- max 45 min): Talking Circle & Breathwork

  • Friday/Saturday:

    • 7:30-10:00 (2,5 hr): Ceremony/Forrest Yoga Morning Intensive and Pranayama.

    • 10:00-11:00 (1 hr): Breakfast

    • 11:00-13:30 (2,5 hr): Free time (skiing, sauna or simply introspection)

    • 13:30-14:30 (1 hr): Lunch (you can have it packed if you like)

    • 14:30-16:00 (1,5 hr): Free time (skiing, sauna or simply introspection)

    • 16:00-19:00 (3 hr): Vision Quest/Emotional Processing, Q&A, Bodywork, Breathwork

    • 19:00-20:00 (1 hr): Dinner

  • Sunday (Departure day):

    • 7:30-10:00 (2,5 hr): Ceremony/Forrest Yoga Morning Intensive - Open Practice & Talking Circle

    • 10:00-11:00 (1 hr): Breakfast

    • 11:00: Check-out

    • 11:00-11:45 (45 min max): Talking Circle & closing Sacred Space

Your investment:

  • Single Room: 8,249 kr

  • Twin Double Room: 7,050 kr

  • Double room with shared bed (per person): 8,800 kr

  • Shared Room (up to 3-4 persons): 5,850 kr

*All payments are non-refundable*

What’s included:

  • Accommodation from Thursday evening (check-in 15:00) to Sunday morning (check-out 11:00)

  • Dinner on Thursday, breakfast/lunch/dinner on Friday, Saturday and breakfast on Sunday

  • All sessions with Ilias

What’s not included:

  • Transportation to and from Nøsen

Your Teacher:

Ilias is a Level 5 - Forrest Yoga Guardian handpicked by Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco. He is also a certified Energy Medicine practitioner by dr. Alberto Villoldo (Four Winds Society). and Certified Breathwork Coach by YogaBody Teachers College. He is based in Oslo, where he is offering group, private and corporate yoga classes, as well as workshops, teacher trainings, immersions and retreats. He loves helping his students open up new neurological pathways, take better control of their nervous system and heal their physical and emotional pain through Forrest Yoga, therapeutic hands-on assists, bodywork Ceremony, Breathwork and Energy Medicine. His classes are intense – yet accessible to all levels – and provide a unique blend of playfulness and discipline and revolve around finding softness within strength. His intelligently created sequences create a feeling of harmony, relief and space in body and mind as they are based on his deep understanding of anatomy. Very often, his sequences help the practitioners dissolve old scar tissue, revitalise their fascia and free themselves from trauma, always under the full support and guidance by Ilias.

Ilias is expert on seeing energy and addressing the specific needs of his students, even in a group setting. He is truly passionate about working on the energetic field of his students by purifying it, so that they can grow new body that heals and ages differently. His scientific background as geoscientist helps him to be structured and succinct in his teachings. He knows how to marry spirituality and science in a way that makes sense. His goal is for the students to leave the classes feeling energised, inspired and spacious in body and mind, so that they can live their lives in a way that makes them feel proud of themselves.

The venue:

Nøsen Yoga Fjellhotel. Tree hours away from the hustle and bustle of Oslo, surrounded by beautiful nature and wild mountains 906 meters above sea level, there is a place you can enjoy yoga, delicious healthy food and tranquility of mountains. Read more here.

Good to know:

  • Optional: Bring your own yoga mat for hygienic reasons.

  • Please do bring a large bath towel, which we will use as a prop (roll)

  • I will create a WhatsApp group where we can coordinate for car sharing

  • If you plan to travel to Nøsen by public transport, click here for info.

FAQ:

  • Q: I have attended your retreat before. Is it going to be the same content?

    A: No, all my events are different and customised according to the people attending them and my latest inspirations. I keep myself busy with evolving constantly, so there’s no way it will be an exact copy.

  • Q: Is this retreat only for advanced students when it comes to the physical practice? It sounds advanced!

    A: Good question. The answer is NO. In all my events I provide variations for students of all levels, including people with injuries and pregnant women. However, this retreat will do challenge your physical, mental and emotional limits in a safe and interesting way that will help you grow on all levels.

For more answers to your questions, contact Ilias directly here.

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Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco Weekend Workshops in Oslo, April 11-13th, 2025
Apr
11
to Apr 13

Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco Weekend Workshops in Oslo, April 11-13th, 2025

Join Ana & Jose in Oslo in April 2025 for the Journey of the Warrior series

This Yoga series includes three robust 2.5 hour Asana classes, two of these classes dedicated to backbends & one 2.5 hour Hybrid class, which contains 50% Yoga & 50% Ceremony & Music Healing. Journey of the Warrior takes us on the loftiest journey we will ever undertake, a journey into our own Heart. Love & Truth are the Warrior’s Spiritual armour & although fear, pain and apathy may shape a great deal of our internal environment, our hearts need to remain open if we are to fulfill the promise of a meaningful Life. This series provides therapeutic backbends & plenty of work with a roll & over a roll. Backbends help us to open our heart, whilst working with the roll dissipates fear, creates presence & stirs up unprocessed emotions. Make a Warrior’s Choice regarding what quality of energy you want running through your cell tissue. The Good Medicine of this series shows us that through focused energy & persistence we move through all obstacles & gain wisdom.

Date: April 11-13th 2025

Location: Rom for Dans, Marstrandgata 8, 0566 Oslo (Inngang: Stockholmgata)

Times of the workshops:

  • Workshop 1: Tame the Pain (Backbend class)

Date: April 11, 2025 (Friday)

Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm

  • Workshop 2: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Hips, Neck & Shoulders (Includes hand balances)

Date: April 12, 2025 (Saturday)

Time: 10:00am-12:30pm

  • Workshop 3: Romance your Spirit with Ceremony & Music (Hybrid 50% yoga & 50% ceremony & music)

Date: April 12, 2025 (Saturday)

Time: 2:30pm-5:00pm

  • Workshop 4: Fascinate on your Internal Wilderness (Backbend Class)

Date: April 13, 2025 (Sunday)

Time: 10:00am-12:30pm

Investment:

Single Workshop fee: ($ 100 USD) ca. 1000 NOK

4 Workshops package: $375 USD 3750 NOK

Super Early Bird price: 4 workshops package $355- available until October 11th.

USD ca.3550 NOK

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Embody your Spirit Retreat - Forrest Yoga & Breathwork, Vale de Moses, Portugal with Ilias Kousis
Sep
8
to Sep 13

Embody your Spirit Retreat - Forrest Yoga & Breathwork, Vale de Moses, Portugal with Ilias Kousis

This retreat aims at equipping you with essential tools to connect or deepen your relationship to your Spirit. Many of our people are suffering from stress, anxiety, depression and lack of purpose all of which lead to manifestation of physical ailments such as chronic pain and injuries. All this can be avoided with one simple medicine: Connecting and romancing our relationship to Spirit. I can help you do that by offering you a unique, therapeutic blend of Forrest Yoga, Breathwork and Energy Medicine through my teachings.

This retreat is a great match for you who:

  • Feel that there is more to life rather than working to just pay bills and wishes to explore deeper layers and aspects of your personality

  • Wish to gain more clarity on their purpose in life is, connect to it and pursue it

  • Wish to heal their physical injuries and pain

  • Wish to ignite their passion for life and come out of the veils of depression, procrastination and fear

  • Are ready to question their self-limiting beliefs and rewire their brain in order to overcome emotional blockages

  • Burn to find the root cause of their chronic pain and learn how to ease it or heal it completely

  • Perform already at very high level, but recognise that their ways can be more sustainable and intend to better mitigate stress

Come and sweat and detox with me on all levels (physical, emotional and spiritual) so that you can create space for more of your Spirit to come and reside in your most precious temple: your body. Vale de Moses is an excellent choice for introspection as it is in the middle of the forest free of distractions and noise of any kind. The water you will be drinking comes from local wells (tested for safety) and the food you will ingest will be mostly sourced locally. Food allergies will be catered for.

A few afternoons will be free of sessions so that you can prioritise activities of your choice: introspection, socialising with fellow participants, going for a swim at the river ponds at the retreat center or drive to nearby lakes with magical landscapes or even taking massages with local therapists

About me:

Hi, I am Ilias, a Forrest Yoga Guardian (Level 5 - handpicked by Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco), Energy Medicine Practitioner (Four Winds) and Certified Breath Coach (YogaBody & Dan Brulé). I am formally educated as Geologist and Climate Scientist (MSc), which has been a result of my early passion to study Earth and Life in general to satisfy my own thirst for knowledge as well as to serve humanity. After realising what my life’s purpose is, I decided to make a radical change: I quit my PhD 90% before completion and dedicated myself to transitioning in teaching yoga full-time. I never looked back since then and my life is full of blessings one coming after the other. I know what it feels to be scared of standing up for yourself, disobeying your fear, stepping into your own power and daring to chase after your dreams. I did it for myself, still do it and will continue doing it until I die. I can help you find the courage to dream your life into being; you know, that “life” that YOU authentically desire living, not the ones others expect you to live. Learn more about me by navigating my website and IG profile.

Your investment:

  • Prices from 1150 to 1650€

The retreat package includes:

  • Daily 2,5-hr morning intensive Forrest Yoga practice with Ceremony

  • Afternoon sessions with additional yoga practices, ceremonies and breathwork

  • 3 daily meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and unlimited access to fruit, coffee and tea all day long

  • Accommodation of your choice: glamping tent (single or double occupancy), shared accommodation in cottages or private room (single or double occupancy)

  • Transport from Oleiros to Vale de Moses on the arrival day (Monday) and back to Oleiros on the departure day (Saturday)

What the retreat package does NOT include:

  • Flights to and from Portugal

  • Transportation to Oleiros

  • Massage sessions with local therapists

Why Vale de Moses and how to get there?

  • Located approximately equally far from both Lisbon and Porto and accessible by car (2.5 hrs) and public bus transport (3.5 hrs), Vale de Moses is situated deep in the Portuguese forest and relatively high elevated (~790 m a.s.l.) and serves as an excellent location for connection to nature, self-reflection and deep cleansing physically and energetically. It offers a unique blend between freshness of mountain air and cooler temperatures in the morning and evening and more elevated warm temperatures during midday. The water you will be drinking comes from local wells (properly tested to be safe), the air you breathe will be clean and straight from the exhalations of the plants surrounding you, the land will welcome you and support your healing journey, and your body will enjoy reduced radiation exposure time, which will mend your energy field.

  • You can get to Vale de Moses either by renting a car from Lisbon or Porto (2,5 hr) or if you travel by public transport, it is recommended to travel via Lisbon with regular Rede Expressos bus services to the local town of Oleiros, where Vale de Moses staff will pick you up for the short drive to the retreat without additional cost.

  • Read more about the unique beauty of Vale de Moses here.

Questions?

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1-Day Forrest Yoga and Breathwork Immersion with Ilias Kousis
Oct
19
9:00 AM09:00

1-Day Forrest Yoga and Breathwork Immersion with Ilias Kousis

Breath, Movement and Nervous System: How do they relate?

This immersion will provide you with basic, fundamental knowledge to better understand your nervous system and how to influence it to increase or make better use of your energy levels. It is a scientifically documented fact that both our posture and way of breathing affect our energy levels, digestion, emotions, endocrine system and by extension our response to life’s situations. A compromised posture and short, shallow breathing are probably the most common self-sabotage factors in our modern society.  

You will be very surprised with how simple it is to understand your nervous system more deeply through nasal cycles, breathing patterns and body signals. With this understanding you can better grasp why at given moments you feel very highly energetic (sympathetic) or completely low (parasympathetic) when it comes to exercising, performing in front of an audience or performing at a very important work meeting. In addition, you will learn a few basic breathing techniques and tools, which are super easy and practical to use in order to keep your nervous system in balance.

The morning session (2,5 hr) will be a Forrest Yoga juicy practice consisting of Ceremony, Pranayama and physical practice. The sequence will be designed in a way that it helps you improve your posture and will give you immediate feelings of relief and release. You will feel more embodied, spacious and revitalized.

The afternoon session (3 hr) will have both theory and practical exercises on the fundamentals of breathing:

  • What is a diaphragmatic breath and what a relaxed breath should feel like?

  • How can we track down our nasal cycles and what are their implications?

  • Is it really the lack of oxygen that makes us feel drained? (Spoiler alert: No. You will be surprised to hear the answer to this!)

  • Tests to track down your breath capacity and simple, short breathing exercises to balance your nervous system.

  • Time for Q&A. 

This immersion is suitable for all levels, including pregnant and injured students. For any questions please contact Ilias directly at: ikousis90@gmail.com

Date: October 19th, 2024

Time: 9:00-11:30 & 12:30-15:30

Price: 1800 kr

Venue: Glød Yoga, Parkveien 62, 0254 Oslo

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6-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Healing Retreat with Forrest Yoga Guardian, Ilias Kousis
Sep
16
to Sep 21
Yoga, Yoga Retreat

6-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Healing Retreat with Forrest Yoga Guardian, Ilias Kousis

  • Ilias Kousis Yoga (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I invite you to join to me for a magical and fully transformational experience at Vale de Moses retreat center in the highlands of Portugal. We will indulge in Forrest Yoga physical practices, Ceremony, Vision Quest, Workshops on healing injuries as well as Energy Medicine techniques to mend our luminous energy field, which informs our physical body. You will be surrounded by deep nature, free of urban noise, extravagant radiation and pollution. The air you will be breathing and the water you will be drinking will be pure and will help you feel the difference in your body and brain function. Furthermore, the majestic location of Vale de Moses in the Portuguese forest gives you many opportunities to spend your free time in a way that nourishes your Spirit: Walk alone or in groups in the forest, swim in the local river, sunbathe, run and experience freedom or meditate. Endless opportunities to feed your soul on top of the Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine activities.

This retreat aims at helping you connect deeper to your inner wisdom and true sense of life purpose. The work we will do together in combination with the pure and nourishing food you will be ingesting, will cleanse your body, luminous energy field and nourish your Spirit. You will leave this retreat feeling ready to take on your daily life with a fresh, new perspective making you feel deeply satisfied and proud of yourself. This is not the type of retreat “I wish I didn’t have to go back to my life and stay here forever” kind of thing. You will have the burning desire to go back so that you can apply all the transformational tools you will have acquired and get excited about how much more we can pick up by sharpening our senses.

This is what I call empowerment!

Your teacher

Ilias is a Level 5 - Forrest Yoga Guardian, handpicked by Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco and Energy Medicine practitioner, who has graduated from Dr. Alberto Villoldo’s Light Body School from Four Winds Society. He is based in Oslo, where he teaches Forrest Yoga full-time. He is offering group, private and corporate yoga classes, as well as workshops and bigger events such as teacher trainings, immersions and retreats. He loves helping his students open up new neurological pathways and heal their physical and emotional pain through Forrest Yoga, Ceremony and therapeutic hands-on assists. His classes are intense – yet accessible to all levels – and provide a unique blending of playfulness and discipline as well as finding softness within strength. His intelligently created sequences are based on his deep understanding of anatomy and they create a feeling of harmony, relief and space in the body and mind. Very often his sequences help the practitioners to dissolve old scar tissue and free themselves from trauma safely, while Ilias supports them fully.

Ilias is expert on seeing energy and addressing the specific needs of his students each moment, even in a group class. He also loves working on the energetic body of his students by purifying it, so that they can grow new body that heals and ages differently. He can also perform extractions and soul retrieval ceremonies for his clients in order to help them release any malevolent energies that keep them stuck, or invite parts of their Spirit back to their body so that they can feel whole again.

His scientific background as geoscientist helps him to be structured and succinct with his guidance both in yoga and ceremonies. He knows how to marry spirituality and science in a way that makes sense. His goal is for the student to leave the classes feeling energised, inspired and spacious in body and mind, so that they can live their lives in a way that makes them feel proud of themselves.

Daily Schedule:

September 16, Monday:

  • Check in after 10:00 am or arrive with the 7am bus from Lisboa Sete Rios into Oleiros at 10.30am. Breakfast for you on arrival.

  • 5:00–6:30 pm: Forrest Yoga class

  • 7:00 pm: Dinner

September 18-20, Tuesday to Friday

  • 7–8 am: There will be tea and fruit already available from 7 am, in case you like starting the day with a snack and small energy boost.

  • 8:00–10:30 am: Morning Intensive and Ceremony.

  • 10:30–11:30 am: Breakfast

  • 11:30 am–4:30 pm: Free time and lunch at 2 pm.

  • 4:30–7 pm: Afternoon session including Vision Quest, Lab Asana for injury healing, Emotional Processing, Q&A

  • 7–8 pm: Dinner

September 21, Saturday:

  • 8:00 am: Breakfast and Morning bus from Oleiros to Lisboa Sete Rios or check out by 10:00 am if you are driving.

Accommodation and Prices (per person):

***Use code EARLYBIRDPORTUGAL2024 for Early Bird Discount 100 € OFF upon registration by June 1st, 2023***

  • Glamping Tent Twin/Double Bed for friends/couple for double occupancy – 1350 €

  • Glamping Tent for single occupancy – 1650 €

  • Moses Cottage Single Bed – 1550 €

  • Adega Cottage Single Bed – 1550 €

  • Farmhouse Private Double Bed – 1700 €

  • Ninja Suit at Adega Cottage – 1700 €

You can secure your spot by paying a non-refundable deposit of 600 €.

Are you facing financial difficulties? Contact me at ikousis90@gmail.com to discuss possibilities!

What’s included:

  • 4 morning (2,5 hours each) therapeutic yoga practices with Ceremony

  • 1 evening (90 min) therapeutic yoga class on first day of the retreat to land in the body

  • 4 afternoon workshops

  • 5 nights accommodation in stone cottages or Glamping tents

  • 3 freshly prepared, nourishing, local and organic vegan/vegetarian meals daily

  • Tea and fruit available all day long

  • Yoga mats, blocks, straps and blankets. No need to bring your own, unless you want to.

  • Transportation to and from Oleiros to/from Vale de Moses

What’s NOT included:

  • Your flight expenses

  • Transportation to Oleiros from Lisbon or Porto.

Additional Information:

  • This retreat is suitable for all levels of practitioners as long as you come with an open mind and curiosity to learn more about yourself. Pregnant ladies are welcome, just give me a notice ahead of time.

  • My personal suggestion is to arrive at least a couple of days earlier in Portugal (Lisbon or Porto, both work) so that you can prepare yourself mentally to soak up the good medicine from the retreat. I also think it is a good idea to book holidays in Portugal before or after the retreat. This is what I plan to do as well!

How to get to Vale de Moses:

It is located approximately 2.5 hours from both Lisbon and Porto and accessible by car, with a number of hire options available in both cities. For those looking to travel by public transport, it is recommended to travel via Lisbon for regular Rede Expressos bus services to the local town of Oleiros, where Vale de Moses staff will pick you up for the short drive to the retreat.

I highly recommend you click the link below and read all about how genuine and deeply immersed into nature Vale de Moses is.

Got questions or requests? Contact me at: ikousis90@gmail.com

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7-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine Retreat in Ikaria, Greece July 6-13th, 2024
Jul
6
to Jul 13
Yoga, Yoga Retreat

7-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine Retreat in Ikaria, Greece July 6-13th, 2024

7-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine Retreat in Ikaria, Greece, July 6-13th, 2024

Celebrate your life – Connect to Heart and Spirit using the transformative tools of Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine.

I am thrilled to share Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine healing magic with you in the amazing greek island of Ikaria! Forrest Yoga is named after its creator, Ana Forrest –and current co-creator, Jose Calarco. It is a powerfully intense yoga practice, which is ideal for those who wish to:

  • Heal from physical pain and injuries

  • Heal from emotional blockages and trauma

  • Connect deeper to their spirit and find clarity in life and drink from the nectar of life

Energy Medicine is a healing modality that focuses on healing the energy field, which surrounds our body and informs our brain and physical body. Very often, our luminous energy field is compromised due to trauma, self-limiting beliefs imposed on us by other people and society in general, and this results in both physical and emotional disease. Energy Medicine healing can be a wonderful tool to prevent –and even reverse– disease before it manifests or gets to the point of no return. By applying Energy Medicine techniques, you can shift your perspectives and energy, shed your fear and insecurity and manifest the life that you deeply desire. Come and join me to learn how to walk through life in Beauty and achieve your goals in a more struggle-free way!

Your teacher:

Ilias is a Level 5 - Forrest Yoga Guardian, handpicked by Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco and Energy Medicine practitioner, who has graduated from Dr. Alberto Villoldo’s Light Body School from Four Winds Society. He is based in Oslo, where he teaches Forrest Yoga full-time. He is offering group, private and corporate yoga classes, as well as workshops and bigger events such as teacher trainings, immersions and retreats. He loves helping his students open up new neurological pathways and heal their physical and emotional pain through Forrest Yoga, Ceremony and therapeutic hands-on assists. His classes are intense – yet accessible to all levels – and provide a unique blending of playfulness and discipline as well as finding softness within strength. His intelligently created sequences are based on his deep understanding of anatomy and they create a feeling of harmony, relief and space in the body and mind. Very often his sequences help the practitioners to dissolve old scar tissue and free themselves from trauma safely, while Ilias supports them fully.

Ilias is expert on seeing energy and addressing the specific needs of his students each moment, even in a group class. He also loves working on the energetic body of his students by purifying it, so that they can grow new body that heals and ages differently. He can also perform extractions and soul retrieval ceremonies for his clients in order to help them release any malevolent energies that keep them stuck, or invite parts of their Spirit back to their body so that they can feel whole again.

His scientific background as geoscientist helps him to be structured and succinct with his guidance both in yoga and ceremonies. He knows how to marry spirituality and science in a way that makes sense. His goal is for the student to leave the classes feeling energised, inspired and spacious in body and mind, so that they can live their lives in a way that makes them feel proud of themselves.

About Ikaria:

Ikaria is famously one of the five Blue Zones of the planet, where people forget to die (click here to learn more on Blue Zones). The fact is that people in Ikaria not only live longer, but are also happy, healthy and strong; their health span equals their life span. Come and experience for yourself their lifestyle, diet and secrets to a long, happy and healthy life. There is a documentary on Ikaria on Netflix that may interest you. Click here to check it out.

Your experience in the retreat..

Combined with daily Forrest Yoga practice, Ceremony and Energy Medicine techniques you will have a life transformative experience:

  • Daily Forrest Yoga asana practice and Ceremony, which will melt the shields around your heart and crack you open to immerse fully into this beautiful atmosphere we will all create together.

  • Guidance into fun, powerful and therapeutic physical practices.

  • Clean, organic, vegan/vegetarian food made predominantly by local and seasonal ingredients.

  • Hike Ancient Forest of Rhandi / 5-6 hours trip. Visit the oldest forest of Ikaria island together with our Guide. Trees who are hundreds of years old and a very mystical atmosphere. Chakra process for life decisions in the forest.

  • Therma Hot springs-Faros Beach combination / 6-7 hours. Take a therapeutic bath in the healthy natural hot springs of Ikaria.

About the EGG Greece, our venue:

  • Unique location in a picturesque landscape

  • Private sandy beach, 10 minutes walking distance

  • Messakti Beach (one of Ikaria’s most beautiful beaches) with sun beds, tavernas, surf, SUP, volleyball, only 2 minutes by car/scooter

  • Yoga mats, blankets, blocks, straps will be provided

***You can learn more about EGG here***

About Karras Hotel, our accommodation:

  • 7 nights stay at Karras Star Hotel next door, approximately 3 minutes walking distance to THE EGG

  • Single, Double and Triple room accommodation with private bathrooms

  • 7 x breakfast meals at Karras Star Hotel

  • Free use of swimming pool

***You can find more photos for the accommodation here***

Our schedule:

  • Saturday, July 6th:

    • 17:00-17:15: Welcome Circle - Introduction to the retreat center and staff

    • 17:30-19:00: 90-min Forrest Yoga class to land in your body.

  • Sunday & Monday, July 7th-8th:

    • 7:45-10:15 (2,5 h): Forrest Yoga Intensive

    • 10:15-11:15 (1 h): Breakfast at hotel

    • 11:15-14:00 (a bit more than 2,5 h): Free time or swimming :) Possibility to book also massage treatments at THE EGG

    • 14:00-15:00 (1 h): Lunch Buffet at THE EGG

    • 15:00-17:00 (2 h): Free time

    • 17:00-19:00 (2 h): Talking Circle, Emotional Processing, Bodywork, Meditation, Energy Medicine

  • Tuesday, July 9th (Excursion day: Hike Ancient Forest of Rhandi / 5-6 hours trip)

    • 7:00-9:00 (2 h): Forrest Yoga Intensive

    • 9:00-10:00 (1 h): Breakfast at hotel

    • 10:00-16:00: Departure with shuttle and excursion to Rhandi with Visualisation and Energy Medicine in nature. We will have our lunch packed together with us.

    • After 16:00: Free time, perhaps for any massage or Energy Medicine session or swim

  • Wednesday, July 10th

    • 7:45-10:15 (2,5 h): Forrest Yoga Intensive

    • 10:15-11:15 (1 h): Breakfast at the hotel

    • 11:15-14:00 (2,5 h): Free time or swimming :) Possibility to book also massage treatments at THE EGG

    • 14:00-15:00 (1 h): Lunch Buffet at THE EGG

    • 15:00-17:00 (2 h): Free time

    • 17:00-19:00 (2 h): Emotional Processing, Bodywork, Meditation, Energy Medicine

  • Thursday, July 11th (Therma Hot springs-Faros Beach combination / 6-7 hours)

    • 7:00-9:00 (2 h): Forrest Yoga Intensive

    • 9:00-10:00 (1 h): Breakfast at hotel

    • 10:00-16:00 (4 h): Departure with shuttle and excursion to Therma Hot Springs-Faros Beach. We will have our lunch packed with us.

    • 16:00-18:00: Free time, let the experience from the hot springs work its magic

    • 18:00-19:30 (1,5 h): Emotional Processing, Bodywork, Meditation, Energy Medicine

  • Friday, July 12th

    • 7:45-10:15 (2,5 h): Forrest Yoga Intensive

    • 10:15-11:15 (1 h): Breakfast at the hotel

    • 11:15-14:00 (2,5 h): Free time or swimming :) Possibility to book also massage treatments at THE EGG

    • 14:00-15:00 (1 h): Lunch Buffet at THE EGG

    • 15:00-17:00 (2 h): Free time

    • 17:00-19:00: Talking Circle, Emotional Processing, Bodywork, Meditation, Energy Medicine

  • Saturday July 13th

    • 7:45-10:15 (2,5 h): Forrest Yoga Intensive

    • 10:15-11:15 (1 h): Breakfast at hotel

    • 11:15-12:00 (45 min): Check-out. Retreat ends in Beauty!

  • Please note that schedule may be subject to small changes.

Prices

To book your spot, a non-refundable deposit of 600 € is required.

  • Single Room 1950 €

  • Double Room 1750 €

  • Triple Room 1650 €

Included in the price:

  • 1x Forrest Yoga 1,5-hr class

  • 4x Forrest Yoga & Ceremony 2,5-hr morning classes

  • 2x Forrest Yoga & Ceremony 2-hour morning classes

  • 3x afternoon 2-hr sessions with Meditation, Q&A, Bodywork and Energy Medicine

  • 1x afternoon 1,5 hr session with Meditation, Q&A, Bodywork and Energy Medicine

  • 7x breakfast at Karras Star Hotel

  • Access to swimming pool

  • 6x vegan/vegetarian, organic lunch buffets

  • 2x excursions with transportation and guide: 1) Hike Ancient Forest of Rhandi / 5-6 hours trip with Visualisation session, 2) Therma Hot springs-Faros Beach combination / 6-7 hours

  • Yoga mat and props (you can bring your own mat if you like, but it is not necessary)

Not included in the price:

  • Transportation to and away from the retreat

  • Transportation during the retreat. It is highly recommended that we rent cars/scooters as group for affordable pricing. This must be arranged by end of April, 2024

  • 3 € European Tourist tax per room per night which needs to be paid directly to the Hotel on departure (a total of 21 € per room (not per person), which means 10,50 € per person/double room and 7 € per person/triple room)

  • You must have your own health insurance

***All payments are non-refundable***

Transportation:

It is suggested to rent cars (or scooters) for the group, preferably 1 car per 4 people. It is high season for tourism in Greece, thus we could expect prices up to 45 € per day for renting a car from a decent, reliable company. These costs are not included in the total retreat price. I also recommend that you stay and spend a few extra vacation days in the island, therefore you might want to arrange cars for a longer period. I will create a facebook group so we can make the arrangements. It is necessary to book the cars latest by April, 2024 or else there will be no cars available. Ikaria becomes increasingly popular. Please contact me personally and I will tell you what to do to get the best price possible. You will qualify for a discount as member of the retreat.

How to travel to THE EGG

You will find all travel options here.

Good to know…

  • Bring sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, long pants for hiking to prevent scratches from thorny plants, closed shoes (the guide will not permit you to participate in the excursion with open shoes i.e., sandals, flip-flops), beach towel to sit on for the outdoor meditation in the woods. Bring a small backpack and a refillable water bottle for the excursion days. During the excursion days you will need at least 1 litre of water with you. Lunch pack will be provided to you for those days as well.

  • Got questions? Contact me directly via email here.

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2-Day Forrest Yoga Immersion with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian at YogaOne Madri, Barcelona, 2-3 March, 2024
May
11
to May 12
Yoga

2-Day Forrest Yoga Immersion with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian at YogaOne Madri, Barcelona, 2-3 March, 2024

The aim of this immersion is to introduce you to the healing tools of Forrest Yoga in such a practical way that will allow you apply them into your daily life and help you mitigate injuries, stress and depression. You will receive personal attention and be provided with easy-to-use tools tailored to your individual, specific needs. You will have time to ask questions and receive wisdom gems that is impossible to get in regular group classes. 

DESCRIPTION

The morning sessions will open up with a Native American inspired Ceremony called Four Directions, which will help you sharpen your focus, increase your concentration and help you delve deeper into feeling. A physically intense, juicy and fun Forrest Yoga practice will follow, where you will get the chance to work in a healing way with your pain or any injuries and help you open up new neurological connections to step out of the patterns that have led you to being stuck, both physically and mentally.

The afternoon sessions will include:

  • Q&A on injuries or any topic you need coaching in

  • Introduction to Forrest Yoga Basic Moves that can be incorporated to minimize the risk of injury in any yoga practice you may be following, even non-Forrest.

  • Visualizations/Meditation with the purpose of fueling you with inspiration to overcome any obstacle or challenge in your life that you may be feeling stuck with.

This immersion is open for all levels and will be designed to meet you at your level. The advanced students will be challenged and thrown out of their comfort zone and bring new inspiration and sparkle in both their practice and life arena. The injured students will compassionately receive intelligent guidance to stay out of pain and understand it better so they can heal it. Beginner students will be met at their individual level and receive variations that will help them evolve and strengthen. Pregnant women are also WELCOME❤️

CONTENT:

SATURDAY

Saturday morning: Ally Your Fear

Fear tends to influence our life decisions in a very stealthy way. It is very common that we choose partners, friends and job offers that satisfy our fear and this leads to toxic outcomes, such as stress, depression and feeling of being stuck in life. It is very difficult to be aware of such patterns. These fear patterns are stored in our bodies, which is constantly giving us signals by developing illness symptoms, such as chronic pain and inflammation. This workshop will educate you on how to delve deeper into feeling your body and you will receive tools that you can use in your daily life in order to disobey your fear and live your life in a way that you are proud of and in a pain-free body. You will be taken through intelligent sequencing, juicy asanas that will bring you face to face with your fear and help you conquer it. We will do this in a fun way and yet safe way! All levels are welcome, including pregnant women and injured people. 

Saturday Afternoon:

  • Q&A 

  • IForrest Yoga Basic Moves 

  • Visualizations/Meditation 

SUNDAY:

Sunday morning: Connect to your Heart Wisdom

After having identified the various expressions of fear, you will be educated on how to listen the subtle guidance of your Heart. Our heart is the center of our luminous energy field (the electromagnetic field that surrounds our body, called aura by some) and is the one that gives you clear guidance on what is worth fighting for and what is worth fighting against. You will learn how to consult your Heart’s intuition so that you can base your life decisions on your true desires and spiritual purpose and not fear and insecurity. You will be taken through a juicy, backbending sequence that will loosen up the Heart area and open new neurological pathways that will light up your brain in a brilliant way. All levels are welcome, including pregnant women and injured people. 

Sunday Afternoon:

  • Q&A 

  • Forrest Yoga Basic Moves 

  • Visualizations/Meditation 

PRICE: 160€

***If you register for the Barcelona Immersion, you are eligible for discount on my two upcoming retreats in Greece & Portugal**

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1-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine Immersion with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian
Apr
6
9:00 AM09:00

1-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine Immersion with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian

Welcome to this 1-Day Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine Immersion with Ilias Kousis

Date: 6. April
Time: 9:00-11:30 & 13:00-15:30
Venue: Glød Yoga, Parkveien 62
Investment: 1300 kr

It is, sadly, a fact that those of us living in big cities we are plagued by high-tempo lifestyles that often lead to burnout, depression, anxiety, emotional numbness, addictions, autoimmune diseases and mental illnesses. However, there are tools out there that can help to better handle the stress and daily challenges thrown at us by life. Nobody needs to feel constantly uninspired and stuck.

In this immersion you will be introduced to the therapeutic tools of Forrest Yoga and Energy Medicine, that are effective and easy to apply both on and off the yoga mat. You will be educated on how to strip off the numbness and connect more to your body’s visceral sensations that can guide you on how to heal your pain and injuries. You will learn how to listen to the subtle voice of your intuition stemming from your heart’s wisdom, which can guide you on how to live your life in alignment with your true purpose and what makes YOU happy and delighted.

The morning intensive practice will open up with a Native American-inspired Ceremony called Four Directions and continue with a juicy, challenging, fun and yet, safe Forrest Yoga physical practice that will loosen up your body and crumble down the layers of numbness so that you experience more freedom in your body and mind. 

The afternoon session will include Asana Lab that will be tailored based on those who participate. You will come up with postures (Asanas) that trouble you or are painful for your body and you will be educated on how to practice them in a way that honours your body and alleviates your pain. You will have time to ask questions as well. We will seal the immersion with a Vision Quest Ceremony to feed your Spirit and leave you feeling invigorated, lively and ready to take on the world.

All levels of practitioners are welcome, including people who are injured and pregnant women. This immersion can serve well as a taster for those of you interested in taking our upcoming Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training at Glød Yoga.

Do not wait any longer to answer the call from Spirit.


Looking forward to co-creating Magic with you all,
Ilias

For any questions/inquires contact me directly at: ikousis90@gmail.com

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Forrest Yoga and Energy Healing 5-Day Retreat with Forrest Yoga Guardian, Ilias Kousis
Jul
17
to Jul 22
Yoga, Yoga Retreat

Forrest Yoga and Energy Healing 5-Day Retreat with Forrest Yoga Guardian, Ilias Kousis

  • Vale de Moses 6160-052 Amieira Portugal (map)
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I invite you to join to me for a magical and fully transformational experience at Vale de Moses retreat center in the highlands of Portugal. We will indulge in Forrest Yoga physical practices, Ceremony, Vision Quest and Workshops on healing injuries. You will be surrounded by deep nature, free of urban noise, extravagant radiation and pollution. The air you will be breathing and the water you will be drinking will be pure and will help you feel the difference in your body and brain function. Furthermore, the majestic location of Vale de Moses in the Portuguese forest gives you many opportunities to spend your free time in a way that nourishes your Spirit: Walk alone or in groups in the pristine forest, swim in the local river, sunbathe, run and experience freedom or meditate. Endless opportunities to feed your soul on top of the Forrest Yoga Medicine.

This retreat aims at helping you connect deeper to your inner wisdom and true sense of life purpose. The work we will do together in combination with the pure food you will be ingesting, will cleanse your body, luminous energy field and nourish your Spirit. You will leave this retreat feeling ready to take on your daily life with a fresh, new perspective making you feel deeply satisfied and proud of yourself. This is not the type of retreat “I wish I didn’t have to go back to my life and stay here forever” kind of thing. You will have the burning desire to go back so that you can apply all the transformational tools you will have acquired and get excited about how much we usually miss out on by being blind in our senses.

This is what I call empowerment!

Your Teacher:

Ilias is a Level 5 - Forrest Yoga Guardian, handpicked by Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco. He is based in Oslo, where he teaches Forrest Yoga full-time. He is offering group, private and corporate yoga classes, as well as workshops and bigger events such as teacher trainings, immersions and retreats. He loves helping his students open up new neurological pathways and heal their physical and emotional pain through Forrest Yoga, Ceremony and therapeutic hands-on assists. His classes are intense – yet accessible to all levels – and provide a unique blending of playfulness and discipline as well as finding softness within strength. His intelligently created sequences are based on his deep understanding of anatomy and they create a feeling of harmony, relief and space in the body and mind. Very often his sequences help the practitioners to dissolve old scar tissue and free themselves from trauma safely, while Ilias supports them fully.

Ilias is expert on seeing energy and addressing the specific needs of his students each moment, even in a group class. His scientific background as geoscientist helps him to be structured and succinct with his cues. His goal is for the student to leave the classes feeling energised, inspired and spacious in body and mind, so that they can live their lives in a way that makes them feel proud of themselves.

Daily Schedule:

July 17, Monday:

  • Check in after 10:00 am or arrive with the 7am bus from Lisboa Sete Rios into Oleiros at 10.30am. Breakfast for you on arrival.

  • 5:00–6:30 pm: Forrest Yoga class

  • 7:00 pm: Dinner

July 18-21, Tuesday to Friday

  • 7–8 am: There will be tea and fruit already available from 7 am, in case you like starting the day with a snack and small energy boost.

  • 8:00–10:30 am: Morning Intensive and Ceremony.

  • 10:30–11:30 am: Breakfast

  • 11:30 am–4:30 pm: Free time and lunch at 2 pm.

  • 4:30–7 pm: Afternoon session including Vision Quest, Lab Asana for injury healing, Emotional Processing, Q&A

  • 7–8 pm: Dinner

July 22, Saturday:

  • 8:00 am: Breakfast and Morning bus from Oleiros to Lisboa Sete Rios or check out by 10:00 am if you are driving.

Accommodation and Prices (per person):

Use Early Bird discount code EARLYBIRD1000 for 1000 NOK discount. Valid until April 30th!

  • Glamping Tent Twin Bed – 13.000 NOK

  • Glamping Tent Double for friends/couple – 13.500 NOK

  • Moses Cottage Single Bed – 15.000 NOK

  • Adega Cottage Single Bed – 15.000 NOK

  • Farmhouse Private Double Bed – 16.000 NOK

  • Ninja Suit at Adega Cottage – 17.000 NOK

You can secure your spot by paying a non-refundable deposit of 6000 NOK.

Are you facing financial difficulties? Contact me at ikousis90@gmail.com to discuss possibilities!

What’s included:

  • 4 morning (2,5 hours each) therapeutic yoga practices with Ceremony

  • 1 evening (90 min) therapeutic yoga class on first day of the retreat to land in the body

  • 4 afternoon workshops

  • 5 nights accommodation in stone cottages or Glamping tents

  • 3 freshly prepared, nourishing, local and organic vegan/vegetarian meals daily

  • Tea and fruit available all day long

  • Yoga mats, blocks, straps and blankets. No need to bring your own, unless you want to.

  • Transportation to and from Oleiros to/from Vale de Moses

What’s NOT included:

  • Your flight expenses

  • Transportation to Oleiros from Lisbon or Porto.

Additional Information:

  • This retreat is suitable for all levels of practitioners as long as you come with an open mind and curiosity to learn more about yourself. Pregnant ladies are welcome, just give me a notice ahead of time.

  • My personal suggestion is to arrive at least a couple of days earlier in Portugal (Lisbon or Porto, both work) so that you can prepare yourself mentally to soak up the good medicine from the retreat. I also think it is a good idea to book holidays in Portugal before or after the retreat. This is what I plan to do as well!

How to get to Vale de Moses:

It is located approximately 2.5 hours from both Lisbon and Porto and accessible by car, with a number of hire options available in both cities. For those looking to travel by public transport, it is recommended to travel via Lisbon for regular Rede Expressos bus services to the local town of Oleiros, where Vale de Moses staff will pick you up for the short drive to the retreat.

I highly recommend you click the link below and read all about how genuine and deeply immersed into nature Vale de Moses is.

Got questions or requests? Contact me at: ikousis90@gmail.com

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2-Day Forrest Yoga Immersion: Hone Skills to Unravel your Emotional Blockages with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian
Mar
18
to Mar 19

2-Day Forrest Yoga Immersion: Hone Skills to Unravel your Emotional Blockages with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian

Date: Saturday & Sunday, March 18-19th, 2023

Time: 9:00–11:30 and 13:00–16:00

Place: Rom for dans, Marstrandgata 8, 0566 Oslo (Entrance from: Stockholmgata). Please, meet up at least 15 min earlier if you have never been to that location before. Our room is called “Lille Produksjonsrom”

Price: 2000 NOK

Description: It is a sad fact that our people nowadays suffer from excess stress and fear poisoning, which leads in poor decision-making and lack of discipline and motivation for living passionately. All this causes a deterioration of their physical and mental well-being. Blaming this on external factors and going into victim mode is not providing a solution to this problem. It is a change of attitude that can bring inner peace and a shift in perspective so that we see opportunities everywhere we look.

In this immersion, you will be offered tools to educate yourself on how to connect deeper to your body and how to use feeling to quest for answers from your authentic self. You will explore your creative fire to begin building stronger discipline to achieve the changes you most desire. That is what I call power!

In the morning sessions, you will be taken through Ceremony and intense physical practice, which will help you disperse the numbness around your physical and emotional blockages. The intelligently sequenced classes will help you deeper understand your physical and emotional pain and injuries and embark on your healing journey. In the afternoon sessions, you will experience vision questing and emotional processes that will help you discern what is Truth of your Spirit versus what is the voice of your fear – which by the way, has various sneaky, poisonous forms.

8:30-11:00 Morning Intensive: You will be guided through a Native American-inspired ceremony called Four Directions, which will create a sacred space, clear your mind and set the foundation for increased focus on whatever we will be working on that day. You will be educated on how to go deeper into feeling, scan your body and identify emotional blocks. Physical injuries are very often connected to emotional backlog. You will receive tools that you can use to begin dissolving your emotional scar tissue.

13:00-16:00 Afternoon session: You will be taken through emotional processing and vision quest exercises.

Who is this Immersion for: All level practitioners, who wish to deepen their practice on physical, emotional and spiritual level. Pregnant women and individuals with any kind of injury are welcome to participate. Inform me in advance.

You will need pen and notebook for all sessions.For any questions on the content of this immersion, contact Ilias directly at ikousis90@gmail.com

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN:

  • Yoga mat

  • Block

  • Strap

  • Rolled up towel or blanket

Rom for dans is a dance studio and does not offer yoga equipment.

To register, either click on the link below and scroll all the way down or you can vipps me at 46119757.

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Forrest Yoga Workshops in Heidelberg
Oct
8
to Oct 9

Forrest Yoga Workshops in Heidelberg

Walk in Beauty Workshops

Date: Saturday and Sunday, October 8-9th, 2022

Time: 9:00–11:30 am

Price: 550kr for one workshop, 850kr for two workshops

You NEED to bring your own Yoga mat and props: large bath towel to roll it up, strap, block.

Description: In Forrest Yoga we emphasise in using asana, deep breathing and ceremony to dive more into feeling and connect to our deeper, authentic parts of ourselves. Many of our people today live in a superficial state of being and suffer from stress, physical and emotional pain as well as disconnection from Spirit.

Based on my current interpretation – I am changing views as I am walking through life– spirituality is a result of strong, uninterrupted focus towards within. That is when we break free from our habitual ways of thinking and limitations we put on ourselves and go beyond the noise and the lies of our conditioned mind. Beyond the manifestations of fear, such as “I can’t, I am not good enough, flexible enough, I don't deserve to be loved etc.” you name your nemesis thought. These deeply ingrained, fixed ideas we have about ourselves sneak into our lives through traumatic experiences of either low or high degree of intensity. When someone at school tells we are fat or ugly, or our crush rejects in a belittling way. When our parents burden us with their own insecurities and tell us we are not as clever as the neighbours child. When we have been publicly ashamed for an action we took at one event and that reputation haunts ever since. And so on.

Such ideas root deep within our unconscious mind and body and deviously affect our life decisions and actions. Who feels they are worthy of love when the person they desired the most broke their wide-open, vulnerable heart? Who feels they can open to trust someone intimately, when the ones closest to them earlier in life who they trusted the most, abused them physically or emotional or in any other way? Victims of such abusive situations are conditioned to believe that love come at a cost: pain and suffering.

You are getting my point by now.

The good news is that nothing is final. Our brain has been proven even by science that is able to create new neurological networks – neuroplasticity. The even better news are that Forrest Yoga is designed to help the practitioner build new neurons. And it does that in the whole body, not just the brain. Because the brain stores those emotions into the body at the time of the trauma and therefore a more holistic cleansing is more effective.

What I am telling you is: You can heal out of anything, as long as you wish to dedicate yourself fully to the healing process.

In this 2-day workshop you will be guided through a deep, intense physical practice that will trigger your old conditioned beliefs and give you the change to rewire your brain so that you can sense your own Beauty that has been hiding under your emotional backlog. Come and join me for a juicy, safe and revitalising Forrest Yoga practice and Ceremony. It will be an all-level practice, as I will be offering variations appropriate for all beginners, intermediate and advanced practitioners.

Please inform me about pregnancy, injuries or anything else I should know via email well in advance before the event. Here is my email: ikousis90@gmail.com

To register click here and scroll all the way down.

Looking forward to creating Beauty together with you,
Ilias

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FORREST YOGA IMMERSION: STRUCTURAL RESTORATION - TURN YOUR PRACTICE INTO A HEALING MODALITY with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian (Level 5), E-RYT 500, Master Trainer at HiYoga 
Jun
11
to Jun 12

FORREST YOGA IMMERSION: STRUCTURAL RESTORATION - TURN YOUR PRACTICE INTO A HEALING MODALITY with Ilias Kousis, Forrest Yoga Guardian (Level 5), E-RYT 500, Master Trainer at HiYoga 

This is a first taste from the upcoming Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training that is coming up at HiYoga. For more info click here.

Almost all of us are characterized by asymmetries as to how we engage our muscles. When these asymmetries are heightened, they lead to structural problems, like scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis and anything in-between (all result of compression). When our structure suffers over a long period of time, it often creates other type of problems, such as inflammation in various areas of the body (knee, shoulders, knees, spine), depression, anxiety, panic attacks etc. Our joints begin to suffer and our physical and emotional well-being is compromised.

This immersion will help you track your own degree of asymmetries (your blind spots)  in your structure and offer you tools on how to smoothen them. When you suffer from a pain local to a specific part of the body, you must look at how your entire structure is responding at the moment of pain or discomfort. That itself correlates to a specific neurological pathway in your brain; simply explained, your brain is programmed to move your body in very specific ways to cope with the stress of the moment. Over a long period of time and in order to save energy, your brain does these actions on autopilot, while you must carry on finishing that task you are doing even though you are exhausted and/or you hate it. This immersion will offer you tools on how to sharpen your awareness and become more adept at noticing your blind spots. You will be educated to rewire your brain, which is a life-long task, but quite honestly, you must start from somewhere! You will be informed about common misalignments in yoga poses and shown how to establish a safe and yet, challenging way to practice. You will learn how Forrest Yoga Basic Movements, play a key role in developing a practice which helps you grow physically and emotionally.

Believe it or not, just because you are showing up yoga doesn’t necessarily mean that you get the most out of it. Furthermore, most of the yoga classes are packed with many participants. As a result the teacher must adapt to the average level of the group, which often leaves out very beginners and/or very advanced students. On top of that, a specific way of doing a pose can benefit one student, but quite surprisingly harm another!

It is, therefore, in your interest to educate yourself so that you can become skillful in tailoring each pose based on your own structural needs. For instance, poses should be practiced differently by a person with scoliosis compared to a person with lordosis. Extrapolate this to all types of issues such as knee, shoulder, hip and neck injuries. You will be surprised by how much of a deeper understanding you will develop for your own practice. If you are a yoga teacher, you can use that wisdom to broaden the spectrum of the students you can help in a substantial way. This immersion is open to all level practitioners who simply wish to get more value out of their practice and the responsibility of healing in their own hands. My friends, you are spending your time to practice anyway; why not get the most out of your practice? People with injuries and pregnant women, I really encourage you to join this immersion as well. You are not obligated, but it would be very helpful if you send me an email in advance explaining me your situation. That way I can address your needs much more effectively.

I welcome any question. Email me at: ikousis90@gmail.com

Schedule:

June 11th, Saturday
9-11:30 am: Morning Intensive Practice. Hip openers and Twists.

You will feel the harmony of good sequencing. You will receive educational cues as we go through the sequence. How and why the sequence is built in a way that it creates resonance in your body and helps it get more space. Almost all of us have an asymmetric body on lesser or higher degree. In this sequence, you will get a deeper understanding of your asymmetries and how to calibrate your practice to restore your structure to a more balanced state.

13:00-16:00 pm: Review of common poses and “famous” mistakes in sequencing.

Do’s and Do-Not’s. Learn how to track your body sensations off the mat and use your practice on the mat as your scientific laboratory to restore your structure to a more balanced state.

June 12th, Sunday
9-11:30 am: Morning Intensive Practice. Backbends.

You will feel the harmony of good sequencing. You will receive educational cues as we go through the sequence. How and why the sequence is built in a way that it creates resonance in your body and helps it get more space. It is extremely common that yoga practitioners feel low back pain after practicing backbends, especially when they push over their edge. Backbends are very healing for the spine, but can very quickly become damaging if practiced carelessly. The phrase “the dosage is what makes the poison or medicine”
describes that very accurately. This sequence will teach you how to feel your body more deeply and respect your own edge, but at the same time challenge it.

13:00-16:00 pm: Review of common poses and “famous” mistakes in sequencing.

Do’s and Do-Not’s. Learn how to track your body sensations off the mat and use your practice on the mat as your scientific laboratory to restore your structure to a more balanced state.

Date: June 11th-12th

PLACE: HiYoga Majorstuen

PRICE: 2000 NOK

To register click here!

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Embody Your Spirit 2 – Forrest Yoga retreat in the Norwegian Mountains
Nov
26
to Nov 29
Yoga, Yoga Retreat, Norway Yoga Retreat

Embody Your Spirit 2 – Forrest Yoga retreat in the Norwegian Mountains

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Hello beautiful people,

I am proud to announce a long-weekend Forrest Yoga retreat taking place at Nøsen Yoga high-mountain lodge, on November 26th-29th, 2020. This wonderful centre offers a variety of activities including skiing, hiking, paddling and fishing, which you can combine with our daily yoga activities. It is surrounded by pristine lakes, meadows and waterfalls, and most importantly, it is easily accessible from Oslo (ca. 2,5-3 hours by train or bus).

Theme – Embody Your Spirit

The intention of the retreat is to use the transformative tools of Forrest Yoga and the connection to nature in order to strip off some of your physical and emotional backlog that may be limiting you from experiencing true freedom and lightness as you walk through life. We will enjoy the medicine of ceremony, chanting, intelligent sequencing and meditation. The sequences will be designed to accommodate all levels and provide you with a safe area, where you can work with your injuries in a pain-freeing way. And because healing can be taken too seriously by many, we will have lots of fun with singing with our “terrible” voices, dancing and playing with intriguing asanas!

Schedule:

Thursday

15:00: Check-in.

16:30 – 17:00: Talking circle.

17:00 – 19:00: Forrest Yoga practice.

19:00 – 20:00: Dinner.

Friday

6:30 – 9:00: Morning practice.

9:00 – 10:00: Breakfast.

10:00 – 16:00: Break for activities – own time. Lunch at 13:00-14:00 (or possibility to get a packed lunch, if you wish to be outdoor).

16:00 – 18:00: Time for discussion, bodywork, tips for healing injuries, restorative yoga and meditation.

18:00 – 19:00: Dinner.

19:00 – 20:00: Emotional processing and journaling (bring pen and notebook).

Saturday

6:30 – 9:00: Forrest Yoga practice.

9:00 – 10:00: Breakfast.

10:00 – 16:00: Break for activities – own time. Lunch at 13:00-14:00 (or possibility to get a packed lunch, if you wish to be outdoor).

16:00 – 18:00: Time for discussion, bodywork, tips for healing injuries, restorative yoga and meditation.

18:00 – 19:00: Dinner.

19:00 – 20:00: Journaling (bring pen and notebook), talking circle.

Sunday

6:30 – 9:00: Forrest yoga practice.

11:00: Check-out.

Prices & accommodation: Triple room 3850 kr, double/twin room 4450 kr, and single room: 5050 kr.

You receive 500 kr discount if you plan to attend both Parts 1 & 2 of my retreat. First part is in September, click here for information.

Meals: Three vegetarian/vegan meals per day, free tea and coffee are included in the total price.

Transport and pick-up services from train and bus stations are not included: If participants want to be picked up, that will cost extra service 150 kr from Fagernes, and 200 kr from Gol. One way per person.

Retreat start: Thu. Nov 26, 2020 at 15:00.

Retreat end: Sun. Nov 29, 2020 at 11:00.

Registrations: For more information and registrations click here.

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Embody Your Spirit 1 – Forrest Yoga retreat in the Norwegian Mountains
Sep
3
to Sep 6

Embody Your Spirit 1 – Forrest Yoga retreat in the Norwegian Mountains

Hello beautiful people,

I am proud to announce a long-weekend Forrest Yoga retreat taking place at Nøsen Yoga high-mountain lodge, on September 3rd-6th, 2020. This wonderful centre offers a variety of activities including skiing, hiking, paddling and fishing, which you can combine with our daily yoga activities. It is surrounded by pristine lakes, meadows and waterfalls, and most importantly, it is easily accessible from Oslo (ca. 2,5-3 hours by train or bus).


Theme – Embody Your Spirit

The intention of the retreat is to use the transformative tools of Forrest Yoga and the connection to nature in order to strip off some of your physical and emotional backlog that may be limiting you from experiencing true freedom and lightness as you walk through life. We will enjoy the medicine of ceremony, chanting, intelligent sequencing and meditation. The sequences will be designed to accommodate all levels and provide you with a safe area, where you can work with your injuries in a pain-freeing way. And because healing can be taken too seriously by many, we will have lots of fun with singing with our “terrible” voices, dancing and playing with intriguing asanas!

Schedule

Thursday

  • 15:00: Check-in.

  • 16:30 – 17:00: Talking circle.

  • 17:00 – 19:00: Forrest Yoga practice.

  • 19:00 – 20:00: Dinner.

Friday

  • 6:30 – 9:00: Morning practice.

  • 9:00 – 10:00: Breakfast.

  • 10:00 – 16:00: Break for activities – own time. Lunch at 13:00-14:00 (or possibility to get a packed lunch, if you wish to be outdoor).

  • 16:00 – 18:00: Time for a discussion, bodywork, tips for healing injuries, restorative yoga and meditation.

  • 18:00 – 19:00: Dinner.

  • 19:00 – 20:00: Emotional processing and journaling (bring a pen and notebook).

Saturday

  • 6:30 – 9:00: Forrest Yoga practice.

  • 9:00 – 10:00: Breakfast.

  • 10:00 – 16:00: Break for activities – own time. Lunch at 13:00-14:00 (or possibility to get a packed lunch, if you wish to be outdoor).

  • 16:00 – 18:00: Time for a discussion, bodywork, tips for healing injuries, restorative yoga and meditation.

  • 18:00 – 19:00: Dinner.

  • 19:00 – 20:00: Journaling (bring a pen and notebook), talking circle.

Sunday

  • 6:30 – 9:00: Forrest yoga practice.

  • 11:00: Check-out.

Retreat price

  • Shared room (4 guests): 3850 kr per person

  • Shared room (2 guests): 4450 kr per person

  • Single room: 5050 kr per person

You receive 500 kr discount if you plan to attend both Parts 1 & 2 of my retreat. Second part is in November, click here for information.

Price includes:

  • Accommodation for 3 nights in the chosen lodging option at Nøsen Yoga og Fjellhotell

  • 3 nutritious meals a day (starting with dinner, finishing with lunch)

  • Tea, infusion, and snacks during the workshop

  • MVA is included in the price

Transport and pick-up services from train and bus stations are not included: If participants want to be picked up, that will cost extra service 150 kr from Fagernes, and 200 kr from Gol. One way per person.

Registrations: For more information and registrations click here.

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