Maria Svalin is educating yoga teachers at the Nordic Yoga institute. She is a leadership coach and a woman who let nature guide her linear and circular. She teaches Virya Yoga (dynamic Hatha yoga) and Yoga Nidra and has a true passion for helping us connect with nature.

This retreat is good for yogis and yoginis but everyone can participate and no experience are required. Everything is optional and the classes are allowing and accessible.

Including:

• Dynamic yoga classes every morning to awakening our mind and preparing our body for the swimming sessions.
• Breathing exercises for better experiences in the water (perfect for free divers but also for snorkelers) and getting our body more relaxed and energized.
• Soft yoga, yin yoga, yoga nidra and guided meditation after sunset under the stars on top deck. 
• A goodiebag from the Al Thuraya team with a beautiful journal, a designed dolphin t-shirt and some surprises.
• Usb stick with possibilities to fill up with each others pictures from the week.
• Talisman-kit

Ebb and flow theme of the day:

1. Movement & stillness  
2. Trust & Control
3. Breath
4. Strength & flexibility

5. Perspective

6. Emotions & thoughts
7. The Elements

Happenings and workshops: 

• A journey through the wheel of the year - Lectures and workshops about how to become more in-touched with using nature as a resource and a guide when you move through the seasons of the year. We will be exploring different archetypes and traditions in different cultures in the making of our collected wheel. The week will start off with the full moon ceremony and as we are moving through the week we will will not only look at the whole year but also look closer to the ebb and flow of the days.
• Soon entering the autumn equinox we will dive deeper into the last months of the year and how we can incorporate rituals and intentions before leaving this year behind. We will finish the week with an Island excursion where we making our own talisman and having a fire ritual!
• My magical book: "The art of intentions".
• The circular movement of dolphins.