Vipassana in Tenerife
MEDITATION RETREAT
4 and 5 MAY 2024
Intensive weekend training
Saturday May 4th Schedule
PART ONE
Arrival Time: 09:30
End Time: 19:30
Sunday May 5th Schedule
PART TWO
Start: 08:30 AM
End: 18:00
WHO IS THIS RETREAT FOR?
Suitable for advanced individuals looking to reinforce Vipassana and for those who want to start in this ancient practice that helped Buddha enter a state of full consciousness.
Benefits based on scientific statistics include:
1. Stress and anxiety reduction.
2. Improved mental health: Vipassana meditation can have positive effects on mental health, including reducing symptoms of depression and improving emotional well-being.
3. Self-awareness and personal growth: Increased self-awareness and personal growth.
4. Increased concentration and mental clarity: Helps improve concentration and mental clarity.
5. Improved interpersonal relationships: Experience an improvement in interpersonal relationships.
PROGRAM
Meditations: the whole day on Saturday and Sunday from 09.00 to 19.00 with breaks for meals only with the master Esther T. Siverio
For wellness:
Yoga: 4 Vinyasa lessons with the teacher Candela Espada (Optional: read below)
Massages: 1 special massage with the expert Carolina Vivas (Optional: read below)
OPTIONS OF STAY
OPTION 1
No accommodation is required.
Attending only the meditations for both full days, which are mandatory as they are different.
Location: Calmabu Coaching and Holistic Therapies House.
Chicoro, 183 street . Araya de Candelaria. Tenerife.
Facility: a 24 m2 Shala for Meditations in the house
OPTION 2
1) In room for single use or for 2 people who are friends and/or partners in a 160x200 bed
Available: 3 - 4 rooms.
Facilities in the house:
equipped kitchen, utensils, 3 bathrooms, rooftop terrace with ocean and mountain views, backyard.
OPTION 3
In Finca Aiti.
Address: Camino Los Brezos s/n. Araya de Candelaria.
(amazing place in the middle of the wonderful Los Brezos Forest)
Facilities: Dry toilet. No shower. You need a tent to sleep.
Bring yours or rent one. A few available.
The Finca Aiti is located only an 8-minute drive from Calmabu Coaching House. (Vehicle needed to reach Finca Aiti)
FOOD
OPTION 1
Each person will bring their own food. As there is no time to cook, please bring them already prepared. You only need to heat them.
Please avoid meat. Thank you.
Available: Fresh filtered water, teas, coffee, plant-based milk.
OPTION 2 (recommended)
Book your meals in advance.
There will be dishes cooked at home for:
Lunch and dinner on Saturday for who booked it.
Breakfast and lunch on Sunday for who booked it.
Check prices below, please and reserve when filling the form.
EXTRAS FOR WELLNESS (optional)
VINYASA YOGA
These 4 lessons will be focused on streghing the body to help with the pain that come out when meditating. It will be a way of releasing them.
Check below the contribution
HOLISTIC MASSAGES
After finishing the meditations on Saturday and Sunday, specialized massages are offered by the expert arriving from Colombia: Carolina Vivas.
"Pamper yourself with massages designed to rejuvenate your body and help you release accumulated toxins and cortisol. With innovative techniques and a holistic approach, I guarantee you a massage experience that will leave you revitalized."
Make relaxation your priority and book your session now!
Limited spots available.
What to bring for meditation:
1. Comfortable meditation clothing. No pants that restrict blood circulation.
2. A shawl or blankets to cover shoulders and legs.
3. Large and small cushions from your home.
(We do not recommend going to the village bar but staying on-site to maintain silence).
What to bring for yoga:
Please use the same clothes as for yoga as for meditations to avoid to bring too much. Please bring extra t-shirts in case of transpiration to avoid the smell in the meditation shala. There is a bathroom available to wash yourself anyway.
Bring: a yoga mat (not provided) and a towel, Suncream and a hat .
The meditations will be at the roof terrace.
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE WEEKEND MEDITATION WITHOUR STAY:
Intensive meditations Saturday and Sunday: 50 euros + 10 euros in concept of coffee, teas, fresh filtered water, use of the kitchen and utensiles and other facilities.
CONTRIBUTION STAY IN DOUBLE ROOM FOR SINGLE USE
Intensive meditations Saturday and Sunday: 50 euros
1 Night accommodation for 1 person: 40 euros
CONTRIBUTION STAY IN DOUBLE ROOM FOR 2 PEOPLE
Intensive meditations Saturday and Sunday: 100 euros x 2 people
1 Night accommodation for 2 people: 55 euros
CONTRIBUTION STAY AT FINCA AITI
Intensive meditations Saturday and Sunday: 50 euros
1 Night at Finca Aiti: 10 euros with your own tent
If you need a tent, inquire about it. There are possibilities.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A TENT:
1. Small tent for 1 to 2 people: 8 euros
2. Large tent for 3 people: 30 euros
CONTRIBUTION FOR MEALS (optional)
Saturday
Lunch : Vegetable soup, salate, lasaña with spinaches and cheese.
mint and lemon water: 13 euros
Dinner: Vegetable soup, vegan paella: 12 euros
Sunday
Breakfast: 8 euros
Greek yoghurt, chopped fruit, honey, cereals, vegetable milk, coffee, pure cocoa, to, bread, hummus, butter. Fresh orange juice.
Lunch:
Gaspacho, salate, pizzas. Apple juice: 13 euros
CONTRIBUTION FOR YOGA (optional)
4 yoga lessons : 15 euros. Please add it when you fill the form if you choose.
CONTRIBUTION FOR MASSAGES (optional)
A 40 special massage for 38 euros. Please add it when filling the form.
NOTES:
Volunteering : It is necessary to assist in the final cleaning of the kitchen, washing up of the floor and cutlery, tidying up the meditation area at the end of the retreat. Thanks.
Meditations guided by Esther T. Siverio
Spiritual and proffesional Coach, Germanistic Medicine Therapist for serious illnesses, and Meditation Master for over 30 years. She guides retreats for the personal growing.
Limited spaces. Only 15 seats available for meditation.
REGISTRATION FORM REQUIRED TO BE FILLED OUT:
https://www.calmabu.com/vipa.../vipassana-weekend-meditation
Esther T. Siverio