Elbow Beach, Bermuda Offers Iyengar Yoga Weekend Retreat Package

Elbow Beach, Bermuda is delighted to offer the “Iyengar Yoga Weekend Retreat” package this October for those who want to practice their asanas on the island paradise of Bermuda.

Elbow Beach’s new custom yoga studio, located at The Club at Fritholme, will play host to Iyengar yoga practitioners Richard and Kirsten Agar Ward, from the Bath Iyengar Yoga Centre in the United Kingdom. Iyengar is among the world’s most widely practised yoga methods and is based on the teachings of the legendary Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar of Pune, India. Teachers of the Iyengar method, such as the Agar Wards, must successfully complete a rigorous assessment of their practice and teaching techniques in order to be certified by the Iyengar Institute in Pune, India.

Over the Yoga Retreat weekend, guests will be able to participate in three intensive Iyengar yoga workshops with the Agar Wards, the first of which will be held on Friday, 21 October from 7pm to 9pm. The second session will be conducted on Saturday, 22 October from 8am to 1pm and the weekend retreat will be completed on Sunday, 23 October with a workshop from 8am to 12noon.

After completing the Saturday morning workshop, guests will unwind further with a visit to The Spa at Elbow Beach. The package includes one 80-minute Customised Holistic Facial treatment, as well as a healthy spa bento box lunch. The facial begins with an assessment to determine guest’s skin type, after which a spa therapist selects products from the ESPA skincare range to create a tailor-made facial experience for the guest.

The “Iyengar Yoga Weekend Retreat” package at Elbow Beach is valid from 21 October to 23 October 2011 and includes: 
• Two nights accommodation in a Premier Garden View Room 
• Nightly Spa Turndown Amenity 
• Three Ivengar Yoga Workshops 
• Two 80-Minute Customised Holistic Facials 
• Two Spa Bento Box Lunches

The “Iyengar Yoga Weekend Retreat” package is priced at USD 1,560 inclusive of all taxes and gratuities. This package is subject to availability and is based on double occupancy. Reservations can be made by contacting Elbow Beach directly at +1 (441) 236-3535 or ebbda-reservations@mohg.com. Additional nights can be added for USD 295 per night plus taxes and gratuities.

About the Bath Iyengar Yoga Centre and Richard and Kirsten Agar Ward 
The Bath Iyengar Yoga Centre, Bath's original yoga centre, is a contemporary studio space in the heart of Bath with a pleasant riverside location run by husband and wife team Richard and Kirsten Agar Ward. Richard and Kirsten have over 45 years’ Iyengar Yoga teaching experience between them. Both senior pupils of BKS Iyengar, Richard holds the Senior Intermediate Level 3 Certificate and Kirsten holds the Senior Intermediate Level 2 Certificate. They are both approved teacher trainers and Richard is a Moderator and Kirsten a Teacher Assessor for the Iyengar Yoga Association (UK). They frequently attend courses taught by the Iyengars in India and are invited to teach all over the UK and internationally. For further information, please visit www.bath-iyengar-yoga.com/

About Elbow Beach, Bermuda 
Elbow Beach, Bermuda has been repositioned as an intimate luxury resort following the completion of a USD 5.5 million refurbishment project. The resort now features 98 guestrooms and suites spread amongst 50 acres of lush manicured gardens that gently slope down to its signature pink sand beach. For reservations visit www.mandarinoriental.com/bermuda or call +1 (441) 236-3535.