Workshops

Healing Modalities Retreat Workshop

Louise Olivi, M.S., Coming Home to Your Authentic Self

Dr. May Trieu, Chinese Medicine

Carla Murray, Vinyasa Yoga, Jivamukti , Anusara, Ashtanga, Yin and Restorative

Suki Buchalter, RYT Vinyasa Yoga

Kelley Hunter,Ph.D.,C.A.P, Your place in the Universe: Cosmology and Consciousness

Viki Brown, Inner Creative Journeys

Healing Modalities will be about understanding yourself as a spiritual being while practicing yoga, Chinese medicine, astrology and visualizations to bring about balance and harmony. These exceptional instructors have been facilitating workshops for several years, bringing to participants, new levels of understanding to healing their bodies. The classes are held in peaceful, relaxing St. John, USVI. You will be within the National Park on the most beautiful beaches in the world. Viki Brown who has lived in St. John for 30 years and organizing workshops, will coordinate every detail so that you have an easy and memorable learning experience. Have a vacation while educating yourself in new areas that will enhance your abilities.

Carla Murray and Suki Buchalter will gently instruct you in Vinyasa yoga that will be incorporated daily for newbies to accomplished yogi’s. Many of the asanas will be done on the beach while looking out over the turquoise Caribbean sea. Kelley Hunter will assist you in a greater understanding of how astrology can illuminate your life’s journey. Dr. May Trieu has a Chinese medicine practice healing many patients successfully and will share techniques of the multi facets of this ancient art. Louise Olivi is a metaphysical facilitator and hypnotherapist who will guide in transforming energies to align with your true self. Viki Brown uses the indigenous Indian ways to help you to connect with your inner being so that you can understand how to receive information for clarity. The week will be filled with laughter, dancing, singing and lots of swimming if you so desire.

Zemi Caribbean Workshop prices for each week is $275 for one, two or all instructors. Create your own schedule. Arrive on Saturday and leave on Saturday. Wednesday is open for an optional group sail or beach day. Please see the Calendar for more detailed information. Sign up in November, or 45 days before the workshop begins on January 9-16th 2010.

SPECIAL PRICES: All workshops are now $15 for a 1 hour class, or $30 for a 2 hour class, or $275 for the week. You must call or email to reserve your space 45 days before each workshop begins. Contact Viki Brown at viki@zemicaribbeanworkshops.com or call 340 642 2424 or 340 693 5308.

Contact Viki Brown viki@zemicaribbeanworkshops.com for best fares on accommodations running from Maho cottages at $135 a night or share a grand villa with students for $170 per night for two.
Call 340 693 5308 or 340 642 2424.

Inner Creative Journeys Workshop
Instructor: Viki Brown

Visionary explorations for conscious creativity. A great way to relax and open up to your imagination and inner artistic self. Tap into yourself to find meaningful awareness. This workshop will be using ancient ceremonial 'Indigenous Dream Journeys' from Caribbean Indians like the Taino and Arawak's along with a variety of other tribes like the Shuar and Lakota. Unleashing fields of vision, you will become more acquainted with your specific needs and goals at this time. Viki will use drumming and Lakota flute playing along with visualizations to facilitate your 'Dream Journeys'. This workshop will be held in the St. John National Park 18th Century Sugar Mill Ruin. This dynamic class will help you to become centered and clear about your goals and aspirations.
This is an evening class and will be included and optional with all daytime workshop attendees along with their partner.

Vinyasa Yoga, Jivamukti, Anusara, Ashtanga,
Yin and Restorative

Instructor : Carla Murray

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Carla is a certified Jivamukti Yoga Instructor and has been practicing yoga for 16 years. She has studied numerous styles including: Jivamukti , Anusara, Ashtanga, Yin and Restorative. When people ask her “What is your style?”, she often replies “It’s all yoga!” This always inspires the question “What is Yoga?”

There are many different perceptions of what yoga is but the ultimate goal of all yoga is: “The Realization of the Oneness of Being.”

Though the benefits to the physical body can be significant, it is the connection of the mind, body and spirit that is most beneficial. It may be impressive to stand on one’s head but without intention and awareness, this is merely a form of physical exercise. There is a reason yoga is so popular today and it's not due to just trend, fashion or fitness. We are evolving in to more conscious and awakened beings. The practice of yoga is a wonderful path to physical, mental and spiritual well being, creating peace of mind, a healthy body and a deep connection to one's self and a strong grounding to the earth.

Classes are open to all levels and will include the practice of asana, deep relaxation and meditation.

You will be challenged and inspired by active postures in vinyasa flow sequences
Focus will include: breath awareness, proper alignment and hands on adjustments. Later in the class, we will move into more passive and restorative postures leading up to deep relaxation and short meditation. Our intention is for you to leave this class with a heightened connection to your inner being in order for you to:

Coming Home to Your Authentic Self
Instructor : Louise Olivi

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
We are being compelled by Universal Mind to release and heal old patterns of beliefs and self-definitions that no longer support the recognition and understanding of ourselves as the Spiritual Beings we are in this human experience.

By means of directed processes (past life recall, soul retrieval techniques, creative visualizations) designed to assist you in identifying past blockages and outdated subconscious beliefs, Louise will gently guide you in transforming energies and past memories that keep you from aligning with your True Self.

Please bring a journal for your notations.

Chinese Medicine Workshop

Instructor : Dr. May Trieu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Participants will learn about energy meridiens of acupuncture, balance of yin and yang; Total nutrition, Mindfullness meditation, Tuina (acupressure)

You will also become more familiar on how to heal with a food diet: how to eat healthy while living in a tropical or cold climate , how to mix yin and yang food, what food is more acidic or alkaline.

Another important aspect for healing is to understand how to do meditations: practice of qi gong and mindfullness meditations, easy steps will be taught, so everyone can go home and practice by themselves.