Description
THE SIMPLEST PLEASURES RETREATS
Restorative, Regenerative and Relaxing. facilitated by Ambika Wauters & Tony Mazza
“I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days…” -Kabir
“If you look deeper in the heart the mirror gets clearer and cleaner.” Rumi
Welcome, friends,
Tony and Ambika have discovered The Simplest Pleasures. They would love to share them at THE SIMPLEST PLEASURES RETREATS. . The retreats are three days, full to bursting with goodness for body, mind and spirit. The VIRTUAL RETREAT is for those who choose to enjoy it at home or in a quiet space .
Please listen to our theme song, PLANT A SEED, produced by Sunny Chayes. It is beautiful and says everything we value and have incorporated into all our retreats. The images are stunning. The music a delight. The words ring as truth .
THE VIRTUAL RETREAT: Available to you any time you wish to explore your inner world. Make daily life a retreat full of pleasure, ease and delight.
Our Virtual Retreat is comprised of a series of downloadable video clips. Enjoy them at your leisure. Use them daily; anytime you desire to connect with your Higher Self. The Virtual Retreat is yours to tap into your inner resources quickly and easily.
We have videos for meditations, Qi-gong exercises, visualizations, and lists of affirmations. There is a unique Transformational Game that allows you to see what archetypes you are constellating in your world, in your relationships to others, in your work, your finances, your spiritual development as well as your creativity. It works with archetypes to empower you and to give you greater control of your life.
The videos hold a hundred percent of their charge for you to tap into any time you wish to fortify your inner resources. They help release mental pressure, physical tension and chronic stress. They assist in finding new ways to enjoy yourself and how to cultivate blessings of health, wealth, love and perfect self expression.
THE VIRTUAL RETREAT MENU OF VIDEOS:
INTRODUCTION:
MEDITATIONS: There are three recorded meditations. One meditation a day will help you to develop inner strength, resolve personal conflicts, find courage and deepen awareness. The meditations are a journey inward to Self; each meditation follows on the other.
MEDITATION ONE: This centers you and helps you relax and ground yourself. It quiets the mind.
MEDITATION TWO: Opens your awareness to the subtle bodies of the Human Energy System, addressing the seven major chakras. It energizes the physical body, stabilizes emotions, and clarifies the mind; creating a safe crucible for you to expand and feel nourished.
MEDITATION THREE: Focuses on expanding your ability to create, manifest and receive blessings. It helps release pain, trauma, suffering and fear while opening to peace, love and joy.
Each meditation builds on the one before it, step by step, to satisfy your spirit’s desire for Light, Love and Truth.
QI-GONG FLOWS: There are three 15-20 minute Qi-Gong flows to move vital energy. The first flow lifts your mood. The second purifies and tonifies your body organs. The third flow optimizes your brain . These are simple, uncomplicated exercises. They can be used anytime to lift the spirit, stimulate circulation and promote energy flow.
Qi- Gong is a series of gentle, full body movements coupled with the breath. I learned these Qi-Gong flows from Marisa Carfell, founder and director of Yo-Qi( www.Yo-qi.com). We use these flows to purify, tonify and strengthen the body. This creates balance, stability and a greater sense of well being. Qi-Gong is an ancient Chinese moving meditation based on “healing through pleasure”. It works well for people of all ages and is gentle and easy to follow.
BRAIN GYM: This simple series of four exercises stimulates both right and left lobes of the brain. It takes less than three minutes to complete. It stabilizes the mind and nurtures visionary thinking . The exercise is quick, short and focused; it leaves one feeling balanced and energized. Feel free to work this at your own pace.
VISUALIZATIONS: There are four visualizations, complete with soothing, calming music created by Sunny Chayes. They help to visualize your heart’s desires . They are designed for better HEALTH, greater WEALTH, abiding LOVE and perfect SELF EXPRESSION. They are short recordings that can be played several times a day, if you wish, to expand your imagination to the outer limits of the realm of possibility. They help anchor your intentions for goodness and to create the life you want.
THE ARCHETYPES GAME: Building Responsibility, Empowerment and Energy.This is a unique board game set against the backdrop of the 12 houses of the Zodiac. Each house represents an aspect of your life . The archetypes help you understand levels of empowerment in these different aspects of your life. There is no right or wrong archetypes, only an indication where you are currently in relation to that particular house. You transform your archetype by taking more responsibility for yourself, cultivating greater levels of empowerment and, as a result, enjoying more and more vital energy. As your archetypes become more empowered through playing the game you see how enlightening and insightful the game is. It is downloaded as a PDF along with clear instructions on how to play the game.
THE SIMPLEST PLEASURES WORKBOOK: Clearing The Path To Arrive at Our Desired Destination: This is a comprehensive workbook that helps you to claim you’re good. It identifies and clears obstacles so you can manifest what you desire. It gives the opportunity to choose long lasting, mature and empowering archetypes to model your life on. It focuses on developing gratitude and invokes positive blessings to call in The New. The workbook is filled with pages of questions to consider and answer. The workbook is devoted to you choosing what makes your heart sing. It lets you identify who and what are for your highest good. This book is a very powerful tool designed especially for you .
LIFE STYLE DISCUSSION: Tony Mazza shares his thoughts and experience of the Mediterranean Diet, considered the healthiest diet in the world. Tony grew up on this diet and living this healthy lifestyle in the mountains of central Italy. His trust in nature, love of family, and appreciation for this deliciously and fresh cuisine has molded his life. He loves cooking and sharing about how the diet supports health and healing. He says the diet is far more than food.
Tony shares the importance of laughter, humor, relaxation, fun, communing with nature, gathering family and friends to enjoy a good meal and celebrate with music, dancing and stimulating conversations. Tony helps us reflect on what trust, support and celebration can look like in our lives and how we can allow good , fresh food to enhance our lifestyle. Tony invites us to find gratitude in The Simplest Pleasures that imbue our every day life.
RELEVANT RESOURCES: Carefully selected book titles, websites, films, articles to inspire wholeness and healthy living.
If you decide you would enjoy participating in the In Person Retreat enjoying the company of like minded people, partaking of our delicious spa treatments, eating outdoors under the pergola, or site seeing in beautiful Tucson you will receive a %20 discount for the In Person retreat.
Fee for Virtual Retreat is $735.
