UMWUKA
YOGA
Retreats + Workshops
Sunday, November 24, 2024
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Yoga and Ayurveda One Day Retreat
Arvi Gosmo has been creating retreats with other facilitators in the past 8 years combining yoga, food and music. On this one-day retreat, Arvi will be holding space in one of the most elegant and tranquil places in the city of Kigali, Rwanda.
This retreat will focus on revitalizing and energizing the body, mind and spirit
through body movement, breath work, meditation and nutrition.
Everyone is welcome, regardless of race, gender and religious affiliation.
This retreat is open to 16 years of age and up.
Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024
Time: 9am to 4pm
Place: Heaven Boutique Hotel, No.11, KN 29 St, Kigali
Cost: RWF 75K per person
To register, please email Arvi at arvigosmo@gmail.com
or WhatsApp at +1 226-979-5194
Here’s what to expect
● Connecting with like-minded individuals
● Morning Therapeutic Yoga and Afternoon Yin Yoga
● Journaling
● Introduction to Ayurveda
● Preparing and Cooking our lunch: PlantBase menu with Ayurvedic Nutritional guidelines
● Cleansing and Balancing our Energy Centres (Chakras)
● Breathing Exercises
● Meditation
Here’s what to bring
● a water bottle
● a shawl or a thin blanket
● a notepad/journal and a pen
***A detailed schedule will be sent after you have registered.
***Optional: A special promotion from Heaven Boutique Spa: 1 hour relaxing massage (Swedish, Deep Tissue or Aromatherapy Massage) for only RWF 30K. This offer is available to all retreat participants. To book an appointment, please call the Spa directly at +250 787 785 595
About the facilitator
After more than 25 years of culinary experience, Arvi Gosmo is a very knowledgeable and
accomplished culinary chef. She owned a restaurant and established a successful catering business with numerous testimonials to back up her expertise in the culinary trade. She is also a very skilled cooking class instructor.
Along with being a professional chef, Arvi is a seasoned yogi. She has been a yoga
practitioner for over 30 years. She holds a 500 Hour Yoga Teachers Training Certificate, Yin Yoga Certificate and Restorative Yoga Certificate.
www.magnoliacatering.ca
www.umwukayoga.com
Sunday, July 28th, 2024
Yoga and Ayurveda One Day Retreat
Arvi Gosmo has been holding retreats with other facilitators in the past 8 years combining yoga, food and music. After acquiring much experience and skills from these events, she is now forging forward to hold space on her own in this one-day retreat of
Yoga and Ayurveda (sister science of Yoga).
This retreat will focus on revitalizing and energizing the body, mind and spirit
through body movement, breath work, meditation and nutrition.
Everyone is welcome, regardless of race, gender and religious affiliation.
This retreat is open to young adults and adults, 16 years of age and up.
Date: Sunday, July 28, 2024
Time: 9am to 4:30pm
Place: St. Brigid Villa, Ignatius Jesuit Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Cost: $145/person, $120 Early Bird Special Until June 15, 2024
To sign up, please email Arvi at arvigosmo@gmail.com
Here’s what to expect
● Connecting with like-minded individuals
● Therapeutic Yoga and Yin Yoga
● Journaling
● Walking in nature - time alone or with a friend
● Introduction to Ayurveda
● Preparing and Cooking our lunch - with Ayurvedic Nutritional guidelines
● Cleansing and Balancing our Energy Centres (Chakras)
● Breathing Exercises
● Meditation
Here’s what to bring
● A yoga mat
● A blanket
● Two yoga blocks
● A bolster
● A yoga strap
About the facilitator
After more than 25 years of culinary experience, Arvi Gosmo is a very knowledgeable and
highly successful culinary chef. She has cooked and owned her own restaurant and established
a successful catering business with numerous testimonials to back up her expertise in the culinary trade.
Along with being a professional chef, Arvi is also a seasoned yogi. She has been a yoga
practitioner for over 30 years. She holds a 200 Hour Yoga Teachers Training Certificate and has
been teaching for the last 4 years. She is currently finishing her 300 Hour Yoga Teachers Training.
www.magnoliacatering.ca
www.umwukayoga.com
May 30th-June 2nd, 2024
Snake Island Weekend Retreat
Our 5th annual weekend of songwriting, fine food, and yoga
in a fabulous natural setting
Arvi Gosmo and James Gordon have worked together since 2020 to create a weekend retreat setting that has turned out to be a very rewarding experience for all of their participants. They’ve been thrilled with the success of these events. Due to popular demand, they are adding a spring retreat this coming May, this time returning to our original location: Snake Island on Ontario's Lake Simcoe. Remote but just one hour North of Toronto. It’s a welcoming setting ideally suited to what they have been offering. This will be an intimate, exclusive gathering as there are just 12 rooms available in this unique Lighthouse setting.
Here’s what to expect:
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The retreat runs from Thursday supper until Sunday Afternoon.
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An opening reception and song circle.
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6 delicious and nutritious gourmet meals cooked from scratch on-site by Arvi, including a cooking class on Saturday where you’ll create your own meal!
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A songwriting workshop, an assignment that will get you started on the song you’ll write, and a group songwriting exercise.
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Additional workshops on lyrics, melody, structure, co-writing, whatever you’re interested in, as well as the return of the popular ‘Songs you Love’ song analysis session. Let us know if you have ideas about what we can offer.
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Friday and Saturday night song circle and jamming.
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Lots of time and inviting spaces for you to work on your song.
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One-on-one time with James to nurture along with your song.
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Sunday afternoon session where you’ll share your new song, get positive feedback, and a recording of it.
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3 nights’ accommodation in your own spacious and comfortable room. Couples welcome too.
Let us know your dietary concerns. We know you’ll love the food. Coffee, tea, water, juice, and snacks will be available throughout the day. Light snacks will also be offered in between meals. Bring your own alcohol.
The Cost
$825 for the weekend; (10% discount for couples)
NO EXPERIENCE or Instrument necessary.
You’ll write a great song and others will help.
Payment by e-transfer to james@jamesgordon.ca
The Facilitators
James Gordon is known in Canadian music circles as the “Songwriter’s Songwriter”. He’s written more than 1500 songs, and released 40 albums solo or with his former band Tamarack.
He was songwriter-in-residence at CBC radio for many years, primarily with Arthur Black’s show,has led many songwriting retreats, solo or with Katherine Wheatley, and has been conducting his “Song Doctor” classes for a few years as well. His song “Frobisher Bay” has been recorded by over 100 artists world-wide, and his song “Mining For Gold”, made famous by the Cowboy Junkies, has appeared in numerous films.
This year he had a viral hit: 300,000 views of his controversial ‘Crybabies Caravan’, and his first novel was a finalist for the Stephen Leacock
Humour Award.
After more than 25 years of culinary experience, Arvi Gosmo is a very knowledgeable and highly successful culinary chef. She has cooked and owned her own restaurant and established a successful catering business with numerous testimonials to back up her expertise in the culinary trade.
Along with being a professional chef, Arvi is also a seasoned yogi. She has been a yoga
practitioner for over 30 years and also holds a 200 Hour Yoga Teachers Training Certificate.
She is currently in Rwanda helping to establish a retreat center there.
Arvi and James would love to share this unique experience with you.
More details on request: james@jamesgordon.ca or 226-971-9132
Julia B.
Songwriting has largely been an independent process for me and the collaboration only
happened once the song was born. During this retreat weekend, I was able to come alongside
other songwriters as we each created our new songs. It is a gift to have a window into this
creative and nurturing process. Songwriters are also such a joy to jam with! I highly recommend
these retreats for new and seasoned songwriters.
Neil H.
James and Arvi gave us a great weekend retreat of good music, good food and good vibes.
The feeling of isolation you get from the location focuses your musical efforts. I have
written a recordable song at every retreat.
Connie M.
What a joyful retreat in a serene setting in Clarksburg. James skillfully nurtured our
songwriting efforts, while Arvi nourished us with delicious food and gentle yoga.
Collaborating with such talented participants as well resulted in many wonderful new tunes
and friendships. I so appreciate the trusting and supportive environment that allowed us
all to create something wonderful.