City Retreat – Yoga & Massage weekend in Amsterdam

Dates: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August 2022
Times: welcome at 9:30 am; workshop from 10 a.m. to 00 p.m.
Location: Heart Center Amsterdam
Address:
Veenendaalplein 147; 1106 CS Amsterdam
Costs: €180 (2 days) or €125 (1 day) including lunch/hot meal and drinks.
Tickets: https://www.neptunus-wellbeing.nl/meetup-tickets/

Assignment: op Meetup route of link (click on the image below). Or send a email to Tijs.

https://www.meetup.com/embodied/events/287261116/

Do you want to completely relax for a weekend, without having to travel far? Do you need time for deep relaxation, time for yourself to let go of the daily stress? Christian and Tijs offer you a weekend city retreat to give yourself this gift. It is an ideal opportunity to connect with your body, enjoy touch and find peace and quiet in your head. You will be completely pampered with fun yoga exercises and we give each other wonderful relaxing massages. This way you will enter the autumn with a healthy inner harmony.

You will come into closer contact with yourself this weekend. The combination of massage and playful yoga brings you more balance for your body and mind. You open your senses, you experience how nice it is to move, stretch, sweat and make your body warm and full of energy. And you also discover how pleasant touch is, in an atmosphere of trust and connection. In addition to yoga and massage, contact and attention exercises are used. We also cleanse our inner self with healthy food that helps to "detoxify" our bodies.

Yoga
Yoga not only gives you peace of mind, it also helps you to let go. Some yoga poses give your organs an inner massage, while other poses lengthen your muscles and tendons. Christian's playful, inquiring and interdisciplinary form of yoga is inspired by ashtanga and vinyasa yoga. With meditation, breathing exercises and postures we work on more body awareness, strength, flexibility and let our energy flow. Some exercises are in pairs, to create connection with each other.

massage
On Saturdays, the flowing massage mainly provides relaxation. We work with Swedish and Californian massage styles and deep tissue techniques. On Sunday we let everything go and we use massage techniques that remove all waste from the muscle and connective tissue and release energetic ballast. We do this with Alchemy of Touch massage and Myofascial Energetic Release.

Sharing
At various times during the weekend there is room for integration, through meditation and sharing your experiences with others.

Facilitators
Tijs Breuer is a life coach and masseur specialized in in-depth bodywork. He works a lot with mindfulness, body awareness and the power of loving attention. Tijs gives weekly workshops in which playful discovery and connection with yourself and the group are central.
Christian Wicke works as a general practitioner and yoga teacher, in ashtanga and vinyasa yoga. He likes to share his insights about and from yoga with others, in group lessons and 1-on-1 settings. In addition to teaching the practicalities of yoga, he also enjoys studying and debating yoga philosophy and its implications for our daily lives.

Eating and staying overnight
We provide lunch and dinner on Saturdays and lunch on Sundays. The workshop only takes place during the day, on Saturday and Sunday. Do you want to stay overnight on site? Then you can rent a guest room for €30. Or you choose a Bed & Breakfast nearby.

Everyone is welcome. This workshop is therefore open to all genders (including non-binary or transgender) and all orientations. Yoga or massage skills are welcome, but not necessary. We have a notaflof policy, so if you want to participate but don't have the money, please contact us directly.

Location: Heart Center Amsterdam

  • District: Gaasperdam, Amsterdam South-East, Amsterdam
  • Address: Veenendaalplein 147; 1106 CS Amsterdam
  • Card: op Google Maps

Heart Center Amsterdam is a new venue in the quiet neighborhood of Gein (Gaasperdam, Amsterdam). There is a nice atmospheric group room and two practice rooms. The location also has a front and back garden with a fair amount of privacy, a simple kitchen and three toilets.

The space has recently been furnished and is rented out by Auke Jan Ebbinge and his girlfriend Camille. They provide a hospitable atmosphere where everyone feels welcome, regardless of your gender, origin or (sexual) preference. Workshops are given in the group room in the field of meditation, embodiment, breathwork, tantra, etc. Tijs Breuer has his practice here every Friday.

Our location in the Netherlands and how to get there

Public transport: City bus 47, stop Wamelstraat (2 min walk). Metro 50 or 54 to the Gein stop (5-10 min walk). Car: Good accessibility from A9, A10 and A2. Free parking in front of the door.

Gaasperplas

Just a few minutes' walk from Heart Center Amsterdam is the Gaasperplas and the Gaasperpark. This is a large recreation area where you can run, cycle, walk (with or without a dog) and exercise.

The deep lake has very clean water, so you can swim well. There are several beaches, including a nudist beach.

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Tijs

Tijs Breuer is 52 years old, a certified personal coach, body worker and masseur. Essence coaching is aimed at getting you to the core of who you really are. Tijs works with personal attention, touch and presence. It helps you to feel better about yourself.

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