5/5 WL W. 4 years ago on Google • 124 reviews
My
5
days
Yoga
Retreat
at
Yoga
Retreat
Lisbon
(Review
Part
1)
Finding
the
space
to
breathe:
I
just
did
my
5
days
yoga
retreat
with
Hilke.
My
heart
is
filled
with
joy
and
gratitude
.
Hilke's
pure
and
warm
heart,
lively
and
grounded
personality,
gifted
intuition
touched
my
heart.
Her
wealth
of
experience,
wisdom,
and
determination
to
share
her
unique
world
of
Forrest
yoga
inspired
me.
This
is
my
first
encounter
with
Forrest
Yoga.
My
first
trip
to
Lisbon
as
well.
I
came
with
a
curious
mind
for
both.
I
leave
with
an
incredible
experience
appreciating
the
beauty
of
Lisbon
and
finding
my
connection
within.
The
5
days
of
learning,
practicing
and
connecting
with
myself
and
Hilke
was
magical.
It
not
only
taught
me
in-depth
understanding
of
what
Yoga
is,
for
the
first
time
I'm
able
to
immerse
in
awareness
and
connnection
of
my
breath,
body
and
mind.
The
tools
I
received
from
Hilke
for
my
journey
within
are
treasured
gifts,
priceless
and
powerful.
From
day
1,
each
day
of
practice
Hilke
designed
for
me
flows
out
naturally
and
interconnected
to
each
other.
She
is
very
intuitive,
sharply
catch
so
much
detail
during
our
lessons,
where
I
was
holding
unnecessary
tension
almost
never
escaped
her
senses.
Ujjayi
breath
inhale
and
exhale
fully
has
always
been
a
challenge
for
me.
I
feel
it
somehow
stuck
near
top
of
my
chest,
my
struggle
to
breathe
fully
limied
my
focus
and
body
movements.
Instead
of
just
explaining
the
mechanism
of
Ujjayi
breath,
on
day
2,
Hilke
asked
if
I'd
be
open
to
try
a
guided
meditation
to
search
for
things
that
I
might
have
been
holding
inside.
The
guided
meditation
digged
through
layers
of
my
inner
thoughts,
helped
me
access
and
recognize
some
of
the
fears
I
carry
in
my
mind
and
held
deeply
and
heavyly
in
my
heart.
It
was
a
emotional
relief
for
me.
Now
I
could
begin
to
process,
and
hope
to
eventually
release
it.
It's
like
a
heavy
load
lifted
off
my
chest
and
I
found
space
to
breathe
into.
My
ujjayi
breath
improved
after
this,
magically.
After
the
5th
day,
I
am
able
to
immerse
myself
in
the
beauty
and
power
of
ujjayi
breath
when
I
practice.
Experiencing
it
also
helped
me
recognized
creating
the
space
to
breathe
leads
to
strength,
support
and
connection
with
my
body.
Suddenly
my
goal
of
getting
to
certain
asanas
perfectly
became
less
important
than
finding
that
space
in
my
body
to
breathe
in.
I
feel
very
fortunate
to
have
followed
my
intuition
here
and
beyond
thankful
that
Hilke
introduce
me
the
world
of
Forrest
Yoga.
The
slow
and
conscious
movements
along
with
amplified
breath
enhance
awareness
of
the
body.
Her
holistic,
contemporary
and
intuitive
approach
to
the
practice
is
unique
and
amazing
therapy
for
both
mind
and
body.
I
can't
wait
to
apply
the
tools
I
learned
here
to
my
yoga
practice
and
life
journey.
This
is
the
longest
review
I've
written.
Thank
you
for
reading
and
I
hope
you,
too
will
have
chance
to
embrace
in
the
beautiful
experience.
I'll
post
extra
info
about
breakfast
and
her
home,
etc
in
another
review.
Google
review
words
limit
reached
here:)