Retreats, led by Visiting Masters, are specialist weeks focusing on subjects such as Yoga or Pilates. Usually they involve five hours of practice daily over a five-day period. They might also include Learning Seminars and appropriate therapies. 

A spirit of sharing is fostered among guests. This is why Retreats appeal to single travellers. Retreats also allow for unusual focus, helping those who want to reach new levels of success, supported by nutritional menus.

• Anusara: From Awareness to Acceptance with Elena Brower

  A six-night Yoga Retreat at Parrot Cay

  Offering twice daily Anusara classes comprising asana, pranayama and meditation, Elena Brower’s carefully selected practices are designed to usher in a state of alertness. This helps you find a deep strength through complete refined acceptance of your life.

  With subtle alignment cues and carefully sequenced practices, Elena guides students to observe their bodies more precisely in order to refine their physical form as well as enhance their inner experience. Her approach offers the ideal blend of active and contemplative practice. She believes yoga can improve every facet of our lives, creating a greater sense of alertness and overall wellness.  Open to students of all levels.
  
  Elena Brower is a certified Anusara teacher who  eight years ago opened Virayoga in New York. She has frequently featured in the New York Times, Fit Yoga and Yoga Journal.
  
  She produced one of the first ever modern audio CD yoga practices in 2000, entitled Vinyasa Yoga, and is the featured teacher for the Element Yoga for Beginners DVD series. Recently she published her first limited edition book entitled Alchemy, A Glossary.
  
  This Retreat includes six nights accommodation and five days of Yoga instruction, airport transfers, daily lunch and dinner from a specially prepared COMO Shambhala Retreat Menu (beverages not included) and a full American breakfast.
  
  24 to 30 October 2010
  
  Costs from $5,728 (single occupancy) or $8,741 (double occupancy).
  
  For reservation and more information, please contact parrotcay@comoshambhala.bz.

• Moving from Conflict toward Peace: An Exploration of Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Chanting with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman

  A six-night Yoga Retreat at Parrot Cay

  Take a vacation from the mind’s chatter and learn to re-inhabit your body with veteran teachers Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee. They will use the tools of observation, vibration, and movement - plus hard work and some rock and roll music - to focus on specific alignment and sequencing for standing poses, hip openers, twists and backbends.

  The principles of alignment will then be brought into a flow class where the focus will be on receptivity and the body’s natural wisdom as preparation for pranayama and meditation.
  
  Colleen and Rodney have been cultivating their practice and teaching together for many years. Together they created and present the online Gaiam Yoga Club.  Rodney was a co-founder (and former owner/director) of Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, California, and Colleen opened the hip Yoga Shanti studio in Sag Harbor, NY, in 1999.
  
  Rodney Yee is the world-renowned co-founder of Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, California, and author of Yoga: The Poetry of the Body and Moving Towards Balance. Saidman was originally certified in the 800 hour-plus Jivamukti Teacher Training Programme. She and her business partner, Jessica Bellofatto, opened the hip Yoga Shanti studio in Sag harbour, New York, almost a decade ago.
  
  This Retreat includes six nights accommodation and five hours of Yoga instruction per day, airport transfers, daily lunch and dinner from a specially prepared COMO Shambhala Retreat Menu (beverages not included) and a full American breakfast.
  
  5th to 11th December 2010

  Costs from $6,077 (single occupancy) or $9,090 (double occupancy).
  
  For reservation and more information, please contact parrotcay@comoshambhala.bz.

• The Practice of Yoga with Andrea and Christina Curry

  A Five-day Retreat with Curry Sisters
  
  Offering five days of Yoga classes with the full support of healthy eating, this Retreat, led by the renowned Curry Sisters, will challenge students in strength and flexibility in order to prepare the mind and body for the more subtle practices of pranayama and meditation. Woven through each class will be information on how to lead a more comprehensive yogic lifestyle. Guests will explore and move beyond physical and mental barriers—aided by the sisters listening approach—in order to promote feelings of balance, energy and relaxation.
  
  Andrea Curry
  Andrea has been practicing Yoga for over 15 years, teaching internationally since 2000. She completed a teacher training with David Goulet and Marina Hallerman in Thailand and a teacher training with Ana Forrest in Seattle. Her passionate and focused style draws inspiration from Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Forrest Yoga traditions. 

  Christina Curry
  Christina trained with David Goulet, Marina Hallerman, Ana Forrest, and Ganga White and Tracey Rich through the White Lotus Foundation.  Her passion for Yoga led her to Thailand in 2002; she has since been teaching in the Maldives, Bhutan, Bali and the US. Her style is grounded in Vinyasa Yoga, with an enthusiastic exploration of pranayama, Hatha, Raja and Ashtanga Yoga.
  
  The reterat includes six nights accommodation, daily breakfast lunch and dinner, 22.5 hours of Yoga (4.5 hours daily), round trip airport transfers

  Rates start from US$ 6,672 (single occupancy) and US$ 9,685 (double occupancy) in a Garden room inclusive of tax and service charge.
  
  10 – 16 April 2011
  
  For more information or reservation, please contact parrotcay@comoshambhala.bz.