Sacred Sounds Retreat
Friday, July 16, 2010 to Thursday, July 22, 2010
With Sada Sat Kaur and Sada Sat Singh

Join us for joyful days filled with the Sacred Sounds of chanting, mantra, kirtan and gong..

Deepen your knowledge of mantra and kirtan in the loving and supportive environment of the ancient house of prayer, The Yoga Borgo in Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy.

Sada Sat Kaur and Sada Sat Singh will guide you into the depths of your heart to know the voice of your soul. You will be filled with unity, devotion and the deep power of shakti and bhakti. Through chanting the sacred mantras you will learn to create your own daily practice filled with the Universal Sounds.

Sacred Sounds Retreat is open to everyone, whether you are a musician or simply love chanting. No musical background is required.

Course description:
Sacred Sounds Retreat with Sada Sat Kaur and Sada Sat Singh includes:
-Kirtan and chanting together
-Daily Yoga Classes
-Guidance in pronunciation of the sacred mantras, including translation, transliteration and rhythm.
-Musical guidance and support for creating your own melodies for the mantras
-Stories of the great Yogis, Gurus and Masters, including Sada Sat Kaur and Sada Sat Singh's 35 years with Yogi Bhajan, Master of Naad Yoga (Sound Current)
-Delicious vegetarian meals
-Personal time to enjoy the beauty and nourishing peace of the nature reserve surrounding the Yoga Borgo: walks, hiking, hammock time, pure mountain air, waterfall and more.

You are welcome to bring your musical instrument or just the song in your heart.

Accommodations:
Participants will share comfortable group rooms. Total number of participants is limited to 15, so please register early to reserve your space.

Course Fees:
Course fee includes all instruction, accommodations and meals.
Early registration: 650.00 Euro if paid in full by May 15, 2010.
Full price registration: 740.00 Euro if paid after May 15, 2010.
All fees must be paid in full by June 15, 2010.
If you are unable to join the Retreat once you have paid your deposit or fees, you will be refunded all but 100 euro if we receive your cancellation by June 15, 2010. After June 15, 2010, all payments are final and non-refundable.

To Make your Deposit: Please email us at info@yogaborgo.com and/or sadasatkaur@gmail.com and we will send you deposit information.
Upon receipt of your deposit we will send you additional information about the retreat and transportation.

Getting to the Yoga Borgo and Arrival/Departure planning
Arrival: The Sacred Sounds Retreat begins at 5 p.m. , Friday, July 16, 2010.
The closest airport is Florence. Also convenient are Rome, Bologna, Pisa and Perugia (Perugia is Ryanair only).
Travel from those cities is 3 to 4.5 hours whether driving or taking public transportation. (2 hours from Perugia). Please plan on arriving at the airport by late morning or very early afternoon so that you will have time to reach us by 5 p.m. The last train and bus are mid evening.
Departure: The Retreat ends after breakfast on Thursday, July 22, 2010. If you are flying out of Florence Airport, you can get there in time to take a late morning flight. For Rome, Bologna or Pisa you can get there to make an early afternoon flight.

If your flight arrival time will not work with the above schedule, please plan to arrive a day early, July 15th, and spend the night near your airport before coming to the Yoga Borgo on July 16th; or if your flight departure is early in the day plan to spend the night of July 22nd near your airport for early departure on the July 23.