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5 nights The Brick Retreat – Yoga meets Pilates

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Your Yoga Retreat

The Brick Retreat is a wellness experience that combines yoga, Pilates, meditation and nature activities to provide a comprehensive relaxation programme for body and mind. Classes are taught in English.

“The synergy between Pilates and yoga. Stoke the internal fire.”

The Brick invites you to embark on a journey of self-discovery and relaxation, led by the expert guidance of Wesley and Michiel. As seasoned practitioners in the art of wellness, they will curate a harmonious blend of activities designed to invigorate and inspire.

Immerse yourself in the embrace of nature with invigorating hikes through scenic trails, where each step unveils panoramic vistas of majestic mountains and serene lakes. Feel the gentle rhythm of your breath during tranquil yoga and meditation sessions, finding balance and inner peace amidst the splendor of your surroundings. Reconnect with your body through mat Pilates and core strengthening exercises, enhancing flexibility and strength in an atmosphere of serenity and calm. Indulge in the ultimate relation with pampering spa treatments, where skilled therapists soothe away tension and stress, leaving you feeling renewed and revitalized.

Unwind in the luxurious comfort of Hotel Hochschober, where every detail is thoughtfully crafted to ensure a restful stay. Enjoy a sauna or hamam, take a dip in the heated lakes, basking in the warm embrace of crystal-clear waters, or engage in invigorating fitness activities to energize your body and mind.

With a schedule brimming with opportunities for reaction and enrichment, each day offers a chance to embrace the present moment fully. Classes, each lasting 1.5 hours, provide ample time to immerse yourself in the experience with at least two sessions offered daily.

Program

The Program

Sunday, November 10th

8:30 pm Wesely and Michiel introduce the brick and the program. Opportunity to have a question/answer session.

Monday, November 11th

8:00 am Yoga with Wesley
5:00 pm Pilates with Michiel

Tuesday, November 12th

8:00 am Pilates with Michiel
5:00 pm Yoga with Wesely

Wednesday, November 13th

8:00 am Yoga with Wesley
11:30 am core class with Roy
5:00 pm Yoga with Wesley

Thursday, November 14th

8:00 am Pilates with Michiel
5:00 pm Yoga with Wesley

Friday, November 15th

8:00 am Session with Wesley & Michiel

Vegan catering possible

Yoga styles

  • Vinyasa Yoga
  • Pilates

Highlights

  • Unique mix of yoga & Pilates

Included

  • Yoga retreat as per programme (subject to change)
  • 5 nights in the room of your choice
  • Full board
  • 100 fabulous Hochschober extras

Not included

  • Travel Arrangement
  • personal expenses on site

Yoga teacher

Bassett Wesley

Wesley was born in NYC and moved to Vermont at the age of seven. She attended Rollins College, a liberal arts school in Winter Park, Florida, graduating with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology. In 1992 she moved back to New York City where she worked for the Walt Disney Company as Marketing Associate for the book publishing division Hyperion. Five years later she met her husband and moved to Antwerp.

In 1999, Wesley’s first real exposure to yoga took place during a visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where her sister Ki was teaching. And this is when life was put on a new course. Ki dove several years earlier into yoga, to handle the death of their mother.
“When Ki put me in Downward Facing Dog, I realized finally what it all meant. I got it. The breath came back into my body. I hadn’t realized I was holding it so tightly from the grief’

Through practicing different forms of yoga, Wesley began to understand how yoga opens one up allowing for emotional catharsis. Directly the following year she returned to Santa Fe to deepen her study with Tias and Surya Little of Prajna Yoga, two eminent teachers with a long history in Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga, now deeply steeped in the teachings of the Buddha and creators of a Sangha that have taught so many that we are all interwoven, that through our bodies and minds we together create the fabric of life.

Wesley is a Vinyasa and Yin yoga teacher that loves to make people feel good about themselves. Making people feel better after a class creates a ripple effect, making this world a better place.

Her mission is to guide people back home to their bodies, to see how people evolve within themselves and relate to their situation, to see it more deeply.

If we keep practicing we gain insight into a deeper meaning of happiness. Through pure power of movement with breath and opening the senses to heal the body.

We learn to connect better, not only with ourselves but also more non-defensively to others and life’s conditions.

She invites you to join her on this way toward healing and awakening.
She will share with you what she has learned so far ….

Find out more on her website: https://yogajivana.be/

Michiel Gysel

Michiel Gysel is an experienced Pilates instructor who offers individual and group classes for people of all ages. After a thorough training at True Pilates Antwerp, he has specialised in tailor-made private lessons. The focus is on individual support: specific problems or wishes for improvement are identified together with the client in the initial interview and specifically addressed using the Pilates method. The rapid and positive progress made by his clients motivates Michiel to continue his training and deepen his knowledge of the Pilates method.