Morning

10.00 am Welcoming and Tea

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10.30 am Breathing Exercise

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10.45 am Yin Yoga

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12.00 noon Yoga Nidra

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12.30 pm Plant-based Lunch

Afternoon

1.45 pm Breathing Exercise

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2.00 pm Face Yoga Relaxation

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2.30 pm Cacao Ceremony

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3.30 pm Closing Gratitude Circle

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Please note
Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferrable by agreement with the organiser. 

Cacao

The Cacao Spirit creates a ceremonial centre, a sacred circle in and around which energy harmonises and flows. 
In its natural form, Cacao is an amazingly powerful Plant Medicine that helps us to release emotional blockages, and find forgiveness for ourselves and others. Cacao is a medicine for the heart, but its physiological benefits are for the whole body and mind. Cacao is the number one natural mood enhancer due to the abundance of uplifting phytonutrients it contains. 

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra is a sacred yogic process of deep relaxation mixed with contemporary, evidence-based mind-body techniques from the fields of neuroscience; it is an awakened sleep state of consciousness. It is a technique that is scientifically proven to recharge your brain. When quieting the mind and withdrawing from sensory sensations, a blissful experience of timeless spaciousness occurs. This state of restful awareness accelerates healing and improves energy levels and vitality. 
Yoga Nidra is a highly therapeutic and very transformational practice, inherently adapting itself to the needs of the individual. 

Yin Yoga

Yin Yoga is a newer style of yoga that incorporates the Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophy of working with the chi (energy) flow in the body along the meridians (paths through which the energy flows). Yin Yoga is a practice of finding stillness; it also invites you to gently explore the edges of your resistance in each of the poses. The Yin Yogic edge is the limit of your conscious tolerance, discomfort and pain are to be avoided as they block energy flow. However, reaching and nudging the edges with sufficient tension will stimulate the meridians and the energy flows. Once you find your edges you become still and muscularly soft, and in this stillness you allow the energy to flow deeper into the connective tissues. 

Iren Merdinyan

Iren Merdinyan, the founder of Cacao Connexion and Raw Bonbon, is a raw chocolatier, Cacaoista and a certified Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher. 
Iren's passion for delicious and high-quality raw chocolate and desserts has taken her deeper into the exploration of the medicinal and spiritual benefits of Ceremonial Cacao. Iren offers Cacao & Yoga Heart Centred Workshops and Ceremonies and Women Circles. 
She combines her knowledge of yoga practice and the abundant properties of Cacao to bring you a unique experience in this one-day workshop that she hopes will leave you feeling uplifted, energised and at peace within yourself. 

Jack’s Mill Retreat Centre (JMRC)

JMRC is an oasis of natural beauty within Greater London. It is rapidly becoming established as a favourite UK retreat centre for yoga, health and wellbeing retreats.

Who can attend this workshop?

Everyone. 
Please advise if you are pregnant or if you are allergic to Cacao. 

What you will need

A mat

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A towel to put on the mat 

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Please bring your bring bolsters, blocks and bricks

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Comfortable clothing 

Important information

Sometimes, yoga can trigger strong emotions and reactions. If this happens and you feel you need additional support, please seek advice from your counsellor, therapist or medical professional. Nothing offered is a replacement for medical care. 
Yoga Nidra is not suitable for people with schizophrenia, or other mental health conditions where there may be disassociation. 
Please get in touch if you have any existing health conditions, are sensitive to imagery suggestions or are not sure if Yoga Nidra is suitable for you. 
 
Please avoid consuming Cacao if: 
• You are taking anti-depressants (as the natural chemicals interact with the active component in anti-depressants) 
• You have a heart condition or are on high blood pressure medications 
• You are pregnant 
• You are caffeine sensitive (if you are well drinking coffee, you should feel well drinking Cacao) 
• You are allergic to Cacao. 

Book your place now!

Please note
Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferrable by agreement with the organiser.