Yoga
Every day you participate in a 90 to 120 minute yoga session both morning and evening. The yoga sessions include movements (asanas), yoga dance, self massage, meditation and guided deep relaxation. Read more about yoga here.
Meditation
During the week you will be gradually introduced to meditation practice. If you already are an experienced meditator, there is ample time for your own practices as well. We also offer personal meditation guidance by experienced meditation teachers.
To practice meditation leads to a state of calmness, peacefulness and well being. But most of all it is a journey towards our own innermost self and the infinite aspect of ourself that we can find hidden deep within our mind.
Workshops
During the week there will be a few workshops to give you a deeper understanding in yoga, meditation, yogic diet, detox and healthy eating as well as in the Enneagram. In the yoga workshop we look at the history of yoga, what does yoga really mean and what are its foundations. You get a deeper understanding of your mind and the goal of meditation in the meditation workshop. You come to understand how your mind works and how you can use it in your meditation practice. Through the workshop on yogic diet and detox you get a chance on reflecting on the way you eat and some tips for healthy eating for both body and mind. The Ennagram workshop gives you an introduction to The Enneagram and some further understanding of others that helps you deal with yourself and others in a better and better way.
The Enneagram
The Enneagram is a hundred year old description of nine different personality types with various driving forces and strengths. It is a map of people’s deeper motivations and inner drives for the way they think and behave.
Learning about yourself through the Enneagram will give you a clear and direct understanding of your own personality. The Enneagram is a powerful psychological model that can guide you how to function and communicate better in groups, in your family or how to just be a better and more compassionate person.
By gaining an understanding about these strengths and forces we can understand both others and ourselves more deeply. The Enneagram also show us how we can move on and let go of our patterns and habits and through that establish a deeper contact to our inner core.
Food and Health
We use mostly locally produced and organic food. The diet on Joyful Journeys trips is always a yogic diet, or a sattvic diet. We combine this with a lighter version of a detox diet. All food is vegetarian! We are striving to give you a wonderful taste experience at each meal!
Qi Circle
We arise early, around 6.30 am to utilize the fresh and rejuvenating morning energy. The day starts with the qi circle. This is a cleansing and detox procedure for the whole body. We chant the Baba Nam Kevalam mantra, do some breathing exercises and do a simple flush of our system.
The Tours
We choose tours that are special. We also think they should be fun and interesting. The tours on Joyful Journeys give you a view into the culture, the history and they also give you an opportunity to come close to the country that you are visiting. Simply, you will have a wonderful experience on your tours!
Every journey has two tours included. There are also extra tours to add for those who like. On some of the tours we have guides that takes us around and tell us about the history and culture. We give much importance to have knowledgeable and good guides with us. On Malta we are incredibly fortunate having Kalyanii giving us excellent tours.
