yoga retreat in Sano #day 1

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Serene Yoga Studio held their first yoga retreat from June 4 (Saturday) until June 5 (Sunday) at Ichinokan in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture.

Benten Pond, the pond here in front of Isoyama Benzaiten, has been selected as one of the top 100 famous springs in Japan.

The clarity of the pond’s water is amazing!

Blessed with good weather, I fully enjoyed myself by visiting Sano Yakuyoke Daishi to ward off evil, eating some Sano ramen at Ogura-ya, and going for some sightseeing around Sano. Thereafter, I made my way to Ichinokan.

We did some garden yoga in the large Japanse-style garden of Ichinokan which opened in 1920.

We were able to join together with the locals.

Yoga instructor Kyoumi Satou from Tochigi Prefecture joined us!

There was a workshop where we made a dream map to make our dreams come true.

Everyone was working enthusiastically on their map for 90 minutes.

We took a look at the dream maps after making them which left everyone surprised again.

Everyone discovered themselves again in a new light to work towards a bright future.

There was also an evening party that you can only enjoy at a yoga retreat for adults.

The posture yoga instructor Atsushi Katou from Yoga Studio in Gunma Prefecture and yoga instructor Risa Yanagisawa came with joy to the evening party.

People you meet through yoga from different backgrounds and spend a few days together are those who share the same hobby, not people from work, not family, only those with the same hobby.

Therefore, a yoga retreat offers you the experience of shaking your values to the core by meeting diverse people with different opinions.

I think it is the best feeling when you realize that your way of thinking is only one of many possibilities.

On the first evening, after dinner, we took a walk to the nearby farm where there are fireflies.

You cannot catch them on a photo but everyone was in a daze looking at the whimsical fireflies flying around.

After returning to our rooms there was a small party.

I drank way too much but after talking a lot with others I fell asleep.

It was the end of a long but very fun day.

I will continue on my second day!!

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