Cayman Islands

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Cayman - Schedule

Mornings are beautiful in the Caribbean. The waters are calm and flat, the beach empty and long and the air is clear. Before the day gets busy and the place fills up, we start our practice by the beach. Our morning practice is for 90 minutes and this is followed by a healthy breakfast.

After breakfast we have lots of free time. There is so much to do on Cayman, please see the activities section for a list of things you can do in your time off. Of course, it's also the perfect place to lie out on the beach with a book and catch some rays!

We meet again in the evening for a sunset yoga practice for 60 minutes. After this you can enjoy a meal out in one of the restaurtants or just stay in and relax from a busy day!

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Cayman - FAQs

FAQs

How do I get there?

Please see the ‘getting there’ section above.

What’s the weather like?

The weather is hot and sunny, with rain during the monsoon.

What do I need to bring?

Swim-wear, yoga mat and a book. Of course you can get everything easily on the island too.

How do I arrange activities?

Cayman - Getting There

There is only one airport on Grand Cayman and you can fly here from all over the world. From Europe, there is a direct flight from London with B.A. but contacting your travel agency will help to give you all the option. You can pick up a taxi at the airport to take you to Treasure Island but if you would like us to arrange a transfer for you, please email and let us know.

enquiries@yogatraveller.com

Cayman Islands - Activities

There is so much to do on Cayman, but if you want to do nothing, the laid back atmosphere here lends itself to that perfectly!

Should you wish to get active, there's lots to do. Cayman Island has some of the best scuba diving in the Caribbean and even the world. With the famous Cayman wall, a deep drop off, it is teeming with all kinds of coral, fish and other marine life. It's a divers mecca, with diveboats leaving every morning to the great number of divesite around the island. Whether you are a complete beginner or an advanced diver, there is something for everyone and the dive centre attached to the resort can provide courses and guided dives.

There is also great snorkeling on the island and snorkel gear can be easily rented. You can even snorkel right off the beach where we are located.

No trip to Grand Cayman is complete without a visit to Stingray City. This is a half-day boat trip that goes out to a shallow sandbar in the middle of the lagoon. This strange place is home to hundreds of (harmless) stingrays and you can swim with them here. It's exciting and a great trip.

There is amazing shopping on the island and Cayman is a dutyfree location for those wishing to do a bit of spending!

7 mile beach is an amazing place to walk, run or jog. All along the length of the beach there are resorts, hotels, cafes, shopping malls and beach bars. There is loads to see and do on a nice meander along the beach.

There are beautiful remote beaches, bays and coves all around the island, and hiring a car or hoping in a bus can bring you out to your own undisturbed paradise. Rum Point is one of the nicest spots on the island and is a perfect day out.

There is a turtle farm, a marine park and plentiful bike hire, it's a small island and everything is within easy distance!

Of course, lounging on the beach is a favourite past time for most of us staying on the island...!

Cayman Islands - Accomodation

We will be staying at Cayman Islands 'Treasure Island' Resort. With 3 pools, a swim up bar, a gym, wifi and DSL cables in the rooms it has everything and more you could ask for.

Situated right on 7 mile beach, the location is perfect! You can easily get around by walking and there are also tourist buses that run up and down the beach that you can hop on/hop off.

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All the units at Treasure Island have simple kitchens, which is perfect for yogis who may want to prepare some of their own simple meals. There is an abundance of great restaurants locally from great seafood to Japanese to local cuisine.

Cayman Islands - Yoga Teacher

Michelle Riordan

Hi! My name is Michelle and I'm really looking forward to meeting you at The Little Yoga Cottage. I'm the co-founder of Yogatraveller and this is the combination of all the skills and experience I have gained running retreats and yoga holidays all over the world. I have settled back on home ground after many years of travel and living abroad and am delighted to offer yoga weekends at our own little retreat centre in one of the most beautiful places in the world. The Little Yoga Cottage is the culmination of all of my yoga, mediation and food passions over the past 12 years of my life and I'm excited to share it all with you!

I've been practicing yoga for 13 years and teaching full-time for the last 7 of these. I trained initially at the Sivananda Ashram in the Himalayas, India, and have continued to learn and grow, working at the Health Oasis Yoga and Detox Centre on Koh Samui, Thailand, then studying teacher training in Galway, Ireland with Carol Murphy of Green Lotus Yoga. I have completed further teacher training with Max Strom, Matthew Sweeney and Bridget Woods Kramer.

My style is grounded in the Kristyamacharya lineage with influences of Iyengar, Ashtanga and classical Hatha. I have completed the Level II Anusara Immersion and has been fortunate enough to have attended workshops and retreats from some of the world’s greatest yoga teachers, who have all inspired my own style of teaching.

My teaching style is friendly, informative, challenging and fun. I teach Hatha, Vinyasa, Yoga Therapy, Restorative, Yin Yoga, Kids Yoga, Golden Yoga and meditation and can offer different classes to suit different needs and levels. My morning classes are strong and dynamic with a focus on standing postures and alignment, focusing on hand and foot positions, and allowing the natural intelligence of the body to build strength and flexibility.

On a physical level, we work through the main areas of yoga: Warm-ups, sun salutations, standing poses, sitting poses, hip openers, twists, core work, balances, back-bends, inversions, warm-downs and savasana. With only small groups, I am able to tailor the classes to each level focusing and observing each student in the capacity of strengths, weaknesses and limitations. It can really help your practice to have someone assess areas to work on, and tips for getting the most of your body type, which isn't always possible in a busy studio environment.

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There is a strong focus on breath-work in all my classes, and I encourage students to find the ease and flow in all their postures, whether holding a standing posture for a long time, breathing into a sitting hip opener or jumping through sunsalutes. You will be guided to tune into your energetic body and to explore what it is you need in your practice, to balance you on all levels.

I encourage students to find the softness in the postures, and that even when we are working really hard, with grace, flow and ease, we can achieve more, not just physically, but by allowing the work to seep deep into our mental, emotional and spiritual planes.

I have been fortunate to have worked with many different people at all levels on their yogic journey. I have worked with young children, yoga teachers, seniors and people with different needs.

My afternoon classes really allow us to travel deep into the body, and give us the opportunity to tune in with what's going on with our bodies, mind and emotions. We use the breath and a strong sense of self-awareness to generate prana; allowing us to work through physical and emotional blocks to let this life-energy to flow through us freely. We use these classes to explore the Yin side of yoga, the softer, more feminine side. Sometimes the work we do in the afternoon classes can have a far more profound effect than the stronger, more Yang based morning practice.

I have been teaching for years and have taught many different things. I have taught children in school, English as a second language to adults in Hong Kong, Scuba Diving in many many remote places around the world and yoga at all our Yogatraveller destinations. I love meeting people and love to get to know guests on my yoga retreats. I have trained in Buddhist meditation and have undergone other meditation trainings too.

Besides yoga, I love to surf, dive, snowboard and hike, I love reading and writing, and one of my particular interests is food. I love cooking and preparing raw food and especially enjoy serving people tasty, delicious and yet healthy food on my retreats.

One of my greatest interests is travel and I have lived and worked in countries all over the world, including many parts of Asia, Africa and Europe and I have travelled to many other far-flung places, some of which my family have never heard of! I am married to Michael, co-founder of Yogatraveller and together with two our sons we are settled on the West of Ireland.

Cayman Islands - The Location

November and December 2011 (for prices and dates, please follow this link - the link in the menu will be fixed soon!)

Choose your own dates between November 12th and December 17th. Prices are for 7 nights, and for longer or shorter stays contact us.

The Caribbean Island of Grand Cayman, famous for its seven miles of golden sandy beach, world class scuba diving and Tom Cruise strolling the beach at night in ‘The Firm’, is the perfect place for your yoga retreat.
Join Michelle, founder of Yogatraveller, for a yoga vacation, sun-worshipping on this stunning Caribbean Island paradise.

This is a dream yoga vacation in a dream location. Michelle is a scuba diving instructor and is the perfect person to share the underwater realm as well as her yoga knowledge too.

Michelle will be based in Grand Cayman and running yoga retreats for November and December, 2011 on Seven Mile Beach and welcomes you to daily yoga classes, exploring the stunning reefs diving and snorkelling on this beautiful Island.

Choose your own arrival and departure and let us help you tailor your trip. The Treasure Island Resort offers great value on Seven Mile Beach. With direct access to the beach and surrounding amenities and restaurants, the resort offers the perfect location for your Caribbean holiday.

Enjoy morning Yoga on the beach or by the pool. Sunset Yoga on the beach is sure to offer memories of a lifetime.

Cayman has lots of attractions: Spa's, great dining, great shopping, outdoor activities, boat trips, sunbathing, long beach walks/jogs/runs down 7 mile beach (right outside your fron door) and nite-life. There's so much to do, or alternatively just lounge by the pool or on the beach with a book!

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A haven for the rich and famous, the Island boasts some of the finest beaches and clearest waters to be found anywhere. With dozens of dive operators why not avail of the opportunity to dive the turquoise waters and explore the beauty of the reefs teaming with life. Snorkeling is done right off the beach and the Cayman Islands are famous for the abundance of coral and sealife.

Take a day trip to Sting-Ray City or Rum point and explore the Island above the waters, taking in the sun and delicious food on offer.

Come out for some winter sun and to do yoga on the pristine white sandy beaches looking out over the clearest water you are ever likely to see. The weather is hot and sunny and island life is relaxed and laid back. There is great food and lots to see and do to entertain you.

Michelle has been teaching yoga full time for 7 years and is passionate not only about her practice but about healthy living and having a great time. She is also a scuba diving instructor and was born with gills and she is your perfect host to enjoy both the land and the sea.

Packages can be tailored to suit your needs. Just get in touch and we can help to arrange your perfect Carribean yoga holiday. Come for a week or come for 2 weeks! Classes are held every day and in between lay back and enjoy this beautiful Carribean Island paradise!