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Ganesha Santa - See
all of Victor's Ganeshas in the Ganesha Gallery.
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December 2004 - With Winter coming the focus has been to
get the windows and doors in place in the new Yoga Hall under construction
in Eftalou. It is outside Molivos on the Greek island of Lesvos.
The stucco finish is mow done on the outside and the interior rooms
are making progress. While teaching this summer's workshops in Molivos,
Angela and Victor had their first opportunity to walk inside their
new yoga hall, and they are now selecting things like tile for the
interior. For comparison, you can look the pictures
from last month and the previous pictures
of the final excavation showing the ancient walls and where
the coins and pottery shards were found.
All the best
from Detlef
Click here for Doortje van Kooten's pictures from Eftalou Notes from the 2004 workshops... Our Mexican workshops filled and were very happy experiences. We were both touched and intrigued by the fact that so many couples attended. Is this to be our new direction? In England we met old friends and new. The teaching halls were in historic villages, nestled into the beautiful Hampshire countryside surrounded by rolling hills and valleys and centuries old buildings and churches. The weather was good and we sat on the grass for lunch breaks. We’ll be there again for 2005! In Greece, after visiting our new yoga place in Eftalou, we thought it would be hard to go back into town and teach. But all courses went well and we enjoyed the serene and warm atmosphere of the old hall for the last time, and just smiled at the motor bikes and noisy voices outside! We handed over our Molivos Hall and our little living space at the back to Jytte Norsk who will bring out her own yoga group from Denmark, as well as sharing it with other teachers. We are excited about the Eftalou building and look forward to welcoming you there next year in May and June. It has an airy and happy atmosphere with a sense of spaciousness and light. There are beautiful views into the olive grove, as well as out to the mountains and the sea, with the coast of Turkey in the distance. Perhaps the Goddess Athena, with her sacred “owl of wisdom”, has blessed the buildings. Detlef showed us our owls nest in the future changing room and we were able to peep in on two baby owls – white and fluffy and quite aggressive, hissing at us whenever we visited! Victor’s course in Brittany, France was a great success and was held in a beautiful old building near the sea. Angela’s workshops for women at Kripalu were wonderfully feminine and fun. We have had a full and satisfying year, but were glad to take a break in August and enjoy the beauty of Vancouver Island before starting our U.S. tour in September. We would like to thank all the wonderful teachers in North America, Canada and Europe who arrange our workshops, and especially our dear friend and organizer Patricia Schneider for her devotion, tireless work and support. With love and
warm wishes to you all – The
2005 Workshops Victor's
Third Yoga Notebook Yoga
Poetry Victor's
Tea Background
on the Yoga Hall: The Yoga Hall on Lesvos will be a place where many future yogis will be able to go to explore and expand their practice, as well as a home base for Angela and Victor. Donations, pre-purchases of the Molivos Workshop on Lesvos, selections from Victor's Gallery 1 or Gallery 2, or just contributions from your overflow would be welcome. Contributions
can be sent to: Additional News: 15-Oct 2004
- Start of Stucco work |
Yoga News Links Pictures of the excavation and site plan Victor's
Galleries: |
This one
The interior rooms are taking shape.
