Just held a huge mixed class of Palestinians and Israelis in Nazareth assisted by Sarah Stevens. Our host was Kamel Barghouti and the class’s theme was “From the mastery of fear to the mastery of love.” It was really an apt theme under the circumstances and it was so humbling to witness how these people who live under such overt stress are so ready to let go, love and celebrate!

!Kamel is a local hero who ceaselessly works for peace and who has a heart and soul as big as the sky. An instant brotherhood was born between us and I plan to do much more work with him in the future, so a huge thanks to you Kamel for organising the event and all the wonderful souls who turned up for the class. Many of the people I remember from the Yogabeats event last year at Beit Jahla!!!

Hugs
love
David Sye x

Yogabeats at the  IYN festival, Gaunts House, Dorset. June 1st 2013

…after the class ” From the Mastery of Fear to the Mastery of Love”

David Sye x

Ok so it kicks off with a night flight from Heathrow to Athens,
where in the early hours of the next day’s morning I am met by a driver and a waiting black Mercedes which hurtles me off onto a four hour ride under the cover of darkness to an ancient sea port and a waiting ferry and a rendezvous to a place known as Silver island !

No this is not a sneaky peak at International Espionage or a scene from a Spy Movie, but just another working day in my rather bizzare life and the start of a Yogabeats retreat that has been booked as the  premier event to kick off and  launch this extraordinary luxury Greek island retreat.

One week later as I ride  the Gatwick express back into London town I feel I have spent a week in paradise simply because even though everything was so fabulous from the food to the accommodation to the ocean view yoga platform
and the magical island itself , the South African couple who ran it are the sweetest pair of  people you are ever likely to meet in this lifetime.
This is the X Factor which decides the ultimate success of any Yogabeats retreat !

So many thanks to all who came for the week I will miss you all and to Lissa and Claire  who run the island with the great Zulu man himself Ernest !

Thanks a million

Much love David Sye x

It was the most amazing synchronicity that as the long winter finally began to loose its grip and spring flowers started exploding dazzling paint strokes across the land I should find myself teaching in two of the prettiest city’s in Europe Vienna and Graz!

 
My Austrian crew there always pull out all the stops to make me sooooo welcome  it just makes saying farewell really tough !!!?

But a huge shout of thanks goes out to Karen Neumeyer who manages Yogabeats in Austria and Marion Lorenz for hosting me in Vienna !
The response at the workshops was amazing and there was sufficient interest to return in the autumn with the Foundation course, so  until then “Au Weidersein” and much love David X