Your week of Iyengar Yoga includes daily classes with Kristin Chirhart and Lee Sverkerson. The schedule will include pranayama class and morning and evening asana classes. Villas Shanti has a beautiful screened Yoga hall complete with props and ceiling fans and is surrounded by palm trees and flowers. The week is open to students with a minimum of six months study and practice of Iyengar Yoga.

Arrival: The Cancun airport is approximately 30 minutes by taxi from Puerto Morelos. Check-in is Saturday afternoon of the 6th. Classes will begin on Sunday morning, February 7.

Departure: Classes will end on the evening of February 12. Check out is Saturday morning, February 13.

Daily Schedule: We will have two asana classes from @ 7:00 - 9:00 am and 5:00 - 7:00 pm daily. We will offer at least 3 pranayama classes during the week. You will have one afternoon and/or morning off for touring or leisure. There are great beaches and places of interest just a short taxi ride from Puerto Morelos. Or just enjoy your time off in the lovely courtyard or hammock palappa right outside your door at your "home away from home." You can't go wrong!

Fees: $1080 double occupancy and $1440 single occupancy. Cost includes all Yoga classes, accommodations, welcome and farewell meals. A $250 refundable deposit(less $150 cancellation fee) due November 20, 2009 is required to reserve your place. Balance (nonrefundable) of $830 (or $1190 sgl) is due December 15, 2009. After December 15, 2009 the cost is $1200 double occupancy/ $ 1550 single occupancy. Please note: We try to keep our rates as low as possible given the increases which are passed to us from Villas Shanti.

Accommodation: Your accommodations will be at beautiful Villas Shanti located 30 minutes south of Cancun in the fishing village of Puerto Morelos. Each double room located around a central courtyard is tiled, has its own kitchen, bathroom, and overlooks the freshwater pool. Bottled water and daily maid service are included. It is private, beautiful, secure and quiet.

The beach is across the street from Villas Shanti. The reef at Puerto Morelos is spectacular and easily accessible. Snorkeling is fabulous and the beach is quiet. As housing at Villas Shanti is in order of registration we encourage you to register early. Overflow housing is within a five-minute walk of Villas Shanti and has also been very pleasant.

Meals: The small markets in town offer tropical fruits and vegetables for those who like to cook. The restaurants are clean and convenient for those who prefer to eat out.

Travel: Fly into the Cancun airport. Last year charters from Minneapolis cost $450-$550. Please inform us of your flight information. We will try to pair you with someone else from the group who is arriving at approximately the same time to share a taxi. As you come out of the customs area you will see a taxi booth where you can buy a ticket for a group taxi to Puerto Morelos.

What to bring: sweater, beach towels (Villas Shanti supplies towels for your room only), sun hat, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, walking shoes, flashlight, snorkeling equipment, whatever food you can't live without. You can cash travelers checks in the Cancun airport and also in Puerto Morelos. Passports are now required to return to the USA.

For more information, please contact the Center at (612) 872-8708.

The Yoga classes will be taught by Kristin Chirhart and Lee Sverkerson. Both Kristin and Lee study annually with Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant Iyengar at their Institute in Pune India. They are dedicated practitioners and teachers of the iyengar method. Kristin holds an Advanced Junior I Teaching Credential and Lee holds an Intermediate Senior I Teaching Credential.