Thursday, January 28, 2010

YOGA in Half Moon Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica

As more and more people turn to yoga to improve their overall health and well being, Half Moon, the luxury resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica is responding to the growing niche with the Ultimate Yoga Escape Package.

Using the new "Fit Beams" at the Yoga classes in Half Moon Resort


According to a recent study released by US-based Yoga Journal nearly 18.3 million Americans say they are very or extremely interested in yoga, triple the number from the Journal’s 2004 study.

The Yoga Pavillion at Fern Tree Spa


Half Moon’s Ultimate Yoga Escape, one of the resort’s new exclusive-inclusive Ultimate Escapes offerings, gives yogis luxurious accommodations, two 60-minute yoga classes daily, consultation with the resort’s Spa Elder (a master therapist versed in the art of using indigenous herbs and botanicals to create custom treatments and remedies), a personalized massage at the new Fern Tree, The Spa at Half Moon, a rafting trip down the nearby Martha Brae River, Half Moon eco-tour, all meals and beverage, on-island airport transfers and much more. Rates for the yoga-inclusive vacation start at $900 per room per night double occupancy and require a three-night minimum stay.

Gabriel Lindsay



Led by Gabriel Lindsay, yogis will be taken through Iyengar Yoga and Kripalu Yoga, which emphasizes the development of strength, stamina, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and meditation.

Yoga Cabana

According to Lindsay, who learnt the art of yoga at the Sivananda Ashram in India and has been teaching yoga for 13 years, participants in the Ultimate Yoga Escape will learn the benefits of the asanas or postures, receive special programmes for their individual needs and deepen their yoga practice.

“As with the other packages in our Ultimate Escapes collection, the Ultimate Yoga Escape is created especially for those travelers who are focused on a path to wellness, whether they are at the beginning of their journey or are more advanced,” said Myrtle Dwyer, director of sales for Half Moon.





About Half Moon’s Ultimate Escapes


Half Moon’s Ultimate Escapes collection includes The Total Golf Experience giving travelers 54 holes of golf in one vacation; the Ultimate in Luxury, which includes a variety of activities for an action-packed vacation; the Romantic Rendezvous created especially for couples; Perfectly Pampered with an array of spa treatments; and the Half Moon Plan for the gourmand. All of the Ultimate Escape packages include accommodations, meals and beverage, on-island airport transfers and other resort amenities.


For more information on the Ultimate Yoga Escapes and Half Moon’s other special offers, please visit http://www.halfmoon.com/


Contact: Marcia McLaughlin / mmclaughlin@halfmoon.com

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