Your Surroundings @ YogAriege

You are in the countryside at YogAriege. What is near?

Closest super market: 20 min (in car)

Bank: 20 min (by car)

Cash withdrawal: 15 min (by car)

Train station: 1 Hour (in car) from Toulouse train station about 25 min (in car) from Pamiers local train station.

Closest village is 8km (3 miles) from YogAriege

What to bring-Packing light

There is a lot of open space to walk and hike so bring a good pair of close toe shoes or sneakers. A warm jacket or sweater for nights, the days have been sunny but at night it always gets a little cooler. Yoga mat. If you need blankets blocks or straps you should bring your own, we have a limited supply. Think about bringing a refillable water bottle so you can take with you on our small trips. High 70 in the day and high 50’s at night. Just to give you an idea.

Check List:

Yoga Mat (its better for packing if you fold it and not roll it.)

Yoga Props- Blanket, blocks, or straps

Close toe shoes or sneakers

Sunscreen

Refillable water bottle

Socks

Sweater and or jacket and some long sleeve shirts

Passport and or visas

Plane tickets/ train tickets

Meditation

We encourage you to spend some time with yourself. Feel free to take your mat and sit out to meditate. We also hope that you will respect each other’s space. If you see someone in silence, leave him or her in silence. We would appreciate that before the morning classes, the yoga room serve as a silent space, for those who would like to sit a little before class.

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

We will be learning and chanting this mantra daily. In my experience, the mantra means so much more when you know what it means, or why you are doing it. For some you not familiar with the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra here is a little insight into mantra and its significance.

Click here to see full Mantra and Translation

Money & Exchange

The best exchange rate is with your bank card, changing your dollars to Euros will cost you more than taking money out of ATM’s. We suggest exchanging some in the states, and some when you arrive. If you decide to exchange your money at an ATM, do so at the airport. Most machines only allow you to withdraw about 300 Euros at a time. And because we will be most of the time in the countryside, there may not be many cash machines available.

Remember that the remainder of your payment to YogAriege is due upon arrival in Euros; we do not accept credit cards, or personal checks.

Sustainable, Conscious and Green Community Living

At YogAriege we try to consider every footprint that we leave on these grounds and we hope you would consider the same while you are part of our community.

Some things to take into consideration and do your part are:

1. 1.Water- Think about turning off the water when you are brushing your teeth, don’t take long showers
   

2. 2.Turn the lights off when leaving your rooms, or not using them.
   

3. 3.If you have empty bottles, we have recycling space.
   

4. 4.Composting- we will be composting our leftover food, for next years garden.
   

Mirepoix

The cooking term, mirepoix, is mixture of diced carrots, onions, and herbs used to flavor sauces or for braising meats. It was named after the 18th century Duke of this area, whose cook is apparently credited with this technique. We will visit this open air traditional market where you can find freshly picked forest mushrooms, home grown produce even antiques, clothing, wine and trinkets. You could hear the sounds of musicians playing in the surrounding cafes.