Six Day Eyebody Retreat with Peter Grunwald
25th – 31st August, 2025
Venue:
The Vedanta, Lincolnshire, UK www.thevedanta.org
Organizer:
Maggie Lyons
Email: eyebody@gmail.com
Early Bird Fee, available until 31 March, 2025 – £1460
Standard Fee, available from 1 April, 2025 – £1565
Free spaces available.
About the Retreat
This unique experiential retreat with Peter Grunwald – for both beginners and advanced students – explores the integration of vision, eyesight, posture, movement, relaxation, imagination and brain function. The EYEBODY method is a principle-based educational process that can transform your way of seeing and being. Applying the principles can help you let go of the habit of wearing glasses and contact lenses. Participating in the retreat can be beneficial for people of all ages and offers a comprehensive learning experience. Central to the method is the understanding that eyesight and vision are flexible, and that through the neuroplasticity of the brain itself – the brain, eyesight and body patterns can change. Many known visual symptoms and conditions, such as myopia (short-sightedness), hypermetropia (far-sightedness), presbyopia (middle-age vision), astigmatism, light sensitivity, crossed and lazy eyes, as well as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, detached retinas or vitreous humours and other vision disorders can benefit from the application of the EYEBODY method.
You will enjoy a daily schedule of teaching and practice sessions, with time for meals and short breaks and an extended break after lunch for rest and integration.
During this EYEBODY retreat you will
- learn to read and see without strain or fatigue
- understand the visual process and your unique visual function
- learn to apply the EYEBODY principles to the process of seeing
- understand how your visual habits may contribute to your loss of clear sight and learn effective techniques to release those patterns
- take your first steps without glasses or contacts, if you are new to EYEBODY
- experience how EYEBODY may improve your posture, and also benefit your hearing
- learn how to integrate the EYEBODY method into activities of your daily life, such as walking, driving and computer work
- participate in intentional fascia movement classes with an Eyebody focus, experiencing how fascia plays an important role in eyesight and vision
- apply the practices of presence connected to consciousness
- undo inter-generational emotional attachments affecting the brain, eyes and body
- experience and apply envisaging and conscious depth perception
- discover and coordinate brain-eyes-body and soul patterns
- build bridges between vision and spirituality,
This retreat will support ADVANCED students of the Eyebody method in renewing and deepening their practices. Students will be met by Peter at their current level of knowledge and experience, and individually guided throughout the week in their next steps to deepen their personal experience and application of the method.
The Eyebody Method
EYEBODY coordinates the brain and releases tensions in the eyes and the whole visual system, bringing clarity to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of seeing. Through the EYEBODY patterns the body is reached in an indirect way and can have a positive effect on many conditions, such as neck, back and joint problems, asthma and general fatigue, benefiting overall health and co-ordination. EYEBODY enhances clear thinking, integrates all the senses (especially hearing) and supports more effective processing of information. Clear sight is only one aspect of vision. Perceiving the world in more depth and letting go of over- and under-focussing promotes a deep sense of well-being that permeates all aspects of life. Very often physical, mental, emotional and life challenges can be transformed, the roots of which may have seemed elusive.
Group and individual attention is given to support you in creatively learning the EYEBODY principles and assimilating them gradually. Sharing in the experiences of others can help you learn about yourself. Participants benefit most if they are ready to explore and question habits, let go of resistances and welcome change.
Peter Grunwald
Having been a teacher of the Alexander Technique and the Bates Vision Improvement Method for some years, as well as letting go of his own -10.5 diopter glasses, Peter discovered the connections between the eyes and the body. These EYEBODY patterns describe how every part of the eyes, the visual pathway and the visual cortex is connected to a specific area of the body, in such way that particular visual symptoms correspond with specific tensions in the body.
Peter’s groundbreaking second book Eyebody – Soulful Seeing – Conscious Living, extends his earlier work covered in Eyebody – The Art of Integrating Eye, Brain and Body, to include the diversities of our emotional and spiritual nature. It introduces you to the art of integrating soul qualities through our eyes, brain and body to heal the emotional patterns and intergenerational aspects that can underlie our visual abnormalities, as well as our health and life challenges.
The venue
We are very happy that The Vedanta, situated in the heart of Lincolnshire, will again be hosting our 2025 retreat. Nestled amongst 75 acres of woodlands, meadows and lakes, The Vedanta is a stunning Grade 2 listed Elizabethan estate. It’s beautiful garden areas and pavilions provide excellent spaces for walking, quiet moments, and our outdoor activities, come rain or shine! You will feel supported and nourished by the elegant mix of luxury and comfort provided by the lounges and teaching rooms of this grand stately home.
The Vedanta is committed to the concept of Ahimsa – compassion for all – which serves to create an atmosphere of love and respect for all beings.
The en-suite accommodation offers double or twin rooms, and single rooms for a supplementary fee. Menus feature locally and seasonally sourced produce as much as possible, providing abundant delicious and nutritious vegan and vegetarian fare, accommodating your individual dietary requirements when requested.
The Vedanta is a great location for people to reach from all around the country, and further afield. There is plenty of parking onsite. The closest train station is Lincoln (10 min taxi from The Vedanta), which is approximately a 2.5-hour journey from Kings Cross, Manchester or Birmingham New Street. For participants traveling from Europe or long haul, Manchester, and Heathrow airports have good train connections to Lincoln.
The Vedanta, Lincoln Road, Branston, Lincolnshire LN4 1PD
Arrival and check in: 5pm, Monday 25th August
Official start: with dinner at 6pm
Departure: 2pm, after lunch on Sunday 31st August
Retreat fees
Your reservation is made through paying the retreat fee.
The retreat fee includes tuition, en-suite accommodation, and all meals.
Payment Option A: Early Bird Fee, available until 31 March, 2025 – £1460. Payment in full on or before 31 March.
Payment Option B: Standard Fee, available from 1 April, 2025 – £1565. Payment in full, or a non-refundable deposit of £200 to secure your place, with the balance of £1365 to be paid on or before 26th June.
You can reserve a single room for a supplementary fee of £200.
Please email the Organizer to check availability before booking.
Payment choices are by Bank Transfer or Credit Card. Some banks may charge additional transaction fees, when receiving overseas payments by credit card, which is beyond our control. If you have ANY questions or difficulties, please email eyebody@gmail.com
Cancellation Policy
Unless you find a replacement the following applies:
- For cancellations made prior to the 1 June, the full fee less non-refundable deposit of £200 will be refunded.
- After 1 June, no refund will be made if you cancel, arrive late or leave early.
- All cancellations must be made in writing prior to the above date.
- If there is a waiting list with another person able to take the cancelled place a full refund will be made, less the deposit of £200.
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