EAC Aiki Summer Intensive 2021

This year’s theme:

Aikido: Rediscovering Freedom and Community

• Description:

This year’s EAC Aiki Summer Intensive week will take place as usual here in Montreux in the first week of August.
Starting on Monday 2nd at 7am with weapons training followed by a jump in the beautiful lake Leman; finishing on Saturday 7th with a 5 hours seminar with all the teachers followed by a meal together with the spirit of celebration.
After a long period of confinement and partial trainings we find each other again to celebrate our community through the practices of Aikido, Yoga, Meditation, Conscious Movement, Healing and Combat Improv.
With Patrick Cassidy, Durward Burrell, Peter Fankhauser, Marco Rubatto, Julia Geissberger, Josef Jurgens, Heidrun Hoffmann, Mitchy Ogata, Antony Martinez, Jo Theys, Nahuel Lombardi, Salvatore Ligama and more of the team of EAC teachers.

• Info about COVID

If you haven’t been vaccinated we are asking that you take a simple test for covid that you can do at home and it’s free before the first training on Monday.

• Details:

We start every day with morning class at 7h and finish at 21h30 after a yoga or conscious movement class (please look at the schedule posted in this event for more details).
We will share the preparation, eating and cleaning up of a brunch every day after morning meditation as well a group discussion while enjoying the meal. Please follow the lead of the teacher in charge of the classes for the organization of the morning.
We will sweep and mop the tatamis right after each brunch.

• Accomodation:

It is possible to sleep in another dojo very close to the Aikido Montreux dojo. The price for lodging in this second location (20 CHF.- per night) is to be paid separately.

• Dinner and dojo use:

The dinner or meal before the evening classes are not organized. Feel free to use the kitchen in the dojo to prepare your meal or go out to the local restaurants and supermarkets.

A few notes if you choose to use the dojo’s kitchen:
– The oven is out of order, please don’t use it.
– The kitchen is a shared space, please make sure you clean up all the tools and surfaces used for preparation before eating and do your dishes right after eating.
– Make sure the gas from the stoves is fully closed before you leave the kitchen.

• • Prices:

400 CHF.- Full week from Monday to Saturday including 5 breakfasts and all trainings.
60 CHF.- One day training (any one day from Monday to Friday)
80 CHF.- Saturday Seminar alone
20 CHF.- Single class (any one single class during the week from Monday to Friday)
20 CHF.- dojo stay per night (to pay separately)
10 CHF.- Single brunch

• LAVEY LES BAINS:

We are planning a trip to Lavey les bains on Friday afternoon, please let us know if you would like to join us. You will need to pay a separate fee for the trip.

• Saturday BBQ/Party:

For the party on Saturday we are asking everyone to bring something to share as a side dish and to bring as well your one meat/veg to grill and drink.

• Contact:

If you have any questions let us know, we’ll be happy to help you.
You can as well reach us via mobile/sms/what’s app…. Marie-Aude 077 401 14 60 and Nahuel 077 956 71 37

For inscriptions and information contact us by email to
infoaikidomontreux@yahoo.com

• Here’s the schedule for the week!!!