General information arrival and participation students Uruguay
Congratulations on having registered to participate in the seminar and intensive in our Center. To offer you the best service and the level of excellence you deserve, we provide you with the following recommendations and information. Please read it carefully:
Before your arrival:
Arrival and departure:
Check in: from 4 pm on the day of arrival. (If you arrive between 12 pm and 4 pm you will need to make an additional contribution of US $ 15. Between 9 am and 12 pm you will need to make an additional contribution of US $ 25. If you arrive before 9 am it is considered a full extra day.)
Departure:No later than 12 pm on the day your stay ends. (If you leave between 12 pm and 2 pm you will need to make an additional contribution of $ 15. Between 2 pm and 8 pm you will need to make an additional contribution of $ 25. From 8 pm it is considered a full extra day.)
The registration fee includes your stay in a shared room with private bathroom, three vegetarian meals and all activities. If you want to extend your stay, our center offers activities all year round, you can take advantage of this to deepen your practice or you can stay as a tourist to get to know Uruguay.
The contribution for each additional night per person is as follows:
Quadruple Room: 70 usd
Triple room: 80 usd
Double room: 90 usd
1. If you come from abroad, it is always a good recommendation to get travel assistance insurance (travel assistance insurance can be obtained according to the length of stay.) This is used to cover any illness, medical emergency, loss or theft of your Luggage, etc.). Some credit cards offer travel insurance, or when you buy the tickets sometimes you may choose to buy the insurance for an additional cost. It is a very good purchase for any trip abroad.
2. Slippers, or soft soled indoor shoes to be used inside the practice room.
3. Sportswear for physical exercise.
4. A blanket or sleeping bag and pillow to use during meditative practice on your practice mat.
5. Personal hygiene products.
6. If you like to do yoga you can bring a yoga mat.
7. During this week you will be provided with a towel for the shower, a complete set of bed linen and a hand towel. If you want an extra change during the week you can bring it or you may rent what you need in the center.
What should I bring?
What should I bring?
1. If you come from abroad, it is always a good recommendation to get travel assistance insurance (travel assistance insurance can be obtained according to the length of stay.) This is used to cover any illness, medical emergency, loss or theft of your Luggage, etc.). Some credit cards offer travel insurance, or when you buy the tickets sometimes you may choose to buy the insurance for an additional cost. It is a very good purchase for any trip abroad.
2. Slippers, or soft soled indoor shoes to be used inside the practice room.
3. Sportswear for physical exercise.
4. A blanket or sleeping bag and pillow to use during group meditative practice on your practice mat.
5. Personal hygiene products.
6. If you like to do yoga you can bring a yoga mat.
7. During this week you will be provided with a towel for the shower, a complete set of bed linen and a hand towel. If you want an extra change during the week you can bring it or you may rent what you need in the center.
Health recommendations:
1. Isha Judd Center is a house of conscience where many activities are carried out, therefore, we must observe norms of safety and hygiene for the care of all. For this reason people with infectious diseases that could affect others, such as: Pediculosis (lice, nits), Scabies, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis C, Parotitis (mumps), Chickenpox, Measles are not accepted in the centre.
2. Also, the consumption of alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs inside the Center is prohibited as is entering the enclosure under the effects of same; Smoking is prohibited in the interior areas.
3. f you are under psychological or psychiatric treatment, you must bring a report from the professional who is treating you, where you are specifically authorized to participate in the Meditative retreat at the Isha Judd Center Uruguay. (Download the application for your professional in PDF format).
Failure to comply with any of the last three health recommendations will mean that the person will not be able to do the meditative education retreat and will need to leave the facility immediately, without this representing any economic responsibility on the part of the Center.
This is necessary so that this beautiful time of practice and retreat is as profitable as possible for all to ensure we can share the process of expansion of consciousness and self-knowledge together in the best possible conditions.
Travel to the Center:
– From Montevideo the recommendation is (from Puerto, Bus Terminal of Tres Cruces, Center or Carrasco Airport) to get the 711 bus going to Costa Azul from Copsa, the cost is 70 Uruguayan pesos (about 3 dollars, but you must pay it in Uruguayan pesos).
Ask the driver to leave you at the stop nearest to the Centro Isha, or Ex Hotel Lido Azul in front of the main square of Costa Azul de Canelones. The bus will leave you in the square and from there you need to walk half a block towards the sea to reach the Center.
The exact address of our center is Rambla General Artigas at the corner with Alfonsina Storni, Costa Azul, Canelones; And our phones 4373-6994 and 4373-7202. (Find us in Google Maps)
If you arrive at the port of Montevideo: you can take a bus from the Rio Branco Terminal (which is about 10 blocks from the port). You can walk if your suitcase is not big, leaving the port on the left or ideally as it is a bit far, take a taxi that in 5 minutes leaves you in this terminal, which is where the 711 buses leave Costa Azul company Copsa, therefore, always have seats available. This trip takes approximately 2 hours.
If you arrive at the Tres Cruces bus terminal: you are two blocks from a stop where the 711 Costa Azul buses from Copsa company pass. Exit to the right by the main door of the terminal, you will see a short block where there are exchange houses, just go to the end of the block, from there you turn right and see the place. This trip lasts approximately 1:30 hr.
If you arrive at the airport of Carrasco, Montevideo: there is a special stop at the airport for the 711 Costa Azul bus company Copsa, so you do not have to walk, just ask if you are going to Costa Azul de Canelones, because the same line goes in the other direction to Montevideo. This trip takes about 50 minutes.
These buses are very cheap, but they have the disadvantage of not having a trunk for luggage, so you have to carry it with you, so we recommend them only if you come with little luggage. Another drawback is that depending on the time, they can pass full, although they usually have seats. They run from 7 am to 10 pm, and they pass every hour.
In the case of anyone coming by Punta del Este, there is no direct transport to the center and the taxis are much more expensive. The recommendation is always to travel through Montevideo, but if you come from Punta del Este, a cheaper option is to take a bus to Montevideo and get off at the “Atlántida” stop, and from there you can take a taxi, which in less 10 minutes reaches our center, or you can take the same 711 bus Costa Azul Copsa company, from Atlantida, on the route interbalnearia at the shop Tienda Inglesa.
You can also take a taxi from the airport, the bus station or the port, or an Uber with your mobile.
Policy of changes and cancellations:
The contribution made for the event is not refundable. If for reasons of force majeure you decide to cancel your attendance at an event, it is only possible to do so up to 2 weeks before it starts. If you cancel, a 20% withholding of the total value of the event will always be made, and you retain the rest of the contribution which may be used for a subsequent event with validity of up to one year.
Changes will only be valid with a confirmation from the Isha Foundation by email responding to your request.
It is not possible to make any changes or cancellations if there is less than 14 days before the start of the event.