New Year Yoga Retreat
in Kerala, South India
with Swami Saradananda and Gabriele Steen
27 Dec, 2010 – 9 Jan, 2011
Stay at the beautiful Gayathri Beach Hous on an unspoiled Kerala beach.
Experience the slow rhythms of daily life beneath the coconut palms.
Let the sun and the warmth relax your body.
Achieve enhanced benefit from your yoga practice.
- Daily meditation, pranayama andchanting
- asana classes daily + optional self-practice time
- South Indian vegetarian meals + cooking class
- Backwater cruise through Kerala’s enchanting labyrinth of shimmering
waterways, lined with dense tropical greenery - Participation in festival of classical Indian dance and music
- Ashram and temple visits
- Visits (darshan) with living saints and yogis
- Free time for lounging on the beach
- Shopping for Kerala handicrafts and spices
- Sightseeing expeditions
- Demonstration of Kalaripayattu – Kerala’s indigenous martial art
- Transfers to and from Cochin airport
- Ayurvedic workshop
- Optional ayurvedic treatment.(ayurvedic treatments and massages are available and reasonably priced)
Yoga retreat includes:
Cost: £785 (€925 / $1195) in a double room / £725 (€825/ $1095) in a double tent-room
To book: Non-refundable deposit of £300 (€450/$500) per person.
The balance is due by 1 Nov, 2010.
| Mon, 27 Dec – arrive Cochin airport – drive to Gayathri Beach House | ||
| 27-31 Dec – stay at Gayathri Beach House | ||
| daily routine | ||
| 6.00h | Morning pranayama and meditation + homa (fire ritual) on morning of 1st Jan | |
| 7.00h | tea | |
| 7.15h | Asana class | |
| 10.00h | brunch | |
| Time to relax on beach, etc – some afternoon there will be programmes: “Introduction to Ayurveda” workshop, visit to Elephant Village in Guruvayur, Cooking class + optional ayurvedic massage | ||
| 16.00h | asana – personal practice | |
| 18.00h | dinner | |
| 19.30h | satsang + one evening, demonstration of Kalaripayattu, 3 evenings we will be taking part in the Natankairali International Dance Festival of traditional Indian danced | |
| 4-5 Jan Thakkadi – in Kerala’s “Western Ghat” mountains This is one of the world’s “hotspots” of bio-diversity. It is home to over 500 bird species, 139 mammals and 5,000 flowering plants, including some rare and threatened species. |
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| Tues, 4 Jan visit Kaladi, birthplace of Sankaracharya – visit temple + lunch arrive Thakkadi – asana class, dinner, evening satsang |
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| Wed, 5 Jan– Thakkadi Wild life boat trip – lunch on board. |
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| 6-9 Jan Old city of Cochin | ||
| Thurs, 6 Jan – visit tea plantation – drive to Cochin |
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| Fri, 7 Jan – Sightseeing and shopping for Kerala handicrafts and spices Evening Kathakali performance |
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| Sat, 8 Jan – Backwater cruise through Kerala’s enchanting labyrinth of shimmering waterways | ||
| Sun, 9 Jan – departure day | ||
| Click here to see where we will be | ||
| Click here to see pictures of Gayathri Beach House | ||
