New Year Yoga Retreat
in Kerala, South India
with Swami Saradananda and Gabriele Steen
27 Dec, 2010 – 9 Jan, 2011
Stay in a shady coastal Kerala village – on an unspoiled 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 meditations and chanting
- 1-2 asana classes daily
- 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: To be announced
To book: Non-refundable deposit of £300 (€450) per person. The balance is due by 1 Nov, 2010.