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During your retreat, you will be accommodated at the Yoga Niketan Ashram. You will stay in an ashram-style single, clean, and safe room with a private bathroom and a fan-double room available upon request. During the hot season, air-conditioned rooms are offered. You will also find a desk, chair, an armoire, a little porch, or a balcony to relax or read your favorite book. Towels, soap, and toilet paper are provided. All rooms are simple, yet quaint and immersed in lush greenery. The yoga studio, fully equipped with mats, blocks, straps, and bolsters, is within walking distance of each accommodation.
Category
- Holiday Retreats
- Spiritual Retreats
- Beach Retreats
Styles
- Ashtanga Yoga
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advance
Food Type
- Vegetarian
Meals
- All Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Retreat For
- Solo Traveller
Meet the instructors
Saji Ramaswami
Swami is an experienced spiritual teacher focusing on classical Hatha Yoga, Meditation and Yoga-Vedanta philosophy. With more than 20 years experience, his knowledge brings gentle peace and kind manner to beginners as well as skilled Yoga practitioners.
Dr. Dinesh Manayattil
Dr. Dinesh is a professional Ayurveda Doctor for more than 20 years. He works as a visiting consultant physician, teaches students and organizes seminars, workshops, and research on Ayurveda and other alternative medicine
Jayesh
Jayesh is a Masters graduate in Yoga making him an exceptionally qualified instructor in both Hatha and Ashtanga traditions. He has travelled widely to various parts of the world to share his passion for teaching Yoga and spirituality to people from different walks of life.
Harilal
Harilal is a professional Yoga Teacher and massage therapist with more than twenty years of experience in Yoga teaching Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga in India and in various parts of the world. He has been qualified from The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, Iyengar Yoga Teachers Training Centre, Ayurveda Panchakarma therapy and Spa Massage The... Read More
Harilal
Vimal Barthwal
Born and raised in Rishikesh, Vimal’s journey as a yogi began years ago with his studies at the Bihar School of Yoga and continued at the Sivananda Vedanta Academy. As part of his sadhana (spiritual practice), Vimal lived alone in a cave for one year. This unique life’s transforming experience permitted him to deeply understand the real meaning of... Read More
Vimal Barthwal
Elena
Elena is an Italian or American certified yoga instructor who teaches Atma yoga, a holistic healing style created by Saul David Raye - Elena’s classes, open to all levels of students, including a dynamic flow of asana, pranayama, Ayurvedic tips, and meditation. Eclectic energy works together with teachings from Bhakti, Tantra, and Shamanism are at... Read More
Elena
Program
Daily Schedule
- 06:30 90 minutes yoga / pranayama / meditation
- 08:15 Yogic breakfast
- 10:30 Self-study / excursion
- 12:00 Yogic lunch
- 14:00 Kirtan / mantra chanting
- 16:30 90 minutes of yoga
- 18:00 Indian traditional ceremony / excursion
- 19:15 Yogic dinner
- 21:00 Goodnight
Daily Schedule
• Yoga – daily
• Pranayama, Meditation and Mantra Chanting - daily
• Vedanta lectures and interaction - daily
• Fitness – daily
• Cooking demonstrations - weekly
• Wellness Lectures – weekly
• Trek to Kunjapuri mountain top and temple – weekly
Daily Schedule
Day 1
06:00 Wake Up!
06:30 - 07:00 Morning Tea
08:30 - 09:00 Pranayama
09:30 - 10:00 Break Fast
11:00 - 12:30 Forest walk and Tracking in Jungle
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
07:00 - 08:30 Hatha Yoga
14:00 - 16:00 Free Time
16:00 - 16:15 Tea Time
16:30 - 18:00 Ashtanga Yoga Class
18:00 - 19:00 Relaxation & Meditation
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
Day 2
06:00 Wake Up!
06:30 - 07:00 Morning Tea
08:30 - 09:00 Pranayama
09:30 - 10:00 Break Fast
11:00 - 12:30 Ayurvedic Massage
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
07:00 - 08:30 Hatha Yoga
14:00 - 16:00 Free Time
16:00 - 16:15 Tea Time
16:30 - 18:00 Ashtanga Yoga Class
18:00 - 19:00 Relaxation & Meditation
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
Day 3
06:00 Wake Up!
06:30 - 07:00 Morning Tea
07:00 - 08:30 Hatha Yoga
08:30 - 09:00 Pranayama
09:30 - 10:00 Break Fast
10:30 - 11:30 Basic Yoga Philosophy
11:00 - 12:00 Closing / Check-Out Time
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
