Yoga and Meditation Retreat

RISHIKESH

Yoga and meditation retreat is a getaway that combines yoga, meditation, and other activities to help you relax, self-discover, and improve your physical well-being. Retreats can be a temporary break from your daily routine, lasting from a weekend to a week or more. This is a perfect opportunity to take a break, escape the daily routine, and refresh your body and mind by practicing various yogic techniques such asana, pranayama, mudra, kriya, and meditation. Retreat is suitable for all levels, yoga beginners and also experienced practitioners. During this retreat you will experience traditional Indian of yoga to get insight into yoga philosophy and different meditation techniques.

In Yoga & Meditation Retreat, you will start each day with chanting mantras, breathing exercises and traditional hatha yoga class. During the day you will have enough time to explore and enjoy yourself, deepen your asana practice in the afternoon yoga class, and end the day with meditation. After this retreat, you will have a better understanding of yoga and feel a deeper connection with your higher self.

Yoga is highly recommended practice. It helps you relax and calm down, reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. Moreover, yoga is a great way to treat medical conditions. It provides true health, stamina, and endurance. By practicing often, we are able to reverse the consequences of sedentary lifestyles. Furthermore, yoga helps to reduce obesity very effectively. It strengthens and lengthens muscles, joints, and connective tissues. Any well-designed exercise program and physical therapy routine should include yoga. There is evidence that yoga leads to a happier healthier life in the long term. Reduction of pain, insomnia, and fatigue is very common among practitioners. Yoga offers plenty of positive effects on cognitive functions, immune systems, and digestion. It also promotes hormonal balance, better mood, and quality of life. Keeping tranquility and peace is a powerful tool against challenges of daily life. Getting rid of negative emotions, convict, resentment, is achievable through yoga. Moreover, intuition and creativity are enhanced by self-awareness. Overcoming fear and other limitations is within our reach.

RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS

7 Days retreat
Free pick & drop from Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun, Wi-Fi
2 meals everyday (breakfast & dinner)
2 water bottles
Affordable pricing and comfortable accommodations
Experienced instructors
Opportunities for various outdoor activities, including trekking
Small class sizes for personalised attention
Comprehensive study of yoga philosophy
Daily morning and evening classes like mantra chanting, asanas (multi-style), meditation & pranayama sessions
Excursion of historical places, Hindu temples, ashrams, holy river ganga, fire ceremony at holy river ganga forest and mountain walk etc
Free time to explore, shop or do arts and crafts
Daily vegetarian food

WHY TO CHOOSE THIS RETREAT

India is a land of “Unity in diversity”
Opportunity to explore Indian Culture, Tradition and Himalayan Style of Yoga
Get a chance to explore Ashrams, Temples, Cave and Holy River
Be more relaxed and refreshed than you’ve ever been
Drop out of “normal life” for a period
Have a wonderful time learning a different practice than your own
The most amazing part of your experience just might be the people you'll meet
Peace and quiet for the mind, refreshing energy for the body
The ideal place to unplug, slow down that fast pace, and get back in touch with nature
Feel calmness, openness, and increased relaxation
Reduce stress and enjoy a better sleep

RETREAT OVERVIEW

Mantra

It is believed that mantras can penetrate the depths of the oblivious mind. A mantra is a revealed word, a divine sound that has been received or experienced by an adept in the state of deep samadhi (spiritual absorption). It is a condensed form of spiritual energy, the sound body of the Divine Being. It can also be thought of as a compact prayer. During this training you will feel the power of the Mantra.

Asana

Explore yoga poses (Asana) by type, from arm balances to backbends, inversions, twists and more. Plus, find sequences and step-by-step pose instructions for each to enhance your practice. Asanas are one of the most important facets of Yoga. Each asana is performed for a particular beneficial reason. Our teacher will help you to align the body posture, get rid of toxins, lose weight, overall health, take away fatigue, and relax the mind.

Anatomy

Nadis/Energy channel

Chakras

Panchakosha (5 sheaths)

Yog Nidra

Yoga Nidra literally means "Yogic Sleep." In this deep meditation you train your attention to leave the chatter of the Waking state of mind, go past the fantasy of the Dreaming state, and consciously, intentionally enter the stillness of the Deep Sleep state, yet paradoxically remain awake and in deep meditation. For thousands of years the Yogis have used Yoga Nidra to master the art of sleep, to balance the subtle energies, and to experience greater depths of meditation.

We will practice: -

Introduction
Relaxation
Awareness of Breath

Meditation

Correct Sitting

Correct breathing

Chakra Breathing Meditation

Mantra Meditation

Tantra Prana Kriya

Kapal Bhati – For Awakening 3rd Eye and emotional cleansing

Bhastrika – For Awakening fire center and Emotional Stability

Bhramari – Transforming Brain Waves and cleansing Ajna and Sahasrar chakra

Nadi-shodhanam – For balancing both hemisphere and activate Sushumna

Sat Kriya

An important part of Yoga science is to let the unwanted out so that nature fills the requirement in time, which also helps to perform to asana or pranayama without straining. Non-Cleansed systems cannot gain much benefit from yoga. Yoga has six important cleansing techniques which prefer as a master tool to cleanse the whole body to union the system mechanism cooperative during the path of meditation, which the technique is termed as shatkarmas in Sanskrit. These techniques are highly valuable in healing all possible internal disorders. The six practices of shatkarmas are as follows:

o Neti
o Kapalbhati
o Trataka

What's Include

7 days accommodation & two meals (Breakfast and Dinner) everyday
Accommodation in Ashram
Morning & evening tea
Airport Transfer (Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun)
Retreat manual and all accessories like ( Yoga mat, bricks, note book, etc)
Yoga Alliance International Certification of participation . The certificate enables you to register with Yoga Alliance International as a 100 hours Yoga Teacher
Complimentary sightseeing of beautiful places Once During The Course
Full immersion into a unique yogic culture
Full guidance of senior experienced and dedicated faculty