The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres is a non-profit organisation with locations around the world. Yoga helps remove inner obstacles and gives us the fortitude to stay cool, calm and collected when confronted with the everyday challenges of modern life. Relax your body and spirit through meditation, yoga classes (outdoor on the cedar platform, weather permitting!), long walks, reading and conversations with like-minded people. Living and learning: Get inspiration from lectures on health, nutrition, meditation and philosophy or in seminars and further trainings Enjoy delicious vegetarian cuisine. In a relaxed atmosphere it is easy to cultivate new habits, like adopting a healthier and more easily digestible diet. You are welcome to spend your yoga vacation with us and stay as long as you wish. We recommend that you stay several days in order to have time to learn, step by step, all aspects of yoga. The Retreat House is open all year round.
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Highlights
Our team of yoga teachers have all graduated from the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses, guaranteeing an authentic experience. All our instructors lead a yogic lifestyle and are competent teachers and advisers.
MORNINGS: Begin the day at 6 am in the deep peace of morning meditation. Find inspiration in the mantra chanting and a spiritual reading. At 8 am the first yoga class awaits you, with energizing yoga poses and breathing exercises. Then enjoy the delicious vegetarian brunch at 10 am with friendly guests from around the world. Afterwards, there is time for a sauna, a massage, a walk along one of the hiking trails or sit back and read a book on the sunny terrace. Maybe you’d like to help out a little in the Retreat House, or perhaps talk with one of the senior yoga instructors.
AFTERNOONS: At 2 pm, take part in a workshop or listen to a lecture. The second yoga class begins at 4 pm. Feel your body becoming more flexible, your breath calmer and your mind clearer. At 6 pm the nutritious vegetarian dinner awaits you.
EVENINGS: Round off the day at 7:30 pm with a silent evening meditation and mantra chanting followed by an interesting lecture, guest speaker or cultural programme. You may like to drink some herbal tea before bedtime, take a short walk on the Retreat House hilltop and then retire early to bed. Programmes may be subject to change. The yoga retreat house is a vegetarian, non-smoking and alcohol-free environment. To gain the greatest benefit from your yoga stay, it is necessary to participate in all activities. Participation in the afternoon lecture/workshop is optional.
Yoga – A journey of discovery. Yoga – A path to inner peace.
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