Ashtanga Week

Schedule

Day 1
*16.00:  Intros and welcome
*18.00:  Dinner
*19-30: Evening Sadhana

Day 2 – 6
*06-15: Daily Reading, Led Sadhana (Asana, Pranayama, Meditation)
*10-00: Breakfast.
*10.30: Lecture & Asana Methodology
*13-00: Lunch.
*13-30: Break / Free Time
*17-00: Mysore practice
*19-00: Dinner
*20-00: Evening practice: Chanting, Yoga Nidra, Meditation etc

Day 7
*06-15: Daily Reading, Led Sadhana (Asana, Pranayama, Meditation)
*10-00: Smoothie
*11.00:  Check out

 

Teachers

Born in 1979, in Tuscany, Italy, movement and the body as an instrument to create harmony have always been an integral part of Gaia's life. She studied classical, modern and contemporary dance from 1987 to...

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Gaia Ceccarelli

Tribe YTT Senior Teacher & Facilitator, Female Wellness

Stefanie teaches in various places of the world sharing yoga as a universal language. Her yoga teaching journey started 2013 in France where she was working in a surfcamp and spontaneously subbed the yoga teacher...

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Stefanie Perkuhn

YTT Senior Teacher, Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500

'I am what I am Available to awareness, wisdom, truth. Softening into that place of relaxation, peace, joy, smiles, laughter & love.' - Scarlett Dee Meet Scarlett, a dedicated soul on a journey that spans...

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Scarlett Dee

Yoga/Tantra Teacher, Breathwork Coach, Hypnotherapist, Bodyworker, Sound Healer

Venue & Accomodation

Our Venue is situated next close to the town of Tangalle next to the estuary and beach where freshwater meets the sea, there is plenty of opportunity for walking, cycling and exploring, complete with a swimming pool, expansive gardens. Set in a quiet area it’s the perfect spot for studies and relaxation.

The rooms are lovely, clean, and spacious with great bathrooms visit lagoonparadisebeachresort.com

Early Bird Discount Now Available:
Single Accommodation: Normally 1150. You Pay only 980 Euros!
Shared Accomodation: Normally 1020. You pay only 870 Euros!

Extra nights 
We encourage students to arrive at least one day in advance to recover from the travelling and relax before the event starts. You can book extra nights in the venue or there are cheaper options in the local area through booking.com for example.

Update
As you might know, Sri Lanka is going through hard times at the moment. We feel that we need to support the people and businesses of Sri Lanka by hosting our events in Lagoon Paradise Beach Resort as planned.

If, for some reason, it should become impossible to travel to Sri Lanka, we have a plan B. We will then switch to Thailand and stay in a wonderful resort that we have used for many years, not far from Chiang Mai.

Meals

A Green juice for breakfast, a substantial lunch and a light evening meal are included in the yoga teacher training Thailand fee.

All meals are healthy, wholesome & vegetarian and will include tofu dishes, brown rice & fresh fruits. Food is prepared without the use of monosodium glutamates.

Special diets like Gluten intolerant and non-diary can easily be catered for

Breakfast – Green Vegetable blended drink + Muesli/nuts/dried fruits + coconut milk
Lunch – 1 Thai Dish, Rice, Salad  +  fruits
Dinner – Large Salad with beans or pulses  + Hot soup

Each Sunday is a Purification day. eg Green juice only all day for breakfast, lunch and dinner or a day of vegetable soup
Students who do not wish to participate can organise and pay separately for alternative meals.

Travel info

Visitors to Sri Lanka visiting for tourism purposes must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), unless they are exempt, prior to arrival or on arrival to Sri Lanka or they must obtain a visa in advance. Please check with the Sri Lankan Embassy in your country for all the details related to applying for a tourist visa.

FLY
The closest international airport to the retreat center is Katunayake Airport in Colombo (162.8).  The domestic airport Dickwella is just 10km away

Other nearby airports include Hambantota (HRI) (46.5 km), Koggala (KCT) (52.7 km), Kandy (KDW)

We will assist in booking airport transfers and organizing taxi sharing from Colombo
Taxi from Colombo = 1 person 80 euros, or 5 sharing 20 euros each

TRAIN

local trains travel from Colombo to Matara. From there it is a 20 min taxi. Total price 20 euros

Syllabus

The weeks studies

  • Ashtanga 8 limbs
  • Ashtanga Vinyasa Led Practice
  • Mysore Practice
  • Pranayama
  • Integrating the Yamas and Niyamas into your practice, teaching & life
  • Asana fundamentals and application of the Tadasana Dynamic + foundation, core, bandhas & breath
  • Chanting, Yoga Nidra Sessions, Meditation