Kerala Yoga Retreat with Shuddha Nov 2024

KERALA YOGA RETREAT WITH SHUDDHA (INDIA)

8 nights 7 days Yoga retreat in the stunning seaside town Varkala with the option of an additional week tour up the coast of Kerala.

Yoga retreat 17th-25th November 2024

Week Tour 25th-3rd December 2024

Receive Ayurvedic Herbal Massage daily, an Ayurvedic medical consultation/constitution analysis with a local Dr Sibi George, relax and unwind with Yoga, Breathing, Yoga Nidra, and Meditation.

$1990 Non AC/ $2120 AC per person

Additional week tour $950-$1125 per person, according to your accommodation choice, excluding lunch and dinner. All taxi fares between towns are included.

Airfares are not included.

Daily Schedule

7-8.30am Morning Yoga

8.30am Breakfast at Savithri Inn

Receive your Ayurvedic Massage treatment (exact timing will be set when you have your consultation)

Free time to go to the beach, relax, read, explore.

5-6.30pm Yoga, Pranayama and relaxation

6.30pm Dinner at Savithri Inn

8.30-9.30pm Yoga Nidra and Meditation

Varkala is a beautiful coastal town in Kerala (South India) that is known for its unique 15m high 'Northern Cliff' adjacent to the Arabian Sea. There is easy access to the beach for a walk, swim or sunbake. On the cliff top are many restaurants, cafes and shops that look over the vast expanse of the ocean. A perfect spot to see the sun set in the evening. There are winding streets leading to the beach where more cafes and restaurants are tucked away.

We will be staying at Savithri Inn. Everyone will have a private cabin and en-suite. Rooms are fitted with Keralan style furniture.Each cabin has a balcony overlooking the gardens. There is a large free standing Yoga hall where will be have our Yoga classes and meditations.

Ayurvedic treatments will be with Dr Sibi. Dr Sibi comes from a lineage of 13 generations of Ayurvedic Doctors and has been practising for 37 years. He is passionate about Ayurveda and has a calm, kind demeanour. I studied and did Panchakarma (Ayurvedic cleansing) with Dr Sibi in 2014. He is a well respected traditional Dr who also runs courses in both Kerala and Dharamshala (North India). Consultation and Massage treatments will be done by his staff at his centre which is 5 to 10 min walk from our accommodation.

Optional additional week tour (Additional Cost)

After our retreat, there is an option to travel with me along the coast where you will have the opportunity to:

Visit the nearby coastal town Kovallam. Swim, relax at a cafe looking over the water, do some shopping.

Visit to Sivananda Ashram Neyyar Dam. We will have 3 days at the Sivananda Ashram which is located 2 hours from Varkala and 1 hour from Trivandrum Airport. The daily schedule includes 2 meditation and chanting sessions, 2 yoga classes, 1 hour of Karma Yoga, and an hour Yoga talk. Visit their website for more information here. (https://sivananda.org.in/neyyardam/)

Experience a relaxing backwaters cruise along with Kerala’s winding waterways. This is a day boatcruise with a chef on board to cater for you.We will be staying for 2 nights at Orchid Lake View Guest house that over looks the beautiful back waters.

Spend a night in Fort Cochin, known for its local art scene. This town also has many gift shops and high quality clothing stores like Fab India.

Reservation

Places are limited to 11 people. The investment for the Yoga retreat (one week) starts from $1990 which covers airport pick up, accommodation, breakfast and dinner, daily yoga, meditation, an Ayurvedic consultation, daily Ayurvedic massages and treatment (total 7 treatments). If you would like to have additional Ayurvedic treatments during your stay you can pay extra at that time. Airfares are not included.

Please contact me if you would like to join or have any questions regarding the retreat.

Shuddha Chittam:

shuddhachittam@hotmail.com

WhatsApp +61466248627

Travel

You will need to arrange your airfares to arrive in Trivandrum Airport. If you are joining the week tour of Kerala you will fly out of Kochi (Cochin). We will arrange a pick up from the airport. If you would like to travel with someone from the group contact me to arrange this. More information on travel will be sent to you in an info pack.