Stay at Shreyas Retreat, one of the world’s finest yoga venues in a beautiful natural setting near Bangalore in southern India. Enjoy Ashram-style living with luxury accommodation and facilities, joining a daily yoga and meditation programme. The retreat is set in tranquil coconut plantations, paddy fields, and landscaped gardens with organic farming forming an integral part of the retreat. Guests can help in the gardens and learn from the expert farmers and also take cooking classes to learn about the healthy local cuisine. Visitors are also invited to participate in a community project with the local village school.
Classes are based around hatha yoga, pranayama and pratahara principles at the outdoor yoga hall, and as well as group sessions a series of personalised lessons are included. Ashtanga vinyasa yoga is also offered along with a range of ayurvedic and spa therapies, while the retreat boasts an infinity-edge pool, private movie theatre and 24-hour gym.
What’s included:
- Accommodation at Shreyas with full-board gourmet vegetarian dining
- Wellness consultation
- Comprehensive group and personalised yoga programme including twice daily group yoga classes and daily chanting/sound meditation class
- Full-day visit to village temples or a city tour and shopping trip to Bangalore
- One 60-minute healthy cooking class per week
- Organic farming sessions
- Community visit to local school
- Use of all the retreat’s recreational facilities
- International flights
- Airport transfers
- All airport, service charges and government taxes
Spa Programme
Guests at Shreyas can join the included daily yoga and meditation sessions, based around the outdoor yoga hall. Most classes at Shreyas are based on the classical Hatha yoga tradition along with pranayama (breathing) and pratahara (internalisation) principles. Shreyas also offers more physically demanding ashtanga vinyasa yoga sessions for experienced practitioners. Yoga classes are non-religious and people of all faiths are welcomed.
As well as the included treatments listed below Shreyas offers a wide range of purifying traditional Indian ayurvedic treatments, plus many cleansing scrubs and masks that can be booked in resort.
Included treatments:
Seven-night package includes:
- Wellness consultation on arrival
- Twice-daily group yoga classes
- Daily chanting/sound meditation class
- Five 60-minute personalised yoga instructional classes
- Two 45-minute personalised pranayama classes
- Two 60-minute personalised meditation classes
- Personalised 45-minute yoga nidra deep relaxation class
- Personalised 45-minute trataka candle meditation
- Two 15-minute personalised yogic kriya/jala neti sessions
- Three 60-minute rejuvenation massages (Balinese, Thai, aromatherapy, Swedish or Abhyanga style)
- 30-minute introduction to naturotherapy session
- 30-minute integrating yoga into daily life session
14-night package includes:
- Wellness consultation on arrival
- Twice-daily group yoga classes
- Daily chanting/sound meditation class
- Eight 60-minute personalised yoga instructional classes
- Four 45-minute personalised pranayama classes
- Four 60-minute personalised meditation classes
- Four personalised 45-minute yoga nidra deep relaxation classes
- Personalised 45-minute trataka candle meditation
- Six 15-30-minute personalised yogic kriya/jala neti/vaman dhauti sessions
- Six 60-minute rejuvenation massages (Balinese, Thai, aromatherapy, Swedish or Abhyanga style)
- 45-minute introduction to naturotherapy session
- 30-minute integrating yoga into daily life session
- 60-minute body scrub and mask
- 60-minute facial treatment
- Two 60-minute bhajans devotional hymn sessions
