7 Days Yoga and Meditation Retreat in India

The accommodation options at Earth Yoga Village are on single and double jungle beach huts basis. The beautiful and comfortable village holds space for up to 25 guests, a small health food cafe, one yoga shala, two healing and wellness spaces, a healing water tank, a small library, and a chill out area. The rooms available at the village are beautifully inspired by Rajasthani designs and come with an open-air bathroom.

The village is set within a lush green jungle within a short walk to a paradise beach, you will find the village to be extremely peaceful and the ideal place to relax. It is your refuge from a busy life and is conveniently located in South Goa on the beautiful beach of Palolem which is known for its blissful vibes, laid back people, and stunning nature.

This yoga retreat offers you the chance to rediscover the spark within you and re-energize your body, mind, and spirit. This is an indulgent, varied, and holistic experience of yoga and wellness that awaits you. Feel free to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the peaceful Palolem beach.

The program is designed to help you reconnect with yourself while giving you enough time to schedule your day the way you want it. Daily classes are suitable for all levels, has fluid sequencing of postures, and linked with breath revitalizing and rejuvenating your body, mind, and spirit.

Each morning flow will leave you energized for the day while the afternoon classes are more gentle allowing you to wind down. Both sessions are designed to help you develop your own personal practice in order for you to continue on your yoga journey after the retreat. During the retreat, you will also learn powerful and safe pranayama and meditation techniques that promote a calm state of mind and vitality.

Incorporating pranayama and meditation into your daily routine is truly transformational and this inspiring retreat will leave you with the right mindset to continue on your journey. The yoga classes are held in the beautiful yoga shala or at the beach. Who does not like a light breeze of fresh ocean air on their skin, unwinding in the unhurried atmosphere of Palolem beach, and watching the sunset while balancing on your grounding tree pose?

This yoga retreat is perfect for any level of practitioner as Earth Yoga Village believes that there is a yogi in everyone. The program is a balanced mix of body, mind, and soul transformation that helps you gain knowledge and experience. It is designed to help each student evolve on their own personal level. It is to nurture your soul, take a time out, and reconnect with your strength and wisdom.

The objective of this retreat are to focus on cultivating healthy living habits, to take a time out for yourself, to develop a solid foundation for your self-pratice of yoga and meditation, to connect with like-minded people that may inspire you further, and to ground yourself to mother earth and develop a sense of trust.

Through this retreat, you will have the opportunity to explore the holistic, spiritual, and physical aspects of life, experience community living, have personal counselling if you feel the need to let out, relax with individual sessions for support, and enjoy the nutritious wholesome meals to nourish your body. Earth Yoga Village's experienced teachers offer modifications as well as more advanced postures. You are always welcome to take a break, rest, and just breathe.

During the course of this program, you will have the opportunity to be engaged in a wide range of activities. However, you are coming to this retreat to do exactly what you want and only what you want, you are free to do as little or as much as you like. You are encouraged to participate, as the program is designed to help you relax, reconnect, and be in a blissful state of joy.

The schedule is just an overview of what your day will look like and you will also have a full day to yourself where you can choose to partake in any of the many classes, workshops, evening activities, or just be, explore, and breathe. At any time, you are also welcome to take advantage of the many therapies to rejuvenate or detox.

Daily Schedule

• 07:00 - 08:00 Kriya, Pranayama and Meditation
• 08:00 - 08:30 Herbal Tea and Fruit
• 08:30 - 10:00 Asana Practice (Yoga)
• 10:00 - 11:00 Late breakfast
• 12:30 - 13:30 Mindfulness Satsang*
• 13:30 - 14:00 Light snack
• 16:30 - 18:00 Asana Practice (Yoga)
• 18:00 - 19:30 Dinner
• 19:30 - 20:30 Evening Event

On your day of arrival, please feel free to check-in any time from 1:00 PM. On the day of departure you can prepare to leave after late breakfast and feedback around 11:00 AM.

During live the life you love and love the life you live workshop, you will gather to open your heart and mind with a focus on living the life you love and loving the life you live through various spiritual activities such as lectures, interactive discussions, different types of meditation, and questions and answers.

The retreat will be held in Palolem Beach, Goa, India. Palolem Beach is largely unspoiled and is inhabited by both local fishermen and by foreign tourists who live in shacks along the shore or in the main village. The location offers an ideal place to explore the stunning beaches, beautiful local villages, and surrounding nature outside of your retreat schedule.

Earth Yoga Village is strongly engaged in making the village more eco-friendly. It runs partly on solar power and they work hard on adding further eco-friendly measures. Their connection with nature is vital and they strive towards that connection in their every day life and with every action.

Nearby places

• Chaudi, 2.5 kilometers
• Dudhsagar waterfall, 35 kilometers
• Margao, 35 kilometers
• Spice farm, 35 kilometers
• Arpora night market, 65 kilometers

Daily late breakfast, dinner, and snacks are included in the package. At Earth Yoga Village, the staff understands the incredible benefits of nutritious food as Hippocrates rightly said, and consider food to be a powerful healing tool. By using only fresh, seasonal herbs and vegetables from regional farmers, the daily menu of wonderfully nourishing vegetarian food supports self-healing of the body, enhances detoxification, and leaves you feeling strong and rejuvenated.

They offer two healthy and wholesome meals per day, Indian, Goan, and Continental cuisine, a light snack, morning tea, and unlimited filtered drinking water. Everything is made with love and if you have any specific dietary requirements, the staff members cater for that too, just let them know.

Apart from your daily schedule including yoga and meditation classes, open discussions about life, and evening activities such as open-mic night, kirtan, or yoga nidra, you are always welcome to explore the beautiful surroundings of Palolem beach. You can learn how to surf, spend some time sun-bathing, go for a swim, or explore the local village nearby.

Spa treatments can be availed at an additional cost. Earth Yoga Village's eco-spa offers different treatments to support your relaxation as well as detoxification. You may also choose to add a detox program to your yoga holiday for a more holistic healing. The spa offers Ayurvedic massages, mud baths, herbal body treatments, traditional Indian rejuvenation baths, and Indian head massages.

Additionally, there is a wonderful healer that can support you in many different aspects of your life, offering Reiki sessions, crystal healing, and kinesiology.

• 2 yoga and 2 meditation sessions daily
• 6 nights accommodation
• All workshops
• Daily late breakfast, dinner, tea, and snacks
• Daily meditation sessions
• Unlimited filtered drinking water

• Airfare
• Airport transfers
• Food and drinks ordered from the cafe outside the daily schedule
• Spa treatments
• Visa

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Goa International Airport (GOI).

Arrival by bus

There are bus services with a regular interval of 30 minutes from the beach to the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) bus depot in Margao. The nearest KTC deport is in Canacona. The village is located at the north end of the beach near Cozy Nook resort.

Arrival by train

The nearest railway station is Canacona, which can be reached from the Madgoan junction railway station in just 30 minutes.

Arrival by taxi

If you have requested for Earth Yoga Village to organize your taxi, transfers are valid between aforementioned locations only, they are not transferable to another location, nor refundable. Taxis can take no more than three guests per car. Please only take the taxi that has been booked for you as you will be liable to pay for the cost for the pre-booked taxi. Additional charges will have to be paid for delays over one hour.

• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.