3 Day Personalized Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation Retreat in Suffolk

Facilities

Day 1, Friday

• 16:00 Namaste
• Arrivals and Introduction.
• 18:00 - 19:30 Yoga session at the studio
• 20:00 Dinner (Vegetarian Nepali meal)
• Free time after dinner or a Bhavana (reflection), meditation.

Day 2, Saturday

• 08:00 - 09:30 Wake up yoga or Pilates session
• 09:45 Breakfast (vegetarian)
• 11:00 Pranayama and meditation session including talk
• 13:00 Free time to explore the surrounding area, Holywells Park across the road, Ipswich Water Front where various cafes and restaurant are available for refreshment and bites to eat or just chilling out at the centre reading, relaxing, listening to music, or just chatting
• 16:00 - 17:30 Yoga or Pilates session.
• 17:30 - 18:00 Karma Yoga - helping to prepare and cook the evening Nepali meal with Srijana (Optional)
• 18:00 Dinner
• 20:00 Choose from:
• 1. Practice Tratak (eye cleansing)
• 2. Practice Chanting using Mala beads with Srijana.
• 3. Yoga Nidra

Day 3, Sunday

• 08:00 1 hour yoga or Pilates session
• 09:30 Breakfast
• 11:00 Practice Jala Neti (Nasal Cleansing)
• 12:00 Late morning walk
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Choose one from (20 minutes treatment) Nepali head massage, or Nepali style facial or eyebrow threading, afterward reflecting on the weekend's events or just chilling out
• 16:00 Namaste Pheri' bhe' Tauhla (see you again)

Instructors

Srijana Shrestha

Srijana was born in Nepal lived and trained to teach yoga and meditation at Holistic Yoga Ashrama in Kathmandu which was established by her Grandfather in 1993, so yoga for her has been a way of life from an early age.

She was also introduced to Vipassana meditation by my family to help with her studies which enabled her to appreciate the benefits that meditation can bring regarding concentration and the understanding of the nature of the mind.

She has also been fortunate to receive Reiki-I course from her father. She has been handed down traditional therapeutic and beauty skills from her mother such as head massage, eyebrow threading, facial, henna treatment for hair, and much more.

Rod Ball

Srijana and Rod first met when he stayed at Holistic Yoga Ashrama in Kathmandu in 1998. Together, they've established Holistic Yoga Centre, Ipswich in 2013 with the aim to teach yoga as they believe it was originally intended to be taught, focusing on all aspects of yoga.

He is qualified with British Wheel of Yoga in August 1997 a 600 hours teaching diploma course and has been teaching full time since October 2001 at various establishments including adult education, the NHS.mental health and local fitness centers (not teaching fitness yoga)

The style of yoga they teach at the center is Hatha cum Raja yoga. (yoga as a way of life). in the householder tradition.

Hatha Yoga, the yoga of asana, (postures) pranayama (breathing techniques) Trataka, Kapalbhati Jala, Neti and Nauli (cleansing exercises),and Mudra and Bandha

Raja Yoga, the yoga of Patanjali or meditation often referred to as the eightfold path.

This style of yoga is suitable for beginners and intermediates

Although the retreat center is located in an urban setting, they are literally just across the road from Holywells Park, 67 acres of picturesque grounds with a history dating back to medieval times. It is also a county wildlife site and has been designated a Regionally Important Geodiversity site.

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All food served is healthy vegetarian. For example, breakfast menu could include fresh fruit, yogurt, cheese, yogi porridge, muesli. Dinner could include lentils, rice, tofu, cauliflower, bamboo shoots, green leafy vegetables, carrots, parsnips, achar (spicy side dish). Teas could include Ilam black, Ilam oolong, Ilam green, lemon, mint, or thyme. Vegan food can be served on request.

• All yoga, pranayama, relaxation, yoga Nidra, meditation, and Pilates sessions
• All other activities at the centre including instruction in Nepali cooking
• Jala Neti, Tratak, and practice Chanting with Mala beads
• Nepali head massage, eyebrow threading, or Nepali style facial 20 minutes treatment (1-hour treatment available on request for an additional 20 GBP per person per treatment)
• Breakfast, dinner, lunch on Sunday, tea, and water
• Towels
• 2 nights accommodation

• Transport costs to and from yoga centre
• Lunch on Saturday
• Toiletries
• Hair dryer

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.