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Maggie O’Grady and Alistair Shearer will be collaborating to bring you a wonderful Yoga & Meditation Holiday in idyllic Kerala, South India. You will stay in the friendly Neeleshwar Hermitage, partially owned by Ali, in cottages - some with sea views and others with views of the tropical gardens. Each comes with ensuite garden bathrooms. This holiday includes Ayurvedic treatments, delicious food, healthy drinks, and lots of fun!
This hidden tropical destination, set in a secluded palm grove beside the Arabian Sea in Northern Kerala, is quietly changing the understanding of what a holiday really means. The hermitage offers its guests a utopia far removed from the pressures of everyday living, and a chance to enjoy the essence of authentic India: her friendliness, hospitality, and serenely balanced lifestyle.
There will be a total of ten yoga classes, scheduled so that you will have some time off to chill by the pool, walk by the seaside, and explore this wonderful region. Classes will be suitable for people of all abilities as long as they have some yoga experience. There is also a full set of yoga equipment, so you can pack lightly!
The yoga classes will take place in two locations. The Patanjali Yoga Hall, which overlooks the beach, is built of wood and stone, and is light, spacious, and airy. It sits at the south of the site, offering fine views of the ocean while providing a settled and tranquil atmosphere lulled by the sound of the waves.
Alternatively, the Garden Yoga Terrace, which also fronts the sea, is an ideal venue for out-of-doors practice nurtured by the enlivening energy of sunrise or the calm of a spectacular sunset.
Along with five Ayurvedic consultations, many other activities will be offered as part of your holiday, so that you will go home not only feeling restored and in good heath, but you will also have had many memorable cultural experiences. You may also just choose to rest, relax, and rejuvenate.
At the beginning of each class, Maggie will read out one of the sutras from Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras and read BKS Iyengar's commentary. She may interweave stories from the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa and will also include lessons from Ayurveda, yoga's sister science. All students, beginners and seasoned students alike, will learn some of the Sanskrit names for the postures and some of the more subtle aspects of yoga such as the chakras. Maggie will also lead an ecstatic dance session and a philosophical discussion on Karma.
Alistair Shearer is the author of fifteen books including translations from the Sanskrit of the Upanishads and The Yoga Sutras and The Story of Yoga. He is a cultural historian specialising on the Indian Subcontinent, a former lecturer at SOAS, and will be offering four knowledge sessions on the history of yoga and holding space for the evening meditations as part of our holiday! Both Maggie and Alistair are teachers of Transcendental Meditation and whilst you do not have to be a ‘TMer’ to come on our holiday, if you are keen to learn, Ali can teach you as an ‘add-on’ to your holiday.
The Ayurvedic food will be mostly vegetarian, and specific dietary routines will be prescribed by the in-house doctor according to body type and existing imbalances. Participants will be given dietary and lifestyle recommendations that can be followed on their return home.
In appropriate cases, herbal and dietary supplements to be taken at home will be recommended and participants will be welcome to stay in touch with the Ayurvedic doctor even after their stay.
Calicut International Airport
156 km
Transfer included
Mangalore Airport
80 km
Transfer included
Kannur International Airport
62 km
Transfer included
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