6 Day Yoga Retreat in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Yoga Retreat Sri Lanka
The Kandy Samadhi Centre invites you to this yoga retreat in Sri Lanka to enjoy a cultural experience that you have never lived before. The concept of Samadhi is a testament to a new era in Sri Lankan development where the ambiance of old village life and the westerners desire to escape to nature can merge. Find new levels of intrigue and inspiration and enjoy a new chapter in your life!
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- 5 yoga classes
- Cookery lessons
- River-bathing experience
- Time to explore the surroundings
- Trip to a beautiful waterfall
- 5 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
5 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Terrace
During this retreat, you will stay either in a shared or a private room. The Kandy Samadhi Centre's design and architecture were born of meditation. You willingly leave your city husk behind at the gates. With no signal for mobile phones, it is the perfect opportunity to let nothing interrupt the sounds of forest birdsong, of tree frogs, and crickets, and the whisper of the breeze from the trees. The 13 pavilions, which lean out of the hillside, are veritable temples of tranquility designed to make you feel that you are the only person in the center.
Privacy is everything, yet there are no unnecessary walls. This design results in a truly serene environment surrounded by urns, art, and treasures dating back to a time when Kandy was a royal realm. The Indonesian teak beds in the double rooms are spacious enough to sleep three people comfortably and even the smallest suite provides a four-poster bed to dream in.
The magnificent space on two levels is surrounded by lotus ponds, and carp tanks, and can hold up to 150 people with ease. It will make the ideal location for writers, artists, study workshops, or seminars. The spacious verandas of each suite, offer views of the paddy fields, nearby mountains, and bench terraces filled with herb gardens or pineapples and bamboo reach out with their four-fingered leaves to fan a breeze at you.
Program
During this retreat, you will enjoy seven yoga classes, cookery lessons, and a wonderful trip to a local waterfall where you will have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious picnic and a river-bathing experience. The yoga lessons will be dynamic and creative and designed for all levels, from beginners to experienced practitioners. The concept of Samadhi is a testament to a new era in Sri Lankan development where the ambiance of old village life and the Westerners' desire to escape to nature can merge.
Two visits to this unique place can never be the same and the visitors constantly find new levels of intrigue and inspiration. You need time to absorb the intricate nuances, which begin to unravel between visits. Once you find your way to Samadhi, you will understand why returning there is also part of your journey. This trip will give you a cultural experience that you have never experienced before.
Included excursions
One trip to a local waterfall for a picnic and a river-bathing experience are included in this retreat.
Instructors
Mahesh Kodikara
Meet Maheshe Kodikara, the resident Yoga Tai Chi and Qigong teacher. With over 40 years of teaching experience in Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong, Maheshe has trained under renowned teachers in Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and India. He specializes in Iyengar yoga, Taiji Quan (chen style), and Qigong, and conducts classes for both locals and foreigners at the center. Maheshe is also a certified Taiji teacher from the World Chen Xiaowang Taijiquan Association, making him the first Taiji teacher in Sri Lanka.
Yumi Jayasinghe
Yumi is the wife of Waruna, the owner of Samadhi. She brings the Japanese element into Samadhi. Originally a cartoonist in Tokyo, she has taught Hatha yoga since 2005. Yumi choreographs dance for children at a local international school. She brings a creative impact to enliven any session for beginner or experienced yogi.
Retreat location
This retreat will be held at The Kandy Samadhi Centre in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The center is located 50 minutes northeast of Kandy, where the fertile landscape becomes a mass of lush vegetation reverberating with unfamiliar birdsong.
Distances
- Kandy, 23 kilometers
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CBM), 123 kilometers
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
During this holiday, you will be served one daily delicious and healthy breakfast. You may also enjoy other meal services at the center for an additional cost. The breakfast will be taken in the dining pavilion, which is open on four sides to the forest and the river sounds. Steamed manioc (cassava) with grated coconut, gotukola mallun, egg curry, pumpkin, sambol, and milk-rice are preceded by homegrown pineapple, papaya, and guava.
All the food prepared at Samadhi is organic and freshly picked before each meal. It is vegetarian cookery at its best. The rice is home grown and one of thirteen ancient Sinhala varieties organically farmed in the paddy fields across the river. The water is sourced directly from an unpolluted mountain spring on Samadhi land.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Organic
Things to do (optional)
During your free time, you may enjoy bird watching, woodland walks, or optional tours to the Udawela cave temple, the Hantana tea museum and botanical gardens, the Peradeniya City of Kandy, an elephant bathing experience, or a visit to the fortress of Sigiriya Dambulla cave temples. You may also enjoy a golf practice at Victoria Golf, or visit the Udawatta Kele Sanctuary and the Temple of the Tooth, trips to Gadaldeniya, Lankatilaka Viharas, and the Embeeka Devale Delgaldoruwa Cave Temple Elephant orphanage.
Spa treatments
Ela Kizhi treatment
This is a common treatment for various diseases like inflammatory conditions of the bones and joints, arthritis, spinal problems, and sports injuries. Herbs, leaves, or powders with warm oil are applied over the affected areas of the body for massaging. This treatment relieves pain and numbness, it’s effective in the cases of spondylitis, sports injuries, and muscular and back pains, and improves central blood supply among other benefits.
Full Ayurvedic body massage and steam bath
This is a very old traditional therapy by two therapists who work in tandem by synchronizing their strokes and massages according to the circulatory and “marma” points for one hour. This is the most rejuvenating treatment of Ayurveda. This can be treated for various ages and for common disorders. It relieves pains relaxes stiff muscles and improves blood circulation among other benefits.
Shirodhara treatment
During this treatment, medicated oil is poured slowly over the forehead. This treatment is highly beneficial in treating headaches, mental tension, insomnia, stress, and disorders of the central nervous system. Medicated oil is also poured onto the body which is beneficial in curing neuromuscular disorders, rheumatism, and general debility. It also strengthens the central nervous systems and sensible organs, eliminates stress and anxiety, reduces hypertension, and helps to have a sound sleep among other benefits.
Other treatments
Other treatments include astrology and Ayurvedic consultations, barefoot Shiatsu massage, and Reiki treatments.
What's included
- 5 yoga classes
- 1 picnic at the waterfall
- 1 river-bathing experience
- 1 trip to a local waterfall
- Cookery lessons
- 5 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
What's not included
- Additional activities
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Daily dinner
- Daily lunch
- Spa treatments
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Bandaranaike International Airport
96 km away from your destination
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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