8 Day The Subtle Body and The Five Elements - Hatha Yoga with Meditation in Montenegro
Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Montenegro
Expert tip: This is one of the most popular yoga retreats offered in Montenegro.
Zoila Ravanti welcomes you to have a yoga holiday together with friends, family, partners, or on your own! There will be yoga sessions, pranayama, and meditation twice a day. The accommodation has a spacious yoga shala on the rooftop with stunning views. Vegetarian/vegan brunch is included as well as tea or coffee and fruits and snacks during the day.
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Highlights
- Yoga and meditation sessions
- Includes asana in Hatha Yoga style, mantra, pranayama, yantra, mudra, and visualization
- Esoteric practices enhance your sensitivity to the subtle body's energies (chakras)
- Free time to explore and relax in the stunningly beautiful surroundings
- A welcome dinner on the arrival night
- Brunch
- 7 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Dubrovnik Airport (US$ 78 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Barbeque facilities
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
Zazenda House
Zazenda House is an attractive, comfortable, modern, and spacious villa with beautiful views over the sea, and mountains and a green garden filled with various trees and plants. Rooftop yoga shala opens up the space all around you.
The house can accommodate 10 to 11 persons. The yoga shala can house up to 20 participants.
Rooms
In Zazenda House there are 4 double rooms, two with double beds, two with single beds, a living room studio with two sofa beds, and a small private apartment for two. The rooftop rooms have private attached bathrooms.
Downstairs guests share a bathroom and a separate WC. Downstairs there are two bedrooms and a studio which can house 2 to 3 participants.
Self-catering is a pleasure! With outdoor/indoor kitchens, BBQ terraces, and many dining areas completing the dining experience.
Program
Are you interested in knowing more about the classical roots of yoga? Beyond the cultural appropriation that yoga has been exposed to? Which has made you believe that yoga mainly is about physical postures or wellness? The goal of yoga is samadhi which means that you still have the mind and experience your bliss nature (Sat Chit Ananda).
In this course, you’ll be dedicating your time to using techniques of Hatha and classical Kundalini yoga as well as Tantra philosophy (not Neo-Tantra) which means you will spend a lot of time in meditation using simple tools of traditional Tantra in order to reprogram your mental patterns.
Concretely, you are using tools like mantra, pranayama, yantra, mudra, visualization, and of course, do asana work in Hatha style combined with Pranayama which will enhance the parasympathetic nervous system. The asana work is also designed to release tensions stored in the muscle tissue.
Program
During the retreat, you meet in the morning before the sun gets too warm, and do some asana work. With inspiration from Ashtanga and Hatha yoga, you slowly work your way through the chakras, preparing the body to be more supple and receptive. You end the session with mindful pranayama (breathing exercises), mudras, or gestures to focus on specific areas, and last but not least have deep rest in Shavasana or The Corpse Pose. The morning session is 1.5 hours.
In the late afternoon, you meet again and continue with Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga, dive deeper into the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga according to Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, namely Pranayama (breathing exercise), Pratyahara and Dharana, Dhyana (calming the senses, focusing on a single object and concentration) with the help of visualization and mantra.
You will end the session with meditation and eventually yoga Nidra (deep guided rest. The total you will practice is about 1.5 hours.
Chakra or Tantra or Kundalini yoga (the classical, not sex Tantra or Neo-Tantra) are forms of yoga that aim at the awakening of the consciousness. This is done by using ancient tantric techniques like a mantra, mudra, yantra, and chanting.
Please notice that they are not trying to wake up the Kundalini energy with any forceful techniques. They only provide you with tools to work further when back at home.
Instructors
Zoila Ravanti
Zoila Ravanti has a genuine knowledge and experience of yoga owing to her long-term personal practice. She has been teaching Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, Yin yoga, Restorative yoga, Vinyasa Flow and meditation, and chanting. She is an Ayurvedic Therapist, certified by The American Institute of Vedic Studies and by Ayur-Veda Skolan in Markaryd, Sweden. Her fascination for and interest in Ayurveda, yoga and Tantra has inspired her to investigate these traditions and practices since the 1980’ies. She is a certified Ashtanga, Kundalini, and Yin yoga teacher.
Retreat location
Njivice, Herceg Novi Municipality
This program will take place in the village of Njivice which is in the area of Igalo and the Herceg Novi Municipality of Montenegro.
About the Location
In Montenegro, the mountains provide you with a sense of solidity and grounding, the waters with creativity and flow, and the sun with energy and glow.
Unique features
General
- Barbeque facilities
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Daily brunch
Included in the package are brunch and a welcome dinner on arrival night. This retreat is vegetarian / vegan friendly.
Other meals can be prepared in one of the kitchens or enjoyed at local restaurants.
The following meals are included:
- Brunch
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Lactose Free
Things to do (optional)
Zazenda House is situated very close to the Croatian border. It is easy to visit the medieval city of Dubrovnik, which is on the UNESCO Cultural Heritage list. Very close by is also Konavle, an interesting historical site with mills, a medieval laundry, and a small castle.
The medieval city of Kotor (also on the UNESCO list) in the center of the bay can be reached by car in one hour. It is located along the shores of the beautiful bay of Kotor, which features many charming old villages, the most famous being Perast.
Another charming village, Donji Stoliv on the opposite side of the bay, is the starting point of some great hikes. The old Roman stone path takes you to the abandoned village of Gornji Stoliv and its old stone churches and spectacular views over the bay. Here you can embark on several nice hikes, you can buy sheep and goat cheese from the local farmers in Gornja Lastva, and at the end of the day arrive in the city of Tivat on the other side of the ridge.
There are many national parks worth visiting. Durmitor, Lovcen, Prokletije, Biogradska Gora and Lake Skadar. These you reach either by car or by organized tours. Many skiing resorts are close by if you decide to come during the winter season. Montenegro is a small country and to visit the adventure park of Lovcen or Mount Durmitor National Park, for example, would take you only one day.
They recommend that you book a few days longer accommodation if you are interested in seeing more of this small country filled with natural treasures.
Spa treatments
There are several luxury hotels nearby providing you with spa facilities.
The Lazure Hotel and Marina, only in Porto Novi, and Palmon Bay Hotel and Spa in Igalo.
What's included
- Yoga sessions
- A welcome dinner on the arrival night
- Brunch
- 7 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Flights
- Airport transfer (approximately 60 EUR / small car)
- Meals other than what's stated in the inclusion list
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Dubrovnik Airport
24 km
Transfer not provided
Podgorica Airport
61 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Dubrovnik Airport (DBV), or Tivat Airport. Airport transfer is not included in the price.
Zazenda House is easily accessible from the airports of Dubrovnik DBV, (20 kilometers) and Tivat TIV, (17 kilometers) and lies in the village of Njivice, right at the entrance of the Bay of Kotor (the longest fjord outside Norway). On the opposite side of the bay are the twin cities of Herceg Novi and Igalo and behind them is the Orjen Massive.
Zoila Ravanti can organize your transfer both from/to Dubrovnik and Tivat in case you would like it to be smooth (there are buses from Tivat to Herceg Novi, from there take a taxi, about 5 kilometers, 10 EUR). Coming from Dubrovnik, you will cross the borders of Croatia and Montenegro. There are no direct buses from DBV airport to Montenegro but you can catch a bus from the city itself. The price of transfer varies according to the number of travelers. One small car for 4 usually costs 80 EUR or less
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 28% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 10 days before arrival.
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