Join this meditation and yoga retreat in Solan, India! Yoga and meditation restore balance into your lives, resolve your inner conflicts, enables total excellence, and allows you to fulfill your potential to become complete human beings. Often misunderstood to be simply a set of physical exercises, yoga philosophy transcends all ritualistic religion and can be practiced by anyone.
Highlights
- Daily yoga asanas classes
- Karma-yoga and daily mantra recitations
- Daily shat-kriyas, breath, and pranayama practices
- Daily guided instructions into relaxation and meditation practices
- Introductory study of Indian philosophies including Sankhya and Vedanta
- Visit nearby holy shrines and temples and tracking in the Himalayas
- Healthy nutritious vegetarian meals
- 6 nights’ accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
- Hatha
- Vinyasa
- Kriya
- Ashtanga
- Karma
👪Group size: Maximum of 20 participants
🚐Railway Station transfer available: Solan Railway Station (Free)
🚐Airport transfer available: Chandigarh International Airport (Rs. 3,119 per person)
Cleaning
- Uses cleaning chemicals that are effective against coronavirus.
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in line with local authority guidelines.
- Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays.
- The accommodation partner we work with follows the guidelines of local authorities.
- Equipment for activities is disinfected before and/or after use.
Physical distancing
- Cashless payment available.
- Physical distancing is maintained.
- Instructors maintain a distance from the client at all times possible.
- Activities take place outside where possible.
Safety features
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by the local government.
- Hand sanitizer available in guest rooms and key areas.
- Process in place to check the health of guests.
- First aid kit available.
- A room is available to isolate suspected or infected COVID-19 patients.
- Protective masks are available for all staff.
- Protective masks available for clients.
Facilities
- Smoke-free property
- Yoga studio
- Free Wi-Fi
- Library
The accommodation is facilitated with Wi-Fi connection and with air-conditioning available on request (at additional charges). However, please note that Yoga Vidya Mandiram School reserves accommodation for participating students who booked for yoga courses. Any friends or relatives will not be included in the accommodation.
There are two room options available for this course: a private single room and a shared twin room. The rooms are provided with a towel, basic toiletry set, bed sheets and Wi-Fi connection. All rooms are shared with the same gender unless students arrive as a family or friends. There is an attached bathroom in each room with a hot shower.
Yoga posture classes at Yoga Vidya Mandiram yoga school are based on both classical Hatha yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. The teachers are unique, being steeped in ancient knowledge, and also trained in modern teaching methods. All classes are adapted for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Apart from the yoga asana classes, you can participate in sessions on pranayama (understanding and regulating your breath), Pratyahara (internalization of sensory inputs), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation) processes drawn from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – ancient yogic doctrine that aims to integrate your body, mind, heart, and souls for complete living.
Twice daily group yoga sessions and one daily meditation session are included in the stay for you. For you who would like to delve deeper into the ancient spiritual tradition of yoga, a yoga retreat is structured carefully to allow you to experience not just the physical aspects of yoga but also Karma yoga (selfless work), various yogic kriyas, and Nidra yoga (deep relaxation) besides some rejuvenating massages, community service, and more.
Retreat curriculum
Yoga Vidya Mandiram guides its students of yoga to a journey of self-discovery and inspires to practice yoga holistically; yoga for you is a process of integrating the body, breath, and the mind, and focus is placed on other limbs of the practice beyond the physical yoga asanas.
Mantra chanting
- Intro to mantra science
- Morning prayers and evening prayers
- Suryanamaskara 12 mantras along with bija mantras
Hatha yoga asanas
- Meditative steps of performing the Hatha yoga: centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
- Suryanamaskar (sun salutations)
- Types of yoga asanas: standing, sitting, backward bending, forward bending, spinal twisting, fire series, inversion, shavasana, and others
- Yoga asanas benefits
Breathing and pranayama practices
- Establishment of diaphragmatic breath
- 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 breathing practices
- Different practices of pranayama: nadi shodhana, ujjayee, kapalabhati, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari, and brahmari
- Benefits or pranayama practices
Satkarma or cleansing exercises
- Jala-neti
- Sutra-neti
Practice relaxation and preparation for yogic sleep
- Introduction to the concept and practices of relaxation
- Relaxation in daily life
- Sequence of relaxation practices
- Tension and relaxation exercises
- Systematic relaxation exercises
- 31 points relaxation exercise
Meditation
- What is meditation and what is not?
- Meditation in daily life
- Two to five minutes meditations
- So-ham mediation
- Meditation with sushumna breath
Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and yoga ethics
- Introduction to Indian philosophy
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Astanga-yoga: yama, niyam, asana, pranayam, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi
- Yoga ethics: yamas and niyamas
Typical Daily Schedule
- 05:00 – 06:00 Wake Up
- 06:15 – 06:30 Mantra Chanting
- 06:30 – 07:30 Shat-kriyas and Pranayama practices
- 07:30 – 09:00 Hatha Yoga with Joints & Glands practices
- 09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 – 12.00 Session I – Meditation Theory & Practice
- 12:00 – 12:30 Karma Yoga (Seva)
- 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
- 14.30 – 16.00 Free Time / Self-Study/ Self-Practice
- 16:00 – 16:15 Tea break
- 16:30 – 18:00 Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
- 18:00 – 19:00 Session II – Relaxation & Meditation Practice
- 19.00 – 20.00 Dinner
- 20:00 – 21:00 Self-Study / Free Time
- 21:00 – 22.00 Go to sleep
Note: It is advised that you arrive at the yoga school one day before the course starts.
This yoga teacher training will be held at Clubhouse in Chester Hills Society, Solan. In nearby places, there is Mohan Park which is 10 min Drive from the center. The yoga school is located in the heart of the sacred township of Chesterhills at the foothills of the Himalayas, the abode of yogis.
The is a wonderful magical place only a short walk from the main town and the bank of the river. It is the perfect location for your activities.
Distances
- 2 Min Drive from Solan Mall Road