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Yoga retreats

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Retreat Calendar 
For details on weekly price and accommodation please continue to scroll down the page
 Past Retreats    
                   2017
                               June 18th - 25th: Summer Solstice                   Thea                     London              Thea Yoga
​                               November  13th - 19th                                       Svetlana               London              Svet Yoga Lnd
 
                  2018
                              February 26 - 12 March                                    Amy Waring        London              Grace and Flow
                              April  15th - 22nd                                               Lucinda               Cornwall            
Yoga in Penryn
                              May 21st - 1st June                                            Thea                    London               Thea Yoga
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Thea
Lucinda
Namrata Gauri
Julian Sametinger
Poornam
Amy
Svetlana
Room Details & Cost pp for 7 nights with all meals. Single occupancy surplus 50% of cost except **

1.  Old Kitchen 
    Luxury double. Separate annex to main building. En suite bathroom (Western style, with shower), with underfloor heating. (£ 275).

2. Valley View 
    Luxury double/twin. Within main building. En suite toilet, use of bathroom downstairs (Western style, with shower), with underfloor   
    heating. (£ 250 )


3. Big Blue 
    Luxury three singles. En suite bathroom, Western style toilet, bucket bath. Underfloor heating. (£250 ). ** Single occupancy £500

4. Green Wing 
    Luxury double/twin. Separate dressing room and en suite bathroom. Western style toilet, bucket bath (£ 250 ). 

5. Cheese Room -  "Cheap and cheerful"

    Standard double/twin. Separate studio apartment, own private terrace and galley kitchen. External Indian-style bathroom and toilet along a 
​    Veranda. (£200 ). Toilet shared with the Mud room occupant.


6. The Mud Room
    Basic, Single. External Indian-style toilet down a flight of stairs. Adjoining shared bathroom with Cider Room (£ 175 )

7. Cider Room *
    Basic, Single. External Indian-style toilet down a flight if stairs. Adjoining shared bathroom with Mud Room (£ 175 ). 
    * Usually reserved for the Ayurveda practitioner or volunteer worker.
The Farm
The Yoga Studio
Big Blue
Big Blue
The Old Kitchen
Old Kitchen
The Green Wing
Valley View
Cheese Room
The Mud Room
The Mud Room
The Cider Room
Dining area
Living Room
Games Room verandah
The Semi- enclosed Verandah
The Library
The Ruin, currently being converted to a studio in the forest
​Himalayan Orchard: Excursions and Add-Ons

Afternoon excursions

One-hour hike – Forest track, orchards, local village and temple.
Two-hour hike – Forest road, Snake Mother temple, forest track/bridlepath.
Three-hour hike – Village temples, forest tracks, deity shelter.
Kiari temples and village – taxi+walk. 4 hours. 
The River Picnic – taxi+walk. 4 hours. Swimming.Paddling
The Pass Picnic – taxi+walk. 4 hours. Views of Great Himalayas.
The Peak Picnic – taxi+hike. 4 hours. Views, temple, Griffons. 
(NB Many other hikes are available.)
 
Day Excursions (*with picnic lunch)

Peak Hike – 8 hrs. Orchards, forest, bridlepath, mountain, temple, views.*
River Hike – 8 hrs. Orchards, river.*
Shimla – 10 hrs. 2.5 hrs taxi each way. Historic buildings, bazaar, restaurants.
 
3 Day / 2 Night excursions (£50 - £70 for taxi and room, tbc)
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Sarahan. Historic temple. Views of Great Himalayas. Mountain hike. Stay in Government resthouse.

Pabbar Valley. Glacier-fed trout river. Temples. Hikes. Stay in hotel / guest house.
 
Shimla. State Capital and former summer capital of British Raj. Shopping, restaurants. Stay in hotel / guesthouse near church. Self-catering option.
 
Add-Ons – Pre- or post-retreat possibilities
 
Chandigarh. Harayana State Capital designed by Le Corbusier in 1950s. The Rock Garden (‘outsider art’ park). Boating lake. Shops, restaurants. One night minimum stay recommended.

Kalka – Shimla Railway. World Heritage ‘Toy Train’, 103 tunnels, 1903. (5 hrs)
 
Dharamsala. Home of Dalai Lama / Tibet in exile. Overnight bus ride from Shimla. One night minimum stay recommended.

Rishikesh. The Ganges. Yoga Capital. Ashrams. Overnight bus ride from Shimla. One night minimum stay recommended.
 
Lahaul and Spiti. ‘Little Tibet’. High, dry deserts. Buddhist monasteries. Five night minimum stay recommended.
 
Sangla Valley. Snow-clad mountains, glacier fed streams, serious hiking. Three night minimum stay recommended.
 

Forest path
Toy Train
River walk
Himalayan Griffon
Chandigarh
Rock Garden
Dharamsala
Pabbar Valley
Rishikesh
Sangla Valley
Sarahan
Lahaul-Spiti
Shimla
Chaal Peak
Bridlepath
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