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Yoga & Meditation retreats

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Retreat Calendar 
For details on weekly price and accommodation please continue to scroll down the page
  
  2023
  * April 1st to 8th : Taming the Monkey Mind - Buddhist Meditation Retreat with Lama Yeshe Rabgye 
  * October 12th to 19th: Yoga Retreat with Lucinda Pimlott


Past Retreats
  2020          All retreats cancelled


  2019          April 13 - 20th                                                    Thea                    London               Thea Yoga
                           
  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
 ​                   
  2017

                     June 18th - 25th: Summer Solstice                Thea                     London              Thea Yoga
​                     November  13th - 19th                                     Svetlana              London              Svet Yoga Lnd
 
Lucinda
Lama Yeshe Rabgye
Thea
Amy
Svetlana
Namrata Gauri

The   
Room Details & Cost pp for 7 nights with all meals.
​Single occupancy for twin / double bedrooms surplus 50% (of total)


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

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


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

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

5. The Cheese Room -  "Cheap and cheerful"

    Standard twin. Separate studio apartment, private terrace and galley kitchen. External bathroom and western style toilet along a
    veranda. (£200 )


6. The Mud Room
    Basic, Single. Adjoining bathroom & western style toilet. (£ 185 )

7. The Cider Room
    Basic, Single. Adjoining bathroom & western style toilet. (£ 185 )

   ** 3 more singles with fantastic views in the new yogashala in the forest will be ready for 2023 @£ 250 pp **

The Farm
The Yoga Studio
The Big Blue
The Big Blue
The Old Kitchen
The Old Kitchen
The Green Wing
The Green Wing Dressing Room
The Green wing
Valley View
The Cheese Room
The Cheese Room
The Mud Room
The Cider Room
The Dining Area
The Common Lounge
The Library
Games Room verandah
The Semi- enclosed Verandah
April
June
July - August
The Mud Room Bathroom & Toilet in September
October
November
January
​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)
​

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
Cycling trails
Kalala Forest
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      • LONG WEEKEND BREAK
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      • TEMPLE TOUR
      • FOREST AND VILLAGE CLEAN UP
      • TRAIL RUNNING
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