India

Yoga & well-being retreat in Varkala, Kerala (South India) with Nancy Jovanovic

Nancy teaches a dynamic Vinyasa yoga style that is characterized by clear alignment and playful sequencing.

By connecting with breath, mindfulness and alignment, Nancy guides the students to connect with themselves, to nourish, strengthen and regenerate themselves.
The morning classes are characterized by a mindful dynamic. The afternoon classes combine Yin Yoga, Pranayama and meditation and invite you into silence.

Nancy has been teaching yoga for over 20 years in Berlin, where she lives with her family. She traveled to India for the first time in 1992. Out of love and fascination for the country and its people, she made many more trips there.

Balancing body, mind & soul

In this retreat you will allow yourself to slow down, relax and strengthen your body & mind with vinyasa and yin yoga classes guided by the great yoga teacher Nancy Jovanovic from Berlin. Ayurvedic massages will nourish your body. We will meditate at the beach, which is only 5 min. walk from the resort. You have plenty of free time to swim, read and rest. We will have a cacao ceremony, do a kayaking or SUP-tour in beautiful backwaters, visit temples and much more. There a beautiful beaches for long beach walks and the water of the Arabian Sea is comfortable warm. With sometimes big waves. You will share a big room and bathroom with balcony with one person or you book a single room for additional costs. The resort has a lush green garden, is exclusively booked for our group and very close to the beach. 

Let go and enjoy. Nourishing self-care.
Minimum 4 participants for this retreat. Maximum 10 participants.

 Schedule:

3 days: 7.30-9 am vinyasa yoga, breakfast 9-9:30 am, 1-2 pm lunch, 4.30-5.45 pm yin yoga and meditation

3 days: 8-8:30 am awareness session or meditation, fruits and snacks, 9:30-10:30 am ayurvedic massage, 11 am brunch

1 day excursion to Amritapuri in Amma´s ashram (Mata Amritaananadamayi – the hugging saint)

4 days one yoga class in morning or afternoon, one afternoon SUP-/kajak-tour, one cacao ceremony, welcome circle on day of arrival

Guided meditations, mantra singing, swimming, mandala drawing, beach walks are also included in the program. Healthy breakfast and lunch included. You have enough freetime to relax and do what is fun for you like reading, mandala painting, book extra ayurvedic treatments, stay at beach, in cafés, resting…

In the evening we will go together for dinner in various restaurants (on your own cost) or order food and stay home.

One day trip to Amma’s ashram in Amritapuri is included. It´s such a beautiful place her ashram and if we are lucky we will meet Mata Amritanandamayi. One evening we are having a cacao ceremony with music and dancing.

 

For price please send Email to: silvia@vagabond-berlin.com

 

Dates:

February 11-21, 2024

Language: German 

For questions, inquiries and booking please send Email to: silvia@vagabond-berlin.com

Included in price are:

  • 10 nights in double room with bathroom approx. 5 min. walking distance to beach (single room available for extra costs)
  • breakfast & lunch
  • 3 ayurvedic massages 1 hour each (you can book additional ayurvedic treatments or packages)
  • daily yoga classes with Nancy Jovanovic (vinyasa, yin yoga)
  • guided meditations & gentle relaxation exercises
  • cacao ceremony with music
  • SUP (stand up paddle) or kayaking tour
  • temple visits
  • one day trip to Amma´s ashram in Amritapuri (1,5 hours by train/taxi)
  • airport transfer to/from Trivandrum

NOT included are flight and visa costs as well as costs for dinner. We will go together to restaurants in the evenings.

Relaxation retreat in Varkala, Kerala (South India)

We have daily morning and evening sessions of meditation, yoga and relaxation. You learn how to deal better with stress. Soak in the spiritual life of India. Be more into your heart and less in your mind.
Leisure time between 10:30 am – 4.30 pm.
You will stay in a single room with own bathroom and shared kitchen and dining room in a nice apartment 10 min. walking distance to the beach. Breakfast, a SUP- or kayaking tour in the backwaters, an ayurvedic massage, a visit to an ashram and daily beach walks are included in the package price. Small group of max. 3 participants.

NOT included are flight and visa costs as well as costs for lunch/dinner (approx. 10€ per day). We will go together to restaurants in the evenings.

For price please send Email to: silvia@vagabond-berlin.com

Dates:

Tbc

Language: German or English

Included in price are:

  • 10 nights in single room with own bathroom and shared kitchen/dining room
  • breakfast (in apartment and restaurants)
  • airport transfer from/to Trivandrum/Thiruvananthapuram (from/to Kochi +120 €)
  • yoga & meditation
  • stress relief & relaxation exercises
  • day trip to ashram (Mata Amritanandamayi´s ashram in Amritapuri or Sree Narayana Guru, Sivagiri ashram in Varkala)
  • cacao ceremony
  • 1 kayaking or SUP (stand-up paddling) tour  in backwaters
  • 1 ayurvedic massage
  • tempel visits and beach walks


Recommendations for doctors for ayurvedic treatments and massages during or after the retreat

For questions, inquiries and booking please send Email to: silvia@vagabond-berlin.com