Healthy You Yoga Day Retreat
Sri Lanka
About Kandy
Even if it weren’t for the name “Kandy”, every reference to this town would sound sweet to us! This mountaintop kingdom has been home to kings and moguls since ancient times, and is a pilgrimage center with powerful temples of both Buddhist and Hindu origin. Even if it weren’t for the name “Kandy”, every reference to this town would sound sweet to us! This mountaintop kingdom has been home to kings and moguls since ancient times, and is a pilgrimage center with powerful temples of both Buddhist and Hindu origin. Among these holy places is the Satchidananda Thapovanam located just 20 minutes from the city center, on the banks of the Mahawelli Ganga River. Here you can relax in the shade of magnificent trees or entertain yourself with the endless array of exotic birds. This is the tropics with all its extraordinary color and variety – and it is an ideal place to rest and restore.
About the Satchidananda Thapovanam
Great saints and sages live on in our hearts forever, but a part of them are also said to embody the spaces and places where they once drew breath. Swami Satchidananda lived and taught at the Satchidananda Thapovanam for 16 years before America beckoned him. And yes, the Satchidandada Thapovanam is imbued with this powerful, transformative energy. During the retreat you will have the rare opportunity to receive a guided meditation in the very room where Swami Satchidananda slept and meditated for 16 years.
Healthy You Yoga Retreat is a day retreat designed to ground you in presence and tranquility through yoga in the idyllic setting of the Satchidananda Thapovanam. Dr. Tyagi will guide you through mindful yoga postures, breathing exercises, deep relaxation, and yogic meditation that culminate in an experience of deep tranquility, peace and overall health. All yoga postures and practices connect with awareness of breath, intention, and mindfulness for optimal benefit for the student. She will share with you the health benefits of yoga as taught by the ancient masters and proven through modern medical science.
Dr. Tyagi brings 22 years of experience as a yoga instructor and 12 years as an integrative family medical doctor to her teaching. Combining ancient Eastern practices with modern medical knowledge, she offers an integrative approach to health and healing through yoga.
Private medical yoga sessions with Dr. Tyagi are available Sunday after the retreat and throughout her time in Sri Lanka at the Satchidananda Thapovanam for additional cost (see below.) By appointment only. During a private medical yoga session Dr. Tyagi gives customized suggestions on yoga practices, lifestyle changes, and herbal remedies that help to balance the mind and body. Dr. Tyagi’s method is a natural approach to healing that supports the body’s tendency to repair itself and to move towards harmony and health on all levels: body, mind and spirit.
All proceeds from this workshop and from medical yoga sessions will be donated to an educational and medical fund for the Women’s Development Center Shelter in Kandy.
All levels of yoga experience welcome. All classes taught in English.
Schedule:
Saturday, June 1st 10am-6:00pm
Maximum number of students: 12
Cost of retreat: $60. Travel, food, and lodging not included in retreat cost.
Private medical sessions: $30 (60-minute session)
Lodging at Thapovanam: LKR 3000 nightly/person
There is limited lodging at the Thapovanam- 3 shared rooms with shared bathrooms (6 people)
Other options include nearby hotels: Theva Residency, Kandy Riverside Hotel
The Satchidananda Thapovanamis an Ashram. No alcohol or meat or seafood is allowed on the property, and quiet time extends from 10 PM to 8 AM. These restrictions provide our guests with the peaceful environment that lends itself to deep inner healing. In true ashram style the Thapovanam is a simple, rustic hide-away devoted to the teachings of Swami Satchdananda a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda.