Five-Day Autumn Yoga Retreat in Dartmoor

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Overview Location Accommodation Program Instructor Cancellation

Pranayama, Restorative Yoga, and Hatha Yoga

Suitable for beginner, advanced, and intermediate practitioners

Restorative and dynamic yoga asanas

Pranayama

Nature walks

Meditation

Guided relaxation

Massage

Slow down with the transitional pace of autumn at this grounding, five-day yoga retreat in wild and beautiful Dartmoor. The perfect choice if you are eager to deepen your understanding of all elements of yoga. Experience both the dynamic and the restorative sides to yoga asanas, connect to your breath with pranayama, find mental clarity with meditation, and find release through guided relaxation and therapeutic massage. During free time, explore the lush natural surroundings of Dartmoor. Take quiet walks through ancient woods and to a rushing waterfall, breathing in fresh air and observing the changing leaves and nature during this season of transition.

Accommodation

Nature setting

Caters for vegetarian and vegan diets

Minimalistic house with single, en-suite rooms

Riverside

Yoga studio and yoga shala

Kitchen

Extensive nature trails

Bala Brook is a retreat center situated among beautiful grounds on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. On site, there is a minimalistic home with views over the garden and surrounding landscape. The accommodation is fully catered with primarily single rooms to fit up to fifteen people. There is a yoga studio and access to an abundance of nature trails.

Single room

Shared room

4th November to 8th November 2022

People

Shared room

$679

$1,355

Single room

Private room

$715

You won't be charged yet

Program

This five-day retreat starts on Thursday evening and ends Tuesday after breakfast. After arriving and settling in on Tuesday, enjoy a relaxing yoga class. Each morning starts in silence and with a guided pranayama and meditation session. Following a light breakfast, there is a two-hour dynamic asana practice. Afternoons are left free to book a massage, take a hike, or wander through the lush property. Come evening, unwind with a slower-paced Hatha yoga practice before dinner.

Day 1

5.30pm

Introductory class and wind down

7pm

Dinner, free time, massage

Day 2

7.45am

Pranayama (breathing practice) and meditation

8.30am

Light breakfast

10am

Main asana class

12.15pm

Lunch, walks, massage and/or free time

5.30pm

Hatha yoga

7pm

Dinner, free time, massage

Day 3

7.45am

Pranayama (breathing practice) and meditation

8.30am

Light breakfast

10am

Main asana class

12.15pm

Lunch, walks, massage and/or free time

5.30pm

Hatha yoga

7pm

Dinner, free time, massage

Day 4

7.45am

Pranayama (breathing practice) and meditation

8.30am

Light breakfast

10am

Main asana class

12.15pm

Lunch, walks, massage and/or free time

5.30pm

Hatha yoga

7pm

Dinner, free time, massage

Day 5

7.45am

Finishing class

9.15am

Breakfast/brunch and departure

Instructor

Neville

Neville has been teaching yoga in retreat centers, yoga studios, work places, and beyond for over 20 years. He discovered the roots of yoga while traveling in India and Nepal in his early 20's and began studying yoga philosophy and ideas. Although Neville's initial interest in yoga was rooted in meditation and philosophy, he expanded his reach and studied massage therapy. Neville believes in living a balanced life combining clean diet, meditation, hatha yoga, massage, and cardio exercise. He primarily teaches residential courses and classes on yoga history and philosophy.