What are ‘Ashiyana Retreats’?
The idea for ‘Ashiyana Retreats’ has evolved from the success of our ‘Yoga Holidays’ at Ashiyana. We believe that these have proven to be so potent for our guests because they offer a unique and magical blend of elements – serene setting, beautiful accommodation, natural food, mindful movement and, most important of all, our loving embrace.
The 'Ashiyana Experience'
Our intention with Ashiyana Retreats then, is to bottle this magical formula and offer curated experiences, each with this same essence, but themed differently.
The retreats are designed to support you in becoming the best possible version of yourself, and at the deepest level this is through the invitation to relax and come home.
Relax.
Our philosophy is all about dropping effort, and being in the flow.
You’re home.
Ashiyana is a Hindi word that means ‘home’, and everything that we offer is an invitation to relax and come home to your quiet, resting place within.
Ashiyana Retreats
English
10 April 2025 - 14 April 2025
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A touch of India
with Charlotte and Tobie
Experience the essence of India in Spain with yoga, breathwork, meditation, sound baths, and Indian-inspired meals in the serene Catalonian mountains.
English
26 Apr 2025 - 2 May 2025
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BEST ME Journey with Chris
with Chris Nelson
This is a unique wellbeing system that supports gradual change in mind, emotions, nutrition, and movement, helping you become the best version of yourself.
English
12th Jan 2025 to 19th Jan 2025 in Goa, India
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BEST ME Retreat ⋆
with Chris Nelson
Chris and the Ashiyana team have been developing the BEST ME approach to wellbeing for almost a decade. It is based on 18 years of observation and research at our centres, plus extensive experience of one to one coaching away from the centres. This retreat element is designed to be inspiring and empowering, enabling you to truly believe in a new vision of YOU that simply needs to be brought into reality.
English
8th Dec 2024 to 15th Dec 2024 in Goa, India
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BEST ME Retreat ⋆
with Chris Nelson
Chris and the Ashiyana team have been developing the BEST ME approach to wellbeing for almost a decade. It is based on 18 years of observation and research at our centres, plus extensive experience of one to one coaching away from the centres. This retreat element is designed to be inspiring and empowering, enabling you to truly believe in a new vision of YOU that simply needs to be brought into reality.
English
10th Nov 2024 to 17th Nov 2024 in Spain
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BEST ME Retreat ⋆
with Chris Nelson
BEST ME is our signature retreat offering a deep dive into our unique, Ashiyana ‘World of Wellbeing’, which has been created to support you in unleashing your natural capacity for health, fulfillment and longevity.
Framed around the four steps of our BEST ME model, the retreat has been designed to inspire YOU to envision the best possible version of yourself, and then understand how you will realise this while also navigating life’s challenges. Once you’re home you will still have our full support via our unique BEST ME App.
English
29th Sep 2024 to 6th Oct 2024 in Spain
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BEST ME Retreat ⋆
with Chris Nelson
BEST ME is our signature retreat offering a deep dive into our unique, Ashiyana ‘World of Wellbeing’, which has been created to support you in unleashing your natural capacity for health, fulfillment and longevity.
Framed around the four steps of our BEST ME model, the retreat has been designed to inspire YOU to envision the best possible version of yourself, and then understand how you will realise this while also navigating life’s challenges. Once you’re home you will still have our full support via our unique BEST ME App.
English
11th Aug 2024 to 18th Aug 2024 in Spain
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BEST ME Retreat ⋆
with Chris Nelson
BEST ME is our signature retreat offering a deep dive into our unique, Ashiyana ‘World of Wellbeing’, which has been created to support you in unleashing your natural capacity for health, fulfillment and longevity.
Framed around the four steps of our BEST ME model, the retreat has been designed to inspire YOU to envision the best possible version of yourself, and then understand how you will realise this while also navigating life’s challenges. Once you’re home you will still have our full support via our unique BEST ME App.
Serene Settings
Trips to areas of natural beauty and local, cultural interest – hikes, waterfalls, spice farms, local markets, shamanic practices, cacao ceremonies and more
Adventures and Activities – kite surfing, SUP, kayaking, volleyball, canyonning, ziplining, dolphin trips and more
Beautiful Accommodation
In each of our locations, the accommodation reflects an architectural theme of the country – in the case of Goa, our design has a distinctly Rajasthani flavour, and in Brazil the design was inspired by Bahian architecture
Natural Food
* Healthy, nutritious and delicious buffet meals twice a day
* All day herbal tea and ginger lemon tea
* Detox & Allergy options – Ayurveda, juice, vegetarian, raw, vegan
* Nutritional Education – talks by nutritionist and printed information on bespoke nutrition
* Silent meals – encouraging calm and mindful eating
Mindful Movement
* Yoga – our primary offer
* We also offer many other forms of conscious movement – Qi Gong, Shaking, Ecstatic
Dance, Dynamic Meditations, Calisthenics and more
* All that we offer is taught in a way that honours the needs of each individual, whether young, old, fit or injured
* A subtle invitation to ‘feel’ rather than think
Loving Embrace
* Opening & closing ceremonies
* Frequent sharing circles – coming together and expressing how we’re feeling within a non-judgmental setting
* Philosophical talks e.g. – who am I beyond the body-mind?
* Creative expression workshops
* Guided meditations
Giving is integral to our philosophy
There’s great wisdom in making sure that we ourselves are well; and once this is the case, we discover that we have a great desire to take care of others.
At Ashiyana, this means that we have an overriding concern for the welfare of our guests – we refer to this as holding them in a loving embrace. But we also believe in supporting those less well off than ourselves within our surrounding community, as well as supporting the health of our biosphere.
We will give a % of the net profit of every Ashiyana Retreat to our Giving Back projects, which support local causes in the areas of our retreats.
