Our retreats have been created with the intention of supporting you in becoming the best possible version of you - what we call BEST ME. Our signature retreat is therefore BEST ME Retreat™, designed to inspire you to imagine the best possible version of yourself, and then create a plan to journey towards this.
Our retreats have evolved from running them over the last twenty years at our retreat centres. Our intention is to offer you powerful experiences that enrich your life whilst journeying together with like-minded souls.
Our retreat leaders have all been with us for many years and are selected not only for their specific areas of expertise, but also because they are full of compassion, understanding and patience.
200HR Yoga Teacher Training - 3 Weeks Intensive in Spain
03 Sep 2023 - 24 Sep 2023 (3 weeks)
with Ashiyana TeachersYoga Alliance Certified
3250 € - EARLYBIRD (IF BOOKED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
3600 € - FULL PRICE (IF BOOKED AFTER ONE MONTH FROM INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
* Enquiry date is the date of your first contact, email or phone call to us.
Price includes course, shared accommodation and three meals per day.
This training will be held in Alicante, Spain
200HR Yoga Teacher Training - 3 Weeks Intensive in Goa
01 Oct 2023 - 22 Oct 2023 (3 weeks)
with Ashiyana TeachersYoga Alliance Certified
2700 € - EARLYBIRD (IF BOOKED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
2900 € - FULL PRICE (IF BOOKED AFTER ONE MONTH FROM INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
2100 € - NON RESIDENCY**
* Enquiry date is the date of your first contact, email or phone call to us.
** includes training course, manual and three meals per day
300HR Yoga Teacher Training - 4 Weeks Intensive in Goa
19 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2023 (4 weeks)
with Scarlett, Gaia and StefanieYoga Alliance Certified
2950 € - EARLYBIRD (IF BOOKED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
3200 € - FULL PRICE (IF BOOKED AFTER ONE MONTH FROM INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
2350 € - NON RESIDENCY**
* Enquiry date is the date of your first contact, email or phone call to us.
** includes training course, manual and three meals per day
BEST ME Retreat™ (Goa)
Jan & Feb 2024
with Chris NelsonFramed by two classes of yoga a day (dynamic morning session and gentler afternoon session), this retreat offers a deep insight into our BEST ME World of wellbeing™. Our signature retreat offers a series of interactive talks which begin with inspiring you to imagine and believe in the best possible version of yourself. This requires a consideration of the full gamut of your lifestyle - relaxation, sleep, nutrition, exercise, fun, relationships, career, creativity and abundance. We will then introduce you to our unique and powerful model - HOPE, which enables the alchemical process of BEST ME. Before you leave, we will ensure that you have a very clear plan of your next steps, once you return home. This will probably include sessions with one of our expert practitioners.
For many, BEST ME Retreat™ will be the perfect way to begin your journey with us as it is so inspiring and empowering, and gives you an overview of our BEST ME World of wellbeing™.
This retreat will be held in Goa.
200HR Yoga Teacher Training - 3 Weeks Intensive in Goa
10 Mar 2024 - 31 March 2024 (3 weeks)
with Ashiyana TeachersYoga Alliance Certified
2700 € - EARLYBIRD (IF BOOKED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
2900 € - FULL PRICE (IF BOOKED AFTER ONE MONTH FROM INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
2100 € - NON RESIDENCY**
* Enquiry date is the date of your first contact, email or phone call to us.
** includes training course, manual and three meals per day
Ashiyana Coach Training (ACT) - ‘The yoga teacher of the future’
Spring 2024 - 150hr online, plus 50hr (1 week) module at our Goa centre
with Chris, Tobie, Charlotte and other wellbeing expertsWe are very excited to offer this brand new training that merges the ancient wisdom of Yoga with modern therapeutic techniques and cutting edge science to create the ‘Yoga teacher of the future’. Given that chronic disease and mental and emotional issues are burgeoning today, your clients need to be supported across the whole of their lifestyles. This training will enable you to create personalised wellbeing programs for your clients with the support of our unique BEST ME platform.
The philosophy of Ashiyana has always been to hold our staff and customers in a loving embrace. This means having empathy, great listening skills, and a passion for supporting others on their wellbeing journeys. If you have these essential qualities, then our course will provide you with the rest.
Recent Retreats / Trainings
Self Awareness Retreat, Yoga & beyond
19 Mar 2023 to 26 Mar 2023 (1 week)
with Carol Issa8 days of summer during winter, in a little paradise by the beach in Goa, India
Carol Issa is a devoted Spiritual teacher, therapist, practitioner, holding & creating safe nurturing spaces for Self-initiation, healing & growth; since 2010.
Each of her retreats evolve around the experience of a specific theme. Some of her latest retreats: “Trust in uncertain times, Art of keeping Grace in Transitions, Self love, Presence, Keeping Up & Letting go, Intimacy, the 5 obstacles of the mind to happiness” etc.
This is the 9th retreat in ashiyana, goa; her retreats offer a safe space to dive deeper into inner work, your needs, healing and desired intentions; in order to reach your highest potential, while providing tools & habits, enhancing a new way of living & being able to relate fully to life. It is also a chance to deepen your personal Yoga practice & knowledge, while relaxing and sharing quality time with a mindful heart centered community.
200HR Yoga Teacher Training - 3 Weeks Intensive in Goa
12 Mar 2023 - 02 April 2023 (3 weeks)
with Ashiyana TeachersYoga Alliance Certified
2700 € - EARLYBIRD (IF BOOKED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
2900 € - FULL PRICE (IF BOOKED AFTER ONE MONTH FROM INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
2100 € - NON RESIDENCY**
* Enquiry date is the date of your first contact, email or phone call to us.
** includes training course, manual and three meals per day
Wisdom of the Body: 7 days Yoga and Meditation Beach Front Retreat in Goa
26 Feb 2023 to 05 Mar 2023 (1 week)
with Prashant Tewatia and Sunkiss Yoga loveWe welcome you to a wonderful 7-day Yoga & Meditation experience in the charming and serene Beach resort of Ashiyana Goa. We know that feeling alive is not the same as being alive, that’s why we have prepared a beautiful week for you to celebrate life, learn and enjoy your body with everything that surrounds you.
This unique adventure is an approach that will ensure you flow into your practice at your own pace, whether you are new to Yoga, want to settle into the basics or are looking to deepen a well-established practice.
You will also relax in total tranquillity, peace, love and harmony of Ashiyana while enjoying the beautiful beach and cool breeze of the Arabian Sea, while you deepen your practice with a fresh perspective that acknowledges your mind and body’s wisdom. The practice will include Yoga Asana integrated with Pranayama (the art of breathing), Yoga Nidra, Mindfulness Meditation sessions, Chi Gung, and Natural primal Movements.
You will also enjoy the fascinating culture of Goa, spectacular evening sunsets on the beach, excellent gastronomy, and unique hospitality.
At the end of the retreat, you emerge with a new lens on your unique experience and also get a rich understanding of how to practice Yoga and Meditation safely and wisely - whether alone or in a group.
Iyengar Yoga for vitality and restoration with Indira Lopez-Bassols and Diana Penny
05 Feb 2023 to 12 Feb 2023 (1 week)
with Indira Lopez-Bassols and Diana PennyWhen you are inspired…dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.” —Patanjali
A Week of Yoga with Indira Lopez-Bassols and Diana Penny
Diana and Indira have taught yoga holidays together for over a decade. They have 35 years of combined Iyengar yoga teaching.
Indira has been practicing Iyengar yoga for the past 25 consecutive years and teaching for 20 years around the world (Mexico, the UK, Turkey, India and Portugal). She has a special interest in the therapeutic benefits of Iyengar yoga; particularly restorative yoga to help alleviate stress/fatigue/insomnia and adrenal exhaustion. She also has a strong interest in women’s health from menarche to menopause. She brings her love for the philosophy of yoga and knowledge of human anatomy into her classes in a user-friendly way. Her teaching style is precise, warm and supportive.
A Week of Yoga Retreat
22 Jan 2023 to 29 Jan 2023 (1 week)
with Gérard ArnaudDirector of Vinyasa Yoga Studio. He began yoga in 1969, and has been teaching and running teacher training programs since 1978.
He created his modern method of Vinyasa Yoga early 80s.
He lived in India for three years, and he has returned for many visits.
He was initiated into yoga and meditation by his master Sadh Sivalingam at Rishikesh.
He is certified by BKS Iyengar in Puna, Sivananda ashram in Rishikesh and practiced with Pattabhi Jois (Ashtanga Yoga) in Mysore (India) and Maui (Hawaï).
International teacher, he has taught in Rishikesh (India), in Canada, in the United States, in Australia in Europe, in Japan and he has enriched his experiences in Africa.
After studying Eastern Philosophy and trying different methods of meditation (Vedanta, Tantra, Vipassana, Zen), he has carried out long-term research in psycho-somatology, all the while pursuing an intense yoga practice.
In a socio-medical context, he has given classes in prisons, in orphanages, and in drug rehabilitation centers. These classes were accompanied by discussion and therapy sessions that he moderated with a psychologist.
He teaches classes at all levels, linking teaching and creativity to share his expertise with dancers, mimes, actors, musicians and athletes.
For him, yoga is also an art that rests on a rigorous technical foundation aiming to attain and create bodily and spiritual harmony.
200HR Yoga Teacher Training - 3 Weeks Intensive in Goa
08 Jan 2023 - 29 Jan 2023 (3 weeks)
with Ashiyana TeachersYoga Alliance Certified
2100 € - COURSE ONLY / NON RESIDENCY**
** includes training course, manual and three meals per day
Please contact us for available accommodation and cost if you wish to stay at Ashiyana.
200HR ONLINE Yoga Teacher Training (In English)
30 Sept 2022 - 9 Dec 2022 (10 weeks)
with Ashiyana TeachersYoga Alliance Certified
1550 € - EARLY BIRD (IF BOOKED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
1750 € - FULL PRICE (IF BOOKED AFTER ONE MONTH FROM INITIAL ENQUIRY*)
Includes training course, manual, one to one session with one of our expert teachers.
* Enquiry date is the date of your first contact, email or phone call to us.