yoga retreats
Vanessa has now hosted two beautiful international yoga retreats to Bali, 2018 and 2019 and plans are underway for the Yoganess Bali Retreat for 2020! Until then, Vanessa will be continuing with her very popular one day yoga retreats at her inner city studio. Making time for your own health and wellness is a theme that Vanessa is passionate about and it is what makes her yoga retreats so special. She dedicates her yoga retreats towards helping her students explore the many parts of yoga; including meditation, yoga asanas, strength and focus, mindfulness, restoration and rejuvenation for the mind body and soul and becoming the best person we each can be, with the ultimate goal of happiness and peace. She has also found much pleasure in preparing nutritious tasty food. She has had foot scrubs and foot baths, combining with the talented Kylie from Zen Room to offer healing massages, along with mindfulness mandala making, tea ceremonies and cooking classes too!
"To my lovely yoga students that have attended my retreats - and quite a few coming along more than once! Thank you so much, I feel blessed that you choose to spend your precious time with me and am so happy that you are continuing to explore your yoga and meditation practice at a deeper level. My wish is that you'll continue to choose you and know that yoga doesn't just happen on the mat, it's in the positive choices you make, the language you speak, the love you have for yourself and the love you share with others. Namaste, Vanessa x"
"To my lovely yoga students that have attended my retreats - and quite a few coming along more than once! Thank you so much, I feel blessed that you choose to spend your precious time with me and am so happy that you are continuing to explore your yoga and meditation practice at a deeper level. My wish is that you'll continue to choose you and know that yoga doesn't just happen on the mat, it's in the positive choices you make, the language you speak, the love you have for yourself and the love you share with others. Namaste, Vanessa x"
Testimonials
Our Yoga Retreat Students say...
Bali Retreat 2018 was everything and more than I thought it would be, it was a wonderful group of ladies enjoying their practice in an amazing Eco setting. I felt very blessed to be able to come along and be pampered with lovely treatments, good and healthy food and leave feeling relaxed from my Bali Bliss, I would not hesitate to say to anyone 'just do it for yourself' you will not be sorry. Thank you Vanessa for arranging this retreat for us, your attention to detail and planning made our time at Swasti just glide along in peace and serenity of our 'Bali Bubble' - feeling blessed, Jan.
Come on the next Bali Yoga Retreat, it is an awesome experience and good value but don’t take my place!! Thanks to all your organisational skills Vanessa, your kind thoughts and consideration, it went beautifully. Gill
Its definitely well worth the money. Its great for the soul. Food and accommodation was fabulous. Spa treatments were wonderful. Yoga was amazing and it was also great to try out the yoga at the Yoga Barn, Kylie
Would recommend the Bali Yoga Retreat for sure. A wonderful setting and venue, peaceful, a good mix of meditation, yoga (I love your yoga classes!) plenty of time for relaxing, shopping etc. The venue, Swasti, so beautiful. A tropical oasis hidden away, flowers picked and arranged daily, the air heavy with frangipani and incense, fresh hibiscus flowers on your doorstep, your breakfast table....herbal tea delivered to your verandah each morning. Organic gardens to wander through. The saltwater water pool...out of this world!!! especially at dawn and at night, floating under the moon with the colourful cafe, outdoor lights....The staff were so, so kind. So friendly, so helpful. Nothing was a problem. I loved talking to them. The food!!: healthy, vegan, organic, imaginative, plentiful. I guess I would say - another yoga retreat please, this one and the venue was pretty perfect. Jane
"Thank you for a wonderful day of yoga retreat day yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. You do a superb job of organising everything - including of course all that delicious food!" Sheryl
Bali Retreat 2018 was everything and more than I thought it would be, it was a wonderful group of ladies enjoying their practice in an amazing Eco setting. I felt very blessed to be able to come along and be pampered with lovely treatments, good and healthy food and leave feeling relaxed from my Bali Bliss, I would not hesitate to say to anyone 'just do it for yourself' you will not be sorry. Thank you Vanessa for arranging this retreat for us, your attention to detail and planning made our time at Swasti just glide along in peace and serenity of our 'Bali Bubble' - feeling blessed, Jan.
Come on the next Bali Yoga Retreat, it is an awesome experience and good value but don’t take my place!! Thanks to all your organisational skills Vanessa, your kind thoughts and consideration, it went beautifully. Gill
Its definitely well worth the money. Its great for the soul. Food and accommodation was fabulous. Spa treatments were wonderful. Yoga was amazing and it was also great to try out the yoga at the Yoga Barn, Kylie
Would recommend the Bali Yoga Retreat for sure. A wonderful setting and venue, peaceful, a good mix of meditation, yoga (I love your yoga classes!) plenty of time for relaxing, shopping etc. The venue, Swasti, so beautiful. A tropical oasis hidden away, flowers picked and arranged daily, the air heavy with frangipani and incense, fresh hibiscus flowers on your doorstep, your breakfast table....herbal tea delivered to your verandah each morning. Organic gardens to wander through. The saltwater water pool...out of this world!!! especially at dawn and at night, floating under the moon with the colourful cafe, outdoor lights....The staff were so, so kind. So friendly, so helpful. Nothing was a problem. I loved talking to them. The food!!: healthy, vegan, organic, imaginative, plentiful. I guess I would say - another yoga retreat please, this one and the venue was pretty perfect. Jane
"Thank you for a wonderful day of yoga retreat day yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. You do a superb job of organising everything - including of course all that delicious food!" Sheryl
Save the date! Bali yoga retreat 2020 will be 29 August - 4 September! More details to come, yay!
In the meantime, read all about this year's retreat...
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We had our very first Bali Yoga Retreat in September 2018 and it was a dream come true! It was all that we hoped for, and more.
If you are wanting to de-stress, detox, invite more yoga, peace, balance and mindfulness into your life and enjoy a tropical yoga holiday then this retreat is for you! The yoga classes are suited to all levels from beginners upwards and will include a variety of hatha, vinyasa, yin and restorative yoga. We start each morning with a beautiful meditation session, an hour of wake up stretchy yoga then its off to breakfast. The rest of the day is your own and there will be a yoga class/workshop each evening. Everything is optional, this is your holiday. We will be staying at a tranquil, stunning retreat hide away in Ubud, Bali, complete with two outdoor pools and a gorgeous spa for blissful treatments. You may choose to add on a day or two and experience some full day spa treatments for detoxing, stress relief and rejuvenation, giving you the time to really listen in to your body. Breakfast and dinner is provided every day and you have the opportunity to try out the many different local cafes and restaurants where the food is so good and so cheap. Our accommodation is an easy 20 minute walk to the village of Ubud, where you will be able to wander amongst the stunning art and craft markets, hosting beautiful silver jewellery and clothing. You'll be at the island's yoga spiritual and cultural hub at Ubud, a very special place. You may choose walk into Ubud, or experience the exhilaration and fun of riding on the back of a taxi scooter! There are so many different things to do in Ubud, from ridge walks, downhill bike tours, hiring a scooter, rice paddy walks & tours, museums, temples, day visit to the beach, markets, spa treatments or relaxing in the pool. The retreat package includes: Daily meditation and yoga classes, discover why starting your day with meditation and yoga gives you the best day ever, every day. Personal yoga consultation with your teacher Vanessa, 2 spa treatments - absolute bliss! A Yoga class at the Yoga Barn in Ubud; a yoga centre that has to be experienced. Cultural blessing ceremony around the open fire Aerial Yoga class - fly with yoga! Accommodation for 6 nights Breakfast and dinner every day. One Day tour of local cultural sights, visiting Kintamani, Batar mountain view, Gunung kawi temple, Goa Gajah temple and the amazing Bali swing, which we cannot wait to try, this is world famous, watch out Instagram! Bali Botanical Products Workshop, explore and learn how to make your own range of natural body care products from locally sourced plants and take a little bit of Bali's stunning beauty care home with you. Balinese Cooking Class a yoga retreat highlight learning new vegetarian cooking skills and lots of laughs guaranteed. Vegan food in Bali is out of this world, this will give us the chance to learn how to! Accommodation options (due to availability): Twin share in stunning individually designed eco cottages built from recycled teak wood, authentically luxurious and back to nature, a relaxing combination, there is plenty room enough for two friends or with a new friend in the making. Traditional Double Room, these rooms are amazing, they come with a fan which provides more than enough coolness for the Balinese warm weather. The Deluxe double room with air conditioning, just gorgeous, private and luxurious in a beautifully authentic way. Retreat Daily Schedule: 7.10-7.30am Meditation and breathing techniques 7.30-8.30 Yoga class 8.45 Breakfast Free time Free time to relax, enjoy a spa treatment or two, have your one-on-one yoga consultation with Vanessa, explore beautiful Ubud and Bali, swim etc,etc! 4pm-5pm Yoga/workshop 6.30pm Dinner This will be our main daily schedule, apart from when we go to our Botanical products workshop, cooking classe and trips exploring together and seeing more of beautiful Bali. Cost: NZ $1950 per person Twin Share in a Deluxe Cottage with AC *NZ $2100 pp Private Traditional Double Room Q.Bed with Fan *NZ $2200 pp Private Deluxe Double Room Q.Bed with AC or!! Early Bird Price: NZ$1790 pp Twin Share *NZ$1940 pp Traditional Double Room, Fan, Queen Bed *NZ$2040 pp Deluxe Double Room, AC, Queen Bed *25% discount for couples to share a double room, queen bed Room availability will be first in first served basis. To secure your space and get the early bird price, your deposit of non refundable $500 is due by Monday 12 November 2018 and the balance to be paid by 31 January 2019. For non early bird prices, a deposit of non refundable $500 is due immediately for confirmation and balance by 28 February 2019. Travel expenses are not included, Air Travel, insurance and transport from the airport to the yoga retreat venue and return to the airport is not included. However just ask and it will be no problem to arrange airport pick up and return for you. Spaces on this yoga retreat are limited to ensure there is an excellent yoga teacher to student ratio and due to room availability. This gorgeous yoga retreat commences 11am on Saturday 22 June, concluding after checkout/or by 11am Friday 28 June 2019. We would love for you to join us! Come alone, you will be well taken care of, come with your best friend and make some new ones. Contact us now if you are keen! More details to come about our upcoming yoga retreats. |
Your Host and Yoga Teacher, Vanessa, on retreat in Ubud, Bali.
Namaste' |
