Portugal
Sept 4-10 2023
For years Tara has taught beginners through her Fast Track to Self Practice Course, teaching anyone new to the Ashtanga Mysore method from scratch. Now she is taking this course on tour. The first destination is Odeceixe, South Portugal in the brand new shala of her teachers Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen.
Join Tara on this Ashtanga retreat specifically welcoming the complete beginner ànd intermediate yogi coming from other yoga styles or who have had a break from practice and want to develop or rebuild a daily Ashtanga self-practice. She also welcomes students with an established Ashtanga practice to join in.
Early morning starts with Mysore, where Tara teaches Ashtanga the traditional way. So all students with an established Ashtanga practice can join.
On the first four days Mysore is followed by the first four classes of her successful Fast Track to Self-practice course. Students new to the practice will be instructed in an uplifting and well structured way to memorise the fundamental asana’s. On day 5 you are ready to join the Mysore group, or sooner if Tara sees you are a quick learner.
The rest of the retreat week is filled with valuable workshops for any Ashtangi, workshops breaking down asana’s with proper technique and alignment, lectures to dive a little deeper into the yoga philosophy and ofcourse she blends in her gift of being of Indian descent; proper pronunciation of Sanskrit names and mantra’s.
The Program
Monday September 4
16:00-18:00 Introduction to Ashtanga, yoga philosophy & Tristana method
18:30-20:00 Dinner together*
Tuesday September 5
6:00-8:00 Mysore for Ashtangi with an established practice
8:00-9:00 Starting a self-practice for beginners Lesson 1
9:00-9:30 Chai under the tree
9:30-11:00 Pranayama: Exploring the Breathing Apparatus for Ashtanga
11:00-16:00 free time for brunch, massages, relax and explore
16:00-18:00 Workshop: Breaking Down and Modifying the Surya Namaskara’s
18:30-20:00 Dinner together*
Wednesday September 6
6:00-8:00 Mysore for Ashtangi with an established practice
8:00-9:00 Starting a self-practice for beginners Lesson 2
9:00-9:30 Chai under the tree
9:30-11:00 Yoga Philosophy zooming into the Yama’s and Nyamas
11:00-16:00 free time for brunch*, massages, relax and explore
16:00-18:00 Workshop: Alignment and Techniques in the Foundational Asana’s
18:30-20:00 Dinner together*
Thursday September 7
6:00-8:00 Mysore for Ashtangi with an established practice
8:00-9:00 Starting a self-practice for beginners Lesson 3
9:00-18:30 free time for brunch*, massages, relax and explore
18:30-20:00 Dinner together*
Friday September 8
6:00-8:00 Mysore for Ashtangi with an established practice
8:00-9:00 Starting a self-practice for beginners Lesson 4
9:00-9:30 Chai under the tree
9:30-11:00 Mantra chanting with Tara
11:00-16:00 free time for brunch*, massages, relax and explore
16:00-18:00 Safe & Healing Back Bending Clinic
18:30-20:00 Dinner together*
Saturday September 9
6:00-9:00 Mysore for everyone
9:00-9:30 Chai under the tree
9:30-11:00 Study Sanskrit asana names and pronunciation
11:00-18:00 free time for brunch, massages, relax and explore
18:30-20:00 Dinner together*
Sunday September 10
7:00-8:30 Ashtanga Full Primary Sanskrit Counted
9:00-10:30 Ashtanga Half Primary Led with alignment cues and modifications
11:00-13:00 Brunch* and goodbyes
*) Breakfast, brunch and dinner on own expense
Additional treatments
To complement your retreat, Tara will offer her Ayurvedic treatments which can be booked additionally.
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Ayurvedic Abhyanga massage 90 minutes
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Ayurvedic siro Abbhyabga Massage (head massage) 40 minutes
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Ayurvedic Relax to Heal Experience 120 minutes
Accommodation
This retreat is non-residential. Which means you can choose your own accommodation according to your own budget.
Investment
EUR 444 pp
Discounts available for Portuguese residents, seniors and students.
What’s included
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Mysore Ashtanga program and workshops with Tara
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An Ashtanga Reference card
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An Ashtanga Fundamentals Syllabus
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A FLXBL yoga mat (Hygienic travel mat and yoga towel in one)
What’s not included
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Flights and transfer
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Accommodation
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Brunch and dinner
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Additional individual Massages
Tip
Extend your week with one or two weeks practice with Petri Räisänen & Wambui Njuguna Räisänen. Tara will stay on for those weeks as a student to be guided by her teachers.
