Why attend
Retreats
At the core of this work is connection.
In a world in which we are always rushing, onto the next decision, project, stage of life, or even the next meal without time for acknowledgement, something is missed. We can know life through books and pretend to have lived it, by listing our moments on resumes or documenting them on social media profiles, but nothing beats experiences, felt fully.
Opportunities for deep dives, intimate connection, away from the day to day distractions, now is your chance to integrate practices and understanding into day to day living with supportive guidance and community.
Across the globe & near to home
VIBRATE! Yoga & Ayurveda Retreat on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
January 27th - February 3rd, 2025.
This retreat is a truly unique and once in a lifetime opportunity to see the world through the lenses of Ayurveda & Yoga and to immerse in pristine nature. From the stunning sanctuary of the mountaintop to a seaside town of Whitianga, this retreat offers you a 1 week sensory experience of the stunningly beautiful and serene Coromandel Peninsula, a very special area on New Zealand's North Island.
This retreat is not only about the great vistas. It is about actual connection to land, plants, and common substances in your environment, and learning natural lifestyle medicines and practices. It's for those who believe in living their practices in all ways.
General Retreat Schedule:
January 27th:
Arrive to Thames, the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula and settle into your rooms chez Anjali. We will enjoy meals, a nature walk with photos (weather pending with a swimming hole), sunset practice and good sleep.
January 28th:
After a leisurely morning practice (outside weather pending) and a light breakfast, we will be joined by Jamie Watson, indigenous leader and practitioner of Rongoa, the Maori system of holistic medicine who will take us for a journey into the forest. Walks with Jamie are not a tourist adventure; they are a chance to drop into the land, story, and community of plants that exist around us. This is an absolute treat that no other international retreat provides and we are absolutely blessed to experience a slice of Aotearoa (New Zealand) with Jamie. We will leave our cameras at home and drop into the meditation of the experience. Jamie may also offer us another form of healing practice.
January 29th:
After breakfast, we will ride up the gorgeous coromandel coast, into the hills and ranges, to Mana Retreat Center where we will drop deeper into Ayurveda & Yoga, experiencing one of the most gorgeous sanctuaries to Mother Nature/ Papatuanuku that I have personally ever seen. We will enjoy freshly prepared lunch with the Mana team as well and return to Thames by sunset.
January 30th - February 3rd:
We travel to Whitianga. Part two of the retreat begins where we experience a vastly different landscape of beaches, seaside community, and and bush walks. Activities in and around Whitianga include:
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soaking in natural hot springs
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perhaps a trip to a local honey stall
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epic walks
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waterfall and ocean swimming
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and a sunset sail
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We will continue to integrate Ayurvedic self care practices and yoga each day, while enjoying simple and delicious meals cooked by our retreat cook, Erin, and also a dinner out.
February 3rd, we will make the drive back to Auckland where you can stay, fly out, or continue your journey around New Zealand.
Cost:
The total cost of the retreat (not including airfare & days that you come in advance to get acclimated to the timezone) is $3,000.
Please note: We require that everyone enter New Zealand by at least January 23rd or 24th and will suggest hotels in Auckland so that you can do a little touring around and most importantly fully move through the jet lag before we begin the retreat. (Costs not included in the retreat fee). To waste the time at Mana with low energy of jet lag would really impact your experience and the energy of the group. Please come to the start of the retreat acclimated.
We will all have private room accomodation.
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HAMPI: A seasonal cleanse through the wisdom of Ayurveda & Andean Yoga in the Sacred Valley of Peru
May 5th - May 15th, 2025
When we step into a more conscious relationship to our food, drink, breath, and movement, our lives become like a living prayer and open up in new ways.
Join Anjali Sunita & Daya Nimidas for an opportunity to turn unconscious patterns into conscious daily choices. This is a completely unique retreat unlike any other in this world, that will open the door to nature's abundant medicine and open your intuition to the abundant healing possibilities within your arms reach.
Anjali and Daya create a sacred opportunity for you to cleanse, nourish, connect, and become a more intentional. You will learn daily rituals to keep your body and mind clear enough to make real changes in your life. Change begins within and Anjali and Daya have planned a perfect container for you to cleanse, nourish, and connect more deeply with your own true nature.
This retreat functions as a light cleanse. We will eat very simple and specific Andean and Ayurvedic cuisine for cleansing like quinoa soups, fruits, oatmeals, steamed vegetables, and kitchari along with Ayurvedic and Andean herbal teas, in order to give relative rest to the digestive system. We will learn about the plants that assist us.
We will lighten the burdens of body and mind through:
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yoga
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meditation,
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nature therapies,
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prayer,
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song,
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sweat lodge,
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sauna
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and Ayurvedic self care rituals.
The retreat also functions as a wisdom sharing opportunity to learn some of the shared philosophy of practices indigenous to India (yoga & Ayurveda) and Peru. The philosophies shared provide resources for how to balance with the qualities of the natural world and ways to honor Her.
Unlike many extreme cleanses, this cleanse will be a palatable experience with many tools that you can integrate easily and take home.
Anjali Sunita is an Ayurvedic practitioner with Indian and North American roots who practices with a dual focus on tradition & accessibility. www.villagelifewellness.com Daya Nimidas is a Peruvian yoga teacher, the founder of Andean Yoga and has been living in the Sacred Valley for the past 13 years.
Every day includes
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2 sessions with Anjali or Daya each day
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Time to rest or roam
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Pranayama, Yoga, & Meditation
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Thai Massage or Ayurvedic bodywork
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Ayurvedic and Andean Wisdom Sharing
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Cleansing food
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Nature Therapies
This retreat will take place at a private retreat centre outside of Pisac Peru in the Sacred Valley of the southern Alps. Just the changing light on the mountains is breathtaking as you are held inside their embrace on all sides. A powerful vortex for growth and change, meet yourself at the "belly button" of the world and watch the growth unfold.
Nourish! Yoga & Ayurveda Retreat
in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia (30 minutes outside of Charlottesville).
2 Possible Dates:
May 29th - June 2nd or June 12th - 16th
This retreat will include a balance of Ayurveda lessons, yoga, pranayama, community meals, time for solo experiences, and restful practices in a shared home in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia (near to Charlottesville).
Take your vacation in a structured and healthy way in a group of like minds. We balance the season with nourishing, grounding, cooling, sweet practices to combat burnout and fatigue. The magic happens through our own awareness, honesty, sincerity, and presence in all that we do.
Anjali facilitates opportunities to engage intentionally with food, body products, breath, and movement to build and sustain greater quality of life and to support the conditions for joy and meditation. We learn to engage with life purposefully, sensitively, and set ourselves up to live our unique lives naturally, sustainably, and well.
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be hot tubbin'
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making and using body products
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cookin' together nourishing food
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practicing gentle yoga
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learning breath techniques
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delighting in sound healing & yoga nidra
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learning Ayurveda basics
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relaxing deeply at Pathways Mountain Retreat
Space is limited. Single and Double Rooms are available. Transportation from the airport or train station can be arranged.
Book a shared occupancy room at $995 for May 29th - June 2nd.
Book a single occupancy room at $1395 for May 29th - June 2nd.
Book a shared occupancy room at $995 for June 12th - June 16th.
Book a single occupancy room at $1395 for June 12th - June 16th.
Our Students Say
Having the opportunity to attend a Village Life Wellness Retreat was such a joy!
The experience provided me with a deep sense of nourishment and a variety of grounded practices to weave wellbeing into my daily life.
As a yoga student of Anjali’s, I was excited to sign up because I know her to be such an incredible teacher and guide.And what I gained from the retreat went so far beyond the physical practice / yoga asana.
We learned about the fundamentals of Ayurveda, practiced breath work in nature, learned to make our own natural body products, practiced Thai partner massage and ate the most delicious vegetarian meals.
And all of this programming was incorporated into a gentle and spacious daily schedule, where there was plenty of time for rest, solo time, and integration around the teachings and activities.
Now that I’m back home, I’ve been inspired to incorporate more time in nature to my weekly routine and to experiment with more local, fresh ingredients in my meals. - Elyse Preston