The Preksha Yoga Ashram situated amongst the tall banana and coconut trees surrounded by lush green vegetation, submerged beautifully in the rich nature of Mandrem, North Goa. This Yoga Ashram is a live-in school, set up to mimic that of India’s traditional and ancient Gurukul system where students are guided and supported by the teachers throughout their stay. At Preksha Ashram one can also learn and explore classical Hatha Yoga, meditation, mantra chanting and a lot more. The Ashram is Yoga Alliance USA certified and offers 200 hrs, 300 hrs, Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Retreats and Ayurveda Retreats.
Preksha Yoga Teacher Training Centre offers the following services:-
1) Yoga Teacher Training Course
2) Yoga Retreats
3) Ayurveda Retreats
4) Yin Yoga Treacher Training Course
5) Blissful Yoga Retreats
6) Wellness & Rejuvenation Treatment
7) Ayurveda- Mind-Body Healing
Vamana is a medicated emesis therapy which removes Kapha toxins collected in the body and the respiratory tract. Vamana is induced to eliminate Kapha, which causes excess mucus. Congestion in the lungs causes repeated attacks of bronchitis, colds and coughs. Daily treatment involves loosening and mobilizing the toxins in an effort to finally eliminate them. Vamana is the best treatment for Kapha-related diseases, as well as chronic skin disease such as psoriasis.
Benefits of Vamana: Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Allergies, Hay Fever, Vitiligo, Psoriasis, Hyperacidity, Chronic Indigestion Nasal Congestion, Edema, Obesity, Psychological disorders, Skin disorders.
Preksha Yoga Teacher Training is rooted in the traditional practice of Hatha Yoga while embracing the innovation of the current day, conducting inclusive teachings on yoga asanas, philosophy, anatomy, physiology, mantra chanting, chakras, Ayurveda, mudras, kriya, pranayama and meditation. Preksha Yoga Goa is heavily focused on teaching methodology and techniques to ensure students merge from their ttc into the professional world of yoga as competent, self-assured, poised newly qualified teachers. By enrolling on this course, Preksha Yoga will enable and guide you in your exploration of your personal yogic path and introduce you to a potential journey as a yoga teacher.
Preksha Yoga Teacher Training Centre 300 Hour Teacher Training Course is a 26-day intensive study program, which is intended to give you a greater depth of knowledge which was achieved during the foundations of your 200-hour course. Students must have completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Course in any style to enroll in the 300-hour TTC. Preksha Yoga Goa course will focus mainly on advanced philosophy and advanced asana practice. By enrolling on this course, Preksha Yoga Goa will take you further along your personal yogic path and take you deeper into your journey as a teacher, helping you advance professionally.
Preksha Yoga Retreat Centre is an appealing haven a transformational, exciting, and life-changing experience and one of the most respectable places to explore and learn yoga. Experience all-round enlightenment in the form of a Yoga Vacation. Preksha Yoga Retreat Centre is a lot more than just a hotel with yoga. Preksha Yoga Goa offers a year-around experience: an out of the world yoga ashram, gorgeous, well-designed and eco-friendly accommodations, and vegetarian meals prepared with organically harvested ingredients. You can enjoy the stunning background and beautiful ambience at Preksha Yoga Retreat, India. Pamper yourself with the azure Arabian Sea waves and coddle in natural surroundings with the impressive Yoga retreat. Inspired by the pureness of the Mother Nature, Preksha Yoga Retreat Centre have made a holistic methodology to cure mind, body, and spirit through our retreat and therapeutic modalities.
In order to deal with today’s hectic schedules and stressful daily lives, Preksha Yoga Retreat Centre plan holidays. They were supposed to be the time you took to relax, but in reality – it’s the exact opposite. The excitement and travelling thereafter can make you feel more burnt out. It’s important to give yourself time to recharge your mind and body. The body needs cleansing inside out once you have been too exhausted. According to Ayurveda, Ojas (the Subtle Essence of Life) is the prime energy reserve for the entire body. It provides the energy, vitality, and joie de vivre (enjoyment) that gets us through life. Preksha Yoga Goa immunity, strength and resistance depend on the quality and quantity of Ojas; when depleted it predisposes us to lowered immunity, low spirits and ill-health. Preksha rejuvenation program is, therefore, targeted at improving Ojas.
Virechana is medicated purgation therapy which removes Pitta toxins from the body that are accumulated in the liver and gallbladder. It completely cleanses the gastro-intestinal tract. It is a safe procedure without side effects.
Benefits of Virechana: Help root out Chronic Fever, Diabetes, Asthma, Skin disorders such as Herpes, Paraplegia, Hemiplegia Joint disorders, Digestive disorders, Constipation, Hyperacidity, Vitiligo, Psoriasis, Headaches, Elephantiasis and Gynecological disorders.
Most forms of yoga today are dynamic, active practices designed to work mainly the muscular body or the Yang tissue. Yin Yoga, on the other hand, allows us to address the other half, the deeper, Yin tissue of our ligaments, joints and our fascia network. More than that Preksha Yoga Goa offers a great opportunity to learn to release physical and emotional tension, free stagnant or blocked energy and cultivate a peaceful quality of mind. Learn all essential aspects of practising and teaching Yin Yoga and find out more about the Mindfulness Principles and the Daoist Elements and Meridians this contemplative method integrates. The philosophical and energetic aspects of Yin Yoga can be a gateway to healing and offers resources of inspiration for your practice and your teaching.
Basti is a herbal enema specially prepared to pull toxins out of the colon. This is the final stage of each daily Panchakarma treatment. The freshly loosened impurities from each day of treatment are flushed out of the body via the effects of the basti. The basti also transports Ayurvedic medicines into the blood and tissues in order to transform the memory of damaged and toxic cells. It is considered one of the most important and most powerful aspects of Panchakarma treatment.
Benefits of Basti: For Hemiplegia, Paraplegia, Colitis, Convalescence, Cervical Spondylosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Constipation, Digestive disorders, Backache & Sciatica, Hepatomegaly & Splenomegaly, Obesity, Piles, Sexual Debility & Infertility.
Preksha Yoga Goa is a live-in school, a place of learning where you can focus your mind and learn from our experienced and knowledgeable teachers.
Facilities at the Ashram
Simple, clean and eco-friendly, wooden cottages. Single, double or shared accommodation available
All rooms have attached bathrooms. The bathrooms are equipped with western toilets and western showers
Hot showers available during winter season
Spacious Yoga Shala
Simple and clean dining hall (tables, chairs, cutlery and plates)
RO filtered drinking water
24-hour electricity
Washing machine (charged per load)
Ashram Boutique (Yoga mats, meditation cushions, shawls, toiletries etc. can be purchased at cost prices)
Internet Hot Spot is available (for a specified time slot per day only)
International phone facility is available
Doctor on call facility
Airport Pickup and drop off facility
Library (Yoga, Philosophy, Spiritual texts)
Motor bike and car parking facilities available on site if required
Three pure vegetarian meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and herbal tea
Room cleaning service once a week
ATM located 5-minute walk from the ashram
Preksha Yoga Goa provides vegetarian, Yogic diet and nutrition.
By Air: The nearest airport is Goa International Airport, Dabolim and is about 50 km away from Mandrem.
By Train: Pernem Railway Station is the nearest railway station which is just about 18 km away from Mandrem. Other railway stations one could alight are Thivim Railway Station - 23 km & Madgaon Railway Station - 63 km.
By Road: Goa is well-connected by the road networks and popular tourist attractions and neighbouring state. You can reach Mandrem either by taxi, motorcycle/bike or local bus. The nearest city is Mapusa which is 18 km from Mandrem. Goa's capital city Panjim is approximately 30 km away.