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AYUR YOGA ECO ASHRAM IN MYSORE
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Ashtanga Nirvrta Is A Joyful Ashtanga Yoga Homestay Retreat In The Stunning Western Ghats Of South India. Traditional Ashtanga Yoga Mysore-style Guided Self-practice, Counted Led Classes, Bespoke Ashtanga Yoga, And Art Of Adjusting Ashtanga Asana Workshops, Are Led By Kpjayi Advanced Certified Teacher / Practitioner Philippa Asher. Beginners To Advanced B Series Ashtanga Practitioners Are Welcome.
Our retreats offer traditional Ashtanga-guided self-practice in the mornings and weekly Sanskrit-counted led classes. Bespoke afternoon workshops (depending on the group) can include concepts of the Ashtanga method; technique and safe alignment; Sanskrit vinyasa counts; body opening; yoga philosophy; history; chanting; pranayama; meditation; Q&A/conference and Exploring the Art of Adjusting Ashtanga Asana (Primary, Intermediate, Advanced Series).
Ashtanga classes and workshops are led by KPJAYI Certified and Advanced B Series practitioner, Philippa Asher. We take a maximum of eight guests on each retreat so that Philippa can give as much individual teaching and support as possible.
Please note: this is a yoga retreat (rather than a holiday that offers distractions) and guests are invited to embrace the spirit of yoga, whilst being joyful in their rustic surroundings in nature.
ASHTANGA NIRVRTA IS A JOYFUL ASHTANGA YOGA HOMESTAY RETREAT IN THE STUNNING WESTERN GHATS OF SOUTH INDIA. TRADITIONAL ASHTANGA YOGA MYSORE-STYLE GUIDED SELF-PRACTICE, COUNTED LED CLASSES, BESPOKE ASHTANGA YOGA, AND ART OF ADJUSTING ASHTANGA ASANA WORKSHOPS, ARE LED BY KPJAYI ADVANCED CERTIFIED TEACHER / PRACTITIONER PHILIPPA ASHER. BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED B SERIES ASHTANGA PRACTITIONERS ARE WELCOME.
Ashtanga Yoga offers the following services:-
1) Ashtanga Yoga Asana
2) ASHTANGA NIRVRTA HOMESTAY YOGA RETREAT
Accommodation is generally on a two or three people sharing basis. We have two enormous triple rooms in the house (for three individual guests in each) and a double room. Please let us know if you are here with a friend and wish to share a room together (otherwise we will try to find suitable roommates). If there is availability, we can accommodate a single person in the double room (at an additional rate). We take up to eight guests per retreat.
All rooms are elegant, airy and comfortable, with fabulous high ceilings, electricity and en suite bathrooms (and hot water). Of course guests are welcome to enjoy the living room of our splendid home and to roam around the estate. We have an outdoor kitchen, which guests are welcome to use at any time to make tea, coffee and snacks etc.
Meals are home-cooked local South Indian vegetarian/vegan and are made from fresh, locally sourced and home grown organic produce.
Sakleshpur is situated on NH 48, which connects Mangalore to Bangalore, in Karnataka. NIRVANA Estate is half a mile from the highway (nestled in the tropical rain forest), not far from the Green Route trek, at Donegal. We’re 100 miles northwest of Mysore.
Coming by air
The nearest international airports are Bangalore (140 miles) and Mangalore (65 miles). You can also fly to Mumbai or Delhi and take a domestic flight down to Bangalore or Mangalore. If your flight lands the night before or early morning, we suggest that you check into the Taj Bangalore Airport (a 5-minute walk from the terminal). Ask for their best rates possible. You will need to take a taxi to Sakleshpur. We can give precise directions to your driver over the telephone. We can also let you know if other guests are landing at around the same time so that you can share a cab. We recommend that you leave the airport around noon, to arrive at NIRVRTA in the afternoon.
Coming by train
Trains to Sakleshpur run from Hassan, Mangalore, Bangalore, and Mysore. We can arrange for a taxi to collect you from Sakleshpur train station and bring you to NIRVRTA, at a reasonable cost. Please arrive in the afternoon.
Coming by car or bus
If coming from Mysore or Bangalore, the simplest mode of transport is a car or taxi (2.5 hours from Mysore, 3 hours from west Bangalore). Buses connect Sakleshpur to Hassan, Mangalore, Bangalore, and Mysore. Depending on traffic, journey time is around 45 minutes from Hassan, 2 hours from Mangalore (traveling through the stunning Western Ghats), 4 hours from Bangalore (on a good road), and 4 hours from Mysore (stopping in Hassan, also on a good road). If coming by bus, we can arrange for a taxi to collect you from Sakleshpur bus station (at a reasonable cost). If coming by car, we can give precise directions to your driver over the telephone.
