I attended the beginners' immersion retreat in January, and had the most wonderful time. It was intensive, and the first few days were pretty painful! But I progressed remarkably quickly, with the help of the brilliant yogis and lovely fellow beginners. It was a small class, with people from across the world. The retreat itself is in the middle of the countryside (but not far from Mysore), with lovely views (especially of the sunset from one of the yoga halls). The food was delicious, I can't really fault the course. I'm ever so pleased I went, and hope I'll be able to return one day (and stay for longer than 2 weeks).