SATSANGA RETREAT | Yoga Retreats, Yoga Goa, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Holidays

Meals

We serve vegetarian meals made with the freshest ingredients purchased at the local markets daily. Locally grown and organic foods are used whenever possible. For breakfast you'll enjoy a buffet breakfast with tropical fruits, muesli, yogurt, oatmeal and freshly baked bread with butter and jams. Afternoon and evening meals vary daily and include beautifully prepared traditional Indian and ayurvedic dishes.

We are extremely fortunate to have Mani Shivadas, our ayurvedic and vegetarian chef from Kerala. Mani manages the center's meal planning and preparation, as well as offers ayurvedic cooking classes. Mani grew up in an ayurvedic household; both her father and brother are ayurvedic doctors. She has been cooking professionally as an ayurvedic chef for 16 years. In additional to cooking in the ayurvedic tradition, Mani has vast knowledge about the healing properties of different herbs and spices and how they can be used in medicinal ways to help alleviate many common health ailments.

Guest Comments:

"Mani's cooking is superb, and her knowledge of ayurveda is immense. She is not only an amazing cook, she is a beautiful, warm-hearted person." ~ Alissa Steiner, Switzerland

"Can I please take Mani home with me?" ~ Elisabeth Schultz, USA

"The food is delicious and is made with love." ~ Leonid Alay, UK

Rejuvenation Therapies

Swedish Massage A traditional oil massage using a combination of techniques such as effleurage, kneading, skin rolling and thumb pressure. The client may choose to have a whole body massage or a selection of specific areas such as back, head and neck. Excellent for relaxation, stress reduction, general release of tension and promotion of well being.

Fusion Massage A full body massage using techniques from Swedish, Deep Tissue, Balinese and Thai massage to create a truly relaxing and re-energising experience. Western techniques such as effleurage, kneading and deep frictions, palm and thumb pressure are also used to help alleviate tension and tightness in the musclulature.

Sports Massage Sports massage is as much about prevention as it is treatment. The higher your level of competition the more strain you put on the body, particularly those sports that favor one side, such as tennis. By keeping the body supple and in balance a lot of injuries may be prevented. If an injury does occur, whether from direct trauma, overuse, bad technique or a build up of tension, it is important to get rid of any scar tissue that may have formed and help the injury heal correctly. Sports massage is great for getting to the root of the problem rather than treating just the symptoms.

Abhyanga This traditional ayurvedic warm oil massage is a deeply relaxing and nourishing experience. By applying warm oil with continuous, fluid, and rhythmic movements, Abhyanga stimulates marma points, vital energy points throughout the body, bridging the mind, body and spirit.

Shirodhara An ayurvedic restorative therapy where a stream of warm oil flows continuously over the forehead, helping to relieve stress, sleeplessness, and anxiety. Shirodhara begins with a 20-minute abyanga massage.

Rebalancing, Healing & Ayurvedic Gem Therapy with Emma

For guests just arriving to India, Emma offers 30-minute rebalancing sessions, which help people to adjust to their new environment more easily, balancing, recentering and grounding your energies from your journey. In Emma's healing sessions, she balances and clears the subtle energy systems of the body mind working to help release stress on all levels. This includes mental and emotional energy and patterns, be it our own or others. Emma also does training sessions to help people develop an awareness of their own energies, teaching students how to work with their energies to be confident and clear during the interactions and experiences of daily life.

Developing awareness, deepening your practice and Healing through Yoga

Emma gives private yoga sessions to bring your experience of yourself through yoga to a deeper level. Learn to become more aware of your pranic, mental, and more subtle bodies through asana, pranayama, mudra and bandha, and depending on your needs advising specific practices for developing awareness and working with physical, mental and emotional issues.

Counselling

Emma is available to listen should you need to talk. You have come on a yoga retreat to give yourself time and to develop yourself. There may be issues that arise as a result of the practices in your retreat or the circumstances you are now experiencing at the retreat that you would like to talk about. It may be that there are changes taking place in your life that you are uncertain about or that having distance from your usual daily situation brings up certain issues relating to your home and life that you would like to discuss. Emma can also suggest treatments or yoga practises that will benefit you at this time

About Emma

Emma was initiated as a Sannyasin by Paramahansa Satyananda Saraswati 25 years ago. She has taught yoga for 20 years. She trained intensively for 7 years as an energy healer and counsellor in a Spiritual Community and Healing Centre in the UK. Emma is also a massage, yoga and dance therapist, in addition to being a qualified UK registered Complementary Medical Practitioner of 12 years. Visit Emma's website for more information: www.empower-life.net

Spa Treatments

Pedicures, manicures and
waxing are available with Gita,
our qualified therapist.

Yoga

For guests not participating in a retreat or holiday at Satsanga, private and small group yoga sessions can be arranged at times to suit your schedule.

Internet

Wireless internet is available for guests staying at Satsanga who bring their own laptops, iPads, iiPhones, etc. For guests who don't have their own wireless devices, there are several internet cafes nearby in Anjuna and Mapusa.

Laundry

Machine or hand-washing is available for a nominal charge.

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