OCTOBER 21ST – 27TH 2023
Welcome to an exciting retreat week of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
This 6-day intensive is based on the Ashtanga system and is open to practitioners and teachers of all styles and levels of yoga.
Start the day with your Ashtanga personal practice. All levels welcome.
Every day before the daily practice. Begin the day with silent meditation, chanting the Sutras using the call-and-response method, before diving into our self-directed Mysore practice.
1. Crash course in anatomy to give you a very simple understanding of how the body works and how to apply it for safe, long-term practice.
2. Philosophy Talks about the Yoga Sutras
3 Techniques for handstands and jumping.
The lodge is located in the beautiful Itria Valley in Puglia, surrounded by beautiful countryside, olive trees, vineyards and home to Trulli (round stone houses with cone-shaped roofs).
Food plays a central role in both the practice and life of yoga. The food served at YogApulia is predominantly plant-based with some vegetarian options. The chefs will bring their passion and love for healthy and tasty food.
Rooms with a high standard that use locally sourced materials to create a luxurious yet simple and understated atmosphere.
Daily asana practice
Philosophy meetings
In-depth workshops
6 overnights
2 delicious plant-based meals per day, including breakfast/brunch and evening dinner
Light snacks and refreshments including a selection of tea, coffee, water and fruit
Wi fi internet connection
A passionate of the ashtanga drama system, anatomy expert and philosophy inquirer, Santiago has been practicing daily since 2001.
In 2011 Santiago founded the Ashtanga Sarria Yoga school in Barcelona, where he teaches classes daily.
To his credit he has more than 4,000 hours of teaching.
He obtained a 200-hour Yoga Teacher title with Brian Cooper and a 200-hour RYT title with John Scott, also working for him as an assistant in various international workshops.
His great passion is to pass on the knowledge of this fine practice..
Teacher of different styles of yoga and therapist. Her artistic personality makes her always look for creativity when accompanying others in their growth process. Curious by nature, she integrates different therapies such as Gestalt, Astrology or Reiki in her work as a yoga teacher. She is approachable and fun, but also very observant and analytical. She invites the practitioner to understand their body and posture in detail.