Yoga Retreat in Sydney
25-27 June 2021 in Blue Mountains [LAST EDITION]

Recharge your batteries
Reset and rebalance
Immerse in nature

Leave your shoes at the door and walk barefoot on the deck. Let the views of the mountains bring you back to earth. Leave behind the stress and rush of city life.

“Cultivating Inner Warrior”

In this retreat we will focus on the three chakras:

• manipura for self-esteem and reclaiming our power

• anahata for self-worth, self-forgiveness, and courage

• vishuddhi for connecting to our truth and purpose

All classes will be structured around this theme of Cultivating Inner Warrior.

Day schedule

Early morning vinyasa yoga sessions (expect to get challenged)
Evening sessions of restorative yoga, chanting, meditation, pranayama
One technical workshop to try or learn something new
Bush walks & Silent hang outs

Location

Located within the scenic bush land of Mount Victoria in the Blue Mountains, Vanam Retreat offers an exceptional Eco sanctuary for guests enjoyment & relaxation. It is an architecturally-designed boutique living, breathing home of straw, cob, recycled timbers & earthen renders held within extensive landscaped gardens.

How to get there

By car 2 hrs drive from Sydney / by train to Mount Victoria station (complimentary pick-up from the station)

Accommodation

Tastefully decorated boutique retreat centre. Shared rooms in the house and a beautifully refurbished container. 2 - 3 - 4 beds in each room. It’s a place to fall in love with.

I can’t guarantee double occupancy as it depends on the number and gender of participants. However, I always do my best to accommodate your needs as much as possible.

Meals

This is a catered retreat with nourishing and delicious vegetarian meals. Please let us know about your dietary requirements in advance via the Client Form.

Pricing

Early bird extended: $749 per person

Cancellation policy

20% of the full retreat price is a non-refundable and non-transferable deposit that is paid by the organisers to the retreat place. Cancellations 30 days prior to the retreat date are refunded at 50%. Cancellations thereafter are non-refundable and non-transferable unless the participant finds someone to take their spot.

Review by Mike McKevitt:

”My wife and I attended Madina’s second retreat in 2019 because we had such a good time at the first one. An added bonus, and nice surprise, was that a friend we made on the first retreat was also on this retreat. As usual, everyone was friendly and open right from the start, which is a special aspect of Madina’s retreats - we are all like-minded people without judgment or too much ego.

Madina’s retreats are so successful and enjoyable because she is a person who “lives to give”, this makes her not only a great retreat guide but someone who really brings people together during a retreat. It became clear that Madina really “walks the Ashtanga yoga walk” (the 8 limbs of yoga) when she showed the courage to share a very personal realisation which came to her while on retreat.

The venue was terrific and really added to the sense of serenity and ease that you want to feel on a retreat. The food was delicious and never in short supply, provided by very generous hosts (Andrew, Jeff, Aston, and Diesel).”

CANCELLATION POLICY

No cancellations unless we find someone to take your spot.
In case of emergencies (health issues, pandemic) fees can be carried forward to use for future retreats.

Prices include: Accommodation at Vanam Retreat Centre + meals.

Prices do not include: transfer to the retreat centre, travel insurance, extra tours.

Madina Tanekeyeva

Madina’s teaching is deeply rooted in the practice of Astanga yoga, Buddhist teachings, her passion for yoga anatomy and emotional release. She has been teaching yoga since 2006 in The Netherlands, London, Kazakhstan (her home country), India and Australia. She believes that in order to approach advanced yoga poses we need to have a solid knowledge and understanding of asana alignment and technique, be skillful in using breath and awareness in practice. Through her personal journey, Madina experienced first hand how emotional release in yoga helped her open her body, heal pain and get closer to knowing the true self.