A warm welcome to Viveka Gardens’ retreat for Yoga Teachers.

This retreat offers an opportunity to practice the ashram day, take a turn at teaching or leading a workshop, share good practice, relax with your peers, gain spiritual nourishment and recharge. If you’re a beginner teacher, rusty or for some reason have lost confidence, then this stay will support you. If you’re experienced you’ll get fresh input and the chance to try out a new offering perhaps.

The retreat takes place at Viveka Gardens Retreat Place in rural Mid Devon, a peaceful place away from it all on 8.5 acres with space to roam and rest in fields and hammocks, and walks in quiet lanes.

Teachers from all schools and approaches are more than welcome in a spirit of sharing.  Be prepared to teach a class or lead a workshop and do a little karma yoga.

This is a mouna-ish retreat, each partcipant offering a class, the balance of the 8 either self-practice or someone might offer to do two if they want to try something out. Morning and evening meditation, tons of time and space for pranayama and rest.

Details

Arrival from 2pm on the first day and departure 1.00-ish on the last. The retreat finishes in time for a visit to the beach, walk on Dartmoor or in good time to return home. It is possible to stay an extra night: B&B, £80, 11am departure. The accommodation is shared in two lofty converted barn spaces.

I’m looking for the least amount of faffing, dear yogis. You can secure your place with £150 non-returnable deposit and pay the balance in two staged payments (or all in one go).

Go to the accommodation pages and instagram page to see what it’s like here at Viveka Gardens, or friend Fiona on fb, or go to the Viveka Gardens fb page

More info on the about page too, and you can see a ton of 5* feedback by looking for Viveka Gardens on googlemaps. Be in touch with any questions.

Getting here

Shared a fabulous teachers retreat with Fiona and other teachers this year. Practicing karma yoga, whilst scything the orchard, listening to the rain fall in a cosy yoga Nidra and sharing inspiration and knowledge with other teachers was a wonderful and heartfelt experience. Thank you Fiona for holding the space for us! ❤️ Jasmine, BreathMovementRelaxation, Bridport

I was very much in need of a recharge, on a multitude of levels and coming on this Yoga teachers retreat has been a real joy and pleasure, I feel like I have got some bounce back. Its been needed time for “being” after too much busyness doing! Peaceful, lovely simple space; nourishing, supportive, comfortable surroundings, nice beds, nice nutrient-dense vegan food made with love and care. I thoroughly enjoyed that we all got to offer a class workshop to the group and learnt and shared in a non-judgement and supportive environment. Nice being in a small but varied group of teachers, from Newbies to highly experienced and long-standing teachers. Thank YOU Fiona, huge hugs with much gratitude X  Susannah Nelson, Body Mind Unwind in the Midlands

It’s my third retreat here now I think! I love Viveka Gardens and whether it’s a yoga teachers’ retreat, or a general retreat, it’s just what I need to recharge my batteries, connect with people, and immerse myself in my yoga practice. Beautiful space, great food and atmosphere. Camilla, Buckfastleigh

Please bring:

• sun hat and cream if you use it
• wellies and water proofs
• slippers
• layers
• meditation cushion, shawl, eye pillow (mats, blocks, more cushions and bolsters are here)
• if you have a sweet tooth, or are a snacker, bring extras for yourself or to share
• you may like to bring flowers and/or fruit for the altars

Fiona is a good vegan home cook and you can look forward to wholesome and tasty food. Please respect the vegan yogi diet here (no alliums, milk, eggs etc). We practise mouna from end of evening meditation til after morning meditation.