Yoga – Horseback Riding Retreat in Iceland - Adishakti Yogashala Varkala

Yoga – Horseback Riding retreat
LOCATION : Skagafjörður | Iceland

Why with Adishakti here in Iceland?

Oneness with pure nature – oneness with yourself, at one of the most beautiful places in Iceland, in the Skagafjörður, we offer you an unforgettable yoga retreat where you will experience Icelandic nature at its best. The day will be harmoniously organized with Yoga- and riding lessons, riding- and walking tours, meditation inside and on beautiful energy-spots in nearby nature. All teaching will be under professional guidance. Together we will prepare healthy meals and there will also be relaxing time where you can be with yourself. It’s said that the experience of oneness with a horse opens the door to your inner self.

Why Doing a Yoga Retreat?

This retreat will help you to regenerate from your daily duties and stressful working life. Many small things can become something big:
*Icelandic nature has a very special energy to give and is a fantastic environment to work on your inner self and find your inner peace.
*Balancing and energizing Yoga sessions will help you to get stronger both physically and mentally.
*Our high quality and professionally trained horses will give you a unforgettable riding and learning experience.
*We will visit a natural hot tub where you can relax your muscles after the first yoga sessions and riding trips.
*Further on Yoga Nidra and meditation will help you to find inner calmness and inner connection. Some of the meditation sessions we will do outside, both early and late at the day, located at beautiful river banks and ocean cliffs, perhaps watching the Icelandic midnight sun.
*The cozy and nice environment of the farm Ásgardur, healthy food and the company of other similar minded people will be a perfect base for having a unforgettable stay.

Location

Excursions

Accommodation

Skagafjördur is one of the most beautiful areas in Iceland and has rather dry and sunny weather during summer time. It´s is famous for its historical places, horse breeding farms and glacial rivers. During the stay, we will both talk about the incredible and inspiring history of this area, visit historical places and explore how the Icelandic nature influenced this mystical nation. Skagafjördur has varied nature experiences. The area has it all flat land, breathtaking mountain scenery in the southeast and beautiful ocean view in northwest. Fewer tourists come to this region; it therefore has a calm atmosphere, surrounded by beautiful and places that can inspire your inner growth and help you to find a deeper connection to nature and yourself. So look forward to ride on breathtaking coastlines, along beautiful glacial rivers and trough beautiful mountain valleys.

We will ride and hike close to the coast, along with beautiful glacial rivers and on beautiful mountains and also use some of the energy spots to take an inspiring meditation. We will visit the nearby village Hólar and Hofsós, hear about the history of this places and of course taka a bath in Hofsós famous swimming pools where we will enjoy the wonderful view over the whole fjord.

Ásgardur Eyrstri will be our home during the retreat. It have cozy rooms, a great kitchen, and a
beautiful space for yoga lessons or just to hang out.

Adishakti Yogashala

What You Get

Relax, restore, cleanse, re-energize and re-establish the connection between your body, mind and soul in Icelandic nature. Take time for yourself and deepen your practice in horseback riding and yoga in the beautiful energy of the area. Experiencing new life skills with yoga philosophy, healthy life style and experiencing the oneness with the wonderful Icelandic horse.

7 nights in Ásgardur –Eystri (DZ)
6 days - 3 meals per day
6 HathaYoga sessions
5 Meditation or Yoga Nidra sessions
2 Riding lessons and 4 riding ours
4 Yoga Philosophy sessions

What We Offer

Hatha Yoga

Tracing its origins to the traditional Nath tradition and Patanjali in 2nd century BCE the name hatha signifies union of the solar and lunar channels in the body . This is achieved through emphasis on mindfully cultivating stability and comfort in the postures on the mat while synchronizing the breath with movements.

Pranayama

As humans we are expressions of the universal pranic energy or the prana (life force). However improper lifestyles and unconscious untrained ways of breathing processes hampers our life force and unbalances our body and mind increasing stress , anxiety and fears in our minds . In our course one will learn how to breath properly and to guide and expand prana or life-force in the right way to connect to our higher self.

Meditation

Introduces the practitioner to deeper levels of his or her being and brings calmness to body mind and energy. It improves one’s concentration and inculcates stillness within ones being through moving ones attention from the outer world to inner world.It’s the sixth limb of the eight steps given by the ancient sage Patanjali.

Kriyas

Kriya literally means activities to purify the nine gates of consciousness . as it is clearly explained in hatha yoga that we won’t get any benefits from asana and pranayama without adapting deep physical cleansing in our lifestyle . Kriyas purify our stored old negative patterns that we have been storing in our body like the excellent way of cleansing our nasal passages by activities like “Jalaneti “ .

Bandhas:

Bandhas or locks play an important role in yoga practice by guiding the flow of energy towards the inner channels(nadies) in the body during asana and pranayama practice.

Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga yoga is a dynamic, flowing method of yoga that connects the movement of the body with breath, gaze, energy locks and postures. The method stresses the importance of daily practice of a set series of movements. Our guest students will be focusing on the first series while gaining the tools establish a daily practice to progress through the six series at their own pace in their lifelong pursuit of self-actualization.

Mantra yoga

Mantra literally means a force that sets your mind free. When practiced correctly helps to neutralize internal agitations and inertia allowing one to move into a more pure state of consciousness. By mantra yoga we calm the mind and bring focus and clarity,enhancing the physical aspects of yoga, bringing focus and clarity and improving overall health and mental stability .

Yogic cooking

Yoga Nidra

literally means psychic sleep or yogic sleep, it’s the practice of pratyahara where we withdraw our senses towards ourself while keeping awareness of our body, mind and sensory organs. Where now a days we would not have proper sleep because of our stressfull thoughts and are unable to relax even during the sleep. here we emphases to relax our entire body and mind and energy by connecting to our own stillness inside.

Bhakti Yoga (Satsang)

In bhakti yoga we draw heavily on cultivating and expressing love and devotion for deities in the hindu pantheon . The ecstatic experience of singing, chanting and satsang cultivates an atmosphere for emotional expression and healing while at the same time giving the practitioner an opportunity to set the stage for experiencing the divine within the self.

TIME TABLE \| SCHEDULE
07:00-08:00	Wake up and Tea
08:00-09:30	Hatha Yoga
09:30-10:00	Breakfast
10:30-11:30	Lectures, Talks, Group works etc
11:30-13:00	Time for yourself and preparing lunch
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-17:00	Riding or Other Outdoor Activity
17:00-17:30	Tea break
17:30-19:15	Yoga session – Vinyasa flow,Yoga Nidra or Meditation
19:30-20:30	Dinner

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