Yoga

NURTURE @ The MIrage

5 days Wellness & Yoga Retreat, Andretta, Himachal Pradesh. INDIA.

The Mirage, Andretta, Kangra, Tehsil Palampur, India, 176103

5 Days Wellness & Yoga Retreat with Music Concert at Andretta, Himachal Pradesh, India

Retreat Organizer: Mirage Yoga & Yog Amore

The most perfect combination of holiday, cleanse and yoga with good people and at a cosy place! Four nights yoga holiday, all inclusive package at the artistic village Andretta (Himachal Pradesh). Treat yourself to a much-needed break from your daily grind and immerse yourself in a rejuvenating yoga & wellness holiday in the backdrop of Magical Dhauladhar Mountain Range of Himachal Pradesh.

This is a great opportunity to deepen your practice, learn to integrate the tools of mindfulness and have a rejuvenating, healthy, fun break in a nurturing environment!

If you love yoga and are in need of a break but are not looking for a strict retreat, this is the perfect holiday for you. With an attention to detail so apparent you will feel the harmony the moment you arrive. Relax! Do what you love. Leave the rest to us!

Retreat highlights:

Silent Mornings until breakfast 

Morning yoga

Deactivation session after lunch 

Evening relaxation session

Chanting session 

Staying in restored traditional Himachali Mud houses

Glasshouse Yoga Studio

Smoothies / Dips workshop

Daily refreshing juices & smoothies, fruits, salad 

Dairy free and Wheat free meals 

Infused water and herbal tea available all day

Hike in surrounding hills or jungle walks

One night of Bon Fire 

Journal and Cloth bag to take home 

Visit to temple, dip in the lake - day trip (Maa Vindhya Vasini Mandir, Palampur)

A short pottery session at Andretta Pottery 

1 hour personal session - either talk therapy or discussing yoga queries 

Location

Andretta Artists Village: Andretta artists colony was started some 75 years ago by an Irish woman named Norah Richards, who acquired the land from the District Commissioner of Kangra in 1935. Norah Richards, a dramatist, and environmentalist lived in Andretta from the mid 30's, through the time of partition until her death in 1971. She was a formidable and resourceful Irish woman, passionate about Shakespeare, who built an adobe house here in the English style. Andretta Pottery and Crafts Society in the village is a working art pottery making attractive earthenware with rangoli style slip designs. The pottery offers three-month classes for students. Also attached to the pottery is a Terracotta Museum. While the main collection in this museum is the work of local village potters from the neighboring parts, the museum also has a house collection of pottery from around the globe including several works from Mexico, England, and Holland. Sobha Singh Art Gallery in the village is a display of work by the famous painter of Sikh gurus, Sobha Singh, created over his three decades in Andretta. He was another of Norah's artist friends that she brought together to share her dream.

The Mirage is a yoga retreat and heritage homestay in the foothills of the Dhauladhar Range. Denis Harrap, a New Zealander and Navjot Randhawa, his Indian partner's vision, The Mirage is a multi-function residency hosting travelers and yoga groups. It is a cluster of traditional Himachali mud houses which have lovingly been restored to an inviting homestay and retreat with fully modern amenities. Set amongst dense foliage in the artist's colony of Andretta, against a backdrop of jungle and bamboo groves of the Shivalik hills, the Mirage is a veritable museum of hand-picked Indian furniture and artifacts.

What You can look forward to at Mirage YogAmore’s  Retreat: 

'Union With Love' - combining yoga with the power of love to encourage individuals to evolve into conscious, holistic and balanced beings. In our classes, we love to combine creative sequencing, focus on alignment, a spirit of playfulness and a dose of inspiration to help you deepen your practice. Our intention is that you step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished, and balanced. We are passionate about creativity, food, and living life in a wholesome and sustainable way. So be ready to spend your Yoga Holiday in an utter bliss, revitalising yourself, making new lifelong connections & indulging in some serious sumptuous Organic Gourmet Food...

Skill Level: Beginner & Intermediate

Yoga Styles: Hatha and Vinyasa

4 days with instruction in English

The maximum participants in this group is 15

Spoken Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, French

5 days/ 4 nights @ Rs.37, 600 (1 person, private room).

5 days/4 nights @  Rs.31, 700 double occupancy shared room.

We have single, double & twin rooms available. The rooms will be allotted on first come, first serve basis.

Availability: Check in: 26th September, 2018 // Check out: 30th September, 2018.

NURTURE @The Mirage:  Union With Love -- Combining YOGA with the power of LOVE to encourage individuals to evolve into conscious, holistic and balanced beings.

Mirage Yoga Retreat Program

Arrival Day

Evening Yoga Sessioon

Day One

6:30 Wake up, Hot Lemon honey water

7:00 - 8:30 Yoga

9:00 - breakfast

11:30- Smoothie Workshop

1:30 - Lunch

2:30- Pottery session

4:30 Refreshments

6:30- 8:00 Yoga and Relaxation

8:00 Dinner

Walking Meditation 

Day Two

6:30 Wake up, Hot Lemon honey water

7:00 - 8:30 Yoga

9:00 - Breakfast

10:00 - Hike 

1:30 - Lunch 

2:30 Deactivation 

4:30 Meditation and Creativity 

6:30- 8:00 Yoga and Relaxation

8:00 Dinner

Documentary night 

Day Three

6:30 Wake up, Hot Lemon honey water

Silent mornings until Breakfast 

7:00 - 8:30 Yoga

9:00 - breakfast 

11:00 Karma Yoga - prep Picnic Lunch 

12:00 - Visit to Baba and temple 

1:30 - Picnic Lunch 

Deactivate Session 

6:30- 8:30 Yoga and Relaxation

8:00 Dinner

Post-Dinner readings & discussions of scriptures (Guru Granth Sahib/Bhagvad Gita/Buddhist Texts)

Departure Day

Morning Yoga session, breakfast & Departure

Included:

Yoga + Meditation

4 nights accommodation

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks 

Taxes

Airport Transfers

Excursions

Not Included:

Massage Treatment (Can be arranged at an additional cost)

Yoga Instructor

AYESHA SANDHU

Yoga inspires me to live each moment more mindfully.

Yoga to me is the realisation of the love and developing immense trust for our body, mind and soul. Through daily practice on and off the mat the realisation that the divine resides within deepens.

I completed my 900 hour Teachers training with The Yoga Institute in Mumbai in Jan 2016. Started YogAmoreShala- a studio with my partner in Chandigarh and have been teaching since.  I have done additional courses in Iyengar Yoga from RIYMI, Pune and Yog Ganga, Dehradun. I will always be a student of the practice and am deeply grateful for the learnings and sharing I have experienced. 

In my classes, I love to combine creative sequencing, focus on alignment, a spirit of playfulness and a dose of inspiration to help you deepen your practice.  My intention is that you step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished and balanced.

I am passionate about creativity, food, and living life in a wholesome and sustainable way.