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Yoga Holidays or Retreats in India 

India, the land of diversity, rich cultural heritage and spirituality, undoubtedly is the world capital of Yoga. Besides, a rich and diversified culture much of Indian life is centered around and inspired by yogic practices and principles. Yoga holidays in India are especially desirable as many of them are built around authentic yoga instruction, as opposed to the shallow teachings found elsewhere in the world.
The Yoga was practiced in India from the ancient times, thousands of years ago. It was considered to be a path which leads to spiritual enlightenment and salvation. India is still a favorite destination for Yoga and Meditation all over the world due to its strong deep spiritual base. Indian teachers and masters have been practicing, learning and teaching the deeper aspects of Yoga without neglecting the widely prevalent ones for so many years under the direct guidance of the enlightened masters and Yogis.
Knowledge has been thoroughly absorbed in its highest form and passed on from the master to the disciple in Gurukul system of teaching and learning. Yoga in India is obviously a truly special experience which builds your base for the more serious and dedicated approach to Yoga as compared to other places where Yoga has mostly been practiced for its outer body benefits.
India has lot to offer in regards to Yoga. Whether you seek yoga holidays by the Ashrams of Rishikesh, the beaches of Goa or then, the natural beauty of Kerala, you need to look no further. You gradually find yourself immersing deep into the rejuvenating and life transforming experience. Starting from the mouth watering Indian delicacies to the pristine landscapes, hills, beaches and forest landscapes, India offers everything on the platter.
All you need is to book your retreat and holidays and get all set for the fabulous Yogic spiritual experience. Needless to say, so many students from the west and other parts of the world tasted and glimpsed that solace and peace practicing Yoga in Yoga retreat set ups in India and decided to stay there forever. They could never leave that mesmerizing experience behind. It transformed their life!!! You never know, one such experience is waiting for you as well!!!
Benefits of the Yoga Holidays & Retreats
Preparing for your next holiday; but you wouldn’t like to miss your yoga class. Bingo! Why not combine the two and head for a yoga retreat or Yoga holiday in Goa India!!! Affordable, Beautiful and Incredibly different or You’ve heard so much of yoga and its benefits at de-stressing and invigorating your entire mind-body system. Why not experience these benefits on your next Holidays? Why not merge your holidays with the practice of Yoga and make it a Yoga Holidays!! Sounds really incredible right??
Believe me it is!! Worth giving it a go!!!
Why you would like to experience the Yoga Retreats and Holidays?
These are just some of the reasons why you may want to try a yoga retreat for your next vacation. The reasons, of course, could be many – ranging from a fascinating and unique experience to something that you are passionate about.
Either way, let us explore what are the real benefits to be had from a Yoga retreat:
1 – Learning ways to better cope with life
Through a Yoga Retreat you will learn the methods through practices and techniques that will help you to manage stress and day to day craziness of the modern lifestyle and living. It shows you the right path and direction to hold you in good position and help cope with all that life has to offer.
Asanas ( Yogic Postures) that help stimulate, strengthen and massage your  vital organs while removing blockages; breathing and meditation techniques that will help you de-stress at your will  are just some of the things you may learn here.
2- A unique experience of going within our own self
Through a Yoga Retreat you will learn the methods through practices and techniques that will help you to manage stress and day to day craziness of the modern lifestyle and living. It shows you the right path and direction to hold you in good position and help cope with all that life has to offer.
Asanas ( Yogic Postures) that help stimulate, strengthen and massage your  vital organs while removing blockages; breathing and meditation techniques that will help you de-stress at your will  are just some of the things you may learn here.
Most of our normal holidays include a lot of indulgence, eating, shopping and sense gratification. Usually, we think that it would relax us and make our holidays enjoyable and relaxing. On the contrary, we are always stressed as we do have long list of planned activities and mostly we are found catching up with those. Its short lived. As soon as we are close to the end of holidays, we experience withdrawal symptoms and tiredness. Forget about any relaxation. Remember holidays are meant for rejuvenation and relaxation not exhaustion.
A Yoga retreat or Holidays on the other hand, provides you a relaxing environment to witness the journey within – by giving you a chance to establish the harmony within your body and mind. Through this, you get a wonderful ‘fuller’ feeling at the end of your holiday.
3 – Meeting people with similar holistic lifestyle & philosophy
You will get a chance to find and experience a more-or-less like minded similar group of people, all enthusiastic about exploring more about themselves, each other and about yoga philosophy. Being in such groups itself has an energizing effect that you would not find in other holiday settings. In the process, you make your true companions or may be friends.
4 – Better, Unique and different surroundings
Yoga Retreats, in general, are arranged and organized in very different surroundings – closer to nature or at places where there is a lot of positive energy. This reason alone is worth exploring suitable yoga retreats.
Yoga Retreats & Holidays are an option worth considering when you plan your next holiday.   After all, don’t we want something different from our vacation every time?
Is a Yoga Retreat for Everyone?
Is it really meant for you? It isn’t wise to go into a Yoga retreat without preparing yourself for the possible pitfalls. You wouldn’t want to put your time and resources into something that you would regret later on.
By checking the following conditions, you can determine whether a yoga holidays is really suitable for you or is it something that you shouldn’t be thinking of….
This list includes some of the possible drawbacks that can be a part of your experience.
1 –A rigid and non adjusting mindset
Yoga means to surrender to the nature and observe the life the way it comes. It will test you in many ways. Whether it is about your food, accommodation, your style, country, culture or your own living standards. Comparisons will make your life worse. People with pre set notions about places, people, Yoga, teachers and surroundings must be prepared to overcome all that if they really want to learn and get the most out of their Yoga holidays experience else you would be find grumbling and complaining all the time. The best you can learn out of Yoga retreat experience is to learn to adjust in any kind of environment. Many people go to the retreats with picture perfect regarding everything.
Remember: : Least expectations, maximum contentment !!!
2 – Tendency to be competitive or testing your limit
If you have this tendency, it may be better to learn and understand Yoga first before going for any Yoga Retreats or it may be better to avoid all together. It is very likely for such people to invite injuries and stress with such competitive attitude. People tend to become aggressively competitive in group settings and try to overdo and stretch beyond their normal capacities which can certainly rob you completely out of any relaxing experience as you find yourself ending up with sprains and muscle pulls. Obviously, it would be the last thing you would like to get out of your practice. Yoga is not a competitive sport. In fact, the best benefits of Yoga can be had by understanding “your” body and not torturing it. Yoga asanas should be steady, comfortable with relaxation of effort.
While this is fairly well known, it is difficult to not fall into the trap of comparison given our societal upbringings and conditioning.
3 – Lack of adequate physical condition or health
Yoga This one is fairly obvious. While there are many Yoga Retreats that do not put a lot of physical challenge and impose certain pre requisites in terms of physical fitness levels, nevertheless, basic fitness levels are always a must. Do not go for a yoga retreat if you are suffering from physical weakness or illness.
4 – Religious Burdens & Theories
There have been controversies raised of yoga being a practice that is predominantly Hindu and deviates from the path of other religions. If you suffer from such doubts, a yoga holiday is definitely not for you. The last thing you want is to be mentally disturbed if you share such beliefs. Yoga is an universal science and it has nothing to do with any religion in specific. It’s beyond and boundaries, color, race, sex, or prejudices.
5 – Boredom Pangs
If you are a kind of an extroverted person then you might feel boredom at times. Yoga is about quietness and peace. It’s about stopping the useless mental chatter and meditate. A Yoga retreat is about retreating, going within, traveling inwards – a kind of meditation – at knowing yourself better and how your mind works in different situations like an act of witnessing. There may be times when you are just sitting alone and not doing anything but contemplating and observing.. If you treat such periods as a waste of time, you may like to re-consider your plans of going for a yoga holiday.
You must evaluate your decision about experiencing Yoga Holidays based on some of these points. Little introspection and research is required, if you are the first timer and never ever experienced Yoga in a Retreat kind of set up.
Views shared by Lead Yoga teacher, ” Pradeep K’
Vishuddhi Yoga
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