Welcome to our ashtanga yoga retreats in the tranquil mountains of Portugal.

For ashtanga yoga retreats in April, May, June, July, August and September 2012. Click here to see the dates available.

Our yoga retreat centre is nestled in the mountainous valley`s of rural Portugal and the beautiful surroundings will provide you with the perfect environment to reconnect with yourself and nature. Peter guides you through the practice of ashtanga vinyasa yoga primary series with a very relaxed and kind approach to the practice; having been practicing and teaching over the years he has developed his own unique teaching style. Sue has a vast array of knowledge concerning yogic practices, her evening workshops will transform your ashtanga yoga practice by giving you all of the information that is sometimes missing from classes, mostly due to time restraints. Combined, this will give you the opportunity to build a good foundation for your yoga practice by finding your comfortable edge while maintaining full awareness of the fundamental aspects of all yoga practices.

Sue and Peter have been offering yoga retreats for fellow practitioners since 2006 and are now moving into the fourth year of teaching at their centre in Portugal. Having experienced a wide range of yoga practices, they bring an abundance of knowledge and thoughtfulness to the practice room, structuring a yoga course which allows you to immerse yourself deep into yogic practices whilst living a yogic lifestyle.

Our food served here is vegetarian Ayurvedic and Macrobiotic which is designed to detoxify your body and mind, bringing about a feeling of peace and harmony.

Our home is a traditional nineteenth century Portuguese estate surrounded by eucalyptus, pine and cork oak forest in rural Portugal spread over one hectare of land. The retreat center comprises of a large stone built house with beautiful antique wooden features and furniture (the epitome of shabby chic!) previously the home of the local padre and three rustic stone cottages once home to the estate workers. There are also numerous stone out buildings, restored using natural building materiel's where possible.

Around the retreat centre we have lots of peaceful places to relax and enjoy the sun. The surrounding forested valley`s have some spectacular walks.

If you come by car you can drive to the lovely near bye villages or to the river beach for a dip.

In pictures. Click the image to view a slide show

"If we Focus on the below"

Drishti

Ujjayi breathing

Bandha`s

Vinyasa

Alignment

"Retreats and Yoga bring awareness of the above "