Yoga Retreat in India: Nadiprana Energy Movement
Eight days of breath and movement on Agonda Beach — feeling the body rather than forcing it into shapes.
- Runs for
- 8 days
- Each day
- 6:30 am – 8:30 pm
- Taught by
- Choyin Dorje
- Where
- Agonda Beach, Goa, India
Not scheduled this season. The course still runs — tell us you are interested and we will let you know when the next dates are set.
- Taught inEnglish, every course
- Teaching since2005, on Agonda Beach
- Group sizeSmall enough to correct every table
Feeling, rather than forcing
Feeling your breath matters more here than managing it. Feeling your body matters more than getting it into a shape.
That sounds like a small distinction. In practice it is the difference between a movement you perform and one that goes somewhere.
Nothing is asked of you except attention. Most people find, two or three days in, that they have stopped bracing against something they had not noticed they were bracing against.
When it runs
This one is not on the schedule this season. Dates are set by the school — tell us you are interested and we will let you know when it next runs.
Courses run October to April. Places are limited because every afternoon is hands-on practice in pairs.
Is this for you?
What the retreat includes:
- Four energy-movement sessions a day
- A morning cleansing breath to begin
- The morning Nadi stretch, opening the energy channels
- Three vegetarian meals a day, and homemade drinks
- Accommodation for the length of the retreat
- Time to share your own journey with the group
How the day is shaped
- 6:30 – 8:30Cleansing breath and Nadi stretch — opening the energy channels
Nadiprana Energy Movement
What students say about Nadiprana Energy Movement
Filmed at the school and published on its own channel. Nothing here was written for the website.
Students talk about Nadiprana
Choyin Dorje, on Nadiprana
What a yoga retreat in India looks like here
What Nadiprana is
A powerful but very simple form of physical yoga, drawn from ancient vajrayana, kriya and Taoist practice. Less a class than a way of going about things.
Feeling your breath and your body matters more here than manipulating either. The posture is a means of growing awareness, not the point in itself.
What it does
People leave stronger, more grounded, more centred. It is liberating in a specific sense: you stop being steered by impulse and emotion.
It comes out of the Buddha’s teaching, and it is first of all about loosening the grip of the same old habits and patterns that keep producing suffering.
Why a retreat and not a weekly class
A retreat gives you the thing daily classes cannot: enough uninterrupted time to properly relax, to sink into your own sensory experience, and to get to know yourself rather than fit a practice around a working week.
You will also be among people who are all there for the same reason, which turns out to be most of the energy in the room.
How booking works, and what you are agreeing to
By Submitting the Application Form, I hereby agree to the following:
- I understand that the initial deposit amount for the course/retreat is non-refundable in any circumstances.
- I understand, if I decide to cancel, re-schedule or not take part in the courses or retreats I have signed up for, the initial deposit amount will not be refunded.
- The deposit amount is non-refundable even if it is due to travel restrictions, lockdown, or any similar or non-similar reasons due to a world-wide pandemic or war or anything else of the similar nature, any act of God, or any other unforeseen circumstances.
- Incase, due to personal reasons I want to choose another date, I understand that the deposit amount stays forfeited. If I meet with an accident, become pregnant (women only), and I am unable to join the course; I will need to provide a valid doctors certificate stating the reason. I am fully aware that I will have to inform Aithein Healing School via an email atleast 30 days before the start of the event. Failing to inform the school atleast 30 days before, will result in forfeiting the initial deposit. In such a case, the decision of transferring the course to another date lies with Aithein Healing School.
- I understand that once I have physically joined the course or the event I have signed up for, I shall become obligated and responsible to pay Aithein Healing School the complete fees of the course or event. This fees becomes non-refundable, non-cancellable, and non-transferable.
- I understand that if I fall sick due to Covid or any pandemic or if the course/retreat has to be stopped due to such restrictions or similar reasons, the school may consider transferring my pro-rata balance fees to any future course of my choice. The decision lies with Aithein Healing School.
- I understand and agree that once I have joined the course/retreat physically, Aithein Healing school is not liable to refund me the course fee if I choose to drop out of the course due to my personal issues or circumstances.
- I understand that I will have to pay the balance course/retreat fees (minus the initial advance deposit) upon arrival at Aithein Healing School, by cash or via transfer atleast 15 days before the course begins.
- Aithein Healing school reserves the right to end my participation or continuation in the course if it finds my presence disturbing to the group process.
- I also understand that if Aithein Healing School has to cancel the course for any situation beyond its control such as covid related restrictions or any other reason prior to the beginning of the course, then I am entitled for a full refund, except the initial advance deposit. In such a case, Aithein Healing School will not be liable to cover any other losses I might incur such as travel, insurance, etc. due to any such cancellations.
Any and all disputes will be subject to the jurisdiction of Canacona, Goa, India.
What the fee covers
Included
- The course manual
- Oils used throughout the course
- Massage tables and sheets
- Your certificate on completion
Arrange separately
- Flights and travel insurance
- Airport transfer
- Accommodation and food
We help every student find a room within walking distance of the school — tell us your dates and budget when you enquire.
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Come and see what happens
Tell us roughly when you could travel and we will write back within two working days. If we think a different course suits you better, we will say so — we would rather you came to the right one.