Centre Lothlorien, A place where beautiful encounters belong to daily life, Frankrijk
Up to 12 in group
July 14 - 20, 2024
About this Retreat
Richard Slager is raised in the Netherlands. After years of working in the Hotel and Tourism Industry in different countries he sets a bridge between India and the western world.
Since the establishment of Centre Lothlorien in France in 2002, Richard has helped with the organisation of the centre has been organizing activities to familiarize young people with playing and living in nature.
Richard has studied Ayurvedic herbs and medicins in Kerala. Now in he puts this in practice by teaching the basis of Ayurveda and the practical use of local herbs in France.
Richard has completed the Yoga Teacher Training Course at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai and has continued learning about the Indian Philosophy, including Patanjali Yoga Sutra's, Samkhya, Vedanta and Ayurveda. Currently he is teacher at the Indian Classic Yoga Teacher Training Courses in France and The Netherlands.
Pinky More was born in India. Here she has completed her Yoga education at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, the Oldest Organized Yoga Center in the World. After a few years of working and traveling over the world she has settled down in the Netherlands to introduce Indian Classic Yoga, the traditional style of Yoga. In Kerala, India, Pinky has studied Ayurveda and started giving ayurvedic massages.
Since 2012 Pinky organizes Yoga retreats at Centre Lothlorien in France. In 2019 she started the affiliation between Centre Lothlorien and ‘The Yoga Institute’. Currently, besides leading her own Teacher Training Courses in France she teaches in several other European countries and participates to Yoga programs in Ghana, Dubai and India.
Sanne is a part of the team of Heart of India - Indian Classic Yoga and Centre Lothlorien since 2022. All summer, as well as in spring and autums, she cooks for all the guests at the center. After working in several kitchens, including a long time in mental health care, she followed her heart to be in nature and be more involved with food. Sanne learned about Yoga in India, where she has done multiple Teacher Training Courses. She has been studying Vedic cooking for a long time and has multiple experiences with Panchakarma. Her passion is therefore healthy and vegetarian cooking.
Details of this retreat
7 day Yoga and Ayurveda retreat in a peaceful, inspiring environment.
Learn how the Ayurveda system works and participate in Vedic Cooking workshops.
This week is all about Ayurveda. Every evening you will enjoy a vegetarian, Ayurvedic meal.
You will learn the theory of what Ayurveda is all about. What is the philosophy behind Ayurveda, which concepts apply, find out what is your Ayurvedic constition and how to apply this in real life.
What you learn in theory, you get to apply it in the kitchen. Under guidence of an experienced Ayurvedic cook, you will actually prepare meals that will be served to the guests at the Centre. Learn how to prepare Healthy, Fresh and balanced Vedic meals.
Herbal workshops and yoga workshops are offered outside the regular program and can be booked in addition.