15 Day Elemental Yoga and Dance Retreat in Sri Lanka

Truly an unforgettable experience in an ancient landscape!

An adventure of a lifetime! Journeying to the jungles of remote Sri Lanka, experience the magic of Ulpotha. The perfect place to reconnect with nature at it's best. Monkeys playing happily in the trees on the way to the earthen yoga shala, countless birds in flight and song, endless music from frogs and cicadas to lull you to sleep after daily yoga, dance, meditation, and massage or trips to some of the fascinating sites of Sri Lanka.

Freedom, Renewal, Daily Yoga & Dance
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Malaika’s Elemental ISHTA (Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda) Yoga classes provide a blend of ancient and contemporary teachings to cater to your individual needs. Focusing on flow, alignment, body awareness and expansion to cultivate grace. She will encourage you to respect and listen to your own body using a holistic approach to yoga as a way of being.
What to expect
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Pranayama - ancient breathing practices to calm our overstimulated minds,

Asana -the practice of specific yoga postures to stretch, strengthen and balance the body

Meditation - to expand your awareness and cultivate loving compassion for yourself and others

Dance - to bring celebration, joy, and community connection

Yin and Restorative Yoga - to nurture, rejuvenate, and release your nervous system from unnecessary tension.

We will also sing kirtan songs, another huge limb of Bhakti Yoga or the Yoga of devotion.

Together with Ulpotha's amazingly friendly staff and optional daily Ayurvedic Treatments, massages, and hikes into the surrounding mountains, this promises to be the reset you need to return happily and rested to your everyday life. It will help you face any challenges with greater lightness of being armed with practical tools to maintain a more fluid body... after all, we are 85% water!

Her teachings are suitable for beginners and intermediate levels and dance is a crucial part of this workshop.