The ONLY integral residential yoga retreat in New Zealand, Anahata Yoga Retreat is located on top of a mountain 640 meters above sea level in Golden Bay offering glorious views of the ocean, Farewell Spit and green valleys ...it’s paradise!
Accommodation, retreats, personal sessions and daily activities are offered all year. Anahata is an affliate of Satyananda Yoga.
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“As the blue sky appears after a storm. Without thunder, without cloud, without anything, that is the state of meditation”
Swami Satyananda
May this new year bring you closer to the blue sky!!!
Upcoming Anahata Events 2010
With Anahata Residents
Date: Fri 1 Jan 2010 at 02:00 am to Sat 1 Jan 2011 at 11:00 am
Our 2010 events are now listed under the Events Calendar page. Please click on the following link to see them: Our 2010 events
We are privileged and honoured to welcome Swami Muktimurti from Australia for our Navaratri Sadhana in March. She is well known for her beautiful voice and love of chanting so will be a MUST DO of our 2010 calendar.
'CREATING CHANGE' RETREAT
With SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA & SWAMI KARMA KARUNA
Date: Fri 1 Jan 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 3 Jan 2010 at 02:00 pm
Start the new year as you mean to go on! This retreat encourages relaxation, reflection and reconnection with nature. Focus on resolutions and learn practical tools for creating positive change in the year to come.
CELEBRATION OF SOUND
With Swamis Muktidharma and Karma Karuna
Date: Wed 13 Jan 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 17 Jan 2010 at 02:00 pm
“Music kindles love and infuses hope. It has countless voices and instruments. Music is in the hearts of all men and women.”
-Swami Sivananda
Experience the amazing benefits of sound, music and vibration! Including yoga postures, meditation and nada yoga, this workshop aims to open the throat chakra, encourage vocal expression and induce a subtle awareness of sound.
With special guests, Caitlin & Sika
Satyananda Yoga Teachers & Initiates Conference 2010
With Anahata
Date: Thu 28 Jan 2010 at 11:00 am to Sun 31 Jan 2010 at 10:30 am
We warmly invite you to join us for the second Satyananda Yoga Teachers & Initiates Conference. Re-connect with the Satyananda family to inspire and be inspired!
This event is reserved for Satyananda Teachers, Initiates (of Swami Satyananda, Swami Niranjan or Swami Satsangi) or Yogic Studies students Only.
Breathing and the Brain- Yoga Workshop
With Swami Samnyasananda
Date: Mon 1 Feb 2010 at 10:00 am to Mon 1 Feb 2010 at 05:00 pm
Special workshop for Yoga Teachers and advanced practitioners wishing to deepen their understanding and knowledge of the scientific applications of yoga.
Chakra Vidya Retreat
With SWAMI SAMNYASANANDA
Date: Fri 5 Feb 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 7 Feb 2010 at 02:00 pm
Join our international guest Swami Samnyasananda to deepen your knowledge of yoga and how the chakra systems work. Chakras are energy centres in the body that regulate the circulation of energy and influence all our expressions.
EXPLORE YOUR SELF INTERACTIVE RETREAT
With Anahata Residents
Date: Mon 15 Feb 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 21 Feb 2010 at 11:00 am
Experience yogic lifestyle through active immersion into the daily life of Anahata. Receive support and a daily focus in guided intimate group sessions, learn yogic principles and take part in regular yoga and meditation classes.
NZ Events
AUCKLAND WORKSHOP
ART OF LIVING & DYING WITH YOGA
With SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA
Date: Sat 20 Feb 2010 at 01:00 pm to Sat 20 Feb 2010 at 06:30 pm
Please keep checking for details of the workshop as still being confirmed.
HAMILTON WORKSHOP
YOGA & THE KOSHAS
With SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA
Date: Sun 21 Feb 2010 at 11:00 am to Sun 21 Feb 2010 at 04:00 pm
Learn theoretical knowledge and practices related to each layer of the yogic human body. Awaken a deeper connection to and experience of the Pancha Koshas and increase your potential on all levels!
Anahata Events
YOGA & SACRED FEMININE RETREAT
With SWAMI KARMA KARUNA
Date: Fri 26 Feb 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 28 Feb 2010 at 02:00 pm
Awaken the spirit of femininity through yoga. Join a supportive circle of women to connect with the Goddess within. Use music, dance and creativity to expand and liberate the potential Shakti (inner force). Explore the needs of women in today’s society and focus on yoga for women’s health.
World Events
RIKHIA, INDIA
NADA YOGA (SPANISH)
With SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA
Date: Sat 27 Feb 2010 at 03:00 pm to Mon 8 Mar 2010 at 03:00 pm
Experience the amazing benefits of sound, music and vibration using yoga postures, meditation and classical nada yoga practices. Learn how sound affects the body through the vibrations of the chakras energising your minds, freeing our emotions and inducing deeper harmony.
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Anahata Events
EXPLORE YOUR SELF INTERACTIVE RETREAT
With Anahata Residents
Date: Mon 8 Mar 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 14 Mar 2010 at 11:00 am
Experience yogic lifestyle through active immersion into the daily life of Anahata. Receive support and a daily focus in guided intimate group sessions, learn yogic principles and take part in regular yoga and meditation classes.
NZ Events
NELSON
Power of the Breath Workshop
With Swami Karma Karuna
Date: Sat 13 Mar 2010 at 10:00 am to Sat 13 Mar 2010 at 05:00 pm
The Yogis say that the “quality of your breath reflects the quality of your life.”
Fast breath= stressed mind, unfocused emotion & a sick body.
Slow, deep breath= calm & balanced, focused mind, health & well-being.
Join Swami Karma Karuna for an inspiring and engaging workshop exploring the power of the breath. Learn the science behind the breath and its connection to our physical, mental and energetic experiences. Take away a practical technique to calm the mind, heal the body and energize the whole system.
World Events
SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA VISITS SOUTH AFRICA
With SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA
Date: Sun 14 Mar 2010 at 08:00 pm to Sun 28 Mar 2010 at 08:00 pm
The South African School of Yoga is going to be hosting Swami Muktidharma Saraswati from Anahata Yoga Retreat, New Zealand who will be visiting South Africa for the first time in mid March 2010 for two weeks. The programs have not been confirmed yet but he will be there from 15-29th March 2010 and we will post further details.
Anahata Events
MANTRA & TRANSFORMATION RETREAT
With Guest Swami Muktimurti
Date: Mon 15 Mar 2010 at 04:00 pm to Thu 25 Mar 2010 at 11:00 am
9 DAY NAVARATRI RETREAT
Navaratri is a nine day period of astrological significance, in which it is deemed most auspicious to do spiritual practice (or 'sadhana'). With special guest Swami Muktimurti, from Australia, who is an expert in Mantra and ancient Sanskrit. The intensive nine day sadhana will involve chanting mantra, daily yoga classes, deep relaxation and meditation, some karma yoga (work with meditative awareness) and fire ceremonies.
Anahata Events
EASTER RETREAT- EXPLORATION OF NON-ATTACHMENT
With SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA & SWAMI KARMA KARUNA
Date: Fri 2 Apr 2010 at 04:00 pm to Mon 5 Apr 2010 at 02:00 pm
“We should be like the shadow which passes through water without getting wet or through the fire without getting burnt.” Swami Satyananda
Discover the freedom of letting go! This retreat will provide the tools needed to release our grip on the aspects of our lives which cause stress, grief and worry. Learn techniques to help remove negative habits and conditionings which diminish harmony and creativity. Apply these tools in your day to day life, discover your essential nature, and embrace life in all its fullness.
Anahata Events
EXPLORE YOUR SELF INTERACTIVE RETREAT
With Anahata Residents
Date: Mon 12 Apr 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 18 Apr 2010 at 11:00 am
Experience yogic lifestyle through active immersion into the daily life of Anahata. Receive support and a daily focus in guided intimate group sessions, learn yogic principles and take part in regular yoga and meditation classes.
Anahata Events
EXPLORE YOUR SELF INTERACTIVE RETREAT
With Anahata Residents
Date: Mon 3 May 2010 at 04:00 pm to Sun 9 May 2010 at 11:00 am
Experience yogic lifestyle through active immersion into the daily life of Anahata. Receive support and a daily focus in guided intimate group sessions, learn yogic principles and take part in regular yoga and meditation classes.
World Events
JHARKHAND, INDIA
CHAKRA SADHANA RETREAT 2010
With SWAMI MUKTIDHARMA & SWAMI KARMA KARUNA
Date: Wed 20 Oct 2010 at 10:00 am to Fri 29 Oct 2010 at 02:00 pm
At the home and heart of Paramahamsa Satyananda, this 10-day retreat provides an intensive focus on the chakra system, through a process of purification and stimulation of the energy centres.
World Events
JHARKHAND, INDIA
INDIA RETREAT- PRANA VIDYA COURSE
With SWAMI's MUKTIDHARMA & KARMA KARUNA
Date: Mon 1 Nov 2010 at 05:00 am to Sun 7 Nov 2010 at 03:00 pm
Experience the scientific and esoteric aspects of the subtle breath and body, including practical techniques for awakening the energetic fields. Heighten your perception of prana, learn techniques to direct energy for healing others and the self.
For more details please contact us: +64 3 525 9887
email: yoga@anahata-retreat.org.nz
www.anahata-retreat.org.nz
