Yoga Retreats

The programme is designed for beginners but also suitable for anyone looking to refresh the fundamentals of Hatha yoga. We will introduce the 12 basic postures, pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation techniques and will instill the disciple to create a home practice, improve flexibility, and foster a greater ability to cope with stress and find inner happiness.

Forgiveness is a powerful part of spiritual life and deeply transformative practice. Free yourself of negative emotions. Embark on a journey to the opening of the heart to achieve a new and fulfilling transformation of body, mind and spirit.

Learn to bring meaning and power into the activities of your daily life. You may feel drained from work, relationships, daily frustrations or hardships. With Divine inspiration and depth of purpose brought about by yoga and meditation we can elevate ourselves. Yoga and spirituality give us strength to move through life more easily. Through the systematic practice of yoga postures, breathing and relaxation, combined with mantra chanting and meditation, you will build up the inner strength necessary to transform your life. You will also study and practice the powerful science of positive affirmations, which you will be able to use at home to create a better life for yourself and your loved ones.

Holidays at the ashram are joyful and inspiring. Come and join us for an elevating program including Christmas carols, a theater play, bonfires, skiing, outdoor activities and much more! Free choice of dates.

Dr. Bhatt, Ayurvedic specialist, will offer consultation which will reveal your constitution (dosha) and, through dietary recommendations and guidelines for a healthy lifestyle, help to create more balance in your life.
Lectures on:

• The Ayurveda Constitution
• Daily Routine for a healthy lifestyle
• The healing power of food

Contact: [email protected] | 819 322 3226

The best way to  welcome the new year is with Yoga and meditation practice. The New Year’s retreat will build a strong foundation allowing us to make positive changes towards self-transformation. Aquire tools to cultivate inner peace and deepen your awareness of body and spirit.

During this retreat, we will learn the concepts of prana (vital energy), pranayama (control of the life force) and asanas (postures) to better understand the philosophical and energetic principles underlying the yoga practice. Developing this understanding will eventually lead you to a more satisfying and profound experience in your practice of yoga and meditation.

Topics covered will include:

• How to make the asanas (postures) steady and comfortable
• Steps towards greater physical and mental flexibility
• Improve your asana practice through deep relaxation
• Prana, pranayama and increased concentration
• Nadis (energy channels), chakras and experiences in the astral body

Enjoy a relaxing yoga holiday and a unique experience in nature. Take a deep breath and gain new strength and inspiration in the healing Laurentian Mountains in the beautiful natural ashram setting through a holistic practice of postures (asanas), breathing (pranayama), relaxation (savasana), group meditations (satsangs), nutritious vegetarian meals, stimulating lectures on yoga philosophy and dynamic walks in the forest as well as a bonfire (weather permitting).

The programme is designed for beginners but also suitable for anyone looking to refresh the fundamentals of yoga and Meditation. We will introduce the 12 basic postures, pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation techniques and will instill the disciple to create a home practice, improve flexibility, and foster a greater ability to cope with stress and find inner happiness.

Let this become a turning point in your life’s journey. Depression ranks among the leading causes of disability in people ages 15 to 44 – and it does not have to hold you back anymore. This retreat offers the opportunity to transcend depression by igniting a radical shift in your perspective. You will reconnect with your essential Self as you learn specific yoga postures (asanas) and breathing practices, dietary guidelines, and other yogic techniques to ease and relieve depression and allow your natural state and your balance to emerge.