4 Day Hiking, Meditation and Yoga Retreat in Chhaling, Bhaktapur

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Day 1: Kathmandu - Nepal Yoga Academy

Duration: 6 hours
Transportation: Car
Meal: Dinner
Accommodation: Nepal Yoga Academy

Highlight: Yoga in the Himalayas

14:00 - 17:00: Arrive at the Nepal Yoga Academy, check-in and register. Rest and relax
17:00 - 18:30: Evening yoga class and meditation
18:30 - 19:30: Dinner. Rest and relax at your own leisure after dinner

Day 2: Yoga and meditation, and hiking retreat

Duration: 11 hours
Transportation: Car
Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Nepal Yoga Academy

Highlight of this day will be doing yoga in the Himalayas, Ayurveda sauna, steam bath, and Ayurveda oil massage, Shirodhara Ayurveda treatment, hiking / trekking.

06:30 - 07:00 Nose cleansing session
07:00 - 08:00 Breathing yoga session
08:00 - 09:30 Yoga and meditation class
09.30 - 10:30 Breakfast
10:30 - 13:00 Hiking trips following in-house schedules to Nagarkot (4 hours) or Changu Narayan Temple (4 hours), Vajri Yogini Temple (3 hours), eco farm (1 hour), Jalpa Devi Temple (1 hour 20 minutes), Trishul Temple (2 hours 20 minutes) or jungle hike (1 hour 20 minutes). Note: Not during the rainy season
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 After lunch, you will do Ayurveda sauna (15 minutes), steam bath (20 minutes), Ayurveda oil massage (1 hour), and Shirodhara Ayurveda treatment (45 minutes)
17:00 - 18:30 Evening yoga class and meditation
18:30 - 19:30 Dinner. Rest and relax at your own leisure after dinner

Day 3: Yoga, meditation, and hiking

Duration: 11 hours
Transportation: Walking
Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Nepal Yoga Academy

Highlights of today will be doing yoga in the Himalayas, hiking / trekking.

06:30 - 07:00 Nose cleansing session
07:00 - 08:00 Breathing yoga session
08:00 - 09:30 Yoga and meditation class
09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast session
10:30 - 13:00 Hiking trip following in-house schedules to Nagarkot (4 hours) or Changu Narayan Temple (4 hours), Vajri Yogini Temple (3 hours), eco farm (1 hour), Jalpa Devi Temple (1 hour 20 minutes), Trishul Temple (2 hours 20 minutes), or jungle hike (1 hour 20 minutes). Note: Not during the rainy season.
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch session
14:00 - 17:00 After lunch, free and easy at own leisure
17:00 - 18:30 Evening yoga class and meditation
18:30 - 19:30 Dinner. Rest and relax at own leisure after dinner.

Day 4: Nepal Yoga Academy to Kathmandu

Duration: 9 hours
Transportation: Car
Meal: Breakfast, lunch

Today, the highlight will be yoga practice and one-hour philosophy lesson

06:30 - 07:00 Nose cleansing session
07:00 - 08:00 Breathing yoga session
08:00 - 09:30 Yoga and meditation class
09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast
10:30 - 13:00 After breakfast, you will take part in philosophy lesson (1 hour) and relax
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:30 Check out. The staff will pick you up from Nepal Yoga Academy and drive you back to your hotel in Kathmandu.
15:30 - 15:45: Arrive at your hotel in Kathmandu. Tour ends.

Nose cleansing session

After nose cleansing, one can benefit from breathing exercises. Your lungs and the respiratory passage will be clean and will be able to supply your blood with more oxygen. As a harmonic conclusion of such a small program, you can do “the alternate nostril breathing” to gain an even better balance and clarity in the brain.

Instructors

Dr. Chintamani

Dr. Chintamani Gautam is the leader of Nepal Yoga Academy and a highly experienced Yoga Guru. He represents the peak of yogic knowledge and teaching in the Himalayan region of Nepal. He has been involved with yoga for over 18 years in both Nepal and India as a student of Sanskrit and as a teacher. His credentials include a Ph.D. (Doctorate) in yoga, a Master’s Degree in Human Consciousness and Yogic Science from Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar, India, and another in Sanskrit Literature from Sampurnananda Sanskrit University in Varanasi, also in India.

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During the retreat, you will stay at Nepal Yoga Academy. You will be assigned to a standard room with an attached bathroom.

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Reviews

Bewertung von Rachel Riley aus Vereinigtes Königreich

10 November 2022

"Not just a yoga retreat!"

I was looked after with so much care and attention, way beyond my expectations. I arrived in Nepal with terrible back pain, and there were things I didn't like at the start of the tour, but Siddhathra (my organiser) and Janak (my amazing guide and yogi) went above and beyond to make sure I was looked after, and amended anything they needed to, to make my retreat and tour tailored perfectly for me and an all round fantastic experience. I practice yoga regularly, but still learnt a lot from Janak on more subtle yoga, and have taken things I can now add into my regular practice. There's always something new to learn from a fellow yogi. Of course Nepal is spectacularly beautiful, and Janak kept challenging me to rise early, or climb a few more steps up the "little hill" even when I didn't really want to, every time resulting in amazing views I could never have imagined. I never had any regrets. I especially love the fact that Janak figured out what I like very early into the tour without me saying much, and really tailored my visits accordingly, teaching me lots about the land and culture along the way. They listened, paid attention and did everything they could to make my experience wonderfully memorable. Amazing and I'm so thankful to them both! 💞

There wasn't much I didn't like, and anything I didn't like was amended immediately. The standard accommodation that comes with the package was not to my taste, (may be good for others) but of course this was changed. For the road trip from Katmandu to Pokhara via Bandipur, the original vehicle was a small car which I was concerned would be challenging particularly with my bad back, but again they changed this straight away when I asked. Generally I recommend an SUV is used for the journey. Communicate with the team and you can't go wrong

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Review by Emanuel Hitz from Switzerland

June 14, 2022

"Wunderbares entspanntes Yoga Retreat mit lecker Prosecco"

Der Name war Programm, Petra ist eine sehr angenehme Yogalehrerin und geht auch auf die Individuellen Bedürfnisse der Gruppe ein. Eva mit ihren Kochkünsten muss ein Geschenk des Himmels sein. Und auf individuelle Ernährungsstile wird eingegangen. Eva und Petra sind super Hosts und auch die Gruppe war sehr angenehm. Das Haus hat wirklich Charakter und ist schön eingerichtet, je nach Wetter konnten wir draussen oder im grossen Yogaraum Yoga machen.

Was wäre eine Kritik ohne einen Negtivpunkt: einzig die Strasse neben dem Haus kann etwas laut sein, sodass man in der Nacht die Autos hört und so das (sehr gut isolierende) Fenster schliessen muss.

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Review by Melanie Michel from Switzerland

June 17, 2022

"Erholsame Ferien im Yogaretreat in Italy"

Wir wurden von Petra bereits am Bahnhof sehr herzlich empfangen. Bei der Ankunft in der wunderschönen Villa wurden wir mit einem der besten "Rüeblikuchen" verwöhnt und bekamen ein Prosecco als Welcome-Drink. Die gesamte Atmosphäre im Yogaretreat war sehr entspannt und relaxt. Nebst dem sehr angenehmen Yoga, genossen wir am Abend und Morgen das sehr fein zubereitete Essen von Eva und konnten jeweils am Abend eins bis zwei Prosecco aus der Region geniessen. Nachmittags haben wir jeweils etws unternommen. An alle, die nebst dem Yoga auch noch das italienische Flair geniessen möchten, kann ich diesen Retreat bestens empfehlen. Petra und Eva sind extrem gastfreundliche und liebevolle Menschen.

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Review by Anonymous

June 4, 2023

"Unglaubliche Villa, unglaubliches Essen"

Das Essen war der Wahnsinn, und der Yogaunterricht hat total Spaß gemacht. Morgens war eher sportlicheres und anstrengenderes Yoga, mit vielen interessanten Flows und Zeit, herausfordernde Posen zu üben (zb die Krähe). Ich freue mich schon aufs nächste Jahr!

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