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About the Program
While each retreat is unique and inspired by the individuals who attend, Samaa Living, Ltd's universal goals focus on discovering or reconnecting with your life’s purpose, creating lifetime friendships, and the opportunity to experience unity in a group setting. You will have the space to truly experience the benefits of intentional time to relax, restore, and renew your body and mind.
- Yoga and meditation
- Nature walks and the ability for personal introspection in beautiful surroundings
- Nourishing food and drinks
- Community and meaningful connection
As a retreat attendee, you can expect:
- Easy access to nature and the outdoors - both at the facilities and in surrounding trails, mountains, rivers, and parks
- Daily yoga and meditation practice (no experience necessary)
- Talks, sessions, and guidance based on the retreat’s theme
- Opportunities for fellowship with others during meals and sessions, as well as solitude and individual contemplation
- The chance to serve others by helping to prepare for classes, preparing or cleaning up at meals, or other simple and communal tasks
- Massage and body treatments (optional during rest time for an additional fee)
A Typical Day:
- Morning yoga and meditation
- Breakfast
- Workshop or lecture
- Lunch
- Group activity, optional treatments, or rest
- Evening group gathering, satsang, or meditation
- Dinner
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Instructors
Naader Shagagi
Trained in Raja yoga at the Self Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles and Hatha yoga at The Yoga College of India, Beverly Hills, Naader Shagagi has been studying and practicing yoga and meditation since 1983. A former Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering, Naader also studied Philosophy and Religion before coming to Los Angeles as a disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda in 1985. A student of the great yoga master, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Sufi Mystic, Pir Inayat Khan, Naader brings a culmination of intensive study and personal experience presented to you through his yoga of Mystics® philosophy.
Carolina Cotman
Carolina is a professional yoga instructor schooled in the arts of yoga and meditation and is the Manager of Curative Yoga, LLC. Her duties are to direct and supervise all charitable activities of Samaa Living; Vice President and Director of the Foundation. While she has received her 200-hour certification from Yoga of Mystics®, she believes that a commitment to teaching yoga is a lifetime journey in which she sees the teacher in all, in particular her well-intended mother, mystical father, supportive and loving husband, strong-willed daughter, affectionate son and her trustworthy teacher.
Art Grigorian
Art Grigorian found yoga while studying music at CSUN, and after a decade of self practice, found inspiration to teach. Art undertook his teacher training in Pasadena, CA under a distant disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, and began teaching yoga classes immediately. In 2014, Art went to India to study Mysore Ashtanga for 3 months. Yoga has now been an abiding presence in his life for more than 25 years. Art’s formal musical training has been a vital part of his yoga teachings.The amalgamation of music and yoga makes each class a healing and a and a life changing experience.
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Samaa Retreat Center
Welcoming suites invite you to find your home away from home in mountain lodge accommodations, comfortable mattresses and plush pillows, Sani-jet hydrotherapy jacuzzi and soaking tubs, and serene walking trails on ten wooded acres.
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- Single room with a queen or king bed and shared hallway bath or a private bath
- Double room with two twins, queen, or king bed and shared hallway bath
- Double room with a queen or king bed with a private bath
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