All available accommodation and facilities for yoga life are provided and run by a very hospitable host Don. All the outside environment of the premises is bringing your mind inside allowing you a unique chance to release any tension or stress, inspiring to further advance in your practice, contemplate and concentrate on your true nature.

Where beats of industrialized life come to a complete stand-still, giving way to a super-natural, tropical environment; and you, a chance to get new insights and experiences of unprecedented yoga state of mind, body, and soul.

In this yoga retreat, you will not apply stress-related methods or any kind of force, which is violence. You will enjoy the atmosphere that is genuine and unique, aspiring, and transformative in nature. You will manage to obtain new experiences, draw unconditional insight and vision of your true self as well as gain a flexible and healthy body.

During this retreat, you will have a consultation session with the traditional doctor of Sri Lanka, known as the doctor knowledgeable in herbs and naturopathy, for any physical concerns. He will use pulse diagnosis or Nadi Vijnana to determine your prakruti (given at birth) and vikruti (obtained through living) conditions of physical and energy bodies. Based on this consultation results, a proposed food and lifestyle plan will be produced and presented for your consideration.

At Yoga Light-House, herbal medicine is made in accordance with ancient formulas using powerful energy of Sri Lanka herbs. They also apply Indian science of Ayurveda both in yoga practice and treatment of ailment, if any.

Below is an example of one-day yoga experience with Yoga Light House in Sri Lanka.

Sample daily schedule

• 05:45 Wake up, revising the night, japa practice
• 06:15 Shatkarmas
• 06:45 Asana, pranayama, pratyathara (Hatha yoga)
• 08:30 Free time followed by breakfast and leisure activities such as cycling, swimming, visiting places of interests, gardening, self-studying, reading, and then practice Karma yoga
• 12:00 Lunch followed by free time
• 16:45 Plavita sadhana, pranayama, dharana, mantra chanting, and listening followed by Nada yoga
• 18:30 Dinner, preparing for the night, satsanga, revising the day, free time

What benefits you will acquire living at Yoga Light House

• On a physical level, you will study yourself and learn how to balance three doshas, investigate, and discover weak points of your constitution or prakriti. If there are any recurring diseases, you will learn how to combat and eradicate them by managing your life style; you will increase endurance and vitality of the body.
• On mental level, you will learn methods and kriyas for mind, sense control and stability, through an individualized practice. You will also learn how to acquire stability and serenity in your mind and you will grow positive traits and features of your personality so as to remain centered and focused, confident and relaxed in your day to day living.
• On spiritual level, you will be able to trace your karmic imprints or samskaras and know how to handle them not to generate more of them in both your awake and sleep states of mind. You will grow the power of will with which you will become a manager of your destiny.
• Finally, you will have an individual yoga life style developed for your personality, which you can improve by applying it in every moment of your life.
• As secondary benefits, you will explore Sri Lanka, gain access to sandy and grassy beaches, tropical environment, fresh fruits and vegetables, seafoods straight from the ocean, the Maha Yoga River, unique landscapes, and culture of the Indian ocean jewel.

All of these can become your personalized journey to the island full of adventures and spiritual treasures.

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  Nikolas Shower

  Nikolas is the founder of Yoga Light House and the Yoga Sadhana at the center. He is a light bearer, spiritual warrior and seeker for liberation.

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  Jeewanthi

  Jeewanthi is the Fire Keeper, Shakti of our Spiritual Home and a Kundalini that dreams to wake up within herself one day.

This retreat will take place in Waikkal, Sri Lanka. Yoga Light-House is located on the western coast of Sri Lanka, in a quiet and prosperous area called Waikkal, on the shore of the magnificent Indian Ocean. Where beats of industrialized life come to a complete stand still giving way to super natural tropical environment, and you a chance to get new insight and experience of unprecedented yoga state of mind, body and soul.

Nearby places

• Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) - 30 minutes
• Indian Ocean, 0.5 kilometers

It is recommended to follow a vegetarian diet during your retreat to bolster personal benefits of the practice. However, you are not restricted in your choice. A recommended food plan will be produced during your consultation and will be based on your guna-dosha constitution as well as on your present physical and mental conditions.

You can explore the outdoors with exciting activities such as riding a bicycle, taking a raft or swimming in the ocean, strolling through the mangroves as well as jogging on the beach.

An Ayurvedic or re-balancing message can be provided onsite.

• 4 nights accommodation
• Daily vegetarian meals
• Daily yoga practice
• Fun activities such as cycling, and rafting
• Mantra chanting sessions daily

• Airfares
• Airport transfers

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB). Transfer from and to the airport is not included. You can take a taxi from the airport to Waikkal that will take around 30 minutes and costs approximately 20 USD.