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Twin share - $1675   Deluxe Single - $1975

​Personal Retreat 6-12 April 2024

~  Are you nostalgic for some Ashram time...or curious to experience it?

~ Do you have a creative project you want to carve out some time for?
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~ Or maybe you simply want to step off the treadmill for a while?

This Ashram style personal retreat offers the rare opportunity to...

• Pause and take some time away from the daily demands and pressures of life...imagine no expectations and a structured daily programme. 
• Deepen existing lifestyle and spiritual practices and/or explore new ones... daily yoga classes, kirtan, lagoo, havan and Ayurvedic lifestyle. 
• Connect with sangha (community) and enjoy the company of like-minded people.
• Be nourished with delicious vegetarian meals cooked with love.

The Old Monastery at Stroud provides the perfect setting to create an Ashram 'vibe'...a natural bush environment, a spacious yoga hall, simple accommodation  and delightful spaces to be in sangha or on your own. 

Whether you are regularly on the mat or have lost touch with your practice this retreat is all about creating the space for you to pause, reconnect and return to a more balanced state of body, mind and spirit. 

We know from experience that in just 6 days your digestion and sleep will improve, your body will feel lighter, you will have more energy, your mind will be calmer and you will have a clearer sense of focus. You will also be on track to a more regular daily routine which lies at the heart of our yogic lifestyle. 

This retreat is ideal for you if you want to:

• Be supported in a daily practice
• Create new habits and let go old ones.
• Strengthen your digestion. 
• Connect with sangha 
• Deepen your awareness 
• Re-align with nature’s rhythms & cycles

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Teaching Team:
​Well versed in Ashram life each member of our team is an experienced yoga teacher in the Satyananda tradition
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"What is worth doing and what is worth having?
It is worth doing nothing and having a rest". 
Michael Leunig  

Old Stroud Monastery:

Built by hand in the early 1980’s by volunteers and members of the Franciscan community, our time in this charming mud brick complex feels like a warm hug.

​"Such a wonderful, spiritual, cocooning energy"

The Franciscan values of inclusivity, simplicity, peace, hope and healing are ever-present in this tranquil bush setting providing the perfect space to pause, reflect and reconnect.

Located on the edge of the historic village of Stroud in the Hunter Valley, the Old Monastery it is about 90 minutes north-west of Newcastle (not far from the village of Dungog).

Some of the features of the complex include a purpose-built (yoga) practice space, a beautiful mud-brick chapel, a deliciously cozy community library/lounge area with a combustion fire-place and lots of space to pause and reflect.  

Accommodation Options
Although the rooms are very simple in keeping with the monastery origins, they are very well maintained and charming, with doors opening into the natural bush setting.

The majority are single occupancy however there are a few twin share options available. Two larger rooms have queen beds. The rest have single beds. 

• Single Deluxe (larger room/queen bed) - 1
• Single Standard (single bed) - 12
• Twin share  - 4

​All bathroom facilities are shared.

Linen Hire - $10 or BYO sheets & towels (pillow and doonas/blankets provided)

BYO yoga mat and supports
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*** If you know that you are a light sleeper or snore please choose a single room.
*** If you know you are easily disturbed please bring ear plugs.     

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This residential retreat includes:

• 6 nights single or twin share accommodation at Stroud Monastery. 
• Delicious, vegetarian meals during the programme, .
• Daily sunrise yoga classes incorporating asana, pranayama and meditation. Greet the day in our roof-top yoga shala surrounded by coconut palm treetops and the locals (crowing cocks, inquisitive squirrels and local birdlife).
• Daily Yoga Nidra – a profound yoga meditative/relaxation technique.
• Daily workshops exploring Ayurveda and Yoga knowledge and practices.
• A private session with Mary Girishaa to explore your personal Ayurveda journey.
• A private session with Coralie to develop a personal yoga practice for your home sadhana (ongoing practice).
• Time in the kitchen to explore Ayurveda’s approach to cooking and eating.
• A complimentary traditional Balinese massage at the Narasoma day spa, and the opportunity to enjoy more in your free time.
• Participate in a New Moon puja conducted by the owner and staff of Narasoma.
• A bag of goodies to support establishing your own Yoga and Ayurvedic daily well-being regime.
• A comprehensive workbook to guide your journey and provide ongoing support when you return home.
• A guided visit to a local organic market and the main market on the last morning, where we’ll introduce you to our local sources for spices, palm sugar and coconut oil.
• A visit to 'Nadis Herbals' – a local concern selling a range of Ayurvedic products locally grown and produced.
• Time for you . . . space to pause, reflect and reconnect.