Tristan first began the practice of yoga in 1985 at school when he was 16 years old. At the age of 19 he travelled to the Himalayas to live in a Mahayana Buddhist monastery. This was really his first introduction to the higher teachings and to the spiritual life. He had his first awakening experience a year later after a meditation retreat in a Buddhist cave monastery in Thailand and experienced the awakening of kundalini the following year in 1991.

Over the next 19 years he continued to study Buddhist meditation and yoga and travelled to Nepal, Sri Lanka and especially India as often as possible to continue the study and practice of yoga in various ashrams and monasteries. He started teaching yoga and meditation in 2006. He qualified as a yoga teacher from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta ashram in Kerala, India.

Some of the most influential teachers in his life have been Amritanandamayi (Amma), Ajhan Amaro, Ajahn Succito, Swami Sri Hans Raj Maharajji, Tapkay Lama and Yogani. The yoga he teaches is integral, incorporating all eight limbs of yoga and his focus is as much about spiritual purification, and self-realization as about the physical aspects of yoga.

Tristans Website

We will be leading this retreat at Seminarhaus-Shanti retreat centre in Germany. The centre is located on the edge of a forest, near Bad-Meinberg, which is about 80 km from Hanover.

contact Gastgruppenbetreuung and book your room directly there:
Tel: +495234 87-2332
gastgruppen@yoga-vidya.de

Retreats give us the opportunity to go deeper into our practice than we can in daily life and to cultivate stillness and silence in a more profound way.

None of the yoga or meditation sessions are compulsory, so it is possible to practice at whatever pace suits you. Practices include asanas, Spinal Breathing Pranayama, Deep Meditation and Samyama. There are also Satsang sessions, which are an opportunity to ask questions on yoga and to gain an understanding of yogic philosophy.

No previous experience of yoga is necessary to come on a retreat, as all the practices will be taught whilst you are there. There will be time for questions and answers in group sessions.

Practices will include Asanas, Meditation, Spinal Breathing Pranayama and Samyama as well as other yoga practices.  The focus of the retreat will be on the cultivation of inner silence, purification using pranayama and self-inquiry (jnana yoga). This retreat is suitable for people of all levels of ability. Full instructions on practice will be given.

All food on retreat is vegetarian and other special diets such as vegan or gluten free etc. can be catered for if you let us know in advance.

There is no retreat fee this time. However donations are wellcome. In addition to a registration here you have to book accomodation with Seminarhaus Shanti with following costs depending on the type of accommodation chosen:

Caravan/ Tent:             193,75 Euros  (per person)

Dormitory (4 beds):     232,25 Euros  (per person)

Double room:               295,25 Euros (per person)

Single room:                410,75 Euros (per person)

The total cost includes accommodation for 7 nights, 2 meals a day and all the yoga sessions. Tea is available all day.
For booking accomodation please contact:
Gastgruppenbetreuung:
Tel: +495234 87-2332
gastgruppen@yoga-vidya.de

Places will be strictly limited, so register early to avoid disappointment.

freitag 26. Juni
14:00 - 16:00       Ankommen

16:30 - 17:45       Anweisungen zu den Übungen. Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation

18:00                    Abendessen

19:30                    Abendvortrag, Einführung in den Kurs
 

Samstag 27. Juni
07:30 - 09:00      Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

09:20 - 10:20      Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

10:30                   Brunch

11:00 - 15:45      Freizeit/gemeinsamer Spaziergang/individuelle Praxis

15:30 - 16:30      Asanas, Pranayam, Meditation, Samyama

16:30 - 17:30      Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

17:45                   Abendessen

19:30                   Abendvortrag/ Fragen und Antworten
 

Sonntag 28. Juni bis Mittwoch 1. Juli
07:30 - 09:00          Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama Nataraj

09:20 - 10:20          Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

10:30                       Brunch

11:00 - 15:00          Freizeit/ Spaziergang/ individuelle Praxis

15:00 - 16:30          Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

16:40 - 17:30          Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

17:45                       Abendessen

19:30                       Abendvortrag

Donnerstag 2. Juli
07:30 - 09:00          Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama Nataraj

09:20 - 10:10          Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

10:30                       Brunch

11:00 - 15:45          Freizeit/ Spaziergang/ individuelle Praxis

15:45 - 17:30          Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

17:45                       Abendessen

19:30                       Abendvortrag 

Freitag 3  Juli
07:30 - 09:00           Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation, Samyama

10:30                        Brunch

11:30 - 12:00           Feedbackrunde und Abschied

Rücktrittsbedingungen: Aufgrund der besonderen Situation wird bei Absage, ob vom Veranstalter oder Teilnehmer, der gesamte Betrag zurückerstattet.