Hatha Yoga, all levels of students can practice since it’s going to be gentle and slower-paced and focuses more on breath, controlled movements, and stretching. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, if students have been practicing this yoga before or have been regularly practicing any kind of yoga, they will enjoy practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. It is a
dynamic, strong, and vigorous practice that requires more physical strength. And again, we can even teach this to beginners with modification, but it will require extra time and effort from both students and teachers. Vinyasa Flow Yoga, is also a dynamic form of yoga and requires a medium level of body strength, flexibility, and balance.
Restorative Yoga, is a very gentle practice where asanas are held for a longer period with the support of props such as blocks, bolsters, cushions, blankets, and straps. This yoga helps to relax, restore, and rejuvenate the body, mind, and spirit. If the students are feeling exhausted or tired after sightseeing or a long hike, this practice will help them relax and relieve their stress.

PRANAYAMA
Depending upon the weather we can incorporate different pranayamas accordingly. If the retreat is being held in June/July, we can practice more cooling pranayamas, namely
Sheetli, Sheetkari and Bhramri. If the retreat is being held in September/October and if the weather gets cold, we can practice more heating pranayamas, namely Kapalbhati, Bhastrika, and Ujjai. Nadi Shodhanam Pranayama we can practice it anytime under any kind of weather/climate.

MEDITATION
We will be offering 4 different kinds of meditation practices. These are Yoga Nidra, Tension and Relaxation, Whole Body Relaxation, and Breath Awareness. Yoga Nidra, Tension and Relaxation, and Whole-Body Relaxation should be practiced lying down on our backs. Breath Awareness can be done both sitting up and lying down on your back. Yoga Nidra, is a part of NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) practice. It is a powerful practice that brings deep relaxation and rejuvenation to both the body and mind. Originating from ancient yogic traditions, it is a guided meditation technique that induces a state of conscious sleep, where you will be in the space between awake and sleep. During a Yoga Nidra session, practitioners lie comfortably in Savasana (corpse pose) while an instructor gently guides them through a series of verbal instructions. The aim is to achieve a state of profound relaxation while remaining awake and aware. By systematically relaxing each part of the body and exploring different sensations, emotions, and imagery, Yoga Nidra helps release physical, mental, and emotional tension. Yoga Nidra is also a form of guided meditation. Tension and Relaxation, is a restorative practice where the main goal is to bring stillness and calmness to the practitioner’s mind and body. The practice includes tensing of certain parts of the body and holding it for a few counts before releasing all the tension stored in those areas altogether. This is a unique progressive relaxation technique aimed to bring complete relaxation to the body and mind by tensing certain parts of the body at first unlike other relaxation techniques. Whole Body Relaxation, is a meditative practice where the practitioners will be guided orally through the whole practice, lying down on their back with their eyes gently closed. Here the practitioners will be firstly guided through breath awareness, sound awareness, and breathwork exercises to prepare for the final relaxation technique where one will have to shift their awareness through their body from one body part to another aiming to release all physical tension stored in those areas. Breath Awareness Meditation, is a form of mindful breathing practice that can improve concentration, reduces stress and anxiety, and bring stillness to the body and the mind. It can be practiced lying down or in a seating position where the practitioner must bring complete awareness to their breathing and keep out any other thoughts from their mind.