17 - 24 Oct 2027

Breath and Pranayama - 7 days

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Location
Håå Retreat Center
Language
English
Full price
9690 SEK

Discounts

Student (10%)
8721 SEK
Unemployed (10%)
8721 SEK
Retired (10%)
8721 SEK
Ages 25 or younger (20%)
7752 SEK

How does your breathing affect your physical and mental state?

How can breath awareness and the yogic breathing exercises, pranayama, lead to an experience of resting in yourself?

This retreat, with a focus on breath and pranayama, is open to complete beginners as well as experienced yogis.

During the retreat, we progress gradually from simple yoga poses and breathing exercises to the deep-reaching asana, pranayama and meditations of the Tantric tradition. Beyond the yoga practice, you can enjoy the Swedish countryside, relax in the sauna, or try our floating tank.

Organic vegan/vegetarian food and accommodation are included in the retreat cost.

During the retreat there is a 1½ day silent period. All participants do an intestinal cleansing on the third day of the retreat. Karma Yoga hours (e.g. in the garden or kitchen), are like on the longer retreats, that is approx. 1½ hours before noon and an occasional afternoon or evening.

Conditions

A retreat at Håå Retreat Center is a unique experience with specific conditions. Before signing up, please read the following pages:

Note especially these three conditions:

  • All classes and karma yoga periods are mandatory
  • Mobile phones, computers, and similar devices may not be used during the retreat
  • Full silence is kept during silent periods of the retreat

We reserve the right to dismiss students who do not adhere to these conditions, or any of the other conditions outlined in the linked pages. We do not provide refunds after the start of the retreat.

Teachers

Swami Ma Sita Savitri

Swami Ma Sita Savitri

Swami Ma Sita is originally from Iceland. Spontaneous experiences in her youth introduced her to the mystical path. During her University studies she practised yoga, but it was not until she moved to Denmark in 1982 that she found what she had been looking for. She attended Swami Janakananda’s meditation teaching.

Over the years, Swami Ma Sita has been teaching in the school’s various branches in Scandinavia. In 1991, she moved to Håå Retreat Center, where she is responsible for the yoga teacher training programme and the distribution of titles published by Bindu and is a member of the Center’s management team.

It is primarily within three areas that Swami Ma Sita has delved deeply: Prana Vidya, Kirtan – and above all, Kriya Yoga – which she teaches during the one-month and three-month Sadhana retreats.

Vivekashakti

Vivekashakti

Vivekashakti is from Stockholm. After many years working in academia, she felt the need to explore her spiritual side. At Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School in Stockholm, she found the authentic yoga practice she was looking for. This inspired her to participate in the 3-month retreat at Håå Retreat Center. The energy and harmony that she experienced from the yoga, made her want to spend more time at the center, and she participated on more retreats, both as a student and as a volunteer, for three years. Vivekashakti then moved in to the ashram and started her yoga teacher training; both to deepen her own self-knowledge and also to pass on yoga and its benefits to others.

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