Fed up of January already? Pack everything but your responsibilities and head to India instead for this upcoming nine-day retreat at the luxe Cabo Serai resort in southern Goa
Ideal for a dose of rejuvenation to start the New Year, this January Chaya Yoga Retreats is offering a nine-day retreat at the beautiful eco-luxury resort, Cabo Serai in southern Goa, India. Taking place from 19th to 27th January 2024, book your space to enjoy a dose of exercise and various experiences all designed to help reset and recharge for the year ahead.
A resort only accessible via buggy, the retreat will feature a curated schedule of movement, yoga, breathwork, ice bath therapy, meditation and nature bathing, plus plenty of nourishing dishes and healing treatments designed for total rejuvenation of body, mind and soul.
This is Chaya’s 12th year in India, promising India veterans and newbies alike an enchanting and uplifting experience like no other, supported by a world-class team of practitioners. Ideal for both solo travellers and friends alike, if it’s time for a dose of winter sun… then pack your Lulu’s and take to the mat.
The Experience
Spend your days immersed in yoga and movement practices with leading yoga practitioner Nics Bannister, hosted in the resort’s shady coconut grove yoga shala. Indulge in a lazy, multi-course brunch with panoramic sea views. Take a nap and then dip in the warm, turquoise, Arabian sea. Bask in the non-stop balmy sunshine, or enjoy a deeply healing treatment at your leisure.
Be guided through a breath-taking sunset hill top meditation with incredible views, followed by an epic community feast under the stars, before drifting off to sleep listening to the sound of the waves and twilight songs of tropical birds.
The Location
Opened in 2019, Cabo Serai is a beautiful eco-luxury resort on the stunning South Goa coast and the new Indian home for Chaya retreats. Nestled upon a hillside surrounded by untouched nature and offering panoramic sea views from every room, Cabo is a hidden gem in this part of the world.
Only accessible by buggy – to get there is a mini adventure in itself – on arrival guests walk through coconut groves and across a pretty stream meandering to the sea where you’ll find yourself in this private tropical paradise.
Each ecologically designed suite or luxury tent has panoramic views of the ocean. With no neighbours in site and Chaya’s exclusive use of the property for the duration of the retreat, the team at Chaya promise to create a peaceful, inspiring and healing environment for guests to completely relax and let go within.
Yoga and Movement
Leading the retreat’s twice daily yoga classes will be Nics Bannister, an experienced yogi with 20 years’ experience in health and wellbeing. Nics has developed a unique method of teaching yoga and mobility that stems from her belief that yoga should be fully inclusive and adaptable for everyone.
She strongly encourages kinaesthetic and spatial awareness to work on deeper trapped stresses and softly holds space for physical and emotional healing.
Breathwork and Ice Bath Therapy
Isaac Mullins, a trained breathwork practitioner in many transformative techniques including the profound Buteyko method and the invigorating practices of the Wim Hof method, will be leading an ice bath and breathwork workshop during the retreat. A growing trend across the wellness world, these sessions are designed to enliven, revitalise and elevate your overall wellbeing and boost mental clarity.
Treatments and Therapies
Chaya therapists and practitioners cover a variety of massage disciplines. Included in the retreat will be a one-hour treatment of your choice, hosted either in-room or at Cabi Serai’s secluded treatment area.
Food and wellbeing menus
Food plays a huge part on every Chaya Yoga Retreat. The talented chefs at Cabo Serai will work with the retreat’s famed Chaya Kitchen menus and in-house team to bring guests exceptional food using local, seasonal and, where possible, organic ingredients. Fuel up on delicious, nutritious and Indian-style, regional multi-course menus, designed to balance, nourish and delight.
Chaya Yoga Retreats’ Founder, Lucy Hill, will also apply her knowledge and understanding of wellbeing food to the retreat’s menus. The food will refer to the pillars of a therapeutic diet to best support your rejuvenation. Enjoy juices and homemade plant-based milks, two delicious plant-based meals per day, free-flowing coconuts, fresh fruits and herbal teas, all designed to leave you feeling nourished on every level.
Other Activities
Aside from the daily schedule, if you’re feeling adventurous Chaya can arrange for guests to discover local markets and other gorgeous beaches, visit a traditional temple, an organic spice farm or take a trek to the famous Dudshagar waterfalls.
Make it happen
When: 19th to 27th January 2024.
Wallet: Prices start from £2442 per person all inclusive (except flights). Price is based on guests sharing a lux tent or suite (each with ensuite bathroom) based on two or three people sharing. Book now with a friend and get a £200 discount each. Please note, flights not included within price.
How: To book your spot or for further details visit chayayogaretreats.com or email info@chayayogaretreats.com.
