Embodied Yoga
Living the Yoga Sutra | A 3-Day Immersive Retreat
Join us at the Art Sanctuary for three immersive days of Embodied Yoga, movement, breath and self-inquiry, exploring the teachings of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras through direct experience.
Rather than approaching yoga philosophy as something to simply study or understand intellectually, this retreat invites you to feel it through the body.
What to expect
Across the three days, we’ll explore the Yoga Sutras alongside circular and spiralling movement, embodied pranayama, meditation and the devotional Embodied Durga Flow. Through sensory awareness, breath exploration, shaking, mindful movement and partner practices, we’ll develop a deeper relationship with the body and its innate intelligence.
The emphasis is not on achieving the “right” posture, controlling the breath or perfecting a technique. Instead, we’ll cultivate curiosity, presence, responsiveness and the ability to listen from within.
Set within the natural surrounds of the Art Sanctuary, this is an opportunity to slow down, reconnect and experience yoga as a living practice — where philosophy becomes felt experience, movement becomes inquiry, and awareness becomes the teacher.
Over three days, you’ll explore:
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras through an embodied lens
Circular and spiralling movement practices
Breath awareness and whole-body breathing
Embodied pranayama without force or striving
Partner practices for developing sensory awareness
The relationship between breath, movement and presence
Embodied Durga Flow — cultivating strength, courage, compassion and groundedness
Meditation, reflection and self-inquiry
The body becomes the text.
Movement becomes the inquiry.
Awareness becomes the teacher.
About your facilitator
Parveen Nair
Parveen Nair is a movement artist, educator and internationally recognised teacher of Yoga and non-dual philosophy, with more than 20 years of dedicated study and practice.
Drawing on his extensive exploration of Yoga, classical Indian dance, somatic movement, breathwork and bodywork, Parveen has developed his own approach, Embodied Movements for Yoga / Meditative Vinyasa. His teaching invites students to move beyond simply performing yoga and instead experience it as a deeply personal, embodied practice.
Based in the foothills of the Himalayas and teaching internationally, Parveen creates experiential learning spaces that weave together movement, philosophy, mindfulness and spirituality — encouraging each student to discover their own relationship with the body, breath and awareness.
What’s included
Daily immersions: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 3pm
Optional evening gathering on Saturday.
Daily Ayurvedic, nourishing vegetarian shared lunch
Early bird $570 (limited spots available, ends 16.11)
General admission $650
Accomodation is not included- if you require accomodation please get in touch separately to discuss options and rates available)