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)

General admission $650

Accomodation is not included- if you require accomodation please get in touch separately to discuss options and rates available)