Yoga in the Douro Valley

Discover Yoga:  If you wish to experience a new form of body and mind exercise, this is the right programme for you. Private sessions of hatha yoga focus on gentle moves with a minimum and effortless flow between each pose. This, combined with guided meditation and breathing exercise, will help regulate the pace of breath, relax and maintain the steadiness of the body, leading to clearer mind and better coordination during yoga practice. Signature massages and energy treatments complement your daily schedule and enhance the results.  Stress release, improved flexibility plus a stronger and more powerful body are additional benefits you can expect to achieve from this 3 to 10 day programme.

Yogic Detox:  This programme is suitable for more experienced yoga practitioners and draws upon hatha yoga cleansing techniques including sat kriya (movement and breath exercise) to cleanse the internal organs and achieve harmony between the major pranic flows. Aspects of hatha yoga postures known as asanas and more advanced practices of pranayama and meditation are incorporated along with detox treatments to offer a profound experience. Each element of this programme is introduced and based on a personalized assessment and guest’s condition.  Available from 3 to 10 days.

Yogic Sleep:  Suitable for novices as well as more experienced yoga practitioners, this programme aims to boost the quality of relaxation and thus improve sleep. It combines yoga nidra, pranayama and gentle yoga practice with relaxing spa treatments.  Yoga nidra induces full body relaxation and a deep meditative state of consciousness, addressing practitioner’s psychological, neurological and subconscious needs. It also provides a set of mind-body tools that can help guests achieve everyday well-being and often navigate some of life’s hardest moments.  Regular practice leads to the most profound level of relaxation, improved sleep patterns and a stronger immune system.  Available from 3 to 10 days.

Aerial yoga:  Why fight gravity? Aerial Yoga works together with gravity to relax and realign the body, center the mind and uplift the spirit.  You’ll get a ‘yoga high’ by deepening your practice: experience physical release, refined strength, energetic flow, and heightened awareness of breath and body. Newcomers learn practical postural fundamentals while discovering how yoga enlightens your life.