Yoga Rejuvenation Retreat - Yoga and Yoga Nidra

Treat yourself to a weekend of yoga and rejuvenation amidst the scenic Macedon Ranges, only 54 km from Melbourne. Take this opportunity to release the stresses of daily life and indulge in the serenity of nature, yoga, and profound relaxation.

Enjoy daily Hatha yoga classes, Deep Relaxation Yoga Nidra and Meditation

Experience a weekend of traditional Yoga and Meditation practices. On this retreat talks will be on the practice of Yoga Nidra, a deep relaxation technique that helps to release tensions and negative patterns from the subconscious mind. I will be exploring how to use this practice therapeutically and how to integrate it into your life for your best mental health.

Yoga Rejuvenation Retreat

Minda Killara Girl Guides

20 Kent Rd

Riddells Creek

February Friday 21st- Sunday 23rd 2025

Early Bird $360

Regular price $440

Private room $690

A retreat offers the opportunity to set aside daily responsibilities and immerse oneself in the benefits of consistent practice and personal reflection. Devoting time to a retreat is highly effective in initiating the expansion of your yoga and meditation practice.

Healing mantra fire ceremony on Saturday night.

Yoga classes will be focusing on strength and flexibility. Breathing practices will be taught to balance the mind and emotions.

Space

The retreat will be held within the Macedon Ranges at a cute Girl Guides camp surrounded by forest. Minda Killara retreat is just outside the town of Riddells Creek and 50 km from Melbourne.

There are many walking tracks to enjoy nature. Accommodation is in shared dorms with 2 people in each room. There is also an option to have a single occupancy room. Couples will have their own room.

Food

Delicious multicultural vegetarian and vegan will be lovingly prepared by our cook. Please let us know if you have other special dietary requirements. There will be gluten free options available.

Craft & Design Market

If you are a crafter, artist, make things please bring along for a mini market. Please bring some extra cash for purchases.

Reservation

Places are limited to 18 people. The investment is $360/$440 shared accommodation, $690 private room, which covers accommodation, food, daily yoga, meditation, deep relaxation and all activities throughout the retreat.

Bookings are through Eventbrite. Or you can contact me on shuddhachittam@hotmail.com to book in directly.

Cancellation policy:

$100 of the total fee is non refundable. The remaining fees can be refunded on application up to 6 weeks prior to the retreat.

Travel

The location is approx 54 km out of the city, 35 -50 out of the CBD. If you have any trouble organising transport you can let us know and we can help organise some car-pooling.

What you can look forward to:

Retreat Schedule

Friday

Arrival between 4-5pm

5pm Opening Ceremony

5.30-6.30pm Yoga class

6.30pm Dinner

8- 9pm Yoga Nidra and Loving Kindness Meditation

Bedtime

Please observe the spiritual practice of Mouna, silence, between 10pm-7am

Saturday

6-7am Silent Meditation (optional)

7-8.30am Morning Yoga and Pranayama

8.30am Breakfast

10.30-11am Talk on Yoga Nidra and the Subconscious mind

11-12pm Group Kitchen Karma Yoga

12pm Lunch

1-3.30pm Free time, walk, read, rest

3.30pm Short Yoga Nidra (Yoga Nap) and Meditation

4.15pm Yoga and Yoga Nidra

6.00 pm Dinner

7-pm Havan Healing Mantra Fire Ceremony

8-8.30pm Meditation

Bedtime

Mouna 10pm-7am

Sunday

6-7am Meditation

7-8.30am Yoga cleansing optional Laghoo Shankhaprakshalana and/or Jal Neti* and Yoga Class

8.30am Breakfast

Free time to pack up and communal cleaning

11.30am Yoga Nidra

12pm Lunch

1-2pm Talk on the benefits and application of Yoga Nidra

2-3.30pm Restorative Yin Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation

3.30pm Chai and closing ceremony

4pm Goodbyes

All sessions are optional

* Laghoo Shakhaprakshala is a half digestive cleanse, Jal Neti is cleaning the nostrils with warm saline water. These practices are optional and you can sleep in if you don’t want to attend!

What to bring:

Yoga Mat and light shawl or blanket for relaxation

All bedding: pillow, sheets, doona

Hot water bottle (optional)

Toiletries & towel

Comfortable clothing

Walking shoes

Slippers or socks for inside as no shoes are allowed inside

Water bottle

Umbrella

Journal/Notebook and pen

Earplugs if you are a light sleeper!

Take away containers for leftovers

Please bring a snack to share for communal tea time such as nuts/dried fruit/ home baked goodies. You could also bring a pack of your favourite herbal tea to share. Please avoid plastic packaging.

About Shuddhachittam

Shuddha teaches Traditional Hatha Yoga, guiding students to witness the body, breath and thoughts, creating mindfulness through Yoga. She believes that mind and body healing can be experienced through the traditional Yoga postures, bestowing benefits to the practitioner by holding the poses and repetition. Shuddha also has an ardent interest in alignment in her classes and regularly attends Iyengar classes to deepen her experience of postural awareness.

Shuddha’s interest in spirituality started from a young age when she practiced meditation with the desire to astrally project and see auras… unfortunately she didn’t succeed at that time! She has travelled to India 10 or more times and has attended various courses in the Tantric traditional practices of Chakra Shuddhi, Prana Vidya, Tattwa Shuddhi, Puja, Havan and Yajnas.

Shuddha started practicing Yoga when she was 14 years old at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Perth. 9 years later she completed her first teacher training and started teaching in 2005. Shuddha has completed over 1900 hrs of Yoga teacher training and lived as a Yoga Monk (Sannyasin) at the Bihar School of Yoga from 2011-2013. She has her own daily practice of Yoga and Meditation and frequently attends Vipassana meditation silent retreats to deepen her practice. Meditation is one of the main passions in her life as it has helped her to gain greater insight into herself and the tools to help maintain emotional equilibrium through the ups and downs that life offers.

Shuddha is also a qualified Hypnotherapist, Theta Healer and Ayurvedic Consultant and Massage therapist.

Shuddha was previously known as Anna Ellery.