Tākaka, New Zealand
727 Bird Road
N/A
+64 35259887
Incredible place for a yoga ashram that has been there for over 25 years.
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I came to the 2018 New Year retreat. The program, the tools, the place, the food, the people ...and the cat, Bakti are so so spiritually alighned and Balanced. The place will uplift anyone in the universe ! ANAHATA literally opens up all doors and Nadis of my heart.
I joined Anahata for 30 days as part of their Explore Your Self Hatha yoga retreat. I only have positive feedback to share. the location is spectacular, at the top of a crystal mountain overlooking Golden Bay. Eating breakfast while watching the sun rise from the deck was a highlight of every day the food is delicious and prepared according to Ayurvedic principles. Anahata practices permaculture and maintains a large garden on-site with several greenhouses Swami Karma Karuna is a wise and experienced spiritual teacher, and can support you if you are interested in learning yoga and meditation, adopting a more balanced lifestyle or moving beyond past challenges Yoga classes and kirtan open to the public every Wednesday and Saturday. Includes dinner. Anahata gave me the opportunity to go deeper in the study of yoga and meditation while also exploring new areas like permaculture and mantra. It was a really wonderful experience and I can't recommend a visit more highly.
I spent a week in June at Anahata at their “Explore Your-Self” Retreat. The Swami’s were very good and their teaching informative and good. Five stars for the Swami’s but they only come for the week then they are gone. This review is about the retreat itself. It is not really a retreat it is an Ashram. Which is perfectly fine but it is not conveyed on the website nor the e mails exchanged that you will be living Ashram life until you are there. There is total miss communication or lack there of when it comes to staff and guests. They also have residents who are all lovely. Generally there is a negative vibe all around and a very controlling manipulative staff. I could give many concrete actual examples of this which occurred during my stay but that would take too long. My advise is get as many details as you can before you book. Good luck.
Joined the New Year Retreat to surprise one of my close friends, never even been to a Yoga Class...so wasn't aware of what was to come.. What a treat, as one of the teachers said to me...if you want to learn about Yoga and the holistic lifestyle..You've taken the Golden option.. :-) Simply a fabulous way to embrace the New Year with beautiful people at one of the top New Zealand locations..Highly recommended for those that want to understand what this Yoga world offers...and for those like me that are brand new to the yoga experience...Go for It... Thank you to the residents and teachers..Your knowledge and support was outstanding..the lessons will be with me for a lifetime...
I had a great experience and made some lovely connections in a 5 day workshop over the new year. The place exudes tranquility, my mind has never been so silent, which was a welcome oasis. Beautiful setting immersed in nature, a conscious sustainable agenda, wonderful vegetarian (mostly vegan) food and a bunch of generous characters, I highly recommend spending time here, I am already planning a longer re-visit.
What an incredible new year's retreat. I feel truly blessed to have had this experience. The facilitators were outstanding, food was amazimg and so nourishing and the place was magical. Will be back for the next new year if not sooner!
What a magic place.
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