Retreat to Turkey: Come Home to Yourself
Yoga ~ Meditation ~ Reiki ~ Creativity
24 - 31 August 2024 (7 nights)
Give yourself the gift of a yoga and meditation holiday - one where your mental, physical and emotional health will be nourished and you'll head home feeling ready to face the world! Join me in a quiet and stunning conservation area near Dalyan, Turkey where the lush green forests meet the bright, blue sea and the energy is calm and laid back.
There will be two yoga and meditation classes a day as well as mindful, creative workshops. Let me guide you through your yoga and meditation practice and support you while you find space and move a little deeper towards peace. In your free time, you can chill on the private beach on the lake, relax by the pool, take a short bus trip to the local beach where loggerhead turtles return every year to lay their eggs, explore the local area or simply go back to bed! It's your holiday, your choice.
Example Itinerary
~We start our day with an early morning yoga and meditation class ~
~ Enjoy a late breakfast on the terrace overlooking the lake ~
~ Creative workshop/Reiki treatments or attunements ~
~ Free time ~
~ Dinner ~
~ Evening restorative/yin yoga or yoga nidra class ~
Daily creative workshops include making your own 108 bead mala using precious stones and the ancient technique of knotting between each bead. This is an incredibly meditative practice and you can then use your mala throughout the week during meditation and then when you return home.
I will be available for Reiki treatments so that you can relax that one stage deeper.
Know that by attending my retreat you will be able to truly relax, restore and reset.
Investment: £1295 p/p*
£350 deposit required to secure your place
*Discount available for couples/friends sharing a room
Flights not included. Fly into Dalaman airport and the retreat centre is a 25 minute taxi journey away. Let me know your flight details and I can organise joint travel with other guests to cut costs.
Email Sarah to book your space: yogayuja@gmail.com
Some lovely feedback from Retreat to Turkey 2023 students:
"Thank you so much for our brilliant yoga retreat week. It was truly magical. As a complete yoga novice I really wasn’t sure what I’d let myself in for. But I loved it. You are a great teacher and I really enjoyed our sessions and meditations. The Lagoon Retreat was simply idyllic. A beautiful location with delicious food and lovely friendly staff. The reiki massage you gave me was like the icing on top of a magnificent cake! I can’t wait for the next retreat."
" I love you and your yoga. A fab group also. They were so supportive and fun to be with. Hope to join you again soon. Its was nicest retreat I've been lucky enough to experience."
"Sarah, thank you so much for the most amazing time on our retreat. Such a brilliant balance of yoga and meditation. You have such a lovely gentle and spiritual approach but with a good dash of humour too to make it the most enjoyable time. Loved making our mala beads too, such a mindful practice. Can't wait for the next one. Book me in!"
"What a wonderful retreat. Nourishing yoga, powerful meditations, delicious food, gorgeous people & all set in the most idyllic location. I feel nourished and recharged after the special week that Sarah arranged and guided us through."
"Sarah! What a phenomenal yoga retreat you organised for us at The Lagoon Retreat in Turkey. The location was beyond beautiful. Mountains, forests, beaches, lagoon, sunshine and yoga! The food was excellent, staff just lovely and your teachings, meditations, beading and yoga practice was full of joy! Also, what a fantastic group to share it all with! I love you all! 10/10"
"My recent Yoga Retreat with Sarah at the Lagoon Retreat Centre in Dalyan, Turkey, was amazing. The location was absolutely wonderful. Far reaching views over the Lagoon and out to the sea. Fantastic sunsets. The accommodation was great, the food to die for. The host Ian was so welcoming and his sister and the people working there. Sarah’s yoga sessions, morning and evening, themed with the chakras and more, were inspirational I found her gentle manner and explanation of different yoga exercises, breathing techniques etc so therapeutic and helped me in my yoga practice. So much to take back with me after the retreat. We did wonderful led meditations. We made mala bead meditation necklaces, Sarah guided us through the whole process and how to meditate on the beads we had created. Have to say I found if difficult but the group were so wonderful and helped me through my pain !!!! Our group of wonderful people was exceptional. I think there are no coincidences and we gravitate to who we need to be with. I can highly recommend Sarah for so many reasons. Her retreats and her attention to detail and care are second to none. Don’t hesitate to consider what she offers in the future."
Here's what the retreat centre says about their beautiful venue:
Lagoon Retreat is located in an elevated position in a forested conservation area overlooking the Sülüngür Lagoon with spectacular views across the beautiful Dalyan delta and Istuzu beach. Only 25 minutes from Dalaman airport and yet the utter peace and privacy of the venue, immersed in nature, creates a wonderful atmosphere conducive to your yoga practice. Forest bathe, inhale the vital prana, tune into birdsong and the hum of cicadas.
In addition to the nearby Istuzu beach, a private beach on the lagoon can be reached by a 15-minute walk through the forest.
We are truly thrilled to have found such a beautiful venue which we are sure you will love. It’s a very special place – we would go as far to say unique – with its combination of complete seclusion (you feel as if you are on the edge of the known world) and yet accessible, situated on the edge of a traditional rural village with bus connections for getting out and about if you wish. It has unbeatable views, comfortable well-appointed accommodation, a pool and a fully equipped yoga shala. Not to mention the delicious meals for which Turkey, and Huzur Vadisi in particular, are renowned.