Retreat stay 2017 (7 nights special)

Love life, live yoga: 7 days Retreat Stay at the Krishna Village

Available all year round, choose your own arrival dates

Enjoy flexible and affordable retreats with yoga, meditation, massages, and delicious vegetarian food. The Krishna Village is an eco yoga community, and we provide classes ongoingly for all guests. You can choose any arrival date, given that we have rooms available. We recommend booking a few weeks in advance.

About our retreats

• Immerse yourself in a fascinating, vibrant community of about yogis, travellers and spiritual seekers on an eco farm between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast
• Nourish your soul and experience a healthy, sustainable, spiritually based lifestyle
• Learn about yoga in a holistic way, including postures, philosophy, kirtan, personal development and delicious vegetarian food
• Take long walks in solitude around the farm, or meet people of all ages, from all around the world, and enjoy inspiring conversations
• If you are curious, visit our beautiful Radha Govardhandhari temple and learn about the spiritual foundations of our ‘simple living, high thinking’ philosophy.
• Fee vibrantly alive and healthy on a physical, emotional and spiritual level

The Krishna Village experience

We provide classes 7 days/week for all guests, taught by a variety of teachers. The recommended arrival day is Monday, when we run a Welcome Tour for all new arrivals and introduce you to our yoga program, our vision, our temple and our way of life.

To get a general idea about our program, please have a look at our activities overview. At the moment we are running yoga classes 2x/day (early morning and afternoon) as well as Yogic Living classes on Sun-Fri at 1:30pm, which encompass a broad variety of topics around a healthy yoga lifestyle, like philosophy, meditation, Ayurveda etc.. Many of them are the ‘best of’ parts of our Yoga Teacher Training curriculum, made available for all guests.

To see if this experience is for you, please read our FAQ for retreat guests and our Code of Conduct. If you are dealing with any physical or mental health issues, please also check our Are you ready page to make sure this is a suitable experience for you. You can come and join us for a month, a week, or just a few days. Kids are most welcome, but need to be supervised by their parents at all times.

Meet the Teachers

We have a variety of in-house teachers and guest facilitators to keep our schedule interesting and varied. In addition, some classes are taught by our yoga teacher trainees, and by travelling yogis who hold appropriate certifications.

Accommodation

The Krishna Village offers single, double and twin share rooms (budget and higher end), as well as ensuite cabins and camping spots. Our amenities blocks include showers, toilets and a coin operated laundry (byo laundry powder). All rates include 3 meals/day and all yoga and other classes.

Common areas include the kitchen & community area (the heart of the Krishna Village), the reading room (with Internet hotspot) and the yoga hall where we gather for classes.

What’s included in your stay

• Accommodation
• Daily yoga classes
• Yogic Living classes
• 3x delicious vegetarian meals daily
• Temple program and meditation

Optional extras

• Massage / Reiki healing
• Transport to and from Krishna Village
• Travel insurance

Delicious Vegetarian Food

At Krishna Village, we offer 3x delicious vegetarian meals per day.

Start your day with a warm and satisfying breakfast, including the popular Ayurvedic dish of kitchari, made with rice, lentils, vegetables and spices. We also offer porridge and fresh fruits, including vegan options.

For lunch, enjoy a delicious and healthy all-vegan spread, featuring vegetable dishes, fresh salads and a rotating selection of staple options such as quinoa, rice or pasta.

For dinner, we serve vegetable curries, lentil soups, or a pasta dishes, with rice/flatbreads and salad. We also offer preparations with oil or gluten, as well as vegan options.

If you have any specific dietary needs, please feel free to use the Krishna Village kitchen to prepare your meals.

The Krishna Farm

Nestled in the foothills of Mount Warning, in the heart of the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, the Krishna Farm “New Govardhana” is a 1000 acre property with orchards, organic veggie gardens, cows, streams and swimming holes in abundance.

New Govardhana serves as an ashram to a community of yogis who aspire to live according to their deepest vows and commitments on their path of service, spiritual contentment and happiness (Bhakti Yoga). Their service and dedication make this location a beautiful place of growth, healing and spiritual awakening. If you are interested, please come along and visit our beautiful Radha Govardhandhari temple.

Things to do

• Enjoy the yoga classes
• Treat yourself to a massage, life coaching or reiki session
• Visit the cows and help milking
• Swim in the river
• Meditate near the lotus lake
• Cleanse your body with delicious Jeeva Juice
• Pick fruits and vegetables in our gardens
• Head to the beach (30-minute drive to Cabarita)
• Try out the Northern Rivers Rail Trail
• Visit Springbrook National Park (30-minute drive)