Hatha yoga tuition and instruction on your holiday

Sunflower Retreats Holidays yoga classes are suitable for beginners as well as more practiced yogis.

We practise Friday through Tuesday each morning before breakfast, with some yoga classes throughout the week outdoors in spectacular surroundings when the weather is suitable.

Our Hatha yoga classes each last 90 minutes.

For those who would like the opportunity to practice more yoga, extra classes of Hatha yoga or meditation are optionally available throughout the week with Lucy Bremner or guest yoga teachers.

Your Sunflower Retreats Yoga Teachers

Yoga tuition is either with Lucy Bremner, an internationally qualified Friends Of Yoga teacher who has studied yoga in the UK, India, Nepal and Italy for the past 15 years, or with guest yoga teachers from around the world who have studied the entire scope of yoga science including the physical, philosophical and holistic aspects.

We request that all our teachers have undertaken training no shorter than 2 years in length so that we do not rely on "fast track" yoga certification.

Our guest teachers

Gabrielle Long is a certified yoga instructor, massage, polarity and holistic therapist. She also helps out with PR at Sunflower Retreats.

She began her yoga practice in 1990, and has lived in various cities in the U.S., where she has studied many styles of yoga. She received her formal training with Kim Valeri at the Yoga Spirit Studio in Boston. Gabrielle has a strong practice focusing on form and alignment that is reflected in the Iyengar style.

Gabrielle continues to grow in her studies thru workshops and retreats with a variety of acclaimed teachers. She enjoys nurturing and assisting people in self-discovery, helping them gain awareness about their connection to their body, mind and spirit. She encourages breath awareness, opening to deeper releases of tension held in the bodies musculature and living in the present. Her personality is very joyful and fun. Students say that she is very encouraging and makes you feel comfortable.

Jessica Gound will be joining us for the first time this year to teach from July 24th thru to September 3rd .

Jessica is certified in Hatha yoga, prenatal yoga, Pilates, Pancha Karma therapy, Abhyanga massage, Shirodhara treatments and Reiki Healing. She received her formal training in Colorado at The Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga & Ayurveda, Shoshoni Yoga School, Urban Yoga and at the Alandi Ashram.

Jessica has been practicing yoga for fifteen years and has been an instructor for over eight years. Her main focus is to release tension and soothe the body, mind and soul. Breath awareness plays a key part in gently moving the body in and out of asana. Jessica helps her students become comfortable with their bodies through proper alignment & postive energy. She has experience in teaching a variety of styles and tailors the practice to help reach people's goals.

Jessica has a warm heart and open mind. She loves to share her knowledge of yoga and of Ayurveda - the science of life.

Our yoga studio

When we choose to practice yoga indoors, we use our own professionally designed and restored 40 square metre studio, which has a wooden floor, a fresh water spring and an ancient cave as a bathroom. It has full central heating for use in the cooler months.

What your yoga holiday will cover - Hatha yoga which emphasises holistic and spiritual aspects

The classes taught cover the physical teachings of Hatha yoga with emphasis on the spiritual and holistic aspects of the yoga tradition in general.

Your yoga class includes:

• Asanas (Physical Movements)
• Pranayama (Breathing practices)
• Meditation(Stilling and calming of the mind & inner self)
• Relaxation (Complete mind, body relaxation)

Yoga mats are provided.

Individual yoga lessons

Individual tuition with one-to-one yoga lessons in Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Relaxation are available.

Optional extra yoga classes

If you would like the opportunity to practise more yoga during your holiday, additional afternoon yoga classes are available throughout the week. We also offer workshops in yoga, meditation and other related subjects.