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Yogaion Retreats

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Yoga retreats in Portugal with Surf, Hiking & more
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“A fusion of Nature & Soul” ~ B.K.S. Iyengar

Ocean Yoga Retreats, imagine peace & tranquility in the most beautiful surroundings of the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2010 Iyengar Yoga teacher Shaini Verdon has been organising the retreats at Yogaion. She bases them around the pillars of Movement, Nourishment & Nature. Movement through Yoga, Surf & Hiking. Nourishment with organic & local meals straight from farm to plate and through mindful awareness & wellness. Nature by keeping the retreats close to nature and hosting in the most sustainable & ecological way. Throughout the year on specific dates she welcomes small groups for this amazing experience in a stunning location on the south west coast of the Algarve, Portugal, close to the most beautiful beaches.

The main retreat is the Yoga, Surf/ Hiking & Nourish retreat which contains 4 different packages:
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Yoga & Surf package
Yoga & Nourish package
Yoga & Hiking package
Yoga, Surf & Nourish

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There is also the very special Women’s Wisdom Yoga & Surf Retreat which will contain 2 packages:

Women’s Wisdom & Yoga
Women’s Wisdom, Yoga & Surf
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Teacher/Teachings

Shaini is the organiser & Yoga teacher at Yogaion retreats. She is an introductory level 2 IYENGAR® yoga teacher & before that also certified herself in Hatha and Anusara Yoga. Her love for yoga started in the year 2000 after being in the field of dancing, fitness & martial arts since a very young age and always having big philosophical questions about life. Following different yoga styles, her heart eventually lay with IYENGAR® Yoga. She is immensely fascinated by how the human body moves & the inner workings of the mind & feels that awareness, movement & mindful meditation are one of the best ways to live a more fulfilled life so that you can enjoy the things you really love. She is also a certified FRC® mobility specialist and is currently studying to become a corrective exercise specialist to add functionality, therapeutics & mobility to the practice & a greater sense of awareness through movement therapy.

She also has a deep passion for the feminine side of yoga, working with the female cycles to encourage female health & create a profound connection to our ever changing bodies. Her connection to the female side of Yoga started when she suffered for a long time from undiagnosed endometriosis of which she was finally able to heal herself through a combination of allopathic medicine, alternative medicine including diet, cycle awareness & herbal medicine but mostly through her yoga practice which gave her an immersed sensitivity to her own body.

​She is forever a student, practicing mainly with different renowned IYENGAR® teachers of whom she greatly respects Carrie Owerko for her ongoing exploration of the human body, Bobby Clennell for her immense contribution of female health, including her books, within the IYENGAR® method, Christian Pisano for his profound depth of Yoga and her main teacher Billy Konrad who aids her tremendously on this path of adventure & exploration. She is also greatly inspired by teachers that bring in functionality into the practice & science based evidence.

Her teaching is based on creating awareness through exploration. Functionality, mobility & stability within the body & soul through movement, exploration, playfulness & alignment. Through verbal and precise hands-on adjustments and bringing awareness into the practice she creates a warm, joyful safe & loving space.
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Food

Come and ignite your taste buds during our retreats with all the delicious plant based meals. All prepared with fresh, local, mostly organic ingredients & most important Love! Without any added processed sugars or other processed ingredients.
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Our amazing Portuguese chefs Ana & Xana will be cooking all the delicious meals during the week, lovingly preparing all the food, creating mouthwatering delicious meals from breakfast to dinner & dessert.

If there are any other dietary allergies or intolerances please let us know before you book, as we will try to accommodate for them as good as we can.

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Food & Nourish
healthy, organic & local food
healthy, organic & local food
seasonal produce
seasonal produce
delicious meals
delicious meals
yoga breakfast
yoga breakfast
cooking workshop
cooking workshop
yoga breakfast
yoga breakfast
retreat lunch
retreat lunch
local ingredients
local ingredients
cooking workshop
cooking workshop
local Portuguese produce
local Portuguese produce
refined sugar free desserts
refined sugar free desserts
delicious retreat food
delicious retreat food

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    Shaini's love for yoga started in the year 2000: following different yoga styles her heart eventually lay with Iyengar Yoga in which she certified herself for the introductory level and is currently studying for Junior 1. Her love for surfing started 13 years ago, and she stills has a strong connection with the ocean ever since. She has a strong practice of Yoga, she feels strongly connected to nature & is very interested in women's health, herbal medicine & Mindfulness ..
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    Since a young age she travelled the world with her family and after finding Yoga & Surf, this became her new travel addiction. In 2008 she moved to the Southwest coast of the Algarve to follow her dream of practicing & teaching Yoga, Surf, connecting deeply to nature and a more simple way of living.
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    She is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, following her teacher training with senior Iyengar teacher Billy Konrad. She is forever a student still studying with teacher Billy Konrad and following many classes, workshops & retreats with many other renowned Iyengar teachers.

    Iyengar yoga is characterised by an intense focus on the subtleties of each posture as well as on an exploration of the yogic goal of integrating the different aspects of our existence (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual) that guruji BKS Iyengar has passed on through 70 years of practiced. With this she develops her teachings and ongoing self-practice, creating a Yoga based on a spiritual & aligned foundation.
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    Her teaching is based on creating strength, flexibility & spaciousness within the body & soul through proper alignment, verbal and precise hands-on adjustments and bringing awareness into the practice. This creates a warm, safe & loving space. So it can become a practice of awareness and connection for each of her students.
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    Because of her passions for yoga and surf, she has had the fortune to teach many surfing yogis, aiming at strength, flexibility and awareness both on the Yoga mat and the surfboard. Currently she gives weekly yoga classes and with a lot of love organises the Yoga, Surf & Nourish retreats.

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