Divine Yoga Alliance presents this 8 Days Spiritual Yoga & Meditation Monastery Retreat in Nepal, this retreat will enlighten the travelers with the insights of Monastery with the amazing yoga and meditation retreat experience on Monastery Premises. During this Amazing Yoga & Meditation Retreat, you will be experiencing the daily life of a Buddhist monk living in a monastery performing their daily schedule of prayers and devotion. We like our students to explore new insights into life or new module of a peaceful and happy life. This yoga retreat will not only provide you an amazing retreat experience but also will provide you wonderful experience of tour and travel in most amazing locations of Nepal.

Nepal being country having majority of Hinduism and Buddhism is home to thousands of monasteries and temples. A monastery is a building for persons (monks) under religious vows. Normally, monastery consists of workplaces of monks, a place for prayers, a dormitory, refectory, library, infirmary, and balneary. In Kathmandu City, there are many monasteries found around the various corners of this beautiful Kathmandu city. Such monasteries reflect on the historical events of Buddhism and spiritual practices. Monks and nuns practice monastic life in the monastery, governed by community rules. Also in recent times, various monasteries in Kathmandu have been progressed into a center of learning Buddhism.

 Monastery Location:

Nepal is home to thousands of monasteries. Beautiful Monasteries can be found all over Nepal in beautiful locations. Pharping is a small town which is around 23km southwest of Kathmandu Valley. Tibetans know Pharping as Yanglesho and Nepali they call it Pharping.

Pharping is the place where Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) had attended enlightenment. So, it is one of the most sacred sites related to him. For Tibetan Buddhists, the hills of Pharping is believed to be as sacred as Bodhigaya in India. Within the area of Pharping, there are two sacred caves, Asura cave and Yanglesho cave on the mountainside, several Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries and retreat centers in and around this small town.

Upcoming Dates

  General Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival & Transfer to Divine Yoga Accommodation

Day 2: Whole day in Divine Yoga with Kathmandu Sightseeing

Day 3: Transfer to Monastery

Day 3 – 6: - Retreat in Monastery

Day 7: Return to KTM

Day 8: Departure

Arrival (Day 1) Schedule:

Before 02:00 pm – Check-In; Room Arrange and Rest
03:30 – 04:30 pm – Free Time (Exploration)
05:00 - 05:15 pm – Herbal Tea

05:45 - 07:00 pm – Bhakti Yoga (Prayer/ Chants), Spinal Asana/ Suryanamaskar; Yoga-nidra, Mudra, Dhyana Yoga (Meditation)

07:00 - 08:00 pm – Dinner and Herbal Tea
08:30 – 09:45 pm – Evening walk, Vajrasana, Self-study & Practice
10:00 pm – Bedtime (Lights out)

Day 2: Yoga & Sightseeing:

06:00 am– Wake up and Ushapan (Early Drinking water)

06:30 - 07:00 am – Jala Neti (Nasal Cleansing) and Herbal Tea

07:00 - 08:45 am – Bhakti Yoga (Prayer/Chants), Warm up exercise, Suryanamaskar,

Yogasana, Bandha, Pranayama, Shanty Path (Peace Mantra)

09:00 - 10:00 am - Breakfast

11:00 am – 4 pm - Sightseeing of 3 Heritage Sites of Kathmandu

After Sightseeing, you will be transferred to Himalayan Yoga Academy.

5:45 – 7: 00: Meditation

7: 00: Dinner

07:30 - 08:30 pm – Bhakti Yoga (Prayer/Chants), Trataka (Concentrated Gaze), and Discussion

08:30 – 09:45 pm – Evening walk, Vajrasana, Self-study & Practice

10:00 pm – Bed Time (Lights out)

Day 3: Transfer to Monastery & Monastery Retreat Starts

 06:00 am– Wake up and Ushapan (Early Drinking water)

06:30 - 07:00 am – Jala Neti (Nasal Cleansing) and Herbal Tea

07:00 - 08:45 am – Bhakti Yoga (Prayer/Chants), Warm up exercise, Suryanamaskar,

Yogasana, Bandha, Pranayama, Shanty Path (Peace Mantra

9: 00 – Breakfast

10:00 – Transfer to Nagi Gumba (Monastery)

1:00 -2:00: Lunch

3:00 -4: 00: Silence & Exploration

4:00 -5 :00: Monastery Puja

5:00 – 6:00: Silence

6:00 – 7:00: Meditation

7:00 - 8:00: Dinner

8:00 - 9: 00 pm: Silent Sitting in Meditation Room:

9:00 -9:30 pm: Meditation Sleep

 (Day 3 – 6): Monastery

Wake up at 5:00 am (ready for Puja)

Puja Ceremony at 5:30 (Morning)

Tea Break 6:30

Jalaneti: 7 – 7:30

Traditional Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga 7:30 – 8:45

Breakfast: 9:00 -10:00

Dhamma talk: 11:00 - 1:00 pm

Lunch: 1:00 -2:00

Silence: 3:00 -4: 00

Monastery: 4:00 -5:00

Silence: 5:00 – 6:00

Meditation: 6:00 – 7:00

Dinner: 7:00

Silent Sitting in Meditation Room: 8:00 – 9: 00

Meditation Sleep: 9:00 -9:30 pm

Day 7: Transfer to Divine Yoga ( Accomodation) & Relaxation

Wake up at 5:00 am (ready for Puja)

Puja Ceremony at 5:30 (Morning)

6:30: Tea Break

7 – 7:30: Jalaneti

7:30 – 8:45: Traditional Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga

9:00 -10:00: Breakfast

10:00 – 1: 00: Transfer to Himalayan Yoga Academy

1:00 – 2:00: Lunch & Rest

2:30 – 3:00  -  Rest

3: 00 – 5:00 –  Ayurvedic Therapy Time

5:00- 5:30 – Group Tea

5:30 – 6:45 – Retreat Conclusion & Meditation

7:00 – 8:00 – Dinner

8:00 – 9:00 – Group Talks & farewell Speech

9:00 – Lights Out ( Bed )

Day 8: Departure Day

06:00 am – Wake up and Ushapan (Early Drinking water)

06:30 - 07:00 am – Jala Neti (Nasal Cleansing) and Herbal Tea

07:15 - 08:45 am– Bhakti Yoga (Prayer/Chants), Warm-up exercise, Suryanamaskar, Yogasana, Bandha, Pranayama, Shanty Path (Peace Mantra)

09:00 - 10:00 am – Breakfast and Herbal Tea

12:00 - 02:00 pm – Check Out

Inclusions:

1.     Accommodation in Divine Yoga & Meditation

2.     All Fooding (BLD) throughout the retreat.

3.     Use of Yoga mats

4.     Sightseeing in Kathmandu (Guide and Vehicle)

5.     Daily Hot or Cold water and Wi-Fi

6.     Hike to Cave

7.     Pick up From Airport.

8.     Transportation (Kathmandu – Monastery & Vice Versa)

9.     Monastery Fees

10.  National Park Fees.

11.  Yoga, Meditation & other sessions fees

Exclusions :

1.     Flights Tickets

2.     Airport Departure

3.     Travel Insurance

4.     Additional Therapies

Sharing Price: 800 $

Private Room Price: 1000 $