South India Retreat with D.V. & Radha Sridhar
Yoga Therapy Vanaprastha Forest Retreat
Kodaikanal (“Gift of the Forest”)
Tamil Nadu, South India
February 6-20, 2027 (14 nights)
Tuition: $2500 CDN all-inclusive for retreat
Register: Contact Maggie for more information
Retreat Centre: Sriram’s Base Retreat is located on the road between Pallangi (20 minutes away from Kodaikanal) and Kombai
Teachers: D.V.& Radha Sridhar, Maggie’s Teachers from the Krishnamacharya-Desikachar Tradition
Participants: Yoga students, yoga teachers, and yoga therapists
Maximum 12 students + 2 teachers with 2 assistants
Accommodations: 4 cottages with 2 rooms per cottage and 2 people per room hosts 16 people
Meals: 3 Vegetarian meals/day served
Travel: 12 students and 2-3 assistants fly to Chennai by Friday, February 5th. On Saturday, February 6th, leave at 5AM from Chennai take a minibus with our teachers, Mr. and Mrs.Sridhar to the retreat (9hrs) and arrive for tea that afternoon.
Tuition fees: $2500 CAD, do not include flight to Chennai and transport to Kodai Kanal (minivan with students, assistants and teachers – costs approx. $200 CDN/student return – TBD.
CE Credits: Upon request, this retreat is eligible for 50 CEUs through Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) through their CE petition process.
Daily Schedule
5 hrs/Day x 10 Days of Classes = 50 Hours CE/PD for IAYT and Yoga Alliance
7-8 am Morning Yoga Practice – D.V. Sridhar
8-9am Breakfast
9-10am Yoga Sutra-s – D.V. Sridhar
10-11am Yoga Therapy Conditions for Yoga Therapists – D.V. & Radha Sridhar
11-12am Vedic Chanting – Radha Sridhar
(There will be 5 min breaks between classes).
12-1 Lunch
1-3pm Rest & Contemplation
3-4pm Teatime
4-5pm Private Yoga Therapy with D.V. & Radha Sridhar (one, 1-hr session for each student) – Could be done outside in huts
6-7pm Dinner
8-9 pm Evening Yoga Practice – Radha Sridhar
10pm Bedtime