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6 days Yoga Nidra TT Retreat in Bussang - the Mystical Vosges
November 10, 2026
6 days Yoga Nidra Teacher Training Retreat with Satlaya Yoga in the Vogesen (TAO, Vosges) 10th-15th November 2026 What is Yoga Nidra? Yoga Nidra is a yoga practice done lying on the back, while being mentally awake and the body is completely relaxed and motionless. Yoga Nidra was compiled as a simplification of complex Tantric practices, allowing the practitioners to hack their own subconscious mind and to reprogram it as they wish. The state of mind used in yoga Nidra is somewhere between sleep and wakeful state. This state of mind calls for subconscious and unconscious content to float up to the conscious mind. This process helps us to cleanse any Karmatic impressions, which hold us back from evolving on our spiritual path, being happy in our lives and achieving our goals. There are many benefits of this exceptional and special yoga practice; physical and mental relaxation, inner sense of peace, relief from anxiety, stress and insomnia, activating the parasympathetic nerve system, becoming aware of subtler aspects of our being such as the Chakras and 5 Pranas, deep emotional and Karmatic cleanse, releasing addictions, cravings and unwanted habits, manifesting in life our dreams and goals, inducing a profound state of sense withdrawal (Pratyahara) and most importantly evolving rapidly on the spiritual path. Yoga Nidra is a form of profound self-suggestion or self-hypnotic process. This is very different from normal hypnosis done by another person to you, as in the normal hypnosis the practitioner giving up his own will power and self control to the hands of another. Yoga Nidra can be used for self-empowerment and increasing your willpower and self-control. To whom this course fit Anyone who is interested to explore his inner world, develop deeper inner awareness, will power, relaxation and more. It fits for yoga teachers, who wish to TEACH Yoga Nidra, and practitioners who already teach and wish to deepen there knowledge with Advanced Yoga Nidra practices. The course doesn’t require any preliminary knowledge or experience in yoga or meditation. To support the process of deep purification and relaxation, the retreat will take place in the middle of the Vosges mountain, surrounded by wild nature, small river stream, fresh air and spring water. This environment will allow us to connect with our own nature. We will have Sattvic, vegan, nourishing meals prepared with love and in accordance with Ayurvedic-Yogic priceless. We will use special relaxing oils, and cleanses to facilitate further relaxation. What will this course cover? + Experiencing the profound practice of yoga Nidra + The background, history, goal, and theory behind the practice of yoga Nidra + Yoga Nidra sequencing; how to create an effective sequence in Yoga Nidra for yourself and for your students + Basic methods of Yoga Nidra: consciousness rotation throughout the body, breath awareness and opposite sensations + Advanced methods of Yoga Nidra: visualizations of objects and situations, astral traveling, Chakra awareness, Prana Nidra, healing visualization, balance of life. + How to teach Yoga Nidra to your friends and students + What is happening in Yoga Nidra to your body and mind in terms of the physical body, astral body, nerves system, brain waves, and yogic perspective. + We will learn about the 5 Kosha, the 5 Pranas and the main Nadis, energy and mental tubes. + This journey will include Advanced Yoga Nidra practices such as, Guarding Angel, Inner Sanctuary, Balance of Life, and other sessions working with Emotional stagnation. + Receiving a hand out to support your own teachings of Yoga Nidra and Certification upon successful completion of the weeklong retreat. Daily schedule for example: 6:00 warm lemon water and tea, optional Neti pot cleansing 6:30-7:30 Pranayama and Meditation (Mariella or Shir) 7:45-9:15 Dharma Yoga 9:15 green juice 9:30-10:30 Yoga Nidra practice Smoothie 11:00-12:00 Yoga Nidra Theory Yummy nourishing Vegan Lunch 14:45-15:45 Yoga Nidra theory 16:00-17:00 Yoga Nidra practice 17:15-18:15 Yin Yoga/Pranayama/Restorative (Mariella or Shir) Light Dinner 19:30-20:30 Satsang (Meditation, Chanting and reading from the Bhagavad Gita)/Sauna/Guided massage (Mariella and Shir) About Satlaya Yoga: Meet us – Shir & Mariella, creators of Satlaya Yoga – and discover our shared vision for holistic-spiritual living, healthy lifestyle, and many methods that helped us to transform our lives and find inner peace. Mariella has completed a few Yoga teacher training. Focusing her practice and teaching on relaxing, meditative, self caring, trauma sensitive yoga classes inspired by Yin Yoga. Her fascination of alternative healing systems led her to explore various massage and healing disciplines, such as Thai Yoga Massage, Lomi Lomi, Ayurvedic therapies, Chi Nei Tsang (abdominal massage), and other subtle body studies. Mariella is a certified Ayurvedic practitioner and Lifestyle coach from the Ayurveda School Ayushkama Ayurveda Institute. Passionate about healing herbs and vegan chef. She is cooperating her experience as a massage therapist and Energy worker in her creative Yoga classes. Currently she is studying Nature Therapy and deepening her knowledge in Ayurveda Psychology. For Shir, practicing yoga is like going into nature and breathing clean air after staying in the city for too long: “Yoga teaches that there is a lot of peace and joy inside each one of us that doesn’t depend on anything external. Yoga is a spiritual path for my life.” In his quest of searching more subtle experience of yoga and understanding how to strive towards yoga, Shir looked for a living master. At that time he found his Guru, Sri Dharma Mittra. By meeting him Shir felt that many question marks about how to live yoga fully were answered. He has been dedicating his life for sharing the practices and the experience of Yoga with other seekers on the spiritual path. • Teaching in various 200 hours and 300 hours Yoga teachers training courses: Anatomy, Philosophy, Asana, Pranayama, Mantras and Chanting, Sound Healing, Teaching Methodology, and Kundalini Tantra. • Established Satlaya Yoga School (RYS 300/200) with his partner Mariella • Certified as Sivananda Yoga teacher 200 hours. • Certified as Dharma Yoga teacher 500 hours, and 800 hours. • E-RYT 500 hours Yoga Alliance registered teacher. • Over 5000 hours and 16 years of teaching experience. • Master Degree in medieval music. • Ayurveda course with Dr. Ahrun Sharma in Dharmasala. • Thai Yoga Massage course with the Sunshine Network. • Learning Yoga Nidra in depth from various teachers such as Dharma Mittra and Bihar School’s teachers. For more information about Shir check out these links: https://www.facebook.com/Shir-Shemesh-Yoga-1717628881881245/ https://www.instagram.com/satlaya.yoga/ Location, Tuition fee and Contact: TAO – Total Art Oasis, 5 Rte du Drumont, 88540 Bussang, France Fees for Yoga Nidra TT Retreat: Early Birds Offer (until August 10th, or first 5 registration) Double shared room – 535 Euro Private room (shared toilets) - 585 Euro Regular registration (After 10th August) Double shared room – 595 Euro Private room – 645 Euro Unemployed and Students – 455 euro The prices include the teachings, accommodation, meals, cleansing kit, body oil and handouts but not the book (Yoga Nidra) and traveling costs Registration and inquiries: [email protected] Whatsapp: +4915906416405 Cancelation Policy Satlaya Yoga: + The deposit, which is paid upon registrations, is part of the total tuition (normally 30% of total tuition) and it is non-refundable. + In case of cancelation less than 2 weeks prior to the Retreat the participant will pay an additional 20% (50% of the tuition including the deposit) + In case of cancelation less than 1 week prior to the Retreat the participant will pay an additional 50% (80% of the tuition) + In case of cancelation less than a day prior to the Retreat the participant will pay an additional 70% (100% of the tuition) + If the Retreat has been cancelled by Satlaya Yoga due to any circumstances the deposit and any other payments, will be refunded fully to the participants. + Changes in booking (one day less, or room type) can be done up to 2 weeks before the Retreat. https://facebook.com/events/s/6-days-yoga-nidra-tt-retreat-i/2155889611926688/
