Holistic yoga at Shunyata Villa
Yoga today is so diverse. The offer is unbelievably wide, a wide variety of teaching styles, numerous, professionally trained teachers. So should it be so easy to find what's right for you? Our participants often deny this thesis. They feel overwhelmed and overwhelmed with exactly this diversity, and after a stay with us, they set out to search for exactly the yoga experience they had with us.
What´s so special about the
Yoga experience with us?
Maybe something like “Back to basics.” In other words: “back to the source,” “to the essence.” Simple, clear, pure, without any “decoration”. The motto is: “Less is more.”
We omit what distracts (sometimes even the “nice” distractions), so you can concentrate fully on the essentials in this quiet simplicity:
Yourself! In your full presence!
The way you are, and maybe even as you don't even know yourself yet.
Die tranquillity, the Love — for yourself, and art Listening to you again — that is our daily focus during the retreat.
Find and strengthen the balance & connection of body, mind & soul here at Shunyata Villa.
How is our approach?
CONNECTING: Look forward to the wonderful and healing combination of yoga & Ayurveda. Daily body and energy work, rounded off by Ayurveda massages and treatments. A holistic approach that allows you to get back in touch with your self-healing powers with simple means and learn how to activate them independently. The transfer of experience into your life is our focus!
EMPATHETIC: Empathy means something like “empathize without suffering.” Yoga is great for experiencing our — often self-imposed — limits. When we get into a position, we are immediately confronted with our physical and mental limits. How we face this limit is our free choice. We learn together how to approach our limits compassionately, attentively, and mindfully. We learn to look at and let go of struggle, pain, and resistance. Every day anew. A very liberating experience.
INDIVIDUAL & INTENSIVE: No matter what your constitution looks like right now, whether you're an absolute yoga beginner, returner or experienced practitioner, everyone is in the right place with what they have right now! The only requirement is that you want to actively do something for yourself!
individual means that we work in small groups and therefore focus on your personal development.
Intensive means that we take enough time for you. The conscious development and adoption of the postures is corrected in joint interaction with you and refined step by step. Your breath is your most loyal assistant and guide. Body and mind receive new impulses — are “confronted” with a completely new idea — and you discover the untapped potential in yourself in a spontaneous and often very touching way. The aha effect is usually already there after Sanjeewa's first correction. Beginners may be experiencing their bodies in full alignment and alignment for the first time. With the help of intensive fine correction and breathing practice, experienced practitioners experience a whole new level of awareness when performing the asanas.
In their joint work, Sanjeewa and Anja represent unity and a spiritual gift for every practitioner. Or as one participant put it in their own words:
“Sanjeewa and Anja are balm for the soul.
In our everyday lives, we often forget the essentials, and with both of them, you simply find it again...”.
Our yoga teachers
Sanjeewa Jayabandu He is a master in his field. The term “yoga therapy” may describe his practice in more detail. And yet it remains different. As a former Buddhist monk, Sanjeewa has gained many years of experience in Vipassana, Metta and many other forms of meditation. He worked independently as a certified yoga, tai chi and meditation teacher at selected places and Ayurveda resorts in Sri Lanka for over 20 years. Since 2014, Sanjeewa has worked exclusively at Ayurveda Shunyata Villa as general manager and yoga teacher.
Sanjeewa teaches in English.
Anja Krug-Jayabandu is a certified Hatha/Vinyasa and Yin Yoga teacher. Whether asana, breathing practice, meditation — or a good combination of the three, Anja supports you with targeted practice that is FEASIBLE for you and your time frame, not only here with us but also in your everyday life.
Anja is known for combining many different components of bodywork in her hours. It shows you exercise variants and tools that suit you and your body constitution, and also gives you so much framework information that simply rounds off your practice.
Among other things, Anja worked as a trainer and coach in a globally active company for 20 years and was able to accompany and actively support many people in their individual development. She is a trained psychological consultant and mental trainer, a passionate yoga teacher, an inspiring person with a lot of heart and humor.
Anja teaches in German and English.
Shihal Fernando, born in 1975, practicing yoga teacher since 2001, focusing on Hatha Yoga, Transcendental Meditation and Tai Chi. Ayurveda expert, trained Ayurveda therapist and has worked as a yoga and tai chi teacher in various Ayurveda health resorts for over 20 years.
Shihal's vision of yoga: “Nothing but WOW... feel comfortable in life with a beautiful breath...”
Shihal teaches in English.
Lalantha M. Peiris,born in 1975, practicing yoga teacher since 1995 and trained Ayurveda therapist since 1998. Studied yoga and relaxation techniques at Kelaniya University Colombo in 2001. Focus on Hatha Yoga and mental health in harmony with Ayurveda.
Lalantha teaches in English.
