Yoga & Organic Gardening Retreat in Byron Bay, Australia

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

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Leah Laureau
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Sep 8 - 13, 2017
Group size: 8 - 15
Yoga & Organic Gardening Retreat in Byron Bay, Australia
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Leah Laureau
  • Email address verified

Sep 8 - 13, 2017
Group size: 8 - 15

About this trip

Byron Yoga Organic Retreats provides yoga and organic gardening retreats in beautiful Byron Bay Hinterland on an organic farm.

Put your hands in the dirt, your feet on the ground, reconnect with nature and yourself! Practice yoga and meditation, learn to build your own organic veggie patch, eat the best organic food, stay on a gorgeous organic farm in Byron Bay Hinterland, enjoy a relaxing body massage, relax, slow down, and unwind...All that in this organic gardening and yoga retreat in Byron Bay!

The highlights of the retreat:

*    Daily yoga and meditation sessions
*    Talk on Ayurvedic principles by Chef Lara
*    Organic gardening workshops with organic farmer Julian
*    Excursion to Minyon Falls or a walk to Byron Lighthouse
*    Relaxing deep tissue body massage
*    5 nights accommodation on beautiful organic farm

*    Daily organic meals


Accommodation

The retreat is hosted on a beautiful organic farm in Byron Hinterland (Mullumbimby, ten minutes from Byron Bay), Wybalena Organic Farm. Wybalena is a 170 acre organic farm situated in the luscious Byron Shire. It is an idyllic property with rolling green hills, two spring fed creeks and seven large dams. It has plentiful and diverse wildlife and is home to many endangered species.

There is a large architecturally designed farm house with four bedrooms, swimming pool, and numerous outdoor decks. The house has a stunning 20 seat dining table perfect for group dinners and special events. Adjoining buildings include another three bedrooms and a large self contained studio which can be used as a teaching facility and also as a yoga space.


Retreat Program

At Byron Yoga Organic Retreats, you will practice an energizing morning yoga and relaxing afternoon yoga. The yoga practice is a fusion between different styles of Yoga, such as Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Hatha yoga. The yoga classes are accessible and suitable for everyone, from beginners to advanced. You will also practice meditation in the morning and afternoon.

Additionally, you will also learn how to build your own organic veggie patch with hands-on gardening workshop. Subjects will include how and where to build a veggie bed, how to create a healthy soil, how to make your own seedlings, what and when to plant, how to treat pest organically, how to fertilize the soil and veggies organically, how to create healthy compost, how to create a worm farm, and understand the importance of mulching.

There will also be a beach time on the beautiful beaches of Byron Bay or Brunswick Heads (15 minutes from Byron Bay).


Sample daily schedule

    06:00 Wake up
    06:30 Energizing morning yoga
    08:00 Light morning organic tea (fruits and tea)
    08:30 Meditation (two sessions of 25 minutes each)
    09:30 Organic breakfast
    10:30 Organic farming workshop with healthy organic snack break at 12:00
    13:30 Organic lunch
    14.30 Rest, massage, or beach time
    17:00 Relaxing yoga
    18:00 Meditation
    19:00 Organic diner
    20:30 Bedtime

On the last day, in the morning you will have a group excursion, a walk to the Byron Lighthouse, see some dolphins and have a swim, or a visit to Minyon Falls, a beautiful waterfall with amazing views.


Leah - Your host & Yoga Instructor

Originally from France, Leah has been living in Byron Bay for 10 years. Trained as an Ashtanga yoga teacher with Dena Kingsberg, she has been teaching yoga in the Byron Shire for more than five years and absolutely loves it. She has a great group of dedicated and loyal students who come to her yoga classes each week. Another love of hers is organic gardening and growing her own food. She worked on few organic farms and found the connection with nature healing and grounding... She wanted to combine her two passions in a beautiful retreat and that's how Byron Yoga Organic Retreats was born!


Best organic food

At Byron Yoga Organic Retreats, we are passionate about tasty, fresh, local, and organic food! This is why, for all their yoga retreats, they are serving you the best and the yummiest organic food that you will ever taste.

Byron Yoga Organic Retreats' amazing Chef Lara is sourcing all her ingredients from local organic farmers and local wholesalers so she can serve you the best organic meals during your retreat.

For all the retreats, Byron Yoga Organic Retreats offer you organic and vegetarian breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a light morning and afternoon tea. With a variety of dietary needs catered for, including gluten free and vegan options, there's something for everyone on the amazing menu.

During the retreats, you will enjoy lots of yummy organic vegetarian meals including fresh and nutritious salads, roasted vegetables, curries, risotto, pasta, dahl, stir-fries - all these beautiful and tasty dishes with an Ayurvedic twist and flavor. And let's not forget Lara's delicious and healthy deserts! You will absolutely love her food and you will have more than you need.


Body Massage

This yoga retreat includes a one hour deep tissue body massage in the beautiful yoga studio on the farm. This deep tissue massage is an amazing relaxing experience. You feel extremely relaxed in your body and in your mind. Deep tissue massage helps you to release your stress, to ease the pain in your body, to make movement easier, and can also lower the heart rate and blood pressure.


What’s included

*     1 body massage
*     1 outdoor group activity
*     2 daily yoga and meditation classes in the morning and afternoon
*     4 organic gardening workshops
*     5 nights accommodation
*     A talk on Ayurvedic principles
*     Daily organic meals

Not included


*     Additional activities
*     Airfare
*     Airport transfers
*     Personal expenses

Available Packages

Single Room-Main House-King bed-Ensuite

This beautiful private room located in the Farm House comes with a king size bed and an ensuite. This is one of the best rooms in the house and is perfect if you want to be by yourself with some privacy during your retreat.

A$2,399
Deposit: A$300
Shared room-Main House-King bed,ensuite

This beautiful shared room located in the Farm House comes with a king size bed and an ensuite. This is one of the best rooms in the house and is perfect if you are a couple and want some privacy during your retreat. This is for a COUPLE ONLY.

A$2,199
Deposit: A$300
Single room-Main House-Dble bed

This beautiful private room located in the Farm House comes with a double bed. You will share the bathroom with the guest(s) of another room. This is a great room if you want to be by yourself with some privacy during your retreat.

A$2,299
Deposit: A$300
Shared room-Main House-Dble bed

This beautiful shared room located in the Farm House comes with a double bed. You will share the bathroom with the guest(s) of another room. This is a great room if you are a couple and would like some privacy during your retreat. For a COUPLE ONLY.

A$2,099
Deposit: A$300
Twin share-Adj. buildings-Dble bed

This beautiful room is located in the adjoining buildings of the Main House and has two double beds. This room is perfect if you feel like sharing the room with someone during the retreat. The bathroom is to be shared.

A$1,999
Deposit: A$300
Twin share-Adj. buildings-Single bed

This beautiful room is located in the adjoining buildings of the Main House and has two single beds. This room is perfect if you feel like sharing the room with someone during the reteat and would like to save up a bit on the price of the retreat. The bathroom is to be shared.

A$1,799
Deposit: A$300


Itinerary

Energising Morning Yoga + fruits & teas
Day 2-6 6:30 - 8:30AM
You will practice in the morning a dynamic form of Yoga to energize, move, breath and enjoy. This practice is a fusion between different styles of Yoga, such as Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga. Our Yoga classes are accessible and suitable for everyone, from beginners to advanced. So you don't need to be an expert in Yoga to take on our classes. Organic fruits and teas will be available after the yoga class. The focus of this class is to find a deep connection to your own breath. It is from this place that we move into poses, flow between them, or be still in order to practice a moving meditation. While we move into standing postures, sitting postures, forward bends, back bends and inversions, we keep strongly the focus on the breath, helping us to calm and quiet our mind. You will leave the class with more energy, more space in your body and in your mind and with a sweet feeling of peace and lightness. The focus of this class is to find a deep connection to your own breath. It is from this place that we move into poses, flow between them, or be still in order to practice a moving meditation. While we move into standing postures, sitting postures, forward bends, back bends and inversions, we keep strongly the focus on the breath, helping us to calm and quiet our mind. You will leave the class with more energy, more space in your body and in your mind and with a sweet feeling of peace and lightness.

Your Organizer


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Leah Laureau
Originally from France, Leah has been living in Byron Bay for 10 years. Trained as an Ashtanga yoga teacher with Dena Kingsberg, she has been teaching yoga in the Byron Shire for more than five years and absolutely loves it. She has a great group of dedicated and loyal students who come to her yoga classes each week. Another love of hers is organic gardening and growing her own food. She worked on few organic farms and found the connection with nature healing and grounding... She wanted to combine her two passions in a beautiful retreat and that's how Byron Yoga Organic Retreats was born!