Rediscover the beauty and depth of Ashtanga Vinyasa, while opening your heart to the southern Italian sky.
Description of the retreat
THE BLISS OF BREATH: ASHTANGA RETREAT WITH TY LANDRUM
16 – 23 August, 2025
23 – 30 August, 2025
The Bliss of Breath
Summer Ashtanga Retreat with Ty Landrum
There is a simple exuberance to the movement of the breath, an innocent bliss to the rising and falling of the vital force. And feeling into that is one of the simple pleasures of being alive. Yoga practice can be just about this—about feeling into the vivacity of the body, and being exhilarated by its presence.
There is nothing more that yoga needs to be.
But when we drop into the space of the body, and feel into the depths of our being, we find ourselves immersed in a noble presence of awareness, one that holds us with a strange but familiar grace. And the art of yoga, as we know it, is about steeping ourselves in that presence, allowing ourselves to melt in its embrace, only to emerge renewed.
The potency of the practice—our ability to drop in and connect—depends on how we work with the breath, how we hold the movements of inhaling and exhaling within our bodies, and how we allow these movements to flow through our minds. This is what the traditional techniques of asana and pranayama are all about.
In this deep-summer retreat, we explore the techniques that bring these practices alive—tracing internal currents of breath, balancing subtle patterns of sensation, quickening the ascending force with alignment and bandha, and moving the body from the inside out. Using these techniques, we feel more deeply into the body, and we make more room within ourselves for consciousness to breathe.
Through a deep dose of daily practice, and a lovingly curated series of workshops on alignment, philosophy and technique, we share with you a deeper, richer and more potent way of practicing, one that brings you back into connection with the flowing currents of your breath, so you can follow them back into the depths of your being, and remember what it feels like to be vividly awake.
This retreat is open to anyone who wants to explore the depth and potency of yoga. There are no requirements of experience or ability, and people with injuries or special circumstances are absolutely welcome to join. We will hold a warm and loving space that inspires you not only to practice, but to open and explore.
SCHEDULE
Mysore: 7-10 | Sun – FriBrunch: 10 | Sun-Fri
Workshop:12-2 | Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs
Pranayama and Chanting: 6-7 | Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs
Mythology: 6-7 | Tues, Fri
THE PROGRAM
6 days with an international teacher
6 morning sessions
3 afternoon in-depth classes
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Salento
The YIS retreat centre is located in Zollino, in the heart of the Salento. Twenty minutes from both coasts and from cultural centres such as Lecce, Otranto and Gallipoli.
Our yoga retreats are also an opportunity to get together, share good moments, pamper yourself and enjoy the beauty of the Salento in a peaceful environment. Give yourself an energetic recharge through vegan and vegetarian organic food, eco-sustainable tourism and relaxation in our spaces.
Our staff are at your disposal for the entire duration of the retreat to advise you about the must–see places in the Salento, organise excursions, guided tours, gastronomic tours, transfers, rentals and anything else to make your stay enjoyable.
For all information, call +39 0836 600284 or send an email to info@yogainsalento.com.
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The Location
Our retreats take place at Agricola Samadhi, a unique organic farmhouse because it proposes something more than just recreation.
In this charming oasis, the lifestyle revolves around well being: you can combine your stay with a SPA, Ayurvedic consultations and treatments, and a wide range of massages and more.
You can regain your well being through a variety of top–level yoga classes. There is also a SPA Healing Centre and the HQ of YIS, Yoga In Salento, a European leader in yoga retreats, for years a favourite destination of the best internationally renowned teachers in the world.
An energy recharge and psycho–physical well being will be the most precious gifts of your stay that you’ll take home with you, together with the new friendships you’ve made during the retreat.
BOOK YOUR STAY
7 nights
6 brunches
7 vegetarian dinners
1 breakfast
double, single or shared rooms
A very wide swimming pool and beautiful gardens
Spa Healing Center. Treatments and massages on request
Ty Landrum is the director of the Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado.
He teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as he learned it from his teachers, Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman.
With a PhD in Philosophy, Ty has a special touch for explaining the theory of yoga with color and creativity.
His passion as a teacher is to share the brilliance of the Ashtanga Vinyasa method with anyone who wants to learn.
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