Living Āyurveda” | Yoga & Āyurveda Retreat with Sera Melini

September 7 - 10

In Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast California

Join Sagrada's 4 day-3 night Ayurveda Retreat in Central Coast California.

Join us for a 4-day/3-night Āyurvedic Yoga retreat on the Central Coast of California.

Take some time to pause, reflect & rejuvenate in the cascading hills of the Central Coast.

Āyurveda & Yoga are both built on the foundations of Attunement. Over this weekend, you’ll immerse yourself in the impeccable nature of Sagrada while deepening your capacity to attune, observe, relax & nourish yourself with Āyurveda & Yoga.

Every morning will begin with a restful meditation practice your senses into harmony with the 5 elements abundant in nature. After breakfast, you’ll rejuvenate with a lively Āyurvedic Yoga practice. Following Yoga will be a brief conversation about what Āyurveda is & how to bring it into your life. This conversation will be a springboard for the yoga practice and the hands-on activity of the afternoon. Friday night is yours to explore & enjoy the riches of the space. Saturday night you will be lulled into deep rest with Yoga Nidra.

Your meals will be prepared according to the foundational principles of Āyurveda. At each meal, I’ll review the menu. This way you can take note of the principles in action & take these nuggets home to your own kitchens.

The goal of this retreat is to provide time for you to reset, re-harmonize & return home with tangible ways to maintain peace in your life & openness in your heart with easy supportive tools from Āyurveda.

You’ll leave feeling calm, restored, open & inspired.

At this weekend Ayurvedic retreat you will:

Find stillness and stability
Unplug from busy-life and rest amidst nature
Learn the basics of Ayurveda
Learn self-care routines for stress management
See how your lifestyle patterns can effect your health
Learn how to prepare a traditional Ayurvedic cleansing meal
Introduction to a rejuvenating healthy morning routine.

Rates for 4 day / 3 night yoga retreats: prices are per person

Communal bedroom shared bathroom - $1295 + tax

Private bedroom (one queen bed) shared bathroom - $1795 sgl / $1495 dbl + tax

Private King bedroom shared bathroom - $1995 sgl / $1595 dbl + tax

Cottage two bedrooms up to three guests (one king bed, one full bed), private bathroom with bathtub, kitchen, living room - $2895 sgl, / $1895 dbl / $1495 triple + tax

All prices are subject to change without notice.

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Sept 2023

“Living Āyurveda” | Yoga & Āyurveda Retreat with Sera Melini

Sample Schedule

Thursday

2:00-4:00pm Arrival and check in
4:30-6:00pm Grounding Yoga & Sensory Excavation (Bhuta Śuddhi)
6:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Opening Circle

Friday
Morning silence and coffee sipping.
8:30am Breakfast
10-11:15am Energizing Ayurvedic Yoga
11:15-12pm Intro to Ayurveda - how to eat, sleep, think, live Āyurvedically - simply & in flow
12:00 Lunch
Free time (Sarra is available for 1-1 yoga bookings - 1h each)
4:00-5:30pm Afternoon Āyurvedic Yoga
6:45pm Dinner
Free time to enjoy the space

Saturday
Morning silence and coffee sipping.
8:30am Breakfast
10:00-11:15am Energizing Āyurvedic Yoga
11:15-12pm Importance of Ghee & Cooking with Oil
12:00 Lunch
1:00pm Āyurvedic Herbal Ghee Making

Free Time (Sarra is available for 1-1 yoga bookings - 1h each)4:00-5:30pm Afternoon Āyurvedic Yoga
6:30pm Dinner
8-8:30pm Yoga Nidra

Sunday
7:45-8:15am Outdoor Sensory Excavation (Bhuta Śuddhi)

8:30 Breakfast

9:30-11 Refreshing Āyurvedic Yoga / Closing Circle - How to Take Āyurveda with You
11-12 Check out and Farewells

Nov-Dec 2023

“Living Āyurveda” | Yoga & Āyurveda Retreat with Sera Melini

Thursday

2:00-4:00pm Arrival and check in
4:30-6:00pm Grounding Yoga & Sensory Excavation (Bhuta Śuddhi)
6:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Opening Circle

Saturday
Morning silence and coffee sipping.
8:30am Breakfast
10:00-11:15am Energizing Āyurvedic Yoga
11:15-12pm Importance Cooking with Seasonal Spices
12:00 Lunch
1:00pm Āyurvedic Spice Mix for Winter

Free Time (Sarra is available for 1-1 yoga bookings - 1h each)4:00-5:30pm Afternoon Āyurvedic Yoga
6:30pm Dinner
8-8:30pm Yoga Nidra

Sunday
7:45-8:15am Outdoor Sensory Excavation (Bhuta Śuddhi)

8:30 Breakfast

9:30-11 Refreshing Āyurvedic Yoga / Closing Circle - How to Take Āyurveda with You
11-12 Check out and Farewells

Prices are per person and include the following:

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Hand blended afternoon organic herbal tea

Daily yoga

Use of saltwater pool and hot tub

Plenty of free time on the majestic grounds for hiking, journaling, meditation, and self reflection. Acupuncture can be arranged for additional fees.

About Sera:

Sera Melini (500h E-RYT & Āyurvedic Physician) has been a lifetime student and accomplished teacher of Yoga and Āyurveda - beginning her studies at the age of 14.

She has been blessed with teachers who have searched classically for the patterns of the Universe and Spirit. Her studies and experiences in the realms of Yoga, Mantra, and Āyurveda all serve to assist in increasing her depth, sensitivity, and simplicity in ways she lives and practices. Her primary source training has allowed her to be a dynamic teacher and facilitator of the modern age. Her goal is to contextualize things often taught in broad strokes so you can go deep instead of only wide. Her intention is to allow the teachings coming through her so as to catalyze the potency and wisdom already within you. This is the meaning of Yogavāhi. It is a substance that brings out the inherent power of whatever it is paired with.

She is passionate about providing you with the foundational teachings that all of these years of study and collecting, so that you can walk away feeling like you know how to make decisions, how to apply Yoga and Āyurveda to your specific life in a way that is truly supportive, nourishing, and effective.

Some of her teachers include, Andrey Lappa of Universal Yoga, Kula Yoga Project, Sankalpah College of Yoga (Yoga), Parvathy Baul, Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji and Raghunath Cappo (Mantra), Vaidya Kashyapa Fischer, Dr. Vasant Lad, Vaidya Ravi of Poonthottam Ayurvedasram, the California College of Ayurveda, Dr. Claudia Welsh, Dr. Cate Stillman (Ayurveda), Antonia Ruppel, Vladimir Yatsenko (Sanskrit). Her teachers of touch include those at Sunshine School (Chiang Mai, Thailand) and Ohm (Omsala Chiang Mai, Thailand) for the wisdom of Thai Massage and Chi Nei Tsang.

To learn more, visit : www.yogavahi.com; IG : @seramelini.ayurvedayoga TikTok : @yogavahiayurveda