Mandali retreat center
If you have ever delved into the wonderful world of yoga retreats, you have probably come across this Italian gem (of Dutch owners). The image of the place where you can see the magical valley of the valley at a lonely height Lake d'Orta (near Milan) is almost iconic, because this breathtaking get away has been praised many times in full regalia by many bloggers and journalists since its opening in 2017, which is completely understandable. We will leave the beautiful stories about those beautiful views for now, because for the time being we will have to make do with their online program.
But that does not alter the fact that the online program is also worth a bit of jubilation. Mandali has clearly not given up and has a rich schedule online, full of daily yoga sessions (ranging from dynamic yoga to a more yin style), Qi-gong, meditation and master classes, which are given via zoom.
'Open sessions' also take place regularly on top of that mountain. These sessions are intended for anyone who needs to connect with like-minded people or share experiences to make the most of your time at home.
Even though the teachers teach from home, you will be welcomed prior to a session with a glimpse of that view and a well-selected soothing music in the background, to get a little bit into the higher Mandali spheres.
According to the people of Mandali, there is no more important time than now to get started with your own awareness. Living in the here and now, acceptance and reflection. They see it as their mission to guide others in this journey.
In addition to the daily online sessions, Mandali now also offers 'Home Retreats' of 3 to 6 days, which can be booked as separate daily classes. To get the most out of this, their suggestion is to participate in the full program, but they leave the choice entirely up to you. Because if you prefer to only select the sessions that appeal to you, that's fine too. It's nice and you're not 'stuck' to anything.
In order to continuously offer an optimally varied program, Mandali invites different teachers each time. These are all highly educated and very experienced teachers. We don't think that being highly educated and very experienced is an unnecessary luxury.
Sitting in your pajamas on your cold floor between the duplicate blocks, it takes slightly more higher forces to achieve that oh-so-sought-after here and now.
FinallyWe're not going to make it more beautiful than it is. Of course, we can't really compare it to sitting on top of that Italian mountain. But oh well, with this dose high quality ingredients, we can learn to live with them for now. This does not rule out that we will book a trip to the Italian mountain as soon as the weather permits, because well, that view and hello Italy and and and..
The schedule of Mandali's online sessions here.. There are no fixed costs associated with the lessons, but a donation is requested.
