Program of the week
Day 1
Arrival by plane to São Vicente. Departure by boat from São Vicente to Santo Antão in the afternoon. In Santo Antão we will be picked up by taxi that will take us to our cozy yoga hotel. There will be time to settle in. The first yoga session is a soft, empathetic and wonderful workout that is adapted to the long journey, so you can feel rested and restored. After yoga there will be a welcoming dinner with short presentation of the program and time to get to know each other.
Day 2
We start the morning in awareness and silence on our terrace among the mountains and tropical greenery. The morning yoga session is a vinyasa flow class. After yoga, breakfast is served and we continue the day in silence. We go for our first hike up the nearest mountain in a silent meditation. By return a healthy nutritious lunch is served in silence. After lunch there is free time to read, sleep, reflect and just enjoy simple being. After the break we get together for a lecture on “Myths and truth of yoga”, with time for your questions and common discussion. Our last session is Qigong, an ancient Chinese meditative practice in motion. The evening ends with dinner where we exchange our impressions of the day.
Day 3
We start the morning with an energizing yoga session. After yoga a delicious breakfast is served on the terrace. This time we head by car for a longer hike in the Valley of Paul among papaya, banana, goiaba and other fruit trees. Mindfulness exercise added as we hike. We eat our lunch on the way and end the hike with a meditation. On arrival after we all had some rest, a yin yoga session, followed by romantic dinner under the stars. We end the evening with a heart-opening cacao ceremony.
Day 4
Ayurveda (“Knowledge of life” from Sanskrit) day ! The morning starts with an Ayurvedic yoga session, followed by breakfast. After breakfast there will be a lecture on how Ayurveda, ancient Indian traditional medicine, how to keep your body healthy. In the afternoon we go to the local town of Ribeira Grande to stroll around the narrow streets, visit the local market, do some shopping (optional) and enjoy the colourful African atmosphere. When we get home, another yoga session, be surprised what we do. Dinner followed by discussion about yoga grounding principles.
Day 5
Challenge day! Right after breakfast we travel by taxi to the steepest hike from Coculi to Corda. Corda’s heights are one of the most panoramic viewpoints of Santo Antão. We eat our packed lunch on the top, rest a little, go back where taxi picks us up. By arrival to the hotel free time to recover, take a nap and digest your impressions of the day. After a lovely very nutritious dinner with our rebuilt strength, we have a fire ceremony on the terrace ending with a meditation.
Day 6
Real luxury day and time to just be in harmony and enjoy the peace. We start the day with a grounding Hatha yoga session. After that you are free to choose a massage treatment or an Ayurvetic consultation, duration 1 hour.
All meals are served at the hotel with an extra touch of love. We end the evening with a real "Grand Final" in wonderful company of each other. We go to a local cosy Café for closing ceremony, chanting and meditation.
Day 7
Departure 6:00 am from the hotel by taxi. If you travel by TAP (Via Lisbon, the flight leaves at 13:30) you need to take the boat from Santo Antão at 08:00. We have a possibility to have breakfast very early before departure or get a sandwich packed as take away.
Price for the whole week
840 Euro 2 spots (single beds) in a double room with shared wc and shower
920 Euro 3 spots single room with shared wc and shower
960 Euro 2 spots single room with private facilities
Included:
7 Yoga sessions
1 Qigong session
Daily Pranayana
Daily Meditation
Daily Pratyahara
1 Lecture on Ayurveda
2 Lecture of yoga
1 Ayurveda consultation or one massage treatment, duration one hour
1 big bottle of water per day
Several Mountain hikes
2 Ceremonies
6 Breakfasts
6 Lunches
6 Dinners
Boat trip between São Vicente and Santo Antão
Your place is reserved when the registration fee is paid (250 Euro).
The price does not include flights, Visa or possibly overnight stay on the way to and from São Vicente (VXE).
Getting here
We recommend that you book flights immediately to find good flight prices.
flytap.com (Air Portugal)
Flights from Stockholm to Lisbon and from Lisbon to São Vicente (ARN-VXE)
An overnight stay in Lisbon on the way to São Vicente and an overnight stay on the way home.
caboverdeairlines.com
Flying From Lisbon (LIS), Bergamo (BGY) or Paris (CDG) to São Vicente (VXE)
Ving and Tui
Direct flight from Stockholm to SAL with an overnight stay in Espargos about 2 km from the airport. Domestic flights from Espargos to São Vicente which take about 1 hour.
Visas can be purchased digitally before departure or on site.
It makes it easier to buy a visa digitally to avoid waiting in line when you land in São Vicente.
https://registration.cv.zetes....
We are happy to help if you have questions about accommodation in Mindelo. It is now also very well listed on booking.com.
Jeanette
Started her journey with yoga in 2008. Jeanette is a trained Virya yoga teacher at the Nordic Yoga Institute. Certified Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant with Dr. Sangeeta at Yogayama, Health advisor, Ayurvedic massage therapist and Panchakarma therapist at Scandinavian Ayurveda Academy. Jeanette has also deepened her knowledge of Ayurveda in India both theoretically and practically at the Kerala Ayurveda Academy in Aluva and she is also educated at the Axelsons Institute in Stockholm. Jeanette has done several yoga retreats over the past 7 years. Jeanette is driven by helping people find home to their heart with the help of yoga, meditation and the right lifestyle. Read more about Jeanette here https://yoganesha.se
Julia
Is an international experienced yoga teacher , retreat organiser, massage therapist and Ayurveda nutritionist. Julia started as a yoga practitioner over 20 years ago. She was looking for something that could help her find a method of relaxation during her pregnancy. During the last decade, she has completed studies at the Marianne Wells yoga school in Costa Rica, the Rasayana Medical Center of Ayurveda in Sweden and learned several different massage techniques. Today owns Equilibrio da Vida, yoga - massage studio in Mindelo. Julia is driven by desire to be able to support her students in finding their own path to improved health. Julia has been living in Cape Verde for 8 years. Read more about Julia here https://equilibrio-da-vida.com
We are both experienced and enthusiastic yoga teachers who will take care of you in the absolute best way. What we do, we do with heart, a lot of warmth and of course with a lot of joy. A warm welcome to us!
Santo Antão
Located in the North Western part of the archipelago.
Cape Verde
Is an old Portuguese ex colony that is independent since 1975. Santo Antão is truly a tropical oasis with lovely mountains, great hiking, tropical vegetation, natural waterfalls and agriculture. If you choose to combine the trip with staying a few extra days we recommend you to stay in Mindelo. There you can enjoy fine white sandy beach, local streetmusic, diving etc.
