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Residential Retreats

We offer fully residential ashram retreat courses of between 2 and 10 days in length, and in-depth courses combining multiple residential retreats with guided home-study.

Upcoming retreats

In-Depth Courses

These courses cover various advanced yogic subjects in greater depth than a single retreat allows. They range between 6 and 12 months and combine multiple retreats here at the Ashram with guided home-study.

Upcoming courses

Ashram Retreats

Our ashram retreats range between 2 and 10 days and cover subjects relating to the main branches of yoga, as well as advaita and tantraOur emphasis is on cultivating direct insight within our supportive Ashram environment.

Upcoming retreats

1-Month Retreat

Our month-long Developing Sadhana Course provides opportunity for an extended experience of ashram life with teachings and practices from many different paths of yoga including daily classes in hatha yoga, chanting and meditation, and so much more.

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Ashram Retreats 2026

Thurs 30 April - Mon 4 May 2026

Finding Our Centre

With Swami Krishnapremananda
This retreat offers accessible yoga and meditation practices to help you reconnect with inner balance, resilience, and clarity. Through movement, stillness, and reflection, we’ll explore how to meet life’s challenges with openness, compassion, and trust..

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Wed 13 May -
Sun 17 May 2026

A Celebration Of Kirtan

With Yoga Bijananda
This popular Ashram retreat will offer you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the energies of Kirtan, as well as other practices such as yoga classes and yoga nidra (deep relaxation).

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Thur 21 May - Sun 31 May 2026

PranaVidya

With Swami GyanDharma
Prana Vidya means ‘knowledge of energy’ and it is a yogic practice for liberating energy and using it for healing. Join us for these 10 days to explore how the practices of PranaVidya can awaken the innate potential within your energy body and mind. 

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Thurs 11 June - Sun 14 June 2026

The Sacred Masculine

With Reva, assisted by Nick
This sacred masculine retreat offers a powerful container for men and women to reconnect with their inner strength, clarity, and purpose through the practices of hatha yoga, meditation, pranayama and Shiva mantra japa.

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Wed 17 June -
Sun 21 June 2026

Honouring Grief

With Swami Krishnapremananda
This is a four-day retreat, offering a supportive and sacred space to explore the nature of grief. Together, we will look at how we, both personally and collectively, attempt to avoid grief and how turning gently toward it can allow space for healing. By facing grief, we make room for gratitude, appreciation, and even deeper love.

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Tues 7 - Sun 12 July 2026

Bhaja Govindam

With Swami Nishchalananda and Rajesh David
This retreat explores the Bhaja Govindam, a poetic text by Adi Shankaracharya that blends non-dual wisdom with devotion. Swamiji offers insightful commentary, while Rajesh brings the verses to life through music and chanting. Together, we’ll engage with this sacred text not just through study, but through direct, heartfelt experience.

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Sat 18 - Sat 25 July 2026

Tattwa Shuddhi

With Swami SatyaDaya and Tulsi
Discover the subtle power of Tattwa Shuddhi, a rarely taught tantric practice that uses mantra, symbolism, and inner awareness to reconnect you with your true nature. Rooted in ancient tradition, this practice gently purifies and harmonises the elements of body, mind, and spirit. 

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Wed 29 - Sun 1 August 2026

40th Anniversary Celebration

With Swami Nishchalananda, supported by inspiring Ashram Teachers
Mandala Yoga Ashram was officially inaugurated on the 26th July 1986. Since then, the Ashram has grown from strength to strength with support from many people throughout the UK, Europe and the world. Join us in celebrating 40 years of inspirational teachings and propagation of Yoga, which we hope to continue for the next decade and beyond! This promises to be an unforgettable event!

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Wed 12 -
Sat 22 August 2026

Silent Retreat

With Swami Krishnapremananda, Swami SatyaDaya & Tulsi
This 10-day retreat is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself into the practice of mouna, silence, and to connect with the deeper stillness that underlies life's surface activity.

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Wed 26 - Sun 30 August 2026

Spacious Heart

With Swami SatyaDaya & Tulsi
Join us to explore the 'middle path' between our innner and outer worlds, neither striving to bypass the 'reality' of our day to day experience by attempting to remain in a state of constant transcendence, nor losing ourselves in identification with the constant changes we experience in our thoughts & feelings and in the world of form around us.  

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Wed 16th - Sun 20th September 2026

Making Sound, Finding Harmony

With Rajesh David and Marye Wyvill
Making Sound, Finding Harmony is a retreat with Rajesh David and Marye Wyvill exploring inner balance through Nada Yoga and Bones for Life. Blending sound, movement, and awareness, it offers a unique space for deep listening, reflection, and reconnecting with your natural rhythm.

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Tues 29 Sep - Sun 4 October 2026

Vigyana Bhairava Tantra

With Swami SatyaDaya
Discover practical meditation techniques from the ancient Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, designed to bring insight and presence into everyday life. Written over 1,000 years ago, these teachings guide you effortlessly into meditation, transforming daily moments into opportunities for awakening

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Thurs 8 October -
Sun 11 October 2026

Movement and Stillness - The Dance of Being

With Narada and AnandaDevi
A three-day exploration of embodied awareness, guided meditation, and intuitive movement. Led by Narada and Ananda Devi, the course invites you to discover the stillness that underlies all movement and the natural clarity that arises when the body, breath, and awareness come into harmony.

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Thur 15 - Sun 18 October 2026

PranaVidya Advanced - Healing Others

With Swami GyanDharma
This 3-day residential retreat is specifically for those students who have completed the 10-day PranaVidya training with Swami GyanDharma previously.

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Wed 21st -
Sun 25th October 2026

 

From Sound into Silence

With Swami Gyandharma
This is a much-loved course that has been running at the Ashram for several years, with many participants returning regularly. It draws upon Swami Gyandharma’s extensive experience of using mantra to induce silence or stillness.

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Wed 4  -
Sun 8 November 2026

Rest, Restore and Renew

With Tulsi
A restorative retreat which is suitable for all levels of yoga experience. Nurture yourself with this 4-day immersion into the replenishing energies and practices of the Ashram.

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Wed 11 - Sun 15 November 2026

Mudra and Bandha

With Swami Krishnapremananda
Mudra and bandha are part of the Hatha Yoga tradition which also includes asana/posture, pranayama/breathing practices, and shatkarma/cleansing practices. It is a rich tradition, that is as invaluable today as it’s ever been and can do so much for our physical, psychological and spiritual health and well-being. Yet mudra and bandha are often neglected or mis-understood in western yoga classes, meaning that their true value can remain untapped. Join us on this 4-day retreat to explore how they can enhance your practice.

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Wed 25 - Sun 29 November 2026

Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher Training

With With Liz, Julie, Fra & Steph
For the first time, the Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga (LVCY) Teacher Training will be offered as a residential retreat at Mandala Yoga Ashram. Rooted in over 40 years of adaptive yoga tradition, this training offers you the skills and confidence to bring yoga to those who may otherwise be unable to access it – older adults, people with disabilities, those with limited mobility, and anyone for whom floor-based yoga is not available. Join us on this 4-day retreat to explore how they can enhance your practice.

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A Spiritual Sanctuary

As one of the few authentic ashrams to be found outside of India, Mandala Yoga Ashram provides a vibrant link between the spiritual teachings of the yogic sages and sincere seekers of the modern Western world. Founded in 1986 by Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati on his return from 14 years of intensive training with his guru Swami Satyananda Saraswati, and nestling in 25 acres of beautiful, remote hill-country in Southwest Wales, UK, the Ashram has over the years been a source of profound learning and transformation for thousands of people from all walks of life. Our residential retreats are rare opportunities to go deep into the mysteries of yoga in an environment of great natural beauty and focused spiritual energy.

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Live Online Courses

Study with us live via Zoom. Our 1-day and 2-day courses offer opportunities for you to take short study and practice retreats with us in the comfort of your own home.

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Self-Study Online Courses

Study at your own pace. Our self-study courses cover a range of core yogic topics with options for beginner, intermediate and more advanced practitioners.

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Ashram Sangha

The Ashram Sangha is our new online hub, a space for us to support all those who feel a connection with the Ashram, its teachings, and its vibrant yoga community.

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Our Founder

Swami Nishchalananda founded Mandala Yoga Ashram on his return from India after spending 14 years with his Guru, Swami Satyananda, studying all aspects of yoga and imbibing the true essence of this ancient tradition. He is recognised as a genuine Yoga Acharya - a Master of Yoga.
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Charitable Status

The Ashram is a registered charity whose mission is to uplift humanity through the teachings of yoga, advaita and tantra. As an independent institution not affiliated to any set of religious beliefs, the purpose of the Ashram is simply to help people to remember their own sacredness and the sacredness of all that exists.
Registered Charity No. 1195209
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Our Address

Mandala Yoga Ashram
Pantypistyll, Llansadwrn, Llanwrda,
Carmarthenshire,
Wales, UK, 
SA19 8NR
Tel: +44 (0)1558 685358
Email: [email protected]
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