Welcome to the Purple Valley Yoga Centre ...
'Where yoga enthusiasts and their friends gather to practise,
study, teach, chat and relax in a delightful tropical environment'
![]() Purple Valley Yoga Centre is situated in North Goa, on the Western coast of India, and has two locations:
Our first location is the Purple Valley Drop-In Centre, where you can just go along without booking for yoga classes seven days each week, with top quality teachers in an inspiring location. Although we specialise in Ashtanga yoga we also offer general hatha classes.
Find out more about the Purple Valley Drop-In Centre, or book a Package Deal of accommodation, unlimited yoga and airport transfers, by clicking here. If you are in Goa, and want to know how to find Purple Valley, visit our map page.
![]() Our second location about 3kms away, the Purple Valley Retreat, is located off a quiet secondary back road in Assagao, about 2kms from the main town of Mapusa. There is a purpose-built shala for approximately 40 mats situated at the bottom of a private valley, among teak trees, palms and banana trees. The area is peaceful with landscaped gardens, trees, birds and butterflies. There is residential accommodation for 30 students, with terracing overlooking the shala valley. The location is peaceful, tropical and very safe. There are communal areas for meeting and chatting, and private corners for private time and meditation. It is ideal for a yoga retreat.
All teachers at Purple Valley follow the yogic teachings of Shri T. Krishnamacharya whose direct students include Shri K.Pattabhi Jois, Shri.B.K.S. Iyengar and Shri.T.K.V. Desikachar.
The Purple Valley Drop-In Yoga Centre now offers Yoga Teacher Training. If you are interested in training to be a yoga teacher, please click kere for further details.
Purple Valley is committed to working closely with the local community and has various initiatives which benefit our workers, their families and the local Goans. A percentage of our profits is given back to the community, and we have adopted European standards in our employment practices. We are also developing 'green' initiatives and eco-friendly strategies. Click here for details of the Purple Valley Ethos.
Yoga Workshops at Purple Valley ...
This is our schedule of workshops for the upcoming 2004/05 season.
Workshops are either one or two weeks, and students can book single or multiple weeks and mix and match with different teachers. Rooms are mainly twin bedded with en-suite facilities, but there are single room options (with supplementary cost) and double bed options for couples (with no cost supplement). There are also a limited number of non-residential options on most workshops. Details of prices are on the bookings page.
To see a flyer on each workshop, with details of teacher, accommodation and cost, please click on the workshop of your choice. Flyers can be printed out.
- Code: W10 – Cathy Louise Broda 20 th November – 26th November - One Week
‘THE FOUNDATIONS OF A DYNAMIC PRACTICE: BANDHA, BREATH AND VINYASA’
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- Code: W11 – Rolf Naujokat 27th November – 3rd December - One Week
‘TRADITIONAL ASHTANGA: STRENGTH WITH COMPASSION’
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- Code: W12 - Sharath Rangaswamy 4th December – 18th December - Two Weeks
‘THE ORGANIC EVOLUTION OF TRADITIONAL ASHTANGA’
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- Code: W13 – Gingi Lee 19th December – 24th December - One Week
‘THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY: ASHTANGA FOR THE REAL WORLD’
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- Code: W14 – Darby and Joanne 25th December – 7th January - Two Weeks
‘ASHTANGA AS A LIFELONG PRACTICE’
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- Code: W15 - Gabriella Pascoli & Charlotte Lindstrom 8th January - 15th January - One Week
‘ALIGNMENT AND BREATH: THE ESSENCE OF YOGA’
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- Code: W16 - Louisa Sear 15th January – 21st January - One Week
‘VINYASA YOGA: STRENGTH AND FREEDOM’
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- Code: W17 - Emil Wendel & Sue Pendlebury 22nd January – 4th February - Two Weeks
‘BEYOND THE ASANA’
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- Code: W18 - Nancy Gilgoff 5th February – 18th February - Two Weeks
‘ THE POWER OF BREATH in ASHTANGA VINYASA YOGA’
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- Code: W19 - Andrew Eppler 19th February - 4th March - Two Weeks
'ASHTANGA YOGA – THE DYNAMIC PATH TO INTERNAL EVOLUTION’
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- Code W20 Danny Paradise 5th March - 18th March - Two Weeks
'EXPLORING THE WILDER SIDE OF ASHTANGA'
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- Code: W22 - 26th March - 1st April - One Week
TO BE CONFIRMED
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- Code: W23 - David Swenson 2nd April - 15th April - Two Weeks
'THE IMPACT OF A REGULAR PRACTICE ON MIND, BODY & SPIRIT'
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The 2004/05 season ends on 15th April.
![]() For details on each workshop, please download a flyer by clicking the workshop above that interests you. To book, visit the Bookings page and follow the link to the online transaction processing system. You can pay a non-refundable deposit to secure a workshop place.
We have three Travel Agents for Charters from Europe, and these are their details:
1. GoAway
www.goaway.co.uk
Tel: (00 44) 207 258 7800
2. TravelPack
www.travelpack.co.uk
Tel: (00 44) 701 212 040
3. Jewel in the Crown Holidays
www.jewelholidays.com
Tel: (00 44) 1293 533 338
You can subscribe to our newsletter by emailing Annie Gurton. Then you will automatically receive news about Purple Valley and you will also get our useful fortnightly Purple Valley Noticeboard of announcements from the global yoga community announcements.
Namaskar,
Annie Gurton.
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