Iyengar Yoga Retreat Notes: Bali Retreats And Stories From Flametree
Iyengar yoga retreat: the short version
Imagine a week where the only decision is which pose comes next. That is what an Iyengar yoga retreat feels like, and Flametree has run them in Bali for years. This page gathers everything we have written about our retreats. Iyengar yoga is the style developed by Mr BKS Iyengar. In the 20th century he did more than anyone to set down traditional Indian yoga, through his books and his teaching, and he pioneered the use of props. It is sometimes called modern classical yoga, and it’s the style we teach at Flametree. A retreat gives you time to go deeper than a weekly class allows.
Iyengar yoga retreat in short form
- What happens: the daily rhythm of yoga, food and rest.
- Who it suits: beginners, families and seasoned students.
- Why retreats help: what the studies say.
- Stories: what students say afterwards.
- Questions: the retreat FAQs.
- First class free: for newcomers, plus a half price pass.
This page is one of the topic hubs in Yoga Notes From Flametree.
Why go on a yoga retreat?
Because daily practice, good food and rest all add up. Away from work and screens, a week of practice has room to settle in a way a weekly class cannot.
A quiet forward bend above a Top End gorge.
Do I need to be experienced?
No. Our retreats are taught at more than one level, and beginners are welcome. The current dates and details are on the Bali retreat page.
Camel Pose (Ustrasana), a backbend that opens the chest.
Start here: the main Iyengar yoga retreat articles
These are the main retreat pages. Some were written for an earlier season, so check the Bali retreat page for current dates.
- The Flametree Bali retreat page, the place to begin.
- Retreat FAQs.
- Retreat testimonials.
- What retreats do for people: the studies.
- Yoga and anger, and how retreats help.
- All-inclusive Bali retreat packages.
- Bali retreat packages, an earlier guide.
- Bali retreats for beginners.
- A family friendly retreat.
- A budget yoga retreat in Bali.
- Retreat tours, activities and extras.
- A meditation and mindfulness retreat with very easy yoga.
- A breathwork retreat in Bali.
- A health and fitness retreat in Bali.
- Bali health retreat: how I cut sugar.
- A detox retreat in Indonesia.
- Can I eat meat on a yoga retreat?
- Retreats in December in Bali.
- A New Year’s Eve yoga retreat.
- Last minute retreat places.
Yoga Notes on retreats
More notes are being added. You can also browse every Yoga Note in one list.
Retreats and classes
- Bali retreats, current dates and prices.
- The beginner timetable, for weekly classes in Darwin or LIVE online.
Start with a class before you travel
Your first class is free if you’re new to Flametree. New students, and anyone who has been away three months or more, can also get a half price 10 class pass with 2 extra classes free, to use online, in the studio, or both.
For the studio, check the beginner timetable and just come along. For a LIVE online class, go to our online class list, click the class time you want and we email you the link to join.
Questions about this retreats page
What will I find on the Flametree retreats page?
You will find every Flametree article and Yoga Note on retreats, grouped so you can start with the main articles and then read the shorter notes. Each link goes to one page that answers one question, so you are not reading the same thing twice.
Which Flametree article on retreats should I read first?
Start with the Bali retreat page for current dates, then the retreat FAQs and the testimonials.
Are Flametree’s retreats notes only for people in Darwin?
No. They are written in Darwin, from our teaching at Woolner and Coolalinga, but the ideas apply anywhere, and classes are also taught LIVE online, so you can join from anywhere in Australia.
How often are new retreats notes added?
New Yoga Notes are published in batches of about twenty, and this page is updated each time a note on this topic goes live. Older Flametree blog articles stay linked here too.
Flametree Yoga Studio teaches Iyengar yoga in Darwin, at Woolner and Coolalinga, and LIVE online anywhere.
General information only, not medical advice. Talk to your yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and your doctor if you wish, before changing what you do.
