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SUMMARY:Yoga Roots Odeceixe\, Portugal\, March 24-29 2026 Yoga as you are
DESCRIPTION:Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week \nYoga as you are\nMarch 24 – 29\, 2026\nWith Petri Räisänen and Lorraine Hegarty\nYoga Roots Odeceixe\, Portugal\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n\n\n\nLorraine Hegarty was born in Ireland and grew up in Luxembourg. She moved to Aljezur and work as an Ashtanga Yoga teacher in Aljezur/Vale da Telha (20 min down from Odeceixe) and is our regular student at Yoga Roots. Lorraine has a steady practice and a great attitude for the Ashtanga tradition. Lorraine will teach the Friday afternoon and Saturday – Sunday classes. Highly recommended!   \n\n  \nWelcome to your workshop intensive at Yoga Roots Odeceixe\, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1\, 8670-320 Odeceixe\, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps). \n  \nPlease read more about Odeceixe and around\, \naccommodation\, markets\, food\, how to get there \nand activities in Algarve\n\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n           Praia de Odeceixe                                                                                                                                  Yoga Roots Odeceixe\n\nRegistration\, Payment\, Class options\, Schedule and Questions:\nAll registrations\, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com \nTo secure your registration\, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site. \n1. Full program \n2. ”Only” Morning practice \n3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes \n4. Weekend program \n5. Separate drop-in classes \nWe will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 24-26) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led primary series class with Petri on Friday 27th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and led accessible yoga with Wambui will start at 8am. On the weekend (March 28-29) we will have 1-2 Mysore batches starting at 6:30am (if one class) or 6:00am and 7:45am (if two classes). \nBesides the yoga program\, we will have dinners\, beach hang-out time\, surfing\, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish)\, with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area. \nMysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced\, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Thursday\, Saturday and Sunday mornings \nLed Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series\, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. \nAccessible Guided Class = On Fridays\, you can join in a softer\, slower\, gentler quarter primary series with Wambui. This option is suitable for beginners\, those with mobility concerns and /or recovering from injury; or those who wish to gain the benefit of the Ashtanga Yoga practice but through a trauma-informed framework. \nPranayama = Light\, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work. \nNOTE: Some of the afternoon classes\, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors\, if the weather is suitable! \n \nYoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation)                                                                                                                             “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala \n  \nTHE SCHEDULE March 24-29 \nYoga as you are \nTuesday 24th \nMysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00 \n11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice \nTea break \n12:30-14:00 Yoga as you are! How can we apply it in the shala and in life? (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session) with Petri \nWednesday 25th \nMysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00 \n11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable\, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. \nTea break \n12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Yoga for different body and mind types\, ages and needs. How to make the yoga practice inspiring? \nThursday 26th \nMysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00 \nFree afternoon \nFriday 27th \n06:00 Led Class Primary Series with Petri \n11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lorraine: Comfortable\, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break \n12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Lorraine: Ashtanga from the Inside Out. \nIn this workshop we explore what makes Ashtanga yoga truly transformative: the inner practice rather than the perfect outer shape. \nSaturday 28th \nMysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00 \n11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lorraine: Comfortable\, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. \nTea break \n12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Lorraine: Facing Fear in Inversions: Meeting Challenge as You Are \nIn this workshop we’ll explore inversions as a mirror for how fear\, doubt and ego patterns arise when we step beyond what feels safe. Through discussion\, practice and personal experiments\, we’ll explore tools that help us meet challenge safely\, and with curiosity rather than force. \nSunday 29th \nMysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00 \nYoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you) \n11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lorraine: Comfortable\, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. \nTea break \n12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Lorraine: Practice in Dark Moon Times: Reflection on Low Energy Seasons\, Endings & Renewal. \nWhen life calls you inward – grief\, burnout\, hormonal shifts\, relationship endings\, injuries\, emotional lows – we explore how to practice without force\, reframing endings as fertile ground for renewal and darkness as a place of healing. \n14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle with Lorraine \n  \nYoga Shala Odeceixe: \nThe shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1\, 8670-320 Odeceixe\, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps) \nWe have all gender dressing rooms and toilet\, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small\, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation. \nYoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like. \nNext to the yoga shala there is a mini market\, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast\, hang outs and meals. \nTreatments \nPetri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time. \nSmall Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products. \nOur Teaching method: \nWe follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois\, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused. \nWe center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic\, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing\, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries\, childbirth\, etc). \nPhysical Adjustments + Informed Consent: \nWhile the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments\, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice\, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not\, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process. \nOur Big Why:\nWe believe the practice of yoga can heal the world\, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective\, societal progress. In this spirit\, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented\, and abuse\, sexual assault\, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all\, regardless of race\, gender\, ethnicity\, caste\, sexual identity\, class\, age\, nationality\, immigrant status\, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines. \nMental Health Disclaimer:\nYoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind\, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication\, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling\, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat\, please inform us\, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help\, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers\, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation\, we do not offer refunds\, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims. \nWorkshop Fees: (including 23% vat) \nFull workshop April 24-29 with 5 Mysore mornings\, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week \nWeekend April 27-29 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks\, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€ \nSingle classes (Mysore or Led)\, possible if there will be space in the shala 35 € \nSingle classes (Afternoon Techniques)\, possible if there will be space in the shala 50€ \nSingle class (Lectures)\, possible if there will be space in the shala 25€ \nSingle class (Pranayama or Meditation)\, possible if there will be space in the shala 20€ \nWorkshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change \nCancellation policy: \nIn case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 13rd 2026. Before April 13rd\, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed. \nShala / Workshop discounts* \nLocal Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price \nLocal Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40% \nPortuguese citizens – 30% \nDisabled Practitioners – 30% \nBIPOC\, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15% \nLGBTQIA2S+ – 15% \nSingle parents – 15% \nPortuguese Residents – 15% \nStudents (15 – 30)\, Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15% \nFor the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).  \n*When registering\, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise\, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier. \nVoluntary help at the fruit tree garden\, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested. \nWhy discounts? \nWe believe the practice of yoga can heal the world\, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective\, societal progress. In this spirit\, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer\, welcome and more accessible to all\, regardless of race\, gender\, ethnicity\, caste\, sexual identity\, class\, age\, nationality\, immigrant status\, disability etc. \nOne way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible\, both economically and culturally\, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to\, or distant from\, power and privilege\, we recognise that institutionalized oppression\, visible and invisible\, recognizable or hidden\, affects how some people are seen\, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not. \nHow some can breath with peace. \nAnd how\, for others\, their breath gets stolen from them\, both literally and figuratively. \nWe wish to balance the scales. \nStarting with our circle of influence in our yoga space. \nIf you identify as more than one on the list above\, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple\, intersecting identities of marginalization\, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out\, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored. \nFor those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power\, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However\, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors\, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity\, meaning everyone getting what they need\, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression. \nIn this moment\, breathe\, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability. \nFannie Lou Hamer is known to have said\, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be\, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another. \nSide by side. \nBoth on and off the yoga mat. \nMay all beings get what they need to be well\, cared for and tended to. \nMay our actions bring us one step closer to making it so. \nPayment Options: \n1. Bank transfer (most recommended) \nAccount details: \nTo: \nYoga Roots Odeceixe\, LDA \nBank: Credito Agricola \nNIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12 \nIBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2 \nBIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL \nMessage: \nOdeceixe April 24-29 2026\, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc. \n2.  Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class \n3. Low cost international transfer \nhttps://wise.com \nLow fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount) \nSome students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia. \nMessage: \nOdeceixe April 24-29 2026 Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc). \nAll questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com) \nLooking forward to spend a beautiful time in  Portugal \nWith love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe\, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe \n  \nYoga Roots Odeceixe\, LDA \nRua da Estrada Nacional\, n°1\,  \nOdeceixe\, 8670-320\, Portugal   \n Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)
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