Petri Räisänen

Samasthiti Studio, Paris, France, November 7-11, 2024
2024-11-07 - 2024-11-11 | Sittard
Samasthiti Studio, Paris, France, November 7-11, 2024
It has been an amazing yoga journey with Caroline Boulinguez and Samasthiti Studio. We have been working together for two decades and having a great time. We will be back on the yoga mat in Paris in November 7-11.2024 for a four day workshop.
I have always loved to visit Paris..the India town, Falafel corners in La Marais, Seine river, bridges, cafes with yummy sweets and croissants..and the Parisian people.
The schedule is under the work..more info soon. The dates are set and correct : )
Welcome to Paris and practice a real Ashtanga!
Warmly,
Petri and Caroline

Yoga Point Utrecht, Netherlands, November 14-17, 2024
2024-11-14 - 2024-11-17 | Sittard
Yoga Point Utrecht, Netherlands, November 14-17, 2024

Last November was my first visit at Yoga Point and Utrecht town and I really loved the shala and the perfect size of the town. The canals, old buildings, cafes and two surpassingly good South Indian restaurants. It is easy to bicycle around and enjoy the beauty.
Perry Coomans has been doing a great work with the shala. The location by the canal is just perfect. From the downstairs shala (there is two shalas, up and down) you can open the door outside and see the small waves moving in the canal and on the sunny mornings it feels like watching a beautiful slow film while practicing or teaching in the shala.
The workshop will be for four days. Friday morning till Monday morning. Drop in option is also available.
Welcome to Utrecht and Yoga Point!
Warmly,
Petri and Perry

Ashtanga Yoga Shala Vilnius, Lithuania, November 21-24, 2024
2024-11-21 - 2024-11-24 | Sittard
We started our collaboration with Ashtanga Yoga Shala Vilnius in the end of October 2021. I really loved the workshop and the students, but also the town, especially the old wooden villas in the city center. What a contrast with the high business skyscrapers right next to the wooden old villas. We visited the neighbor town Trakai and walked around the castle and lake. It was a beautiful time.

We will be back at the Vilnius shala on the November 21-24, 2024 with a new schedule. Welcome to practice and enjoy with the Vilnius Ashtanga community. More info at https://ashtanga-yoga-shala-vilnius.rezeve.com/
Warmly,
Petri and Marius

Yoga Circle Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 29 - December 2, 2024 The Healing Space Workshop
2024-11-29 - 2024-12-02 | Sittard
Yoga Circle Amsterdam came as a blessing for the Amsterdam Ashtangis in the Autumn of 2023. After Delight Yoga closed the doors, there was only few smaller shalas in Amsterdam. I was happy to be one of the first teachers to teach at the new shala..or actually it is still the same De Clercqstraat 66-68 shala as before but with a new local Ashtangis running for it..Claudia, Lidewij and co.
I’m happy to be back at Yoga Circle Amsterdam in November 29 – December 2, 2024 from Friday morning till Monday morning. The theme is The Healing Space. We will have a morning Mysore classes and afternoon classes with a healing titles. Healing through asana and hands on adjustments, pranayama, energy healing and mind work.
Welcome to one of the most interesting and diverse cities in Europe and Ashtanga communities.
Petri, Claudia and Lidewij

Petri and Nina Tomas Collaboration workshop in Brussels, Belgium, December 5-9, 2024
2024-12-05 - 2024-12-09 | Brussels, Emergences, rue des Cultivateurs 54,, Brussels, 1040, Belgium
Petri and Nina Tomas Collaboration workshop in Brussels, Belgium, December 5-9, 2024
We had an amazing workshop with Nina in last December in Brussels. I love to see the Ashtanga community together, all happy to practice and explore our own beings safely and patiently. In next December 5-9, we will have a new warm shala and plenty of space to practice comfortably and passionately.
Nina is taking care for the registrations and practical tips. The workshop will be just two weeks before the Christmas and Brussels is well known from its Christmas markets and events..well and Belgium frites and chocolate..now also Ashtanga Yoga : )

The Grand Place Christmas lights (photo by Petri)

Welcome to the workshop and experience the Brussels Ashtanga community!
Big hugs,
Petri and Nina

Ashtanga Yoga Freiburg, Germany, December 13-15, 2024
2024-12-13 - 2024-12-15 | Ashtanga Yoga Freiburg, Kreuzstr. 2, Freiburg e.V., 79106, Germany
I’v was teaching for many times in Basel, Switzerland, with Gabi Medler. She was running an Ashtanga shala there and then she moved to the other side of the border, to Freiburg, Germany.
Gabi invited me to teach in her new town and it will be my first visit in Freiburg. I’m excited to see the local Ashtanga community at Ashtanga Yoga Freiburg.
The workshop will be just one week before Christmas and I will surely visit the local Christmas markets and events, as Germany has a strong traditions for the markets.
Welcome to practice and experience the Ashtanga Yoga Freiburg community!
More info from..Petri.freiburg@gmail.com
Warmly,
Petri & Ashtanga Yoga Freiburg

Astanga Yoga Helsinki Winter Workshop, Finland, December 26-30, 2024
2024-12-26 - 2024-12-30 | Astanga Yoga Helsinki, Annankatu 29 B, Helsinki, 00830, Finland
This is our (Petri and Juha) traditional Helsinki winter workshop. Starting on the December 26th with “tofu pork digesting yoga” Mysore class..and then continuing with the workshop schedule on the December 27-30, 2024.
Besides the Ashtanga Yoga schedule we will have an Ateneum museum visit on Saturday 28th and Sauna gathering on Sunday 29th. All welcome. The times and Sauna place and registrations will be discussed on the first day of the workshop. Recommendations to Löyly (Helsinki center area) or Kuusijärvi smoke saunas (need a car drive 30 min). Extra schedule will be paid separately.
Welcome to this Winter Special workshop to the Santa Claus land!
Warmest,
Petri and Juha

Christmas card by Heikki Laaksonen

Baan-Amorn Ashtanga Thailand, Chiang Kham Retreat in January 24-29 2025
2025-01-24 - 2025-01-29 | Baan-Amorn Ashtanga Thailand, Chiang Kham, Thailand
CHIANG KHAM RETREAT AT BAAN-AMORN ASHTANGA THAILAND
IN JANUARY 24-29 2025

Accommodation and retreat info (prices, booking etc) can be found from the website
https://www.baan-amorn.com/petri-raisanen-2025.html
Accommodation from
https://www.homeandhomestay.com/
or
https://www.airbnb.com/chiang-kham-district-thailand/stayshttps://tinyurl.com/CKaccomodation
More Information from MarcoWeigang@yahoo.com

TRIP FROM KOH MAK TO CHIANG KHAM RETREAT
WITH PETRI
We will travel together with Petri, but all the tickets will be paid separately
Friday January 24th
9:00-9:50 Speedboat from Koh Mak
10:00-15:30 Minibus to Suvarnabhumi airport BKK (Bangkok)
16:50-18:20 Thai airways flight to Chiang Rai (CEI)
https://www.thaiairways.com/
18:30 Car to Chiang Kham (we will rent a car or take a taxi)
20:30 Arriving to Homestay / Baan Amorn Ashtanga Thailand
Wednesday January 29th
11:00 or 15:30 Taxi or rented car from Chiang Kham to Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)
14:25 or 18:55 Flight from Chiang Rai (CEI) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Intl (BKK)
Petri will take a 18:55 flight and 15:30 car to the airport. There are students who will take a 14:25 flight, so both flight options will be fine.
The flight to and from Chiang Rai everyone will book and pay by themselves.
Petri will arrange the Speedboat and Minibus on the Friday 24th from Koh Mak. Payments will be made for him when we know the price (according how many we will be).
The taxi from Chiang Rai to Chiang Kham would cost 1000 baht to be shared with the people who will take the taxi (Marco & Baan Amorn will book the private taxi)
..or we can rent a car.
We would suggest a car rental (with the fellow yogis and yoginis) as it would make the moving easier around Chiang Kham. The car can be arranged later when we know who would like be part and share the cost of a rental car.
When you will make a reservation for the Chiang Kham Retreat, please tell to Marco (MarcoWeigang@yahoo.com) if you would like to take a taxi or rent a car.

Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg, February 6-10, 2025
2025-02-06 - 2025-02-10 | Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg, Studio 5, 5-9 Rue du Nord L-2229, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
It will be my second time at the Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg. I love the beautiful old city with markets and walkable distances. The winter season looks amazing in Luxembourg. Cosy and warm even if the outdoor temperatures are below zero. Welcome to practice Ashtanga and hang out with the local community.
We will start on Thursday morning and finish on Monday morning. It will be a five days of pleasure.
I’m looking to seeing you at Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg.
Big hugs, Petri

More info https://ashtangayoga.lu/events/petri-raisanen-in-luxembourg-city-february-6-10/

Momo Yoga / Heidi Aemisegger, Bern, Switzerland, February 14-16, 2025
2025-02-15 - 2025-02-17 | Sittard
It is my pleasure to come back to Bern in 2025. It will be a great weekend in the Switzerland’s capital city with yoga, sauna, river dips and great ashtanga community. I hope to see you there.
Hugs, Petri and Heidi
Here is the schedule:
Workshop Petri Räisänen in Bern
14. – 16. Februar 2025
Friday 14. Feb.
9.00 – 11.30 Aṣṭāṅga Mysore with 15 min. Śavāsana and 15 min. Meditation
16.00 -18.30 Workshop opening: introduction to Aṣṭāṅga Yoga tradition and goals,
pranayama and meditation.
Saturday 15. Feb.
9.00 – 11.30 Aṣṭāṅga Mysore with 15 min. Śavāsana and 15 min. Meditation
16.00 -18.30 Workshop
The Vinyasa technique and Asana tips for Yoga Cikitsā (1.serie) und Nāḍī Śodhana (2. series). Aṣṭāṅga yoga is a clear system which shows how to enter into, and exit from, the state of the asana. The Primary series is built on five different vinyasa types which are also the base for the Intermediate and Advanced sequences. Forward bends, twists, back bends, poses where we lie on the back and inverted (viparita karani) asanas all have their own vinyasa types. This information will provide clarity and peace in your Aṣṭāṅga Yoga practice.
Some people claim that the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Guru, Pattabhi Jois, didn’t care about asana alignments or didn’t correct people’s ”wrong” poses. During my time with Pattabhi Jois and the book writing process, I found that it was not that he didn’t care, but it was about his way of seeing the students’ needs. He expected the students to show interest in the alignments and ask questions as they arose. If students were not actively interested, they would not receive the information. To be in Mysore, India, and practice with him alone didn’t always give the answers. I asked many questions and got just as many answers. We will go through these answers during this workshop.
Sunday 16. Feb.
9.00 – 11.30 Aṣṭāṅga Mysore with 15 min. Śavāsana and 15 min. Meditation
13.00 -15.30 Workshop: “Yoga Therapy – The healing touch”
techniques to understand the asana alignments, anatomy, and psychology of the yoga student. How to create a safe and healing environment to the yoga shala. Theory and practice.
This additional workshop is suitable for anyone with an interest in how the body, mind and energy are used when healing other people by touch or giving hands-on assists in the yoga poses. We focus on observing and learning the language of the body, mind and energy. The techniques are based on sensing and locating the blocks in the flow of energy throughout the body. Students do not need any previous experience or special skills to join in the workshop.

YogaVolt, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, February 18-23, 2025
2025-02-22 - 2025-02-23 | YogaVolt, Montaña Colorada 3, Lajares, Fuerteventura, Spain
Valentina Parmigiani has built a beautiful wooden yoga shala in Lajares, Fuerteventura. For the last two years the workshop has been amazing with many students and great activities. On the free afternoons we did a volcano walk and had a beautiful beach time. The small village Lajares has few shops and restaurants and the quality is a top level. Especially I loved the Italian bakery and local cafe / ice cram bar (how the Italians know how the food should taste?). In February Fuerteventura is still warm and sunny. The island is just stunning with moon like nature and mystic landscape.
Please contact Valentina for more information about the accommodation and place and check the website..
I hope to see you in Fuerteventura in February 18-23 2025 in the European summer : )
Big hugs,
Petri and Valentina

Ashtanga Yoga Uppsala, Sweden, February 28 - March 3, 2025
2025-02-28 - 2025-03-03 | Sittard
Welcome to the old Viking kings town to practice Ashtanga Yoga. We have been teaching together with Anne-Lie for about 20 years and still going strong : ) Uppsala is a beautiful old univercity town with a river in the middle, cosy cafes, bakeries, restaurants and lots of green around.
We will start on Friday morning and finish on Monday morning.
Come to practice and experience the warmest yoga shala in the European winter!
Big hugs,
Petri and Anne-Lie

Ashtanga Yogashala Gothenburg, Sweden, March 7-9, 2025
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-09 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yogashala Gothenburg moved last summer to the new location. The local teacher Carolina has a great sense for teaching and creating a friendly and safe environment to the shala. This will be my first workshop at the new shala. Anyhow the history of our collaboration with Ashtanga Yogashala started more than 20 years ago. Gothenburg is an easy going town with a beautiful Haga area and around with nice vegetarian restaurants, cafes and bakeries.
We will start the workshop on Friday morning and finish on Sunday afternoon.
Welcome to practice and enjoy the cosy new shala.
Big hugs,
Petri and Carolina

Picture from the old shala : )

Puro Yoga, Oslo, Norway, March 14-17, 2025
2025-03-14 - 2025-03-17 | Sittard
Puro is one of the oldest and strongest Ashtanga communities in Europe. It was build by Alexander Medin, a famous Ashtangi and Sanskrit/philosophy scholar from Oslo with Astrid Riddervold. Now run by Pernille Bønkan, a long time Ashtangini and Puro Yoga teacher.
It is my pleasure to teach a workshop again and shear the knowledge of this beautiful practice with peace and caring touch.
Welcome to practice and feel the energy of the Ashtanga yoga!
Warm hugs,
Petri and Pernille
Photo by Petri at Oslo central sauna section in November 14 2022

Ashtanga Yoga St. Cugat (Barcelona), Spain, April 2-6, 2025
2025-04-02 - 2025-04-06 | Sittard
I’m happy for our collaboration with Pol and Yasmina to make the third St. Cugat workshop. Pol and Yasmina has made the shala really beautiful and their generosity and kindness are well known among the students.
It will be a five days intensive with Led classes, Mysore classes and afternoon workshops. In the weekend we will gather with the students for a dinner to the restaurant or one of the parks in the town.
St. Cugat is a small cute town about 20 minutes from Barcelona (with fast train). Comparing Barcelona it is a peaceful town but has a charm and enough activities, parks and restaurants to make it one of the most popular towns for the families close to Barcelona.
Welcome to practice and enjoy the Catalan (super) friendly Ashtanga community!
Big hugs,
Petri, Pol and Yasmina

Purple Valley Tenerife Retreat, Canary Islands, April 12-26, 2025
2025-04-12 - 2025-04-26 | Purple Valley Yoga, Hacienda Cristoforo, Playa Paraiso, Adeje, Purple Valley Tenerife, Adeje, 38678, Spain
The Elements of Healing in Ashtanga Yoga
Purple Valley Tenerife Retreat, April 12-26 2025
With Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley
The traditional Ashtanga Yoga method was always meant to be adapted to the practitioners individual needs and conditions. So the Ashtanga asana sequences are the ground from which we can build our own personal practice based on our unique bodies, ages, identities, mind types, injuries and traumas.
At the The Elements of Healing in Ashtanga Yoga Retreat you will be accepted as you are and be encouraged to follow the traditional method with kindness, healing therapies, care and love.
We are inviting everyone the opportunity to enjoy the practice, movement, spiritual growth and great company in beautiful Tenerife.
Our hope is to open us all up to more diversity (which is required for a healthy yoga community), more safety (which makes everything to bloom) and more happiness (which is the essence of an individual and collective yoga process) wherever we are in our personal yoga evolution.
Purple Valley Goa has been running an European Purple Valley Retreats in Tenerife, Canary Islands. The resort is an amazing combination of all different artistic houses and buildings just few minutes away from the famous hotels and beaches, but in a completely peaceful environment. The shala is beautiful and the meals amazingly tasty. Sounds great. Yes it is!
In this part of Tenerife (Playa Paraiso, Adeje) the sun is shining almost every day and the temperature is higher than in other parts of the island. There is summer all around the year. The trips to the beaches and mountains are amazing. Full pleasure!
Tamara Ashley will be assisting Petri and teaching a Tibetan Buddhist meditations and traditions in the evenings. Please, check a new schedule with Tamara’s classes and her bio from the end of the page.
You are kindly welcomed!
Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley

Petri’s sons made a garland in 2023 retreat Petri and Tamara in 2024
Retreat schedule
Each week consists of 5 morning Mysore classes, 1 Led Primary or Intermediate Series class and 4 afternoon workshops and evening meditations.

Week 1 April 12-19 2025
The Elements of Healing in Ashtanga Yoga
Saturday 12.4
14:00-18:00 Arriving to the resort
18:00 Retreat opening discussion, schedule, introduction
19:00 Dinner
Sunday 13.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
15:00-17:00 Discussion on your personal practice and accessibility in Ashtanga Yoga; What is your need? Ashtanga Yoga as you are.
17:15-18:15 Pranayama, Meditation, Chanting
18:30 Dinner
20:00-20:45 The 5 elements of nature in the healing process – introduction (Tamara)
Monday 14.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
14:00-15:00 The body in meditation practice: A Buddhist Perspective (Tamara)
15:00-17:00 A practitioner-centered approach to Ashtanga asana and adjustments
17:15-18:15 Pranayama, Meditation, Chanting
18:30 Dinner
20:00-20:45 Refuge in the earth element meditation (Tamara)
Tuesday 15.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
Free Day
Wednesday 16.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
14:00-17:00 Primary and Intermediate series techniques and adjustments
17:15-18:15 Pranayama, Meditation, Chanting
20:00-20:45 Refuge in the air and space elements meditation (Tamara)
Thursday 17.4
06:00 Led class Intermediate series
08:00 Led class Primary series
15:00-17:30 Touching the Energy body: Energy healing techniques
17:45-18:15 Self Healing Meditation (guided)
Friday 18.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
Free Day
Saturday 19.4
7:00-8:00 Pranayama
8:00-8:15 Gratitude to the elements meditation (outside) Tamara
8:15-9:00 1st Week Closing circle

Week 2 April 19-26 2025
14:00-18:00 Arriving to the resort
18:00 Retreat opening discussion, schedule, introduction
19:00 Dinner
Sunday 21.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
15:00-17:00 Discussion on your personal practice and accessibility in Ashtanga Yoga; Using the tools; walls, blocks and belts in the practice
17:15-18:15 Pranayama, Meditation, Chanting
18:30 Dinner
20:00-20:45 Healing relaxation meditation (Tamara)
Monday 22.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
14:00 -15:00 Healing through form, energy and light in Buddhist Meditation Practice (Tamara)
15:00-17:00 A practitioner-centered approach to Ashtanga asana and adjustments (different than in week 1)
17:15-18:15 Pranayama, Meditation, Chanting
18:30 Dinner
20:00-20:45 Healing with form meditation (Tamara)
Tuesday 23.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
Free Day
Wednesday 24.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
14:00-17:00 Primary and Intermediate series techniques and adjustments (different than in week 1)
17:15-18:15 Pranayama, Meditation, Chanting
20:00-20:45 Healing with light meditation (Tamara)
Thursday 25.4
06:00 Led class Intermediate series
08:00 Led class Primary series
15:00-17:15 Yoga philosophy: Yoga sutra chapter 3-4, Sinddhis and Kaivalya. The final transformation.
17:30-18:15 Healing with energy meditation (Tamara)
Friday 26.4
06:00 or 7:30 Mysore style (two groups)
Free Day
Saturday 27.4
7:00-8:00 Pranayama
8:00-8:15 Gratitude to the elements meditation (outside) Tamara
8:15-9:00 2nd Week Closing circle

The pool at the resort Trips to the mountains

Tamara Ashley Bio:
Ashtanga yoga is Tamara’s passion and path to healing, peace, and wellbeing. As a dancer, bodyworker, and somatic practitioner, she brings over 25 years of movement knowledge and teaching to her work. She studies with Petri Raisanen and Juha Javainainen. She also studied with Oksana Gorkina, Manju Jois, Sharath Jois, Eddie Stern, David Swenson and Tim Feldman. Tamara is a practicing Buddhist in the Tibetan tradition and her teaching is informed by her meditation practice, contemplative movement and experiential enquiries into the nature of the mind. Her route into Buddhist meditation came through dance improvisation trainings with her teacher Nancy Stark Smith, who skilfully aligned many of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings with dance improvisation practice. Tamara maintains a body based somatic approach to meditation. Her studies in ashtanga yoga have strengthened and added to the practice, giving a deeper understanding of the body mind, energy, and the healing process. Petri has been an important teacher in helping Tamara understand how to work with the subtle energies of the body and mind, as well as helping her refine her sensing and healing skills. This background also informs her teaching in that she holds the space in a quiet and peaceful way that promotes the introspective inner sensing aspects of practice.

A seven headed Cobra shaped rock by te beach down from the resort
Photo by Petri 2023

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 15-19 2025 Dharma for the Heart: Cultivating Qualities of the Heart through Mindfulness and Meditation
2025-04-15 - 2025-04-19 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Dharma for the Heart: Cultivating Qualities of the Heart through Mindfulness and Meditation
(title courtesy of EBMC/ East Bay Meditation Center)
A Five Day Workshop with Wambui Njuguna
April 15 – 19, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Wambui Njuguna for a five day 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes

Trauma-Informed Guided Class = Each morning, you have the option to join in a soft, slow, gentle 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
Afternoon Sessions = Discussions, dharma talks and guided meditation practices
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE
April 15-19, 2025

Tuesday 15th
Guided Trauma-Informed Yoga: 8-9:15am
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Wambui; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Dharma for the Heart: Cultivating Qualities of the Heart through Mindfulness and Meditation Intro
Wednesday 16th
Guided Trauma-Informed Yoga: 8-9:15am
11:15-12:15 Trauma-Informed Pranayama
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Dharma for the Heart: Cultivating Qualities of the Heart through Mindfulness and Meditation: Loving Kindness Practice with Maitri (Unconditional Friendliness)
Thursday 17th
Guided Trauma-Informed Yoga: 8-9:15am
Free afternoon
Friday 18th
Ashtanga Yoga Led Class through an accessible, trauma informed lens: 8am – 9:30am
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break
12:30-14:00 Dharma for the Heart: Cultivating Qualities of the Heart through Mindfulness and Meditation: Loving Kindness Practice with Karuna (Compassion)
Saturday 19th
Guided Trauma-Informed Yoga: 8-9:15am
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Dharma for the Heart: Cultivating Qualities of the Heart through Mindfulness and Meditation: Loving Kindness Practice with Mudita (Sympathetic Joy) + Upeksha (Equanimity)
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:

The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Physical Adjustments and Informed Consent: Touch can be healing and it can harm. A cultural of ongoing informed consent is practiced throughout this workshop.
Our Big Why:
We 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.

Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop April 15-19 with 4 Mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 300 €/week
Weekend April 18-19 with 1 Primary series Led Class and 1 Guided morning class & afternoon sessions 140€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 1st 2025. Before April 1st 2025, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe April 15-19 2025, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe April 15-19 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com
Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 29 - May 4 2025 Emergent Healing Spaces! Connecting to our (more than human) ancestors - Collaboration Workshop with Lama Rod Owens
2025-05-03 - 2025-05-05 | Sittard
Emergent Healing Spaces!
Collaboration Workshop with Lama Rod Owens
Connecting to our (more than human) ancestors
April 29 – May 4, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info regarding Lama Rod Owen’s collaboration through yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com
All registrations, questions and further info regarding Ashtanga Yoga through Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (April 29 – May1 ) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and 8am. On the weekend (May 2-4) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Trauma-Informed 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE April 29 – May 4 2025
Ashtanga Intersections: Emergent Healing Spaces!
Connecting to our (more than human) ancestors
Collaboration Workshop with Lama Rod Owens
Tuesday 29th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Wambui; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:00 What is the Emergent Healing Space? An introduction to the work and practice of Lama Rod Owens with Wambui

Wednesday 30th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2

11:15-12:45 Somatic Dance & Meditation with Avril:
SACRED SWAY
This somatic dance class is designed to awaken you into yummy reverence for your Self, your Body and your Guides. Expect to groove to soul-stirring beats, shake off what no longer serves you and savour the sacred, sweaty silence. There will be a short break after the session followed by a meditation to ground and integrate your experience from the dance class.
Avril Aysha is a Somatic Movement Healer and ritual performance artist. Her dance sessions combine breath, movement, and affirmations to bring you to a sacred place of release, transcendence, and deep insight.

Thursday 1st /Lama Rod May 1-14
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.

12:30-14:15 Lama Rod Owens Opening session: Introduction to Spiritual Abolition (leaving the world better than we found it)

Friday 2nd
Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 06:00 with Petri
Led Class Trauma Informed Yoga. Starting time 8:00 with Wambui
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lama Rod Owens
Tea break
12:30-14:15 Afternoon workshop with Lama Rod Owens: Ma Tara – How to call in the energy of the female Buddha of compassion. How to liberate our hearts to remain open in the face of pain, grief and loss; as well as the joy, beauty, pleasure and connection of the world.

Saturday 3rd
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lama Rod Owens
12:30-14:15 Afternoon workshop with Lama Rod Owens: Chenrezig – In this practice, the Tantric deity known in Tibetan as Chenrezig (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) becomes a representation of our own capacity for boundless love. Lama Rod will guide us through practices to help us connect to the energy and wisdom of love, which can potentially help us stay positive and calm during these complicated times that we are living in.

Sunday 4th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lama Rod Owens
Tea Break
12:30-14:15 Afternoon workshop with Lama Rod Owens: Medicine Buddha – Awaken the capacity for self healing with Lama Rod’s guidance with Medicine Buddha practice. The energy and wisdom of Medicine Buddha is there to nourish healing, deepen spiritual friendship, and abolish social forces that perpetuate harm for self and others.
14:30-15:00 Workshop closing circle with Lama Rod and Wambui

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop April 29 – May 4 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 400 €/week
Weekend May 2-4 with 2 Mysore mornings, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 280€
Lama Rod Owens part of the week in May 1-4 200€ (4 x 50€)
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon classes with Petri and Wambui), possible if there will be space in the shala 35€
Single classes (Afternoon classes with Lama Rod Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of charge
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 15th 2025. Before April 15th, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe April 29 – May 5 2025, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe April 29 – May 5 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All yoga questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)
All Lama Rod questions and information: email Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, May 6-11 2025 Emergent Healing Spaces! Yoga Mythology and Mysticism Collaboration Workshop with Darren Le Baron
2025-05-06 - 2025-05-11 | Sittard
Emergent Healing Spaces! Yoga Mythology and Mysticism
A Special Mystical
Collaboration Workshop with Darren Le Baron
May 6 – 11, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Please check the schedule and more information for Darren Le Baron Workshop in May 9-10
at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Fazanda Compadres and Mushroom Compadres Factory
(all the locations are close to each other in Algarve)

P.S. The Yoga Workshop with Petri will be booked and paid through Yoga Roots Odeceixe
by bank transfer or cash,
and Darren Le Baron’s Workshops trough his website by online transfer or cash at the door.

Darren Le Baron is an educator specialising in ethnomycology and psychedelic research,
and is based between the UK and the Caribbean.
Known around the world for his Shroomshop Master classes and mushroom educational
programs, he is a keen cultivator and teacher. He has been growing gourmet and medicinal
mushrooms for over thirteen years and has translated his home growing experiences into a
social enterprise.
His achievements include launching the UK’s first accredited Mycology and Mushroom
Cultivation course for schools and young people in 2021, providing hands-on experience to
empower school children and at-risk youth.
Darren is a knowledgeable and dynamic speaker who is passionate about sharing his
research and findings on ethnomycology, ancient African plant medicines and their various
applications.
He is a member and presenter at the London Psychedelic Society, a chair and Breaking
Convention committee member. He is also a regular presenter at the Detroit Psychedelic
Conference, Ozora, Noisily and Lightning in a Bottle Festivals, as well as numerous
gatherings around the world sharing his extensive research on psychedelics and how they
can help support humanity in the here and now.
He is also an Organic Horticulturist and Permaculture tutor who supports schools,
businesses and so called hard to reach communities around the world to create holistic and
sustainable working systems.
Collectively his work aims to inform and empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to
cope with social challenges and contribute to community development as well as
self-improvement in an innovative, creative, culturally-aware style.

Welcome to 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All yoga registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com
For questions on Darren le Baron’s workshop, contact yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (May 6-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and 8am. On the weekend (March 28-30) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Trauma-Informed 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE May 6-11 2025
Ashtanga Intersections: Emergent Healing Spaces
Yoga Mythology and Mysticism with Darren Le Baron
The Schedule, Prices and payment methods are still under the work..will be posted very soon.

Tuesday 6th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Yoga Mythology and Mysticism: Healers and shamans – two different paths for the mystic information.

Wednesday 7th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Yoga Mythology and Mysticism according the yogic texts. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 3rd chapter – extraordinarily yogic powers.

Thursday 8th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon

Friday 9th Workshop with Darren Le Baron
Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 06:00 with Petri
Led Class Trauma Informed Yoga. Starting time 8:00 with Wambui
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui
12:30 – 14:00 An Introduction to Darren le Baron’s work with Wambui

17:30-19:30 Afternoon workshop: You Are a Mushroom Having a Human Experience with Darren le Baron
Mycologist maestro Darren Le Baron delivers this thought provoking and some say life
changing presentation about all things fungi. Connecting the ancient origins of fungi and their
relationship to the human experience.
Did you know that mushrooms breathe air, drink and eat food just like we do? or better we
do just like they do as mushrooms have been here doing it a lot longer than us. That’s not all
we have in common.
Did you know that mushrooms are genetically more closely related to humans than they are
to plants. We share an ancient common ancestor.
Did you know, some of these ancestors were alien visitors to this planet, they arrived here
many moons ago, bringing with them extra-terrestrial resources and organic technology…plus the key ingredients that would permit life as we know it today on Earth? No… Curious to learn more?
Prepare to be amazed as Darren explores the intriguing notion that humans are essentially
mushrooms having a human experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your
knowledge and gain unique insights into the extraordinary world of mushrooms.
Duration: 2 hours
Price: €20 (online) €25 (door)
Max Capacity: Unlimited
Venue: Fazanda Compadres
Fala Figo, Alfambras
Portugal

Saturday 10th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)

11:00-13:30 Entheogenic Mysteries of Africa, the Goddess and Yoga with Darren Le Baron
For millennia, fungi and plant medicines have been used by Africa’s earliest indigenous
peoples for spiritual and community growth, though rarely discussed by modern scholars.
Many communities across Africa still use these sacred plants in their rites of passage,
initiation ceremonies, spiritual communication, healing, and daily rituals.
This presentation encompasses both African and Diasporic cultures. Darren takes us on a
chronological and geographical journey through time and space, offering valuable
information through academic references. He highlights correlations in symbolism and
language that reveal thought-provoking insights.
Darren will explore the revival of the archaic feminine through mythologies and traditions that
connect the psychedelic experience to the Goddess mysteries. He’ll examine how these
have become encoded in various mythological and psychedelic rites of passage, from the
ancient indigenous world to the present day.
This presentation will also delve into the ancient African and psychedelic roots of Yoga and
its forgotten philosophy. We’ll explore ancient mythologies that link the human entheogenic
experience with the pathway of sacred union. Together, Yoga and psychedelics can take one
on a journey that explores the power of the mind and the full potential of the human body,
leading to mystical sacred union experiences.
Join us for this bespoke presentation that promises to be an enlightening journey through the
ancient wisdom of Africa. Prepare to expand your understanding of human spirituality and
consciousness in this unique exploration of our shared ancestral heritage.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Price: €20 (online) €25 (door)
Max Capacity: Unlimited
Venue: Yoga Roots Odeceixe

16:30 – 20:30 Afternoon workshop: The Shroomshop with Darren Le Baron
The Shroomshop: Mushroom Cultivation for Beginners
Come and learn the basics of mushroom cultivation and explore various techniques for
growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. This will be a hands-on experience and will
cover everything you need to know to get you started.
Mushrooms’ therapeutic value has been prized in indigenous cultures for thousands of
years. In the past few decades, they have become even more popular for their medicinal
qualities in the West, as a result of an expanding body of scientific research supporting their
numerous health benefits.
You will gain valuable insights into the world of mushrooms and unlock the potential for
producing your own food and medicine. You will learn practical knowledge that empowers
you to cultivate these remarkable organisms for your well-being.
You will learn:
● What are Mushrooms?
● How to cultivate mushrooms at home?
● How to make your own grain spawn
● How to make a fruiting tub?
● Mushroom Aftercare
● Where to get everything?
● Each participant will leave with a gourmet mushroom grow kit
Duration: 4 hours
Price: €75 (online) 90€ (door)
Max Capacity: 30
Venue: Mushroom Compadres Factory
30 Rua Professora Ema Vieira Alvernaz,
Rogil, Portugal

Sunday 11th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: The Finnish Mythology – The sun, moon and the stars – The ancient gods – The art of dying and the soul journey.
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle with Petri

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees for Yoga part below: (including 23% vat)
Darren Le Baron Workshop will be paid separately. The workshop fees can be found from the schedule and from his website

Full workshop May 6-11 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and Petri & Wambui’s afternoon sessions 320 €/week
Weekend May 9-11 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 190€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy for Yoga part:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 26th 2025. Before April 26th 2025, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts* (only for Yoga part)
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
Darren Le Baron Workshop fees and payment methods can be found from the schedule and from his website https://www.darrenlebaron.com/events/portugalyoga

Below is the Yoga Roots Odeceixe payment informations for the Yoga workshop:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe May 6-11 2025, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe May 6-11 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information on yoga: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)
All questions and information on Darren le Baron’s workshop: email Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Devi, Stockholm, Sweden, May 15-18, 2025
2025-05-15 - 2025-05-18 | Sittard
Stockholm is a beautiful Scandinavian town build on the fourteen islands. Here I started my international teachings in 1994 at Ashtanga Yoga Stockholm, nowadays called Yoga Devi. Since, I’ve been teaching in Stockholm more workshop than in any other place in the world and still loving it. Close to the Yoga Devi shala is located my favorite South Indian restaurants in Sweden, Saravana Bhavan and MahaBelly. Two more reason to come to Stockholm : )
Welcome to our four day “Accessible Ashtanga Yoga” workshop at Yoga Devi. I’m looking forward to meet the Sthlm Ashtanga community again and teach with Pernilla and Fia. It has always been a pleasure!
Big hugs,
Petri, Pernilla and Fia

Fia adjusting Paschimatanasana
Photo by Petri 2024

Agora Lisboa, Portugal, May 29 - June 1, 2025 Collaboration Workshop with Scott Johnson & Petri Räisänen
2025-05-29 - 2025-06-01 | Agora Lisboa, Rua Rafael de Andrade 23, Lisbon, Portugal
Ashtanga United
Uniting Perspectives in Ashtanga Yoga
Agora Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal | 29th May – 1st June
A unique 4-day lovely collaboration intensive bringing together diverse approaches to Ashtanga yoga through the combined experience of internationally renowned Ashtanga yoga teachers Petri Räisänen and Scott Johnson – creating an open environment where mindful and therapeutic teachings merge to support your individual practice.
Agora Lisboa is focusing for Ashtanga Yoga, Buddhism and Spirituality and has a safe and friendly environment in the middle of the Lisboa.
Daily Intensive Schedule

Morning Mysore Practice: 6:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Afternoon Workshops: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Extra Optional Events (Not Included in the Price)

African Lisbon Tour: Friday 30th May, 3pm – 7pm – The African Lisbon Tour is a unique experience that combines history, culture and entertainment and allows for a melting pot of knowledge and culture.
South Indian Evening Meal: Saturday 31st May, 6pm – 8pm – Join the community for an evening meal with friendly faces and connection.

Morning Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Style Assisted Self Practice Classes
Join Petri and Scott as they combine their experience, skill and expertise in an open Mysore class from 6:30am – 10am. There will be two start times, one at 6:30am and then another rolling start time from 8am where people can come and take the place of people as they leave.
Afternoon Ashtanga Yoga Workshops with Petri and Scott
In these afternoon workshops Petri and Scott will co-teach a transformative 4-day intensive that will weave together different perspectives on the Ashtanga yoga practice grounded in pranayama and meditation. Petri and Scott will share and host workshops on parts of the practice that are important to them, inviting each other to contribute and share opinions and techniques that elevate the experience and conversation. Each workshop welcomes feedback and contributions from all practitioners.
Afternoon Workshop Schedule
Thursday, May 29th: Introduction to Ashtanga United
Petri and Scott explore the foundational concept of Ashtanga yoga as a unifying practice that brings together all aspects of our experience. This opening session sets the tone for the intensive, introducing students to the complementary approaches of both teachers.
Friday, May 30th: A Mindful Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
Petri and Scott will share a workshop that delves into the meditative aspects of Ashtanga yoga, exploring the subtle interplay between mind/body movements & philosophical inquiry. Sharing insightful philosophy, pranayama and meditation discover how your practice can become a moving meditation.
Saturday, May 31st: A Therapeutic Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
Petri and Scott will talk about the therapeutic dimensions of Ashtanga yoga, focusing on energy flow and movement. Integrating philosophy, pranayama and meditation you will discover how to cultivate a practice that nurtures and heals.
Sunday, June 1st: Pranayama, Meditation and Q/A
The intensive culminates in a collaborative session where Petri and Scott will end the intensive with subtle practices and invite conversation and questions on how we can keep practicing with openness.
Come to enjoy the practice, Ashtanga community and become United!
Big hugs, Scott and Petri

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, August 12-17 2025 The Past, Present and Future of Ashtanga Yoga, Ashtanga United Collaborating Workshop with Scott Johnson
2025-08-16 - 2025-08-21 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
The Past, Present and Future of Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga United Collaborating Workshop with Scott Johnson
A six day Workshop with Scott Johnson and Petri Räisänen
August 12 – 17, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

FULLY BOOKED

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops 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).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 3 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 5am, 6:45am or 8:30am (August 12-14) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday and afternoon classes on Friday and Saturday 15-16th will take place at the sport hall in St Miguel (5 min drive or 15-20 min walk). Led class at 7am (one group) and afternoons 11:15am-2:30pm) On the weekend (August 16-17) we will have 3 Mysore batches starting at 5am, 6:45am or 8:30am,
Besides the yoga program, we will have a dinner on Friday evening at 6:15pm (Himalaya Bar & Restaurant in São Teotónio), 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Roots Odeceixe “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE August 12-17 2025
Ashtanga United collaborating with Scott Johnson and Petri Räisänen
The Past, Present and Future of Ashtanga Yoga
Tuesday 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 05:00 Group 1 // 06:45 Group 2 // 08:30 Group 3
11:15-12:15 Workshop opening with Scott and Petri; Getting to know one another + safety in the practice (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Scott and Petri: The Past, Present and Future of Ashtanga Yoga (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Wednesday 13th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 05:00 Group 1 // 06:45 Group 2 // 08:30 Group 3
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Scott: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Scott: The practice is the key..in the past, present and future.
Thursday 14th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 05:00 Group 1 // 06:45 Group 2 // 08:30 Group 3
Free afternoon
Friday 15th (classes at the Sport hall in St Miguel)
Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 07:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Alignments, vinyasa and clarity of the mind.
Saturday 16th (afternoon classes at the Sport hall in St Miguel)
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 05:00 Group 1 // 06:45 Group 2 // 08:30 Group 3
11:30-12:30 Pranayama + Meditation with Scott
12:45-14:45 Afternoon workshop with Scott: Ashtanga Yoga and creativity. Poetry writing.
Sunday 17th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 05:00 Group 1 // 06:45 Group 2 // 08:30 Group 3
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Scott and Petri: A modern yogic life with Questions and Answers(you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshops. 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop August 12-17 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 400 €/week
Weekend August 15-17 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 260€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 45 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after August 1st 2025. Before August 1st 2025, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe August 12-17 2025, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe August 12-17 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, October 7-12 2025 Yoga and Meditation
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Yoga and Meditation
October 7 – 12, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com and/or praisanen@yahoo.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (October 7-12 2025) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday 10th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am (and 8am if needed). On the weekend (October 10-12) we will have 1-2 Mysore batches starting at 7:00am.
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Accessible Ashtanga = 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE October 7-12 2025
Yoga and Meditation
Tuesday 7th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri: Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Patanjali’s tools for meditation. Studying Yoga Sutras in theory and practice.
Wednesday 8th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Meditation and peace during the hands on adjustments. Theory and practice.
Thursday 9th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00
Free afternoon
Friday 10th
Led Class Primary Style: Starting Times: 06:00
8am Accessible Ashtanga with Wambui
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Meditative movement and mind focus. The practical methods for asana and meditation.
17:00- Dinner at Himalaya Bar & Restaurant in São Teotónio
Saturday 11th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:30-12:30 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui : Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:45-14:15 Afternoon workshop with Wambui Meditation as Ritual: Touching the Earth
Sunday 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Embodied Meditation & Restorative Rest with Select Yoga Sutras
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop October 7-12 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend October 10-12 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after September 24th 2025. Before September 24th 2025, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe October 7-12 2025, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe October 7-12 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, March 17-22 2026 Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
2026-03-22 - 2026-03-23 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
March 17 – 22, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com or yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 17-19) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led primary series class with Petri on Friday 20th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and led accessible yoga with Wambui will start at 8am. On the weekend (March 21-22) we will have 1-2 Mysore batches starting at 6:30am (if one class) or 6:00am and 7:45am (if two classes).
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Accessible 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE March 17-22 2025
Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
Tuesday 17th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Yoga as a self healing therapy: What kind of tools can we use in the yoga practice at the yoga shala and at home? With Petri
Wednesday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: physical, emotional and spiritual self healing.
Thursday 19th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon
Friday 20th
06:00 Led Class Primary Series with Petri
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Asanas, alignments and adjustments for therapeutic yoga asanas. How to use the tools like blocks, belts and bolsters.
Saturday 21nd
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00

11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop: Blessing the seat – ritual to honor our sea (yoga mat) and space (the shala) for your practice with Petri

Sunday 22nd
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: From self-healing to collective healing – Chanting and other types of healing
14:15-14:45 Workshop Closing Circle with Petri

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop March 17-22 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend March 20-22 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after March 3rd 2026. Before March 3rd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe March 17-22 2026, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe March 17-22 2026 Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, March 24-29 2026 Yoga as you are
2026-03-28 - 2026-03-29 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Yoga as you are
March 24 – 29, 2026
With Petri Räisänen and Lorraine Hegarty
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Lorraine 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!

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We 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).
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Accessible 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE March 24-29
Yoga as you are
Tuesday 24th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:00 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
Wednesday 25th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Yoga for different body and mind types, ages and needs. How to make the yoga practice inspiring?
Thursday 26th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
Free afternoon
Friday 27th
06:00 Led Class Primary Series with Petri
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lorraine: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Lorraine: Ashtanga from the Inside Out.
In this workshop we explore what makes Ashtanga yoga truly transformative: the inner practice rather than the perfect outer shape.
Saturday 28th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lorraine: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Lorraine: Facing Fear in Inversions: Meeting Challenge as You Are
In 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.
Sunday 29th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Lorraine: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Lorraine: Practice in Dark Moon Times: Reflection on Low Energy Seasons, Endings & Renewal.
When 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.
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle with Lorraine

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop April 24-29 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend April 27-29 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In 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.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe April 24-29 2026, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe April 24-29 2026 Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 14-19 2026 From Himsa (Violence) to Ahimsa (Nonviolence)
2026-04-18 - 2026-04-19 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
From Himsa (Violence) to Ahimsa (Nonviolence)

With Petri, Wambui
and special guest Lorie Solis (Friday)

April 14 – 19, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Lorie Solis
Co-Founder & President Comadre
“All I’ve ever wanted is to do meaningful things in this life… To have a positive influence in the world around me.” Lorie is an aspiring elder, future ancestor, mother, wife, daughter and friend. She is awed and humbled by the mysteries of living and has intimately known Death, Love and everything in between. She is the humble lead at Comadres and Casula and also serves her community as a Somatic Trauma Therapist, Somatic Scar Tissue Worker, Inter-faith Chaplain, Community Advocate, and Clinical & Traditional Herbalist. Lorie is also the co-owner of Fazenda Compadres along with her husband Skeets.

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (April 14-16) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led primary series class with Petri on Friday 17th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and led accessible yoga with Wambui will start at 8am. On the weekend (April 18-19) we will have 1-2 Mysore batches starting at 6:30am (if one class) or 6:00am and 7:45am (if two classes).
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Accessible 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE April 14-19 2026
From Himsa (Violence) to Ahimsa (Nonviolence)
Tuesday 14th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea Break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: The contradiction of the Ahimsa and Himsa in the yoga history.
Wednesday 15th

Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Nonviolent view. Adjustment, communication and mantras. How to make the yoga space non-violent.
Thursday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
Free afternoon
Friday 17th
06:00 Led Class Primary Series with Petri
8:00 Accessible Trauma Informed Yoga Led Class with Wambui
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Workshop 1 Session with Lorie Solis – Weaving Yogic Philosophy & Embodied Wisdom to Reduce Harm, Take Less Shit, and Uplift the Divine Assignment of All our Relationships
During our time together, we explore with Lorie the value and vulnerabilities of some of our least appreciated embodied states like fear, rage and grief. What are your weapons? How do you use them to hurt others when you feel threatened. How can you know if it’s safe enough to put them down and what happens when you disarm yourself even when the threat is still present? Together we inquire within and without, ‘how can I do less harm while still taking less shit?’
12:30-14:30 Workshop 2 Session Session with Lorie Solis – Continuing the workshop 1.
Saturday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30 (or 06:00 & 07:45 if there will be more than one group)
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:30-12:30 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Nonviolent adjustments for a safer yoga environment. Hands-on adjustments.
Sunday 19th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30 (or 06:00 & 07:45 if there will be more than one group)
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle with Wambui

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop April 14-19 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend April 17-19 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 3rd 2026. Before April 3rd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe April 14-19 2026, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe April 14-19 2026 Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 21-26 2026 Yoga and Meditation - Heart Medicine
2026-04-25 - 2026-04-26 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week

Yoga and Meditation – Heart Medicine
April 21 – 26, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

On Friday and Saturday the classes will be shared with Lama Rod Owens!

This meditation practice expands on the taking refuge in the three jewels Buddhist practice.
Lama Rod will be giving a two day workshop in Alfambras on April 24th & 25th. You are warmly invited to join.
Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a focus on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice.
More informaation about Lama Rod’s Friday and Saturday workshop classes!
https://www.lamarod.com/lamarodportugal

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info for Seven Homecomings Practice: Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
All registrations, questions and further info regarding Ashtanga Yoga through Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (April 21-26) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led primary series class with Petri on Friday 24th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and led accessible yoga with Wambui will start at 8am. On the weekend (April 25-27) we will have 1-2 Mysore batches starting at 6:30am (if one class) or 6:00am and 7:45am (if two classes).
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Accessible 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE April 21-26, 2026
Yoga and Meditation – Heart Medicine
Tuesday 21st
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: An Introduction to the Seven Homecomings Benefactor Practice
14:45-15:30 Q + A with Wambui
Wednesday 22nd
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Concentration-Meditation-Samadhi; moving deeper into the mind
Thursday 23rd
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
Free afternoon
Friday 24th
06:00 Led Class Primary Series with Petri
8:00 Accessible Trauma Informed Yoga Led Class with Wambui
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Calling on the Land and the Ancestors
18:00-20:30 Evening talk with Lama Rod Owens – How does Tantric Buddhism support us in showing up as a community to interrupt, address, heal from and prevent relationship abuse and violence?
Saturday 25th

Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)

11:00-17:30 Check the times below..
11:00 -13:00
“On Being Men, Embracing Our Masculinity and Embodying Love in Service to Community Wellbeing” (*shout out to bell hooks)
A Dharma Talk and Meditation Practicewith Lama Rod Owens (all are welcome to attend)
Lunch
15:00-17:00
Ask A Lama!
Bring your existential questions to ponder and pray together.
17:30- onwards: Springtime Land Blessing, Community Potluck, and Dance Party with Lama Rod!

Sunday 26th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Connecting to the nature, energy and sprits meditations.
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle with Petri

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop April 21-26 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend April 24-26 with 2 Mysore morning and one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after June 10th 2026. Before June 10th 2026, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe June 21-26 2026, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe June 21-26 2026, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information regarding Seven Homecomings practice: Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
All questions and information regarding yoga practice: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)

Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Petri's All Workshops and Retreats in 2026-2027
2026-05-10 - 2026-05-11 | Sittard
Dear Ashtanga yoga students, colleagues and friends,
Petri will add his schedule to the website with all the details, but here is the full list (so far) for 2026-2027.
Check also Yoga Roots Odeceixe workshops with Petri & Wambui and collaboration teachers!
Welcome to practice, heal, think, lift the spirit, hang out and have fun!

Schedule 2026 & 2027

2026

February 17-22, 2026
Yoga Volt
Fuerteventura, Spain
www.yogavolt.org
February 27 – March 2, 2026
Yoga Shala Kraków
Cracow, Poland
www.yogashalakracow.pl
March 6-9, 2026
Puro Yoga
Oslo, Norway
www.puroyoga.no
March 12-16, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg
Luxembourg
www.ashtangayoga.lu
March 17-22, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Yoga as a self healing therapy
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
March 24-29, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Yoga as you are
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
Tenerife Easter Retreat
March 28 – April 11, 2026
Purple Valley Yoga Tenerife
Tenerife, Canary Islands
https://yogagoa.com/tenerife-retreats/
April 14-19, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
From Himsa (Violence) to Ahimsa (Non-Violence)
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
April 21-26, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Yoga and meditation – Heart medicine
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
April 29 – May 3, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Tradicional
St Cugat, Barcelona, Spain
https://ashtangayogatradicional/seminario-petri-raisanen/
May 7-10, 2026
Yoga Devi
Stockholm, Sweden
www.yogadevi.se
May 12-17, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Hands on adjustment workshop
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
April 19-24, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
If we practice yoga like we surf
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
May 29 – June 1, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Galway
Galway, Ireland
www.ashtangayogagalway.ie
June 2-3, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Edinburgh & Hillside Collective
Edinburgh, Scotland
https://momence.com/Ashtanga-Yoga-Edinburgh-%26-Hillside-Collective/Petri-R%C3%A4is%C3%A4nen—Mini-Mysore-Intensive-2%2B3rd-June-EARLY-SLOT-/128252645www
June 3-8, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga and Meditation Retreat at Samye Ling Monastery
South-West Scotland
www.petriraisanen.com/retreats
Registrations and questions:
tamaraashleyyoga@gmail.com
June 11-14, 2026
Ashtanga United Workshop
With Scott Johnsson, Petri Räisänen..
Stillpoint Yoga London
London, UK
www.stillpointyoga.com (coming soon..)
June 16-21, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
All about vinyasa
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
June 23-28, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Yoga and Philosophy – Body-Mind Connection
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
Houtskari Summer Retreat 2026
June 29 – July 19, 2026
Astanga Jooga Helsinki
Houtskari, Finland
www.astangajooga.fi
July 12-13, 2026
Joogastudio8
Turku, Finland
www.joogastudio8.fi
Yoga in Salento Summer Retreat
July 25 – August 8, 2026
Yoga in Salento
Salento, Puglia, Italy
www.yogainsalento.com

August 11-16, 2026
Scott Johnson Collaboration
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Honoring a living tradition
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
August 18-23, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
The healing space
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
August 27-30, 2026
Mysore Yoga CPH
Copenhagen, Denmark
www.mysoreyogacph.dk
September 4-7, 2026
Yoga By
Ekerö, Sweden
www.yogaby.se
September 8 – 13, 2026
Hands on Adjustment
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
September 15 – 20, 2026
Energy Healing 1 & 2
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
September 24-27, 2026
MARSEILLE CITY RETREAT
My Yoga Shala Marseille
Marseille, France
www.myyogamarseille.fr
October 1-5, 2026
Yoga Lab Roma
Rome, Italy
www.yogalabroma.com
October 6 – 11, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Yoga and meditation
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
October 13-18, 2026
Juha Javanainen Collaboration
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Old times – the history of Ashtanga yoga
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
October 22-26, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Vilnius
Vilnius, Lithuania
https://www.facebook.com/AshtangaYogaShalaVilnius/
October 29 – November 1, 2026
Yoga Point
Utrecht, Netherlands
www.yogapoint.nl
November 5-9, 2026
Samasthiti Studio
Paris, France
www.samasthitistudio.net
November 19-22, 2026
Bratislava, Slovakia
Kami & Martina
www.karmayoga.sk
November 27-30, 2026
Yoga Circle Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.yogacircle.nl
December 3-7, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Anderlecht
Brussels, Belgium
www.ashtangayogaanderlecht.com
December 8-12, 2026
Santosha Yoga
Cologne, Germany
www.santoshayoga-koeln.de
December 26 – 30, 2026
Christmas Magic City Retreat
Astanga Jooga Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
www.astangajooga.fi

2027
Thailand Ashtanga Yoga Retreat
January 2 – 29, 2027
Koh Mak, Thailand
www.petriraisanen.com
February 5-8, 2027
Ashtanga Yoga Uppsala
Uppsala, Sweden
www.ashtangauppsala.se
February 12-15, 2027
Jai Yoga Leiden
Leiden, Netherlands
www.reinierdorrepaal.nl
February 16-21, 2027
Yoga Volt
Fuerteventura, Spain
www.yogavolt.org
February 26-28, 2027
Ashtanga Yoga a Pisa
Pisa, Italy
https://linktr.ee/ashtangaconsara
IG@sara_ashtangayoga
March 5-8, 2027
Ashtanga Yogashala
Göteborg, Sweden
www.ashtanga.se
Purple Valley Goa Retreat
March 13 – 27 & March 27 – April 10, 2027
With Petri Räisänen & Scott Johnson
Purple Valley Yoga Tenerife
Tenerife, Canary Islands
https://yogagoa.com/tenerife-retreats/
April 13-18, 2027
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
April 28 – May 2, 2027
Ashtanga Yoga Tradicional
St Cugat, Barcelona, Spain
https://ashtangayogatradicional.com
Ashtanga United Workshop
June 3-6 2027
With Scott Johnsson, Petri Räisänen..
Stillpoint Yoga London
www.stillpointyoga.com
June 9-13 2027
MARSEILLE CITY RETREAT
My Yoga Shala Marseille
Marseille, France
www.myyogamarseille.fr
September 3-6 2027
Free Breathing Ashtanga Yoga
Berlin, Germany
www.freebreathingyoga.com
October 22-25, 2027
Yoga Sutra Studio
Torino, Italy
www.yoga-torino.com
November 26-29, 2027
Yoga Circle Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.yogacircle.nl

Photos by Alex Berg
www.alexberg.com

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, May 12-17 2026 Hands on Adjustments Primary and Intermediate Series
2026-05-12 - 2026-05-17 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Hands on Adjustments Primary and Intermediate Series
May 12-17, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (May 12-14) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led primary series class with Petri on Friday 15th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and led accessible yoga with Wambui will start at 8am. On the weekend (May 16-17) we will have 1-2 Mysore batches starting at 6:30am (if one class) or 6:00am and 7:45am (if two classes).
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Accessible 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE
May 12-17 2026
Hands on Adjustments Primary and Intermediate Series
Tuesday 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:45 Adjustments workshop 1 with Petri: Touch, healing, the art of relating between teachers and students
Wednesday 13th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:45 Adjustments workshop 2 with Petri: Touch, healing, the art of relating between teachers and students; Standing sequence
Thursday 14th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
Free afternoon
Friday 15th
06:00 Led Class Primary Series with Petri
8:00 Accessible Trauma Informed Yoga Led Class with Wambui
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama and Meditation with Petri
12:30-14:30 Adjustments workshop 3 with Petri: Primary series
Saturday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:30-14:30 Adjustments workshop 4 with Petri: Intermediate series
Sunday 17th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Adjustments workshop 5 with Petri: Finishing sequence
14:45-15:15 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)

Full workshop May 12-17 2026 with 4 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend May 15-17 with 2 Mysore morning and one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€

Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after May 2nd 2026. Before May 2nd 2026, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe May 12-17 2026, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe May 12-17 2026, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information regarding Seven Homecomings practice: Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
All questions and information regarding yoga practice: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)

Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, May 19-24 2026 Yoga Off & On the Mat
2026-05-19 - 2026-05-24 | Sittard
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
With Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna
Yoga Off & On the Mat
May 19-24, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Welcome 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).

Please read more about Odeceixe and around,
accommodation, markets, food, how to get there
and activities in Algarve

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com
To 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.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (May 12-14) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led primary series class with Petri on Friday 15th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and led accessible yoga with Wambui will start at 8am. On the weekend (May 16-17) we will have 1-2 Mysore batches starting at 6:30am (if one class) or 6:00am and 7:45am (if two classes).
Besides 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.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led 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.
Accessible 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.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE
May 19-24 2026
Yoga Off & On the Mat
Tuesday 19th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Natural meditative movement in the Yoga practice
Wednesday 20th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Yoga On the Mat – how to stay inspired for the rest of your life. The are many changes in our life from the childhood to the older age. Petri will introduce his view how to navigate and stay optimistic On the Mat.
Thursday 21st
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if needed)
Free afternoon
Friday 22nd
06:00 Led Class Primary Series with Petri
8:00 Accessible Trauma Informed Yoga Led Class with Wambui
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama and Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Yoga Off the Mat – Finding our nature and way of positive living Off the Mat.
Saturday 23rd
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:30-14:30
Afternoon workshop with Wambui: TBA
Sunday 24th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2
Yoga Shop open (you are warmly invited to support our local vendors and take a piece of Costa Vicentina home with you)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: TBA
14:45-15:15 Workshop closing circle Wambui

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The 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)
We 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.
Yoga 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.
Next 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.
Treatments
Petri 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.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We 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.
We 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).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While 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.
Our Big Why:
We 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.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga 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.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop May 19-24 2026 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend May 22-24 with 2 Mysore morning and one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after May 12th 2026. Before May 12th 2026, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*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.
Voluntary 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.
Why discounts?
We 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.
One 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.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If 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.
For 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.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie 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.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe May 19-24 2026, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some 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.
Message:
Odeceixe May 19-24 2026, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information regarding Seven Homecomings practice: Wambui (yogarootsodeceixe@gmail.com)
All questions and information regarding yoga practice: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)

Looking forward to spend a beautiful time in Portugal
With love from Yoga Roots Odeceixe, your pink healing nest in the seaside village of Odeceixe

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)
