Momo Yoga / Heidi Aemisegger, Bern, Switzerland, February 14-16, 2025
2025-02-15 - 2025-02-17
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
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
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
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

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, March 18-23 2025 Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
2025-03-18 - 2025-03-23
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
March 18 – 23, 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 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 18-20) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday 21st will take place at the yoga shala at 6am (and 8am if needed). On the weekend (March 21-23) 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’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 March 18-23 2025
Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
Tuesday 18th
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 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 19th
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 20th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon
Friday 21th
Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 06:00 with Petri
Accessible Trauma Informed Yoga Led Class. Starting time 8:00 with Wambui
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: A nature-based animist approach to self-healing
Saturday 22th
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 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.
Sunday 23th
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 Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: From self-healing to collective healing
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 March 18-23 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend March 21-23 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 4th 2025. Before March 4th, 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe March 18-23 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 March 18-23 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 25-30 2025 The Healing Space
2025-03-25 - 2025-03-30
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
The Healing Space
March 25 – 30, 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 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 25-27) 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’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.
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 March 25-30 2025
The Healing Space
Tuesday 25th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30
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 What is The Healing Space? The responsibility of the teacher / student in the healing work (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session) with Petri
Wednesday 26th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30
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: Healing Space- the teacher’s view. How to hold the space and make sure that the students are benefitting fully for the practice.
Thursday 27th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30
Free afternoon
Friday 28th
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: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Yoga for Emotional Healing (Part 1)

Saturday 29th
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 Wambui: Yoga for Emotional Healing (Part 2)

Sunday 30th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00

11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri

Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: The art of touching and listening the students. The body and mind signs. Hands on adjustments.Afternoon workshop with
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 25-30 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend March 28-30 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 11th 2025. Before March 11th, 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe March 25-30 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 March 25-30 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + 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)

Ashtanga Yoga St. Cugat (Barcelona), Spain, April 2-6, 2025
2025-04-02 - 2025-04-06
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

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 8-12 2025 Yoga as you are
2025-04-11 - 2025-04-12
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Yoga as you are
A Five Day Workshop
April 8 – 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 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 25-27) 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’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.
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 8-12
Yoga as you are
Tuesday 8th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
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 9th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
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 10th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
Free afternoon

Friday 11th
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: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Accessibility in Yoga

Saturday 12th (Wambui’s day)
Led Class Trauma Informed Yoga. Starting time 7:00 with Wambui
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: Authentic Belonging in Yoga
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 April 8-12 with 4 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 300 €/week
Weekend April 11-12 with 1 Led Class and 1 Mysore morning & 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 March 24th 2025. Before March 24th, 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe April 8-12 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 April 8-12 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + 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)

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
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: [REDACTED]
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
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: [REDACTED]
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
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: [REDACTED]
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
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, June 10-15 2025 From Himsa (Violence) to Ahimsa (Nonviolence)
2025-06-10 - 2025-06-15
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
From Himsa (Violence) to Ahimsa (Nonviolence)
June 10 – 15, 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 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 18-20) 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 21-23) 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. Modifications and tools are accepted.
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 June 10-15 2025
From Himsa (Violence) to Ahimsa (Nonviolence)
Tuesday 10th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30 (one group)
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening; Getting to know one another + creating safety in the practice
Tea Break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop TBA

Wednesday 11th

Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30 (one group)
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 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30 (one group)
Free afternoon

Friday 13th
Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 06:00 with Petri
Led Class Accessible Ashtanga: Starting time: 08:00 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: Nonviolent adjustments for a safer yoga environment. Hands-on adjustments.

Saturday 14th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group) or 7:00 if we will have 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 Wambui : Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:45-14:15 Afternoon workshop with Wambui Hard Times, Furious Dancing*: Meeting the Moment (*Alice Walker quote)

Sunday 15th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group) or 7:00 if we will have 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: The Burning Ocean: Dharma for the World
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 June 10-15 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend June 13-15 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 June 1st 2025. Before June 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe June 10-15 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 June 10-15 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, June 24-28 2025 Seven Homecomings Benefactor Practice
2025-06-27 - 2025-06-28
Seven Homecomings Benefactor practice with Wambui Njuguna
(Morning Mysore practice and Saturday afternoon with Petri Räisänen)
A Five Day Workshop Intensive
June 24 – 28, 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 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 (June 24-26) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and 8am. On Saturday (June 28th) 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 Petris 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 June 24-28. 2025
Seven Homecomings Benefactor practice with Wambui Njuguna
(& Mysore mornings and Saturday 28th with Petri Räisänen)
Tuesday 24th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30
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 Wambui: An Introduction to the Seven Homecomings Benefactor Practice

Wednesday 25th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: The Three Jewels of Refuge in the Tibetan Buddhist lineage

Thursday 26th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
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: Calling on the Land and the Ancestors

Friday 27th
6:00-7:45 Led Primary Series with Petri
8:00-9:30 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 Wambui
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Coming Home to Yourself (in this session, we will weave together all aspects of the week to practice the full Seven Homecomings meditation
14:45-15:30 Q + A with Wambui

Saturday 28th

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)

11:30-12:30 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
12:45-14:15 Light meditation and 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 June 24-28 with 4 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 300 €/week
Weekend June 27-28 with 1 Mysore morning and one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 150€
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 12th 2025. Before June 12th 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe June 24-28 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 June 24-28 2025, 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)

Houtskari Island Summer Retreat, Finland, June 30 - July 20, 2025
2025-06-30 - 2025-07-20
Summer Ashtanga Yoga Retreat in the Finnish Archipelago
Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama, Special Workshops, Lectures, Sauna and Outdoor Activities
Please check more Information from https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/
and Welcome to practice and enjoy the peaceful archipelago environment!

We started the Houtskari Summer Retreats with Juha Javanainen in 2000. The archipelago between Finland and Sweden is the most beautiful in the summertime. Sauna in the morning and evening with a sea dips and swimming gives a special Finnish vibe for the retreat as well as a delicious vegetarian meals.

Mysore practice at the Yoga Shala
How to get there and the village life
It is easy to get there with the bus or car even if the trip takes about 5 hours from Helsinki. There is a bus stop right in the front of the resort. The Näsby town with harbor, shops, old church, museums and restaurants are 10 min walking distance away. The local language is Swedish (or Finnish-Swedish) but many locals also speak Finnish and English fluently.

Sauna by the sea
Weekly program overwiev
Our summer yoga retreat offers something for everyone! We have led classes for beginners and mysore practice for more experienced Astanga practitioners. We also have classes for kids and teens, as well as general yoga classes including philosophy, pranayama, and meditation. The retreat is international, and teaching and meetings are primarily conducted in English.
The retreat is family friendly with children yoga classes and activities.

Children and adults playing volleyball

Kids Yoga daily classes for different ages.
RETREAT PROGRAM
Choose your preferred weekly program from Tuesday to Sunday, with each course including various classes such as pranayama, meditation, yoga lab classes, and more. Your week starts with an arrival on Monday afternoon between 15:00-19:30, followed by dinner from 18:00-19:30. The opening meeting of the week will take place on Monday evening from 19:15-20:15.
Week 1: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Led beginners, Astanga Beginners introductory course,
Yinful Yoga*, Yoga Philosophy with Måns Broo, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 2: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Led beginners, Astanga Beginners introductory course,
Meditation to explore elements of personal evolution, Pilates* & Yoga,
Yinyoga with Tibetan singing bowls*, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 3: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Led beginners, Yinful Yoga*,
Yoga sutra & Mantra chanting, Mindfulness, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
(* Additional workshops with extra charge
Note: Petri and Juha will be teaching Ashtanga Yoga together on the first and second week. On the third week there will be Juha Javanainen and Marke Murtomäki from Ashtanga Yoga Helsinki.

Please check more Information from https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/
and Welcome to practice and enjoy the peaceful archipelago environment!

The Healing Space Summer Retreat! Yoga in Salento, Italy, July 26 - August 9 2025
2025-07-26 - 2025-08-09 | Yoga in Salento, Zollino, Puglia, Italy
The Healing Space
Ashtanga Yoga Summer Retreat in Salento, Italy in July 26 – August 9 2025
with Petri Räisänen and Eva Ugolini
Yoga in Salento is a lovely yoga resort in Puglia, Italy. The resort is located in the quiet organic farm next to Zollino town. The coast and beautiful beaches are on the both sides about 30 minutes drive away. There are many old picturesque Italian villages around and the best Italian food, coffee and ice cream everywhere. There will be time to explore the surroundings in the mornings and afternoons.
The resort has their own kitchen and they make the highest quality vegetarian and vegan brunches and dinners for the retreat students.
The retreat is based on Traditional Ashtanga Yoga practice in a quiet, gentle and safe environment. Petri and Eva are focusing for a therapy and healing work as well as the vinyasa system and asana alignments. The retreat will be relaxing and informative Ashtanga experience.
Booking the Yoga and Accommodation through YIS (info@yogainsalento)
Accommodation will have a deposit payment when you are booking your room.
Registration for Yoga through Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)
Yoga payments 300€ / week will be paid to Petri in cash upon arrival at the YIS office.
Early Bird before February 1 One week 270€ and Two weeks 500€
Please check more ore Info:
https://yogainsalento.com/2017/10/petri-raisanen/
https://petriraisanen.com/event/yoga-in-salento-italy-july-27-august-10-2024/

Ashtanga tradition with care and compassion.
Welcome all level of yogis and yoginis!
We are looking forward to seeing you in YIS, practice and talk more soon.
With peace and care,
Petri, Eva and YIS team

Eva Ugolini in Pasasana
(first position of the Intermediate series)

Eva Ugolini Bio
Her deep love and dedication for Yoga starts 20 years ago while immersing herself into Ayurvedic studies and since then both disciplines are a central part of her daily life.
Until 2022 she lived in Amsterdam where she held for over 10 years an Ashtanga Mysore Program with Claudia Pradella at the prestigious school Delight Yoga where she had the privilege to assist, study and learn from some of the most world renowned Ashtanga Yoga teachers.
Her main guide nowadays is Petri Räisänen who has a great role in bringing to her practice and teaching the elements of contemplation, inner quiet and a broader perspective towards yoga and its evolution over the past decades, and Eddie Stern who has opened a big window into how to experience the practice as a source of steadiness and self observation and as a tool of expansion of awareness in all aspects of life and being.
Today she very happily teaches Ashtanga Yoga and Ayurveda between Amsterdam and Rome as a way to share her love and dedication for these so unique disciplines that can enrich our lives with extraordinary vitality and creativity on all levels.

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
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: [REDACTED]
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, August 19-24 2025 Yoga Philosophy - Body-Mind-Spirit Connection
2025-08-19 - 2025-08-24
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Yoga Philosophy – Body-Mind-Spirit Connection
August 19-24 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 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 (August 19-21) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday 22nd will take place at the yoga shala at 6am (and 8am if needed). On the weekend (22-24) 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.
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 August 19-24 2025

Yoga Philosophy – Body-Mind-Sprit Connection

Tuesday 19th
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 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Samadhi layers from material object to mental and spiritual mind focus. Moving mindfully with the prana consciousness.

Wednesday 20th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop TBA

Thursday 21sh
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon

Friday 22nd
Mysore Style: 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: Nonviolent adjustments for a safer yoga environment. Hands-on adjustments.

Saturday 23rd
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (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 Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:45-14:15 Afternoon workshop Connecting with Anam Cara: The Spirit of the Soul Friend within

Sunday 24th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2 (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: Embodied Meditation/ Deep Rest for Mind-Body Connection
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 August 19-24 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend August 22-24 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 August 6th 2025. Before August 6th 2025, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
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%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message: Odeceixe August 19-24 2025, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Paying by Cash to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class. Please let his know if you choose this option.
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Message: Odeceixe August 19-24 2025, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
All questions and information, email praisanen@yahoo.com and/or 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, September 9-14 2025 Hands on Adjustments Primary and Intermediate Series
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-14
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Hands on Adjustments Primary and Intermediate Series
With Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley
September 9 – 14, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal
FULLY BOOKED

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 (September 9-11) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday 12th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and 8am. On the weekend (September 12-14) 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’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 Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE September 9-14 2025
Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley
Hands on Adjustments Primary and Intermediate Series
Tuesday 9th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Welcome Circle workshop opening with Petri and Tamara; 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 10th
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
12:30-14:45 Adjustments workshop 2 with Petri: Touch, healing, the art of relating between teachers and students; Standing sequence

Thursday 11th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon

Friday 12th
Led Class Primary Series: Starting Times: 07:00 (at the Desportivo Odeceixe 7 min walk from the shala) with Petri
Accessible Ashtanga Led Class: Starting time: 08:00 (at the Shala) 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 Tamara
12:30-14:30 Adjustments workshop 3 with Petri: Primary series

Saturday 13th
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
Tea Break
12:30-14:30 Adjustments workshop 4 with Petri: Intermediate series

Sunday 14th
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 September 9-14 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend September 12-14 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 August 25th 2025. Before August 25th 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe September 9-14 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 September 9-14 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: 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, September 16-21 2025 Ashtanga Yoga and Finnish Energy Healing 1 & 2
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-21 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Ashtanga Yoga and Finnish Energy Healing 1 & 2
With Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley
September 16 – 21, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal
FULLY BOOKED

Petri studied energy healing and worked as an energy healer and bone setter in the 1990’s, using the method which he learned from the Finnish folk healer masters. The energy-healing techniques are based on sensing and locating the blocks in the flow of energy throughout the body and then releasing and balancing the energy flow. The methods Petri is using during the treatments include massage, acupressure and energy work.
Tamara has been studying with Petri the Finnish Energy Healing. Tamara is also practicing the Tibetan Buddhist healing work and she teaches Ashtanga Yoga in Cambridge, UK.

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 (September 16-18) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday 19th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am and 8am. On the weekend (September 16-18) 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’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 Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE September 16-21 2025

With Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley

Finnish Energy Healing 1-2

Tuesday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Workshop opening with Petri and Tamara: Folk healing, healing traditions and healers work.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Meditation and Buddhist philosophy for healing with Tamara

Wednesday 17th
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 Energy Healing 1 – Three layers of the body and how to sense the energy. Simple techniques for sensing the energy from the other people by Petri
14:45-16:45 Energy Healing 2 – Energy healing in practice. Preparing for the treatment. Nabhi chakra (navel) as a source of the energy.

Thursday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon

Friday 19th
Led Class Primary Series: Starting Times: 07:00 (at the Desportivo Odeceixe 7 min walk from the shala) with Petri
Accessible Ashtanga Led Class: Starting time: 08:00 (at the Shala) 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: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
12:30-14:30 Energy Healing 1 – Healing techniques in practice. Starting the energy healing work
14:45-16:45 Energy Healing 2 – Using the endings of the limbs to ”open” the energy.

Saturday 20th
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)
11:30 -12:30 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:45-14:45 Energy Healing 1 – Healing techniques in practice. Moving deeper into energy healing work
Tea Break
15:00-16:00 Energy Healing 2 – Energy healing in practice

Sunday 21st
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
12:30-14:00 How to finish the Energy Healing and clean your own body/mind/energy body by Petri
Tea break
14:15-15:00 Workshop closing circle with Petri and Tamara

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 September 16-21 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend September 19-21 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 2nd 2025. Before September 2nd 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe September 16-21 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 September 16-21 2025, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: 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, October 7-12 2025 Yoga and Meditation
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12
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: [REDACTED]
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, October 14-19 2025 All about Vinyasa Collaboration Workshop with Juha Javanainen
2025-10-18 - 2025-10-19 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
All about Vinyasa
Collaboration Workshop with Juha Javanainen
Trauma-Informed Yoga with Wambui
October 14 – 19, 2025
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

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 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (October 14-19 2025) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday 17th will take place at the yoga shala at 6am (and 8am if needed). On the weekend (October 17-19) 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. 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 Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE October 14-19 2025
All about Vinyasa with Petri + Juha
Tuesday 14th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
11:15-12:15 Workshop opening with Petri and Juha; 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 Petri and Juha: What is Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga? What is Vinyasa?
Wednesday 15th
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: Vinyasa types in Primary and Intermediate series
Thursday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:00
Free afternoon
Friday 17th
Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 06:00 with Petri & Juha
Accessible Ashtanga Guided Class: Starting time: 08:00 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 Juha: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Juha: Mind focus in Vinyasa. Practical tips how to keep the Vinyasa flowing.
16:45 Departing from Fruta Fresca to Himalayan bar & restaurant..Table booked at 17:00.
Saturday 18th
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
Tea Break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Vinyasa and meditative movement. Other asana tools. Drishti, Bandha and Breath.
Sunday 19th
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 Juha: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri and Juha: Modern yogis life. 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 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 14-19 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend October 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 October 1st 2025. Before October 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: [REDACTED]
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe October 14-19 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 October 14-19 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)

Petri's All Workshops and Retreats in 2025-2027
2026-01-03 - 2027-01-28
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 2025-2026..
Check also Yoga Roots Odeceixe workshops with Petri & Wambui and collaboration teachers!
Welcome to practice, heal, think, hang out and have fun!

Schedule 2025, 2026 & 2027

2025
November 21-23, 2025
Fluindoyoga
Vigo, Spain
www.fluindoyoga.com
November 28 – December 1, 2025
Yoga Circle Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.yogacircle.nl
December 4-8, 2025
Ashtanga Yoga Anderlecht
Brussels, Belgium
www.ashtangayogaanderlecht.com/events
December 12-15, 2025
Ashtanga Yoga Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
www.ashtanga-yoga-freiburg.de
Christmas Helsinki City workshop
December 26-31, 2025
Astanga Yoga Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
www.astangajooga.fi
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2026
Thailand Ashtanga Yoga Retreat
January 3 – 31, 2026
Koh Mak Island, Thailand
www.petriraisanen.com
February 6-9, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
www.ashtanga-luzern.ch
February 13-16, 2026
Free Breathing Ashtanga Yoga
Berlin, Germany
www.freebreathingyoga.com/workshops-retreats
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
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
March 24-28, 2026 (five days)
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
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
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
April 21-26, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
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
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
April 19-24, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
May 29 – June 1, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Galway
Galway, Ireland
www.ashtangayogagalway.ie
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
Odeceixe, Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
June 23-28, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
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 Johnsson Collaboration
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
August 26-30, 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
Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
September 15 – 20, 2026
Energy Healing 1 & 2
Yoga Roots 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
Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
October 13-18, 2026
Yoga Roots Odeceixe
Portugal
www.petriraisanen.com
October 22-26, 2026
Ashtanga Yoga Vilnius
Vilnius, Lithuania
https://www.facebook.com/AshtangaYogaShalaVilnius/
November 19-22, 2026
Bratislava, Slovakia
Kami & Martina
www.karmayoga.sk

2027

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
March 12-15, 2027
Ashtanga Yoga Uppsala
Uppsala, Sweden
www.ashtangauppsala.se
April 27 – 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

Photos by Alex Berg
www.alexberg.com

Ashtanga Yoga Retreat on Koh Mak, Thailand January 3 - 31 2026
2026-01-03 - 2026-01-31 | Koh Mak Yoga, Koh Mak Resort, Koh Mak Island, Trat, Thailand
Koh Mak Retreat: January 3-31 2026

We welcome you to an inspirational retreat of transformative Ashtanga Yoga and self-discovery, taking place in the quiet surroundings of Koh Mak island, on the South-East coast of Thailand.

Join for 1 week, 2 weeks or more! Ashtanga Yoga Asana, Pranayama, Workshops for Energy Healing and Asana Adjustments, Meditation, Yoga Philosophy, Thai Massage, Swimming, Diving, Snorkeling, Paddle boarding, and Sun bathing in a relaxed and warm environment.

Mornings include Mysore-style Ashtanga asana practice and guided beginner’s classes. Afternoons are filled with thorough technical analysis, in-depth discussions and extra workshops. Pranayama, relaxation and meditation sessions are offered in the evenings.
The retreat is designed for yoga practitioners of all levels.
You will be guided safely by Petri Räisänen and well instructed assistants.

The schedule and prices 2026
Retreat info, prices and how to pay
Registration and Payments
Resident Yoga Students
In 2026 retreat we will have only Koh Mak Resort’s bungalows available for the resident students. The Yoga classes and accommodation will be paid separately. The accommodation will be paid to Koh Mak Resort’s account (Petri will give the details) and Yoga and Additional workshop (except Thai massage course which will be paid in cash to the teacher Miss Nhong) will be paid to Petri’s company Maailmanparantaja Oy. Yoga can be pay also by cash before your first yoga class. Registrations for Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com). Petri will give the bank details for all the participants.
Drop-in Yoga Students

You can book your own accommodation and pay Yoga Classes separately to Petri’s company Maailmanparantaja Oy by bank transfer or by cash before your first yoga class. A minimum three days is required (3 practice days).More info about the Drop-In Yoga.

Retreat registration
Check the availability with Petri for the Retreat Yoga Classes and for Koh Mak Resort accommodations. Petri is holding the accommodation list for Koh Mak Resort. You can first check with him the availability of the rooms + other needed information.

Telegram group 2026

We have a Telegram messenger group named Koh Mak Retreat 2026 for the retreat. If you would like to join, please first download Telegram messenger app to your device and use the link code https://t.me/+opweqOXuL9AzYmM8
In the group you can communicate with the students, make plans, send pictures and share stories. If your friend is already in the group, he/she/them can join you to the group (add member).

Yoga Prices
Yoga classes will be paid to Petri’s company Maailmanparantaja Oy account by bank transfer or by cash before attending to your first class.
Minimum attendance of three days (3 practice days) is requested. Sunday is the first practice day and Friday the last. On Fridays there will be Mysore or Led class option. Saturday is the day off.
Complete Yoga Program 60 €/day or 320€/week (6 x Yoga, 5 x afternoon and evening program).
Mysore Classes 35€ / class or 210€ / week
Single Afternoon Class 15€/class.
Whole Afternoon Classes 25€ /day.
Discount for Thai Residents/Citizens and 3 week Yoga students
30% off from the Yoga classes for Thai adult citizens and 60% off for Thai children (5-12 years) citizens.
10% from the Yoga classes for the students who will join for whole 3 week Yoga program.
The discounts are only for the Yoga program and Extra workshops, not for the Thai Massage workshop or accommodation.

For all the information, registrations and payments email to Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com).

Retreat Schedules
1 week schedule https://petriraisanen.com/the-schedule/
2 week schedule https://petriraisanen.com/the-schedule-seccond-week/
3 week schedule https://petriraisanen.com/3-week-schedule/
www.petriraisanen.com/4-week-schedule-2/
Complete Yoga Program or Separate classes
Complete Yoga Program includes all the classes except the Additional workshops. You can also book the classes separately and pay according your attendance.
The class description
Mysore style morning Yoga is the self guided Ashtanga Yoga practice, where the students are following their own pace and needs. The teachers are adjusting gently the poses and giving their verbal advices if needed.
Beginners Yoga: We will offer two guided Ashtanga classes for beginners at the start of the week (on Sundays and Mondays) with Nina Tomas. Beginners can then join in to the Mysore style (self-practice) classes on Tuesday. Friday is a guided primary series class for all who wish to practice a led class.
Technical classes in the afternoons will be guided by Petri. We are talking and practicing the ashtanga vinyasa system according Pattabhi Jois’ teachings and Petri’s own views through his experience. The students are can ask the questions about the Yoga practice.
Pranayama class in the afternoons will be guided by Petri. We are practicing a light and beneficial breathing exercises which are suited for every practitioner.
Yoga discussions in the afternoons will be guided by Petri. This is mostly a Q/A class with technical subjects.
Buddhist meditation for healing and well being (first and third weeks) by Tamara Ashley
Introductory practices from the tantric vajrayana Buddhist tradition will be explored. Calm abiding and insight meditations will be offered, as well as visualisation-based meditations with a specific focus on healing physical, mental and emotional layers of the body and mind. Loving kindness, compassion and action in the world will be considered as integral to meditation practice. Sessions will balance concentration, somatic body-based exploration and relaxation. Meditations will be supported by lecture sessions in which there will be an outline of Buddhist thought, the stages of practice in meditation and opportunities for discussion on Buddhist ethics and responses to worldly situations, such as family and community life, ecological care and self-care. Overall, we will explore the cultivation of a heart centred, body-based approach to meditation that supports your daily life, offers tools for relaxation and relief, healing and well-being. You are welcome to join all sessions or drop in.
Vipassana meditation (third week) by Ricardo Martin and Joy Phrombut
Ricardo and Joy went through a Vipassana Training that took over 7 years where they seat down with his teacher Khun Thanat Chindaporn, assisting him and learning how to conduct Vipassana basic courses and retreats. Both of them got certified to teach Vipassana in May 2018 at the “ Inside Meditation Center of Wat Phradatu Sri Chomtong Voravihara” in Chiang Mai Thailand.
Saturdays – REST DAY! There is no yoga class on Saturday. You are invited to rest and integrate all the teachings from the previous week. Alternatively, you can volunteer your time with the Trash Hero program and help with island/beach clean up by picking up the trash.
Wednesdays – TRIP DAY! We arrange a trip day during weeks 2,3 and 4. After the practice in the morning, you can join in on a day trip. Previous destinations have been to Koh Chiang waterfall and White Sand Beach, Koh Kood holy tree and waterfall, Buddhist monasteries and Beach resort ; Trat temple and shopping tour. You can also arrange your own program and join us in the evening for a yoga/spiritual film. The Trips has an extra payment according the number of the students.
Moondays – We will inform when the full and/or new moon lands during the retreat. You have the option to practice in the Mysore room or attend a Restorative yoga class.
Additional workshops
Petri Raisanen’s Energy Healing Workshop on the first and second weeks and Hands on Adjustments Workshop on the third and fourth weeks. 150€/each full week.
Miss Nhong’s Thai Massage/Healing workshop. Miss Nhong is a local Healer who has a great understanding about the body, energy and traditional Thai healing methods. There will be 5 minimum two hour classes (usually 2.5-3 hours) on the third week (Jan 18-22 Monday till Friday). Most of the classes will be held at Miss Nhong’s Healing centre. Highly recommended if you are interested about healing, therapy and Thai tradition. 8000 Thai Bhat (to be paid to the teacher in cash). More info about the Additional workshops.

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 & 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 Why Behind What We Do
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.

The Retreat Accommodation at Koh Mak and Seavana Resorts
The retreat accommodation will be at Koh Mak Resort (B-type and F-type) and Seavana Resort. Both resorts has a swimming pool, sun bathing beds and restaurant. Yoga shala is located just next to the Koh Mak Resort’s swimming pool and beach. Yoga students are allowed to use the resort’s pool and restaurant.
Information about the meals in 2026 retreat
At the 2026 Yoga Retreat the breakfast will be served at the Koh Mak Resort or Seavana Resort’s own restaurants.
We are serving a tea in the mornings and afternoons on the ground floor at the yoga shala free of charge.
Koh Mak Resort fees (without yoga and extra workshops)
Prices for the whole bungalow. If there will be two students in one room, the price will be shared 50% – 50%. You only pay your part to the resort.
Rooms will be booked through Petri and paid to the resort. The receipt of the payment will be sent to Petri, who will send them to the resorts.
**Remark**
– Extra person 500 THB/person/night(age 11 yrs+) , Children(5-10 yrs) 300 THB/chd/night
Information for families and non-yogi friends:
We can accommodate family members or friends who do not practice yoga only if we will have space at the resort. If the retreat is fully booked, the extra beds are available, meaning two members who practice yoga and one non-yogi on the extra bed. All our 10 bungalows/ houses are reserved for people who will be participating to the yoga program. The rooms are quite small for three adults, so if your more than two people, we recommend to check the other resort on the island. It will be easy to stay with non-yogi friends in the other resort and join to the Drop In yoga program at Koh Mak Resort. Then yoga can be paid as a separate payment in Drop In way (check prices for Drop in). Please let us know if you have non-yogi family member or friend who would like to stay with us.
KOH MAK RESORT
Rooms B-4, B-5 and B-6 with Double bed (one king size bed)
Rooms B-8, B-11 and B-12 with twin beds (two single beds)
Comfort Beachfront all rooms 3500THB/night/whole room.
Wooden bungalows built in 2000 and re-modeled in 2015. Air conditioning, hot water, cable TV, minibar and refrigerator are included. Extra bed available for some rooms.
You can make a reservation for one bed (A or B) if you are traveling alone. We will find you a roommate if you don’t have someone in your mind who would attend for the retreat with you. In that case we will book the rooms for two female students or for two male students.
Located by the beach and about 50 meters from the swimming pool and Yoga shala – terrace with an excellent sea view!
SEAVANA RESORT
Rooms T-1, T-5, T-6, T-7, T-8 with twin beds (two queen size beds)
First two weeks 4930 THB/night and last two weeks 4250 THB/night
Twin bed bungalows. Air conditioning, hot water, cable TV, minibar and refrigerator are included. Two queen size beds on a spacious platform. Both indoor and outdoor showers. Lots of bathroom space. No extra bed available (if not a baby cot). Large terrace with great sea view! Yoga shala just 10-100 meters walk away.
We are looking forward for seeing you in Koh Mak Retreat 2026.
Welcome to Koh Mak, Thailand!
Petri Räisänen, co-teachers and assistants

Samye Ling Monastery Ashtanga Yoga Retreat June 3-8 2026
2026-06-03 - 2026-06-08
Ashtanga Yoga and Meditation Retreat
at Samye Ling Monastery, Scotland
With Petri Raisanen and Tamara Ashley
June 3-8 2026
Arriving on Wednesday afternoon and departing on Monday (last session is morning Mysore practice)

Email tamaraashleyyoga@gmail.com or praisanen@yahoo.com
for booking and more information.

Samye Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery and Centre for World Peace and Health in the South West of Scotland. We are excited to offer a yoga retreat in the deeply peaceful, spiritual and quiet settings of the monastery, where life is simple, and the environment supportive of deep practice.
The retreat offers an immersion in daily Mysore practice, daily meditation practice and workshops on the energy work found in both the meditation and yoga practices, ashtanga asana techniques and opportunities to join in with the pujas and meditations at the main Buddhist temple. There will also be opportunities to explore the beautiful countryside, forest and gardens that are near the monastery.
Retreat accommodation is in single rooms, with shared bathrooms. The cost of the retreat includes meals and accommodation. The first meal is the evening meal on the Wednesday, and the last meal is lunch on the Monday. All meals are vegetarian. Meals are simple, and include seasonal produce from the monastery gardens.
There are alternative accommodation options nearby for families.
Samye Ling is in the Eskdalemuir valley in rural south west Scotland. The nearest train station is Lockerbie (on the West Coast main line). There is a local bus that drops off by the monastery.
The nearest airports are Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester.
Retreat costs:
Supporter/donation rate: £795
Employed /regular: £695
Concession/subsidised/student/unemployed/single parent/senior/disabled/BIPOC/LGBTQ+ (proof of status required): £650
This retreat has limited numbers – be sure to book early.
Nearer the retreat time, we will connect participants to help with car sharing and transportation.

Email tamaraashleyyoga@gmail.com or praisanen@yahoo.com
for booking and more information.
