The Pakefield Retreat Centre is a peaceful cottage in a quiet seaside location on England’s east coast where you can walk on the nearby beaches, relax, practice yoga, take time to reflect and journal.

The retreat centre was established in 2003 to offer workshops, retreats and satsangs in the Yasodhara Yoga tradition. We offer foundational teachings from Swami Sivananada Radha ¬– Kundalini Yoga, the Divine Light Invocation, Dream Yoga, Mantra Yoga Karma Yoga and Hidden Language Hatha Yoga. Our signature workshops give yoga students and teachers from any yogic tradition an opportunity to develop a broader understanding of yoga and enter deeply into their own process of relaxation, concentration, clarification and meditation.

 

 

front bed PakefieldThe centre is available for weekend and longer retreats. We offer comfortable shared rooms and vegetarian meals, including the opportunity to build a retreat around one of our yoga workshops.

Contact: email Swami Sukhananda or call 01502 513859 for more information and availability.

 

 

Satsangs

 

Join us for an uplifting time of meditation, songs and reflection. Chant mantras for your friends, family, world peace and any special concerns. A perfect way to start your weekend.

Date & Times:

Fridays, 7.30pm – 22 November and 6 December 2024, 10 January 2025

Saturdays  7.30pm – 7 December 2024

Satsang on 7 Deember will also be online via Zoom.

All welcome, no fee

Contact: email Swami Sukhananda

Donations welcomed for our Yoga charity, the Radha House Association Charity no 1057281, that helps people to get to experience yoga at Yasodhara Ashram.

You can make donations via paypal.me/RadhaEurope  or email Devani  or 07982805535 for details to do a bank transfer

 

Workshops and Events

 

Light and Relaxation Weekend – Friday 6 to Sunday 8 December 2024

The sun rises across the sea each morning and we welcome the Light, even as the days shorten. Join us for an informal and very relaxed weekend yoga break right by the sea. Enjoy yoga sessions, interspersed with sea air and beach and cliff top walks.

–  Evening Satsangs Friday 6th and Saturday 7th December  at 7.30pm

–  Hatha Yoga Hidden Language workshops on Saturday and Sunday mornings 10 am to noon

–  Yoga meditation and reflection Saturday afternoon 2- 3pm followed by a short AGM

 

When: We’ll assemble from around 4pm on Friday afternoon and disperse on Sunday after lunch

Where: in person at our centre in Pakefield. The Saturday and Sunday sessions will also be available online.

Cost: Workshops £20 each, satsangs are by donation.

To make your visit to Pakefield affordable, we are investigating options including nearby AirBnBs. You may also want to consider requesting a bursary.

Contact: email Swami Sukhananada

 

Radha House Association Annual General Meeting – Saturday 7 December 2024, 2 – 4pm,  in person and online

Our charity supports the teachings of Yasodhara Yoga in Europe through the YYEN by helping teachers and students to study locally and at Yasodhara Ashram in Canada, and by sponsoring teaching tours.

The Radha House Association offers public benefits by helping people access the yoga teachings of Swami Sivananda Radha:

– providing yoga classes, workshops and retreats in local communities and online at accessible prices

– offering discounts where needed and supporting student study at Yasodhara Ashram through our bursaries

– offering opportunities for students and teachers to participate in Karma Yoga and satsangs

The meeting will include yoga meditation and reflection followed by a short meeting to confirm the accounts and reports and elect officers

When: Saturday 7 December afternoon 2- 3pm

Where: Pakefield and online

Cost: Open to all – no fee

Contact: Swami Sukhananda for more information and to register to attend

We welcome volunteers, so let us know if there are any ways in which you feel you might be able to help, including if you would like to join our Board.

 

Yoga Retreat Week – February 2025
Details for this will be confirmed later.
The idea is that this will be an opportunity for anyone who is a certified Yasodhara Yoga teacher to renew their certification by offering and participating in classes or workshops in a relaxed environment. We also welcome other students who can participate and enjoy the experience of receiving the teachings from a variety of teachers.
Contact: email Swami Sukhananada

 

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Swami Sukhananda first met Swami Radha in 1988 and was deeply moved by her experience. She has been living and teaching yoga at the Ashram and in Europe ever since. Her articles about Swami Radha’s work have appeared in British and North American yoga magazines. She is continually inspired by yoga and by witnessing its transformative effects.

 

 

 

Recent Workshops and Events

 

Yoga Retreat Weekend with Saturday Workshop – February 2024

The weekend began with an evening meal followed by Satsang on Friday followed by a Day of Light for the Chinese New Year.

It was wonderful. Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed connecting with new old faces in the break out rooms too. – Lisa (Gosport)

 

 

 

Conflict and Resolution: Acknowledging our Difficulties and Moving towards Harmony – Retreat Weekend –  December 2023

including a Hatha Hidden Language Workshop to explore the Warrior in you –  – in person and online

 

 

 

 

 

Annual General Meeting of the Radha House Association – in person and online – December 2023

The Radha House Association is a small charity that assists with making Swami Radha’s teachings available. It helps teachers and students to study locally and at Yasodhara Ashram in Canada, and by sponsoring teaching tours and visits.

 

 

 

 

 

Yoga Retreat and Workshop – online or in-person

Write your Life
 2 Parts, 2 weekends – February and March 2023 – with Swami Sukhananda

 

Yoga Retreats –  November 2021 and January 2022 

 

Bhagavad Gita and Your Yoga Practice – March 2020

A fascinating story has captivated readers for centuries and, more recently made its way into popular films and television series. How does this ancient family saga speak to us today? Students explored ways it can help us through the battles and high points of our own 21st century lives.

 

 

A Retreat Weekend – Kundalini Yoga, Goals and Intentions, and Exploring the Dreaming Mind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We enjoyed it so much and I can see how relevant your teachings are to the younger generation. I loved how you managed to make the deeper Kundalini system so accessible and understandable to complete beginners. – Maggie, Feb 2020

 

November 2016 to April 2017 Kundalini Yoga Workshop Series

 

 

 

 

 

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