Our yoga programme at the Hermitage is under the tutelage of Shri Anil Kumar (DYS; PGYT).
Anil studied at Kannur University where he gained a diploma in Yoga and Ayurveda, then at Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy in Rishikesh, and finally at Swami Vivekananda Yoga University (SVYASA) the most highly reputed yoga research institution in India.
Anil has been teaching classical Hatha Yoga (Ashtanga Yoga school) for eleven years. His emphasis is always on ease and naturalness, so that the body is cultured and the nervous system refined of its impurities in a gradual and systematic way.
Yoga is an indispensable aid to good health, bearing in mind that the W.H.O. defines health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being and not just an absence of disease’.
All our yoga classes take place in the Patanjali Yoga Hall next to the beach.
Meditation can add enormous benefits to your life, bringing increased energy, intelligence and happiness. But genuine meditation cannot be learnt from a book or tape. It must be learnt individually from a qualified teacher, and progress should be monitored in the initial stages to ensure the technique is being correctly practised. We are very happy to be able to offer our guests access to personal instruction in deep meditation from a teacher with over thirty years experience, together with the opportunity to explore the profound understanding of life from which the practical and enjoyable technique of meditation derives.
