Take a short break to reconnect with your body and yourself.
Alex will bring your practice to another level and improve your awareness of your body in the poses. We will have 2H morning active classes, workshop style sessions on inversions and afternoon restorative classes. You will still have a lot of time for you to rest, have a walk in the forest, enjoy the sauna and have a dip in the lake!
Everyone is welcome, beginners as well as advanced yoga practitioners. The group will be small (max 15 people), perfect to improve and deepen your practice!Â
“In these four days in Shambala Gatherings, I have experienced some of my best yoga lessons. Alex helped everybody individually and was very carefully. After almost 20 years of practicing Yoga, now I learnt some more details. Thank you so much for these good experiences!!”
– Kerstin
DAILY SCHEDULE
(*subject to changes)
THURSDAY
4pm: Check-in
5.00pm – 6.45pm: Introduction and Yoga Practice
7pm: Dinner and free time
9.30 – 10pm: Introduction to silent meditation
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Early morning swim (optional)
7-9am: Morning Yoga Practice
9am: Silent Breakfast and free time
11:45-1.15pm: Inversions and alternatives
1.30pm: Lunch and free time
5.00 – 6.30pm: Restorative Class
7.00pm: Dinner
9.30 – 10pm: Silent meditation (optional)
SUNDAY
Early morning swim (optional)
7 – 9am: Morning Yoga Practice
9am: Silent Breakfast and free time
11:45 – 1.00pm: Restorative Class
1.30pm: Lunch
3pm: Check-out
meet the team
TEACHER’S BIO
ALEXANDER BOROVIK
Alexander Borovik was born in 1970 near Nuremberg in Germany. Via Vipassana Meditation and Aikido, he came to Iyengar Yoga in 2002. After completing his training as a certified yoga teacher in the tradition of BKS Iyengar (Sebastian Kneipp Academy), he went to India where he deepened his knowledge of Iyengar Yoga at the Iyengar Institute in Pune and with Usha Devi in Rishikesh among others.
Since 2008, Alex has been living in Goa in India where is teaching in his studio regular classes, workshops and retreats. The last years, he has been travelling around Europe in the summer, teaching workshops, retreats and teacher trainings.
In his classes Alex uses knowledge of Iyengar Yoga, biomechanics and yoga therapy, which allows him to easily teach students of various levels, body types and with different health problems.
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“It’s been a week since coming home from Alex’s 4 day retreat in Sweden. I can honestly say it was the best gift I gave myself. Not only does my body feel taller and stronger, but I feel so much clearer headed too. Being a mother of three small kids and constantly rushing around all the time it was such a treat to spend four days practicing Iyengar Yoga with Alex. He is such an amazing teacher!
Don’t hesitate booking a retreat with him, your body will 100% thank you.”
– Audrey
GALLERY
How to get here
Shambala Gatherings
Borntorpet 1
Skinnskatteberg
Sweden
Located just two hours away from Stockholm in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden, the area is easily accessible by air, train and car, making a great option for a short break wildlife destination.
- Coming by air: The nearest airport to Shambala is Stockholm Vasteras. The second nearest airport is Arlanda airport, the main airport in Sweden. You can easily take a train all the way to Skinnskatteberg from both of them.
- Coming by train / bus: We are fortunate to have a train / bus station at Skinnskatteberg only 5 minutes ride from the center. We offer free pick up services from this station in summer.
- Coming by car: Simply open this Google map on your navigator and follow directions to Borntorpet 1 in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden.