Jivamukti Yoga Luxembourg

Join us for 7 days…

…at the beautiful island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde.

This retreat offers the perfect mix of relaxation and yoga practice, set in the serene surroundings of Spinguera Ecolodge.

Daily schedule (changes are possible)

Excluding the day of arrival and departure, the yoga classes will be held twice a day:

  Jivamukti yoga class with Magali

  Hatha yoga with Sophie

In addition to the yoga classes, you’ll have plenty of free time to unwind and explore the natural beauty of Boa Vista. Whether you choose to relax on the beach, take a nature walk, or simply enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, this retreat promises to be a memorable experience.

Location: Spinguera Ecolodge, Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Spinguera Ecolodge is an ecological and charming hotel located on the north coast of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. The lodge is the result of several years of meticulous restoration work of an old village. It offers a unique experience, allowing guests to distance themselves from the fast-paced virtual world and immerse themselves in nature and simplicity.

Price for 7 nights at Spinguera Ecolodge including delicious vegetarian meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner):

More information on Spinguera can be found on https://www.spinguera.com/. Please book your accommodation directly with Larissa by sending an email to info@spinguera.com and mentioning that you will participate in our yoga retreat.

Price for the yoga classes: 400 Euros. Please book your spot by sending an email to info@jivamuktiyogaluxembourg.com. We will then secure your spot on reception of a 100 Euro deposit (more details to be provided per mail).

Transportation: Transportation is not included in the price. There is a direct flight from Luxembourg to Boa Vista on 23rd January, returning on 30th January with Luxair. Please wait with the booking of your flights until you got a confirmation from us. In order to reduce the flight costs as much as possible, we would appreciate if you could let us know your interest in the retreat by the 1st August 2025 at info@jivamuktiyogaluxembourg.com.  The transportation to/from the airport in Boa Vista will be organised at your charge (more or less 15€ one way).

Experience the tranquillity of nature, the comfort of the eco-friendly accommodations, and the holistic benefits of yoga. Book your spot now and embark on a journey of relaxation and self-discovery.

An in-depth Retreat for Yoga Teachers and Dedicated Practitioners

After a month of mentoring side by side in India at the Jivamukti yoga Teacher Training, we’ve seen how our strengths complement one another – and now we’re teaming up again.

Join us in beautiful Italy for a unique retreat designed by experienced teachers for teachers and committed practitioners. We’re combining our knowledge, skills, and passion to create a space for true immersion — from movement and breath to philosophy, meditation and hands-on teaching skills.

This is much more than just a retreat. It’s a space to deepen your personal practice, refine your teaching skills, reconnect with purpose and inspiration, share and grow in a community of like-minded teachers and practitioners.

What’s included on a daily basis:

• Jivamukti Yoga class
• Meditation and Pranayama session
• Workshop (Assists, Sequencing, Yoga philosophy and more)
• Satsang and chanting

Let’s gather to practice with intention, learn from one another, and strengthen what connects us.

More info & enrollment: Yoga in Salento

Jivamukti Open XL:

FRIDAY 18:30-20:30 & SATURDAY 10:00-12:00:

Whether you’re a beginner, deciphering the difference between vrksasana (tree) and sirshasana (headstand) or an advanced yogi who can put both feet behind their head, the Jivamukti Open class welcomes you, as it is open to practitioners of all levels.
You work at your own pace, following the teacher’s verbal as well as hands-on guidance. Asana options will be provided for beginners, intermediate and advanced students.
A typical Open class incorporates the five tenets of Jivamukti Yoga:
shastra (scripture)
bhakti (devotion)
ahimsa (kindness)
nada (music)
dhyana (meditation)

An Open class presents classical yoga teachings as relevant to one’s life on and off the mat, drawn from the Focus of the Month essay, supported by chanting, breath awareness, flowing vinyasa sequences, alignment exploration, hands-on assistance, relaxation and meditation. All Open classes include 14 points—asanas, meditation and spiritual teachings—in a sequence creatively designed by the teacher. Exuberant, eclectic music plays an integral role: you might practice to a shifting soundtrack of ragas, global trance, hip-hop, spoken word, George Harrison, Sting, Krishna Das, Donna de Lory, Michael Franti, Bill Laswell, Alice Coltrane and Mozart.

The class is called “Open” because it is open and suitable to all levels of practitioner. Even so, beginning level students should know that there will not be much detailed “how to do” descriptions; for that a student is advised to attend a Basic or Beginner Vinyasa Class.

Price: 50€ each
Cancellation Policy: 48h with credit back on Mindbody account (no refund).

✨ Time to Hear Your Inner Voice, Together ✨

Do you feel that in your day-to-day life it’s difficult to sit down, pause and ask yourself questions that could gently shift the way you live?
✨ Let’s come together to share the space and our presence, uplift our energy with harmonium chanting, and take a mindful moment to reflect on the past year.
Inspired by Jivamukti Yoga’s Focus of the Month: Rooted Strength, this circle invites you to ground deeply, connect with yourself and others, and explore your inner voice.

🪷 What to expect:
• Gentle movement to center and ground the body
• Meditation & chanting with harmonium — opening space for stillness and connection
• Introspective writing guided by thoughtful questions to reflect on the past year — exploring what has supported you, what challenged you, what may be holding you back, and what you’re ready to release or grow in the year ahead
• Oracle-card reading & deep relaxation to close

No experience needed. Come with openness and curiosity to listen within.

🕯 A warm, nurturing circle to honor your journey through 2025 and plant seeds for the new year to come.
🌿 Pause. Listen. Reflect. Root. Grow.
✨ Your inner voice is waiting. ✨

And if you’re still wondering why to join—because one good question can change your life. Because taking time just for yourself — simply to be — is one of the most underrated gifts in today’s world. Because sharing a moment with others and uplifting the energy through chanting can open spaces in your heart you didn’t even know were there.

Price: 40€
Cancellation Policy: 48h with credit back on Mindbody account (no refund). Enrollment via Mindbody App, Section “Schedule” on our website or via info@jivamuktiyogaluxembourg.com

Saturday 23rd May: 9:00-11:30 Technical Led Asana class with Gregor Maehle (90€)

Students of all yoga styles can benefit from Gregor’s Led Asana Class. Here, Gregor will analyse the many intricate anatomical details of accessible yoga postures, while maintaining as much pace as possible. The focus will be on breaking down the various phases of entering and exiting the postures into their constituents. Performing postures safely while understanding which anatomical actions will get us deep into the asanas will prevent unnecessary energy expenditure. Through inducing precision, this format also achieves the release of conditioning and emotions lodged in bodily tissue, preparing us for the higher limbs of pranayama and meditation.

Saturday 23rd May: 13:30-16:30 The Breath of Yoga – Pranayama and Kriya workshop with Gregor Maehle (90€)

Imagine how great it would be to have a switch that, when operated, would enable you to consciously choose between your right and left brain hemispheres, intuitive and analytical intelligence, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, fight/flight reflex and rest/relaxation, and between the male and female, solar and lunar, aspects of your psyche. How great it would be if, when required, you could switch from being compassionate to doggedly determined. Or from being charged with energy to being completely relaxed within a few minutes. Or from extrovert (physically present, expressive and outgoing) to introvert (reflective and absorbing) within a short time. This switch does, in fact, exist, and it is not at all hidden. It is the prominently protruding olfactory orifice right in the middle of your face: your nose.

Pranayama includes some of the most neglected yet most powerful methods of yoga. Pranayama is the vital link that connects asana to meditation, without which the combined benefit of both cannot be harvested. Learn how to use pranayama to harmonize the doshas (humors of the body) and thus attain a state of health and balance as well as how to still the mind, enabling spiritual insight.

The kriyas are predominantly methods of purification of the body. They support the work of postures and are especially important for people who live in large cities. They aid in removing contamination from chemical, environmental, electrical, biological and electromagnetic sources.

price: single workshop 90€

special price for the day: 160€

Bio Gregor Maehle:

Gregor Maehle began his yogic practices 48 years ago. In the mid-1980s he commenced annual travels to India, where he studied with various yogic and tantric masters, traditional Indian sadhus and ascetics. He spent fourteen months in Mysore, and in 1997 was authorised to teach Ashtanga Yoga by K. Pattabhi Jois. Since then, he has branched out into researching the anatomical alignment of postures and the higher limbs of yoga.

In India Gregor also received eight months of mostly one-on-one instruction in scripture and the higher limbs of Yoga through B.N.S. Iyengar, a student of T. Krishnamacharya, and he studied Sanskrit under Professor Narayanachar and Dr Chandrasekhar. Gregor’s internationally acclaimed textbook series consisting of Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy, Ashtanga Yoga: The Intermediate Series, Pranayama: The Breath of Yoga, Yoga Meditation: Through Mantra, Chakras and Kundalini to Spiritual Freedom, Samadhi The Great Freedom, How to Find Your Life’s Divine Purpose, Chakras, Drugs & Evolution and Mudras: Seals of Yoga and Bhakti: Yoga of Love – have sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into 10 foreign languages. Gregor´s books are available as hardcopies, ebooks and audiobooks and additional volumes are preparation. Gregor has been invited to many countries to teach and has contributed to and been interviewed by numerous yoga magazines. On Gregor’s blog page chintamaniyoga.com/blog/ you will find over 300 articles, videos and podcasts on all aspects of yoga, which Gregor has authored together with his wife Monica.

Today Gregor teaches an anatomically sophisticated interpretation of traditional vinyasa yoga, integrated into the practice of the higher limbs in the spirit of Patanjali and T. Krishnamacharya. His zany sense of humour, his manifold personal experiences, and his vast and deep knowledge of scripture, Indian philosophies and yogic techniques combine to make his teachings applicable, relevant and easily accessible to all his students.

Sunday 24th May: 9:00-12:00 Balancing the Pelvis part I with Monica (90€)
Sunday 24th May: 14:00-17:00 Balancing the Pelvis part II with Monica (90€}

BALANCING THE PELVIS

The Seat of Yoga

The most common pain-generating problem I see in yogis stems from a torqued or twisted pelvis. Nearly everyone (if not everyone!) has one, which results in us having a functional short leg. However, it is the degree of your pelvic torsion that determines how severe the compensations of this are to the rest of your body.

Knowing how to balance your pelvis is probably the most effective preventative and therapeutic tool you can have. Our pelvis roots our spine so any imbalance here effects everything above it and also places stresses on the joints below. It especially effects the alignment and function of our spine and sacrum, our sacroiliac and hip joints and our knee joints. For example, of the 14 muscles that cross the knee joint, seven of them originate at your pelvis! The stress of a pelvic torsion is often the cause of knee pain, wear and tear and eventual injury.

In this workshop we look at the causes, the muscles involved, how we can access ourselves and others and, most importantly, how we can practically rebalance the muscles involved for a healthy pelvic balance.

Especially when seated, our pelvis is our base, our support and our connection to earth. It houses and protects our organs of procreation, digestion and elimination. Females are especially prone to pelvic stresses. Understanding and recognising the typical problems of this area both educates and empowers us to manage them and to care for and heal ourself and others. Emotionally, the balance of our pelvis enables us to create, to integrate and to let go of what is not needed.

*For this workshop you will need two yoga blocks, two tennis balls and a long sock.

price: single workshop 90€

special price for the day: 160€

Testimonials

Hi Monica, I met you in Horsham last weekend and I was so impressed with your teachings, and your kind nature, I really learnt a lot. Thank you so much for the fantastic workshop. You have really helped to raise my awareness of my body. And how much work I have to do 🤪.

Clare, UK

Thank you for a wonderful weekend. I found it totally inspiring and absolutely loved every minute.  You gave me so much to think about. I’m still processing it all…

Michelle, UK

Bio Monica Gauci

Monica Gauci brings her vast knowledge and experience as a Yoga Therapist, a trained Chiropractor and 47 years of personal yoga practice to this topic.

Her work and insights as a therapist make her workshops powerfully relevant.

Her teaching is inspired by her passion to educate others to empower them to be able to heal and care for themselves.