AUSTRALIA YOGA RETREAT

October 16-27

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Australia

Australia is known as the “lucky country.” It is far removed from the hustle and bustle of the main population centers on the planet and is instead nestled down under, in the Southern Hemisphere. As such, it’s a place where October is well into spring, not fall, and we are headed there in October, 2024, and you are warmly invited to join us.

Murwillumbah

We aren’t just going anywhere and everywhere down under either (Australia has its share of boring cities too). We are instead going to the foothills of Mount Warning (Wollumbin), to the heart of the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, to the charming little gem of a shire called Murwillumbah. It’s just a stone’s throw from some of the most beautiful beaches, rivers, waterfalls, hiking trails, and scenery in the whole country (and we will be visiting the very best of them). We know where all the best trails, beaches, and scenery are, because Murbah (as the locals call it), is where Radhi, our better half, was born and raised.

Krsna Farm, Temple, & Bhakti Yoga Village

We aren’t just going to stay anywhere and everywhere in Murbah either. We will instead be staying at 1000 acre working Krsna farm and temple, that has also become a bhakti yoga village and sanctuary. It’s where Radhi was born, where she spent the first years of her life, and where she went to school for many years. It is a beautiful retreat center and oasis.

The Farm

The farm has beautiful herds of protected cows. It has horses. It has streams. It has organic vegetable and flower gardens. It even has lotus ponds, and loads of exotic fruit trees. (Australia has the very best avocados on the whole planet. They are like “tree butter” and infinitely better than anywhere else, and that’s coming from a Californian). The land in this area is so unbelievably lush and vibrant that it became home to Bill Mollison, the “father” of permaculture, who lived and worked in the area using the very best sustainable farming practices.

The Temple

The temple, like all temples, is an oasis transporting you out of the material world. It has beautiful stained glass windows, and peacocks literally roam about, just outside. The Radha Krsna Deities there (Radha Govardhana-dhari), are the most beautiful in creation, and they mercifully bless all the devotees there constantly.

The Village

The bhakti village and sanctuary teaches various forms of yoga every day, hosts sound baths, does heaps of kirtan, and teaches philosophy and sacred texts etc. They even have a wellness center, which offers different massages (Balinese, Ayurvedic, Shiatsu etc.), and has naturopaths, kinesiologists etc. Here’s what they say about the village they’ve built (and we’ve been there and can attest that it’s 100% truth):“From the moment when you cross the rustic wooden bridge over the Oxley River and pass through the beckoning avenue of trees which comprises the entrance to the farm, you will notice that this Vedic Yoga Sanctuary is a special place and that your soul finds peace and a sense of coming home.”

A Prayer of Acknowledgement

The devotees at the farm/temple/village make this prayer of acknowledgement.“We wish to acknowledge the elders past and present of the Bundjalung people, the Traditional Custodians of Country in this region, which now nurtures us, as it has them, since time immemorial.”All Australians are naturally beholden to the First Peoples of Australia, and as we seek to visit this sacred place we humbly join with the devotees in their prayer. Radhi is herself of indigenous descent, and thus has a special and innate connection both to the land of Australia and its First Peoples.

Our Trip

Most of us will be flying from LAX to Brisbane on October 14th (Monday), and arriving on the 16th (Australia is 19 hours ahead). We will then drive to the Krsna village together and get settled in (it’s about an hour and a half from the airport). At the village, we will have daily yoga and philosophy classes, and eat fresh food straight from the farm to our table. We’ll also venture out daily to various beaches, rivers, and secret waterfalls. We’ll go hiking. We’ll pick exotic fruit off the trees. We’ll arrange to see and engage with some of the local animals too (wallabies, kangaroos, koalas etc.). We might even go to Tropical Fruit World. (Yes, that’s a real place, and Radhi has wonderful memories of going there as a child.) The whole trip is gonna be pure magic! Then, on October 27th (Sunday), we’ll bid farewell to our sanctuary, get everyone back the the Brisbane airport, and fly out. Somewhat amazingly, we usually arrive home at an earlier time than our flights departed Brisbane (that 19 hours works in our favor on the return).

About Pure Life Tours

Although we regularly take groups on pilgrimage to sacred places in India, we strive to keep that same “pilgrimage” energy on all of our tours. In pursuit of this, our retreat in Australia will offer daily yoga and kirtan, as well as, classes on the yoga and bhakti tradition.Everyone will, without exception, be expected to remain fully sober and vegan/vegetarian throughout the entire trip, as these austerities help to create the right atmosphere for diving more deeply into self discovery and bhakti, which is always the primary objective of our retreats.

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$3250 $2850 Early Bird Discount (until December 1st)INCLUDES
- 2-3 meals a day
- Accommodation
- Excursions
- Yoga sessions & classesDOES NOT INCLUDE
- Airfare
- Spending money
- Your passport and visa
- Restaurants*$500 non-refundable deposit

• Pay Deposit $500
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