About your hosts and fellow yogis
Om suastiastu, beautiful people.
Thank you for visiting this page. We are Pragyadhara and Alicja, currently feeling utterly blessed to host you on our Yoga Holiday Retreat.
We are looking forward to share the mindfulness practices we have integrated in our lives and share with our communities. Further more we are excited to share the love we have for Bali and create a little bit of magic during the nine days together.
Here is a little bit more about us as individuals.
Namaste
Pragyadhara and Alicja
Sannyasi Pragyadhara
Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Mentor, Teacher Trainer,
Kirtanist & Mantra Enthusiast
Hi, Im Pragyadhara from Pure Yoga & I love to share holistic wellness tools through the sacred portal of Yoga.
Some of my favourite practices to share are those which foster deeper self reflective awareness, build energy & soothe the soul.
I teach community courses, one to ones from my home based studio in Torbay, Auckland. Outside of this, specialised workshops that find me in some of the most stunning places in the country. I've trained teachers since for over ten years & invest time in the graduates ensuring they are well supported on their journey. I've taught overseas to specialised populations & every year I spend time keeping my connection alive with my yoga lineage in India.
I'm passionate about building community & bridging the modern world with the timeless technology of classical Yoga. There are so many aspects to explore.
Some of my favourite practices to share are; Yoga Nidra, Mantra Yoga, Meditation techniques, Restorative Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, kirtan & Havan (Traditional Vedic practice) & Yogic Lifestyle routines & rituals.
Our shared practice will bring us closer to ourselves, disperse any tension or tiredness and reset our body & mind amidst the beauty and rhythms of Bali's natural world.
When I'm not teaching yoga I love to get out on nature excursions, explore new recipes & sip some homemade chai on my deck taking in the oceans moods.
Qualifications and Recognition
Lead Trainer and Program Consultant, RYS, E-RYT® 500
Continuing Education Provider, Yoga Alliance, U.S. YACEP®
Senior Teacher, Level 4, Yoga NZ. Yoga NZ Council Member.
3 year residential immersion, Sannyasa Training, Sannyas Peeth,
Ganga Darshan Bihar School of Yoga, India, 2012 - 2015
Certificate - Training and Assessment Adult Education
TAFE, Australia, 2011
Diploma in Satyananda Yoga Training ( 1500 hrs +)
Yoga Academy Australia, 2009
Masters in Yoga Psychology. 2 Year residential qualification.
Bihar Yoga Bharati, Ganga Darshan, 2005
B.A./B.ED. Diploma of Secondary Teaching
Waikato University, 1996.
Alicja Skop
Yoga teacher, mountain biker, sunshine seeker
Kia ora, I am Alicja, one of the co-creators of Bali Retreats and I really care about people and their wellbeing.
Over the last few years I have been very lucky to spend some extended time in Bali, and have fallen in love with the beauty, kindness and outstanding hospitality of this special place and people. I keep saying to my friends and fellow yogis: 'Bali isn't called the island of the gods for no reason.'
I started my yoga practice over 17 years ago, in an attempt to manage my constant back pain. I will never forget my first class and its impact on my wellbeing. Encouraged by my very first teachers, in 2017 I became a teacher myself and never looked back. I seek to teach yoga to empower others in the same way it has helped me both physically and mentally.
