We Welcome You
with open hearts at
ANAHAT YOGA
Experience the spirituality of India across the globe, as we endeavor to bring you closer to the yogic lifestyle.
Upcoming Anahat yoga summer retreat
Why Anahat?
Enrichment
Our retreat provides an opportunity to deepen one’s yoga practice and understanding.
Connection
Our retreats offer a chance to connect with like-minded individuals and build a community.
Harmony
Our retreat can help to bring balance and harmony to the body, mind, and spirit through yoga and meditation practices
What is Anahat?
Welcome to Anahat yoga – We host international unique yoga retreat experiences to bring you a holistic approach to the mind, body and soul.
Nimmi Saraf and Sweta Bahri, two very passionate yoginis are from Indian origin and have been living in the UK for many decades. They noticed a gap in the way yoga was perceived outside of India. After practicing yoga in India and in the UK, both felt the difference in yoga practice in the 2 continents. They noticed that yoga was a more physical activity restricted to poses, alignments, muscle groups and spinal structure. The anatomy took over the energy (prana) that resides beneath the physical body – the vital force that should be experienced on and off the mat. However, they believe that yoga Asanas aren’t enough to bring you closer to what Yoga truly means.
They decided to join hands and bring this Ancient knowledge to the doorsteps of all the passionate yogis who were eager to deepen their practice but did not have access to the resources.
Anahat is for all those who cannot or have not been to the land of yoga but would like to experience the world within through yoga as a lifestyle. Anahat yoga is designed to take you deeper into the world of yoga through kriyas, chants and mantras, talks on yogic philosophy (Yoga sutra, Bhagvad Gita, Hatha yoga pradipika) to help you practice yoga as a way of life. The whys and hows of meditation, getting familiar with concepts of vayu, pranic energies, the gunas and the list can go on. And of course, a deep understanding and practice of the movement and flow of Prana in our bodies. The experience is in collaboration with their gurus, yoga teachers, Ayurveda specialists and experienced professionals from India to help you understand this ancient science.
Meet our Yoginis
We are a dedicated team of experienced and certified yoga instructors who are committed to creating an exceptional yoga retreat experience for our guests. Our instructors are passionate about sharing the practice of yoga in various styles and have years of teaching experience. They are dedicated to help others find inner peace, balance and cater to the needs of different skill levels, whether you are a beginner or an experienced practitioner.
Nimmi is a Chartered Accountant from Rajasthan, India who has lived in various countries before settling in London. Yoga has been a passion of hers since childhood and she has completed two 200-hour teacher training courses from The Yoga Institute in Mumbai and Adhiroha Yoga School in Rishikesh. Her goal is to share the spiritual benefits of yoga beyond just physical exercise.
Sweta is a certified yoga instructor with over a decade of experience practicing yoga. She is certified by the UK yoga alliance and comes straight from the land of yoga. She has practiced yoga all over India in places such as Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, and Kerala. She can teach both beginners and experienced practitioners and tailors her classes to help them awaken their inner Buddha.
Our Retreats
Summer Retreat 2024
21st -23rd June
We have very mindfully chosen THE VEDANTA as the base for our summer retreat as it will serve as the perfect backdrop with swaying trees, scented breeze and birdsong greeting you as you get ushered into this 75 acre British heritage surrounding.
Testimonial
Thank you! I loved this talk and would love to hear more from Sharu Mam!
I loved everything about the retreat – all the sessions, all the food, all the little treats, the beautiful venue and all the beautiful people. So lovely to have spent these few days with you all. I feel renews and reenergised in a way I haven’t felt before. Long may it last! 💫
I am missing the morning chants 🙏🏻 Thank you Nimmi and Sweta for connecting me once again to my body mind and soul. You both have effortlessly organised a fabulous retreat. The welcome bags, the pure white linen kurtas, the welcome by your daughter, the table setting with the diyas and the beautifully rolled up messages the list is just endless!Om Shanti 🙏🏻.
Three cheers to nimmi and shweta and little asst ´saloni de amazie´ for organizing this retreat .May you organise many more and share this joy in the lives of millions .just such great moments to bank in our memory bank .true joyous treasure 🙏 feeling blessed slept like a baby . How just two days away in positive energy can charge you so beautifully
Good morning yogis, I am having withdrawal symptoms. I’ve had an experience of a lifetime, as this was my first ever retreat! I slept like a baby, totally uninterrupted, which hasn’t been the case for the longest (after effects of my yoga retreat) 🙂
Nimmi & Sweta, you both have worked tirelessly to make this a memorable experience!
You need to pamper yourselves now.
Shweta & Nimmi thanks so much for a beautiful weekend. I really loved it -learnt many new things and was reminded of some old.Feel restored and cup much fuller. Thanks so much
Thank you Nimmi & Shveta for a memorable weekend that gave us a lovely setting, yoga, meditation, pranayam and many other activities, food (including healthy laddoos!) to begin our inward journey. Much food for thought & the soul. Thank you indeed feels like a small word, but thank you ❤️
Sweta and Nimmi – So much gratitude for you both. I am so glad I made it to the retreat. Every moment of the retreat was magical and taught me something new.
We get so busy in our lives that we forget to take time out for ourselves and this weekend was a huge reminder that we should put ourselves first. I went straight back into a busy day today but have tried my best to incorporate what I learnt over the weekend. Started my day with pranayama, then yoga and have reminded myself to take breaks through the day to decompress.
A big thank you for bringing in this much needed discipline into our lives, for gently reminding us of sometimes pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones and for making the experience unforgettable.
Nimmi – your voice is so calming. I can still hear it ❤️
Thanks again to Nimmi and Sweta for the retreat! It was amazing and have carried on with the prayers and chants this morning and evening! Har Har Mahadev!
A mulitiude of thanks to Sweta and Nimmi for organizing this amazing retreat. I was able to let go and reconnect, thanks to the variety of ways introduced to us. Thank you also to everyone attending – you were so kind, warm and welcoming. Looking forward to next year!
Thank you Sweta and Nimmi. Going to bed with a lot of gratefulness in heart about the whole weekend.