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An Urban Retreat with Andrew Hillam - 2025

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(This retreat is currently sold out. Contact aytosaka@gmail.com should you like to be added to our waiting list.)

Join us for an enriching urban retreat with SYC Certified teacher, Andrew Hillam, in Osaka, Japan to start a brand new year. The retreat is designed to provide a holistic experience combining chanting, asana practice and philosophical study to help you reconnect with your inner self and rejuvenate your body and mind. 

 

With his extensive knowledge, Andrew Hillam will lead you through dedicated sessions focusing on mindfulness, self-discovery, and physical vitality. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or a newcomer to ashtanga yoga, this retreat promises personal growth, and a deeper understanding of yoga. 

 

This is an urban retreat in Japan that will be conducted in English only. 

 

Retreat fee does not include airfare, travel insurance, accommodation, food or local transport. International participants are recommended to choose their own favourite lodging within walking distance to Mysore Tattva Osaka, where you can enhance your yoga practice while enjoying the beauty of Japan at your own pace. Should you need any recommendation, feel free to contact Veronique directly at: aytosaka@gmail.com

 

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About:

Andrew’s dedicated study of Ashtanga Yoga began in 1994 while pursuing a degree in Music Performance at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. 

 

Since 2001 he has traveled yearly to Mysore, India, to study Ashtanga Yoga, Sanskrit and Vedic philosophy. He has been granted Advanced A Certification by Paramaguru Sharath Jois and continues to return to Sharathji's Mysore Yoga ShalaSYC  every year. Andrew also continues to study Vedic chanting, yoga philosophy and Sanskrit, sharing what he has learned with his students via online Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita classes as well as through interactions with students in the Mysore classes.

 

Andrew is the Director of Jois Yoga and has been teaching the Yoga program since its inception in August 2010. 

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