Yoga & meditation holiday in Turkey ​​
​with Fairlie Gibson & Katrin Heuser

A real treat for your body, mind and soul! Join us for our Yoga and meditation holiday on the stunning Turkish Riviera. A chance to escape day-to-day life, press the pause button and reconnect with your sense of well-being. At the same time, explore the rich culture inherited by the Persian, Greek and Roman times and enjoy the Turkish hospitality. 

With Yoga, mindful movement, breathing explorations and meditation we will cultivate moving with more ease, freedom and comfort and less effort and strain. We will look at how to use gravity more intelligently, to shift our weight more efficiently, to organise the alignment of the body better, to breathe more freely, and as a result how to feel pleasure again in our movements. The emphasis will be on doing less; using self-enquiry, moving very slowly, sensing and feeling what is going on in our body and our head, challenging what we habitually do and providing new options. It will be an opportunity to vastly increase your sensory awareness, move with more freedom and ease and experience more lightness of being, more wisdom, joy, and peace in your life. 

Our intention is to create a deeply restful experience filled with beautiful practices as well as lots of free time for that holiday feeling. Go back home feeling refreshed and more yourself again.

Huzur Vadisi is the perfect setting with its peaceful energy running through it (Huzur Vadisi means Peace Valley). Set in the mountains above Göcek, you are surrounded by beautiful nature. Everywhere you look, you either see parts of old ruins, ancient olive trees, vines entwining around the shala, or exotic flowers blossoming. We do our practice in a beautiful shala surrounded by bird song.

On one of the days, we will take a "day off" for a chance to enjoy a boat trip around the spectacular islands along the Göcek coastline. This is optional, and if you prefer you can also chill out on the beach, go for a longer walk, relax in a hammock...

Dates and prices

27th June - 4th July 2022 (Mon-Mon)

SUPER EARLY BIRD - BOOK UNTIL 10 JANUARY 2022!

• £675 - place in shared double/twin/triple Yurt
• £775 - place in single Yurt (waitlist*)

EARLY BIRD - BOOK UNTIL 31 MAY 2022!

• £725 - place in shared double/twin/triple Yurt
• £825 - place in single Yurt (waitlist*)

NORMAL PRICE - AFTER 31 MAY 2022!

• £775 - place in shared double/twin/triple Yurt
• £875 - place in single Yurt (waitlist*)

*not available at the moment, but if the final number of participants allows, might be made available at the last minute.

The prices include:

• Seven nights accommodation in boutique yurts
• Three delicious and healthy vegetarian meals a day
• ​Tea/coffee all day
• Ten 2h Yoga, movement & meditation classes
• ​​​Sunset and/or Sunrise Walk

It does not include flights, insurance, massages, airport transfers, other trips and activities.

Book your place or enquire here!

Free time

We start and end every day with a 2-hour practice. The rest of the day is free to relax, enjoy the lush pool, chill at the beach, lie in the hammock all day, go walking in the shade of the pine forest.

Possible other activities (extras)

• Take a boat trip around the islands off the famous coast of Göcek, go snorkelling and eat fresh fish, followed by dinner out and shopping in the cute marina
• Treat yourself and book a session with the resident massage therapist, who offers deep tissue, trigger point and craniosacral therapy
• Spend the day on the beach (transport can easily be organised)
• Various sightseeing trips are available
• Visit the local market in Göcek
• Get scrubbed and pampered in a traditional Turkish Bath

About Huzur Vadisi

Huzur Vadisi is Turkey’s longest established and best-known yoga holiday retreat. Established in 1993, it was the first centre of its kind in Turkey. In a secluded mountain valley, surrounded by pine forest, the yurt accommodation nestles amid olive and fig groves. It is an oasis of peace in natural surroundings, simple and rustic with shared bathroom facilities, yet comfortable and beautifully maintained with all conveniences in the yurts.

At night the valley is dark, revealing all the beauty of the night sky. At full moon it is truly magical to see the forest and valley bathed in moonlight. Huzur Vadisi’s setting brings a deep connection with the natural world that immeasurably enhances the benefits of yoga practice.

The combination of great yoga, stunning unspoiled location, welcoming experienced staff and legendary food creates an experience for which teachers and guests have been returning year after year.​

Accommodation 

We will sleep in stunning boutique yurts dotted around the valley. At night you can see the stars from your bed through the ‘eye of heaven’ at the apex of the yurts. Single, double/twin and triple options available.
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The Food

Enjoy fresh vegetables and fruit during all our truly delicious meals. It is the food as much as the location, as well as the hospitality, that make this the perfect place to relax and find some peace. The food at Huzur Vadisi is so famous, that they even made a cook book!

There is a complimentary tea and coffee table, also with a selection of herb teas and biscuits, which is freely available to help yourself throughout the day.

Travel info

Flights

There are several companies flying to Dalaman, or you can get an easy connection via Istanbul. Prices vary according to time of booking or season. It is advisable to book early to get the best prices. 

Transfers

Huzur Vadisi is 45 minutes from Dalaman airport and we will arrange transfers, for which the costs will be added to your bill (for any extras) at the end, so you don't need any Turkish Lira on arrival. ​

About us

You can read all about me (Katrin) HERE.

​And I am so excited for you to meet Fairlie: 

For more than 20 years a Scaravelli Inspired Yoga teacher, Fairlie is now also embracing a Feldenkrais Training, as well as bringing some Qi Gong into her practice and teaching. These practices all feed beautifully into the way she likes to teach Mindfulness Meditation. 

​Very similarly to me, Fairlie loves how contemporary Science, Anatomy, Physiology and Neuroscience are all questioning and validating traditional Yoga practices and she relishes the explorations that these disciplines have brought into her life. 

Book your place or enquire here!