Language
English
Duration
7 days
Location
Salento (Italien)
Date
25-01 Nov. 2025
Price (exkl. accommodation)
520,00 €
Daily Schedule
DownloadAṣṭāṅga, YogaDoc & Yin Retreat
Experience a unique retreat with Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, YogaDoc and Yin Yoga in the late summer of Apulia - deep practice, modern yoga therapy and relaxation in a dreamlike setting.
Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Apulia! Agricola Samadhi, an oasis with Mediterranean flair, pool and proximity to the sea, offers the perfect backdrop to find inner peace. Here you can unwind, practise yoga and completely regenerate.
This place is an international meeting place for Aṣṭāṅgis and ideal for intensive practice in an Italian atmosphere.
520,00 €
USt-frei gem. § 4 Nr. 21a) bb) UStG.
Important:
Please note that you have to book your accommodation seperately.
Any questions? Contact us
What awaits you in all detail:
Dr. Ronald and Dr. Melanie Steiner combine their medical and psychological skills with the wisdom of traditional yoga. You will experience a balanced blend of Prāṇāyāma, Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, Yin Yoga and YogaDoc. YogaDoc combines millennia-old yoga techniques with modern sports medicine to harmonize body and mind and thus promote your physical and mental health.
Arrival day: Welcome round at approx. 16:00, check-in from 14:00.
Morning practice:
Prāṇāyāma and Aṣṭāṅga Yoga in Mysore style - adapted to your level, whether you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner.
6:30 - 8:30 or 8:30 - 10:30: Prāṇāyāma followed by Āsana practice in Mysore style
10:30: Brunch
Afternoon program (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday):
17:00: Yin Yoga or YogaDoc, depending on the day
19:30: Dinner
Departure day: Joint final round after the morning practice from 6:30 - 9:00 am, brunch and individual check-out until 11 am.
The “Yoga Doc” - Dr. Ronald Steiner is the founder of the AYI method. This combines traditional Ashtanga yoga with innovative yoga therapy and lively philosophy. The result is a very personal practice for the individual - from athletic acrobatics to meditative therapy. Body and mind come together and find a harmonious balance. Ronald is a doctor of sports medicine, a scientist with a research focus on prevention and rehabilitation and one of the best-known practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga. He is one of the few yoga teachers authorized by the Indian masters Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and BNS Iyengar.
Melanie is a psychological psychotherapist and yoga teacher. She discovered yoga as a holistic form of exercise back in 1996. In 2001 she got to know Dr. Ronald Steiner and Ashtanga Yoga. On many trips to India to Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois and BNS Iyengar, she immersed herself in this ancient yoga tradition. From 2007 - 2014 she worked in the field of clinical developmental psychology and attachment research at Ulm University Hospital.
Please understand that this offer must be combined with accommodation and meals booked through „Agriturismo Samadhi - Yoga in Salento“.
Here is a list of the 2024 prices that Salento has provided us with for orientation. Please contact them directly to book your accommodation.
What's Included:
- Accommodation in the selected bed/room type.
- Included: 6 brunches, 7 dinners and 1 breakfast (Eco-friendly, Vegan-friendly)
- Swimming pool, Pool towel
- Free Parking
- Full property facilities, including gardens and common areas
- Mid-Week Room Service. Daily room cleaning for triples rooms
- Support from our staff to ensure a smooth and comfortable stay
Possible bed/room types (price per person):
- Space to place campers and tents 469,00 €
- Bed in a mixed triple room (men and women) with a private bathroom 525,00 €
- Bed in triple room unisex (men only or women only) - private bathroom 560,00 €
- Bed in a double room with (shared bathroom between 2 rooms) 665,00 €
- Bed in a double room with a private bathroom 742,00 €
- Single room with a private bathroom 875,00 €
- DUS - SB 875,00 €
- DUS - PB 1.036,00 €
Check in: start 14
Check out: end 10
Contact:
Use this as a reference: Retreat with Dr. Ronald and Dr. Melanie Steiner from 25.10.-01.11.2025
- +39 0836.600284
- +39 391.3821367
- info@agricolasamadhi.it
Our retreat takes place at Agricola Samadhi, a unique organic farmhouse and Yoga Center that blends sustainable living with deep relaxation – the perfect place to slow down and return to yourself.
Download document: How to get there
Address:
Yoga In Salento
Via Stazione 116
73010 Zollino LE, Italien
The team on-site is available to help plan excursions, guided tours, culinary experiences, transfers, rentals, and more – so every part of the stay can be as effortless and enriching as possible.
Meals are prepared mainly with the ingredients of our gardens and with products of local producers to offer maximum freshness and bioavailability.
Conscious Eating: Our Organic and completely plant-based Restaurant
‘Good’ is a ROUND word. When a child says, “it’s GOOD,” he tells of a world untouched, pure, essential.
“You’re good,” means: “I can trust, I feel safe.” This is true for humans, but also for nourishment.
A child is master of the essential innate ideas. Adults need to relearn to feel, to savor the taste of food connected to the taste of life. You Are Here, and on this table you receive the privilege of that ‘good’ that has the taste of childhood.
Close your eyes for a moment, while you perceive the food that from your mouth diffuses energy and pleasure in every part of you.
Organic, for what we produce, it is truth, not a definition of fashion: we cultivate without using herbicides or pesticides with an arduous daily work between the rows.
We produce fruit, vegetables extra virgin olive oil, tomato sauce, jams. The fruit and vegetables we eat are seasonal, we use a variety of cereals and vegetable proteins, all combined with ‘super food’, ‘lesser known’ natural products (miso, algae, spirulina, tofu, the seitan) in order to equalize and balance the nutritional supply we need.
Inside Ayurvedicamente Healing Center of Agricola Samadhi you can book additional holistic treatments at an extra cost. The Wellness area can accommodate up to four people and is the ideal place to let yourself go in total privacy and intimacy to the beneficial effects of:
- hydromassage
- Turkish Bath
- Sauna
- Steam bath HAMMAM
- Massage rooms
- Showers with led color lighting
The Location
Agriturismo Samadhi - Yoga in Salento
Yoga In Salento
Via Stazione 116
73010 Zollino LE, Italien
TURN YOUR HOLIDAYS INTO WHOLIDAYS – Nestled in the sun-drenched heart of Salento, Agricola Samadhi is more than an organic farm—it's a wellness haven. Just a short distance from both the Ionian and Adriatic seas and the historic beauty of Lecce, Otranto, and Gallipoli, this retreat combines top-level yoga, holistic healing, and sustainable living. Home to the renowned Yoga in Salento center, it attracts world-class teachers and seekers from around the globe. Guests are invited to reconnect with themselves through daily yoga, spa rituals, Ayurveda, and a plant-based cuisine grown right on the land. Everything here—from garden to table, from breath to movement—fosters deep transformation, inner balance, and conscious living.
The dedicated team on-site is there to support your experience and can help arrange excursions, tours, transfers, and more—making your stay both peaceful and enriching.
Contact:
- +39 0836.600284
- +39 391.3821367
- info@agricolasamadhi.it
How this retreat will change you
Deepen your yoga practice
Build strength and flexibility
Release physical and mental tension
Learn modern yoga therapy
Restore energy and balance
Address individual physical needs
Increase joint and fascia health
Restore nervous system balance
Slow down and recharge
Reconnect with your breath
Prevent injuries
Blend tradition with medicine
Personal Support
Don’t hesitate to contact us!
Do you need more help?
- +49 731 92602151
- Chat with us on WhatsApp
- office@ashtangayoga.info
What our students say about us
In a retreat you will experience the AYI Method in the most relaxing way.
Melanie
AYI Student
The yoga teacher training course had a huge impact on me. Both the face-to-face classes and the accompanying eLearnings were always clearly structured and were so valuable that I still enjoy going back to them. Ronald meets everyone at eye level without exception and leaves no question unanswered. With every explanation, he invites you to delve deeper into the human anatomy and yoga with all its facets. He never tires of developing his teaching further each time. He focuses on the personal development of all participants and encourages and challenges everyone according to their abilities. After each training session, I had the wonderful feeling that I was a better yoga teacher for my students. I am already looking forward to the special people, atmosphere and content of the next training week, which will certainly benefit my own yoga practice and my teaching.
Jan
AYI Student
Profound training that can transform you if you want it to. For a few years now, I have wanted to delve deeper into yoga myself, especially the therapeutic and philosophical aspects. I was also looking for inspiration for a more regular personal practice. I came across Ronald in a roundabout way and was immediately fascinated by his charisma, his knowledge and his approachability. There was no aloof yogi in front of me, but a person who you can also “touch”. His training enriched me physically, emotionally and also professionally. I was challenged physically, but never overwhelmed. My personal limits, which were usually set too low, were always respected. This was very important to me because of past injuries. Little by little, I was able to get to know my body much better and break down physical barriers. If you really want to immerse yourself in yoga and are looking for a training course with depth and high standards, then the AYI method is the right place for you.
Julia
AYI Student
When I came to AYI, I didn't know exactly what to expect. I first attended an MTC in Erlangen to get to know Ronald, immediately realized that this was exactly what I was looking for and signed up straight away. Today I know that this was one of the best decisions I ever made. For me, there are no alternatives to the AYI method. It is simply the best Ashtanga yoga training in Germany, regardless of whether you are more interested in the physical practice, yoga philosophy or yoga therapy. It is precisely the combination of tradition and yoga therapy that makes this yoga possible for almost everyone. My students in Würzburg love it and I really enjoy accompanying them. The MTCs are also an absolute enrichment for every yoga teacher. I am grateful for Ronald's support, for the great team in Ulm and throughout Germany. And I'm curious to see what else the future holds for me.
520,00 €
USt-frei gem. § 4 Nr. 21a) bb) UStG.
Important:
Please note that you have to book your accommodation seperately.