Iyengar Yoga Retreat with Professor Elsa Santos
November 10-15, 2025
Namaskara Yoga, Imbassaí – Bahia, Brazil
A week-long immersion in Iyengar Yoga
A week-long immersion in Iyengar Yoga with Elsa Santos, in a natural paradise between the sea and the river, at Renata Ventura's studio in Imbassaí, Brazil. Through structured sequences, restorative postures, pranayama, and silence, we will release deep tensions and reconnect with vitality.
Open to experienced practitioners, this retreat is an invitation to balance, inner clarity, and transformation through daily practice.
Program
Monday, November 10th
10:00 – 13:00 Asana practice
Tuesday, November 11
10:00 – 13:00 Asana practice
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Inversions and Pranayama
Wednesday, November 12
10:00 – 13:00 Asana practice
3:00 PM Talk: Yoga as Medicine
16:00 Pranayama
Thursday, November 13
10:00 – 13:00 Asana practice
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Inversions and Pranayama
Friday, November 14th
10:00 – 13:00 Asana practice
3:00 PM Talk: Longevity
16:00 Pranayama
Saturday, November 15th
10:00 – 13:00 Asana practice
Book your place now!
Price: €400
Om Iyengar Yoga
IBAN: PT50001800035335019502092
SWIFT/BIC: TOTAPTPL
Send proof of payment to:
geral@omiyengaryoga.com
Registrations
The program includes 5 days of practice with Elsa Santos
On Monday there will be an opening session to prepare for the Workshop;
The workshop will be taught in Portuguese
The workshop booking includes all the materials you will need
About Elsa Santos
Elsa Santos is the founder of OM Iyengar Yoga Lisbon. She is a Senior Certified Teacher by RIMYI, in Pune since 2019. At the invitation of the Spanish Iyengar Yoga Association, she has participated as a judge for Beginner and Intermediate level exams in Portugal and Spain.
She has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 20 years, having completed her basic training in 2008.
Her basic training was done in Paris with Faeq and Corine Biria. After obtaining her certification as an Iyengar yoga teacher, she continued studying with other teachers, especially with Patxi Lizardi in Madrid.
She regularly interns at the Ramanani Memorial Institute in Pune, having been invited in 2019 by Abhijata Iyengar to participate in Yoganusasanam.
In Iyengar yoga, she was drawn to the scientific aspect of the method: the rigor, the intensity, and the precision.
Elsa is fascinated by yoga's ability to transform people's lives, giving them a range of tools to improve their health, well-being, character, and awareness, empowering and increasing the confidence of its practitioners.
Teaching allows you to convey, in an objective and practical way, a profoundly philosophical, comprehensive, and complex subject such as Iyengar yoga.
How to get to Namaskara
Namaskara is located in the Praia do Imbassaí subdivision – Block 21 – Lot 07 – Mata de São João – Bahia, next to the Lujimba Eco Hostel.
See on Maps: Click here to see on Google Maps.
✈️ The nearest airport is Salvador Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, in Lauro de Freitas.
Accommodations
Our accommodation suggestions are surrounded by nature, in family-friendly, simple, yet comfortable and welcoming environments. We offer wooden cabins, trailer-style igloos, and charming little houses. All spaces have an integrated or attached kitchen. Check out the photos on Instagram.
Below are some accommodation options nearby:
• Apartments within the Imbassaí Reserve:
Condominium next to Namaskara, with good infrastructure, access to the river and the sea, swimming pools and leisure area.
Contact: Milla Lopes Real Estate Agent - WhatsApp: +55 71 99128-6333
Distance: 15 minutes on foot, 5-7 minutes by bicycle, 5 minutes by car.
• Cris and Benjamin:
To the left of Namaskara, rooms or small chalet for rent.
Contact: (71) 99903-0682
• House for rent:
To the right of Studio Namaskara, large house with more than 3 bedrooms.
Contact: Paulo - WhatsApp: 71 98784-3172
• André's Chalet:
Next to Namaskara. Sleeps 2 guests, 1 bedroom, 1 bed and 1 bathroom.
Airbnb Link
• Casa la Bohème:
Igloos, cabins, and cottages 5 minutes from Namaskara via the trail.
Contact: Alexandra - WhatsApp: +55 71 8872-2661
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• Adventure Chalets:
For 1 or 2 people, on the same street as Namaskara.
Contact: Fernando - WhatsApp: +55 71 99967-2737
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• Imbassaí Eco Hostel Lujimba:
Private and shared rooms, breakfast included, 10% discount for events at Studio Namaskara.
Contact: Roberto - WhatsApp: +55 71 3677-1056
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• Pousada Capitú:
Beachfront, with cabins and a good breakfast.
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• Vilangelim Eco Pousada:
Approximately a 20-minute walk from Namaskara, a more comfortable option.
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• Pousada Vila de Imbassaí:
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• Breezes Apartments:
Sleeps up to 4 people – subject to availability.
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Travel and Accommodation
Travel suggestion:
Departure on November 9th, return on November 15th.
- Each participant is responsible for booking their own flight. -
Accommodation suggestion:
The practice location will be exactly at this address:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XAgZAabLUtD3bd2J7
We suggest booking accommodation nearby
or contact us at geral@omiyengaryoga.com for further
recommendations on where to stay.
Other Services
• Transfers:
Airport/Imbassaí or return: R$260 (approximately €50) (up to 4 people).
Contact: Alexandra - WhatsApp: +71 98872-2661
Well-being and care
• Deep Tissue Therapeutic Massage:
Contact: Susi - WhatsApp: 71 98633-4167
• Physiotherapy and Massage:
Different approaches.
Contact: Wilma - WhatsApp: +55 71 99111-0570
Information and assistance
For further information please contact geral@omiyengaryoga.com
Thank you for practicing with us.
See you in Imbassaí.