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Iyengar Yoga Classes and Retreats South Africa
CALM YOUR MIND, FREE YOUR BODY AND NOURISH YOUR SOUL
As our lives speed up, it becomes necessary to disconnect, to take a moment to breathe, evaluate and contemplate. Yoga through asana, pranayama and relaxation gives you the tools to restore and nurture. We all need to make an appointment with ourselves from time to time, to re-connect with who we are, to maintain balance and to re-charge exhausted batteries. So take a weekend off and join a yoga retreat!
Upcoming yoga retreats & class information

Private One-on-One Classes
17 Buchholtz Street, Vincent, East London, Eastern Cape
PRICING:
1 person 1-hour class R350
2 people 1-hour class R250 per person

Yoga Weekend Retreats
Forest Retreats
The Edge, Hogsback, Eastern Cape
21 – 23 February 2025
Beach Retreats
Glengariff Lodge, Glengariff, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape
8 – 10 August 2025
22 – 24 August 2025

Yoga Classes
CENTRE OF PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHT, 8 KENT ROAD, VINCENT, EAST LONDON, EASTERN CAPE
Classes:
Monday 16h00 – 17h00 (beginners)'
Monday 17h30 – 19h00 (general)
Tuesday 08h00-09h00 (beginners)
Thursday 16h00 – 17h00 (beginners)
Thursday 17h30 – 19h00 (general)
Monthly Rates:
1 x class per week R410
2 x classes per week R580
Drop in class R150

4 Day Long Weekend Yoga Retreat at Pumula Retreat, Hibberdene , South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 4 May 2025
4 day long weekend at Pumula Retreat on the South Coast
Join Monique for an Iyengar yoga retreat on the sunny South Coast of South Africa. Unwind from your daily life, enjoy a transformative weekend, be inspired and re-energize yourself!
Free your body, calm your mind, and nourish your soul with the ancient knowledge of yoga philosophy.
The yoga classes are for all levels, from beginners on the mat for the first time to experienced yogis who want to deepen their practice.
Included daily are a morning snack, 2 yoga asana classes, brunch, a restorative yoga class with pranayama and meditation, an afternoon snack, dinner, accommodation, a guided forest hike and enough time left to enjoy the beach, have a massage, read a book or just relax.
A wellness weekend just for you!

The instructor, Monique Weschta was born in the Netherlands and moved to South Africa at the age of 22. She has 25 years of Iyengar yoga experience.and became a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher in 2009. In 2010 she practiced at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India for a month and was blessed to receive yoga tuition from members of the Iyengar family. She has been offering yoga retreats since 2015.
CERTIFICATION MARK – SIGN OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
This Mark is used under license by certified Iyengar Yoga teachers worldwide to ensure an internationally recognized standard of excellence in teaching. To find a certified teacher: www.bksiyengar.co.za

Feedback from Retreat Participants
Dear Monique,
What a special weekend for me. Thank you so so much for all your effort, preparation, caring, professionalism and for setting up a retreat that allowed us beginners access. It meant so much to me that it will change the way I look at life forever. The people I met will be everlasting too.
I will keep in touch.
X Kim
Dear Monique,
Thank you so much for such a beautiful weekend. I feel so much better for it, on every level. On my arrival home, I spent about 2 hours pottering in the garden. Everything had a greater definition, the smells were sharper, the colors clearer. I feel longer, stronger, sharper, softer, cleaner, and leaner. I both respect and appreciate your attention to detail, knowledge, skill, patience and love of yoga. Until our next meeting. May all go well for you.