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Yoga in the Algarve connects your body, mind and soul together with sunshine, ocean and vibrant people. Combining all of our passions, our retreats offer Yoga, Surfing, Detox, Ayurveda, Massage and Personal Coaching.

Here in the Algarve Yoga Journal we share our thoughts, ramblings, photos and more. We hope our posts inspire your desire to retreat, or at the very least, brighten your day. 

Namaste from sunny Portugal x
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Travel Writer Review

"...our worldly stresses and fretful travel have slipped deep under the earth, buried and forgotten. We’ve been lulled by the Portuguese air - thick, warm, and filled with the scent of wild lavender growing by the Quinta’s pool – and our first bout of Yoga and surfing." ... READ MORE.

Recent journal entries...


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Retreat with Algarveyoga:
Inspiring Wellbeing

​Cleansing, Purity and Wellness…Many a Yogi enjoys the restorative experience of having spent retreat with Algarveyoga...READ MORE


A Deeper Look 
at Asteya

​Recently, I led a class where, as a group, we discussed Asteya (the 3rd Yogic Yama of non-stealing)...READ MORE


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Go Forward Brave Soul
and Trust


Trust that life loves you…even when your reluctant mind refuses to believe it...READ MORE


Add Some Life
to the List


The beauty of a dedicated asana practice is reflected around the world...READ MORE



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Great Teachers Have Known
​All Along


​“We’re all in this together” is a phrase that keeps repeating itself to me in recent weeks...READ MORE


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How a Mindset of "Passing the Buck" Can be Reflected in Our Asana Practice

"Pigeon” was the pose mentioned, but I see it happening in a tonne of Yoga poses...READ MORE


Muhammad Ali's
Footprint


​​“The same road that connects two souls together when stretched, becomes a path to God”…READ MORE


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Purpose,
As Something We Already Have


​I don’t even know if it could be called a LIFE purpose...READ MORE


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Inspiration Is Profitable
And It's Messy

Modern yoga teachers are just regular people, it’s not too common to find true gurus these days...READ MORE


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The Decline of Rights:
An Impact


​The word “pandemic” used to be one of those eye-popping, mouth-gaping jingles, limited to 1960’s Sci-fi movies...READ MORE


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Satya,
I'm So Excited

Is everything really wonderful, exciting, and amazing?...READ MORE


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It's the Strike of the Match that Lights a Candle

​“The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think.”~Harper Lee...READ MORE



The Yamas as Social Conduct
 Bring Inner Transformation

The literal translation of Yama is “restraint”.  They are the restraints influencing...READ MORE



Contraction
and Expansion

I know nothing about the black holes of outer space…READ MORE



Anyone
Can Count to One

I remember being a little kid, on one particular day, I wanted to play Hide and Seek...READ MORE



Is Success our Best?

​Always remember your humanity...for good or for bad…you will fall, you will blunder, you will do things splendidly…READ MORE


​To Discover You're Okay

“I just want to be ok”…we can often think this about ourselves when we practice Yoga...READ MORE

To Give is to
 Be Happy

​Racism, sexism, sexual orientation, and world religions are the most heated topics globally...READ MORE


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The Flip Side
of Tapas (3rd of the Niyamas)

There is so much real freedom, personal power, and confidence that is developed in the practice of Tapas...READ MORE


​Within
Transition

​In the 1970’s there were two television programs, like the "he" and "she" version of the same theme...READ MORE


​An Early Valentine


​Valentine...The Ocean of Consciousness within the human heart is second only to Agni (Fire)...READ MORE


Hope
and the Hummingbird

​I was considering "hope" after having read an article that described “hope” as a false experience...READ MORE


Experiencing Saucha
as the Present Moment

Sweeping the front walk, getting our hair trimmed, watering the houseplants, and having our daily shower, are all elements of Saucha...READ MORE


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Practice
and
Let It Go

​Non-attachment does not mean that we don’t care, in fact it means we care more deeply...READ MORE



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Are You
"Too Sensitive"?


​There seems to be an all-too-common ease in being critical toward sensitive souls...READ MORE


My 3 Step Recipe
For Easy Listening

​Over the years, I have regularly been asked by clients and students...READ MORE



​Only A Tiny
View

​The Maple tree outside my window is huge and beautiful; but, this year, it has tiny leaves...READ MORE


Do You Argue
or Fight?

Arguing, it doesn’t necessarily have to be unfortunate...READ MORE


We Will Know,
When We Let It

What if I turn into a blob?  I’ve had people ask me this in all seriousness as both concern and inquiry....READ MORE



​Holi, Yamas,
and Freedom

Let the colours fly!  It’s India’s Holi festival!  Aside from Diwali...READ MORE



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​Step One: Breathe

​All of us can relate to having a cycle of thought that has become...READ MORE



​Quick to Judge:
The Backstory

​A number of people took it upon themselves to let me know that I looked like a "bone rack"...READ MORE



Tea Never Changes


From a moment of meditative reflection, to shared tears and laughter...READ MORE
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For the Spirit
of Courage

​Once imprisoned, Joan of Arc is said to have felt shattered within herself...READ MORE



Capable to Guide

Yoga has become a very loud, very obnoxious industry...READ MORE



Thoughts from a Yoga Practitioner

Upon seeing a yoga class from a view at the door, my eyes wide, my mouth gaping...READ MORE


​Cocktail Umbrellas,
     their 3 Steps to Your Dreams

​Cocktail Umbrellas are more important than we realize...READ MORE


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Reflections from
Guru Purnima

Out of the mouths of babes, there it was: “YOGA WORKOUT”...READ MORE


A Lasting Impact

My plane was to be in Bangalore, but I was standing at the baggage carousel in the partially constructed airport in Chennai...READ MORE
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Is it Sangha or
is it Not?

I have often felt betrayed by the Yoga “community”...READ MORE


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​Out On a Limb

One of my great teachers once said “If you want to reach for the stars...READ MORE


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Ahimsa,
Practicing the First of the First

The wonderfulness of the First Limb of Yoga, comes from its capacity to...READ MORE


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​Done

He was lying on the busy sidewalk...READ MORE




Our Own Mat

If we assume that our Asana practice is reflective of our walk through life...READ MORE
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​Chasing Hearts

We can spend years chasing after it....READ MORE


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Are We Benefiting From          Savasana?

I tuned into a program the other day…READ MORE
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​THE POWER OF
Yoga Nidra to Change Your Life

To seriously embark on a practice of Yoga Nidra, be sure to…READ MORE


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​I REPEATED MYSELF
​108 TIMES

I repeated myself 108 times before falling silent...READ MORE

SUNNY DAYS &
SALT WATER

What to pack for your summer retreat to Portugal

VEGETARIAN
SOUL FOOD

A typical day of dishes on retreat
​with Algarve Yoga

WELCOME TO OUR
HOMELY OASIS

A photo diary from our beautiful
​Portuguese quinta.

READING
​THE SIGNS

How to know when you're in need of a
​Surf & Yoga retreat in Portugal...

OUR RETREAT CALENDAR

  • Yoga Detox Retreat: 2nd of April - 8th of April
  • Yoga Surf Holiday: 11th of June - 17th of June
  • Yoga Delight Holiday: 2nd of July - 8th of July
  • Yoga Surf Holiday: 23rd of July - 29th of July
  • Yoga Delight Holiday: 30th of July - 5th of August
  • Yoga Surf Holiday: 6th of August - 12th of August
  • Yoga Surf Holiday: 13th of August - 19th of August
  • Yoga Delight Holiday: 20th of August - 26th of August
  • Yoga Surf Holiday: 10th of September - 16th of September
  • Yoga Surf Holiday: 17th of September - 23rd of September
  • Yoga Detox Retreat: 15th of October - 21st of October

A NOTE FROM DIANA JOST
Padma 'Lotusflower', Founder of Algarve Yoga

"I have been teaching Yoga for 16 years and began Algarveyoga in 2008. We are now in our ninth year offering Yoga Holidays and Yoga Retreats. Come and experience the beauty of Yoga with me. I would love to help you further your practice so you can journey inward to a personal pond where your potential will blossom like the leaves of the lotus flower. This is my passion, my karma."

THE LOTUS FLOWER... 

It emerges from the mud and finds its way through murky water. It has to deal with the uncertainty in darkness, it has to deal with the current. But the stronger the current, the stronger the stem. The lotus knows that there will be a surface, there will be the light above the water where it blossoms in its full potential.

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