Green Peace Inn

Are you looking for more than just a yoga retreat near the beach in Sri Lanka?

Since 2017, Green Peace Inn has been offering an intensive eight-day retreat combining breathwork, meditation, yoga, self-exploration, and plant-based nutrition.

Each day includes guided practices designed to strengthen the connection between your body, mind, and emotions. Alongside the practical sessions, you will learn accessible theory about topics such as emotional patterns, the nervous system, and the effects of breathwork, meditation, and yoga.

Our aim is to help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself while giving you practical techniques that you can continue using independently after the retreat. Some of the knowledge we share is usually taught during longer training programmes, but we have selected the most relevant insights and made them accessible within an eight-day experience.

The programme is complemented by an Ayurvedic massage and treatment, a supportive group environment, and freshly prepared plant-based meals. Our varied menu features creative dishes inspired by local ingredients and offers a different culinary experience each day.

This retreat is designed for people who want to practise, learn, reconnect, and return home with a clearer understanding of themselves.

Martina Drechsel

Martina’s purpose in life is to share, support, and give.

Her intention is to empower people through breathwork and yoga so they can rise up and see their own purpose and truth.

She is a 400hr Hatha yoga, 200hr Synergy yoga, and 100hr Yin yoga teacher.

When she is teaching, she creates a safe and sacred space where her students can find stillness in thematic yoga sequences to reconnect with their body, mind, and soul and feel the balance between strengthening and relaxation with breathing awareness.

She invites her students into their own greatness, offering resources to manage daily life while having some fun along the way ;-).

In 2017 she fell in love with breathwork and began to discover Conscious Connected Breathing in her teacher training with Alchemy of Breath.

For Martina, breathwork is one of the powerful tools, and she experienced a massive shift in herself and saw it happen in others. She realized that breathwork practice brings awareness to our lives and the decisions we make.

Awareness is the first step in change.

Alexander Keil

Alex's passion is discovering the power of the breath, emotions, mind, and anything our bodies consume. He has been practising meditation since 2010, which, for him, is the foundation for almost everything. He is a certified yoga teacher in different yoga styles and traditions, and to deepen his knowledge of working with the breath and the body, he has completed the Breathwork Teacher Training under Anthony Abbagnano at Alchemy of Breath School and further studied with other breathwork schools (BioDynamic Breathwork (BBTRS), Wim Hof and Dan Brule).

Alex worked for many years in hospitality and as a chef for a restaurant in Germany, specialising in dishes for people with food allergies. His passion for healthy food is always part of his retreats.

He has also studied computer science and business informatics for 6 years and has run his own web and IT service company for 10 years. He knows the challenges of a busy and stressful life. For him, meditation and using the breath are the foundation for dealing with nearly every situation in life. From attending many retreats, workshops, and courses worldwide, he combines everything he learned and will share from these traditions, which have further developed through his practice.

WHAT A DAY LOOKS LIKE
(sample day)

6.00 – 6.30 am
Wake Up
Organic Tea & bananas for the ones who can not wait till brunch

6.45 – 7.00 am
Meditation Self-Practice
(Optional for those who want to go deeper)

7.00 – 8.15 am
Yoga & Movement Practice
75 min Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class based on the theme specific to that day.

8.15 am
Tea Break

8.30 – 11:00 am
Group Breathwork Session
Conscious connected breathing in different styles or pranayamas (around 1.5 h) + content/theory & pre-exercises based on the theme specific to that day (1h) + sharing

around 11.00 am
Healthy Plant-Based Brunch

12.00 pm
Free time / Talks / Journaling / Workshops / Massages

3.00 pm (optional)
Fruit Platter

5.00 – 6.30 pm
Sunset Practice on our rooftop
Yin or Restorative Yoga. Based on the day's theme, with a long, deep relaxation in the end.

7.00 – 8.15 pm
Healthy Plant-Based Dinner

8.30 – 9.30 pm
Guided Meditation with theory

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

-More than 170 five-star reviews on Google Maps (Green Peace Inn Retreats)
-Daily yoga classes, including Hatha, Vinyasa, Synergy, and Yin yoga
-Daily guided meditation sessions
-Daily breathwork sessions
-Mandala breathwork and group breathwork experiences
-Cacao ceremony combined with breathwork
-Practical workshops on the mind, body, emotions, and nervous system
-Fine-dining-inspired plant-based cuisine
-Fresh fruit platter and refined-sugar-free dessert served daily
-Vegan and gluten-free meals prepared with seasonal local ingredients
-Ayurvedic massage and Shirodhara treatment included
-Two spacious yoga shalas
-Rooftop Yin yoga at sunset
-Peaceful beachfront location in Weligama
-Ocean-view and garden-view accommodation options
-Small and supportive group environment
-Practical techniques to continue at home after the retreat
-Drinking water and organic tea included throughout the retreat
-Close to Weligama Beach and only a few minutes from a surf break

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