Deepen Your Practice: A 7-Day Yoga Immersion Retreat in Sri Lanka

Not a beginner retreat. Not a full teacher training. Something more focused than either.

If you have been practicing yoga for two or more years and you want to understand it more deeply — this retreat was built for that moment.

What it is

The Deepen Your Practice Retreat at Yoga Bee is a structured 7-day immersion near Bentota, Sri Lanka. It runs on fixed dates with a maximum of 6 participants. Every session is taught by Danushka — the resident teacher and host who holds a 500hr Yoga Alliance certification and spent over a decade as lead yogi at a 5-star Maldivian resort.

The programme covers:

✦  Morning and evening yoga sessions daily (Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa)

✦  Philosophy and anatomy workshops

✦  Breathwork and pranayama

✦  Alignment clinics

✦  One Ayurvedic massage included

Who it is for

Practitioners with a consistent yoga background who want to go deeper — whether or not a teacher training is on the horizon. Many participants join because they are considering a 200-hour YTT and want to prepare properly. Others come simply because their home practice has plateaued and they want a week that challenges them.

This retreat is not suitable for beginners. A minimum of two years of regular practice is required.

What you leave with

By the end of the week, participants consistently report three things: a clearer understanding of the mechanics behind their practice, more confidence on the mat, and a framework for continuing independently at home. Several have gone on to complete YTT programmes. Others simply return to their regular practice with something they didn’t have before.

The practical details

Location: Yoga Bee Retreats, Dharga Town, near Bentota, Sri Lanka — 75 minutes from Colombo Airport, 10 minutes from Bentota beach

Duration: 7 days, 6 nights

Group size: Maximum 6 participants

Next dates: 31 October – 7 November 2026

Price: From USD 1,198 · single room · USD 1,898 for two travelling together

Included: All meals, accommodation, daily yoga, workshops, beach tuk-tuk, temple visit, turtle sanctuary, cooking class, 1 Ayurvedic massage

Booking: Inquiry only — personal reply within 24 hours

Why Yoga Bee for this programme

The retreat runs at a maximum of 6 guests. That is not a marketing claim — it is the structural reason why the teaching works differently here than at larger centres. Danushka adjusts every session based on who is in the room. There is no fixed script and no rotating teachers.

Participants who have done yoga teacher trainings elsewhere have described the week as giving them things their formal training did not.

Interested? Reach out via yogabeeretreats.com/yoga-teacher-training-preparation-retreat/— we reply personally within 24 hours.Part of Yoga Bee Retreats — Boutique Yoga Retreat · Bentota, Sri Lanka Full 7-day programme details →

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Max 6 guests · Oct 31 – Nov 7 2026 · from USD 1,198