243 Greenwood Brook Rd, Industry, ME, USA
Up to 8 in group
November 27 - December 3, 2026
About this Retreat
Bhagavan Das, also known as Shug, dedicated his life to yoga as a teenager. Unsatisfied with a conventional life, he turned to the answers and truth that yogi life has to offer. Why are people here? What is their purpose? All that and more are answered by yoga. Shug has over 20 years of experience and a passion for yoga that extends far beyond the mat!
Jaya Yogini was 10 years old when she moved to Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, a traditional Yogic community in Maine’s western mountains. She joined the traditional Guru/shishya (student) lineage of Sat Manav Yoga in 1999.
Driven by so many questions that conventional society leaves unanswered, Jaya found solace and solutions, beyond her wildest dreams, in the classical teachings of Yoga. Leaving a “normal life” far behind, she immersed herself in Yoga, striving for its highest attainment — to change the world by living our true purpose as human beings.
Home-schooled following the Yogic model, Jaya has intensively studied all aspects of Yoga from a very young age, including the formal Yogic practices of asanas and meditation, along with Sanskrit, chanting, and dance, and continues to do so. As the primary teacher and coordinator for the Ashram's Gurukul (school), she designed and ran Yoga programs for children at the Ashram, offsite and in public schools for over a decade.
For the past 5 years, Jaya has been head of Sat Manav's Yoga retreat and outreach event programs. She teaches group and private classes, and speaks throughout New England on the life-changing teachings of classical Yoga.
For the past 23 her ever-growing passion for sharing her extensive knowledge and excitement for Yoga is surpassed only by her passion for living it daily at Sat Manav Yoga Ashram with her Gurus and fellow Yogis.
Details of this retreat
In the Yogic tradition, sound is used for transformation. For thousands of years, the great Yogis have used mantra and chanting to still the mind, align one's breath and body, and rise into clarity, strength, and love for Life.
At Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, mantra is woven into everything we do—from our sunrise practice, to chanting at the sacred Dhuni fire, to the evening mantra and meditation that close each day. This is the way of Nāda Yoga, the Yoga of inner sound—a path laid down by the Rishis, the wisest sages to walk this Earth.
Their chants carry frequencies of healing, discipline, joy, and growth—real tools for reshaping your life. This retreat is your doorway into that living tradition.
You’ll learn from and chant alongside practicing Yogis. You’ll feel the vibration move through your voice and into your nervous system. You’ll begin to understand what it means to align your breath, sound, and intention so fully that the state of your being begins to shift towards higher states of health and happiness.
This is sound as sādhana—a sacred method for turning life into practice, and practice into freedom from what holds us back from the fulfillment we are meant to know.
What You’ll Experience
Mantra Japa — repetition of sacred sound to purify thought and calm the mind
Kīrtan — collective call-and-response chanting that opens hearts and minds, cultivating the unity humanity has lost
Voice & rhythm training to unlock strength, joy, and confidence in all aspects of your life
Yogic pronunciation & meaning — drawn directly from lineage, with power and clarity
Meditation & breathwork to integrate the support of Nada Yoga into your daily life
The rhythm of Ashram life — a full weekend of real sādhana, practiced and lived with the Yogis of Sat Manav
A retreat with us is like stepping back into the ancient days of Yoga, when teachings were shared in close, personal circles. For this reason, we welcome only 4-8 guests for the full retreat experience, ensuring depth and intimacy. And while our guest count is small, you’ll be held by the presence of our 12 resident Yogis, embraced as part of the living family of Sat Manav.
What You’ll Take With You
A true connection to the power of mantra—something felt, not imagined
A daily sound practice to calm the mind, energize the body, and steady the emotions
Strength in your voice, clarity in your presence, and joy that doesn't rely on circumstance
A sense of devotion made real—a connection to the sacred that travels with you
Reserve your spot now!
👉 Hear what our guests have to day!
"I felt welcome, inspired, comfy, and joyful throughout my long-weekend stay at the Sat Manav Ashram. It was a true blessing to practice yoga, meditate, chant, tend the garden, eat amazing vegan food, and simply breathe in the beautiful natural setting with the ashram residents and the greater community of visitors." ~ Shine