Welcome at Namaste Yoga Farm
An oasis of peace just 5 minutes walk from the golden sands of Kudle beach and the famous Rama temple/Shiva cave of Gokarna. Sleep in luxurious cottages with their own veranda or Yoga deck over-looking the Zen garden or in one of the enchanting Tents or Bamboo huts build under a canopy of stars and palm leafes. Organic vegetables, fruits and herbs grow amongst tropical flowers, healing plants and abundant birdlife. Lawns and bathing area surround the magical lotus garden.
Transform mind, body and spirit through yoga and meditation … indulge in thai massage or take a kayak tour into the backwaters. Enjoy free reiki healing, art classes and chess lessons … or perhaps just simply relax, unwind and enjoy the magic of Gokarna. Explore nearby beaches, local villages, ancient temples and caves.
Why do people keep coming back?
30% of our guests in 2010/11 were guests returning, some for the third year. According to the guest book they “ love the atmosphere, incredible sunsets, cleaniness, inspiring Yoga teachers and wonderful staff ”
Yoga
Yoga is by no means compulsory here, participate in some, all or none. Many of our guests are new to Yoga whilst many already have an established practice .. either way, on arrival, we tailor make a Yoga program to suit you. Daily classes every morning are held in the Yoga temple, shaped into the earth from volcanic stones and using fallen coconut trees to support a spectacular bamboo and palm leaf roof.
Resident teachers, Oliver de Miguel and Luisa Zamora draw and share their experience from Sivananada, Kundalini and Hatha Yoga school. A variety of other Yoga classes and therapies are all available in and around Gokarna.
Activities 
• Yoga on donation
• Chanting and satsang: free
• Thai massage: individual treatments (Rupee 1000)
• Reiki healing: by donation to a supported cause
• Art & Chess classes
• Kayaking tours
• Beach ball & body board
• Thursday traditional market in Gokarna
How this holiday makes a difference
Alongside providing employment for staff and paying rent to support three separate neighbour landowners, many self employed people benefit such as drivers, car and bike hire, tour guides, shops, restaurants etc. Cow milk is bought from the herd which wander the fields and eggs are from the farm’s free range hens. All dry goods are purchased locally from small shops and organic produce we don’t grow ourselves is bought from nearby smallholdings or the traditional town market. Most furniture, soft furnishings, lighting and uniforms are designed in-house using local tailors and carpenters with local suppliers providing the materials. At times, during construction or rebuilding after monsoon, up to twenty local tradesmen and women will be on site: electricians, plumbers and masons. Donations and support is given to local families.
Where possible buildings are constructed from locally sustainable materials such as mud, clay, sand, volcanic stone, bamboo, coconut, betel wood, palm leaves and combining traditional village design elements with natural air cooling, solar power and luxury. Ecotoilets separate solids from liquids.
Solar panels provide light for pathways in case of power-cuts. Barren lands have been transformed to produce trees, shrubs, palms, organic vegetables, healing plants, herbs, fruits, nuts and spices, which are all used in cooking. A reclaimed pond harvests monsoon rainwater and provides a rich habitat for a variety of tropical birds and wildlife.
All our staff come from the surrounding villages. Over the years help has been given to build housing, cover medical expenses and provide school fees and uniforms for many of the staff and their families. Awareness of alternative technology, power generation and an organic approach to horticulture has not only benefited the staff and their families but a number of villagers. Alongside the use of EM (an organic preparation of beneficial micro organisms) in the gardens, an ancient 5000 year old Vedic technique called Rishi Krishi is being practiced and encouraged involving a concoction of water, cow dung, honey, ghee and the soil from under a Banyan Tree.
