yoga in sri lanka with heather elton

Yoga in Sri Lanka at Ulpotha

Paradise is the word most often used to describe this unique, mountain-ringed village in the heart of Sri Lanka. Ulpotha has been a pilgrimage site for thousands of years and remains an oasis of tranquility. Spiritual and ageless cultural customs are respected, but Ulpotha has a warm, easy-going house party vibe that attracts an interesting mix of people in the arts, media and professions, many of whom come alone. It’s a beautiful place of extraordinary tranquility, and luxurious simplicity, enhanced by the warm, generous and gentle hospitality of the Sri Lankan people.

The Venue
At Ulpotha you live close to nature in simple, but comfortable, one-bedroom adobe houses dotted among the flowers and fruit trees of this 22 acre organic farm. You wake up to birdsong, swim in a lake half-smothered in tiny water lilies, and lounge on cushions like a Roman Emperor to eat delicious home-grown organic curries and sambals. There are forest paths, secluded spots with meditation huts and hammocks, exotic wildlife, ancient reservoirs, traditional village life, and a nearby mountainside monastery.

The impressive ancient civilizations of Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Yapahuwa, are a day trip away. The climate is ideal, being refreshed by cool and near constant breezes. You’re given a ‘sarong’ on arrival that makes a wonderfully cool and comfortable dress, or a ‘kilt’ for either sex. Massage and Ayurveda treatments will sooth and calm you. Everything at Ulpotha is included in the price and tipping isn’t allowed. Experience the amazing freedom of forgetting about money. Ulpotha is HEAVEN on earth!