Bend it Like Buddha YOGA Algarve Portimao

Experiência fantástica: Loved every second of it! Added an extra day and would love to come back for the full 2 weeks at a later point

Experiência fantástica: I came across the yoga artistica festival during a pivotal point in my travels in Portugal. This 3 day experience completely renewed my view of yoga, the philosophy, pranayama and where I met some incredible mentors and healers. I was lucky to be offered the Usui Reiki level 3 masters course and 6 month mentorship. This course has completely revolutionised my Reiki practice and the way I mentor others. I have learnt the importance of energy protection, how to protect and ground myself and others, how to cleanse the auric field, how to work with chakras and to deeply trust my intuition and develop my unique style of energy work. I am the most confident I have ever been in sharing my gifts and I owe so much of my up-levelled practice to Farrah at Bend it Like Buddha. Farrah holds worlds worth of wisdom and teaches from a deeply grounded and respectful place. Thank you endlessly for your mentorship!

Experiência fantástica: The shala is sooo beautiful. I was there for the 200HRS TTC and it was the best decision that I have ever done. I felt very welcome and learned a lot and get so much new experiences about yoga. The teachers were very competent & lovely, their spirit is unique and I highly recommend to visit the shala for a course or your knowledge about yoga! Thank you so much for having you there - i am so grateful for this journey with you! Love Namaste Liling

Experiência fantástica: I did a hybrid YTT online course and it was one of my best experiences. At first I thought that it being online that I would loose a bit of the information but all the videos and information is very detailed and clear. The yoga teachers are so lovely and you feel connected straight away.

Experiência fantástica: Where do I even begin with writing this review. bend it like buddha offered online YTT for a fraction of its cost when the world needed it most.. this defines them beautifully to me. The bend it like buddha team are a genuine, authentic and caring tribe of yogis. This course truly took me through a metamorphosis, I will never be the same again and in the best way! They offered me so much guidance and support, I felt like I got to know each of the team on a personal level, they made me feel like part of the family. Bend it like buddha taught me so much about all aspects of Yoga, the physical and the spiritual and everything in-between. What I loved about the course is that they taught us about Yoga business and offered extra training for becoming online yoga teachers. I think that's an incredible add on at a time like this, its so relevant and again shows the heart felt nature of this tribe. These guys truly are the real deal when it comes to a yoga school.. Its clear how much they love and want to share yoga, whilst keeping training business savvy they still manage to teach everything genuinely and from the heart. Im so glad I chose to train with Bend it like buddha.. because I want to give off the same vibes they gave me when Im teaching. Thank you for the Wisdom and the love, keep on shining and transforming hearts and minds <3

Experiência fantástica: This yoga school is just amazing!! I’ve learnt so much about Yoga and myself. The people I’ve met and especially the teachers were so full of love. The energy was amazing. I would recommend this experience to everyone!!

Experiência fantástica: Farrah, Lauren and Danni made us feel like it was not an online course, but a truly live (vis-a-vis) experience. I cannot express in words how good and important this course has been for me and how grateful I am to the whole team! I have learned a ton of things and they delivered so much value: the content was super and the whole team has always been super nice, detailed and constructive in their feedback.

Experiência fantástica: I did the 200h Yoga Teacher Training (acreddited by Yoga Alliance) and was an amazing experience! It was for sure the best part of Covid19 pandemic! The flexibility of the online course was super important for me. The zoom classes were great, and even if we couldn't attend them online, we could see them after. I liked the way we were in touch with all colegues and focused in the course by the facebook group. I loved the homework's feedback: really helpful and clear! Great teachers and collegues! I strongly recommend this course!

Experiência fantástica: I recently completed the Bend It Like Buddha 200RYT Course and I can honestly say, it was one of the best experiences I've had. As someone who has practiced yoga for a few years, it rapidly became a passion of mine and something I wanted to learn more about. The reason why I chose Bend It Like Buddha, was for a few reasons. 1) The Teacher Trainers: L.Farrah, Danni & Tori all had an amazing and collectively diverse background in yoga. It was amazing to hear each of their stories, and the modules they taught really highlighted their expertise in that particular area. All of them were really warm and welcoming, ensuring every student was acknowledged and thoroughly checking that we understood. 2) Location and time: Something that has always prevented me from taking part in a YTT course - was the duration. There's a lot of amazing schools out there. However, having to work a 9-5 office job can sometimes be tricky when you need a few weeks off. 15 days worked perfectly for me and I really felt immersed during my time there. Let's also not forget that Portugal is a beautiful place to visit and meant that in our free time we also found somewhere to adventure. 3) The modules: We had the perfect mix of philosophy, practical work (adjustments, types of yoga), daily asana practice and discussion. As there was a mix of classes during the day, the teachers always found a way to keep you engaged and wanting to know more. 4) The people: Although I'm not one to open up, I found it so easy and natural to speak to the group without any pressure. Everyone was so friendly and it's great being able to discuss and learn from the students around you. We all quickly became close to each other and having their support throughout the whole course was something that I'm so grateful to have been a part of. We are still to this date, sharing our progress with each other! The organisation of the whole course, made everything such a breeze. Although I've already completed the course, it's definitely made me interested in furthering my studies and continuing to deepen my personal practice.

Experiência fantástica: Amazing, knowledgeable and professional teachers who clearly live and breathe what they teach. The course content is diverse and thorough, with guidance available from teachers and fellow pupils throughout. Bend It Like Buddha offers innovative, experienced teachers who each provide a wealth of knowledge and uniqueness. And a 200hr Yoga Teacher Training that will provide you with everything you need, and more, to become a Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher.

Experiência fantástica: No words to say thank you for the healing space, for hosting me, for showing me me again! I got lucky to be the only one present and hence a private 1to 1 time. It was most special!!! Muito obrigada! Namaste!!!

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Experiência negativa: This review is not about the quality of yoga instruction given by the teachers, but rather with management. While I was staying in Praia da Rocha, I purchased a package based on the class schedule provided on their website. However, this information was not accurate, so I want to warn people who are interested in taking yoga classes here that classes don't operate as frequently as advertised. I had to email every few days for the schedule as I was told that many of their teachers were gone for the month of May. This made it very hard to plan ahead for the classes given my work schedule. I purchased the package with the assumption that classes would be available at a specific time. However, the few classes that were available never actually worked out with my work schedule. Thus, I was only able to make it to one class (where the teacher was 30 mins late). As I wasn't able to attend the classes at the random intervals they had available before I left Praia da Rocha, I tried reaching out to the studio to see if it was possible to get a refund and was denied. The customer service experience with the owner was very unpleasant. First there was no response, then he was defensive and denied that the information on the website was inaccurate. Eventually he was rather condescending saying "I am sure being trapped on a beautiful beach for an extra half hour wasn't too bad?" in regards to the class that started late. I think had he just apologized for the fact that they didn't properly set expectations and provide adequate information on their website instead of getting defensive, I'd likely not be writing this review. They still have not changed the information on their website indicating limited classes or cancelation policies, so you'll need flexibility and some patience as far as class options go. Before you purchase anything from their website, make sure you understand the classes that are actually available. If you're lucky, hopefully you'll never have a customer service issue and have to deal with the owner. UPDATE: I did not threaten to leave a bad review for the refund. I eventually agreed to not pursue the refund in support of local business, but I requested the studio update their website with accurate information of their schedules and if they did not do so, I would want others to know that it is not accurate. It has been over a month with no updates to any information on their website.

Experiência fantástica: Awesome people and experience

Experiência fantástica: I thoroughly enjoyed the course, the online version with live classes were fantastic and made everyone feel included and part of a community. Thank you!

Experiência fantástica: Absolutely loved sharing my time with these guys. Thank you for the time and all I have learned. I never imagined I would learn so much pranayama, and about the human body and soul. Truly a life changing experience that I will carry on forever. I hope I get to learn more with you ❤️

Experiência fantástica: Amazing support throughout thank you so much

Experiência fantástica: Amazing life changing experience

Experiência fantástica: The most amazing experience. The zoom classes, the resources, all was perfect. It was for sure the best part of Covid19 pandemic

Experiência fantástica: Great teachers ! i recommend

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Experiência negativa: the manager is purely a business person, caring little if nothing about the teaching team paying them poorly and sometimes finding excuses for not doing so. Manager is poorly prepared and highly unprofessional. absolutely not worth the money, invest your time and money into something different. As you can see from the accusations, empty of any truth but mere excuses for not paying teachers and stuff. For mocking students and creating noise to cover the plenty of complaints, as the manager was not teaching anything valuable and answering with 'google it' for each question. A bit the same game Trump and Boris Johnson tactic. Another similarity with such people, is suffering from narcissistic personality disorder, hence lacking empathy and capacity of considering other humans as sentient beings preferring an utilitarian view of teacher-objects easily replaceable. This business has been put down already two times by yoga alliance for these false accusations and for lacking professionalism and going against their policy. As registering under other name again, a third ban is on review and being finalized by yoga alliance. The same business is claiming to be connected with Sri BNS Iyengar, this is cultural association and a lie as the same after being mistreated by the rude behaviors of this above mentioned manager is now refusing to see them again. The same school is not welcome to teach in Mysore.