Varanasi

Carole Baillargeon
Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher

Discover the heartbeat of Indian spirituality

January 10 to 17 2026

Join Carole Baillargeon…

as we gather together to explore the love of yoga in this exhilarating adventure retreat in Varanasi India.

A transformative yoga jouney in Varanasi’s ancient heart.

Carole Baillargeon brings almost forty years of teaching and practice experience from the isolated north of Australia to the oldest city on earth.

Carole began her yoga journey in Montreal, becoming an Iyengar teacher in Sydney before heading to remote Darwin and opening Darwin Yoga Space, an Iyengar school and teacher training facility.

Seven days of yoga and cultural events.

Whats included

  • Transfers to and from Varanasi Airport on arrival day and departure day.

  • Seven nights accommodation in a beautiful, simple, ashram on the banks of the Ganges River

  • Daily breakfast

  • Daily yoga sessions, Asana, Pranyama

  • A sunrise you will never forget

  • River boat to evening ritual prayers

  • Welcome dinner

Cost


$3000 private room
$4500 per couple in a shared bed.
All rooms with private bathrooms

Tuk Tuk Tours

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Big Sista trips bring direct benefit to our local friends and families, who may not otherwise have access to the more traditional tourism market. Daily Tuk Tuk tours are optional at a small cost to you, timed to fit around your classes. Visit temples, Museums and drink chai at the best spots. Tuk Tuk tours are a highlight of any trip to Varanasi.

See Varanasi with locals, be welcomed into the homes of friends.

All prices are in Australian Dollars.

Travel sensitively, say no to plastic, bring a shopping bag. Bring a water bottle and refill from the Ashram.
Support micro business and street side sellers, leave nothing behind you except your good will, ask how you will leave this community, even by a little bit, better off.

Be generous : Be kind : Make the world a better place

Please use the offset tab under tours to purchase carbon credits