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Gaby Conn

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Yoga to look inward. Photography to look outward.
All professional photography work can be found on @gabyconnphotos 📸

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PRESENCE: A RETREAT INTO KERALA

7th-14th February 2027

It’s happening! I’m really excited to be offering my first yoga retreat, and what better place to do it than my home from home: Varkala, Kerala. This coastal town stole my heart last year, and I’m excited to share all that I love about it with you on this week-long retreat.

Think…

Daily dynamic morning practice (Rocket + 4-Beat)
Inversions + Back-bending Workshops
Meditation + Pranayama
Yin + Sound Healing
Sunset Walks
Surf Lessons with some of Varkala’s finest instructors
Local temples (and hopefully a temple festival or two!)
The turquoise ocean on our doorstep
Food that nourishes your body and soul by @nickimerali
Bottomless fresh coconuts
Access to Ayurvedic treatments
A warm, welcoming, and spirited community surrounding you

You are welcome to do as much or as little as you want, whatever helps you to feel most present.

Link in bio for more info ⬆️ Or if this sounds like something you’d be interested in, just drop me an email at gabriellaconn@googlemail.com . Limited spots available!

@paddlecult_ @nickimerali taken in Varkala Beach Kerala by @gaby_conn

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6 months ago

Every time I step on the mat I am filled with genuine gratitude. For the freedom with which I can move my body. For the fact I can use every inch of it, without limitation. For the fact it is a gateway to pleasure and joy and focus. For the absence of pain or numbness or discomfort.

And after many years of mistreating my body - depriving it of food, punishing it with exercise - the yoga practice has taught me with time to respect and honour it, to relish and appreciate that I have been gifted this incredible vessel to move through the world - and the practice - in. And it really is a gift - I did nothing to deserve it, and it could change at any moment. It is not a given or guarantee. So every practice, as I relax down into savasana, I make sure to remember that fact and I make a quiet daily vow to myself to never take this healthy body for granted again.

I remember in Bali in 2018, asking a teacher “If we are striving to not let the asana practice become about performance or playing to the ego, then what is the point of all of these super advanced and complex postures?”. His reply is one that stuck with me. He said: “You have been blessed with this healthy, able body, so why not explore and enjoy the breadth of what it’s able to do”. Even if it means just taking a moment every morning to recognise that we can wiggle our toes and bend down to put our shoes one, we can start to acknowledge the body as a beautiful, impermanent thing and to treat it as such.

@sivalyx 📸 taken in Varkala Beach Kerala by @gaby_conn

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8 months ago

So 3 months into practicing yoga in India and it’s been a time of learning and unlearning; of pushing my boundaries and also learning when they should be respected; of deepening and refining my own philosophy and approach to the practice; of trying things I don’t like and asking why that is; revelling in what I love and asking why that is; of figuring out what I value in a teacher; of learning some great new adjustments and cringing at others; of diving into tradition and soaking up the ancient wisdom there, of throwing myself into modernised approaches and relishing all the new wisdom there too; of appreciating the incredible teachers I have back home, trusting in new teachers here, and getting even better acquainted with the teacher that is inside me.

Thanks again to @clickiopath for capturing part of the journey 📸 taken in Varkala by @gaby_conn

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2 years ago

Not just your ordinary yoga retreat. An adventure for yogis who like to practice strong and travel with integrity.

7th-14th February 2027

📍Varkala, Kerala
🥗 @chefnickimerali
🛏️ @paddlecult_
🌞 Guaranteed.

Only 4 months to go! Link in bio for more details or DM me with any questions. taken in Varkala Beach Kerala by @gaby_conn

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10 days ago

The weather for the rest of this week is promising to be beautiful and practice is ON. Come and make the most of it with me and @jo___freitas in Jardim Da Estrela.

75mins of your Rocket Fix - a strong, sweaty, playful practice in everyone’s favourite setting.

Jo and I will both be away for the month of November, so come get your fix while you can!

Thursday 18:30-17:45 (Jo)
Sunday 10:00-11:15 (Gaby)

Booking via link in bio. taken in Jardim da Estrela by @gaby_conn

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12 days ago

If you ever wonder why I ask you do to hard things in my yoga classes, no, it’s not for my own entertainment. There’s thought and intention behind it.

After teaching two very sweaty classes this morning at @barazayoga, where we held Chair pose for about 10 breaths longer than anyone wanted to, I thought I’d share a little reflection on my own reasoning for, and relationship to, a challenging Asana practice, and what we can benefit from it beyond just the physical…

🍋 taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @gaby_conn

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13 days ago

Some stuff to talk about for the upcoming months…
DM me to discuss any of all of the above 👋 by @gaby_conn

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16 days ago

Nice to get out the yoga leggings every once in a while x taken in New York, New York by @gaby_conn

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18 days ago

Sailing into my final year of my 20’s with a real feeling of abundance. An abundance of time, freedom, adventure, connection, love, meaning, and good people around me. Everyone likes to tell me that my 30’s will be “better” than my 20’s, but honestly my 20’s have been fucking wonderful and I can’t want for much more.

29 lets gooooooooo taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @gaby_conn

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25 days ago

Floating through my final few days of being 28, and feeling very blessed indeed. Focussing on the good and the good keeps getting better. 🦋 taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @gaby_conn

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a month ago

If a state of presence is what you’re needing, seeking, or working toward cultivating more of in your life, then there’s no better place for it than Kerala. I can speak from first-hand experience - it’s the thing that will keep me coming back to the laidback region year after year. The community, the colour, the culture mean you can’t be anywhere but exactly where you are, and time feels stretched in the most luxurious way.

This retreat promises to be the sort of thing you really wish you’d been there for… Think daily Rocket / dynamic vinyasa practice, asana workshops, yin, sound healing, surf lessons, temple festivals, backwater boat trips, sunset beach walks, Ayurvedic massages, nourishing, creative food, and lots more to get excited about. Spots are filling with a bunch of wonderful people, but there’s still options for private and shared rooms, with payment plans available to help you spread the cost if needed.

For more details, you can check out my website www.gabyconn.site/keralaretreat , or follow the link in bio 🌴

📍Varkala, Kerala
📆 7th-14th Feb 2027
🍉 @nickimerali
🛏️ @paddlecult_

#yogaretreat #indiaretreat #kerala #varkala #retreat taken in Kerala, India by @gaby_conn

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