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- La Maison VEDAMati Gedara, Totupalegedara WattaDuwamalalagama80630 Habaraduwa, Sri Lanka
- +94 71 981 6167(Sri Lanka)+33 6 79 09 89 47(France)
- lamaisonveda@gmail.com
Frequently asked questions
Before you leave
- Do I need a visa?
- Yes. You apply online on the official Sri Lankan government site, and the answer comes back by email very quickly. Apply about a month before you leave: should you mistype something, you will have time to put it right.
- Which flight from Europe?
- I recommend SriLankan Airlines, direct from Paris–Charles de Gaulle to Colombo: around ten hours in the air.
- How far is it from the airport?
- Two hours and a quarter between Colombo and La Maison VEDA. I can arrange the transfer, both ways.
- Is Sri Lanka safe?
- Yes, very. The country is markedly calmer than India, and I live there most of the year.
- When is the good season?
- November to April on our coast, in the south of the island.
- Are vaccinations required?
- No vaccination is required to enter Sri Lanka from Europe. A yellow fever certificate is only required of travellers arriving from a country where the disease circulates, or who have transited more than twelve hours through one — there is no yellow fever in Sri Lanka. For everything else, ask your doctor or a travel health clinic.
Life on site
- What are the meals like?
- Vegetarian, Ayurvedic, and entirely gluten-free — I insist on that, being intolerant myself.
- Can I drink the tap water?
- No. Drinking water is provided on site, there is nothing for you to buy.
- Is there wifi?
- Yes, and it works very well.
- Is the room cleaned?
- Every day. Bed linen and bath towels are changed every five days.
- Are there many mosquitoes?
- There are, but the window is short: a quarter of an hour at nightfall. After that you forget them.
- How do I handle money?
- Changing money is easy, but withdrawing rupees on site is simpler still.
- What language is spoken?
- Sinhala and Tamil. We welcome you in French and English.
- Are you there during the stay?
- I am on site from October to May.
- Can I do laundry?
- Yes, laundry can be done at La Maison VEDA.
The practice
- Do I need previous yoga experience?
- No. Kundalini classes adapt to everyone: you can slow down, pause, come back. Finding your own limit is yours to do, and nobody will push you past it.
- Can I come on my own?
- Very easily, and many do. Participants are most often women between thirty and sixty.
- What should I bring?
- Nothing for the practice: mats, blocks and bolsters are waiting for you on the shala.
- Do I have to attend everything?
- No. You will be invited to every class and every workshop, but you remain free to come and go, inside the retreat as outside it.
- Is the shala private?
- Yes, it is reserved for the group for the whole retreat.
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