Prema Shanti Yoga & Meditation Retreat

Prema Shanti is an incredibly calming place. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the Daintree, with the retreat as a base for exploring the local area. It was wonderful to get away from the busy-ness of life and work, to be in nature, to learn about meditation and to practice yoga everyday.

Mara and Janardhan were fantastic hosts, available if I needed them, and fantastic yoga and meditation teachers, but also kept to themselves. The breakfast and dinners were filling and delicious. The accomodation is simple, but beautiful, and it has everything you need. Mara and Janardhan gave excellent advice on where to go and what to do in the Daintree.

I definitely recommend staying for at least 3 nights, but if you only have 2, it’s still worth it. Warning though, you may not want to leave! Thank you so much Prema Shanti for a fantastic experience - (Lucy) 💚

Prema Shanti is a fabulous place for a rainforest retreat. Mara and Janarden’s calm presence, warm hospitality, and open yet structured approach to daily am meditation and yoga was the perfect tonic to our all-too-common burnout. The day is free to explore the forest, local parks and trails, and the magnificent reef. Accommodations are rustic, food is yummy but basic, and you need to leave your technology behind. Sending my friends!

Prema Shanti is a retreat like no other I’ve experienced. Mara and Janardhan are beautiful people that have a passion for what they do. They are both fabulous yoga teachers. We were well fed with delicious and nutritious food for the body and spiritual mediation for the soul. We felt like it was a home away from home. Being at Prima Shanti surrounded by nature is the perfect anecdote for any feelings of overwhelm and anxiety. I’ve come away feeling restored and blissed out. Highly recommend staying longer than 4 days. A hidden gem in the middle of the Daintree Rainforest.

If you are at all yoga or meditation curious just go. I visited as a yoga beginner and a sporadic meditator and this was the perfect retreat for me. They really do cater for all levels. While I was there there were experienced yogis and meditators and beginners but they catered for all of us equally.

I love that it runs all year round and you can drop in and out. Mara and Janardhan are warm and wonderful teachers with great a depth of knowledge and also great cooks and tour guides. The food was delicious. They have created a beautiful space together to practice in. I cannot recommend Prema Shanti more highly. I am already planning my next visit.

Prema Shanti.
Just wow. If you are at a time on your life,where you are asking yourself who am I, what am I, you need to rediscover who you are, this is the place to be. Covid has bought a wierd energy into our lives along with isolation and confusion, burn out has reached epic levels. Prema Shanti offers a place of solitude, guidance by the beautiful jannardhan and Mara (but natural, not intrusive). This place is special, in the middle of the rainforest, close to nature, no connection to the outside world. I can for 14 days, I was a bit scared, I was resistant to change but I couldn't go in with the rage I had inside me. with the gentle guidance of both Mara and jannardhan, the meditation practice, the amazing clean food, the healing chants and yoga, I am anew woman. My energy has shifted, I'm smiling, not juts on the outside but with my whole being. This place will hold a special place in my heart.
Don't go to catch up with friends, go to feel the energy. The healing, the spiritual journey. Mara and jannardhan will guide you as needed.
I cannot express my gratitude enough, I am a new woman, my journey will continue and Prema Shanti will hold a special place on my heart. I will be back.
On my return I have shared my journey, I am sure many will follow my steps and seek the peace. Healing. Connection whatever they need in this beautiful place.
Oh and if you get a chance to get a treatment, or like me multiple treatments with the beautiful Suzanne...do it. She is magical ❤☀🌼

Thankyou thankyou thankyou
Namaste 🙏

"Life Changing"
I did not realise how burnout I was until I arrived back home and so many people commented on my freshness. I am writing this after being home for two weeks. The experience was life changing.
Prema Shanti Yoga & Meditation Retreat is a very special place run by two extraordinary people, Mara and Janardhan. It made me slow down, truly reflect and practise being in the moment. It was lovely to have my daughter accompany me on this trip. Who also enjoyed it thoroughly. We were able to connect without the distractions of the 'mobile phone' glued to one's hand.
Also, it was a joy to meet such like minded people to share in the experience . You know who you are and thank you!
Thank you Janardhan and Mara, you helped to change my world!
ps I will be back!!

My daughter and l absolutely loved our 8 night retreat at Prema Shanti. The evening yoga was always engaging for Ruby who is new to yoga and myself who is a long term yoga lover. I couldn't think of a more beautiful place to be brought back to your breath, body and moment. OMing with the Rainforest singing along with you!! Truely amazing.

Delicious food, memorable company, fabulous activities organised during the day for you by Mara, insightful books on hand and honest, comfortable accommodation....all in paradise.

I'm so chuffed google guided me here.
The experience has given us skills and lasting benefits to carry us forward.
Thank you Mara and Janardhan, what you both offer is a gift.

I arrived to Prema Shanti because it means to be and it was such a delight experience which I will be grateful forever. Janardhan & Mara are 2 beautiful open heart souls. They are wise persons highly connected who share they knowledge without identified with the ego as most people do. I learnt a lot in only 2 days. Mara correct my yoga positions and I loved it. Also I discovered yoga nindra. Janardhan gave me tips for meditation and mindfulness life which are gonna hold in my heart. Food is delicious and the Daintree forest a must to visit.
I definitely will back and highly recommend🙏🙏🙏🧡🧡🧡
Much love ❤

First off I just wanna say thank you too janardhan and Mara for shining there beautiful energy upon me and guiding me through this journey.

I stayed 5 days at Prema Shanti and each day I was coming back with new information and ways to sharpen my mind tools. Meditation for me excelled more than I could ever imagine and practicing yoga for the first time really allowed my body to heal from past traumas and injuries throughout my years of sport. My journey with Prema shanti continues to live on in my stories that I share with everyone around me and I’ll be continuing to make more visits:)

Kind regards
Love Brother Kyah

I enjoyed my stay at Prema Shanti immensely and would highly recommend to anyone wanting a break from the business of day to day life, needs some space for recovery or wants to learn and develop their yoga or meditation practices.

The food is nourishing and delicious, the hosts are supportive, knowledgeable and fun and no surprise that the location is simply magical.

Spent five magnificent nights in this beautiful place Mara and Janardan where amazing do yourself a favour and spend some time here your mind and body will be greatful.

Filled with gratitude after my days in this paradise of retreat, silence, beauty, nature, calm and connection. Janardhan is such a generous soul, freely giving of his wisdoms and joyful guidance all with insightful understanding of our individual natures. Nourishing breakfast and dinner shared together, delicious yoga, enriching meditation all in the most gorgeous of accommodations. Guaranteed goodness for mind body and spirit. Loved it. Thankyou 🙏

Just back from a refreshing 4 days at the Retreat. Mara and Janardhan were welcoming and encouraging. What a great place to be in the middle of the rain forest. The yoga was challenging but very enjoyable. The rooms were very comfortable and the food was excellent and plentiful.
I joined the group as an older person, by a long shot, but was made to feel just one of the students. I would encourage all ages and stages of yoga and meditation to give the retreat a go.

Prema Shanti is an experience unlike any other.
Surround yourself amongst nature and all things natural. Our teachers were both very kind and charismatic and the food was positively delicious. A truly delightful stay ☀

Wish we booked for longer. This was exactly what we were after. We went to a five star hotel after and just talked about how we loved Prema Shanti more. The sounds of the rainforest, the comfy beds and delicious food were perfect additions to the beautiful meditation and yoga.
We loved the relaxed routine and the days off to explore or simply lie in hammocks to read our books.
Highly recommend!! We’re coming back.

What a fabulous experience! Prema Shanti met my expectations perfectly. A relaxed, low key (but comfortable) and warm, welcoming environment, surrounded by gorgeous rainforest and the sound of various animals on your doorstep. Daily morning meditation was wonderful, and I really enjoyed the different styles of yoga each evening. There is a real focus here on teaching, learning, and practicing mindfulness. The communal meals served after meditation and yoga was a really lovely experience, and so tasty. I felt extremely relaxed here and the schedule was perfectly balanced to still allow time to explore the Daintree. Mara and Janardhan were a pleasure to meet and talk to. They have worked really hard to create a beautiful experience in their piece of paradise. Highly recommend for anyone wishing to switch off from their daily grind, slow down, and reconnect with themselves. Look forward to coming back!

I had the best 4 days at Prema Shanti Yoga in July. The setting is absolutely stunning, the food was delicious and both Mara and Janardhan are both incredible teachers who tailor the sessions for your level of experience. I will 100% be going back and recommending to friends. The perfect place to slow down, ground and rejuvenate.

After spending six days at Prema Shanti I feel completely rejuvenated. Mara and Janardhan are incredible hosts. They are around if you need help or have any questions, but not over attentive if you are after some solitude. By the end of the week there was an ease that felt like you were in the home of a friend.

Even yoga beginners can do well in their classes. The limited number of guests mean that each person is encouraged to push themselves and improve their technique. I was pleasantly surprised with what I was able to pick up, and left with a great sense of achievement and the desire to continue to improve.

Rooms and bathroom facilities are basic but fitting for the style of experience, and perfectly clean and comfortable. The rainforest setting is idyllic but comes with the standard precautions of living with nature – take mozzie repellent and keep your room door closed and everything is fine.

I can not recommend this experience highly enough for anyone wanting to slow down, improve their yoga & meditation, and meet some wonderful people.

Just spent a week at Premashanti with my partner and we absolutely loved it! It was the perfect reset from our usual busy lives in Melbourne. Mara and Janardan are caring and genuine hosts, who have created a blissful and serene environment perfect for yoga/meditation practices, socialising with other guests or chilling on your own and taking in the gorgeous natural surrounds. The locaton in the heart of the forrest is perfect for exploring the amazing Daintree and beaches. Theres so much to do and see. We loved our time here so much weve booked into Premashanti again for a father son getaway in Sept. Highly recommended.

We are just back after a wonderful short break at Prema Shanti Yoga & Meditation Retreat and would highly recommend it.

The beautiful couple Mara and Janardhan are caring and knowledgeable hosts who put their heart and soul in running the place. The morning meditation and evening yoga sessions are just amazing, and the meals served are super delicious and portions huge.

The place itself is beautiful, clean, peaceful, blissful, private yet open and well laid out with a number of well thought out communal nooks to chat, read, rest, relax, meditate or just take in the surrounding beauty. The sights and sounds of the rainforest with its bird and animal life while lying in a hammock is a treat in its self.

We booked via a google search not knowing what to expect, and so grateful to have left with a special connection with the place and the wonderful people who run it. Thanks so much Mara and Janardhan.