Aruna Essentials

The Ultimate Aruna Survival Kit

The Aruna Essentials Trainings

The Aruna Essentials training offer transformative 5 day program that introduces the foundational principles of Aruna Yoga. It blends yoga practice with self-enquiry, emotional release, trauma-sensitive tools, and spiritual teachings. Open to all levels, it can be experienced as a personal retreat or as the gateway for the 200- or 500 -hour teacher training. Participants gain powerful tools for healing, embodiment, and inner alignment.

The Aruna Essentials program is a prerequisite course for those intending to do the Aruna Teacher Training.

These trainings are held in Israel and internationally for 5 days depending on the course.

There is also the online only option to enjoy the tools and practices at your own pace! See below for more info on the online course package. (The Online version is not sufficient as a rerequisite for the Aruna teacher training and is intended for personal use only).

Upcoming In-Person Aruna Essentials Trainings

🇮🇱 ISRAEL

Aruna Essentials – 5-Day Intensive
🗓 Monday 8 – Friday 12 December 2025
📍 Beit Aruna, Herzliya
A full five-day immersion into the foundational practices of Aruna Yoga.

Aruna Essentials – Extended Format (Fridays only)
🗓 Fridays 9:00–15:00
📅 30 Jan, 6 Feb, 13 Feb, 20 Feb, 27 Feb 2026
📍 Beit Aruna, Herzliya
Ideal for those who prefer to integrate the journey over five consecutive weeks.

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🇧🇪 WESTERLO, BELGIUM

Aruna Essentials – 5-Day Retreat
🗓 Thursday 7 – Monday 11 May 2025
A powerful in-person training experience held in the heart of Belgium.

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🇵🇹 PORTUGAL (SINTRA)

Aruna Essentials – 5-Day Retreat
🗓 Sunday 6 – Thursday 10 July 2025
An immersive retreat in the magical landscape of Sintra. In-person only – limited spaces available.

Bonus Offering: Aruna Experience in Portugal
Nicki Forman will also offer a special Aruna Experience retreat in Summer 2025. This separate offering introduces the Aruna Essential Survival Kit and qualifies for Yoga Alliance hours (as part of a 500-hour track or continuing education).

      Daily schedule

      ISRAEL & THE NETHERLANDS

      • 10:00-13:00  Session 1
      • 13:00-14:00  Break
      • 14:00-17:00  Session 2
      • Fridays: 9:00-15:00

      PORTUGAL

      • 10:00-17:00  Full Day Session

       

       

      This training is a prerequisite for the Yoga Alliance Registered Aruna Yoga Teacher Training (200 or 500 hours). If you choose to continue to certification, you can continue with the trainings either in person or online on zoom. Please click here for more information!

      Online Course

      Receive the teachings of the Aruna essentials at your own pace!

      While this is all prerecorded practices and tools, you can enjoy the essentials at your own pace with unlimited lifetime access!

      This course offers the Aruna Essential Survival Kit! It includes Yoga poses and their explanations; Yoga classes; Theory and philosophy of yoga; Theory and practice of TRE; Breathing exercises; Mudras (gestures) to activate energy; Yoga Nidra & much more!

         

         

        PAYMENT PLANS:

        ISRAEL

        Investment for 5 days: 850 euro/ 3445 NIS (IN PERSON at Beit Aruna or on zoom)

        To pay click here

        WESTERLOO

        Investment: 850 euro  (IN PERSON ONLY at Yoga VIapura)

        To register

        PORTUGAL

        Investment: 1800 euro/7440 NIS

        Price does not include accommodation. Price includes all activities and lunch, snacks and teas from 10:00-17:00.

        To pay click here

        ONLINE

        Investment: 12 Monthly Payments of 37,50 euro  OR 1 Discounted Payment of 410 euro

         

        About Aruna Yoga

        Aruna Yoga draws from multiple yogic forms and philosophy, including Hatha, Vinyasa, and Kundalini, as well as spiritual traditions, such as meditation, Kabbalah, energy healing and theological philosophy.

        Aruna Yoga teaches how to welcome the present moment and suspend judgment so we can still the mind and practice presence using the body, mind and emotions as a way to cultivate inner connection.

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