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7 Day Relaxing Meditation and Yoga Retreat in Rishikesh
Rishikesh Resort, Ground Floor, Near Deecon Valley Rishikesh, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 249192, India
India Yoga Retreat
Spiritual Life Home offers you this program which provides relaxation and taking the time out for yourself in a place surrounded by lush green forests and the refreshing breeze of the nearby holy Ganga River. This relaxing meditation and yoga retreat offers you the chance to rediscover the spark within you and re-energize your body, mind, and soul. This program makes you relaxed and happy with a memorable experience in the lap of Himalayas, find your inner peace.
Highlights
- Hatha yoga class daily
- Meditation, mantra chanting, and pranayama class daily
- 3 Yantra and mandala sessions
- 1 excursion to special spiritual place in the Himalayas
- Kirtan / Satsang / Bhajan / spiritual discussion daily
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 6 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
7 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Hindi
Airport transfer available:
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 25 per person)
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 25 per person)
Airport transfer available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 80 per person)
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 80 per person)
Accommodation
Check-out Time:
12:00
Facilities
- Hot spring
- Spa
- Steam room
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Café
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lobby
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- ATM / banking
- Beauty salon
- Car rental
- Convenience / grocery store
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Library
- Medical assistance
- Meeting room
- Newspapers
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
Spiritual School of Yoga has a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, beautifully decorated rooms, and lots of comfy chill-out areas. There is yoga hall, a dining area, and a beautiful green garden in front of the reception.
You can relax with a book on the terrace, have a dip in the holy river Ganga, chat with your fellow guests in the bright open lounge, or sit and enjoy the view to the mountains from the terrace. The eco-friendly resort is powered by nature. If you are there in season, you will taste some of the delicious fruits and vegetables grown in the natural environment.
They offer single and double rooms based on the client’s requirements. Every room has attached bathroom with western toilet and hot shower, balcony with mountain or garden view. The rooms for the yogis are well maintained and clean.
You will stay in a neat and clean fully furnished room with air-conditioned, free Wi-Fi, 24 hours hot water in bathroom, 24 hours electricity, free toilet paper, small green garden, fresh towels, bed sheets and blanket.
Rooms
- Vitality Deluxe rooms / suite with large en-suite bath, deluxe bed, and beautiful shower
- Private room with double bed for couple and friends, private bathroom, and terrace with lovely seating
- Serenity room is a private room with a single bed and a private bath
- Twin room with two single separate beds and shared bathroom
Program
Meditation helps you in controlling your mind, reducing the stress, anxiety, and fear, purifies your mind, and enhances awareness within yourself. Few minutes of meditation will not only give you a healthy mind and body, in fact, you will also get a new enthusiasm to live your life happily.
They know that many of you still are not aware of how you should effectively do meditation. Don’t worry, at Spiritual School of Yoga, they offer this retreat for all of those who are a novice to this practice.
Meditation practice is an art of finding your inner peace and a state of mind where you will understand the real meaning of life. The practice is a powerful tool that will help you find your potential and you will find that this is the greatest gift for you, your mind, body, and soul.
This retreat is good for all, especially for those who are really interested in finding spiritual peace and looking for the best spiritual retreat. The program will help you find wisdom and learning for your mind and life.
When you sit silently for some moment, you will get to meet the inner you and will get to know about your life and yourself. Ultimately, you may find the answers of the deepest questions of life within yourself. You will get a greater clarity, inner peace, and well being.
Not only does meditation give you the peace of mind, but it also opens the heart to a greater compassion and wisdom for each passing moment of your life. You will feel your inner self transform when you allow yourself to let go of all the negativities around you and relax your mind and body to the natural state. The feeling of being free is incomparable to none. If you really want to reconnect with your inner self and clarify your purpose in life, then a silent meditation retreat is the best way to achieve it.
The retreat is designed for beginners and intermediate students who want to lead their life following the yogic approach to spiritual liberation. It will provide a strong base for your spiritual life ahead where you can not only continue your pranayama and meditation at home, but also help you to help others learn and enjoy the benefits of it.
The program includes daily meditation sessions including some yoga classes, yoga Nidra, and Yantra and mandala as well. They are dedicated to bring a major change in your life within 7 days with the best meditation practices that you have never dreamt of. Meditation and pranayama should be in the priority to-do list for your day-to-day life. That is what they are trying to make people learn in their sessions other than practicing and giving them understanding of such practices.
The benefits of yoga not only reflect in your mind and body, but it also extends to your everyday life in confidence, relationship, wisdom, sincerity, respect, love, insight, and creativity. All these qualities can be sourced out through a calm and peaceful mind to achieve your highest potential.
Suitable criteria
- Your interest to learn yoga and spirituality
- Freshers who are beginner in yoga and interested in relaxing and balancing their body and mind whether intermediate or advanced
Benefits
- You will feel the deeper knowledge of Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Vedas
- You will know the correct explanation of Patanjali Yogic sutras
- You will know the meaning and importance of Sanskrit language used in mantras
- You will feel different from other meditation practitioners who focus more on awakening practice
Retreat highlights
- Letting go of tension and stress and bringing the mind and body into a state of calm and peace in your life
- Manage your time productively, once you're relaxed then you will focus on your thoughts that you want to implement in your life
- Reflecting deeply in yourself, your inner world, and your values
- When your understanding and feelings combine, then you experience more profound, more meaningful reality inside
- Dedicated workshops on Yantra and mandala (meaning, types, application, purpose) and how to make mandala and Yantra yourself
Philosophical features
- Introduction to yoga
- Introduction to yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Introduction to Ashtanga yoga – Yama, Niyama (rules and regulation for this technique of asana), asana (physical posture), and pranayama (breathing exercise)
- Introduction to “Law of Karma” and “Raja yoga”
- Introduction to meditation and pranayama
- Introduction to Bhagwat Gita – for what you are here
- Five causes of pain and depressions / causes of success and failure
- Introduction to Kundalini energy and the ways of its activation
- Body Prakriti (Constitution)
- Self-control of yoga practitioners
Pranayama (breathing exercise) features
- Breath and lifestyle
- Breathing and life span
- Body cleansing methods: Neti, Kapalabhati, and Kunjali
- Basic pranayama techniques and benefits: Jal Neti, Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodana with retaining and without retaining, Bastrika, and Surya Bheda
- Practical phases of mudra and bandha
Meditation features
- Meditation practice with Om chanting
- Trataka meditation
- Yoga Nidra
- Sound meditation
- Mantra meditation
- 5 elements of meditation
- Breath meditation
- So ham meditation
- Visualize yourself and know about concentration
- Difficulties in meditation
- Concept of meditation
- Poses for meditation practice
Regular mantras
- Guru mantra
- Ganesh mantra
- Shakti mantra
- Gayatri mantra
- Shanti mantra
- Shiva mantra
- So Ham mantra
- AUM
- Lakshmi mantra
- Vishnu mantra
- Mantra for health, business, and children
Daily schedule
- 06:30 Wake up
- 07:00 - 07:30 Shatkriya / yogic purification / cleansing class
- 07:30 - 08:30 Yoga asana practice class Hatha / Ashtanga style
- 08:30 - 09:30 Pranayama: breathing exercises
- 09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast
- 10:30 - 11:30 Meditation with Yantra and mandala
- 11:30 - 12:30 Meditation with mantra
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 - 17:00 Free time
- 17:00 - 18:00 Yoga Nidra / guided meditation: guided relaxation, meditation, and awareness
- 18:15 - 19:15 Bajan / Kirtan / Satsang / spiritual discussion
- 19:30 - 20:30 Dinner
- 21:00 Sleep
- 12:00 Checkout (last day)
Time table can be changed according to teaching process.
Included excursions
An excursion to the special spiritual place in the Himalayas is included in the price.
Location
During the course, you will be staying at Spiritual School of Yoga, Rishikesh, India. The retreat center is situated in the heart of the Rishikesh, next to the famous hanging bridge and the holy Ganga River. The retreat center is peaceful and surrounded by beautiful green mountains.
Everything is close by the retreat center such as shops, cafes, restaurants, ATM, healthcare, and organic stores.
Features
Activities
- Hot spring
- Spa
- Steam room
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Café
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lobby
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
Services
- ATM / banking
- Beauty salon
- Car rental
- Convenience / grocery store
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Library
- Medical assistance
- Meeting room
- Newspapers
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
Food
Spiritual Life Home will serve three sattvic meal daily. All the three sattvic meals provided will be energized by spiritual mantras. The food is completely Ayurvedic and according to your body constitution.
- Breakfast: includes one solid breakfast and some fruit salad or fruit juice or shakes
- Lunch: includes pulses, vegetables, rice, chapatti and salad. The food is completely traditional Indian food
- Dinner: almost the same as lunch except for the fact that efforts are made to make dinner lighter than what has been given in lunch, as this helps in digestion
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Yogic
- Ayurvedic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
All these services are available at an additional cost:
- Jungle safari
- River rafting
- Visit spiritual temples
- Bungee jumping
- Camping
- Enjoy nature walks in the neighboring forest
- Experience the traditional Indian culture
- Explore nearby Ghats
- Money exchange
- Relax and take in the stunning view of the Himalayas
- Trekking in the Himalayas
- Visit the local market in main Rishikesh city with a guide
What's included
- 2 cleansing Shatkriya class
- Daily Hatha yoga class
- Daily mantra chanting, meditation, and pranayama
- Yantra and mandala sessions 3 days in a week
- Opening fire ceremony
- Kirtan / Satsang / Bhajan / spiritual discussion daily
- 1 excursion to special spiritual place in Himalayas including transportation
- Daily 3 sattvic meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- 6 nights accommodation
- Cleansing kit
- Rudraksha string mala energized by mantra
- 24 hours support for any work is available during your complete stay
- Free Wi-Fi
What's not included
- Additional activities
- Airfare
- Airport transfer
- Laundry
- Additional transport
- Extra nights of accommodation
- 18% GST (will be charged extra from the course fee)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
DED
Jolly Grant Airport
15 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 25 per person
DEL
Indira Gandhi International Airport
209 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 80 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Jolly Grant Airport (DED). Transfer from and to this airport is available upon request. The additional cost is 25 USD. If you arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), the transfer cost is 80 USD extra.
Airport: Jolly Grant Airport
Airport transfer available:
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 25 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 80 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 35% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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