“Free yourself from anxiety, depression & stress”
14 Day Mental, Physical, and Emotional Improvement Retreat in Tapovan, Rishikesh
Vihana retreat, Mamma Mia Inn, Balaknath Road, Upper Tapovan, Near Gayatri Book Store, Rishikesh, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
India Wellness Retreat
Feeling the blues? Need a break from life's ongoing cycle? Feeling the need to be more grounded, and gain clarity in life? Come and experience a range of somatic experiences to heal your body, mind, and soul. Or simply come experience India's natural beauty in Rishikesh. This retreat is for you.
Meet the instructors
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Highlights
- 6 days of activities
- 2 yoga classes per day
- Daily meditation and pranayama sessions
- Excursions and Ayurvedic treatments
- Emotional blockage release and Chakra alignment
- 13 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
- Transfer from the airport
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
12 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Hindi
Group size: Maximum of 6 participants
Airport transfer included:
Jolly Grant Airport
Airport transfer available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 75 per person)
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 75 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
11:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Barbeque facilities
- Café
- Dining area
- Luggage room / storage
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- Car rental
- Currency exchange
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
Mamma Mia Inn is located in Upper Tapovan, close to the banks of the sacred Ganga River, with easy access to markets, temples, cafes, etc. Charming, clean, and comfortable rooms that have been newly renovated with a balcony street view, good ventilation, and access to the rooftop. Average dimensions of room - 16 x 10 square feet with clean bathroom. There are 24x7 hot water facilities, toiletries provided, and fresh fruits on arrival. Stay in comfort and with great hospitality.
Program
Vihana Retreat offers plenty of options that would reenergize your primal energy reserve and improve your vitality. As they say in French, "c'est la vie" means "this is life". The retreat is, therefore, put together for you to make you feel your very best. Retreat for depression at Vihana has its unique properties to help combat anxiety and depression.
Taking a yogic approach, the anti-stress program looks closer at health issues, imbalances, and more biological factors that could be impacting mental health and encouraging negative thoughts. Depression is considered a negative response to circumstances and can have physical and psychological impacts on a person. It can quickly throw both the mind and body out of balance which may affect every aspect of life.
Focus
Vihana Retreat provides the environment for total body recovery, therefore, resetting your health and well-being. Vihana retreat offers you a scientifically formulated powerful educational retreat for depression program designed to attack your depression and stress issues at its very core to find lasting solutions. This is combined with great food, an exercise regime, and a range of naturopathic therapies that, as a result, will heal, soothe, and cleanse your body.
They have purposely limited the number of guests they can take at any one time. This means you are guaranteed personal attention from professional clinicians, instructors, and wellness staff. Vihana Retreat's program has each been developed to uplift and motivate you for positive change, renewed life, and lasting results.
Why join this retreat?
The belief partially is that a healthy lifestyle will allow the mind to be healthier so exercise is incorporated into the program with several private sessions with yoga trainers. A healthy diet is also prescribed to help rid the body of toxins and unnatural ingredients. Scientific studies have shown that simply being in nature causes stress levels to decrease and, therefore, happiness to rise. For thousands of years, you lived in direct harmony with the world around you.
Subsequently, there is something within you that is still soothed by this experience. However, there is a little more to it than that. A temporary change in environment sets you up for success. In addition, it creates an opening for new ideas and allows you to create a new routine free from the constraints of your usual daily life. Once you can focus entirely on the changes in front of you, you will be able to commit to them much more deeply.
Goals
Where most stress management programs fail is they equate time off work being pampered as the solution and while taking time off will help, within a few months, you are back to the same stress levels requiring yet more time off and the cycle continues.
Gratitude meditation
Gratitude meditation is a type of meditation that focuses on expressing gratitude for the things in your life. Buddhist monks begin each day with a chant of gratitude for the blessings of their life. Native American elders begin each ceremony with grateful prayers to Mother Earth and Father Sky.
Laughter therapy
Laughing yoga is a popular movement and breathing exercise, which aims to bring out your inner child, cultivate joy, and help you get rid of daily stressors. Laughter yoga also allows a greater intake of oxygen, which activates the parasympathetic nervous system (your body's natural relaxation system).
Pranayama (breath control)
Pranayama refers to a set of yoga breathing exercises. Recent evidence suggests that the practice of pranayama has positive effects on measures of clinical stress and anxiety. This study explored the impact of a Bhastrika pranayama training program on emotion processing, anxiety, and affect.
Stress management techniques
Stress can be, well, stressful. It comes at you from all angles and sometimes can make life and work much more difficult than it needs to be. Vihana’s stress management course teaches positive and easy-to-learn coping strategies to help you manage stress, anxiety, and related symptoms.
Daily schedule
- 07:00 - 08:00 Meditation and pranayama class
- 08:10 - 09:10 Ayurvedic treatments
- 09:15 - 10:15 Breakfast
- 10:15 - 11:15 Break or outdoor activities
- 11:15 - 12:15 Restorative yoga
- 12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
- 13:15 - 15:15 Break
- 15:15 - 16:15 Vinyasa flow, Hatha, or Ashtanga yoga
- 16:15 - 17:15 Tea break
- 18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
Included excursions
During jungle hikes and camping, it is well known that spending time in nature is good for your health, but what kind of benefits do you see? People who spend time in the forest experience decreased cortisol (stress hormone) levels, which can help relieve high blood pressure, heart conditions, skin conditions, and asthma.
- Parmarth Niketan prayer
- Jungle picnic or track
- Trip to Kunjapuri temple sunrise
- Rishikesh market tour to experience the hidden gem of Rishikesh
Instructors
Sonu Kumar
Yogi Sonu Ji is a traditional yoga teacher. He started doing yoga at the age of 10 years. He offers his students a clear vision about yoga and its practice. He helps his students to understand the basic principles of yoga so they can prepare the base to understand or begin their journey which leads them towards becoming aware of real self.
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Ji is one of the very famous and well-known teachers around the world who has done his Ph.D. twice in Philosophy and Ayurveda. Mahesh Ji helps people who are suffering from depression and anxiety through Ayurveda and meditation, very special classes are provided to the students to help them to live a normal healthy life style. Each student who comes for retreat is diagnosed first through Ayurveda and after all classes, meals and therapy will be done accordingly.
Ana Sharafulina
Experienced sound healer using ancient Tibetan practice helping people move on from past wounds or stress, Ana Ji was trained in the heart of Nepal - Kathmandu. Her expertise is an ancient therapeutic art of sound healing. She was trained to apply traditional techniques of sound therapy by her teacher who's passing on knowledge originally brought to Nepal by a monk who came from Ladakh over 40 years ago trained eight people at the Monkey Temple in Kathmandu. Successfully completed her 500 hours Yoga Teacher Training nowadays practicing ashtanga and hatha yoga.
Chesta Chandel
Chesta is a charming young yoga teacher with uniqueness in him to attract learners with his dynamic teaching style. She has been teaching yoga for three years and, in this short period, has shown the exceptional qualities of a yoga teacher. She is a master in meditation and pranayama alongside great knowledge of Hatha yoga.
Shivam yogi
Shivam is a charming young yoga master with uniqueness in him to attract learners with his dynamic teaching style. He has been teaching yoga for seven years and, in this short period, has shown exceptional qualities of a yoga teacher. He is an Iyengar master and meditation teacher along side he is a tabla player.
Abhisekh yogi
Abhisekh is young Ashtanga yoga teacher and teaching students from around the globe, Abhishek is very kind and ready to heal everyone, he has been teaching people for last 5+ years and serving his best.
Location
This retreat will take place in Tapovan, Rishikesh, India. Set in a small serene and beautiful town famous for meditation and yoga. Rishikesh is the gateway to the Himalayas and on the bank of the river Ganges. Come and experience the spiritual journey in Rishikesh.
Food
You will be served all meals included in the price. The food at Vihana Retreat is not just appealing to the eye. It is also nutritious, nourishing, and delicious. The head chef and owner is HACCP trained and has worked at five-star hotels in several countries. He ensures that the food for every participant is made fresh and as per dietary requirements as required. What you put into your stomach most certainly acts to nourish, heal, or harm. Keeping this in mind, the cuisine at Vihana connects many aspects of Vana’s philosophy.
Nature and ecology are forever present in how the seasons and their supply chains influence menus. Wellness objectives and personal preferences are provided. Nutritional and dietary information is made available to make choices that you can follow back home. The cuisine philosophy also tries to awaken traditional values and cultural nuances from India, an intention that might one day go beyond the boundaries of Vana. Vihana’s menus include vegetarian and vegan choices as well as mindfully sourced meat (provided on demand), fish, and poultry.
They endeavor to source organic or naturally grown food and do not air freight any produce. The cuisine team produces everything in kitchens as per the needs of guests. There are also other varieties like grilled veggies, international salads, soups, rice, lentils, and many more. Those interested can also sign up for a cooking class with you. Diet is accustomed to the needs of the person based on Ayurvedic consultation.
A typical menu
- Porridge
- Healthy smoothies
- Juices
- Eggs
- Croissants
- Fresh-baked bread
- Tea
- Coffee
- Indian meals (sometimes)
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Raw food
- Hallal
- Naturopathic
- Fruitarian
- Lactose Free
- Whole food
- Yogic
- Other dietary requirements on request
- 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)
- Extra therapies
- Extra night stay
Spa treatments
Ayurvedic massage sessions are included in the price.
What's included
- Yoga classes
- 6 Ayurvedic massage and treatments
- Indian cooking class
- Excursions to Ganga Aarti, Kunjapuri temple, etc.
- 13 nights accommodation
- All meals
- Dehradun (DED) airport pick-up
- GST
What's not included
- Airfare
- Medical and other personal expenses
- Dehradun (DED) airport drop-off
- Extra therapies
- Extra night stay
- Extra meals
How to get there
Recommended Airports
DED
Jolly Grant Airport
14 km
Transfer included
DEL
Indira Gandhi International Airport
209 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 75 per person
Airport: Jolly Grant Airport
Airport transfer included: Jolly Grant Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 75 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% 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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