Mama India.
This pilgrimage is a journey to the heart. It will show you ways of living that you haven't seen before, teach you things you couldn't imagine before and help you find a depth within yourself that you haven't been able to nurture before. Mama India will love you, shake you and transform you.
This is a journey to the roots of Yogic wisdom. You will sit by the holy river Ganga and say your prayers, be part of sacred ceremonies, get blessed by vedic priests. You will see magnificent temples, hike in the HImalayas and eat outstanding Indian food. You will see the most amazing sunsets this planet has to offer, dance around hippie markets and look out for dolphins in Goa. You will deepen your understanding of Yoga as an holistic Art of Living that guides the way to an embodied life. Mama India will teach you how to live your life as a prayer.
Get ready for a journey that will change your life. This is not a Yoga retreat but a pilgrimage to the heart. It demands openness to dive deep & look beyond. It involves overcoming challenges, and cultivating patience and compassion. A little closer to our natural way of being, one breath at a time.
Rishikesh:
Rishikesh is known to be the capital of Yoga. In no other place in the world you will find so many Ashrams (sacred centers of knowledge, wisdom, devotion & service) and opportunities to deepen your holistic Yoga practice. You will connect with the roots of Yoga by feeling the place, taking steps on the sacred soil and bathing in the holy river Ganga. This is an initation into the Yogic path as it is and always has been: A holistic science of life that is gracefully blessed by the art of the divine.
Varanasi:
Varanasi is one of India's most sacred cities. It is the place where life and death meets. Hence the threshold from the gross to the subtle dimensions can be easily crossed. You will arrive here and SEE BEYOND WHAT YOUR EYES CAN SEE. Myths say that getting cremated in Varanasi gives you a fast ticket to heaven without having to incarnate again and again. The holy river Ganga passes through the city and is full of ashes of the dead. Prayers are sang 24/7.
Varanasi will make you question your own life. How deeply connected are you and how much fear do you have from letting it all go? In Tantric tradition it is recommended to contemplate about death regularly to minimize the fear of dying and step into fully-embodied living.
Goa:
Goa is India's holiday heaven. To me, Goa has the most spectacular sunsets on the planet and holds a very unpretentious, raw and beautiful energy. Every moonsoon season Goa's beaches are emptied and cleansed by months and months of rain. The cycle of life is very much represented in the small beachy towns that are impacted by Portugese colonies from the past.
Goa will give you time to be. To integrate the 9 busy days on pilgrimage, to reflect and to come back to your practice on your mat. We will move. sing. pray. dance. laugh. and eat the most delicious Indian food while watching the sunset on the beach. We can't finish the pilgrimage in any better way.
13- day pilgrimage
Rishikesh -Varanasi- Goa
*** Overnight train from Haridwar- Varanasi included!
*** Flights from Varanasi - Goa included!
*** accommodation is based upon twin shared occupancy. Single upon request only.
13- day pilgrimage
Rishikesh -Varanasi- Goa
*** Overnight train from Haridwar- Varanasi included!
*** Flights from Varanasi - Goa included!
*** accommodation is based upon twin shared occupancy. Single upon request only.
Rishikesh -Varanasi- Goa
*** Overnight train from Haridwar- Varanasi included!
*** Flights from Varanasi - Goa included!
*** accommodation is based upon twin shared occupancy. Single upon request only.
Please book a flight to Dehra Dun airport and submit your flight details to us, You will be picked up at the airport and transferred to Rishikesh.
Alternatively you can book a taxi from Delhi airport to Rishikesh (about 5,000INR - 60€/ 7-8 hours drive) or even take a train from Delhi to Haridwar.