This retreat is about meditation, detachment, movement, culture, and embodying our practice through the body. And we move through Nepal in phases because I believe the environment we place ourselves in matters.

We begin in Kathmandu, where there is so much happening all at once. Sound, color, people, prayer, food, temples, smoke, movement. We’ll explore Hindu and Buddhist sacred sites, walk through the city, sit together in meditation and begin experiencing Nepal rather than simply looking at it.

Then we move to Pokhara, and everything begins to open up.

This becomes our home and our place to go deeper.

We wake up, cleanse, meditate and move. We’ll meditate throughout the day in different ways and for different amounts of time. We use traditional Hatha yoga, breath, embodied movement, sound, dance and time in nature. We’ll visit surrounding sacred sites, monasteries and temples and have opportunities to learn from the people who actually live and practice here.

We eat together. We share. We talk about what is coming up. We learn about the relationship between our brain, nervous system, gut microbiome, muscles, movement and environment—and then we actually experience those relationships in our own bodies.

Then we take our practice onto the trail.

For three days, we trek through the lower mountains of Panchase, walking approximately six to seven hours a day.

We prepare you for this.

This isn't about being the fastest or proving how strong you are. It is about what happens when we have to stay with ourselves. When our legs get tired. When the mind starts negotiating. When we have to breathe, slow down, receive help, help someone else and continue moving together.

The mountain becomes part of the practice.

And then we come back down.

I intentionally created three nights after the trek because I don't believe in having a huge experience and immediately getting on an airplane.

We need time to integrate.

We return to movement, Hatha yoga, meditation, sound, ecstatic dance, nourishing food, conversation and rest. We allow what we experienced in the mountains to settle into our bodies and minds.

Because change doesn't happen from simply knowing more.

And it doesn't happen in isolation.

We need community. We need to be witnessed. We need environments that interrupt our usual patterns. Sometimes we need to physically move ourselves somewhere completely different to see ourselves differently.

This retreat is especially meaningful for teachers, therapists, coaches, somatic practitioners, healthcare professionals and people who work with other people—but you don't need a title to come.

You just need curiosity and a willingness to practice.

We aren't going to Nepal to escape our lives.

We're going to practice being more fully inside them.

And my hope is that when you return home, Nepal doesn't simply become somewhere you went.

It becomes something you carry in your body.

Arrive in Kathmandu and settle into Nepal. Airport pickup, hotel check-in, time to rest and acclimate, followed by our opening gathering and welcome dinner.

We enter the culture. With our local guide, we'll explore important Hindu and Buddhist sacred sites, including the cremation ghats, temples and the Boudhanath area. We'll meditate together in different spaces, learn about the traditions we're witnessing and share local food.

Morning walking exploration of ancient Bhaktapur with time for meditation and reflection. Then we leave the intensity of the Kathmandu Valley and fly to Pokhara.

We arrive at our retreat Greenhills home, eat together, settle in and begin our first embodied practice. The pace changes here.

We wake up in Pokhara and begin establishing our rhythm: cleansing, meditation, breath and traditional Hatha yoga.

Throughout the day we'll move between embodied movement, workshops and time outside. We'll begin exploring the connections between the nervous system, brain, muscle, metabolism and gut microbiome—not only intellectually, but through what we're noticing in our own bodies.

Morning movement practice and meditation, followed by exploration of the sacred spaces surrounding Pokhara. This may include monastery prayer, Buddhist and Hindu sites, the Peace Pagoda and time in nature.

We continue preparing our legs, feet and minds for the mountains through movement, mobility and breathwork.

The evening brings us back together for sound, meditation, sharing and our trek dedication.

After morning practice and breakfast, we leave Pokhara and begin our trek into the lower mountains of the Panchase region.

We begin differently than most treks—with a boat ride.

After our morning practice and breakfast, we'll cross the quiet waters of Phewa Lake, leaving Pokhara behind as we move toward the mountains.

Once across, we begin walking.

Our first day is a steady 4–5 hour climb, passing the World Peace Pagoda before entering trails surrounded by oak and rhododendron forest.

This is where everything we've been practicing begins to move out of the yoga space and onto the trail: breath, pacing, awareness, our relationship with discomfort, and learning how to move together.

We arrive at Bumdi Village (1,525 m / 5,003 ft) for our first night in the mountains, with views toward Machhapuchhre—Fishtail Mountain—and Annapurna South.

The transition has begun.

Now the work we've been doing moves out of the practice room and onto the trail.

We walk. We breathe. We eat together. We help one another. We pay attention.

Our first night is spent in the mountains.

Wake up surrounded by nature. Meditation, breakfast and another full day on foot.

This is where the mountain becomes the teacher. Expect 6-7 hours of walking.

We explore endurance, attention, resistance, communication, pacing and what happens internally when things become uncomfortable.

And this is where the internal part of the trek gets interesting.

The novelty of Day 1 has passed. Your legs know you've been walking. The mind may begin negotiating.

So we practice.

How do I respond when I'm tired?
Can I slow down without judging myself?
Can I receive help?
Can I stay present instead of needing to know how much farther?

We arrive at Panchase Bhanjyang (2,070 m / 6,791 ft), a small mountain saddle beneath Panchase Hill, where we'll spend our second night; food, rest, community.

We wake before sunrise.

In the darkness, we'll begin climbing the stone steps toward Panchase Peak (approximately 2,500 m / 8,200 ft).

At the top, the landscape opens.

As daylight moves across the Himalayas, we can look toward the enormous mountain systems of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu.

This isn't about summiting something enormous.

It's about standing still long enough to receive where we are.

We'll spend time around the sacred shrines and ponds on Panchase Hill before coming down for breakfast and beginning our descent through the other side of the mountain.

Eventually we reach Bhadaure (1,670 m / 5,479 ft), a village where Gurung and Brahman traditions meet.

This is our final night on the trail—time to eat, rest, share and notice what three days of moving through the mountains has already begun to shift.

Our final morning in the mountains.

Rather than another long trekking day, we'll walk approximately 2–3 hours, descending through terraced fields, farms and village landscapes toward Ghatichhina.

From there, we'll meet our transportation and make our way back to Pokhara.

And this transition is intentional.

Then: shower. Eat. Rest. Exhale.

There is no need to immediately do something with what we've experienced.

We still have time together for Hatha yoga, embodied movement, meditation, sound, ecstatic dance, nourishing food and conversation.

Because for me, the descent is part of the journey.

The question isn't only Can I climb the mountain?

It's what do I bring back down with me?

We will have Sound Bath, Tea Ceremony and Kirtan this day.

After days of moving and practicing together, this day belongs to you.

Sleep in. Wander into town. Sit by the lake. Shop for something beautiful to bring home. Take a class. Find live music. Have a meal at one of the restaurants we've personally recommended. Spend two hours in a bookstore. Go to the gym or sauna. Get a massage. Have coffee and watch Pokhara move around you.

Or do absolutely nothing. - You will have the option to do 2x yoga classes 1x sound journey at our retreat if you prefer to stay here.

I intentionally want you to have this space.

Because part of integration is discovering what you choose when nobody is telling you what to do next.

We'll give you our favorite recommendations and ideas, but there is no assignment here.

This is your opportunity to experience Pokhara on your own terms—to follow your curiosity and enjoy being exactly where you are.

After having space to ourselves, we return to our shared practices through Hatha yoga, embodied movement, meditation, sound and ecstatic dance.

We'll eat together, reflect and talk about what we're taking home—not only from the trek, but from Kathmandu, the sacred spaces we've visited, the people we've met, our practices and the experience of living together in community.

This is where we begin translating an extraordinary experience back into ordinary life.

How do you keep practicing when Nepal is no longer around you?

What did your body teach you?

What are you ready to leave here?

And what are you bringing home?

We close together, but the intention isn't to leave Nepal as a completely different person.

It's to leave more connected to the person who was already there.

That final free day is a really good design choice. It also reinforces that this isn't a retreat where participants are scheduled from 6 AM to 9 PM for 11 straight days. You're giving them structure → challenge → freedom → reconnection, which fits the whole philosophy of the experience.
You have the option to extend your stay as you like. There are some who will do more exploring after we commence.