Bangalore Premium Wellness Retreat - A Native Village Experience with Ashrita

Experience Curation

1. Day 1 : Saturday

   9:30 am · Pickup at Yeshwanthpur Metro We meet at the metro and pile into the van. Somewhere past the city traffic, phones go into a pouch. You can have yours back whenever you like, though most people forget to ask.

   11:30 am · Bullock cart arrival A bullock cart is waiting at the gate to carry you slowly to reception, where a cool herbal drink is ready. It’s the slowest ride you’ll take all year, and that’s the idea.

   12:00 pm · Check-in Drop your bags in your clay-brick room and take a minute to notice how quiet it is.

   12:30 pm · Opening circle with Ashrita Everyone sits together on the lawn. Ashrita asks a couple of simple questions: what you want to leave behind this weekend, and what you’d like to take home. No pressure and no speeches. It’s a way to arrive properly.

   1:15 pm · Lunch at Café Samsara A Karnataka meal, mostly grown a few hundred metres from your plate. Eat slowly and go back for seconds.

   2:30 pm · Slow hour Nothing is planned. Swim in the pool, nap, read under a tree, or start a carrom rivalry you’ll still be talking about on Sunday.

   3:30 pm · Pottery class You sit at the potter’s wheel with a local artisan, and your hands get wet and muddy. Your first pot won’t look like a pot, and that’s fine.

   4:30 pm · Village playground We split into two teams for gilli danda, lagori, catapult and ring catching, then fly kites in the open field. It gets competitive fast, and someone always turns out to be dangerously good at archery.

   5:30 pm · Sunset yoga As the light turns gold, Chandni leads a slow Hatha flow on the lawn. It’s grounding and gentle, exactly what your body needs after an hour of lagori.

   6:30 pm · Journaling at golden hour You get a notebook, a few good questions and half an hour of quiet. Write a lot, write a little, or just watch the sky change colour.

   7:15 pm · Early dinner A light, warm meal. We eat the first fifteen minutes in silence, which feels strange for about two minutes and then feels like the best part of the meal.

   8:30 pm · Sound bath under the stars Lie down on the lawn with a blanket over you and the sky open above. Ashritha guides you into Yoga Nidra, a deep, guided rest, then the singing bowls begin. Some people drift off and some get a little emotional. Both are welcome.

   10:00 pm · Quiet hours The village goes silent until breakfast. Head to bed early and sleep the way you haven’t in months.

2. Day 2 : Sunday

   5:45 am · Wake-up tea Hot kashaya or tea in the half-dark, with a very good sunrise on its way.

   6:00 am · Sunrise practice Chandni opens with pranayama, then moves into a slow flow and a short meditation. The birds supply the soundtrack.

   7:30 am · Farm morning Learn to milk a cow (harder than it looks) and spend some time getting your hands into the organic farm’s soil. If that’s not for you, borrow a cycle and take a loop through the village roads instead.

   8:45 am · Breakfast Silence ends here. Breakfast is fresh and unhurried, and suddenly everyone has a lot to say.

   9:45 am · Free hour Take a last swim, play a quick game of cricket or volleyball, or book an Ayurvedic massage to end the weekend on a soft note.

   10:45 am · Closing circle We come back together with the singing bowls one last time. You’ll write a letter to yourself, and we’ll post it to you a month later, right around when you’ll need it. You’ll also get a practice card to take home.

   11:30 am · Check-out Say goodbye to the village and the cows. The cart is optional this time.

   1:00 pm · Back in the city Same city, same traffic, but you’ll be coming back to it a little lighter.

   Times may shift a little with the weather and the mood of the group.