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Himalaya Spiritual Heart of India Retreat Oct 2026

Himalaya Spiritual Heart of India Yoga retreat Oct 2026 1

Rishikesh- The spiritual heart of India
5th -12th October 2026 (Fully Booked)

 

 

Join Purvi and I for a transformative 7-day Yoga Retreat 5th – 12th October 2026 on the sacred banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, the spiritual heart of India.
We will be staying exclusively in a beautiful boutique hotel overlooking Ma Ganga, offering comfort, intimacy, and a deeply held container for practice, reflection, and exploration. 

This retreat is inspired by the rich mythology and symbolism of the Hindu gods and goddesses, weaving their timeless stories into our daily practices. Each day we will explore the qualities of deities such as Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha, Garuda, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Hanuman through asana, mantra, meditation, and myth. 

Set against the powerful energy of the Himalayas and the steady, healing flow of the Ganges, this retreat invites you to reconnect with your own divine essence, cultivate inner strength, wisdom, love, and clarity, and deepen your spiritual journey in a truly sacred setting. 

Our days will unfold in a balanced rhythm of movement and stillness, including daily yoga and meditation, satsang,, participation in traditional rituals, astrology and excursions to nearby temples and sacred sites—all thoughtfully curated to allow space for both immersion and rest.

 Retreat Highlights 

 • Daily vinyasa and yin yoga with Leyla

 •. Daily kriya with Purvi

 • Guided and silent meditation & chanting 

 •.Sound healing

 • Satsang at Parmarth Niketan ashram 

 • Visits to nearby temples and sacred sites 

 • VIP experience of the famous Ganga Aarti 

 • Shopping and exploring Laxman Jhula & Ram Jhula 

 • Time in nature and by the river 

 Package Includes 

 • Seven nights bed & breakfast accommodation in a boutique hotel on the banks of the Ganga 

 • Evening Ganga Aarti (fire ceremony) 

 • Morning Yagna at Parmarth Niketan 

 • Satsang with Sadhviji (if she is in residence) 

 • Visits to Shiva, Garuda, and Hanuman temples

 • Trip to Devprayag

 • Sunrise  at Kunjapuri Temple  

 • Daily asana, meditation, kriya and pranayama 

 • All yoga classes 

 • All organised day trips and entrance fees 

 • Transfers for group excursions in comfortable cars  

 

Not Included 

 • Airfare 

 • Visas 

 • Airport pick-up (happy to help you arrange this) 

  Pricing

 • Sharing Room (two people) – £1797 pp 

 • Single Room (“I like my own space”) – £2297 pp 

 • £500 deposit secures your place (fully refundable until 60 days before the retreat) 

Spaces are limited as this is a small boutique hotel.

Yes please!

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Benny started out practicing Hatha and Iyengar yoga from the age of 15, but only discovered Yin Yoga in 2015, finally becoming a teacher in 2017. Since then she has never looked back and continues training in and teaching this wonderful practice wherever and whenever she can. Based in Kenya, she teaches studio classes in Nairobi.

Despite her strong alignment background her classes and trainings take on a very functional approach allowing the variations is our body the freedom to move at their own pace. She believes that it is important to cultivate a sense of self-awareness with regards to our body and mind so that we may be truly in harmony with ourselves and our environment. One of her primary disciplines is the study of human anatomy as she sees it as a fundamental part of any yoga training.

As a certified yin yoga teacher, Benny’s Yin Yoga background is extensive, having trained with some of the Yin heavyweights like Paul and Suzee Grilley, Sarah Powers as well as Jo Phee and Joe Barnett which she also assists around the globe.

Jordan has been practicing yoga for over 10 years in the US, Europe and Kenya. She received certification in Baptiste Power Yoga with the Africa Yoga Project in Kenya, completed the Karuna YTT in 2018 and recently completed a course in yoga for 12-step recovery.

She teaches a range of classes in Nairobi including classes at wellness centers, classes accompanied by live musicians, private classes, charitable classes at a school for street kids and charitable trauma-informed classes at a girls’ school in the slum Kibera.

Jordan is an active volunteer in a number of yoga-based initiatives including the Africa Yoga Project, Mental 360 (NGO creating awareness of mental health issues offering counselling and yoga) and New Leaf Rehabilitation Center in Lamu (development of a yoga program for recovering addicts). She is also certified in Reiki Level I and is a beginner student of Qigong.



Since 2001, Sophie has been evolving her spiritual, emotional and physical relationship with yoga — a practice which has emerged as her primary source of grounding, connection and healing. Her training includes a 200 hour YTT in Costa Rica with Sonic Yoga (2014), a 200 hour YTT in France with Liquid Flow Yoga (2017), and trauma-sensitive yoga trainings with The Minded Institute, Off the Mat (Hala Kouri) and OMPowerment. In 2016, Sophie developed Healing and Resilience Through Yoga (Hart Yoga), a yoga-based psycho-social treatment approach currently being implemented with survivors of human trafficking across Africa and USA. https://movewithhart.org/

Sophie is grateful to the core teachers who shaped the contours of her practice and, most importantly, showed her the boundless generosity of spirit, especially Dana Flynn (her first teacher – what a gift), Simon Park, Gopi Kinnicutt, Jodi Boone and Barbara Verrochi. For inspiration, acceptance and support she is forever indebted to her sister-teachers in Uganda: Leyla Ahmet Meredith, Payal Gori, and Angela Inglish-Gill. Sophie’s teaching style uses fluid movement, consistent breath, and creative sequencing to gently challenge practitioners of all levels