India Yatra: Yoga & Meditation Retreat
March 18 - 27, 2024
We Are Going to India!
This Yatra is a pilgrimage of the heart to this amazing destination for spiritual insight, healing, personal growth and elevation.
Kelly Callahan & Roxanna Kopp-Smith are so excited to be offering this very special experience next year!
There is nothing quite like practicing yoga in India before sunrise. The air is filled with prayers from the ashrams, Sadhus chanting ‘Hari Om’, toucans hopping in the trees, winds whistling down the Himalayan foothills, wrapped in cozy blankets, sitting in the soft sand on the banks of the Ganges.
Learn, share, and grow. Come home transformed.
At Indigo, we have curated an experience that delivers daily opportunities to connect deeply to your Self and others; giving you plenty of time to nurture and restore with yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda. Group activities as well as time on the Ganges, swimming in waterfalls and hiking in the foothills of the Himalayas. Satsang with living saints. Stillness.
“Yatra” is a Sanskrit word that means a journey to a crossing place, a threshold. This trip is designed to guide you to those threshold places within and to support you to shine more brightly in the world.
We will be there for Holi; a festival of colors! Holi is an ancient Hindu tradition and is also one of the most popular festivals in Hinduism. It celebrates the eternal and divine love between Radha and Krishna and the triumph of good over evil.
Where & When:
Rishikesh, India
March 18-27, 2024
10 Days / 9 Nights
Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, on the banks of the sacred Ganges River, Rishikesh is often named one of the birthplaces of yoga. It is a spiritual destination where pilgrims from all over the world come to practice yoga and immerse in the powerful energy of this portal place. There is a palpable peace emanating from this beautiful city. Home to many ashrams (including the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, guru to the Beatles) and spiritual masters, there is wildlife (monkeys, birds, elephants!), forest, waterfall hikes, sublime sunrise and spectacular sunsets. Dipping in the sacred waters of the Ganges will leave you transformed.
We have many special moments planned for our group!
Here are just a few that are included in your tour:
- Round-trip transportation by train from New Delhi to Haridwar (first class)
- 8 nights at Hotel Nirvana in Rishikesh (rates based upon double occupancy)
- Transfer from Haridwar train station to hotel in Rishikesh
- Traditional vegetarian Indian buffet, 2 meals a day
- Daily yoga and meditation
- Special Yagya fire ceremony and Aarti at Parmarth Niketan Ashram
- 1 night at Nirvana River Resort, a lovely spot in the mountains
- Hike to the hidden village of Bizny to view an unchanged way of life
- 1 Ayurvedic Spa Treatment at the hotel Ayurvedic clinic
- Visit to Vashistha Cave, a sacred Shiva Temple
- Ceremony for our Ancestors on the banks of the Ganges (with opportunity to bring ashes for blessing and releasing)
- Day in Rishikesh proper, including lunch, sari shopping, vegetable market
- Dip in the sacred Ganges
- Dinner with an Indian family in their home with opportunities for Q&A
- Waterfall hike and swim
- Special afternoon of individual vedic astrology readings, henna & samosas
- Visit to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram (aka the Beatles’ Ashram)
- Free time for shopping, relaxing and exploring this gem of a city
- Farewell Banquet
- Optional outings are available for an additional charge during free time including: hiking, cooking lessons, and more!
Retreat Gallery
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“I felt the love, support, and freedom to be completely vulnerable and to learn what I was here to learn about myself. I am going home a changed woman and I see the world through new eyes. I feel so blessed.”
- Debra O.
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“I have travelled to India twice with Roxanna. I love India. More than my pure love for India is the deeper transformational experience I have with Roxanna while there. Roxanna is a woman who holds the space of divinity through ritual, cultural immersion and her own highly attuned self in service to all that she touches. She has an ability to see the invisible in all Beings and create connection, magic, deep breaths and heart opening moments that are experienced within a country that embodies love as only a place named Mother India can. A journey to India is always a mystical and enlightening experience. With Roxanna, the opportunities for magic are multiplied!”
- Nancy WM
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“Joining Roxanna’s group in 2015 was the perfect format for my first trip to India. It can be overwhelming, but Roxanna has a calm and steadying presence which is reassuring and makes for a comfortable experience. I was also looking for something that would be nice mix of tourist activities with spiritual time. Again, this was an excellent venue for me. For example, the Kundalini yoga in the afternoon was not my style, but the gentle / restorative yoga every morning was a lifesaver for this 63-year old body! And the opportunity to participte in spiritual / regligious ceremonies was a beautiful and memorable experience. I experienced a few distressing incidents during the trip, and I found Roxanna to be gentle and compassionate, but strong in her position to protect me and the group from negative energy. If you are considering a trip to India and you want a down-to-earth yet radiantly spiritual being to guide you in your own unfolding – do not hesitate, you will have the trip of a lifetime. I promise you.”
Optional Pre-Retreat Excursions!
