Wellness Retreat
Have you always wanted to travel to India but been a bit hesitant to take the journey on your own?
Take this opportunity to join our safe & comfortable group experience on our next annual Wellness Retreat to India February 21st – March 6th, 2024!
We will be flying in to our new destination Amritsar – the most sacred pilgrimage site in the Punjab.
Enjoy 2 nights – visiting the beautiful Golden Temple and other local attractions.
Following this we will spend 9 nights in Rishikesh – the spiritual home of yoga, located at the foothills of the Himalayas alongside the holy river Ganges.
We spend our last night in Delhi with a free day to explore before returning home.
Our chosen accommodation is clean and comfortable with good quality dinning offering fresh, healthy meal options.
About Us
Nikki Leaf and Leah Albrecht, your Yoga and Ayurvedic practitioners and facilitators on your journey to Rishikesh, have had extensive experience travelling in India over many years and have developed close liaisons with local tour operators to make your trip a safe and enjoyable experience at all times. Our chosen accommodation is clean and comfortable and we favour good quality eating places at all locations.
Nikki Leaf is the director of the yoga centre at Yogaveda and has been teaching since 1987. She is also an Ayurvedic practitioner and integrates this knowledge into her teaching. Nikki focuses on developing a mindful yoga practise which is inspired by the Hatha/Iyengar style.
Leah Albrecht is the director of the Ayurvedic Studio at Yogaveda. Leah qualified as a Ayurvedic Practitioner in 2002 after a long-standing practise of yoga – its sister science. She went on to complete a post-graduate diploma in Marmapuncture (Ayurvedic Acupuncture) and traditional Chinese Acupuncture.
For more information about the Retreat please email; nikki@yogavedawellness.com or leah@yogavedawellness.com
Rishikesh, India - Yoga Retreat
Itinerary Overview
YOGA & AYURVEDA RETREAT INDIA
Amritsar ~ Rishikesh ~ DelhiFebruary 21 to March 6th, 2024
- 2 nights in Ranjit Vilas - a new Heritage Hotel in Amritsar with breakfast. Includes a day sightseeing with English speaking guide visiting the Golden Temple and other local attractions.
- 9 nights at the Holy River Hotel in Tapovan, Laxmanjhula with breakfast inclusive. Offers a relaxing and nurturing range of Ayurvedic Treatments to book at your leisure.
- Yoga Classes - open to all levels - twice daily with Nikki Leaf (except where stated on full Itinerary).
- Ayurvedic full body massage - Snehana - with Leah.
- A day trip higher up into the Himalayas visiting the sacred meeting place of two rivers - Alaknananda & Bhagirathi. Includes breakfast & lunch.
- Day trip to jungle in open jeep. See natural wildlife, visit Shiva Temple & villages. Includes lunch.
- Traditional music and dance evening with dinner on our final night in Rishikesh.
- All transfers inclusive
- A range of Ayurvedic Treatments at a variety of Spas.
- White water rafting on the picturesque River Ganges.
- Explore Beatles Ashram.
- Visit local Orphanage & enjoy their lovely cafe offering fresh organic vegetarian cuisine.
- Indian Cooking Classes.
- Visit local National Park in open jeep - see rare birds & natural wildlife in the jungle.
- All airfares including the internal flights: Amritsar to Dehradun.
Retreat Testimonials
We found that the time in each place was just right , not too long in Delhi, enough shopping time in Rishikesh (a shopper's Paradise) and then a wonderful 5/6 days in the mountain retreat.
This place, up high in the mountains, had clear air and clean water, tasty veg. grown on the property in rich brown fertile soil, this veg was used in our superb tasty meals. All the dairy products used were from the retreats own dairy herd.
Our accommodation was comfortable, each little chalet had a verandah for us to sit out on and read, and our own electric kettle for chai making whenever we chose.
The yoga rooms and the massage room were especially beautiful, painted tastefully with plenty of props. We had yoga twice each day, with time in between to explore.
There were great walks to be taken, down, down, down to the Ganges below or up, up, up further into the mountains.
Nikki and Leah, experienced in this north India retreat, ran it like clockwork without any strain or stress, everything dovetailed into place, they were ably assisted by their 'Man on the Ground', who with local knowledge and expertise added the final touches, he was great on detail. It was all thoroughly enjoyable.
The chosen Resort in Rishikesh has excellent facilities and views so breathtakingly stunning that photographs would never be able to truly capture the essence of this magical setting, with the low lying morning mist clinging to the lush green hills and the early morning ringing of Ashram bells. The colour, clarity and cleanliness of the Ganges is an extraordinary experience and waking to the sound of it flowing by each morning creates a sense of inner peace that is carried through out the day.
Balance of spirit, mind and body was achieved with twice daily Yoga with Nikki and an Ayurvedic treatment of pure bliss with Leah. The aromas of delicious vegetarian food and masala tea still invoke a sense of longing weeks after the retreat has ended. Attend the nightly Aarti, spend a day on a jungle excursion, challenge yourself with white water rafting, visit mountain Temples and pay homage to the ashram where the Beatles composed the White Album.
Reward yourself in 2018 by rejuvenating your energy levels, replenishing your soul and reconnecting with your inner self with a retreat to Rishikesh. The experience is everything and more.
Retreat Cost
*excludes all airfares & personal travel insurance
Twin Share
Only
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Amritsar - Rishikesh - Delhi
Final Payment due by November 1st, 2023 - $2750
Twin Share
Single Combination
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Twin Room - Amritsar & Delhi
Single Room - Rishikesh
Final Payment due by November 1st, 2023 - $2950
Single Room
Only
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Amritsar - Rishikesh - Delhi
Final Payment due by November 1st, 2023 - $3200
Payment
Retreat
Name of Account: Yogaveda
BSB: 066-107
ACC: 10784733
Initial Deposit
Due by July 1st, 2023
Final Payment
Due by November 1st, 2023
Please note deposits are non refundable after November 1st, 2023
* TRAVEL INSURANCE ESSENTIAL