Yoga, Wildlife Safari & Hiking Retreat in the hills of Jim Corbett
Shibani Sahni, the founder of Eka Yoga, is curating a yoga retreat to rejuvenate and revitalize you, in the hills of Jim Corbett National Park, in Garjia, Uttrakhand (India).
This retreat is ideal for all beginners and those passionate about the art and science of YOGA. If you love yoga, the outdoors, nature, wildlife and hiking - this is just the retreat for you.
| Dates: | March 21st – 28th 2020 |
| Venue: | Riverside by Aahma, Jim Corbett, Uttrakhand, India |
| Website: | www.ekatherapy.com || www.aahmahospitality.com/riverside-resort |
| Contact: | Phone: +91 – 98713-84075 |
| Registration: | Click here to Register Online |
About the Retreat
You will learn the basics of Yoga, Pranayama, Yoga Philosophy, Meditation, and Chanting - Techniques to live more mindfully and to better connect with your inner selves. A life of more awareness and enthusiasm that helps us maintain a constant sense of peace, relaxation and calmness in our daily lives. An opportunity of self-discovery and growth that helps us expand our current boundaries of life, to live to our highest potential and unimaginable abilities - true personal and professional growth.
Celebrate your LIFE
Come celebrate your beautiful life with us, at this splendid Yoga Retreat. An excellent opportunity to revitalize, energize and harmonize your mind, body, and soul in Jim Corbett National Park, India! Enjoy the beautiful weather as you immerse yourself in the heart of Nature, amongst the hills and forests of Corbett. Experience daily outdoor yoga, meditation and chanting by the riverside, on lush green sprawling lawns, as you calm your senses to the sounds of the birds, the rustling of leaves and flowing river water.
What to Expect
Experience 7 Nights & 8 wonderful Days, to bring about inner balance and peace – balancing your body, mind, emotions and senses.
Along with Daily Yoga sessions, we will be practicing:
- Deep breathing techniques (Pranayama)to calm the central nervous system and re-energizing the mind.
- Vedic Chanting and Chakra alignment, as we balance our hormones, enzymes and energies, to bring about a sense of overall well being
- Hiking in the forest with an expert naturalist, to energize the body and experience the beauty of wildlife around us
- Two Jungle Safari’s inside the Wildlife Sanctuary, to spot animals in their natural habitat.
- Adventure activities like – Zip lining at the resort
- Two full body Massages + Steam at the SPA to revitalize and relax the body after all the hiking and adventure activities.
- Beautiful River view accommodation at the report
- Daily 3 wholesome meals to experience the varied tastes of India and the world
We will also include short meaningful sessions on the theory and philosophy of Yoga & Meditation, accompanied by value-based talks on spirituality and Vedantic philosophy.
A beautifully crafted all-inclusive Yoga Retreat package to energize, rejuvenate and revitalize our entire being – body, mind and soul. 8 exciting days with multiple sessions, guiding us further to deepen and internalize our knowledge of yoga, so as to,experience the benefits of a balanced, healthy, wholesome, rich, emotionally aligned, energetic life!
By the end of the retreat all the participants will have a deeper understanding of yoga, yoga asanas and yoga philosophy. Your overall ability to successfully integrate yoga, meditation and mindfulness techniques into your daily life, will be far greater and more holistic.
On successful completion of this retreat - you will receive a Certificate of participation on behalf of EKA.
Retreat Schedule
Day 1 - March 21st 2020 (Saturday)
All – Day: Arrival & Check-in
18:00 Welcome and Introductions
19:00 Dinner
Day 2 - March 22nd 2020 (Sunday)
7:00 Yoga & Meditation Session by the river
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Free Time to explore the repost and relax
11:30 Yoga Philosophy Session
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free Time to explore the resort and relax
16:30 Yoga & Chanting Session by the river
18:30 Free Time
19:00 Dinner
Day 3 - March 23rd 2020 (Monday)
7:00 Yoga & Meditation Session by the river
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
12:00 Yoga Philosophy Session
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
16:00 Hiking in the Hills of Jim Corbett
19:00 Dinner
Day 4 - March 24th 2020 (Tuesday)
5:30 Safari Game Drive into the National Park
10:00 Breakfast
11:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
16:30 Yoga & Meditation Session by the river
18:30 Free Time
19:00 Dinner
Day 5 - March 25th 2020 (Wednesday)
7:00 Hiking in the Hills of Jim Corbett
10:00 Breakfast
11:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
13:00 Lunch Time
14:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
16:30 Yoga & Meditation Session by the river
18:30 Free Time
19:00 Dinner
Day 6 - March 26th 2020 (Thursday)
7:00 Yoga & Meditation Session by the river
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
12:45 Lunch
13:30 Safari Game Drive into the National Park
18:00 Free Time to explore the resort, refresh and relax
19:00 Dinner
Day 7 - March 27th (Friday)
7:00 Yoga & Chanting Session by the river
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free Time to explore the resort, recreation and relax
16:30 Yoga & Meditation Session by the river
18:30 Free Time
17:00 Dinner
Day 8 - March 28th 2020 (Saturday)
7:00 Yoga & Meditation Session by the river
9:00 Breakfast
12:00 Check out & Departure as per travel arrangements
Connecting with Nature
This trip is all about you! The purpose of this trip is to truly connect with nature and Wildlife at an intimate level. The retreat will be located in the heart if Jim Corbett National Park, at Riverside by Aahma – a beautiful 4 Start Resort by the River Kosi.
Accommodation will be in river-view rooms and the Yoga and Meditation sessions will be outdoors on the sprawling lawns of the resort by the river. This experience will help you connect with your surroundings and your inner self in an extremely unique, never before way, making you more aware of the true essence of living in natural. Exciting and thrilling is what it will be!
This yoga retreat will also be a great opportunity to connect with a community of healthy, conscious, aware individuals interested in leading a balanced, holistic and interesting life. Getting to know your fellow participants at the retreat, will be a great experience; and building such friends is a wonderful way to stay connected to a like minded global community.
Level of Yoga
This retreat is excellent for all levels of yoga practitioners, with a focus on BEGINNERS!
If you are new to yoga or have very little experience doing yoga, this is an ideal retreat for you. You will learn the basics of yoga, its health benefits as well as its spiritual benefits, and its overall positive impact on your life.
You will also come to realize how yoga works on strengthening the spine, the organs in our body, and the immune system.
If you are a regular yoga practitioner at the intermediary level – we will work with you personally at your level – to sustain and enhance your practice.
By the end of the retreat all the participants will have a deeper understanding of yoga, yoga asanas and yoga philosophy. Your overall ability to successfully integrate yoga, meditation and mindfulness techniques into your daily life, will be far greater and more holistic.
You will also receive a Certificate of participation on behalf of EKA at this Yoga Retreat.
Eligibility
- This retreat is ideal for all beginners and those passionate about the art and science of YOGA.
- Beginners are welcome as well as those with no experience doing yoga
- All beginners would love this retreat, as we will be focusing on basic yoga postures and stretches – to maintain a healthy body
- If you love yoga, the outdoors, nature, camping and hiking - this is just the retreat for you.
- Anyone above the age of 10 is eligible for this yoga retreat.
- Individuals under the age of 18 should be accompanied by a guardian
- If you have a basic level of fitness, and you are excited about doing a daily practice of yoga and some walking / hiking – this is just the retreat for you.
- There is no upper age limit; as long as you enjoy doing yoga. You know your body best to take this call
- If you are over 6 months pregnant or have just delivered a baby (up to 6 months ago) we would recommend attending our next yoga retreat.
- If you have had a surgery in the last 6-7 months, we recommend you wait and apply for the next yoga retreat. It is always advisable to wait a year after a surgery / operation, before you start the practice of yoga again
- If you are experiencing any forms of emotional or physical stress, anxiety or depression, this is just the retreat for you. This one-week will help you become calmer, detox and relax emotionally, mentally and physically, in the heart of nature and wilderness.
- Our aim is to transform your current state of mind and body to a higher more evolved level.
Location
Our yoga retreat is being held at a beautiful property in Jim Corbett, Uttrakhand, called Riverside by Aahma (add the link of their website here – https://aahmahospitality.com/). Surrounded by gorgeous forests, hills and wilderness, it is located in the heart of nature by the river Kosi. It is creatively landscaped and had sprawling lawns all around the property – an ideal location for outdoor yoga classes. Enjoy daily yoga sessions to the sound of flowing river and the symphony of birds around us.
The location is also extremely close to the entrance gate of Jim Corbett National Park. Tucked away in the foliage and wilderness of the national park, this resort is the perfect location for a yoga and adventure retreat.
Weather
Mid to late March is always beautiful in Jim Corbett. The mornings and evenings are pleasant with a nice cool breeze (17 C – 23 C), while the afternoons are sunny and beautiful (26 C -31 C). Please come prepared for this weather. Chances of rain are minimal and it usually does not rain in Jim Corbett this time of year.
Yoga Instructor - Shibani Sahni
With vast experience in teaching yoga both overseas and in India, Shibani is an expert global yogi. She believes in assisting and empowering people through yoga, with specializations in Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Mindfulness, Pranayama, and Chanting Techniques.
Shibani is also a Psychotherapist and a Reiki Therapist. In her personal one-on-one sessions, she excels in effectively aligning yoga, yoga therapy and psychological counseling techniques to assist and equip her clients with effective strategies, to better manage and coping with their situations. Her guidance and approach enables individuals to effectively deal with life challenges at emotional, mental, and behavioral levels. Some of the conditions that she tackles in her sessions are – anxiety, stress, hypertension, depression, addictions, eating disorders, panic attacks and phobias.
Shibani’s style and approach are quite unique and have incredible benefits; they are tailored to personally suite her clients’ individual needs, employing both traditional and modern techniques. Shibani can be called a yogi who exercises a truly unified approach in yoga, counseling, and therapy to provide an enriching and rejuvenating experience through her beautifully curated Yoga Retreats and Holidays.
Price
We have both Single and Double sharing accommodation available for our retreat. All our accommodations are spacious, comfortable and river facing. We have a small sit out outside the rooms to enjoy the gorgeous view and sounds of nature. The retreat rate for both accommodations, are as follows and they include the following:
7 Nights & 8 Days Package
- River view rooms
- Daily 3 wholesome meals – Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Daily Yoga, Meditation and Chanting
- Two jungle hikeswith a naturalist
- Two jungle safari drives in the Jim Corbett National Park
- Two full body massages and steam at the SPA
- Adventure activities at the resort premises
- Access to a swimming pool at the resort premises
- Access to the river Kosi
Per Person Rates:
Double Sharing Room: INR 61,500
Single Full Room: INR 80,500
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