7 Day Yoga, Meditation, and Wellness Retreat in Rishikesh, India
Yoga and Meditation Retreat in India
Set in the spiritual heart of Rishikesh, this retreat offers daily yoga and meditation along with nourishing vegetarian meals to support your practice. Guests will experience deep restoration through Shirodhara therapy, oil massages, sound healing and mantra chanting. With comfortable accommodations and access to the pool and sauna, it’s a balanced blend of renewal, culture, and self-discovery.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Daily yoga and meditation
- Shirodhara therapy and two oil massages
- Sound healing and Mantra chanting
- Daily vegetarian meals with drinks and snacks
- Pool and sauna access (students only)
- 6 nights’ single or double accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
6 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Sauna
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Meditation garden
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
The retreat takes place in Triguna Yoga Ashram. Located a couple of kilometers from Rishikesh, away from all noise and traffic, and close to the holy Ganga river. The ashram has two yoga halls surrounded by garden spaces with flowers and many trees. There is free Wi-Fi access, a hot shower, and a filtered drinking water system. There is also a swimming pool and sauna available for students only.
There are private rooms and shared rooms, some of them have air-conditioning (at an extra fee, usually booked between May and September only). The rooms are big, clean, and have Western toilets and wardrobes. Bedsheets, blankets, and pillows are provided for you. A washing machine is available for free whenever you need to do your laundry.
Program
This retreat is not an incoherent mix of yoga classes and meditation techniques, but a journey into a deeper understanding of how yoga asanas can support mental health. Through the practice of specific postures, you will discover how your energy levels, thought patterns, and habits can shift toward greater balance. Triguna Yoga will also guide you to explore the role of breathing in creating transformation within the self, because a better quality of breath gives rise to a better quality of life.
Beyond yoga asana and pranayama, you will also work with the five elements to heal and detoxify on physical, mental, and emotional levels. Practices such as mud and water treatments, breathing techniques, and fasting are introduced to help you increase fire and ether elements and rebalance body and mind naturally, without herbs or medicine.
The purpose of this retreat is to help the body and mind heal so that you can gain greater stability and strength to meet life’s challenges with resilience.
What makes this program one-of-a-kind?
Yoga Asana (Hatha and Ashtanga)
Daily classes that enhance physical strength, inner stability, and natural flexibility of both body and mind.
Meditation (Dhyana)
Systematic practices that promote physical, mental, and emotional tranquility while increasing vitality and calming the nervous system.
- Breathing awareness meditation
- AUM (Om) or mantra meditation
- Trataka (candle gazing)
- Tips for developing concentration
- Silence practice
- Sufi meditation
Yoga Nidra (Psychic sleep)
A guided practice of deep relaxation moving through different states of consciousness, leading to turiya—a blissful state beyond waking and dreaming. Includes basic relaxation, tension release, and full-body relaxation.
Yogic cleansing (Shatkarma)
Essential practices for purifying the body and preparing for meditation by clearing blockages in the energy channels.
- Jala Neti
- Vamana Dhauti
- Kapalabhati
Naturopathy
Practical application of the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) for detoxification and balance, including mud therapy, water therapy, breathwork, and teachings on cultivating fire and ether in daily life.
Sufi meditation
A powerful, intensive meditation practice working on physical, mental, and energetic levels for expanded awareness.
Daily schedule:
- 06:30 - 07:30 Body cleansing and detoxification
- with 5 elements
- 08:00 - 09:30 Asana class
- 09:30 Breakfast
- 11:00 - 12:30 Emotional Detoxification Kriyas
- 13:30 Lunch and time to rest
- 16:00 Yoga asana class
- 18:00 Meditation
- 19:30 Dinner
Instructors
Prakash
Prakash is born and brought up in a spiritual family in Uttar Pradesh, India. He has been introduced to a spiritual path and yoga at a very young age. He started practicing meditation, asanas, pranayama, and prayers in his childhood. On the path, he learned yoga from different institutes and traditions, like Astanga yoga from SVYASA Bangalore and extended courses from Satyananda’s (Bihar School Of Yoga), Munger. He has acquired academic qualifications earlier: a master of yoga and a master in English literature. Prakash is now guiding meditation, yoga, Tantra, mindfulness, and Kundalini.
Samadhi
Samadhi is uniquely inspiring and experienced pranayama, meditation, Yoga Nidra teacher, and therapist. She is a Dr. of Naturopathy from School of Naturopathy Gorakhpur, which includes whole naturopathy treatments with diet and therapeutic yoga. She has done extensive courses from Satyanand yoga (BSY Munger) and SVYASA Bangalore, where she got the perfect practical and theoretical knowledge of asana, pranayama, mudra, and bandha. She also learned yoga Nidra with its therapeutic qualities. Nowadays, Samadhi is giving sessions of pranayama, yoga Nidra, meditation, diet, and counseling.
Vishal Sharma
Vishal has been teaching yoga for many years. He is a teacher in Hatha, Iyengar, Flow, Ashtanga, and Shivananda yoga, meditation, and pranayama and is holding a Master's degree in the art of yogic science from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University.
Retreat location
Triguna Yoga Center is situated in the holy city of Rishikesh, India, at the base of the Himalayas. Rishikesh holds deep cultural and spiritual significance for local Hindus. Sacred rivers and mountains set the scene for yoga and reflective hikes. Rishikesh is the world's yoga capital, and every year, thousands of people come to Rishikesh to learn yoga and meditation. There are hundreds of temples and ashrams in Rishikesh.
Distances
- Haridwar train station, 25 kilometers
- Rishikesh town, 10 kilometers
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Three nourishing vegetarian meals are served daily, along with filtered water, green and chai tea, light snacks, and a hot water kettle for coffee or other teas.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
Spa treatments
Students enjoy exclusive use of the swimming pool and sauna, along with one Shirodhara Ayurvedic therapy session and two rejuvenating oil massages.
What's included
- 1 Hatha yoga class daily
- 1 Ashtanga yoga class daily (for those who want an extra yoga class)
- 1 Shirodhara session (Ayurvedic therapy)
- 1 meditation session daily
- 1 sound healing session
- 2 oil massages
- Mantra chanting
- Fire ceremony
- 3 vegetarian meals daily
- Filtered water, tea (green and chai), and snacks
- Hot water kettle is available for coffee or other tea
- Use of the swimming pool and sauna (for students only)
- 6 nights accommodation in a single or double room
What's not included
- Transportation to/from the retreat
- GST
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 15 per person
Jolly Grant Airport
16 km away from your destination
Transfer available for additional US$ 81 per person
Indira Gandhi International Airport
198 km away from your destination
Arrival by bus
Being a popular tourist destination, Rishikesh has a good network of buses connecting it with important places such as Haridwar, Dehradun, and New Delhi. Buses depart in the morning and late evening from the Kashmere Gate ISBT, New Delhi, for Rishikesh every day. You can choose from a regular, deluxe, or luxurious coach.
Arrival by train
The nearest railhead to Rishikesh is in Haridwar, which is approximately 25 kilometers away. Haridwar, in turn, is linked to major Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Varanasi. Some of the popular trains are Shatabadi Express, Jan Shatabdi, AC Special Express, and Mussoorie Express. For those making the journey to Rishikesh, it is advisable to take the train to Haridwar and then either take a bus or hire a taxi to Rishikesh. While the bus would take about 45 minutes, the taxi will take you to Rishikesh in about half an hour.
Arrival by taxi
Taking a taxi from Delhi to Rishikesh is worth considering, as it is connected to other cities via the National Highway 58, which is in good condition for most of the year. Triguna Yoga can organize a taxi for you. They always work with the same taxi company and drivers. The drive from Delhi to Rishikesh would take approximately five to six hours. The approximate fare from New Delhi is around 70 EUR (between 5,000 and 6,000 INR), depending on the season and time of the day.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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