A Sample Healing Retreat Schedule

Each Healing Retreat follows the established rhythm of life at the Ashram while allowing time for individual consultation, therapeutic bodywork, restoration, and the development of a personal healing program. The precise schedule may shift according to the needs of the guests and the healing work of the weekend.

Day One ~ Arrival

The purpose of the first day is simple: to let the pace of travel fall away and begin to understand the conditions affecting your health.

1:00–3:00 p.m. — Arrival, Settling In & Initial Consultations

Guests arrive during the afternoon and are shown to their accommodations. Individual healing consultations begin during this period, with each guest receiving an assigned appointment time. Remaining consultations continue Saturday morning.

When not in consultation, guests are free to unpack, rest, walk the grounds, journal, or simply sit quietly.

3:00 p.m. — Ashram Tour & Practical Orientation

Become familiar with the temples, gathering spaces, accommodations, and surrounding land. We will also review the Ashram guidelines, the rhythm of meals and practice, what to expect from off-grid living, and the simple ways each guest helps preserve the quiet and sanctity of the environment.

5:00 p.m. — Mitāhāra Dinner

The first meal is shared with the residents and eaten in silence, as all meals at the Ashram are. Mitāhāra is the Yogic practice of eating in the right measure, with attention to what supports balance in the body and mind.

6:00 p.m. — Introduction to the Healing Retreat

The structure of the weekend is introduced, along with the principles underlying the healing process and the way consultation, food, movement, breath, bodywork, rest, and daily rhythm work together.

Guests also have an opportunity to ask practical questions before entering more fully into the retreat.

7:30–8:30 p.m. — Group Meditation

Guests who feel ready may join the residents for an hour of shared meditation. Those who would benefit from more time to settle are welcome to remain in their accommodations, rest quietly, and prepare for an early night.

8:30 p.m. — Personal Time & Silence

The remainder of the evening is reserved for quiet personal time, journaling, reading, or rest.

Day Two

8:30 a.m. — Yoga Intensive

A guided practice of classical Āsana, the physical postures of Yoga, and Prāṇāyāma, the regulation of breath and vital energy. The practice is adapted as needed so that each guest can participate appropriately.

10:00 a.m. — Juice or Smoothie & Morning Meeting

Join the residents for a fresh juice or smoothie as the work and practice of the coming day are considered together. The meeting begins with five minutes of silence.

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Consultation, Pradakshina & Quiet Time

Guests rotate between the remaining individual healing consultations, Pradakshina, and quiet personal time.

The consultation provides an opportunity to look more closely at the patterns affecting each guest’s health and establishes the foundation from which an individualized healing program will be developed.

Pradakshina is the traditional practice of moving clockwise around a sacred site with sustained attention. The forest paths of the Ashram offer a period of quiet movement while others are meeting individually with the healing team.

12:00 p.m. — Mitāhāra Lunch

A nourishing meal eaten in silence. Mitāhāra is the Yogic practice of eating in the right measure, with attention to what supports balance in the body and mind.

12:45 p.m. — Shared Sevā

Guests join the residents in caring for the dining space and completing the community-wide cleanup after the meal. Sevā carries the attention cultivated in formal practice into the ordinary work of daily life.

1:30–5:00 p.m. — Healing & Restoration

The afternoon is deliberately spacious. Guests rotate between individual massage, the wood-fired sauna, cold immersion when appropriate, and periods of rest.

Rather than filling the hours between treatments with additional activity, guests are encouraged to allow time for the body to settle and respond. Reading, journaling, walking, or simply resting in the cabin are all part of the rhythm of the afternoon.

Massage and sauna rotations continue Sunday morning so that each guest receives individual care without rushing the process.

5:00 p.m. — Mitāhāra Dinner

A simple, nourishing meal held in silence, allowing the body and senses to settle as the day turns toward evening.

6:00 p.m. — Evening Restoration

Guided meditation and a quiet sequence supporting spinal alignment, nervous-system settling, and preparation for deep sleep.

7:30 p.m. — Group Meditation

The day’s formal practice concludes in shared silence.

8:30 p.m. — Personal Time & Silence

Guests return to their accommodations for journaling, reading, personal practice, or rest.

Day Three ~ Integration

The final day turns toward integration: allowing the work of the weekend to settle, understanding what should continue at home, and preparing to return to daily life.

8:30–10:00 a.m. — Healing & Restoration

Massage and sauna rotations continue for guests who did not receive their treatment Saturday afternoon. Others have quiet personal time for walking, journaling, rest, or preparation for the day.

10:00 a.m. — Juice or Smoothie & Morning Meeting

Join the residents for a fresh juice or smoothie. The meeting begins with five minutes of silence before the final portion of the retreat.

10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. — Individual Healing Programs, Pradakshina & Integration

The final portion of the retreat moves at an individual pace.

Each guest meets privately with a member of the healing team to receive and review the individualized program developed from the consultation and work of the weekend. The program is designed to provide practical guidance that can be continued at home and may address areas such as food, breath, movement, sleep, daily rhythm, restorative practices, and other factors relevant to the individual.

Throughout the five-hour window, guests rotate between their private session, Pradakshina, quiet personal time, and preparing their belongings for departure. There is intentionally enough open space for the weekend to settle rather than ending in a rush.

12:00 p.m. — Mitāhāra Lunch

Those not in an individual session gather for a nourishing meal eaten in silence. Individual appointments continue around the established rhythm of the meal.

12:45 p.m. — Shared Sevā

Guests join in the community-wide cleanup following lunch before returning to their individual afternoon rhythm.

3:30 p.m. — Open Questions & Closing Conversation

The group gathers once more for an open question-and-answer period. This is a time to clarify what has been learned, ask practical questions that may benefit the whole group, and consider how the principles experienced during the retreat can be carried into ordinary life.

4:00 p.m. — Departure

Guests gather their belongings and depart with their individualized healing program and the practices established during the weekend.

Participation & Schedule

Guests are encouraged to take part fully in the rhythm of the Healing Retreat, but participation in every activity is not required. Practices may be modified or omitted when appropriate to an individual’s needs.

Individual consultation, massage, and healing-program appointments are assigned during the retreat. When another guest is receiving individual care, the surrounding time is intentionally left open for Pradakshina, sauna, rest, journaling, walking, or quiet time on the land.

The schedule shown here is representative. Activities, appointment times, and the precise rhythm of the weekend may shift according to the needs of the guests and the healing work being undertaken. ‍