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Retreats with Juhie

A few days to slow all the way down.

Small-group retreats in India's forests and mountains. Daily yoga and yoga nidra, expressive arts, time in nature and good food. Taught in English, with everything arranged for you once you arrive.

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Trail to Tranquility

A yoga safari retreatKanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya PradeshFebruary 20275 days, 4 nights

Leave the city noise behind for quiet mornings, old forests and the luxury of simply being. You'll stay at Saccharum Safari Lodge, a 55-acre private jungle on the edge of the Kanha Tiger Reserve in central India, in rooms with large windows looking straight into the forest.

Hosts
Juhie Kothari and Roxann D'Souza
Practice
Hatha yoga, meditation, yoga nidra and expressive arts
Level
Open to all levels, including beginners
Rooms
Twin-share or single occupancy
Your hosts

Juhie Kothari

Juhie combines the deep rest of yoga nidra with the playful, exploratory world of expressive arts. With more than eight years of teaching, her focus is mindful movement, deep rest and calming the nervous system. At Kanha she leads yoga nidra and expressive arts sessions built around reflection, play and self-expression.

Roxann D'Souza

Roxann is a Mumbai-based yoga teacher who has taught since 2016. Trained in Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa, she builds practices that are approachable and welcoming to every level, with steady attention to strength, mobility and breath.

Good to know

Pay 50% to reserve your place; the balance is due by 10 December 2026. Safari permits are booked by the Forest Department against each guest's name and ID, so we need your details early, and permits can't be changed or refunded. Your place (stay and sessions) can be transferred to someone else. The retreat is alcohol-free and smoke-free.

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Dharamshala Himalayan Retreat

Rasa: a retreat for the creative heartAndretta, near Dharamshala2–8 April 20276 nights, 7 days

In Indian art, rasa is the essence of a feeling, the flavour a piece leaves in you. This retreat is seven slow days to find yours again: moving, making, walking and simply being, in an old artists' village at the foot of the Dhauladhar mountains.

Stay
The Mirage, a heritage homestay of restored Himachali mud houses (the Main House dates to 1948)
Practice
Gentle Hatha, restorative Yin and Yoga Nidra, plus expressive art
Level
All levels. No art experience needed
Group
15 to 20 guests
The week
  • Slow yogaOne unhurried practice each morning. No pressure to perform.
  • Expressive artPaint, draw and play with colour, plus a pottery class in a village famous for its potters.
  • Himalayan hikesEasy guided walks through the village, up mountain trails and down to waterfalls and rivers, with the snow peaks in view.
  • Tea tastingAn afternoon wandering the gardens of Wah Tea Estate, then a guided tasting of Kangra teas.
  • Time in natureRead in a hammock, journal under the trees or sit with the mountains. Doing nothing is on the schedule.
A day on retreat
7:30Tea, then slow morning yoga
9:00Breakfast in the garden
10:30Expressive art session
13:00Lunch
14:00Free time: nap, swim, read, wander
16:00Pottery, a hike or the tea estate
19:30Dinner and quiet evenings

Every session is an invitation, never an obligation.

Getting there

Fly into Kangra Airport (Dharamshala), which has connections from Delhi. Andretta is a quiet village where artists have gathered since the 1920s, a short walk from India's oldest pottery studio and the Sobha Singh Art Gallery.

Past retreat

SOMA: A Retreat to Reset Your Inner State

Nivaant, Karjat (near Mumbai)13–15 February 20262 nights

A weekend for people running on deadlines and constant responsibility, co-led with yoga educator Samiksha. The aim was simple: give the nervous system a reset the body can actually feel.

  • Morning and evening yoga
  • Expressive arts for mental release
  • Candlelit trataka meditation
  • Nature walks, a bonfire night and home-style meals