We invite you to join us in a deep exploration of what empowerment really is. In a time when many are struggling to find their authentic voice, courage, and support to shine brightly, we are calling you to bravely step forward, leading the way for others and moving from competition, scarcity, and playing small to a place of authentic empowerment, abundance, and freedom.
This is a 6-day (over five nights) retreat for seekers who feel called to deep dive into finding their true essence. This work explores and embraces the polarities within the inner union. Working with the sacred feminine and masculine aspects of Light/Shadow, Solar/Lunar, Holding/Flowing, Giving/Receiving, and Doing/Being. Held in a container of deep compassion, love, and non-judgment where your authentic truth can be expressed without limitations. When you choose to move with and be held in the flow of life, you choose the energy that serves your divine purpose and soul path.
This beautiful retreat is being held in the mighty and majestic Kashi. The city is referred to as Kāśī (Kashi) from the Sanskrit verbal root kaś- ”to shine”, making Varanasi known as “The City of Light”, the “luminous city as an eminent seat of learning”. “Varanasi” is linked to the names
of two Ganges tributaries forming the city’s borders: Varuna, still flowing in northern Varanasi, and Assi, today a small stream in the southern part of the city, near Assi Ghat. The old city is located on the north shores of Ganga, bounded by Varuna and Assi.
Kashi is the birthplace of many profound masters, sages, and saints who awakened to their own unique spiritual tradition, through alchemy and surrender engaging in a portal of this vast phenomenon. One enters this refined construct, a space, which allows you to realize the Self.
This profound setting is one of the few places where the sacred feminine and the masculine merge with deep intensity, allowing rare access to a platform for self-inquiry, healing, transformation, and connection. In such a place, through deep listening, we will hear the whispers of the heart’s wisdom.
What to Expect?
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- Understand the nervous system. Learn how to access and move through stuck emotions
- Learn tools for emotional release, nervous system regulation, and resilience
- Identify Core Wounds and Limiting Beliefs and How to Use these as Fuel for Empowerment Through Inner Enquiry, Movement, Stillness, and Union. We Will
support you to break through some of the Conditioning that keeps you stuck so you can tap into your Innate potential - Connect with Feminine & Masculine Energy Centres for Activation and Alignment
- Release Ancestral Trauma and Retrieve Your Gifts through Core Awakening Practices
- Find Safety in Your Body and Learn How to Access and Alchemise the Shakti Energy
- Honor your body, Speak your truth & Dance with the Divine
- Get in Your Body with Yoga, Tantra, and the alchemical wisdom of the Aghora tradition
- Be seen & heard in a supportive & nourishing circle of kindred spirits
What the Retreat would include:
Daily Schedule would include:
- Daily Morning Yogic practices
- Yoga Nidra sessions, a practice for deep relaxation
- Special Homa Ritual (fire ceremony) with Mantra recitation, a healing, and empowering practice
- Daily exploratory, experiential and meditative satsangs with Dr. Krishnakant Shukla and the Samsara Wellness Team to deepen the experience of Kashi.
- Key rituals to facilitate the deep connection with the mainframe of Kashi and expose oneself to the lifecycle of human life with our Pujari Kalpeshbhai Bhatt.
- Time to be in the natural landscape of this live yantra exploring the ghats, boat rides in Ganga, journaling, contemplating, or simply walking!
The 18th of February is marked by Mahashivaratri, which marks a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in life and the world. This day will be marked with special rituals to imbibe the spirit of the cosmic energies that will be in the ether. Mahashivratri is meant to wake up every particle of your body. The festival is a wake-up call to move away from conflicts and move towards truth, beauty, peace, and benevolence – the ethereal qualities of Shiva.”
These are some of The key elements of Kashi that will be part of the retreat experience,
The Legendary Ganga Arti
This Arti performed at the banks of Ganga is an offering infused with devotion, to this most profound source of life, every evening at Dasashwamedh Ghat. This mesmerizing ritual is performed by a group of young priests.
Beauty of Ghats
Ganga is flanked by a diverse array of these riverfront steps, each infused with its own subtle beauty, tale, and legend; opening its reverence to this mighty river. The city has 87 Ghats. Most of the Ghats are associated with ritual bathing and devotional activities, while a few are used as cremation sites.
Explore Ganga
The charm of Kashi is meandering in the Ganga atop a boat to lend a different perspective of these Ghats. In the evening, one becomes a witness to the city coming to life with the ceremonies and the various fires burning, expounding a cleansing process or yet another cremation. This unique moment has a resounding impact on the seeker.
Kashi Vishwanath Mandir
Overlooking the Western bank of the Ganga, Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the most prominent of the twelve Jyotirlingas of the country. This holy sanctuary is the heartbeat of Kashi and is devoted to Lord Shiva.
Annapurna Devi Mandir
Goddess Parvathi is represented here as the feminine spirit of Annapurna, or as the name suggests the one who nourishes everyone. This is the place where goddess Annapurna showed Lord Shiva that the material world, like the spirit, cannot be dismissed as an illusion.
Kaal Bhairaav Mandir
This is the fiercest form of Lord Shiva. The deity is portrayed as a man wearing garlands made with human skulls. It is said that death itself is afraid of this form. According to local folklore, Kaal Bhairaav decides who has to stay in Varanasi and who should not.
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir
This temple is said to have been established by the renowned saint Goswami Tulsidas and reconstructed by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. This temple is famous for its resident monkeys that are fed by the daily throng of devotees.
Durga Mata Mandir and Durga Kund
Durga Mata Temple is in Durga Kund and is dedicated to Goddess Durga. It is located near Tulsi Manas Mandir. The idol of the Goddess Idol is said to be self-created and the local lore is that it miraculously protects and fulfills the wishes of Devotees.
Vishalakshi Mandir
Vishalakshi Temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvathi. This temple is considered an acclaimed shaktipeeth. It is clearly mentioned in the Puranas that Varanasi and this particular place will exist forever.
Manikarnika Ghat
It is believed that salvation (moksha) is attained here upon the cremation of the body near the ghat. Scores of elderly people seek to walk up to its edges to spend their last days absorbing
the energies emanating from the Ghat – which makes even death a painless and insignificant event.
Swami Treylinga Samadhi
The Samadhi of a great Indian Saint who did tremendous sadhana for over 250 years and attained to the heights of spiritual knowledge.
The above are but a few places of significance that we will be visiting during the retreat; alongside many other key places that we will encounter during our exploration as we meander the ghats, temples, and eclectic pathways.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
£3636.36 this will cover :
- Accommodation
- All Meals
- Travel
- Airport Transfer to and from the Hotel
- Access to Temples
- All Sessions During the Retreats, Pujas, and Rituals
How do I secure my place and purchase the retreat package?
See the website link www.samsara-wellness.com or contact us at [email protected]
What happens after I have purchased the retreat package?
- Initially, you will receive a Welcome letter to confirm your place with particulars and our Cancellation Policy
- You will receive a link to fill out a Basic Health Questionnaire. This document will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
- 14 days prior to program commencement ( you will receive a link to all attendee information and general instructions)
- 30 days prior to program commencement we would need your travel itinerary and insurance details
Note:
There is a zoom meeting arranged on 21st January 2023 at 9 pm GMT time for questions, clarification, and any further discussions. Look forward to meeting you all.
BOOKINGS WILL BE CLOSED 14 days before the commencement of the program or at our discretion
Bank Account Details
Samsara Wellness Ltd
Bank Name: TSB BANK
IBAN/BIC: GB29TSBS77220800057873 | TSBSGB2AXXX
Sort code: 772208
Account no: 00057873
Our contact details for any further questions are:
General and program-specific inquiries :
[email protected]
Program admin and financial queries :
[email protected]
Whatsapp contact details:
Jagdish +447843845669,
Arti +447950775339
