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Residential Sadhana Program
Residential Sadhana Program Rates Harmony Cottage Extended Rates Ananda Cottage Extended Rates -with 2-week Sadhana Stay: $1,999.00 - with 2-week Sadhana Stay: $1,699.00 -with 1-month Sadhana Stay: $3,599.00 […]
Pause & Renew May 2024
With Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
Plant the seeds of self-care and harvest the fruit of restoration. Get away for a weekend of therapeutic massage, biofeedback sessions, and individual yoga therapy sessions designed to help you unwind and feel refreshed. This retreat puts rejuvenation and optimal health in your hands. This 3-day program provides you with relaxing and therapeutic services which […]
Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 1, 40-Day | Concluding Havan
With Ishan Tigunait
Himalayan Institute
Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 1 is the doorway to experience what you learned in the Sri Sukta Course. This 40-day group practice follows a time-honored tradition of 20 recitations of Sri Sukta daily for 40 days, as the foundational practice of Sri Sukta. Undertake this as a personal practice done from the convenience of your […]
Restoring Ojas May 2024
With Judy Moulton
Himalayan Institute
What Is Ojas? According to ayurveda, ojas (pronounced oh-jus) is the vital sap that gives us vitality, resilience, and strong immunity. It also promotes creativity, mental clarity, compassion, and spiritual strength. In our youth, ojas is plentiful—giving us energy and vibrancy. As we age and begin to feel the effects of stress, we can become more vulnerable to […]
Maha Sri Yaga Anchor Practice Concluding Havan
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD
Himalayan Institute
Building Resilience May 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and David Goddard
Himalayan Institute
Learn to manage stress and build resilience during this weekday wellness retreat. While we can’t eliminate stress from our lives, we can enhance our capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt in the face of stress, adversity, trauma, or challenge—in other words improve our resilience. In this relaxing and informative weekday retreat, you’ll gain […]
Tantra Sadhana: Tantric Deities & The World of Mandalas & Chakras | Concluding Puja
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD
Himalayan Institute
Part 2 begins with Shakti Puja, one of the most revered among all tantric practices, that invokes the 360 divinities of Durga Saptashati. This practice opens the door to understanding tantra in all its forms and colors—a vast range of deities, mantras, yantras, and mandalas. To some, these tantric essentials appear complex and confusing; to […]
Mount Leconte Add-on to Great Smoky Mountains: A Yoga and Hiking Wellness Immersion
With Ransom Hare
Vishoka Meditation Retreat: Deepening Access at the Ajna Chakra
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD, Ishan Tigunait, Shari Friedrichsen, Sandra Anderson, Greg Capitolo and Judy Moulton
Himalayan Institute
The tradition repeatedly proclaims “Meditation does that which nothing else can—it introduces you to yourself.” This self-revealing power of Vishoka Meditation is what makes it so precious, and this is the capacity which unfolds as we deepen access at the ajna chakra. Learn more about the deeper significance of this gateway of consciousness, and how […]
PureRejuvenation Retreat May 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
Take time to care for you. Rejuvenate, restore, and bloom into your vibrant vitality at our world-renowned wellness center. Spend 5 days cleansing and revitalizing your body and mind at our signature retreat, blending modern and ancient cleansing techniques. Inspired by ayurvedic healing traditions and powered by modern medicine, our Pure Rejuvenation signature retreat restores […]
Yoga and Hiking Weekend Retreat May 2024
With Ransom Hare
Himalayan Institute
The Himalayan Institute’s Excursion Director, Ransom Hare, is passionate about combining yoga practice, the outdoors, and like-minded community to create unique experiences that leave us feeling alive, refreshed, and filled with renewed vitality and purpose. During this weekend retreat, you will explore 10+ miles of hiking trails among the beautiful lakes, rivers, and waterfalls of […]
Finding Center June 2024
With Judy Moulton
Himalayan Institute
Find Your Center at This Nourishing Weekend Ayurvedic Retreat Come be truly nourished and supported at this all-inclusive wellness retreat focusing on bringing balance and wholeness to your being. This 3 day ayurvedic wellness retreat is restoring and relaxing, as well as informative and educational. You’ll experience the profound nourishment of ayurvedic spa treatments and […]
Pocono Getaway Weekend June 2024
With Luke Ketterhagen
Himalayan Institute
Decompress and reconnect at the Himalayan Institute in the heart of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania for this special getaway weekend with Ransom Hare. Experience yoga, wellness, Vishoka Meditation classes, access to the Sri Vidya Shrine, and evening campfires. Hike through our beautiful 400-acre campus, or enjoy ayurvedic treatments, massage or integrative health consultations at […]
Building Resilience June 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and David Goddard
Himalayan Institute
Learn to manage stress and build resilience during this weekday wellness retreat. While we can’t eliminate stress from our lives, we can enhance our capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt in the face of stress, adversity, trauma, or challenge—in other words improve our resilience. In this relaxing and informative weekday retreat, you’ll gain […]
Movement as Medicine June 2024
With Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
We all know the vast health benefits of movement and physical activity, but how do we get started? How do we approach movement safely and sustainably? How do we overcome roadblocks that keep us from moving with ease? When we unite breathing, movement, and relaxation, the results are empowering, revitalizing, and transformative. Learn to honor […]
Panchakarma June 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
What Is Panchakarma? Panchakarma, a small therapeutic retreat for a maximum of 8 people, is the preeminent healing and detoxification process in traditional ayurvedic medicine. According to ayurveda, this cleanse is one of the most effective treatments in healing disease, clearing toxins, and restoring balance to the body. Ayurveda believes all illness stems from toxin (ama) […]
HI Essentials: Living Your Best Life
With Greg Capitolo
Himalayan Institute
Join long-time Himalayan Institute Faculty member, Greg Capitolo, for this practice-oriented yoga retreat that focuses on the essential aspects of living a healthy and happy life. During this inspiring and informative weekend, enjoy sessions on yogic breathing, breath-aligned movement (asana practice), relaxation and meditation that provide you with the tools and means to awaken your […]
Awakening Agni June 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD
Himalayan Institute
What Is Agni? Inside each of us is a brilliant source of light and vitality. According to ayurveda, this light is agni—the inner fire that fuels digestion, supports immunity, drives creativity, and gives us vitality. When agni is low we feel dull, lethargic, detached, and unmotivated. When agni is strong we feel vibrant, engaged, energized, and purposeful. […]
PureRejuvenation Retreat July 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
Take time to care for you. Rejuvenate, restore, and bloom into your vibrant vitality at our world-renowned wellness center. Spend 5 days cleansing and revitalizing your body and mind at our signature retreat, blending modern and ancient cleansing techniques. Inspired by ayurvedic healing traditions and powered by modern medicine, our Pure Rejuvenation signature retreat restores […]
Life-Giving Powers of Vishoka Meditation, Part 2 - In-Person Retreat
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD
Himalayan Institute
Building Resilience July 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and David Goddard
Himalayan Institute
Learn to manage stress and build resilience during this weekday wellness retreat. While we can’t eliminate stress from our lives, we can enhance our capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt in the face of stress, adversity, trauma, or challenge—in other words improve our resilience. In this relaxing and informative weekday retreat, you’ll gain […]
Restoring Ojas July 2024
With Judy Moulton
Himalayan Institute
What Is Ojas? According to ayurveda, ojas (pronounced oh-jus) is the vital sap that gives us vitality, resilience, and strong immunity. It also promotes creativity, mental clarity, compassion, and spiritual strength. In our youth, ojas is plentiful—giving us energy and vibrancy. As we age and begin to feel the effects of stress, we can become more vulnerable to […]
HI Members Homecoming Retreat (July 2024)
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD and Himalayan Institute Core Faculty
Himalayan Institute
Return to your spiritual home in the month of Guru Purnima and for the 5th anniversary of the Sri Vidya Shrine. Traditionally, this is the month spiritual practitioners return to the seat of learning and practice for inspiration and replenishment of body, mind, and soul. With this special retreat, we invite you to enjoy the […]
Pause & Renew July 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD
Himalayan Institute
Plant the seeds of self-care and harvest the fruit of restoration. Get away for a weekend of therapeutic massage, biofeedback sessions, and individual yoga therapy sessions designed to help you unwind and feel refreshed. This retreat puts rejuvenation and optimal health in your hands. This 3-day program provides you with relaxing and therapeutic services which […]
Panchakarma August 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
What Is Panchakarma? Panchakarma, a small therapeutic retreat for a maximum of 8 people, is the preeminent healing and detoxification process in traditional ayurvedic medicine. According to ayurveda, this cleanse is one of the most effective treatments in healing disease, clearing toxins, and restoring balance to the body. Ayurveda believes all illness stems from toxin (ama) […]
Pocono Getaway Weekend w/ Sandra Anderson
With Sandra Anderson
Himalayan Institute
Decompress and reconnect at the Himalayan Institute in the heart of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania for this special getaway weekend with Ransom Hare. Experience yoga, wellness, Vishoka Meditation classes, access to the Sri Vidya Shrine, and evening campfires. Hike through our beautiful 400-acre campus, or enjoy ayurvedic treatments, massage or integrative health consultations at […]
Movement as Medicine August 2024
With Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
We all know the vast health benefits of movement and physical activity, but how do we get started? How do we approach movement safely and sustainably? How do we overcome roadblocks that keep us from moving with ease? When we unite breathing, movement, and relaxation, the results are empowering, revitalizing, and transformative. Learn to honor […]
Awakening Agni August 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD
Himalayan Institute
What Is Agni? Inside each of us is a brilliant source of light and vitality. According to ayurveda, this light is agni—the inner fire that fuels digestion, supports immunity, drives creativity, and gives us vitality. When agni is low we feel dull, lethargic, detached, and unmotivated. When agni is strong we feel vibrant, engaged, energized, and purposeful. […]
PureRejuvenation Retreat August 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
Take time to care for you. Rejuvenate, restore, and bloom into your vibrant vitality at our world-renowned wellness center. Spend 5 days cleansing and revitalizing your body and mind at our signature retreat, blending modern and ancient cleansing techniques. Inspired by ayurvedic healing traditions and powered by modern medicine, our Pure Rejuvenation signature retreat restores […]
Yoga for Resiliency and Groundedness w/ Luke Ketterhagen
With Luke Ketterhagen
Himalayan Institute
You deserve a break and an opportunity to supercharge yourself. A long weekend in the company of like-minded folks doing yoga 2-3 times a day can be a prescription for lasting change. Don’t miss it! This 4 day and 3 night weekend combines the brilliance of yoga – its toning, realigning, balancing, stabilizing and grounding […]
Pause & Renew September 2024
With Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
Plant the seeds of self-care and harvest the fruit of restoration. Get away for a weekend of therapeutic massage, biofeedback sessions, and individual yoga therapy sessions designed to help you unwind and feel refreshed. This retreat puts rejuvenation and optimal health in your hands. This 3-day program provides you with relaxing and therapeutic services which […]
Panchakarma September 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
What Is Panchakarma? Panchakarma, a small therapeutic retreat for a maximum of 8 people, is the preeminent healing and detoxification process in traditional ayurvedic medicine. According to ayurveda, this cleanse is one of the most effective treatments in healing disease, clearing toxins, and restoring balance to the body. Ayurveda believes all illness stems from toxin (ama) […]
Yoga and Hiking Weekend Retreat September 2024
With Ransom Hare
Himalayan Institute
The Himalayan Institute’s Excursion Director, Ransom Hare, is passionate about combining yoga practice, the outdoors, and like-minded community to create unique experiences that leave us feeling alive, refreshed, and filled with renewed vitality and purpose. During this weekend retreat, you will explore 10+ miles of hiking trails among the beautiful lakes, rivers, and waterfalls of […]
HI Essentials: Learn to Meditate
With Ransom Hare
Himalayan Institute
Decompress and rejuvenate at this special meditation getaway weekend. Learn, or refresh your practice of an accessible but profound meditation technique that supports your well-being, and can be used daily to sustain a clear, calm, and tranquil mind. Your practice of meditation will be supported by our Sri Vidya Shrine. Much more than a meditation […]
Movement as Medicine September 2024
With Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
We all know the vast health benefits of movement and physical activity, but how do we get started? How do we approach movement safely and sustainably? How do we overcome roadblocks that keep us from moving with ease? When we unite breathing, movement, and relaxation, the results are empowering, revitalizing, and transformative. Learn to honor […]
Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 1, 80-Day | Concluding Havan
With Ishan Tigunait
Himalayan Institute
Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 1 is the doorway to experience what you learned in the Sri Sukta Course. This 40-day group practice follows a time-honored tradition of 20 recitations of Sri Sukta daily for 40 days, as the foundational practice of Sri Sukta. Undertake this as a personal practice done from the convenience of your […]
Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 2 – October 2024
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD
Himalayan Institute
The Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 2 is an advanced practice. The intensity and the power of the practice accelerates when we align it with the forces of time and place. In addition to the alignment of the celestial bodies on the day of the 27th of April, the practice begins the day after the new […]
PureRejuvenation 2.0 Retreat October 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
What is Pure Rejuvenation 2.0? This signature retreat combines traditional Ayurvedic methods of cleansing and revitalization with integrative approaches to health and healing. With attention given to all aspects of your care (food, movement, relaxation, and bodywork), revitalization is possible in just a few days. Relaxation and restoration are the keynotes of this retreat. You […]
Building Resilience October 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and David Goddard
Himalayan Institute
Learn to manage stress and build resilience during this weekday wellness retreat. While we can’t eliminate stress from our lives, we can enhance our capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt in the face of stress, adversity, trauma, or challenge—in other words improve our resilience. In this relaxing and informative weekday retreat, you’ll gain […]
Finding Center October 2024
With Judy Moulton
Himalayan Institute
Find Your Center at This Nourishing Weekend Ayurvedic Retreat Come be truly nourished and supported at this all-inclusive wellness retreat focusing on bringing balance and wholeness to your being. This 3 day ayurvedic wellness retreat is restoring and relaxing, as well as informative and educational. You’ll experience the profound nourishment of ayurvedic spa treatments and […]
Awakening Agni November 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD
Himalayan Institute
What Is Agni? Inside each of us is a brilliant source of light and vitality. According to ayurveda, this light is agni—the inner fire that fuels digestion, supports immunity, drives creativity, and gives us vitality. When agni is low we feel dull, lethargic, detached, and unmotivated. When agni is strong we feel vibrant, engaged, energized, and purposeful. […]
Panchakarma November 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
What Is Panchakarma? Panchakarma, a small therapeutic retreat for a maximum of 8 people, is the preeminent healing and detoxification process in traditional ayurvedic medicine. According to ayurveda, this cleanse is one of the most effective treatments in healing disease, clearing toxins, and restoring balance to the body. Ayurveda believes all illness stems from toxin (ama) […]
Pause & Renew November 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD
Himalayan Institute
Plant the seeds of self-care and harvest the fruit of restoration. Get away for a weekend of therapeutic massage, biofeedback sessions, and individual yoga therapy sessions designed to help you unwind and feel refreshed. This retreat puts rejuvenation and optimal health in your hands. This 3-day program provides you with relaxing and therapeutic services which […]
Pocono Getaway Weekend November 2024
With Luke Ketterhagen
Himalayan Institute
Decompress and reconnect at the Himalayan Institute in the heart of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania for this special getaway weekend with Ransom Hare. Experience yoga, wellness, Vishoka Meditation classes, access to the Sri Vidya Shrine, and evening campfires. Hike through our beautiful 400-acre campus, or enjoy ayurvedic treatments, massage or integrative health consultations at […]
Building Resilience November 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and David Goddard
Himalayan Institute
Learn to manage stress and build resilience during this weekday wellness retreat. While we can’t eliminate stress from our lives, we can enhance our capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt in the face of stress, adversity, trauma, or challenge—in other words improve our resilience. In this relaxing and informative weekday retreat, you’ll gain […]
Restoring Ojas November 2024
With Judy Moulton
Himalayan Institute
What Is Ojas? According to ayurveda, ojas (pronounced oh-jus) is the vital sap that gives us vitality, resilience, and strong immunity. It also promotes creativity, mental clarity, compassion, and spiritual strength. In our youth, ojas is plentiful—giving us energy and vibrancy. As we age and begin to feel the effects of stress, we can become more vulnerable to […]
PureRejuvenation Retreat December 2024
With Carrie Demers, MD and Theresa Oswald, MD
Himalayan Institute
Take time to care for you. Rejuvenate, restore, and bloom into your vibrant vitality at our world-renowned wellness center. Spend 5 days cleansing and revitalizing your body and mind at our signature retreat, blending modern and ancient cleansing techniques. Inspired by ayurvedic healing traditions and powered by modern medicine, our Pure Rejuvenation signature retreat restores […]
HI Essentials: Yoga for Deep Rest w/ Sandra Anderson
With Sandra Anderson
Himalayan Institute
De-stress and reset at this special getaway weekend at the Himalayan Institute in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. Along with gentle yoga, we’ll focus on essential practices from the Himalayan tradition to systematically release tension, wind down, and turn off the busy chattering mind. The resulting alert inner stillness in the body and mind […]
Finding Center December 2024
With Judy Moulton
Himalayan Institute
Find Your Center at This Nourishing Weekend Ayurvedic Retreat Come be truly nourished and supported at this all-inclusive wellness retreat focusing on bringing balance and wholeness to your being. This 3 day ayurvedic wellness retreat is restoring and relaxing, as well as informative and educational. You’ll experience the profound nourishment of ayurvedic spa treatments and […]
Rudra Yaga at Kumbha Mela 2025
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD
Himalayan Institute
Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 2 – April 2025
With Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD
Himalayan Institute
The Sri Sukta Sadhana Stage 2 is an advanced practice. The intensity and the power of the practice accelerates when we align it with the forces of time and place. In addition to the alignment of the celestial bodies on the day of the 27th of April, the practice begins the day after the new […]