S.P.A.C.E. Retreats
Return to Space
A Himalayan Wellness Retreat
Binsar Forest Retreat · Uttarakhand, India · 23-28 March 2027
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A Himalayan Wellness Retreat, led by Ayesha Samji · Mukti Wellness Center
five elements, one waning moon, the quiet of the forest
High in the Kumaon hills, among oak and rhododendron forest and the long white line of the Himalaya, we spend five days returning to ourselves. Each day holds one of the five meditative cultivations of S.P.A.C.E, carried by one of the five elements, from the ground beneath our feet to the open sky.
The Five Cultivations
Day 1
Stillness
Earth
I arrive. I land. I rest.
Day 2
Presence
Air
I am here, breath by breath.
Day 3
Acceptance
Water
I meet what is, as it is.
Day 4
Compassion
Fire
I offer warmth to myself and others.
Day 5
Equanimity
Space
I hold it all with an open heart.
Under a Waning Moon
The moon is full on 22 March as you travel, then softens night by night through every retreat day: a natural season for release, rest and letting go. Look for her in the western sky as we greet the sunrise.
Your Wellness Journey
Each day, one cultivation, one element, one intention.
Day 1 · Tuesday 23 March — Stillness · Earth
Arrive at Binsar after the mountain drive to a warm meal and a welcome circle. Slow belly breathing with a long exhale. Body-scan Yoga Nidra, and your release list for the week.
Day 2 · Wednesday 24 March — Presence · Air
Sunrise yoga facing the setting moon. Full yogic breath and alternate-nostril breathing. The walk to Zero Point as a moving meditation, with ten minutes of silence among the peaks.
Day 3 · Thursday 25 March — Acceptance · Water
A flowing sunrise practice and ocean breath. From 9 am, we walk down through the forest, the way water travels, to a village homestay and share lunch with a local family.
Day 4 · Friday 26 March — Compassion · Fire
Sun salutations to kindle inner warmth. A two-hour loving-kindness nature walk. In the evening, the Aarti at Bineshwar Temple: a small flame offered in the mountain dark.
Day 5 · Saturday 27 March — Equanimity · Space
A slow, spacious practice and humming bee breath. Our closing circle and release ritual, letting go of what we carried in. Lunch together, then down to North House Hotel for our last night, with an early flight from Pantnagar the following morning.
The Rhythm of Each Day
Sunrise
Yoga under the morning moon
Morning
The day’s walk or journey
Midday
A slow, nourishing lunch
Afternoon
Rest, journal, wander
Evening
Moon breath and Yoga Nidra
Night
A light dinner, then the stars
May we rest upon the earth and be held.
May each breath bring us home to this moment.
May we flow like water, and warm like the flame,
and find, beneath it all, the stillness of space.
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Binsar photographs: “Jhandi Dhar Hills” by Kshitijjjj; “Moonrise in himalaya (binsar wild life sanctury)” and “On the edge of heaven (binsar wild life sanctury)” by Rajborah123 — via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retreat photographs supplied by S.P.A.C.E. Retreats / Adventours by LK.