This retreat is an opportunity for serious seekers to come in contact with the spiritual life and wisdom of India. This Retreat is combined with a spiritual tour to explore the grandeur of the Himalayas as well as one’s own inner self.

We will meet in Delhi and from there go to Rishikesh where the retreat starts at the banks of River Ganga. "The Ganges, above all, is the river of India which has held India’s heart captive and drawn uncounted millions to her banks since the dawn of history. The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India’s civilization and culture, of the rise and fall of empires, of great and proud cities, of adventures of man." This spiritual retreat and tour program is planned along the banks of Ganga, in a way tracing its routs too.

Thousands of visitors come to Gangotri each year, from every part of the world. Gangotri is situated at a height of more than 10,000 feet in Uttarkashi district, is one of the four shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath and Yamunotri commonly called Chardham. The shrine, dedicated to Goddess Ganga, is closed from November to April every year as the area remains snow-bound during the winters.

Bhagirathi a tributary of Ganga joins the Alaknanda river at Devaprayag, also in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, to form the mighty river Ganga. The Ganga then flows through the Himalayan valleys and emerges into the north Indian plain at the town of Haridwar.

During these 18 days of retreat, participants will be traveling to the different routes from Jamunotri to Gangotri and Kedarnath to Badrinath, all places are located at the banks either of Ganga or its main tributaries, Mandakini Alaka Nanda etc.

Participants will be guided in classical systems of meditation during the tour. There will be instructors and tour guides guiding and taking care of the retreat. The presence and lectures of Swami Santhiprasad will be inspiring to the participants.

We start the program with a purifying bath, sankalpa snan, in the holy waters of the Ganges River under the guidance of Swami Santhiprasad. There after participants will be initiated into meditation and will stay in Rishikesh for two days to acclimatize with the Indian weather. During this time there will be meditation sessions besides talks on Swara Yoga, Raja Yoga and Kundalini Yoga.

During the stay in Rishikesh the group will visit and meditate in the following places:

Ramjhula - two kilo meters on the outskirts of the city of Rishikesh, towards the mountain side, is the serene abode of Indian spirituality called Ramjhula where innumerable big and small ashrams are situated on either sides of Ganges.

Laksmanjhula - not more than an hour walking from Ramjhula through the banks of the Ganges we will reach to Laksmanjhula. There are innumerable ashrams big and small, spread over the banks of the Ganges. Here one can feel the sound of the rolling waters of the Ganges harmonizing with the spiritual vibration of an ancient tradition.