Join Swaha Devi for “Bliss Embodied” a 10 day spiritual retreat at the spectacular Spiritual oasis, Sri Puram Golden Temple in Southern India.

We are deeply human and spiritual beings, and learning to better honour and understand both of these parts of ourselves is the doorway to inner Bliss, and living a more joy-filled yet peaceful life.

During this retreat, you will explore the deep and inescapable relationship between your Body, your thoughts and emotions and your Spirit and personal energy system (aura, chakras and meridians). When we understand these relationships, we can gain new tools for create a life of “heaven on earth”, and bliss within our "in-body-ed" experience. ​

Our physical body is a powerful and complex interconnected network of thoughts, emotions, beliefs and energy. These parts of us are constantly interacting and affecting one another. As we learn to slow down and connect to our inner wisdom and inner healer, we can more easily accept the ups and downs of life and the Bliss of our own Divine Nature flows through into our mind, emotions and body. This leads to deep inner peace, vitality, deeper intuition and better health on all levels.

This 10 day retreat will be an immersion into practices of many traditions, with a strong focus on Bhakti Yoga - the yoga of Love and Devotion. Bhakti yoga practices are ones that connect us to our heart, and to a deeper union with the Divine (universe) that exists within us and all around us. This includes meditation, sound healing using Mantra, and other yoga and spiritual practices that open the heart to more love, compassion, kindness and connection to ourselves, others and the entire universe.

Note this retreat is not free. This eventbrite event is to book your free information call if you are interested to join us for this event, to determine if it is a good fit for you.

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Investment

This all inclusive retreat has an EARLYBIRD fee of $2222 until 1 September 2024 (a non-refundable deposit of $800 is required to secure your place at this price).

Second release tickets are $2350 until 30 September 2024

The full price from 1 October is $2500.

Inclusions

• One (1) night’s accommodation in Bangalore @ the Raddison Blu 5 star hotel (including breakfast).
• Seven (8) Night’s accommodation and breakfast at the ashram from 28 November to 6 December.
• sponsorship of a special morning ceremony conducted in the temples.
• Shuttle transfers to and from Bangalore (if you are travelling with the group at the specified times).
• guided tours of the ashram and charitable projects include the research hospital, green shakti
• opportunity to assist with providing free food through the Ashram's feeding program with the retreat group. Seva or selfless service is a wonderful practice for opening the heart.
• Full tuition fees for this guided retreat.

• Administration fees for retreat organisation.
• Small group mentoring and healing during the retreat.
• Online information evening to get you prepared for the trip.
• Access to 1 follow up online / in person gathering with meditation and mentoring and 1 discouted 60 minute private integration session with Swaha Devi to support you to integrate from the retreat and land softly back into life.

Exclusions

• visa (please allow 5 days to obtain an evisa – 30 days validity only – approx. cost $120)
• Flights (between $800- $1500 return from Sydney)
• Full travel insurance including medical and evacuation (compulsory when coming on this retreat - $50-$150)
• Lunch and dinner (around $5 per meal)
• Transfers to and from the airport if you are travelling outside the group or via a different port such as Chennai (i will still asist with booking your airport transfer with our private tour company at your own cost).
• Travel into Vellore on day trips.
• any treatments at the Ashrams aryuvedic centre providing massage and other wholistic treatments.
• Additional sponsorship activities undertaken at the ashram (we will have opportunity to sponsor a few additional fire ceremonies at the retreat which cost approximately $50 each). This is not compulsory but a powerful meditation and healing experience and opportunity to support the charity projects of the ashram (through the sponsorship you pay). A recommended budget of $100 -$150 is suggested.

Payment Plan

A $800 non-refundable/ non-transferrable deposit is due to secure any of the earlybird prices. A payment plan can be arranged with Swaha Devi privately for the remaining payments, for up to three installments.

The full retreat fee is due 1 October to ensure time for us to arrange your transformational journey. All booking and travel information will be provided upon booking.

Awakening the Heart...

In addition to our private group sessions, a blessing of this retreat will be connection with Sri Shakti Amma Narayani, an Awakened Spiritual Master who embodies pure love. When we spend time with Spiritual Masters (someone with spiritual mastery), we can “catch” this mastery through being in proximity to them through our natural human empathy and through absorbing these loving energies through our energy body (chakras and aura). As we enjoy in Amma’s daily programs, and the wonderful different meditation practices on offer around the temple complex, each individual is miraculously supported to open in their own perfect and unique way to grow and transform in alignment with your own goals and path. Beyond anything the mind could plan.

During this 10 day retreat you will be supported to remember and allow a deeper connection to the feeling of Love and Bliss that exists inside you, and can be accessed more and more from experiences in life, and take this new energy home to your life with new energy and focus.

Reawakening the Joy of Living…

All of the rituals and offerings over the retreat are designed to reconnect you to the Pleasure and Joy of Living, to the Power of the Heart and Spirit inside of you, and support you to find the best balance for you in life to be in a perfect flow (for you). True inner Bliss can be accessed when we can listen to our inner guideance, and follow it.

Your retreat experience will include:

• Daily Bhakti yoga meditation and mantra practice to clear old emotional, mental and spiritual blockages to more heart opening for inner and outer Love and connection.
• Learning simple energy / spiritual healing techniques and mantras to heal and balance your body and energy field and still your mind and emotions.
• Opportunities for whole group, small group and individual spiritual mentoring and healing as required.
• Build a deeper connection to your intuition through meditation, and simply being in a deeply spiritual place that naturally supports this inner knowing.
• Take part in conscious connected breathwork journeys.
• Connect to your heart and the heart of others through Biodanza - a conscious dance and movement practice to connect you more deeply to your inner instincts and the rhythm of life.
• Daily pooja (sacred rituals to connect with love) and time in meditation with awakened spiritual master Sri Shakti Narayani Amma.
• Guided walking meditations and other powerful spiritual practices throughout the exquisite Golden Temple and surroundings of this sacred place.
• Tours (and volunteer opportunities) of some of Sri Shakti Amma’s charitable projects including schools, hospital and recycling plants.

• Daily time for personal contemplation, rest and exploration of the temple complex and local sites.

This retreat offers a wonderful balance of activity and quiet contemplation, for you to Open to more Love within your own Heart, Body and Spirit.

This retreat is for you if you want…

• to take time away from would your earthly responsibilities for a week, and have time to unwind in a nurturing space to connect more deeply to yourself and your desires.

• an immersive experience and transformational journey in the deeply rich Spiritual culture of India and this Temple.

• time, space and support to let go of old limiting patterns and beliefs, to create more empowering habits and patterns in your life.

• to learn meditation and Mantra, two powerful tools for quieten the mind and connect to the heart.

• to understand how to cultuvate a healthy balance of loving compassion, and healthy boundaries in your life and relationships.

• to make genuine connections with others during the retreat and beyond.

• to learn basic shamanic healing tools for cleaning your aura and chakras, a tool that can improve your wellbeing every day.

Is this retreat suitable for me?

All my programs open a gentle, sacred and safe container for all people, of all ages, abilities, sexualities, faiths and beliefs and cultures. It is an invitation to join together to remember our similarities, to release anything that is holding you back, and rediscover more of your authentic nature and self expression. This is a perfect retreat for you if you wouls like to explore your spiritual and human nature on a deeper level.

Trauma informed

This is a trauma informed program, designed to give you freedom to choose and explore in a way that feels right for you:

Everything in this workshop is an invitation. The offerings are carefully designed to support you to explore yourself, your relationship to others, to your creativity and to life. If there are any experiences you do not wish to take part in, I will work with you to either support you to be involved in a way that feels good for you, and the group, or to find a different offering that feels nurturing for you in its place.

This retreat is accessible regardless of your physical ability. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this.

Retreat Itinerary

You must arrange your own flights to Bangalore (return), visa and travel insurance for this trip. Swaha will look after everything else! You are welcome to travel with the group (Swaha Devi will be flying from Sydney morning of 27th) or fly on a carrier that suits you and meet and Bangalore.

27 November (Wednesday)

Arrive in Bangalore. A car will be waiting to pick you up from the Bangalore Airport and take you to the 5 star Taj Hotel to rejuvenate from your travel.

28 November – 10am

Bangalore – breakfast and meet and greet with Swaha Devi and the retreat group at 10am. Spend the morning resting, or enjoying a massage or spa treatment (not included) before we depart for the ashram at midday (via the shopping centre to buy some ashram clothes) in private A/C cars (approx. 3.5 hours drive).

28 November - 6 December

Official daily retreat program commences in the evening after settling into your accommodation, including a tour of the Ashram complex and golden temple walking meditation.

6 December Retreat close

The retreat will end at 11am following a closing session. The Bangalore airport shuttle will depart the ashram after lunch, allowing you to meet the evening flights at 5pm.

Staying on after retreat

You are welcome to stay on for your own private trip following close of the retreat on friday morning. Contact Swaha Devi if you would like to do this so they can assist with arranging your accommodation. Accommodation is approximately $60 per room per night, including 1 meal. An airport shuttle can be arranged if flying outside the group departure time at a personal cost of approximately $100 per car one way. There is also accommodation at the aryuvedic centre, a part of the ashram if you would like to stay and recieve daily aryuvedic treatments.

BOOK NOW - register here via Eventbrite to book your free meet and greet and information call before receiving your application form and payment details

Investment

This all inclusive retreat has an EARLYBIRD fee of $2222 until 1 September 2024 (a non-refundable deposit of $800 is required to secure your place at this price).

Second release tickets are $2350 until 30 September 2024

The full price from 1 October is $2500.

MEALS

Indian vegetarian meals contain dairy but no egg. Some retreat guests like to buy milk and cereal at the local supermarket and have a western style breatkfast. Otherwise indian breakfast is provided in your accommodation fee. Lunches and dinners will be at the accommodations cafe, and has a range of indian style meals from spicy to mild (noodles).

If you have special dietary requirements, please get in touch to discuss options.

Can I bring my family?

If you feel drawn to bring your family on this trip, please get in touch to discuss options. Children and partners are welcome, and can take part in many of the retreat programs, aside from our private daily practice (not suitable for children). Get in touch to discuss the options if this interests you. Couples have attended with children in the past, and rotated their attendance in the morning session.

If partners or a carer and children attend and are not attending the full program, this is offered at a discounted rate to cover costs and administration only.

Accommodation

While basic, this accommodation is above the usual standard ashram accommodation. Rooms have A/C and ceiling fans, tiled western style bathroom in each room, standard beds, which aren’t like home but are ok. You may need to triple share depending on how busy the ashram is (we are going at a busy time).

Breakfast, is included in the tariff. However if you prefer a western style breakfast, you may want to bring your own cereal or snacks, especially if you have special dietary needs. These can also be obtained in the nearby town of Vellore.

About your retreat leader

Swaha Devi is the founder of the Spirit of She women's Mystery School. A modern day mystic, and student and teacher of Eastern and Western spiritual and human devlopment practices, Swaha is passionate about sharing empowerment tools to support people to lead more wholesome and present lives.

Swaha Devi has been supporting 1-1 clients and groups through Bhakti Yoga and meditation, conscious connected Breathwork, shamanic healing, sensual embodiment, coaching and transformational retreats in Canberra and Internationally for over 18 years. She is also a birth and end of life Doula, passionate about bringing deep love, presence and connection to families during poignant life transitions.

Through her own transformational journey into deeper self-love and Divine connection during this period, she is grateful and humbled to support other people on their journey to reconnection to more of their exquisite Divine and Human nature.

Also trained as an environmental scientist, she has a grounded approach to spirituality. Swaha Devi has a gift in fusing the practicalities of science, emotional intelligence, meditation, self-exploration and other spiritual tools. Swaha Devi’s authenticity and willingness to share her own personal journey inspires and brings hope to others. Her deep intuition, honesty, gentleness and wit create a safe and refreshing space to discover and create new uplifting possibilities for your life.

Swaha is a registered practitioner with the Australian Breathwork Association and International Institute of Complimentary Therapists. She is also an accreditated Biodanza facilitator, Ignite Your Spirit Therapist (Shamanic Healing and Spiritual counselling) and sensual embodiment coach.

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