VAANYA Sanctuary · Retreats
Four days in the forest and paddy fields of Sri Lanka to slow down, feel deeply, and return to the woman who was never missing. Small, unhurried, and held properly.
Open for booking
We hold few, so we can hold them properly. Book directly with us on WhatsApp — you’ll speak to a person, not a form.
Ulpotha, Sri Lanka
22 – 25 October 2026 · 4 days, 3 nights
You wake before the heat, walk out barefoot, and the paddy fields are still holding last night’s mist. There is nowhere to be for four days. Movement, meditation, embodiment and ritual with Mastani Semal Luthra, Bodhi Mrida and VAANYA.
Why our retreats
Every journey is small, quiet and led by facilitators who stay with you throughout. What you get is time protected, structured, and yours.
Small by design
Groups stay intentionally limited. You'll know everyone's name by the second morning, and nobody disappears into the back of the room.
Places that do the work
Rice fields, forest, lake water, warm stone. We choose places that have already started the work before a single session begins.
Practice, not performance
Movement, breath, sound and ritual no experience needed, nothing to be good at, and no photographs required of you.
6:04 AM
Birds before light. You walk out barefoot, the ground still cool, and stand at the edge of the lake doing nothing at all.
10:30 AM
The workshop runs long because nobody's watching a clock. Someone cries. Someone laughs. Nobody apologises for either.
3:15 PM
Heat at its heaviest. You take a bicycle out past the paddy fields, or you don't, and read in the shade instead.
8:00 PM
Dinner by lamplight, then a circle and a fire. You go to bed early. You sleep the way you did as a child.
The full day-by-day rhythm, what's included, and who holds the space.
View full detailsMoments
Light, hands, water, sound. The parts that don't fit into a schedule.
Good to know
Everything below refers to the October retreat at Ulpotha. Anything not covered here, ask us on WhatsApp.
Who comes
Most guests arrive alone. Solo bookings are placed in shared accommodation with another woman, or you can take a single.
Meals
Breakfast and two vegetarian meals daily, plus snacks, fresh juices and herbal teas throughout.
Arrival
Arrive by 12:00 PM to settle in before the retreat opens. Departure is after lunch on 25 October.
Not included
Flights, airport transfers, travel insurance, Ayurveda treatments and personal expenses sit outside the retreat price. We can arrange transfers.
Everything else — the full itinerary, accommodation, pricing and arrival times.
View full detailsThe VAANYA circle
A quiet WhatsApp community no daily noise. Dates, early access and the occasional practice you can do from wherever you are. Retreats are small, and they usually fill from here.
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