Inviting all women on a journey of self-knowledge through the divine feminine aspect – Shakti.
We will spend total 14 nights in Rishikesh, known as the yoga capital of World. Living in few different ashrams and receiving knowledge as well as practices with our own best and trusted local teachers, swamis and gurus with whom we’ve been ourselves practicing for years now. We will be visiting famous pilgrimage sites nearby Rishikesh where ancient yogis have meditated and charged the place with their powerful energy..

PROGRAM INCLUDES

Visiting sacred places, caves, temples, ashrams and river banks.

Fire ceremonies dedicated to The Goddess.

Mantra chanting Workshop

Philosophy of the Sacred Feminine

Tantra yoga

Life force energy activation & control / Pranayama Workshop

The Goddess Dance Ceremony

Sound Bath session

Kirtan – the divine music

Navratri Rituals

Please come with an open-mind to changes in our daily schedules. As you will discover – India can be unpredictable & despite our best efforts; things do not work out exactly as planned. We have learned to embrace this and we hope that you will also!

Upcoming April 2024 is a very auspicious time in India as the whole country will be celebrating a festival called Navratri. Nine days in a row special practices and ceremonies are performed in order to uplift the human consciousness and spiritual growth with the grace of a divine Mother Durga. We have chosen these special dates for our pilgrimage so we could be part of this powerful timing and every practice we perform will be blessed.

PILGRIMAGE SITES

Every couple of days we will be taking the car to travel about 1-2 hours outside Rishikesh to visit pilgrimage sites:

Shiva and Shakti temples

Vasishta & Arundhati Cave

Shiva Cave

Dev Prayag

RISHIKESH

A town located in northern India, at the foothills of the Himalayas. Rishikesh is an important religious centre of Hinduism, named as the YOGA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD due to the abundance of yoga schools. For centuries India’s spiritual masters have gathered here to perform their sadhana (spiritual practice) and attain a state of enlightenment by the holy river Ganga. The land is blessed and purified because of the holy river flowing here. It is said that in deep states of meditation you can still feel the presence and guidance of these ancient masters – we will have the opportunity to meditate on the banks of the Ganga, as well as in the caves of sages like Vasishta.
You will have the opportunity to meet and practice from established teachers in Rishikesh and perhaps even meet enlightened beings (if you are ready:)

SACRED RIVER GANGA

She is the holiest river in India and considered to be a Goddess. According to the legend she have come from the constellation known as Milky Way to this Earth to give salvation to ancestors and help humanity to cleanse and clear the karma. It is believed that one who has dipped in the Ganga at least one time, he has cleared not only his own sins and karma but also his ancestors.
During our pilgrimage we will have a chance to attend Ganga Aarti and bathe in the river at the secret beach.

SHAKTI

She is the dynamic energy that is responsible for creation, maintenance, and destruction of the universe. It is identified as female energy because shakti is responsible for creation, as mothers are responsible for birth. Without shakti, nothing in this universe would happen; she stimulates Shiva, which is pure consciousness, to create. During this Pilgrimage we will get to know and practice the whole spectrum of Shakti power expressions. Starting with primordial and raw goddess of destruction Kali coming to her loving and nourishing forms as Lakshmi and Sarasvati. Shakti practices consists of yogic practices as well as worshiping by attending fire ceremonies ( yagna) and rituals.

YOUR TEACHERS

Karolina Fomiciova Bhadauria

Co-founder of Hub of Yoga, a certified yoga teacher, tantra practitioner, women’s circle facilitator and a pilgrim. She lives between India, Taiwan and Europe. Spiritual wisdom gathered from different cultures and traditions are merging into one expression – coming back to nature. Karolina will be accompanying the group throughout the whole journey, guiding through the morning practices and Goddess Dance ceremony.
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Parveen Sunil Sharma

Yoga and philosophy teacher based in Rishikesh at her gurus ashram on the banks of river Ganga. She will share with us the foundations of Sanathana Dharma, and the expression of divine feminine aspect of the supreme god. She will explain the about Navratri Festival and how to practice it.

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Prajna Shetty

Kundalini Tantra teacher, medium and author of the Goddess Dance. Prajna was born in South India in a traditional shakta family. As a teenager she started learning chaneneling and developing the intuition guided by a local wisdom man. During our journey Prajna will intuitively guide our group through SHAKTI practices mostly using sound vibration, mantra chanting and visualization.

Note: Full teachers line-up to be confirmed at a later date

Included in the price

14 Nights Bed & Breakfast at the ashram
Practices and workshops with teachers
Pooja & Yagnya ceremonies
Excursions and visits to holy places
Sound Bath session
Kirtan session
Pick up & Drop off from Dehradun airport

Not included

Flight tickets (approx. €700 round trip)
Indian VISA (approx $40)
Self-transfer Delhi -Dehradun, Rishikesh
Self-transfer Rishikesh -Delhi
Additional food
Personal use of taxi service and riksha
Additional services: yoga , astrology , massage etc.

Donations to the temples
Additional entertainment
Any other expenses like shopping souvenirs, clothes etc.
Travel insurance (recommended)
Everything that is not mentioned in the section ‘Included in the price’.
Emergency and medical expenses.

INVESTMENT €1700

EARLY BIRD TICKET €1400

Early Bird Ticket available till 1st Jan, 2024
Limited to 10 participants
The spot is reserved after paying 400 euro deposit (non-refundable).

I’ve always wanted to explore India but did not feel quite ready to plan and explore on my own. The women's pilgrimage was a way to do this exploration while engaging with themes of the divine feminine and divine masculine- In addition to the sessions w Prajna, whose embodied and empowering approach I really appreciated, it was great to meet teachers, wise ones, and hosts that were already vetted by Karolina and Prabhat. I especially enjoyed the time spent along the Ganga, and the hike to Triund in Bagsu. Having ‘insider tips’ was so very helpful. I couldn’t imagine a better way to explore India. Thank you Karolina and Prabhat for creating the itinerary and handling all the logistics. It really allowed me to meet the experience in a deeper way.

Suzanne K.

owner of the Light Hive Villa