Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
Seven days is where meditation retreats move from experience to transformation. The first three days follow the same arc as a short retreat — adjustment, settling, opening. But days four through seven take you somewhere new. The mind, having exhausted its habitual loops, begins to access a quality of stillness that most people have never encountered. Insights arise not through thinking but through a kind of direct knowing. The Himalayas amplify this process — altitude slows the mind, forest absorbs distraction, and the accumulated silence of the mountains becomes your meditation partner.
| 5:30 AM | Wake, personal practice |
| 6:00 – 7:30 | Morning meditation (sitting and walking) |
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast in noble silence |
| 9:00 – 11:00 | Teaching session and guided practice |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Forest walking or nature immersion |
| 12:30 – 2:00 | Lunch and deep rest |
| 2:00 – 4:00 | Afternoon sitting and personal practice |
| 4:00 – 5:00 | Tea, journalling, or still time |
| 5:00 – 6:30 | Evening meditation |
| 7:00 | Light dinner, then silence until morning |
Seven days in Chakrata's deodar forest creates a complete container. By day three, the forest feels like home. By day five, the silence is not a practice — it is the default state. The gentle altitude (2,000m) supports sustained practice without physical strain.
The minimum recommended duration for Zanskar. Seven days allows acclimatisation to 3,500 metres, absorption of the monastic environment, and genuine encounter with geological silence. Near Stongdey Monastery, where meditation practice has continued for over 800 years.
Seven days facing the Panchachuli range. The spaciousness of high-altitude meadows, the clarity of mountain air, and the visual vastness of five 6,000-metre peaks create an environment where the mind naturally expands. Moderate altitude, profound openness.
A seven-day meditation retreat is a serious commitment — to yourself, to your practice, to the possibility that you might emerge different from who went in. The Himalayas have been holding this kind of commitment for millennia. We will help you choose the right mountain.