Retreat Facilitator
Chaitra Ram
Artist & Art Therapist with 12 years of experience guiding retreat spaces, inner work, and mountain-based practice.
About the facilitator
The person behind the practice
Chaitra Ram is an artist and art therapist from Mysore, Karnataka, now based in Rishikesh, where she has lived for the past seven years. Her work brings together painting, expressive art, psychology-informed reflection, and a grounded understanding of prana healing. She has spent twelve years developing her art and painting practice, and now guides creative spaces where guests can explore expression without judgment.
Experience & training
Background that shapes the retreat
Artist from Mysore, Karnataka
Based in Rishikesh for the past 7 years
Graduate in psychology
12 years of art and painting practice
Experienced in prana healing and energy-awareness practices
Approach
How the space is held
Chaitra holds art as a reflective and therapeutic process rather than a performance. Her sessions are beginner-friendly, emotionally aware, and rooted in the belief that painting, colour, line, and image-making can help people access what words often cannot. She works gently with prompts, creative exercises, and open studio time so participants can create from honesty instead of pressure.
Qualifications
Practice signals
Graduate in psychology
12 years of art and painting practice
Art therapy and expressive arts facilitation
Prana healing practice
Retreat programs
Retreats connected to Chaitra
Creative Healing Retreat
Emotional healing through art & yoga in a container designed for authentic expression.
Trek & Paint Retreat
Walk the Himalayas by day, paint what you see by evening — where trail meets canvas.
Weekend Art Retreat
Two days of uninterrupted creative expression in the mountains — enough to remember why you create.
Real retreat moments
From Chaitra’s art retreats
Actual creative spaces, art therapy sessions, reflection circles, and participant artwork from retreats guided by Chaitra.
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