Return To Balance

Yoga, Ayurveda & Restorative Practices for Sustainable Health
DATES: 21-28 February 2027
7 days / 6 nights — South Goa

Location: Khamma Kethna, Canacona (South Goa)
Nestled in the jungle, Khamma Kethna offers simple wooden huts surrounded by nature, while still providing comfort and essential facilities. The environment itself supports slowing down, grounding, and reconnection.

Group size: 10–15 participants

RETREAT OVERVIEW

 

Return to Balance is a 7-day immersive retreat designed to support sustainable health through yoga, Ayurveda, and restorative practices. This retreat is not about pushing, fixing, or transforming yourself into someone new. It is about learning how to listen, how to regulate your nervous system, and how to integrate simple, realistic practices into daily life.

Each day is structured to balance movement, education, rest, and integration, allowing participants to experience practices in their body while also understanding why they work and how to continue them at home.

Rather than offering constant stimulation, the retreat intentionally includes quiet spaces, low-stimulation windows, and rest periods, supporting deep regulation rather than exhaustion.

What Makes it Different

  • Education, not just experience
    You won’t only do yoga and Ayurveda — you’ll learn how to apply them in daily life.
  • Nervous-system literacy
    Practices are chosen to support regulation, resilience, and long-term wellbeing.
  • No forced socialisation
    Connection is welcomed, never required.
  • Silence and low-stimulation windows
    Space is given for integration, reflection, and rest.

Daily Rhythm & Practices

Each day follows a consistent rhythm to support safety, grounding, and nervous-system regulation.

Morning — Awakening & Grounding

• Gentle or more dynamic yoga practice (adapted to the group)
• Pranayama to circulate energy and awaken the body
• Meditation for grounding and presence
• Practical Ayurveda theory class
(digestible, applicable, and rooted in daily life)

Afternoon — Rest & Integration

• Free time for rest, journaling, nature, or quiet reflection
Optional 1:1 sessions (Yoga Therapy, Reiki, Astrology, Tarot)

Late Afternoon — Deep Rest

• Yin Yoga or therapeutic practice
• Yoga Nidra for deep relaxation and improved sleep quality

Evening — Immersion & Subtle Practices

• One evening activity per night, such as:
• Breathwork session
• Kirtan
• Group Reiki session
• Ayurvedic cooking class
• Trataka (candle-gazing meditation)
• Mantra & five elements theory (adapted to participants)

Evenings are intentionally calm and grounding, supporting rest rather than stimulation.

Modalities Included

Yoga: Gentle flow, Dynamic flow
Yin Yoga/Yoga Nidra: Alternating sessions, with therapeutic practices
Ayurveda:
 Understanding your dosha
 Morning kriyas
 Digestive health & daily rhythms
 Practical cooking tips aligned with constitution
Reiki: One group session + optional 1:1 sessions
Therapeutic education:
 How to rest
 How to regulate
 How to care for mental and emotional health sustainably

Who This Retreat Is For

This retreat is ideal for people who:

• Are motivated to understand their body and health more deeply
• Feel stressed, tired, or disconnected and want sustainable tools
• Are ready to slow down and listen inward
• Are willing to invest financially and emotionally
• Value depth over performance

Who This Retreat Is Not For

• People looking for a party or a “yoga holiday”
• Those seeking constant stimulation or entertainment
• Anyone expecting to be “fixed” by the retreat
• People primarily focused on social media or image-building

Level & Accessibility

• Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners
• Adaptations offered for most physical conditions
• Open to people experiencing stress or health challenges

Contraindications:
This retreat is not suitable for individuals with severe or acute mental health conditions requiring clinical or psychiatric care, as we are not licensed psychologists or psychiatrists.

Practical Container

Silence:
• Silence during meditations and certain practices
• Daily 30 minutes of noble silence (can include journalling)
Free time:
• Approximately 3 hours daily (early afternoon)
• 1:1 sessions (optional, paid separately):
• Yoga Therapy
• Reiki
• Astrology & Tarot
Digital boundaries:
• Phones are put aside during classes and morning practices
• Conscious use is encouraged
• Space is allowed for sharing content if desired

What You’ll Take Home

Six months after this retreat, we hope you remember:

  • Your breath
  • Small, realistic self-practices
  • How to pause before overwhelm
  • How to choose practices that truly support you

This retreat supports a shift toward self-awareness, mental health care, and embodied choice, not perfection.

Daily Schedule

07:00 – 09:00 Morning Yoga, Pranayama & Meditation
09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast
10:15 – 11:45 Ayurveda Theory Class (practical & applied)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:30 – 16:30 Rest / Journalling / Optional 1:1 sessions
16:30 – 17:00 Herbal Tea
17:00 – 18:00 Yin Yoga or Therapeutic Practice + Yoga Nidra
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
19:30 – 21:00 Evening Program (varies by day)

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Evening programmes:
Breathwork – Ankur
Kirtan – Viky or Ingiro

“Neel and Jelix are a great team, they complete each other. They are so knowledgeable, pure souls and really sweet people. I have truly appreciated learning from them.”

— Julie T., UK

“Being nurtured by Jelix and Neel is a unique experience that I highly recommend to people in search of a meaningful retreat in India.”

— Michael F., France

“If deepening your yoga knowledge in a beautiful place is what you’re looking for, look no further. Blue Pea Yoga have you covered. From start to finish, it was exactly what I needed and I have zero regrets of taking this leap of faith for this adventure!”

—- Maya M., Belgium