The Leap of the Soul Retreat | A Transformational Yoga & Cultural Experience in Rishikesh, India

Date: March 29 – April 5, 2026
Course Fee: From $650 USD
Language: English
Module: Residential with Meals
Level: All Levels
Style: Hatha & Embodied Yoga
Yoga Retreat

The Leap of the Soul Retreat | A Transformational Yoga & Cultural Experience in Rishikesh, India

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The Leap of the Soul is an invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your inner strength through conscious movement, meditation, and practices that cultivate clarity and presence.

But this retreat is not only an inward journey.

It is also a doorway into India.

Held in Rishikesh, the yogic city on the sacred banks of the Ganges, this experience allows you to feel India from the inside — its rhythm, its wisdom, its living spirituality. Here, spirituality is not something that is explained.

It is something that is lived.

Taking place during Holy Week 2026, The Leap of the Soul brings together inner exploration and real cultural immersion, creating a space for deep personal transformation supported by tradition, community, and sacred land.

Introduction

What Is The Leap of the Soul Retreat?

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The Leap of the Soul was born from a simple yet powerful question:

What happens when we give ourselves the space to truly listen?

This retreat is a conscious pause from the noise of everyday life — an opportunity to slow down, soften, and reconnect with what truly matters. Through meditation, embodied yoga, breathwork, and contemplative practices, participants are invited to return to their inner center.

At the same time, the retreat opens a living gateway into India.

Rishikesh welcomes us with temples, chants, chai, sacred walks, rituals, and a culture where spirituality is woven into daily life.

This experience unites both dimensions:

  • a deep inner journey, and
  • a real, grounded cultural experience of India.
The Energy of Hanuman

A Sacred Moment: The Energy of Hanuman

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The retreat coincides with a highly meaningful date in the Indian spiritual calendar.

On April 2nd, India celebrates a day associated with the archetype of Hanuman — symbol of courage, devotion, inner strength, and fearless expansion.

This timing supports powerful inner work around:

  • Purpose,
  • Bravery,
  • Trust in one’s own path,
  • And the courage to take the leap your soul is asking for.

The Leap of the Soul is held within this energetic window, allowing the practices and experiences to resonate deeply with themes of transformation and personal expansion.

Features

What Makes This Retreat Special

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Guided by Teachers Rooted in Living Tradition

The retreat is guided by teachers from India School of Yoga (YOGINDIA) — a school based in Rishikesh dedicated to preserving and transmitting yoga through direct experience.

The facilitators have extensive experience accompanying spiritual and personal processes, offering guidance that is grounded, compassionate, and respectful of each participant’s unique journey.

Balance Between Practice and Culture

Each day is designed to hold space for:

  • Inner connection through yoga, meditation, and reflection, and
  • Experiencing India, not as a tourist, but as a participant in its living culture.

This balance allows the inner work to be integrated naturally through real-life experience.

Close and Supportive Guidance

You do not travel alone.

Throughout the retreat, you are accompanied and supported by guides who hold the space with care and presence, creating a sense of safety and trust.

Yoga From the Root

In the sessions, you do not simply learn yoga. You embody it. The practices are designed to be felt, lived, and integrated — not performed.

Intimate Group Experience

Places are limited to maintain depth, presence, and genuine connection among participants.

This intimacy allows for authentic sharing, reflection, and collective transformation.

A Safe Space for Personal Transformation

The Leap of the Soul offers a nurturing environment where you are invited to open your heart, release what no longer serves you, and take your own inner leap — supported by community and sacred land.

Sustainable Rhythm

How Are the Days Lived During the Retreat?

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The days follow a sustainable and conscious rhythm, designed to connect you with yourself and with India — without rush, pressure, or saturation.

The intention is to live each moment with presence and awareness.

Mornings | Inner Practice

Each day begins in silence, softness, and presence.

Morning practices include:

  • Meditation and conscious breathing
  • Hatha yoga and embodied yoga practices

These sessions gently awaken the body and mind, creating a grounded and receptive state for the rest of the day.

Mid-Morning | Living Wisdom

Mid-morning sessions are dedicated to spiritual and cultural learning that expands your understanding of yoga and India.

These sessions may include:

  • Applied yoga philosophy
  • Mantras and sound therapy
  • Pranayama (breathwork) and Yoga Nidra
  • Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine)
  • Vedic astrology

The teachings are offered in an accessible and experiential way, connecting ancient wisdom to daily life.

Afternoons | Living India

After lunch, the group ventures out to experience India from the inside.

Activities include:

  • Ganga Aarti ceremonies
  • Visits to temples, caves, and sacred spaces
  • Walks through local streets, chai moments, and markets
  • Kirtan or traditional dance

These experiences allow the teachings to be integrated through the senses, relationships, and real encounters with culture.

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Extensions

Optional Extension: Discover North India

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For some, the journey does not end in Rishikesh.

After the retreat, participants have the option to continue traveling through North India, allowing the inner work to be further integrated through movement, landscapes, and culture.

Duration

8 days / 7 nights after the retreat

From April 5th to April 12th, 2026

You may choose:

Retreat only, or

Retreat + extended journey

Destinations

  • Delhi:A city that embraces and challenges you — inviting presence, openness, and adaptability.
  • Agra: Witness the Taj Mahal at sunrise — an unforgettable moment.A symbol of human love elevated to the eternal.
  • Jaipur: A city of architecture, colors, and streets filled with centuries of history, known for its markets and textiles.

Why Add This Journey?

  • To allow India to teach you through its streets, flavors, and landscapes
  • To integrate inner work with the outer world
  • To close the journey with a present body, expanded heart, and awakened senses
  • To experience some of India’s most emblematic cities

This is not just travel.

It is the continuation of the inner thread — now lived fully in the external world.

Investment

Investment & Options

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Option 1: Retreat Only

March 29 – April 5, 2026

Shared Room: $650 USD

Private Room: $900 USD

Includes

  • 7 nights accommodation in Rishikesh
  • 3 vegetarian meals per day
  • Unlimited filtered drinking water
  • Daily practices & retreat sessions
  • Cultural activities within Rishikesh
  • Continuous guidance & support
  • Retreat kit & pre-trip guide

Not Included

  • International flight to India
  • Indian visa fee
  • Meals not specified
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
Booking

How To Reserve Your Spot

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To reserve your place:

  • A $150 USD non-refundable deposit is required

The remaining balance can be paid:

  • In one payment, or
  • In up to three installments (December, January, February 2026)

Payment methods:

  • Bank transfer
  • PayPal

Places are limited to preserve the intimacy and depth of the experience.

Organizers

About India School of Yoga (YOGINDIA)

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India School of Yoga (YOGINDIA) is a school based in Rishikesh dedicated to preserving and transmitting the spirit of yoga through direct experience.

Its teachers are trained in living tradition and accompany international students with a human, accessible, and respectful approach.

We believe yoga is not only learned — it is lived.

For this reason, our trainings, practices, and retreats combine study, conscious movement, breath, service, culture, and philosophy applied to life.

Awaits

India Awaits You With Open Arms

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India awaits you with open arms.

Our team will patiently and lovingly support you, answering all your questions and accompanying you through every step of this journey — before, during, and after the retreat.

This is an invitation.

An inner leap.

A meeting with yourself, held by ancient land.

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