30-Day Wellness Escape: Yoga, Meditation & Self-Discovery in Goa

This is a one-month, fully residential retreat in Goa with a single clear aim: to give you the time and support to work through the patterns, beliefs, and emotions that keep you stuck. It's not a holiday with yoga classes attached — attendance at the daily activities is compulsory, and the schedule runs from 7.00 am to around 9.00 pm. The month's plan draws on therapeutic yoga and kriya for physical and emotional cleansing, a heavy rotation of active meditations (chakra breathing, Kundalini, gibberish, dancing, laughter, Atisha heart meditation, and a Tibetan 'Lions Roar' breathing practice), and daily breathwork covering everything from kapalabhati to a shamanic breathing journey.

What really makes it different is the one-on-one work. Every guest receives five sessions of intensive 'aware counselling' with Ananta, plus one or two sessions of emotional body release and refresh work, and one or two of Hara massage (which the program calls body power source cleansing). These are the sessions where guests work directly on what brought them here. Because the program runs for a full month, there's room for a process rather than a quick fix — patterns get enough airtime to be seen, understood, and worked through.

The group practices themselves are varied enough that over a month you'll cover a lot of ground. Expect the classic Osho-style active meditations alongside quieter sitting practices, sound-based mantra meditation (AUM and related sounds), self-inquiry, and the musical shamanic breathing journey 'from form to formless.' Some sessions also explore conscious communication and sensing beyond words, and there's an emphasis on grounding and integrating the inner work into ordinary life.

Ananta founded ReDiscover ThySelf after turning to yoga in 2002 to heal his own recurring health issues. He's now a certified yoga therapist specialising in psychosomatic disorders, and also works as a life coach, relationship guide, and mental health coach. His own background — and the fact he's clearly done the inner work himself — seems to be what allows guests to open up quickly. Recent reviews specifically credit his intuition and the safety of the space he holds.

The location is worth noting too. Goa runs from November to March, and the property sits in lush green surroundings within a ten-minute walk of both Mandrem and Arambol beaches. The simple, low-key setting gives you somewhere to rest and walk by the sea between the more intense sessions, which feels necessary on a program this long.

What's included

- 29 nights accommodation in a deluxe double room - 3 daily meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) - 15 sessions of therapeutic yoga or Kriya yoga for deep cleansing - 14 meditation sessions (various styles) - 10 sessions of breathwork / pranayama - 10 sessions of intensive learning to be more self-aware - 5 one-on-one intensive aware counselling sessions (OIAC) - 1-2 sessions of emotional body release and refresh (EBRR) - 1-2 sessions of body power source cleansing / Hara massage (BPSC) - 5-7 sessions of divine energy healing work - Specialized workshops - Wi-Fi connection - Pre and post retreat team support - Personal time for nature walks and ocean sitting

What's not included

- Visa fees - Travel insurance - Flights cost - Additional treatments - Additional activities not included in the itinerary