Panchase Lake Pilgrimage, 3 nights / 4days

Come and hike the mystic trails of holy Mountain-Mother Panchassee. Match the steps to the breaths as an introduction to mystic nature experience. Inhale the clear and clean Himalayan mountain air while observing the breath and footfall co-ordination that opens us to an inner nature experience. We will do yoga practices inside the " lap" of Panchase Mother's slopes.

We we will engage in Nature Worship Yoga practices and fire ceremonies in perfectly sound patches of grassland surrounded by tall forest trees, that sits atop an extinct volcanic flue. Inner things happen with yoga practice on Panchase mountain. What you learn here can be taken back with you when you return to your homeland nature.

Flexible by design: Each retreat day is self-contained and open for one or multi-day participation.
 
About the Retreat: We will be lodged in Happy Heart, Panchase, a typical Nepali Mountain homestay, overlooking the Annapurna range. The homestay is run by local mountain women, and the stay is part of the local cultural experience. We will be eating wood fire cooked "Dal Bhat" meal and immersing in the local village life, which feels as we have moved back in time. 

Every day reveals a different trail and a new dimension of the Mountain-Mother’s experience, mirroring our sacred mystic fire associations within, that we will recognise.
 Our asana, pranayama, and visualization practices are entirely in nature, usually surrounded by forest trees. Arise from the inner practices with a fire-yoga calm that produces a living bond between self and the divine natural world of Panchassee. 

Originating from the Rig Veda, where nature and the feminine are understood as unified forces, this retreat invites a return to sacred womanhood. Inspired by Nepal’s tradition of honoring women as living forms of Shakti, with practices that awaken the mystic Feminine remembrance within.  The practices center on the outer fire element to ignite the inner fire, awakening a clarity within.
Panchase mountain is described as the listening ground of the Sagea, where the Vedas yoga first took form. Held by the sacred slopes of Panchase and watched over by Mother Annapurna, we remain in intimate contact with a divine Feminine presence. Her profound quiet and calm opens the mind to an inner heart centered awareness of the multi dimensional self.  Unlike many retreats held indoors, this experience unfolds entirely outdoors. Yoga is integrated into walking, breathing, and daily activities, as practiced by classical Yogis. Pranayama is woven into movement along the trails, connecting breath with the mystic level of life-force within.
Qigong & Yoga: Two daily sessions at sunrise and sunset, letting breath and motion merge with nature.
 
Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival & Opening to Happy Heart Homestay Panchase
• Departure from Lakeside by private jeep at 10 AM
• Arrival at Panchase, lunch, and short rest
• Briefing & short forest trail walk
• Rig Vedic ritual wood fire kindling
• Sunset Qigong and yoga with a backdrop of the sky's fire-tinted vastness.
• Dinner

Day 2 – Initiation
• Sunrise Yoga
• Breakfast
• Forest Womb Trail: Rig Vedic practices & reflection
• Lunch & rest
• Sunset Qigong
 
Day 3 – Pilgrimage Panchase Lake 
• Sunrise Yoga
• Breakfast
• Panchase Lake pilgrimagel + fire ceremonies in Devi temple + meditation
• Lunch
• Rest
• Sunset Qigong
 

Day 4  – Morning practice, Lunch and Departure
• Sunrise Yoga
• Breakfast
• Departure
 
 Inclusion: Private Jeep Transport from lakeside – Arrival and departure, Standard Vegetarian Meals,All activities of daily Yoga Qigong class, trails guided by Shama

Exclusion: Extra meals and drinks, Laundry, Health insurance and accidental insurance, additional costs other than the one mentioned above.