india 2025:
Ayurvedic rejuvenation retreat

Kerala, India | July 23 - August 3, 2025

 
 

The Invitation...

Where will yoga take you? Experience a diverse range of southern India’s Kerala, known as God’s Country. From a rural, Āyurvedic Retreat Center, complete with medicinal gardens where you’ll receive daily Āyurvedic body treatments; ancient temples, and the backwaters of Kerala; to bustling city life on the Spice Coast, with a sensory feast available at every direction you turn… and the practices of Yoga & Āyurveda woven into the fabric of your experience.

Experience the depths of healing via Yoga + Āyurveda with a group of practitioners in the homeland of these practices.

 
“One’s destination is rarely a place...
but a new way of seeing things.”
— Henry Miller

This journey takes place in Kerala. This region boasts the bustling but laid back Kochi (formerly Cochin), and the lush tropical landscape of south India. We begin our retreat with 8 days/8 nights at the beautiful Ahimsa Retreat Center ~ 3 hours outside of Kochi. Ahimsa is a family-style retreat, with nourishing home-cooked meals, residential Āyurvedic rejuvenation therapies, Āyurvedic medicine gardens, and a hill-top yoga shala. Your days will include Yoga practice, rejuvenation therapies overseen by an Āyurvedic Vaidya (doctor) and amazing therapeutic team, deep rest and rejuvenation, cultural arts, time on the iconic Kerala backwaters, and visits to neighboring sights.

From Ahimsa, we’ll travel back to Kochi. Called the "Queen of the Arabian Sea", Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of India from the 14th century onward. With a rich history including the Arabs, Dutch, Portuguese, and British, Kochi is a feast for the senses. Food, art, architecture, and spiritual practice will nourish you as we explore the city for 3 days/nights. I’ll share my favorite cultural experiences, restaurants, boutiques, and markets on this curated tour.

This is a retreat for those who desire to steep deeply in Yoga & Āyurveda, as it's practiced in its home. It will be a journey of deep beauty externally and internally. It will be transformative. And you’re invited.

I look forward to sharing the beauty of India with you!

 

Your Retreat Includes:

  • 11 days/nights guided Yoga + Āyurveda retreat

  • 8 days/nights + meals at the beautiful Ahimsa Gardens retreat center

  • 7 days of Āyurvedic Rejuvenation Therapies overseen by an Āyurvedic Vaidya + team

  • Daily Yoga practices (asana, pranayama, meditation, yoga nidra)

  • Cultural excursions including Kalaripayattu (martial art), Kathakali (classical dance), and classical Indian music

  • An excursion to experience the famous backwaters of Kerala

  • 3 days/nights in the cultural hub of Kochi (Cochin)

  • Group transfers from and to Kochi International Airport when arriving/departing on 07.23.25 and 08.03.25

Your Guide:

Kara Aubin E.RYT, C.Ayur is a ParaYoga teacher and Āyurvedic Practitioner based in Michigan. Kara brings 20+ years of sharing the spirit and science of Yoga & Āyurveda: leading in-depth study programs including Sva Sadhana; practicing and teaching clinical Āyurveda, and leading retreats. Her mission is to guide students toward their bright inherent potential, as well as their right to radical wellness and balance.

Kara guides students on retreat as a means to know oneself better via the experience of travel. She believes learning from the rich cultures of the world makes us better global citizens. She has also been witness time and again to the transformative power of retreat - and is committed to offering these opportunities for growth to students on the path.

Kara's retreats are filled with community, ceremony, and exploration, each with a unique flavor of the locale. They are for those who want to go, and want to go deeper.

Investment:

  • Shared Occupancy Accommodations
    (bed combinations vary)
    *Kochi City accommodations may vary
    $3890

  • Couples Double Occupancy Accommodations
    (1 shared double bed)
    *Kochi City accommodations may vary
    $3890

  • Single Occupancy Accommodations
    (single accommodations may be available via a waitlist) 
    *Kochi City accommodations may vary
    $4590

Please note that the per person shared/double occupancy rate requires two paying adults in the room. If you do not request a specific roommate, you will be placed with a roommate.

A $600 deposit secures your spot on this retreat.

This retreat is an intimate experience with less than 10 spots available. Preference for accommodation style will be given on a first come, first served basis (deposit + registration form complete).

Accommodation type listed is for Ahimsa Retreat Center, and may vary at other locations.

Not included: airfare to/from COK, non-breakfast meals while in Kochi city, optional tours, optional local transportation, gratuities, and incidentals.

Registration:

This retreat is currently open to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in the Sva Sadhana training, or a similar level of study in Yoga + Āyurveda.

Due to the immersive nature of this retreat, including 7-days of Āyurvedic Rejuvenation Therapy, the registration process includes a call with Kara to discuss your interest in and readiness for this retreat. After our call your registration will be completed by submitting a registration form, and paying your deposit. (These must be completed at the same time).

Steps:

1) Schedule a call with Kara

2) Complete a Registration Form + Submit Your Deposit

Registration closes Jan 31.

What past retreat participants say…

Kara did an outstanding job looking out for all of us. From planning self-care, pre-flight, excursions, events, keeping an eye on us all, post-flight or what ever else comes up, she was on it all the time. So intuitive for the needs of others. Such a beautiful gift she has and was such a pleasure for me to witness someone with such love and caring for her group. Kara is the best guide, teacher, that I have ever seen. I would highly recommend going with Kara on her retreats anywhere, anytime. She is that good.


Kara has the genuine ability to know exactly what her students need to nurture themselves. The yoga and meditation practice supports both the mind and body, the food, talks and excursions furthers that support while deepening the experience. Her support doesn’t end when daily sessions or the retreat comes to a conclusion but continues in as much or as little as the individual is ready for.


Retreats are an opportunity to grow. Kara will take you deep in ways you won't expect...you always come out of a retreat a better, stronger, more grounded human.

The fine print...

  • 50% Tuition due by Feb 28, 2025. Remainder due May 31, 2025.

  • Tuition payable by check or credit card. Credit card payments will include a 3% processing fee.

  • Initial deposits are non-refundable, but transferrable.

  • If you have not paid your balance by the dates above your spot will be made available to other participants.

  • 50% of tuition refundable 90 days prior to the retreat.

  • Less than 89 days prior to retreat tuition is non-refundable.

  • Due to the non-refundable nature of tuition, flight + trip insurance is required.

  • If retreat is cancelled for any reason, 100% of tuition (minus non-refundable, transferrable deposit) will be refunded.

  • There may be circumstances on this trip where you are required to mask, either for group care or by regulation.