These are my actual planning notes for the upcoming cohort - schedules, mistakes, fixes, all of it. I could have typed them up neatly, but then you'd think this was a product package holiday. It's a journey. It has drafts. - Rovika & Cookie, facilitators
max 14 guests (learned the hard way - 20 is a crowd)
all levels. day-3 skeptics welcome, they convert hardest ↓
this cohort: Wed 1 Oct → Sun 5 Oct 2026 · later: Nov 3–7 · Dec 1–5
Enquire for Octrooms, meals, sessions & the waterfall day - WhatsApp us for this cohort's rate.
start here, obviously
1 Oct · arrive
Wednesday 1 Oct - get here, slow down
check-in, chai on the deckrooms ready early if you land early - just come
walk the bank together → orientation nobody calls orientation
Ganga aarti at the ghat (400 m walk)we keep a spot on the steps
dinner at the restaurant by the waterfall stream. early night. that's an order
note to self: airport pickups at 11:40 + 13:15 (Dehradun, 45 min). Momo the dog WILL greet everyone. allow time.
the rhythm
2–3 Oct · root
Thu 2 & Fri 3 Oct - the rhythm sets in
sunrise practice, river decktrust me - the light at 6:00 is the whole point
breakfast + silence till 10weirdest rule. most requested to keep.
workshop: breath (Thu) / stillness in motion (Fri)
sattvic lunch, long + unhurried
yoga nidra → journaling by the water
dinner + satsang around the firequestions welcome, wifi isn't
observed: phones go from pockets → room safes voluntarily by day 2. every cohort.
everyone's favourite
4 Oct · the river
Saturday 4 Oct - out the gate
short practice (travel day, keep it light)
trek to Neer Garh waterfall - 3 tiers, packed breakfast at the top
the cold pool. yes you're doing it. (optional)(nobody opts out)
choose: raft the Shivpuri rapids or Beatles Ashram walksplit roughly 50/50 every time
quiet dinner. everyone sleeps like stones tonight.
logistics: certified rafting operators only · gear incl. · ashram group takes sketchbooks (the graffiti domes where the White Album was written - still surreal)
rule from cohort 3: no one describes the cold pool to newcomers. they find out.
then we land it
5 Oct · integrate
Sunday 5 Oct - take it home
practice - guests co-lead a section (they groan, then love it)
workshop: a 20-minute daily practice that survives Monday
one-on-ones with Rovika & Cookie - bring your real questionsshort slots, honest ones
long goodbye brunch → departuresavg. 3 guests/cohort rebook before leaving
bring
walking shoes + sandals
layers (Oct mornings are cool)
a journal you like
swimwear (see: cold pool)
leave behind
yoga experience - not needed
your laptop - please
an agenda - the river has one
mats/props - all provided
torn from the notebook, pinned to the kitchen door
14 mats · 1–5 October. Which one is yours?
Wed 1 Oct – Sun 5 Oct 2026 - rooms at Lily's included. Message us for the cohort rate.
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