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Rising Awareness Meditation Retreat
Retreat duration: 6 Nights
The Rising Awareness meditation retreat is an immersion that combines practices to train the mind and open the heart, so you can experience meditation in its wholeness.
Why meditate? Meditation helps us engage with life deeply. It brings a calm sense of clarity as we navigate everyday tasks.
In this retreat you will explore different meditation practices from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, along with reflections from your inner-world.
Next retreat:
at Eremito Resort, Parrano, Italy
Retreat 1: 4 -10 May 2025
Retreat 2: 14 - 20 May 2025
Starting from:
€2.400 - 2.900*
*Additional €100 off - Early bird offer till 31 Jan 2025
Use code CALM2025 when booking
- 6 Nights’ accommodation at Eremito Resort
- Insightful group talks with Rajesh and Smitha
- Daily group meditation session
- Daily group pranayama practice
- 2x 30 min personal practice guidance sessions
- Mindful silences, movement and nature immersion
- Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Complimentary airport transfer (tnc apply)
Experience the magic of solitude at Emerito Resort, an exceptional secular hermitage. Surrounded by the serenity of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, you'll find yourself enveloped in a peaceful escape, perfect for deep rest and rejuvenation.
The practices in this retreat are designed in a progression from movement to stillness, taking you into subtler and deeper experiences.
This retreat is for you if you:
- are a beginner wanting to develop a practice
- seek to sustain and deepen your practice
- want to integrate meditation as a way of life
You learn and practise:
- meditative movement and activity
- Pranayama for focus and calmness
- Vipassana for non-judgemental attention
- chakra meditation
- compassion, gratitude and loving-kindness meditations to open the heart
What can I expect from this retreat?
SEE
FEEL
EXPERIENCE
EMBODY
Schedule
Introduction to the Retreat
- Introduction and Roadmap
- Evening practice
The Relationship Matrix
- Morning practice
- Insights and Discussion
- Breakout and Contemplation
- Evening meditation
Algorithm of Emotions
- Morning practice
- Insights and Discussion
- Process and Practice
- Evening meditation
Breakaway from the Past
- Morning practice
- Insights and Discussion
- Process and Practice
- Evening meditation
Integration
- Morning practice
- Workout and practice
- Networking and Farewell
Schedule
Introduction to the Retreat
- Introduction and Roadmap
- Evening practice
The Relationship Matrix
- Morning practice
- Insights and Discussion
- Breakout and Contemplation
- Evening meditation
Algorithm of Emotions
- Morning practice
- Insights and Discussion
- Process and Practice
- Evening meditation
Breakaway from the Past
- Morning practice
- Insights and Discussion
- Process and Practice
- Evening meditation
Integration
- Morning practice
- Workout and practice
- Networking and Farewell
Stillness and movement cannot be separated.
One is present in the other.
When we meditate on stillness, we witness movement.
Likewise, when we meditate on movement, we witness stillness.
Meet Your Retreat Mentors
Rajesh Ramani
Rajesh Ramani is an internationally sought-after mentor, teacher and retreat facilitator. Over the past two decades, he’s led retreats on emotional and spiritual transformation, facilitated a variety of mind-body wellness programs and run leadership seminars across the world.
Rajesh’s approach is influenced by his background as a banker-turned-monk. He has nearly three decades of meditation and Eastern philosophical training, including 13 years embracing a monastic life as a spiritual teacher at the Oneness University, India. He’s also an International Coach Federation (ICF) registered ontological coach.
Among his many international residencies, Rajesh was previously based at Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary in Thailand, where he worked as a teacher, mentor and life coach for 10 years. In this role, he consulted with clients from around the world, focusing on personal growth, relationship enhancement and emotional balance. He has also worked with Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and Chief Executive Organizations (CEO) and Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) chapters across Asia and Europe.
In 2018, Rajesh and his life partner, Smitha Jayakumar, co-founded ‘New Insight Retreats’ – a platform for mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. They run retreats in Europe and Asia, sharing spiritual principles, mind-body practices and transformative tools that can be used in daily life.
In 2019, Rajesh established the ‘Responsible Leadership Institute’ alongside a consortium of business economists, natural and social scientists, engineers, governance and spiritual scholars. Offering a range of holistic training programs and retreats that mindfully integrate work and life, this vanguard initiative seeks to build a holistic bridge between science and spirituality in the leadership sphere.
Rajesh is currently working on his upcoming book.
Smitha Jayakumar
Smitha Jayakumar is a personal mentor, counsellor and teacher with more than 20 years of experience. Working with individuals and groups, she conducts therapies, workshops and retreats that support mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Her spiritual journey began in her 20s when she practiced as a monk in the Hindu tradition for 10 years. This profound experience molded and inspired her approach to her life and work. She spent the next decade in the wellness field as a ‘Life Enhancement’ mentor at Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary in Thailand where she guided people through life changes, relationship enhancement, emotional balance and self-acceptance.
With an intrinsic understanding of the mind-body-emotion dynamics, Smitha creates sustainable strategies to manage stressful situations, improve a heartful connection with oneself and others, and encourage a positive mindset shift. She is a certified teacher with Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB^™), which combines ancient Buddhist practices with contemporary psychological tools.
A student of the Krishnamachari Tradition of yoga, her therapies are also grounded in holistic practices such as conscious breathing and meditation, to strengthen all areas of human behavior.
Smitha believes, “Awareness is the beginning, the end and the power of every process of transformation.” She fosters a space for self-awareness and self-exploration, facilitating personal transformation through integrated therapies.
Have questions?
If you have any questions that need to be clarified before booking, please don’t hesitate to ask. Rajesh or Smitha will be in touch with you soon.
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Seats are filling up fast, and the retreat is open only to a limited number of participants, so secure your place soon!
*Additional €100 off – Early bird offer till 31 Jan 2025.
Use code CALM2025 when booking.
