INDIA
2025 Dates to be Announced
Journey through Rajastan
Join us as we travel to North India - where transcendence mingles intimately with the world of matter - where the sacred stories of the ancients meet the land onto which we can ourselves roam.
We journey both as artists, and as pilgrims, seeking to humbly learn from the communities for whom there is no line between life, art, and spirit.
Whether you are a visual artist, dancer, poet, actor, or creative dabbler - reconnect to your creative inspiration and sense of wonder.
JAIPUR
The capital of Rajasthan and popularly known as the Pink City. Here the past comes alive in magnificent forts and palaces, blushed pink, where once lived the maharajas, or great kings.
We will shop in the colorful bazaars, learn block printing from local artisans, meet elephants, and spend time writing and drawing at these magnificent historic landmarks.
PUSHKAR
Pushkar is translated as "blue lotus flower”. Here we will learn/watch the traditional folk dances from the Kalbeliya community, spend time learning about their lifestyle, and learn drumming along the ghat (waterfront)
VRINDAVAN
Vrindavan is the land of devotion, where it is believed that God walks amongst the residents of the village as a child, as a friend, as a lover. Vrindavan is the land of 5,000 temples and is among the most important places of pilgrimage for devotees of Krishna. It is filled with song, dance, and Divine sweetness.
DETAILS
Fly in and out of Indira Gandhi International Airport - DELHI
Apply for your Tourist Visa HERE
International flights not included // All internal travel and airport pickup included
Double room accommodations. Upcharge for private lodging.
Breakfast provided
Expectations of participants: In the mood of pilgrimage and self-transformation, we ask that all stay fully vegetarian and sober during our time together.
Malini is known for her devotional performances, improvisation, theatrics and engagement with audiences in singing and dancing without inhibitions. She is trained in the Indian classical dance form Bharatanatyam and folk dance styles like Garba and Kalbeliya. She has spent time in Rajasthan learning dance from the Kalbeliya community, hearing their life stories, and helping them gain recognition and support in sharing their art.
Malini was born into a family of Bhakti-yoga practitioners and has since deepened her studies and practice in this path, spending several months in India every year with great spiritual yoga masters of bhakti (devotion) for the past 10 years. She is a member of the international music group, the KIRTANIYAS and has toured in Europe, India and the USA and continues to tour with the Festival of Colors USA.
For Malini, dance is prayer in motion that can bring you closer to your divine essence.
Lila is a visual artist, teacher, mentor, and yogini with a passion for uniting people through aesthetic experience.
Her lifetime has been one of deep commitment to both artistry and spirituality. She spent 14 dedicated of her early life studying and performing Russian classical ballet, and eventually transitioned to study visual art full-time receiving her Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (BHA) degree with a focus in Drawing/Painting from Carnegie Mellon University.
Surrounded by the arts from such a young age instilled in her a sense of wonder. This very inquiry led Lila to study mysticism, yoga philosophy, ayurveda (eastern healing science) and bhakti (devotion) from master teachers for over a decade..
She founded Luminous Arts as a home for seekers and artists to come together to offer their lives to their art, and their art to the sacred through community and education.
INVESTMENT
$2400
*Refund policy: 50% refund up to two months before the retreat, No refunds permitted less than 30 days of the retreat.
Schedule a discovery call with Lila to see if this journey is aligned for you on your path
FAQs
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Our retreats are open to people of all backgrounds seeking to connect with their creative nature. You can be a creative dabbler, or a practicing and professional artist. You can be a writer, musician, dancer, photographer, visual artist! We welcome all.
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No, you do not need to ascribe to any religious practice. Though, we will be openly discussing and engaging in the spiritual values and practices of India’s devotional tradition, which are by nature theistic. So come with an open mind and heart, ready to learn and transform.
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Proof of Vaccine or Negative PCR test required
