Roots of Bhaktī
North India Pilgrimage
october 2027 (WAITLIST OPEN)
AFTER A SOLD OUT 2026 PILGRIMAGE, WE RETURN AGAIN IN 2027!!
Within every person lives a devotional intelligence, an innate ability to meet life with sincerity, reverence, and deep trust.
This pilgrimage refines that orientation. Over 11 nights and 12 days, we immerse in living culture, ancient practices, and devotion that bring this capacity into lived experience.
This is Bhaktī
Through practice, ritual, and sustained devotion, you will shift from trying to control life to being in honest and loving relationship with it.
भक्ति भक्ति भक्ति
Bhaktī Yoga is the yoga of the heart. The path of surrender. Of seeing the Divine not just in temples, but in the smile of a stranger, the river you sit beside, and the emotions that arise in any given moment.
To walk the path of Bhaktī is to move through life with grace and intention, to lead from the heart, and to feel the pull towards something truer, and be courageous enough to follow it.
You will see yourself more clearly than you have in years.
There’s something about being in India that cuts through the mental clutter.
These sacred lands have a way of reflecting your essence back to you, without the roles, expectations, or the performance we default to in daily life. It shows you who you are underneath it all.
A pilgrimage is a deliberate removal from the familiar patterns that keep the mind in charge of everything.
When you step onto land that has been prayed on, walked on, wept on, and surrendered to for thousands of years, your energetic body doesn’t get to pretend it’s unaffected. It becomes the catalyst for change.
Where are we going on this pilgrimage?
Over 11 nights and 12 days, we will journey to four sacred towns:
Rishikesh, Haridwar, Nainital and Kainchi Dham
Rishikesh:
There’s a steady, grounding energy in Rishikesh. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, the town has this calm undercurrent, you can feel a quiet Shiva presence here.
Devotion isn’t something you have to go looking for in this place, watching how locals relate to the water is its own teaching in living with intention and sincerity.
This is where our pilgrimage begins.
We will have three days to land, ground, and settle into the energy of this beautiful country through Kriya, Breathwork, Yoga Asana, and Mantra. We’ll also explore temples, visit ancient meditation caves, and take part in Puja and Yagya ceremonies + so much more.
Notable Exploration: Opening Yagya Fire Ceremony, Beatles Ashram, Vashishta Cave, Practicing yoga by Ma Ganga river, Mala Making Workshop, Ganga Aarti Evening Ceremony, Gayatri Puja
Haridwar:
Haridwar is full-power devotion. You just step right into the heart of it.
Our time in Haridwar will be centred around the Divine Mother energy of Shree Shree Anandamayi Ma.
Anandamayi Ma was one of India’s most respected female saints, not because she set out to be anything special, but because her presence affected people in a way they couldn’t explain. She lived an incredibly simple life, yet carried a depth of stillness and compassion that drew people from all over the world.
Staying at her ashram in Haridwar will give you a direct experience of this: a place built around presence, simplicity, and quiet inner strength.
Through devotional practice, we’ll start to crack open to the sweet nectar that India has to offer, this comes through the merging of polarities (yes, think; divine smells of flowers meets a waft of urine on the streets haha).
Notable Exploration: Famous Har Ki Pauri for Ganga Aarti, Anandamayi Ma’s Ashram, Optional Sacred dip in Ganga, Kirtan, Kriya Practice, Visiting Shakti Peeth Devi Temple
Nainital:
This land is held by Śakti, tucked gently into the Kumaon hills, Nainital has the uncanny charm of a European lakeside village; cobblestone calm and alpine air.
We will explore another Shakti Peeth Devi temple here, Naina Devi - nayana meaning “eyes” or “vision”, anchors this place as a centre of inner seeing.
Time here is intentionally lighter in structure, with space at the lake to integrate, reflect, and let perception sharpen without force.
Nainital supports clarity and intuition simply by removing excess. Less noise, fewer distractions, and a natural sense of orientation returns.
Notable Exploration: Shree Maa Naina Devi Temple, boat ride on the lake
Kainchi Dham:
Our most subtle stop of the pilgrimage will be Kainchi Dham, a place that asks us to dissolve the western model of thinking that needs something to be big and shiny to be impactful.
Here, we will have the absolute blessing to receive darshan (the sacred act of seeing and being seen), at the home of Neem Karoli Baba, often called Maharaj-ji.
Maharaj-ji was a highly respected Indian saint known for again, his simplicity, his humour, and the way he taught through presence more than words. His whole approach was practical: love everyone, serve everyone, and remember God.
He’s also the guru of Krishna Das and Ram Dass, two people who helped share his teachings with the West.
Maharajji is said to be an avatar (incarnation) of Lord Hanuman, and with that, the energy in and around the ashram is almost indescribable. There is a tender and loving strength here.
Notable Exploration: Neem Karoli Baba Ashram Darshan + Aarti, Alphine open air kriya practice
Rishikesh:
Our pilgrimage comes full circle in Rishikesh with two spacious days dedicated to grounding and integration. We will spend 3 nights in our own oasis 45 minutes outside Rishikesh, through gentle practice, Ayurvedic treatments, and time to truly land, we allow everything we’ve experienced to settle into the body and nervous system.
This is time for reflection, not just on where we’ve been, but on how we choose to move forward in life from this more elevated, clear, and embodied state.
This is the integrated practice meets and merges with life.
Notable experiences: Ayurvedic Massage, Integrative workshops, Longer practices, group discussions