This two-week residential course combines Yantra Painting, Hatha Yoga, and Ayurvedic Cooking, offering a contemplative practice that cultivates mindfulness both in the art studio and the kitchen within the supportive environment of a traditional ashram in India.

Each morning begins with Hatha Yoga, including asana, pranayama, and meditation, preparing the body and mind for a day of focused practice. Participants then engage in the meditative art of Yantra Painting, chanting the mantra associated with a chosen deity while carefully creating its sacred geometric representation. In the afternoons, Ayurvedic Cooking sessions explore the preparation of nourishing, balanced meals rooted in traditional Indian wisdom.

Taught by Mandakini Puri, who has over twenty years of experience and learned the Harish Johari Wash Painting Technique from her teacher Pieter Weltevrede, the course emphasizes patience, concentration, and one-pointed awareness.

A yantra is a sacred geometric form representing a deity, chakra, or planetary energy. Painting a yantra while repeating its corresponding mantra transforms the creative process into an active meditation, cultivating stillness, devotion, and inner focus.

Living within the rhythm of the ashram allows these practices to extend beyond the classroom. Through yoga, seva, chanting, meditation, and shared meals, participants experience a way of life where daily activities themselves become part of the practice.

Typical Daily Routine (subject to change)

• 4:00 am – Awakening conch, Aarti, silent meditation & herbal tea

• 7:30 am – Hatha Yoga (asana, pranayama & meditation)

• 9:00 am – Breakfast

• 10:00 am – Karma Yoga (seva)

• 11:00 am – Yantra Painting

• 1:00 pm – Lunch

• 3:00 pm – Herbal tea

• 4:00 pm – Ayurvedic Cooking Class

• 6:00 pm – Dinner

• 7:15 pm – Vedic chanting by the dhuni

• 8:00 pm – Meditation or kirtan

• 9:00 pm – Lights out

If you have any questions about the course or your stay, please contact us or complete the registration form.