• 9 nights accommodations 
• 3 meals per day (excluding alcoholic beverages) starting with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day
• Group Ground Transportation to/from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), located in New Delhi, India and throughout the retreat
• Local Indian guide
• Daily yoga practices
• Personal retreat time (having time to nap, explore, walk, read, and just be)
• All activities included in the itinerary

Accommodations

A 10-day transformational journey through northern India, designed to nourish mind, body, and soul through authentic yoga, meditation, Diwali festivities, and a pilgrimage to one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The trip begins with an arrival night at a hotel in New Delhi before the group travels to Haridwar, where they settle into Johari House, an intimate, family-run home that anchors the spiritual heart of the retreat. With its rooftop yoga space, home-cooked Ayurvedic meals, ceremonial welcomes, Yantra Painting workshops, and Ayurvedic cooking sessions, Johari House offers a deeply personal immersion. From there, the group transfers to a hotel in Rishikesh, the Yoga Capital of India, for a stay that allows for flexible exploration of Parmarth Niketan, the oldest Shivananda Ashram, the Beatles Ashram, Vashisht Cave, and a visit with Saint Maa Gyaan Suveera at Keerti Hermitage. The group then moves south to a hotel in Agra positioned for a sunrise visit to the Taj Mahal, before returning to New Delhi for a farewell dinner and departure.

DEVON SCHMIDT

Devon is an experienced yoga educator, studio owner, and yoga therapist with over two decades of dedication to holistic health, integrative healing, and mindful living. Her journey began in 2003 while studying at the Columbus College of Art and Design, where she discovered yoga through Hatha classes at the YMCA in downtown Columbus. With a background in art, she brings a creative and intuitive perspective to her work, blending visual awareness, expression, and a deep appreciation for the mind-body connection into the way she teaches and holds space. What began as a personal practice quickly evolved into a lifelong calling rooted in supporting both physical and emotional well-being.

She became a certified yoga teacher in 2010 through World Peace Yoga and completed her 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training at Yoga on High in 2016. In 2024, she completed her Yoga Therapy training through Kripalu. Devon is registered as an ERYT-500 with Yoga Alliance and as a C-IAYT with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Her training also includes Ayurvedic Health Counseling through the Shakti School. As a yoga therapist, she offers individualized one-on-one sessions that support a wide range of physical, emotional, and mental health needs. Her work integrates breathwork, mindful movement, meditation, nervous system regulation, and Ayurvedic principles to create personalized, sustainable practices. She frequently works with clients navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, and life transitions, offering a trauma-informed, client-centered approach that emphasizes self-awareness, resilience, and healing, often incorporating creative visualization and intuitive exploration.

In 2011, Devon founded Day Yoga Studio in Dayton, Ohio, later expanding to Washington Township in 2024. She leads 200-, 300-, and 500-hour teacher training programs, teaches classes and workshops, and offers private sessions in yoga therapy and Ayurvedic counseling. She also directs Day Yoga Community Outreach, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing yoga to underserved populations throughout the Dayton area. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling through Miami University, with an anticipated graduation date of May 2027, further deepening her ability to support clients through an integrative and compassionate lens. Above all, she is a mother of four and caregiver to four dogs, grounding her work in lived experience, connection, and care.

DAY ONE

Arrival in New Delhi and check into a hotel for the night

DAY TWO

• Buffet Breakfast at the hotel
• Early start for Haridwar (4-5 hours by road)
• Stop midway for a snack / lunch (depends on the group)
• Reach Haridwar and check in to Johari House
• Ceremonial welcome, refreshing evening tea/ coffee / ginger water
• Evening walk by the holy river of Ganges
• Indian Ayurvedic dinner

DAY THREE

• Yoga & meditation led by the Group Leader.
• Breakfast
• Shopping for Indian attire for the festival of Diwali.
• Lunch at the retreat center.
• Free time
• Evening Ganga Aarti ritual at Har Ki Pauri.
• Dinner

DAY FOUR

Diwali!

• Yoga & meditation led by the group leader
• Special celebratory breakfast
• Temple visits – Shree Yantra & Daksh Temple
• Lunch at the retreat center
• Free time
• Ceremonial Lakshmi Poojan with authentic Indian mantras followed by celebrations with sparklers and some traditional fireworks
• Light shimmering diyas, indulge in festive delicacies, dress in traditional finery, and celebrate the Festival of Lights in its most authentic, intimate, and enchanting form

DAY FIVE

• Yoga & meditation led by the group leader
• Breakfast
• Yantra Painting, geometrical representation of the Gods, lead by Seema Agarwal at the retreat center
• Lunch
• Ayurvedic cooking by Anushree Agarwal. Simple techniques of easy to cook home made recipes that can be easily replicated by you in your kitchen

DAY SIX

• Yoga & meditation led by the Group Leader
• Breakfast
• Travel to the Yoga Capital of India, Rishikesh (90 minutes)
• Lunch at the hotel
• Free time to walk and explore Rishikesh

DAY SEVEN & EIGHT

• Free days in Rishikesh and local sightseeing
• The group will visit the below places:
  • Parmarth Niketan
  • Ganga Aarti
  • Oldest Shivananda Ashram
  • Beatles Ashram
  • Vashisht Cave
  • Saint Maa Gyaan Suveera (Keerti Hermitage)

DAY NINE

• Yoga & meditation led by the group leader
• Breakfast
• Travel from Rishikesh to Agra (The Taj Mahal) via New Delhi (5 hours to New Delhi)
• Lunch on the way
• Luggage stored at the center in New Delhi, carry on (overnight bag) taken to Agra
• Train from New Delhi to Agra (1 hr 40 mins)
• Check in at the hotel
• Dinner

DAY TEN

• Visit to The Taj Mahal
• Buffet breakfast at the hotel
• Check out at noon
• Visit Subhash Emporium
• Lunch at Agra
• Travel to New Delhi
• Farewell Dinner
• Departure from Delhi International Airport

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