The Place
Where the mountains keep quiet, and time keeps you.
Where the mountains keep quiet, and time keeps you.
Where the mountains keep quiet, and time keeps you.
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Meet Your Host
A corporate life, traded for a mountain and a mat.
For over a decade, I built decks, closed deals, and measured my days in quarters. It was successful by every metric I had been taught to trust — and it was slowly hollowing me out.
In 2008, a health scare and a chance visit to the Bihar School of Yoga in Munger changed the shape of my life. I stayed longer than planned. I kept coming back.
Saptrashmi is what happens when that practice becomes a place — five acres in Palampur, built slowly, by hand, around a river we still walk every morning.
Before 2008
A corporate career
Years measured in meetings and milestones, until the search for a quieter rhythm became impossible to ignore.
2008
The turning point
Tarun stepped away from certainty and toward yoga, meditation, and a lifelong study of wellbeing.
2009 — 2016
Learning from living traditions
Disciplined study at the Bihar School of Yoga and the Sivananda School turned aspiration into a grounded, teachable practice.
2026
SaptRashmi today
Immersive retreats, teacher-led courses, meditation intensives, and a sanctuary in Palampur for those seeking steadier ways to live.
Questions We’re Asked Often
Why did you leave corporate life?
A health scare in 2008 and a visit to the Bihar School of Yoga made the choice for me — the mountain asked less of me and gave back more.
Why Palampur?
Quiet, a river, and a valley that doesn't perform for tourists. It felt like a place to build slowly, not fast.
Why Bihar School of Yoga?
It taught discipline before comfort. Everything here is rooted in the Sivananda and Satyananda traditions we studied under for years.
Why keep retreats intentionally small?
Past a certain number, attention becomes a schedule instead of a presence. We would rather know your name by day two.
What surprises guests the most?
How little is asked of them. No itinerary shouting for attention — just structure, silence, and the option to do nothing.
What does a normal day look like?
Practice before sunrise, a slow breakfast, study or rest through the afternoon, and a walk to the river before the light goes.
What do you hope guests take home?
Not a souvenir. A slower pace they can protect once they're back in the noise.
Meet Your Host
A corporate life, traded for a mountain and a mat.
For over a decade, I built decks, closed deals, and measured my days in quarters. It was successful by every metric I had been taught to trust — and it was slowly hollowing me out.
In 2008, a health scare and a chance visit to the Bihar School of Yoga in Munger changed the shape of my life. I stayed longer than planned. I kept coming back.
Saptrashmi is what happens when that practice becomes a place — five acres in Palampur, built slowly, by hand, around a river we still walk every morning.
Before 2008
A corporate career
Years measured in meetings and milestones, until the search for a quieter rhythm became impossible to ignore.
2008
The turning point
Tarun stepped away from certainty and toward yoga, meditation, and a lifelong study of wellbeing.
2009 — 2016
Learning from living traditions
Disciplined study at the Bihar School of Yoga and the Sivananda School turned aspiration into a grounded, teachable practice.
2026
SaptRashmi today
Immersive retreats, teacher-led courses, meditation intensives, and a sanctuary in Palampur for those seeking steadier ways to live.
Questions We’re Asked Often
Why did you leave corporate life?
A health scare in 2008 and a visit to the Bihar School of Yoga made the choice for me — the mountain asked less of me and gave back more.
Why Palampur?
Quiet, a river, and a valley that doesn't perform for tourists. It felt like a place to build slowly, not fast.
Why Bihar School of Yoga?
It taught discipline before comfort. Everything here is rooted in the Sivananda and Satyananda traditions we studied under for years.
Why keep retreats intentionally small?
Past a certain number, attention becomes a schedule instead of a presence. We would rather know your name by day two.
What surprises guests the most?
How little is asked of them. No itinerary shouting for attention — just structure, silence, and the option to do nothing.
What does a normal day look like?
Practice before sunrise, a slow breakfast, study or rest through the afternoon, and a walk to the river before the light goes.
What do you hope guests take home?
Not a souvenir. A slower pace they can protect once they're back in the noise.