SAPTRASHMI PRESENTS · OCTOBER 2026
PALAMPUR · HIMACHAL PRADESH
12 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM
UPCOMING COHORTS
COHORT 01
1–30 October 2026
COHORT 02
1–30 November 2026
₹35,000 effective expense
₹14,000 returned from the ₹49,000 commitment after successful completion
A life arranged around practice.
THE PREMISE
THE RESULT
01
CERTIFICATION
Complete the Yoga Teacher Training requirements and receive your Ministry of AYUSH certification.
02
YOGA TEACHING
Learn to structure, communicate and guide yoga and meditation practices for others.
03
AN EARNING SKILL
Build a professional practice through private classes, group classes, workshops, retreats and online teaching.
04
A PERSONAL FITNESS PRACTICE
Develop practical knowledge of movement, mobility, strength, flexibility, breath and recovery.
05
A MEDITATION PRACTICE
Develop the understanding and discipline to maintain a personal meditation practice beyond the programme.
06
SELF-AWARENESS
Develop greater awareness of your attention, habits, resistance and behaviour through sustained practice and observation.
07
CONTINUITY
Leave with the knowledge, discipline and structure to continue your practice independently in your own city.
THE COHORT
Because this is teaching, not broadcasting. Twelve people allow direct interaction with Tarun, individual attention, intimate teaching practice, meaningful peer relationships, accountability and a genuinely shared residential experience. Choose one of the two 30-day cohorts below.
Direct interaction
Individual attention
Peer relationships
Shared accountability
UPCOMING COHORTS
₹14,000 returned from the ₹49,000 commitment after successful completion
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRACTICE
Leaving banking in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, Tarun changed the course of his life through yoga. He studied and practised across different schools of Indian yoga and philosophy, including the Bihar School of Yoga and Iyengar Yoga, among others. He began teaching in small batches in Goa, gradually developing his own approach to practice and teaching. A few years ago, he returned to his native place and built a modern retreat centre and teacher-training school from the ground up. The centre brings together residential facilities, a kitchen garden, therapeutic massage, a dedicated healing space and an environment designed to support sustained practice and learning.
2008
Leaves a banking-sector career.
YEARS
Years of yoga and meditation practice and training, including the Bihar School of Yoga tradition.
12+ YEARS
Practice, teaching and training within the yoga tradition.
NOW
Shares his accumulated experience with a small group of twelve.
THE ARC
Interrupt, ground, confront, deepen, transmit, embody, turn.
DAYS 01–05
THE INTERRUPTION
Step out of the old rhythm and establish a new one.
DAYS 06–10
THE GROUNDING
Build consistency in body, breath and routine.
DAYS 11–15
THE CONFRONTATION
Meet resistance, boredom, distraction and old patterns.
DAYS 16–20
THE DEEPENING
Go deeper into yoga, meditation, philosophy and self-observation.
DAYS 21–25
THE TRANSMISSION
Move from practising yoga to communicating and teaching it.
DAYS 26–29
THE EMBODIMENT
Take responsibility for your practice, discipline and teaching.
DAY 30
THE TURNING
Recognise what has changed and decide what you will carry forward.
THE SETTING
For 30 days, participants live at Saptrashmi in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, within walking distance of the Neugal River. Mornings begin with practice; the days move through study, physical training, shared meals and seva; evenings are quiet. Simple living, mountain air, the river and a shared daily rhythm create the conditions for sustained practice and attention.
The team takes care of your stay and meals. Your responsibility is to show up diligently for the practice.
THE CONTAINER
Seven simple commitments structure each day of The Turning, creating a rhythm for practice, study, work and reflection over 30 days.
01
RISE
Wake at a fixed time and establish a disciplined daily rhythm.
02
PRACTICE
Daily yoga, asana, pranayama and meditation practice.
03
STUDY
Study yoga philosophy, anatomy, teaching methodology and the traditions underlying the practice.
04
OBSERVE
Daily reflection, journaling and self-observation.
05
SERVE
Participate in the shared life of the centre through seva and contribution.
06
TEACH
Practice communicating, sequencing and guiding yoga and meditation.
07
RELEASE
Create a deliberate evening wind-down, reduce digital stimulation and protect sleep.
THE COMMITMENT
Most people say they want to change. The difficult part is showing up long enough to find out. The Turning asks you to put something on the line.
TOTAL COMMITMENT
₹49,000
PROGRAMME + RESIDENTIAL
₹35,000
COMPLETION STAKE
₹14,000
Effective expense after successful completion: ₹35,000
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THE QUESTION
THIS IS FOR
People who want a serious yoga practice; people interested in becoming teachers; people seeking a disciplined reset; people willing to spend 30 days away from ordinary routines; people who want a skill they can potentially build into a livelihood; people who want to contribute to the transmission of yoga rather than simply consume wellness experiences.
THIS IS NOT FOR
People looking for a Himalayan holiday, luxury wellness tourism, a quick certificate, Instagram content, passive learning, an easy 30 days, or a shortcut to becoming a yoga teacher.
This is a professional training program. People looking for general detox and couple-specific retreat, chekc our other cohorts.
THE EVIDENCE
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