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Why Aavya Is the Kind of Place Retreat Organizers Are Looking For

For retreat organizers who wish to include Ayurveda or Panchakarma, Aavya offers the option to integrate these elements thoughtfully. This works well for: Ayurvedic consultations, therapies, and Panchakarma support can be woven into a retreat without overpowering the main intention—something many organizers appreciate when designing balanced wellness retreats in Rishikesh. Collaboration Over Fixed Packages Some

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December 16, 2025 No Comments

What to Expect From a 7-Day or 21-Day Ayurveda Journey?

Ayurveda is often introduced through its therapies: oils, herbs, Shirodhara, Basti, but the deeper principle behind it is simple: life works better when it is lived in rhythm. In its truest form, Ayurveda isn’t a strict code or ancient rulebook; it is a practical way of living that respects digestion, sleep, energy, routine, connection, and

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December 9, 2025 No Comments

New Year Wellness Retreat in Rishikesh: A 5-Day Journey Through the Elements

So, We Were Just Sitting Around Talking About our New Year’s retreat (28 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026) at Aavya, Tapovan, Rishikesh. This retreat honestly started very simply. One afternoon, the whole Aavya team was sitting around, chai in hand, half-planning, half-procrastinating, wondering what a New Year retreat should actually feel like. Someone said, “Let’s

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December 1, 2025 No Comments
Holistic Health
Ashish

I’m Asking You to Be Undisciplined

Yes, you read that right.I’m asking you to be undisciplined. For most of my life, I believed discipline was the key to every change I wanted to make.Twenty times I tried to lose weight.Thirty times I tried to quit smoking.Hundreds of promises to myself that this time I’d stick to it. None of them lasted.

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August 10, 2025 No Comments

Spirituality and Gambling — What the Heck?!

A few days ago, I wrote a blog titled “Gambling Since Age 9.” It was raw.It was personal.And it wasn’t what most people expect from the founder of a wellness retreat. I knew that when I hit publish.And yet, I wasn’t prepared for how much it would stir — in others, and in me. People

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August 4, 2025 No Comments

Gambling Since Age 9 – a 45 year journey

I started gambling at the ripe old age of nine. It began with three-card poker with childhood friends. A few coins on the line. The thrill of winning — or losing — didn’t matter much. What mattered was the rush. That strange, heady cocktail of hope and fear. Adrenaline in the veins. And that feeling

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July 31, 2025 No Comments

Why Rishikesh and the Gangaji Hold the Magic They Do

I didn’t need to understand the magic of Rishikesh. I just needed to feel it. I’d been in Rishikesh for about a year. The mornings had started to slow me down, the forest trails had begun to feel like old friends, and the Gangaji—well, she had a way of showing up whether or not you

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July 21, 2025 No Comments
Ashish’s Reflections
Ashish

My Business Is My Yoga

When I started building Aavya, a dear friend and yoga teacher looked me straight in the eye and said: “Ashish, your business is now your yoga.” I nodded wisely, like I knew what that meant. I didn’t. Back then, I thought it was just a poetic compliment. You know—“Ah yes, business as spiritual practice.” Very

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May 4, 2025 No Comments
Holistic Living
Ashish

The Story of Aavya – A Business Without A Vision

Let’s start with the start. The story of Aavya begins in Tapovan, where I had already been living for over two years, staying in another room not too far from here. But it seemed I had outstayed my welcome there. I needed a change—a new space, a new place to stay, something a bit away

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April 20, 2025 No Comments
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