The heart of it
Conversations with Ashish
Two private conversations with Aavya's founder. They're a space to look at your patterns around work, money, energy and what you're holding on to, without judgement and without being told what to do.
Burnout retreat · Rishikesh · 5 nights
The Burnout Reset
Five nights with less to carry, and room to understand what you want to change.
5 nights · 6 daysBreakfast & dinnerPrivate rooms onlyRestorativeStart any day
Talk to us on WhatsAppA quiet 5-night burnout retreat in Upper Tapovan, Rishikesh: rest, unhurried care, hands in clay and a couple of honest conversations.
Is this you?
You've been 'fine' for a long time.
You sleep, but wake up tired.
Weekends don't refill you anymore.
Small things make you snap, or nothing makes you feel much at all.
You keep planning a break and not taking it.
Sometimes a change of scene is enough. Sometimes you also need space to rest, notice what's draining you, and consider what you want to return to. This retreat is built for the second kind.
What makes it different
Nothing here is to keep you busy.
Every session on this retreat is optional. Here's what's waiting when you want it.
Unhurried care
Two Ayurvedic treatments. Warm oil, slow hands, nothing to achieve and nothing to answer.
Hands in clay
Two sessions in Rishikesh's first pottery studio. You get to do something badly with nothing at stake.
Your way
One guided session. It isn't a test. Plenty of guests stay with the sauna and soak and never touch the ice.
Evenings
Breath and stillness
One evening of yin yoga and two evenings of gentle breathwork. Slow, quiet, built for tired bodies.
Open time
Afternoons left free
We won't over-schedule your rest. Sleep, walk to the river, read in the café, or do nothing.
Community
People, no obligation
Not a hotel, not an ashram. Join the music and dance evenings, watch from the edge, or keep to yourself.
A sample rhythm
Six slow days
Your days are shaped around your arrival time and that week's programme at Aavya, so the order will shift.
01
Arrive
Settle in, eat, restGentle breathwork in the evening, if you feel like it
02
Begin
First conversation with AshishFree afternoonAyurvedic spa
03
Clay & fire
Morning movementPotteryTapas Fire & Ice
04
Drift
Morning movementPotteryYin yoga in the eveningSound healing or music & dance
05
Gather
Free morningAyurvedic spaEvening breathworkClosing conversation with Ashish
06
Depart
Slow breakfastA handmade gift from our studio
Included & pricing
Everything you need, nothing to manage
- 5 nights in a private Terrace or Premium room
- Breakfast and dinner daily, plus tea and coffee
- 2 private conversations with Ashish, about an hour each
- 2 Ayurvedic spa treatments
- 2 pottery sessions
- 1 guided Tapas Fire & Ice session
- 1 evening yin yoga class and 2 evenings of gentle breathwork
- Gentle morning movement, sound healing and music evenings from the weekly programme
- A handmade gift from our pottery studio
Not included: travel to Rishikesh, lunch and café extras, and any extra treatments you book during your stay.
Meet Ashish
He's sat on both sides of the desk.
Ashish Khandelwal founded Aavya. Before Rishikesh, he spent years in finance, built a company that was acquired by Accenture, and led commercial real estate at the Hiranandani Group in Mumbai. He knows pressure, leadership and the cost of both from the inside.
Life then took apart much of what he had built, and he came to Tapovan to rebuild. Aavya grew from that. His conversations aren't therapy, and they won't hand you a single reason you burnt out. They're an honest space to explore your patterns.
Read Ashish's storyThe conversations behind the Burnout Reset
How can life look so established from the outside and still feel so exhausting to live?
Sometimes the tiredness comes with patterns we haven't stopped to question. What money means to us. What we expect from marriage and relationships. Where we think we should be by now. Our attitudes towards sleep, food, health, ageing and retirement. What we keep postponing until everything else is sorted.
These are the conversations we make space for at Aavya.
I'm still running a business. There are responsibilities, decisions and a million calculations. I'm still learning how to find balance within that. I bring that experience to the conversation, alongside curiosity about yours. There's no judgement, and no ready-made answer.
Aavya itself is an experiment: a creative space where people can explore, make things, feel welcome and find their own rhythm. You don't have to call yourself creative. Sometimes a little clay, music or an unexpected conversation brings back a moment of joy—and an interest in life that had become buried under everything else.
The two private conversations during the Burnout Reset are a chance to look at what drains you, what matters to you, and what gives you energy. They aren't therapy. They're time to speak honestly, notice a few patterns, and consider what you might want to do differently.
— Ashish
What people take home
“It was the perfect place to slow down, disconnect from the usual rush, and spend some quality time with myself. One of my highlights was the Tapas Fire & Ice contrast therapy.”
“Aavya is not just a place to stay. It's a place that holds you, inspires you, and feels like home.”
“The staff is so kind and helpful. They treated me like a family member.”
Before you come
Working professionals, founders and creatives who feel run down, and anyone whose tiredness has stopped responding to weekends. It's quieter and less social than our other retreats.
Yes. Nothing here asks for fitness, and every session is optional, including the ice bath.
No. They're honest, non-judgemental conversations, not therapy or counselling.
No. It's a restorative retreat. If you're under the care of a doctor or therapist, please continue with them. This can sit alongside that care, but it doesn't replace it.
No. The community is there if you want it, and keeping to yourself is completely fine.
Any time of year. October to March has crisp mornings and warm, sunny afternoons. The monsoon months are rainy and very quiet.
Aavya is in Upper Tapovan, Rishikesh, near Prakriti Café on Balaknath Road. Dehradun (Jolly Grant) airport is about 45 minutes to an hour away. From Delhi it's roughly a 6-hour drive, or a train to Haridwar or Rishikesh. We can help arrange your transfer.
Yes. Extend your stay, or shape your own version with Design My Own Retreat.
Not sure yet?
Just talk to us.
We'll ask a few questions and suggest what fits. No sales pitch, just an honest conversation.
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