Let’s be honest: pain isn’t fixed with a single pill and a two-line diagnosis.
[Blog 6: Healing Isn’t Just Relief – Why We’re Doing the Pain Retreat]
Let’s be honest: pain isn’t fixed with a single pill and a two-line diagnosis. And yet, most of us have been trained to treat it that way.
The truth is, pain is rarely just about the body part that hurts. It’s often a mix of how we move, how we don’t move, what we ignore, what we carry, and how we’ve learned to push through.
That’s why we’re launching our Pain Retreat with Kayla at Aavya. Because we wanted to create something that actually addresses pain—not just the symptoms, but the patterns behind it.
Kayla brings a brilliant understanding of anatomy, awareness, and movement. What we’re co-creating is part retreat, part body lab, part “oh wow, I didn’t know my hip did that.”
It’s not a bootcamp. It’s not a spa weekend. It’s not a healing huddle with crystals and chants (though you may still cry, laugh, or want to stretch in strange directions).
It’s a carefully designed experience that:
Introduces daily movement and stillness as equal partners.
Explores how pain works, and how to work with it.
Offers practical tools for your body, breath, and nervous system.
Encourages participants to ask new questions—not just “how do I fix this?” but “how can I relate to this differently?”
The retreat is also a new chapter for Aavya. We’re stepping into deeper knowledge-based experiences. Ones that help people leave not just relaxed, but more aware, more equipped, and hopefully—with fewer knots (physical and emotional).
And while I won’t make this blog about my own story—let’s just say I’ve lived through years of stiffness, tension, and old injuries. Since moving to Rishikesh four years ago, a lot of that has shifted. Physically, I feel better than I have in years. And that’s thanks to many of my teachers, especially Amit—our movement specialist and mobility coach—and Kayla, who’s helped me understand how pain is often a story the body is trying to tell.
This is the kind of offering that reflects where Aavya is heading. We’re still a space to chill, to dance, to eat good food. But we’re also becoming a place where you learn things that can shift how you move through life.
And yes, there will still be chai.
If you’ve been pushing through your pain, this might be the moment to pause and try something that doesn’t involve ignoring it.
Come for the learning. Stay for the realignment. Possibly leave with a new way of walking.
Stay tuned for the announcement of retreat dates—we can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on.
