Alchemy Shakti Retreat – 5 days with Dr. Raj Balkaran

A transformative immersion

20 - 24 August 2025 Casa Corvo, Novaggio, Ticino

Soli-Lunar SHAKTI RETREAT

A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE WITH VEDIC RITUAL, STORYTELLING, MANTRA, DIRECT TRANSMISSION & WISDOM TEACHINGS

20 – 24 August at CASA CORVO

This retreat intends to explore energy (Shakti) in its Solar and Lunar expressions.

Connect with and learn from Dr. Raj Balkaran in person, deepening your connection to Indian Wisdom and Shakti, raising your spiritual consciousness. Stay in a unique space, tucked away in a serene natural setting.

HOW TO INTEGRATE INDIAN WISDOM AND SHAKTI IN YOUR LIFE?

You wonder how to integrate indian wisdom in your life or your practice? You are courious on how to integrate ritual, wisdom from ancient texts and other tools into your Yoga?

STORYTELLING

Dr. Raj’s powerful storytelling will nourish you and provide deep understanding of Indian Mythology, on many layers. Drawing on primary source Sanskrit texts Dr. Raj Balkaran expertly decodes key Hindu myths.

ACADEMIC LECTURES

Along with ritual, meditations and mantra, we will recieve academic lectures on themes realted to the importance of Shakti and the Godess in India today and it’s role in the world.

COMMUNITY TIME & DISCUSSIONS

Everyday we will allow time for open discussions with Dr Raj on the Key Themes of the Retreat and on the Wisdom Teachings offered.

Event date

20-24

August 2025

MORE INFO & REGISTRATION

EARLY BIRD UNTIL 20 SEPT 2024
Double room (twin beds) 1050 CHF
Single room 1310 CHF

REGULAR PRICE
Double room (twin beds) 1150 CHF
Single room 1440 CHF

Accommodation will be in our 5 apartment units: Casa Corvo, Casa Volpe and Casa Lucertola. Single rooms are limited and will be assigned first come first served.

The cost of this 5 days (4 nights) RETREAT with full program guided by Dr. Raj Balkaran:

- 4 Night accommodation in chosen category

- All meals (4 light breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners) by highly praised Mike the Chef. Meals are vegetarian (lacto-ovo), Vegan options are available.
- All beverages (water, coffe and tea), snacks.
- Full Retreat program as listed in the detailed Schedule
- Personal one-to one meet ups with Dr. Raj available

Extras (not included)
- Travels to and from the venue
- Travel insurance

SCHEDULE FRAME

You will get a full day programm starting with optional self practice in the morning.

After a light self-served breakfast & tea break, from 9am Dr Raj Balkaran will guide us in Ritual, Chanting, Meditation, Mantric Intitiation, Consecrating Goddess Altar & Nyāsas. The mornings will end with an open discussion about Shakti Wisdom: How do you understand karmic theory? What is Shakti? What role does it play in your life? What developments would you like to see? What role does Shakti play in the world? What role does Shakti play in these times?

After a wonderful vegetarin Lunch at 12 you will have some free time to enjoy nature or the in-house sauna, then we will meet with Dr. Raj again at 3pm for a Academic Lectures for example on the Bhagavad Gita or Patajali Yoga Sutra - followed by Storytelling. Around 4pm there will be Group Discussions on Key Themes and Wisdom Teachings.

Vegetarian Indian-inspired Dinner is at 6.30pm and after that more Storytelling with Dr Raj .

On the last morning, we will have a rich brunch and our programm will end at 11am for individual travels.