Rediscover yourself at these spiritual retreats in Delhi

Life in a metro can get absolutely hectic, monotonous and tiring and everyone seeks escape from this monotony. But then, time constraints and work-life doesn’t allow city-dwellers the luxury of living amid nature. Well, if you are someone living in Delhi-NCR, you are fortunate as the city is home to some incredible ashrams and spiritual retreats, where one can meditate in peace and heal their mind, body and soul.

Set in Sarvodaya Enclave, Sri Aurobindo Ashram is among the oldest spiritual retreats in Delhi. The place was inaugurated back in 1956 and has been healing the souls since then. One can select programmes that include Yoga practices and attend workshops on mental enrichment among others. The best part of the ashram is everyone is treated equally here, men, women, rich and poor.

This ashram was founded by Swami Vishnudevananda and is known for its Yoga Vacation Programme. The spiritual retreat offers classical Yoga programs and keeps organising workshops. People often visit here to learn and practice meditation.

This beautiful spiritual retreat and meditation centre is situated on the Mehrauli - Gurgaon Road. Once you enter the place, you won’t feel like you are in a city. A certain kind of peace surrounds the whole ashram. The architecture of the place is equally praise-worthy with bamboo-mud-thatch style accommodations. One can opt for various meditative programmes and workshops that help connect your body and soul.

One of the oldest spiritual centres in Delhi, Ramakrishna Mission was founded by the famous revolutionary man Swami Vivekananda. The centre features an incredible statue of Shri Ramkrishna and is also home to several monks who live here and conduct different programs and discourses.

Situated in the Shalimar Bagh region, this holistic institution was founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The place offers several courses to help people find inner peace. It conducts regular workshops and programmes in various regions of Delhi to help people heal. Not only this, the centre also helps people suffering with various diseases.

This ashram was started by Dr B.K.S Iyenger, one of the foremost yoga gurus in the world. The centre is quite popular among city people as it propagates healthy living through Yoga practices. The ashram focuses on the mental, emotional and spiritual healing by offering several programs.

Isha Foundation in Gadaipur region of Delhi is counted among the best spiritual retreats in the city, and aims at healing people with their intensive Yoga programmes. The teachers here are Yoga experts, who teach volunteers several yoga techniques and exercises. Classical Hatha Yoga, which is considered to be the purest form of yoga, is practiced here religiously.