Trika Meditation Retreat

Silence the Noise. Discover Serenity.

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While meditation is widely recognized as a powerful practice, it goes far beyond mere “neural self-hacking” or the stopping of thoughts.

This retreat combines various long-standing spiritual paths of meditation into one cohesive system of personal development. The result is an exceptional retreat experience that creates a monumental shift in your consciousness and significant inner transformation.

The Trika Meditation Retreat enables you to tap into the vast potential of your mind, exploring its subtle structure and harnessing its boundless power to achieve truly remarkable mental and spiritual accomplishments.

Duration:

11-day retreat with 8 days in spiritual silence

Total hours:

75 retreat hours

Suitability:

For beginners and experienced practitioners alike

Meditations Practiced in Trika Retreat

The Trika Meditation Retreat is a unique meditation retreat compiled by Somananda that focuses on a potent combination of special tantric and Raja Yoga meditations designed for accessing the deepest recesses of the human mind.

Techniques from Tantra 

  • Lightning Meditation
  • Mantra Meditation
  • Powerful Yantra Meditation
  • Tantric Prana Uchara
  • Music Meditation

Tantric techniques utilize powerful energies for spiritual openings and activation of the higher chakras.

Trika Meditation - students practice concentration techniques

Techniques from Raja Yoga

  • Jangama Dhyana
  • Nasikagra Drishti Meditation
  • Shiva’s Third Eye Boomerang Meditation
  • Golden Pranayama
  • Guided Meditations and Astral Projection Meditation
  • Piercing the Reality Meditation: How to Escape the Matrix
  • Surpassing the Ego Meditation
  • Heart of God Meditation

Raja Yoga is known as the “kingly path” – so potent is this tradition – which focuses on the opening of the Third Eye. This brings spiritual clarity, mental control, and even paranormal abilities beyond imagination.

Somananda teaching concentration of the mind to students at a yoga retreat in India

Techniques from Other Traditions

  • Sivananda Meditation
  • Walking Meditation

These supportive techniques blend your entire retreat into one, holistic experience. Additionally, you will enjoy daily guided Hatha Yoga practice, satsangs and blessing sessions with Somananda.

What You Will Gain from this Retreat

Retreat Benefits

How Do You Measure Success in Meditation?

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  • Retreat Benefits

    • Improved control over your state of awareness and your emotions
    • The tools to create a state of absolute centeredness and inner focus at will
    • Techniques for surpassing the limitations of your mind and reaching higher states of consciousness
    • A glimpse into your true self – the Atman
    • Methods for controlled expansion of your mind
    • Increased spiritual inspiration and aspiration
    • Empowered support on your path of reaching the highest spiritual goal – samadhi or union with the Divine

  • How Do You Measure Success in Meditation?

    As defined in Yoga, meditation is the “controlled expansion of the mind.” This seemingly remote idea is actually a skill that not only anyone can acquire, but one that can be improved and perfected with practice.

    Individual proficiency and development in Trika retreat is tangible and can be measured clearly. Some of the preliminary indicators to look for are the following:

    • Emotional disturbances or imbalances are reduced or completely cease to exist
    • The mind becomes silent and peaceful at will
    • The mind expands outside of one’s physical body
    • Rapid growth of one’s inner faith and a sense of inner happiness
    • The mind becomes aware of higher levels of consciousness
    • The ability to perceive the activation of the higher chakras and achieve higher states of consciousness

  • Joining Retreats Regularly

    Every meditation retreat will take you deeper into your Self and into the hidden potential of your mind. Proficiency and skill in meditation are built up by participating in meditation retreats regularly – we recommend joining at least one per year.

    Steady personal practice outside of the retreat period is equally important. Each retreat provides extra support and further guidance from our teachers, which will propel you further up the ladder of your spiritual development.

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    After 8 days in total silence this is what students have to say about the mind altering Trika Meditation Retreat!

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Retreat Schedule

Day 1: Arrival and Welcome

Days 2 to 10: The Retreat

Day 11: Conclusion

Application Process

  • Day 1: Arrival and Welcome

    8 March 2026
    This is the day to arrive at the Trika Meditation Retreat venue in Rishikesh. You may want to arrive in India, or even Rishikesh, a few days earlier in order to have some rest after your travels and before the program begins.

    General schedule for this first day is as follows:

    12:00 Group meeting at the pick-up location in Rishikesh to be taken to the venue (a 10-minute ride with a 4×4)
    18:00 Group welcome dinner at the venue and getting to know everyone

  • Days 2 to 10: The Retreat

    9-17 March 2026
    On the 2nd day the retreat commences. You will be studying and practicing meditation for several hours daily. The days begin at 7:00 with group morning practice and generally end with dinner at 20:00. There will be breaks throughout the day.

    General daily schedule:

    07:00 Morning Meditation and Yoga
    09:00 Breakfast
    10:00 Retreat session I
    13:30 Lunch break
    16:30 Retreat session II
    19:00 Q&A
    20:00 Dinner
    22:00 Lights out

  • Day 11: Conclusion

    18 March 2026
    The last day of the retreat is dedicated to a retreat conclusion, final meditation and a blessing from the teachers.

    Last day’s schedule:

    10:00 Breakfast
    11:00 Conclusion of the retreat
    13:30 Lunch
    15:00 Departure

    Please do not plan your departure from the venue earlier than 15:00 on that day, and we recommend to schedule your departure from India earliest the day after the retreat ends, on 19 March 2026, if possible.

  • Trika Meditation - students in lecture

    Application Process

    To ensure a balanced and harmonious group dynamic, participation in all our courses is by application only. The application process consists of the following steps:

    • Step 1: Registration and Payment
      Complete your course registration and payment.
    • Step 2: Submit the Online Application Form
      Fill out and submit the online Application Form provided in your purchase confirmation email.
    • Step 3: Video Call and Final Decision
      Once we receive your Application Form, new students will be required to schedule a 10-minute video call with one of our head teachers. Following this step, a final decision regarding your participation will be made.

    You will receive a decision within three working days after completing the application process. If your application is not accepted, your payment will be fully refunded.

Your Travel Guidelines

Arrival in India

Departure from India

India Is Different!

Group Briefing

  • Arrival in India

    Recommended arrival date to India: 7 March 2026 or earlier (retreat starts on 8 March 2026)

    We recommend that you arrive in India at least 1-2 days before the course begins – 7 March 2026 or earlier. This leaves you some time to get acquainted with the culture and have some rest. Earlier arrival offers also a buffer in case of unexpected travel delays or changes.

    Best would be to fly to New Delhi or to Dehradun. From either place you can arrange for a taxi transport to Rishikesh either on the day of the course beginning, or earlier if you wish. Please note that you can arrive to the course venue only at the first day of the course, not earlier. 

    Taxi from New Delhli to Rishikesh takes about 5-8 hours, depending on traffic. Taxi from Dehradun to Rishikesh takes about 1 hour. Alternatively, you are welcome to take a train from New Dehli to Haridwar and a 30 minute taxi ride to Rishikesh from there. 

    Please note that we will offer an online live group briefing for everyone some weeks before the beginning of the retreat. 

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have received a course confirmation email from us. That email will clearly state that you can begin finalizing your travel related bookings.

  • Departure from India

    Recommended departure date from India: earliest 19 March 2026 or later (retreat ends on 18 March 2026)

    Please do not plan your departure from India earlier than on 19 March 2026 (the day after the retreat ends). Ideally, we recommend leaving some time after the course for assimilation and integration and possibly stay in Rishikesh or India for some extra days.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have received a course confirmation email from us. That email will clearly state that you can begin finalizing your travel related bookings.

  • India Is Different!

    We would like to draw your attention to something very important related to your time in the Trika Meditation Retreat. Namely, India and Rishikesh are very different places compared to the West.

    If this will be your first time in India, you need to come with an open mind and, especially, with an open heart. Everything will be different than what you may have been used to. India is not the West!

    You will encounter:

    • Very different culture and way of life
    • Different economic level and life standards
    • Unique cuisine with limited western choices but abundant Indian ones
    • The retreat venue is up in the mountains of Rishikesh in the midst of nature. You may encounter local flora and fauna and need to be mature about it. 

    Your usual level of comfort may be challenged during your stay in the retreat. However, through this you will discover a deep sense of peace in the simplicity of life and surrender to the spiritual quests even more.

  • Group Briefing

    With the whole Trika Meditation Retreat group we will have an online briefing a few weeks before the course to help you plan your local travel within India and to share other valuable information on how to prepare yourself for time in India.  

    You will also be connecting with the retreat group via a Telegram app and you can make joint travel plans together with your peers.

    Topics covered in the briefing:

    • Travel to and within India and getting to Rishikesh
    • What to bring with you for the course and in order to manage well in India
    • Clothing to take and what not to take
    • How to go about money and local currency (cash or card)
    • Cultural aspect of India and Rishikesh to be considered
    • Any other questions and topics that you may want to discuss

Important Note on Force Majeure

In case the conditions of force majeure render it impossible to offer the Trika Meditation Retreat as an in-person physical course at the scheduled time (e.g. due to pandemic related travel restrictions, war, or other unforeseeable world events), we will make effort to reschedule and offer it at a later time.

Depending on the exact situation, we may also consider changing the course format and offer it either partially or fully as an online retreat. In case of force majeure no refunds of your paid fees are offered.

Venue

Rishikesh Valley

Rishikesh, India

This retreat takes place in Rishikesh, India, at the venue called the Rishikesh Valley. This is a family owned retreat center at the foot of the Himalaya mountains merged together with incredibly lush nature and undisturbed tranquility where you can study and truly transform.

The venue has two locations about 400 meters apart, which both will be at our disposal. First of them consists of 12 natural wooden cottages with a bathroom; a yoga hall; kitchen and dining area; and a mountain stream with a natural pool. Although furnished simply, cottages are elegant and come with a en suite bathroom.

The other location is a newly built hotel-style 4-story house with 12 apartments, each encompassing two bedrooms and a shared bathroom; two yoga areas are on top of the roof with stunning mountain views. 

You will be placed in shared accommodation with 2 to 3 people per bedroom or cottage. Higher level rooms will be allocated to earlier registrants.

We are serving 3 vegetarian meals a day and filtered drinking water is available on site throughout the day.

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Teachers

Somananda

Founder and Head Teacher

Spiritual yogi, lecturer, teacher and author, Somananda is the founder and head teacher of Somananda Tantra School. Read more

Liisa Maimon

Founder and Senior Teacher

An inspiring tantric yogini, Liisa is a strong driving force of the school – both as a senior teacher and general manager. Read more

Dharmananda

Senior Teacher

Born in Israel in 1977, Dharmananda could be described as a modern-day “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” of Yoga. He is a meditation master. Read more

Siegbert Büschel

Teacher

Siegbert’s initial Christian upbringing prompted him to explore the purpose of life, which ironically led him to Yoga. Read more

Lucila Croce

Teacher

A sense of deep incompleteness and a serious health issue were the forces that propelled Lucila to study spiritual Yoga. Read more

Maria Siimon

Teacher

In her early years Maria led what she would describe as a racy and provocative lifestyle. She was often left feeling empty and unfulfilled, yearning for answers and more meaning in her life. Read more

Teachers shown on this page may change due to unforeseen circumstances, and each may teach in various capacities. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility regarding the teaching team dynamics.

Retreat Rules of Conduct

This meditation retreat is held in spiritual silence or mauna.

Cultivating mauna allows you to go much deeper in your retreat experience and achieve results you would otherwise not be able to reach. Continuous practice of silence is known to allow one’s mind to expand further, and for the spiritual effects to take root deeper in the various layers of your mind.

Exceptions to mauna are, of course, the days of arrival and departure. Notes will be allowed only for daily Q&A and administrative emergencies. The retreat leader will announce the beginning and end of mauna.

No electronic devices of any kind may be used during the days of spiritual silence.

This includes tablets, phones, laptops, MP3 players, etc. Exceptions may be made upon personal request and such exceptions need to be requested personally from the retreat leader and approved before mauna begins.

Although there may be a temptation to keep your phone with you for emergencies, we will provide you with an emergency contact for your family or business which may be called if anyone needs to reach you, thereby allowing you to relax fully into the retreat experience knowing that retreat administration will alert you if necessary to any issue needing your urgent attention.

We ask you to keep full celibacy during the retreat.

All participants, either singles or couples, are asked to not engage intimately with anyone during the silent retreat (no physical interaction of any kind). The focus of the retreat has to be on deepening your meditation practice and interiorization of all the spiritual experiences.

Couples joining the retreat together will be placed in separate rooms for a deeper retreat experience for both people.

Please do not bring or use any distractions for the mind during the retreat.

This includes – in addition to the use of electronic devices – books, magazines, and the like. To support your retreat experience, we will offer to collect any of these belongings for safe keeping and return them to you at the end of the retreat. Best, however, would be to leave them at home if possible.

Let this be an opportunity to completely unplug yourself and turn your focus inward.

Complete ban on toxic substances of any kind.

No smoking, consumption of alcohol, or use of recreational drugs is allowed during the retreat.

FAQ

Is this type of meditation retreat good for a beginner?

Yes, absolutely. The knowledge and meditations techniques in the Trika retreat are taught in a clear and structured way that allows students of any background to benefit greatly from them. You will have no difficulty in understanding the meditation techniques. The only challenges you may encounter are those of your own mind.

What should I bring with me to the retreat?

There are indeed some items we recommend you bring with you. The exact list will be sent to all participants a couple of weeks prior to the beginning of the retreat.

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