Kathak Retreat with Dr. Pali Chandra: Body, Breath, and Being
With : Dr. Pali Chandra
Where : Sarth Ayurveda Retreat & Wellness Centre, Sawantwadi — on the Konkan coast near Goa
When : Ten days, 1–10 December 2026
Ten days, five layers
In yoga, the Self is understood as five layers (panchakosha): your body, your breath, your thoughts and feelings, your deeper knowing, and at the centre, a quiet joy. Dance touches all of them. Over ten days, we'll use these layers as a guide, starting with the body and moving inward, so that you experience dance not just as movement but as a practice that reaches every part of you.
It is a training for the body and a journey inward. The aim is for you to feel dance throughout your whole being, and to leave with a sense of dance as a complete practice, cultivating artistic excellence together with emotional and spiritual refinement.
Each morning begins with training. Afternoons move through text, rhythm and abhinaya. Evenings are for reflection, rest and community. The retreat takes place in a serene Ayurvedic centre near Goa, where the rhythm of the place supports rest and renewal.
Open to anyone drawn to dance, at any level. All ages above 18 are welcome.
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What you’ll learn
Over ten days we move through the five layers of the Self described in yoga, and discover what each one asks of a dancer. The aim is a complete dancer, one for whom body, breath, mind and spirit work as a single instrument. This deepens your inner experience of the art form and, just as much, what an audience sees.
Where you'll stay
You'll stay at Sarth Ayurveda Retreat & Wellness Centre, an Ayurvedic centre on the Konkan coast near Goa. All meals are included and are fully vegetarian and sattvik, prepared in the Ayurvedic tradition. .
Learn more at http://www.sarthretreat.com
