TAKE YOUR PRACTICE DEEPER IN INDIA...
Step away from your usual routine and make space to study, sit, and reflect.
Our India Philosophy Immersion brings together the study of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and meditation in a 30-hour continuing education course (CEC). It’s an invitation to explore yoga’s philosophical foundations and consider how these teachings can inform your practice, your teaching, and everyday life.
And when evening comes, there’s space for a different kind of experience: we’re within walking distance of the kirtan festival in Rishikesh, so you can join the chanting and music at night.
GIVE THE TEACHINGS YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION...
Perhaps you’ve encountered the Yoga Sutras in teacher training and wanted more time with them. Perhaps meditation is already part of your life, and you’re ready to explore the philosophy that supports it. Maybe you have never meditated before - and don't know where to begin!
This immersion gives you dedicated time to develop a meditation practice as a beginner - or return to the philosophy with curiosity - and to bring its questions into your own experience.
What does it mean to steady the mind?
How do we work with distraction and habitual patterns?
How might practice shape the way we respond to life?
Let these questions become part of your practice.
STUDY. SIT. REFLECT.
At the heart of this 30-hour Immersion are two connected areas of exploration:
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Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
Be introduced to yoga philosophy for the very first time, or deepen your engagement with yoga philosophy and explore its relevance beyond the page.
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Meditation
Make time for practice alongside study, creating space to observe, reflect, and develop your understanding through experience.
Whether you’re a beginner, deepening your personal practice or continuing your education as a yoga teacher, this is time to nourish your relationship with yoga.
EVENINGS OF KIRTAN, JUST A WALK AWAY
I chose our hotel with intention. Whilst it is not secluded in nature like a typical retreat hotel might be, that is with intention - it was chosen because it is steps away from the ashram that is hosting the annual Kirtan Fest in Rishikesh.
Your experience can continue beyond the course.
With the kirtan festival within walking distance (two minutes walk!), you’ll have the option to spend your evenings immersed in chanting, music, and community.
Study and meditate during the immersion, then walk to the festival in the afternoon with other students in the retreat. It’s an opportunity to experience both quiet contemplation and the shared energy of devotional song during your time in Rishikesh.
OUR ACCOMMODATION
Our hotel is a boutique, four-star hotel with a yoga shala that we will have access to throughout the retreat. It is a two minutes walk to the Kirtan Fest.It is an urban hotel, meaning that it does not have views of nature like you might expect of a retreat center - however, this is intensional so that we are right in walking distance of Kirtan fest!
What's Included
✔ Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner
✔ One yoga class each day with Alexandra, and two twenty minute meditations
✔ Alexandra's signature 3 Hour "How to Meditate" training course
✔ 20 + Hours Submerging into Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
✔ Option to attend Kirtan Festival in the Evening
YOUR GUIDE
Alexandra McRobert
Alexandra is the founder of The Mindful Life Practice & Mindful Bali, and has been alcohol-free since 2019. For over a decade she has taught yoga internationally while helping women build lives rooted in authenticity, spirituality and genuine connection.
Her retreats blend movement, meditation, mantra and heartfelt conversation into experiences that continue long after everyone returns home.
THE COST - $1900 USD
(EARLYBIRD $1700 USD)
SIGN UP BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST FOR EARLYBIRD PRICE
Come with curiosity
You don’t need to have every concept figured out before you arrive. Bring your questions, your willingness to practise, and an interest in looking more closely.
Give yourself time to learn, listen, and discover what these teachings mean in your own life.
Join us in Rishikesh
India Philosophy Immersion
30-hour CEC in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and Meditation
Dates: February 28 - March 6, 2027
Rishikesh, India