VanaVasa stands upon 10 acres of virginal countryside surrounded with tiny farms and homesteads, all ringed by the thickly forested Western Ghats. 3 simple thatched cottages stand appealingly at its center. With no electricity, TV, WiFi and other conventional amenities, they define the nature and quality of your stay in an unusual way. You will see that it is space, uncluttered and untrammeled, that is the true luxury on offer. The essence of the VanaVasa experience is being in the open space of pristine nature and silent awareness with no pre-defined activities or assigned practices to follow or distract. It's just you and your environment, both inner and outer, seeking to find congruence and harmony in ways of your own choosing.

Derived from the Sanskrit, VanaVasa connotes taking up a forest residence as a conscious turning away from the mundane and flat of a known world to discover a pristine and vibrantly wild one. In the ancient Indian epics, VanaVasa was a form of forced or self-imposed exile in fulfillment of social, political or spiritual obligations. While it was a testing period of life, it also held forth the promise of self-awakening through learning the art of re-wilding one’s self. In other words, the quiet and sanctity of a forest abode hold the power to unleash our deepest and original potential. VanaVasa thus is a great opportunity to re-align oneself with the primordial rhythms of the self and universe.