A 2-day residential retreat in Bir Billing, Himachal Pradesh — to meet your inner child, awaken gratitude, and remember the language of self-love. Held quietly in the Himalayas, far from the noise.
Every session of this retreat is built around three questions. What did the child in you never hear? What are you carrying that you could thank? Where did self-love go quiet? Two days isn't long, but it's enough to begin answering.
The first thing you'll notice is that nobody's rushing you.
Not the facilitators, not the room, not the schedule. You'll be asked to take your shoes off, find a cushion, and just be — for as long as that takes.
"By the second hour I'd stopped checking my phone. By the second day I'd stopped looking for it."
A different kind of wake-up.
You'll rise to the smell of mountain pine and the sound of bells from a monastery somewhere in the valley. Tea is brought to your room. The journal is already open on the verandah, if you want it.
No alarm. No to-do list. No expectation that you'll have anything to say yet.
Bowls before sleep. Most people drift somewhere deep.
The sound bath on the first evening is the moment most people talk about afterwards. Bowls, low light, soft blankets. You don't have to do anything. Just lie down and receive.
"I didn't know sound could feel like that. Like being held by something you can't explain."
Letters you don't send. Lists you don't share.
Guided journal prompts on day two. The kind that don't let you stay at the surface. Some people write pages. Some write a sentence. Both are the same.
The notebook is yours. No one reads it. No one asks you to share it if you don't want to.
Vegetarian, seasonal, eaten slowly at one long table.
Phones stay in rooms. Meals are nourishing, unhurried, and prepared with the same intention as every other part of the retreat.
"I'd forgotten what it felt like to actually taste food. To sit with people without everyone half-somewhere-else."
Who this is for.
Soul Revives was built for people who don't usually do retreats — and for those who do, but want something quieter. If any of these sound like you, you're already in the right place.
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The stressed professional.
You're running at 110%, and the only break in sight is a flight you've been postponing for six months. Two days here is a real one.
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You don't need to know what meditation is. You don't need to have done this before. You just need two days where the calendar can't reach you — and something at the end that reminds you what it felt like to breathe.
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The quiet seeker.
You've read the books, listened to the podcasts, started the journal. Now you're looking for somewhere to actually do the work, in company.
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Solo retreats are rare. Being held in a small group — where the facilitator knows your name and the work is guided, not self-directed — changes what's possible. This is for people who are ready to go further than they can go alone.
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The homemaker, the creative.
You hold space for everyone else. This is a weekend where someone holds it for you. No tasks. No questions. Just rest and return.
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The people who find the most in these two days are often the ones who've spent years giving — to families, to clients, to ideas. Coming here isn't indulgent. It's the work that makes everything else possible.
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Anyone ready to slow down.
No experience needed. No yoga background required. Just a willingness to be in a small room with a few good people for two days.
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First-timers are not an exception here — they're the rule. Every session is paced for people who've never sat with a facilitator before. The only requirement is curiosity and a willingness to show up.
Why Soul Revives is different
Most retreats give you a schedule. We give you space.
Every session from healing to meals to silence is built around presence, not performance. You won't be rushed through asanas or sold transformation in a hashtag. You'll be held in a small, intentional circle, by facilitators who know that real work happens slowly.
Two days. One night. A few good meals. And the quiet possibility of meeting yourself again.
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Days of immersion
3
Healing pillars
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Return to self
The journey, hour by hour.
A gentle, intentional flow, not a packed timetable. Time to sit. Time to share. Time to step away. Below is a sample arc; each retreat is shaped by the people in the circle.
01Day one
3:00 PM
Arrival & Settling In
Welcome tea, room check-in, and a slow walk through the property.
5:00 PM
Opening Circle & Intention Setting
Meet the facilitators and the others sharing your two days. Set a personal intention.
6:30 PM
Inner Child Healing Session
Guided visualisation and breathwork. Soft, slow, no pressure.
8:00 PM
Nourishing Dinner
A wholesome shared meal, eaten without screens.
9:30 PM
Sound Bath & Rest
Close the day held by bowls and warm silence.
02Day two
7:00 AM
Morning Gratitude Practice
A gentle wake-up, journaling, light movement, and a warm cup.
10:00 AM
Talk Session: The Three Returns
An interactive sit-down with the lead facilitator on inner child, gratitude, and self-love.
3:00 PM
Self-Love Ritual
Mirror work, affirmation circle, and an embodiment practice.
5:30 PM
Closing Circle & Tea
Share what's shifted. Leave with one thing to carry home.
Inner child, gratitude, self-love. Three ways of asking the same quiet question — what have you been carrying that you no longer have to?
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— Pillar 01Inner Child
Inner Child Healing.
Somewhere inside you is a younger version that's still keeping score. Still flinching at certain words, still chasing certain approvals, still apologising for things that were never theirs to carry.
This pillar is about meeting them. Not to fix anything, not to relive anything. Just to acknowledge that they're there, and that they've been doing their best with what they knew.
i.Guided visualisationSoft, paced journeys back to younger versions of yourself.
ii.Inner dialogue practiceLetter-writing and voice exercises to begin a conversation waiting decades.
iii.Somatic release breathworkGentle nervous-system work. No catharsis required, no performance expected.
iv.Small-circle sharingOptional, always — the room holds you whether you speak or just listen.
"Healing isn't remembering the wound. It's letting the child who carried it finally rest."
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— Pillar 02Gratitude
Awakening Gratitude.
Gratitude has been flattened into a hashtag. What we haven't always experienced is what gratitude actually feels like in the body — when it lands as a felt sense, not a thought.
This pillar is about moving gratitude from the head to the chest. From a thing you remind yourself to do, to a way you start seeing what's already in front of you.
i.Embodied gratitude meditationSlow, body-led practices that let appreciation register physically.
ii.Gratitude journalingGuided prompts that go past the surface.
iii.Witnessed reflectionsSharing what you're grateful for in a small circle, where it's actually heard.
iv.Letter of thanksA practice you take home. A letter, written but never sent.
"Gratitude is what happens when you stop measuring what you have against what you wanted."
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— Pillar 03Self-Love
Remembering Self-Love.
Self-love isn't bubble baths and affirmation cards. It's the slow, sometimes uncomfortable work of softening the voice inside that's been hard on you.
This pillar is about rebuilding that relationship. Not through grand declarations, but through small, repeatable acts of recognition.
i.Mirror workHeld gently, with no pressure. A simple, surprisingly hard practice.
ii.Affirmation circleGroup practice — speaking and being spoken to, in turn.
iii.Sound healingBowls, soft vocal tones, and stillness.
iv.Daily ritual mappingDesigning one small thing to take home — something tiny, but yours.
Three pillars. One quiet weekend.
Limited seats. Intentional space. Reserve before the circle closes.
An hour-by-hour look at what a Soul Revives weekend feels like — from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave a little softer than you came.
01Day one
Arriving, settling, meeting the room.
The first day is about landing. You'll move slowly, eat well, and meet the people you're sharing the next 48 hours with. The deeper work starts gently — there's no rush.
3:00 PMAfternoon
Arrival & welcome tea
Check in slowly. Take your bag to your room. Step out for tea on the verandah, meet a friendly face, and let your nervous system know it can put things down.
Hospitality
You're not expected to be 'on' yet. The first hour is just for landing. Walk around the property, find your room, have some tea. The facilitators are there but not pushing. There's nothing you need to do.
5:00 PMEvening
Opening circle & intentions
Meet the facilitators and the small group sharing your weekend. We'll sit together and gently set a personal intention for the two days.
Group
This is the first time the whole group sits together. We go around the circle — not to share everything, just to set one quiet intention for the weekend. It's lighter than it sounds, and surprisingly powerful.
6:30 PMEvening
Inner child healing session
Our first deeper practice. A guided visualisation paired with paced breathwork. Soft lighting, mats and bolsters provided.
Pillar 01
A 60-minute guided practice that uses visualisation, breathwork, and gentle inner-dialogue prompts. Mats, bolsters, and blankets are provided. There is no performance expected — you can close your eyes and just follow along, or stay with whatever arises.
8:00 PMEvening
Nourishing dinner
Wholesome, seasonal, vegetarian by default. Long table, no phones, no rush.
Meal
A wholesome vegetarian meal, prepared fresh. The long table is intentional — shared meals are part of the retreat experience. Phones stay in rooms. Conversation is easy and unhurried. You're not expected to share anything about what happened in the session.
9:30 PMNight
Sound bath & rest
Close the day with a quiet sound bath — bowls, low light, blankets. You'll either drift somewhere deep, or simply lie still.
Healing
Close the day lying down. Tibetan singing bowls, soft tones, low light. Some people fall asleep. Some drift into a liminal state between sleep and waking. Some simply rest. All of it is the right way to do this.
— Between the days —
"The first night, most people sleep deeper than they have in months. Not because they did anything. Because they finally stopped doing."
02Day two
Going deeper, going home.
The second day moves through gratitude and self-love. By afternoon, something has usually shifted in the room. By evening, you'll be carrying one small thing back into your life.
7:00 AMMorning
Morning gratitude practice
A gentle wake-up. Optional light movement, then a seated practice with guided prompts and a notebook.
Pillar 02
A 45-minute seated practice beginning with optional gentle movement, then a guided meditation, and journaling with specific prompts. The prompts go deeper than you might expect. You are not asked to share what you write.
10:00 AMMorning
Talk session: the three returns
An interactive sit-down with the lead facilitator. We open up what we've been doing and invite questions, reflections, and shared experience.
Discussion
An informal sit-down with the lead facilitator — part guided talk, part open conversation. We revisit inner child, gratitude, and self-love as a complete arc. Questions, reflections, and stories from participants are welcomed. This is the most conversational part of the two days.
3:00 PMAfternoon
Self-love ritual
The third pillar. Mirror work, an affirmation circle, and an embodiment practice — paced carefully, with full permission to opt out of any element.
Pillar 03
Mirror work, a group affirmation circle, and a short embodiment practice. Every element has a clear opt-out — nothing is required. The mirror work in particular is simple and surprisingly moving. Most people describe it as the hardest and most valuable part of the weekend.
5:30 PMEvening
Closing circle, tea & departure
One last sit. Share what's shifted, if you like. Leave with one small ritual to take home — something tiny, but yours.
Integration
One last sit together. If you'd like to share what's shifted — you can. If not, you don't have to say a word. You'll leave with one small ritual to take home: something tiny, repeatable, and yours. The circle closes the same way it opened — gently.
A few small things to bring.
The basics are taken care of — bedding, towels, mats, journals. What you bring is more about how you arrive than what's in your bag.
✦To pack
Comfortable, loose clothing for sessions and meals
A light shawl or warm layer for evenings
Indoor slippers or warm socks
A water bottle you don't mind refilling all day
Toiletries (the venue provides the basics)
An open notebook if you like writing your own way
✦To prepare
A loose intention — what brought you here, in one line
A willingness to opt out of anything that doesn't feel right
An hour set aside to read the inclusions list
Permission to switch off your phone for the weekend
Knowledge that this is not therapy — and that's okay
A little patience with yourself, however you arrive
Forty-eight hours to return.
Limited seats. Intentional space. Reserve before the circle closes.
A quiet Tibetan-Buddhist village tucked into the Kangra Valley, where paragliders ride the thermals at dawn and tea gardens stretch out below the Dhauladhar range. The kind of place that does half the work for you.
Bir is known as the paragliding capital of India — but most people who come away changed don't remember the sky. They remember the slowness. The bell of a monastery at five in the morning. The smell of pine, deodar and woodsmoke. A village where things still move at the pace of weather.
Our 2026 retreat lands here for a reason. The Tibetan Buddhist heritage, the meditative quiet of the surrounding monasteries, the Himalayan air — all of it does part of the inner work before we even begin a session. You arrive, and something in you exhales.
Bir sits at roughly 1,400 metres above sea level in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Best visited March to May or September to November — and those are exactly the windows we run our retreats in.
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Paragliding Capital of India
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~1,400m Himalayan altitude
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Multiple Tibetan monasteries
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Mar–May, Sep–Nov season
What's around.
You won't have a packed sightseeing schedule — the retreat itself is the centre of your time here. But in the slow hours between sessions, or before and after, here's what Bir offers if you want to step out.
Adventure
Paragliding at Billing.
The takeoff site at Billing is 14km uphill. Tandem flights for first-timers, certified solo for the experienced. Often described as the closest thing to flying you'll ever do.
Spiritual
Chokling & Palpung monasteries.
The heart of Bir's Tibetan-Buddhist culture. Chokling is in town; Palpung Sherabling, the larger one, sits in nearby Keori. Both are open to quiet visitors.
Nature
Chowgan tea gardens.
Misty hillsides of green tea bushes south of Bir. Wander through, watch the pickers at work, taste the local Kangra tea — calm by association.
Nature
Gunehar waterfall.
A short trek from Gunehar village leads to a 100ft waterfall set among pines. Twenty minutes in, the noise of the world thins out. Worth the climb.
Culture
Bir Road & Tibetan Colony.
A handful of cafés, a few handicraft shops, momos that beat anything you've had in the city. Slow afternoon material.
Quiet
The night sky, unfiltered.
One of the few benefits of being far from any city — the stars actually look like stars. The Milky Way is visible on most clear nights at Bir.
Where you'll stay
Two rooms. Pick what fits.
Comfortable, quiet accommodation is part of the retreat. We work with a carefully chosen stay in Bir, and you'll have two room options to choose from when you reserve your seat.
The specifics — the property, the layout, photos of your room — are shared with confirmed participants after registration. We keep these details private so the space stays calm and undisturbed for everyone who's there.
— Option 01
Single occupancy.
A room to yourself. Quiet, private, all yours for the night.
— Option 02
Shared occupancy.
Twin-sharing with another retreatant — friend, partner, or someone we'll match you with.
Meet us in the mountains.
The 2026 retreat at Bir Billing has limited seats. Reserve yours, and we'll share the full property details once you're in.
Soul Revives Retreats was born from a simple observation — that most people don't need another holiday. They need a place to put things down.
We started Soul Revives because we kept meeting people who were doing everything right on paper, and quietly falling apart underneath it. The career was working. The family was working. But somewhere inside, a younger version of them was still waiting to be heard.
So we built a space. Small, intentional, and held by experienced facilitators. Not a wellness centre with a thousand programs. Just two days, three pillars, and a quiet promise — that you'd leave a little closer to yourself than when you arrived.
Every retreat we run is built around the same three returns: meeting the inner child, awakening gratitude, and remembering self-love. The facilitators rotate. The venue changes with the season. But the intention stays the same.
Held with intention.
What we stand for.
Four quiet commitments that shape every retreat we run. They don't sound revolutionary. They aren't. They're just rare.
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Small circles.
We cap every retreat at a number small enough for the facilitator to know your name by the end of day one.
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Real facilitators.
Every session is led by someone with hours of practice, not a weekend certificate.
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Slow pacing.
We refuse to over-schedule. There is time to sit. Time to walk. Time to do nothing.
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Honest care.
Clean rooms. Warm meals. First aid on site. Hospitality is part of the healing.
A note from the founder
Why we do this work.
Soul Revives started in a living room, with a small group of friends I'd watched run on empty for too long. We sat together for two days, did the work that nobody really teaches you to do, and something quietly shifted for all of us.
I knew then that this was what I wanted to build — not a wellness brand, but a place. Somewhere people could come once or twice a year, do the inner work properly, and go home a little softer.
"The world won't pause for you. So we built a place where you can pause for yourself — just two days at a time."
Every retreat is shaped by the people who show up. The facilitators change. The themes deepen. But the invitation stays the same — to put it all down, just for a moment, and remember.
— Sukh
Founder, Soul Revives Retreats
— Our promise —
You will arrive a little tired, a little tightly held, a little unsure why you came. You will leave with at least one thing inside you quietly returned.
Come sit with us. The circle is small.
Limited seats. Intentional space. Reserve before the circle closes.
Tell us a little about you and our coordinator will be in touch within 48 hours with retreat dates, the venue, and a payment link. No bots, no automated funnels — just a real person.
Reserve a seat
We hold the circle small.
Because every retreat is intimate, we work through enquiries personally. Fill in our short form and we'll write back to you ourselves — usually within 48 hours.
No bots, no automated funnels, no mailing lists. Just a real person getting back to you with dates, the venue, and how to reserve your place.
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Common questions.
A few of the things people ask us most often. If yours isn't here, the form above is the best place to send it.
Is this a therapy retreat?
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No — Soul Revives is not therapy and we don't replace it. We are a holistic healing retreat run by qualified facilitators. If you're in active clinical treatment, we recommend chatting with your therapist before booking.
Do I need experience with meditation or yoga?
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Not at all. Every session is paced for first-timers.
What's the group size?
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Small. We cap every retreat at a number low enough for the facilitators to know your name by the end of day one.
What's included in the cost?
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One night's stay, all meals, every healing session, talk sessions, on-ground coordination, and first-aid support. Travel to and from the venue is not included.
Where is the retreat held?
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We hold retreats at carefully chosen residential venues — peaceful, comfortable, and away from city noise. The exact location is shared with confirmed participants closer to the date.
Is the food vegetarian?
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Yes — all meals are vegetarian, fresh, and seasonal. We accommodate vegan, gluten-free, and other dietary needs with notice.
Can I come with a friend or partner?
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Yes. Many people come solo and many come in pairs — both work. Twin-sharing rooms are available for the latter.
What if I need to cancel?
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We have a fair refund policy and a generous credit-transfer policy. The full terms are shared on your booking confirmation.
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