“Every moment is alive with possibility!” — Veechi Shahi Veechi’s mission is to inspire women to live life to the fullest. She is an exuberant, joyous and deeply-connected Life and Wellness coach & trainer, who believes in the wonder of Life. She offers Life and Wellness Coaching, Stress Management, Women Empowerment Workshops and Meditation for[...]

What is Yoga? Yoga is an entire system of practises designed to bring about complete Self Realisation. There are many ways in which we can apply yogic knowledge in order to attain this deep understanding of the Self. Some would say that everything is yoga. The great sage, Patanjali authored the Yoga Sutras which is[...]

I’ve been cleansing and fasting for 25 years. In the early days I began to fast after reading a book called The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity by Daniel Reid, which radically influenced my thinking. I read every page in fine detail in the health section of the book. I became somewhat obsessed by[...]

What is wellness? Wellness is a feeling. When you feel healthy and whole, when your body is functioning at its optimal, when you get enough sleep and feel refreshed when you wake up in the morning. When your mental faculties are clear and alert. When you feel strong and when you take enough time out[...]

Regarded as sacred by Hindus, the river is personified as the goddess Ganga in ancient texts and art. Ritual bathing in the Ganges was and is an important part of Hindu pilgrimage and the ashes of the cremated are often spread across her waters. The River Ganges also known as the Ganga, flows 2700 km[...]

India never fails to astound with it’s onslaught of sights, sounds, smells, colours and tastes. It is an extremely visceral place as I once again on my twelfth trip discovered. I was in India in March to co-host a retreat with my extraordinary partner in Namaste Retreats India, Veechi Shahi. As always, India offers experience[...]

retreat When we retreat (from the world) into ourselves, something deep within us is accessed.  We nourish ourselves in a new way.  In a way that we long for in our very active lives but in a way that perhaps we’ve glimpsed but not yet delved into.  When we retreat, our senses are sharpened, we become more in tune with our inner selves,[...]

Fire Puja or Havan in Rishikesh on the banks of the Holy Ganges River. incredible india Incredible India has a mystical allure that is unsurpassed by any other country in the world. In fact India compels one to visit, calling and calling and our hearts desire cannot be quelled until we go. Being the country[...]

"Change is inevitable, but transformation is by conscious choice.” Heather Ash Amara Deadlines. Pressures. Expectations: When we allow the dust of everyday life to settle down, a sea of possibilities emerges which we never knew existed. When we start living these possibilities, we transform into a person that we never knew we had within us.[...]

Welcome to the South of India South India is also known as Peninsular India or "Deccan" referring to the area covered by the Deccan Plateau that covers most of southern India excluding the coastal areas. Shaped like an inverted triangle South India is bound by the Arabian Sea on the west, by the Bay of[...]