Conscious Living Breath Awareness Himalayan Trek 20th to 31st October, 10th to 21st of November 2023

A little idea on what we will get up to while exploring the ceiling of the world and ourselves in this magical process….

On day 1 : The meeting point, Kathmandu

We meet at the Himalayan Yoga Centre (Kathmandu) where we will meet and greet each other as we embark on the journey as a family, encounter the Nepali culture and cuisine, and explore the next 11 days in more detail

On day 2 : Nepali culture exploration

We begin our day at 630am with a gentle Hatha yoga practice and breath work to awaken our bodies and experience an Ayurvedic practice of nasal cleansing.

Following is a delicious traditional Nepali vegetarian breakfast.

Shortly after our meal we are picked up by our guide and we spend the morning exploring the local temples that reflect centuries of culture, dynasties, and religion.

In the late afternoon we return to our humble abode and engage in some bonding practices alongside grounding meditation practices

Evening comes and dinner is served on the lawn, followed by bonding practices and meditation

On day 3: Off to the Annapurnas they go

We get up with the sun and we begin our day with a traditional Neti Krya, an age old Ayurvedic nasal cleansing ritual followed by Pranayama and a gentle traditional Hatha yoga Asana practice and meditation

A traditional Nepali Thakali breakfast follows before we pack our bags and make our way to the Kathmandu domestic airport

After a 40 minute flight we arrive in Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest city and check in to our hotel on Lakeside for the night

Lunch time at our favourite vegetarian restaurant OR2K followed by orientation and information on the coming days in the mountains

Its shopping time for the bits and pieces we will need on our trekking adventure followed by a little exploration of the area

Dinner here is served at our friend’s restaurant All In One Blues Café where local musicians like to jam 

On day 4 : First day trek Deurali Village 2050m, 5hr walk

We kickstart our day with a power breakfast in preparation for the first day of ascension after some breathwork and a grounding meditation practice

After preparing our bags we get picked up by our guide in our 4wd, head over to Kande village where the adventure begins

Lunch is served on the way with our first glimpse of the Himalayan glaciers

We reach Deurali village where we rest and indulge in a little Yin yoga and gentle breathwork to enter the body

Dinner followed by meditation

On day 5 : Low Camp 3050m, 6hrs walk 9.4kms

We enter the body a little deeper today with gentle sun salutation, breathwork and contemplation meditation

A traditional Himalayan mountain breakfast before we get on the trail, ready to experience the vastness of these peaks and our humble presence amongst it all

Lunch along the way with perhaps a few yaks or buffalos to share the space and nature

Arrive at Low Camp, rest up before some gentle stretching and deep meditation on this beautiful vessel that carries us everyday

Dinner and journaling practice, maybe enjoy an open fire to gaze into before resting the body for the night

On day 6 : High Camp 3900m, 6hrs walk 10kms

This morning we learn how to breathe according to the altitude and touch into the body with “breath and movement” techniques

Another wholesome breakfast to fuel the last stretch up to our summit destination

Lunch along the way with more breath practice before we continue forward

Yin Yoga becomes our reward when we reach the top, followed by dinner and a discussion on what the program for the next 3 days entails and open discussion on our experiences on the way up

On day 7: The work begins. Silence, the fuel of this journey

The sublime sunrise of the Himalayas is deeply humbling, to say the least, so we gather here in silence and greet this day by honouring this land with our respect, gratitude and presence

After the opening ceremony we meditate on ourselves, acknowledge the moment by setting our intentions for the next few days and open ourselves to the work ahead

A gentle breath and movement practice reaches into our bodies as we begin our journey of mind/body communion

Where we break the fast is where we break the silence and offer ourselves a conscious eating practice

An hours rest here as this altitude demands that we slow down in our stride and digest our nourishment with attention and love

The morning’s activities begin with processes of becoming self aware, we introduce breathing techniques to ground our presence and discuss the processes of deep presence

Before lunch we take ourselves on a conscious walking practice where we learn to tune in to our senses and the body

Lunch is again a practice of conscious eating and a personal journey so we eat with our fingers, eyes, tongue and explore the aromas offered to us in this meal

Two hours of free self exploration after lunch to touch base with ourselves, by ourselves

Mid afternoon offers us a discourse on the nervous system and how the mind and body coexist as creators of our realities 

We explore how we can become free of attachment to the past and destructive inner dialogues as well as various meditation techniques for mind recalibration and emotional imprint release in the body

Dinner is optional here as we recommend offering the body space to enter the next day’s morning meditation with an empty stomach

Group meditation ends our first day and back into the silence we go

On day 8: Deeper we go, new choices to lock in

Morning contemplation on the previous day’s work with a hot lemon tea begins our day, a gentle breath practice to ground us into the flow of our activities

We enter heart coherence meditation techniques where we explore the subtle dynamics between emotions and energy fluxes in our physiology before settling down to another conscious eating breakfast and the breaking of silence

Free time to share with our family or just simply integrate our work

Before lunch we get paper and pen out and we spend an hour dissecting our personal stories and pick aspects of ourselves we would like to recreate; a stepping stone into a life long practice of self awareness and new creation

After lunch we rest a little and ready ourselves for some deep work on mind recalibration processes

For around 1 hour we discuss and try the meditations that will consume the rest of the afternoon, and off into our subconscious we go

Dinner is served, followed by Q&A on the practice

Early to bed tonight as tomorrow holds a big adventure and mind blowing sights that will be imprinted for ever

On day 9: Morning glory

3-30am, rise and shine

Today we walk to 5000m for a sunrise meditation that will be remembered for times to come

Breakfast is served on the view point followed by bonding games and activities

We walk back down and have lunch at High Camp and take the rest of the day to relax and recuperate 

We meet late afternoon and enter an elaborated meditation practice on mind rewiring practice

Dinner is on, rest and early night from a big day

On day 10: Zenith Sanctuary exploration

Wake up with the sun and gentle Yin yoga followed by meditation and breakfast

Start descent towards Siding Village where jeeps wait to take us in to the Zenith Sanctuary land after a nourishing lunch

Check in to our affiliate partner hotel “Mon village” where we sit in comfort for a 

discourse on the Zenith projects and an exploration of the village life and culture

The traditional Nepali dish “Dhal Bat” is served where we discover how to eat with our fingers the way it has been done here for millennia 

Dinner around the fire and “burning of the past” followed by open sharing of our adventure

On day 11:

Wake up when the sun is shining on the peaks, breakfast follows breath work and some meditation

Waterfalls, walk through the rice fields and maybe offer a little help in planting the next season’s rice harvest 

Lunch is served once again before we pack up our bags and get ready to head back to Pokhara where a well earned massage awaits us

Afternoon is free for shopping and explorations

Dinner at OR2K with lake views and reflections on the adventure

Evening is free to explore the night life in Pokhara if inclined