Gallerylife at our forest home

Cottage bedroom with a wooden bed, blue bedspread and warm wall lamps

Simple cottage interior with a wooden wardrobe, desk and woven pendant lamp

Cottage with green railings and stone steps in morning sun

Yellow cottage glowing at dusk among trees and fairy lights

Ochre cottage in a garden with prayer flags against a blue sky and forested hill

Satvik thali with dal, rice, rotis, sabzi and cucumber

Glass cup of golden herbal flower tea on a checked cloth in sunlight

Open-air chulha kitchen with a tin roof, pine-cone garlands, floor mats and low tables

The Maatre chulha at night, low wooden tables and steel plates set around the clay stove

Camp chairs on a hilltop at sunset overlooking the valley

Guests sitting on camp chairs beside the Ramganga rapids

Guests crossing the river on stepping stones

Woman meditating on a stone by the river

Riverside session on the rocks under a forested mountain

Guided practice by the river with guests on the stones

Group walking a narrow village trail through the trees

Guest reading at a red-checked table in the wood-ceilinged common room

Two guests reading on the steps of a cottage door

Wildflowers in a blue vase with a handwritten leaf on a tray by the window

Wicker chairs around a red-clothed table in the garden

Students reaching arms overhead in a hatha yoga class

Students practising chair-supported yoga in the yoga hall

Navendu meditating cross-legged on the riverbank

Lit brass diya in a small shrine with red flowers and a leaf

Black and white brass diya lantern with a flame

Black and white Ganesha murtis on the altar

Home shrine with deity pictures, hibiscus and incense smoke

Navendu adorning the Bhairav Baba murti in the garden temple

Vedic ritual with conch shell and bell at the Bhairav Baba shrine

Smiling guest with a turmeric tilak and hands in namaste

Evening kirtan with two guitarists singing in the garden

Group painting stones together on a forest path

Black and white close-up of hands holding a hand-painted stone

Hand holding a painted stone on a forest trail

Guest relaxing in a red rocking chair on the lawn with a cup of tea

The machaan with pink curtains under a tree wrapped in warm lights

Retreat guests sharing a meal together in the garden

Retreat group standing together in the garden in winter

Yoga retreat group in matching tees making heart shapes with their hands

Retreat guests in saffron shawls with Navendu, hands in namaste