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Forest Living Residency near Auroville for Reconnection & Reset
7 Days
Puducherry, Puducherry, India
Residential Program
English, Hindi, Tamil
Program Overview
A forest living residency near Auroville rooted in yoga, art, music, play and community, for deep reconnection.
The Art Forest Residency is a forest-based living experience near Auroville, in Tamil Nadu close to Pondicherry, for people who feel disconnected from themselves and want a more authentic, playful way of living. It is not a conventional retreat but an immersive lifestyle: yoga, art, music, play, nature immersion, healthy food, body movement and conscious community living, held together as one connected rhythm rather than separate activities. Days follow a gentle, grounding structure, with room to shape certain sessions around your own interests. The heart of the residency is reconnecting with your inner child, not as an idea but as a lived experience, through creativity, presence and play. The environment invites authenticity over performance, a space where you can feel safe to be seen as you are. Alongside this, participants often notice practical shifts such as less stress, better sleep, more energy, greater mobility, clearer thinking and healthier daily habits. Choose a 7, 14 or 21 day stay. New participants begin on Mondays. Suitable for all levels.
After This Program
What you may take away
After this residency, participants often describe feeling lighter, more present and reconnected to a sense of curiosity, freedom and joy.
Who Is This For
Designed for the right people, in the right setting
Best Suited For
People this experience is designed around
Ideal Setting
Environments that complement the experience
What This Is & How It Works
Program Structure
Every LIFED program follows a clear structure across category, delivery mode and booking format. Here is how this program is organised.
Category
Wellness
Relaxation, nervous-system regulation
and emotional balance.
Delivery Mode
Residential
Includes residential stay and the
experiences selected for the journey.
Booking Format
Flexible
Choose from the available dates and
booking options.
How Booking Works
Select your preferred dates, package,
accommodation and guest count. You can then
choose the available payment option and
confirm your residential program booking.
This is a non-clinical wellbeing experience. It
supports relaxation and everyday balance and does
not diagnose, treat, or cure any condition.
Daily Experience
A Typical Day
While every stay is personalised, here's what a typical day during your wellbeing journey may look like.
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Healthy breakfast
03
Karma Yoga
04
Simple lunch
05
Arts and craft
06
Sound bath or philosophy circle
07
Early dinner
08
Jamming or journaling
Highlights
Signature Experiences
Distinctive moments that give this journey its character and depth.
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Signature Experience
Daily Yogic Practice
Each morning begins with pranayama (breathwork), meditation and Hatha yoga to ground the body and settle the mind, with optional advanced yogic practices such as Jalneti and Sutraneti for those who want to go deeper.
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Signature Experience
Karma Yoga
Simple, shared conscious work woven into the day, a chance to practise presence and contribution as part of community living.
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Signature Experience
Arts, Craft & Creative Expression
Hands-on creative sessions including clay and painting, where the aim is expression and play rather than mastery.
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Signature Experience
Sound Bath & Philosophy Circle
Evening sound baths and conversational philosophy circles that invite stillness, reflection and a gentle sense of perspective
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Signature Experience
Body Movement & Flow
Playful movement spanning rope flow, animal flow, contemporary dance, contact improvisation and aerial silk, guided by professional movement artists.
Program Inclusions
What’s Included
Everything included as part of your program experience, clearly outlined before you book.
Daily Movement / Fitness Sessions
Included
Meditation / Mindfulness
Included
Cultural / Nature Activities
Included
Accommodation
Included
All Meals
Included
The Result
What You’ll Take Away
Key wellbeing areas this program is designed to support throughout the experience.
Wellbeing Outcomes
Areas participants may develop through the journey
Preventive Wellbeing Support
Everyday lifestyle areas this program is designed to support
These are wellbeing support areas and are not
medical or guaranteed outcome claims.
Food & Nourishment
Nourishment Throughout Your Stay
Meals and nourishment thoughtfully integrated into your residential wellbeing journey.
Dietary Approach
Food styles available as part of your stay
Plant-Based (Fully Vegan)
Vegetarian
Customised / Special Dietary Options
Our Approach to Nourishment
Meals are simple, healthy and mostly plant-based, prepared with organic and seasonal ingredients. A typical day includes a nourishing breakfast, a simple lunch and an early dinner, in keeping with the residency's natural rhythm. Vegetarian and fully vegan options are standard, and special dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice.
Where You'll Stay
Accommodation
Rooms are built with natural materials like bamboo, wood and earthy textures, blending into the surrounding forest for a warm, grounded feel. Soft neutral tones, minimal design and open layouts help the mind slow down, while small details like warm lighting, sheer curtains and handcrafted touches add quiet comfort. Quiet corners invite stillness and reflection, and shared spaces naturally bring people together for conversation, practice, jamming and dance. Choose a studio or family room, a tree house or private hut, or a place in the shared dorm.
Meet Your Experts
The People Guiding Your Journey
Every experience is thoughtfully guided by professionals dedicated to helping you reconnect, restore and grow.
Expert
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Riddhi Jai
Conscious Living Coach
Riddhi is a facilitator of inner journeys through yoga, sound, movement and art, working at the meeting point of ancient practice and modern science, where silence and playfulness become tools to reconnect with the self. She has been teaching for over four years and creates spaces where people can pause, feel and soften. She shares yoga philosophy integrated with psychology to help participants understand themselves more deeply and reconnect with their inner voice, and supports them in building habits that last well after they return home. Above all, she loves helping people fall in love with themselves and their lives.
Expert
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Gopal Dalami
Movement Artist
Gopal is a professional dancer, teacher and aerial performer whose practice moves fluidly across disciplines and continents, from the stages of Edinburgh to the temples of Auroville. He trained for five years at Voxpop Dancers India under Vikram Mohan, and for a year in aerial arts at Vertical Circus under Catherine Daniel. His work spans ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, Bollywood, contact improvisation and his own evolving practices of Authentic Flow and Dance with Prana. He has danced alongside A.R. Rahman, performed in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding Musical at the FIFA World Cup in Doha, and appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. He is also a certified massage therapist with a somatic approach.
Getting There
Location & Travel
Helpful information to plan your arrival and understand the surrounding setting.
Setting
Forest · Farm · Garden
Transportation
Self-arranged Transportation
Nearest Airport
Chennai International
150 km
Railway / Metro
12 km
Host & Venue
Where You’ll Be
Program Location
Puducherry, Puducherry, India
Art Forest sits in a quiet stretch of forest near Auroville, in Tamil Nadu close to Pondicherry, an area long associated with conscious living, art and community. The land is green, open and eco-conscious, with natural building, outdoor practice spaces and room to wander. It is an easy base for exploring Auroville and the Pondicherry coast, while remaining a calm, self-contained world of its own once you arrive.
Exact Address After Booking
For your privacy, the exact venue address is
shared only with confirmed participants.
From
₹16,000