8-Day Yogic Reset

The 8-Day Yogic Reset is a small-group residential programme at Hotel Lakeside, beside Shivsagar Lake in Khajuraho.

Over eight days and seven nights, we gradually build a personal yoga practice through yogic breathing, pranayama, Hatha, Ashtanga, selected kriyas, sound practices and stillness.

The aim is not to rush through a collection of techniques. It is to learn, practise, understand and gradually make the practices your own.

Day 1 — Arrive & Settle
Arrive, settle in and become familiar with the place and the practice.

Days 2–3 — Foundation
Learn the basic movements, breathing practices and foundations of the programme.

Days 4–5 — Develop
Gradually develop the practice, introducing further asana, pranayama and appropriate breath control.

Days 6–7 — Deepen
Practise with greater independence, refinement and awareness.

Day 8 — Integrate
Bring everything together and understand how to continue your practice at home.

5:45 — Wake up

6:15–8:30 — Morning practice

9:00 — Breakfast

9:45 — Vajrasana / quiet time

10:15–12:30 — Rest & personal time

12:30 — Lunch

1:30–4:30 — Explore, walk, rest or experience Khajuraho

4:30 — Tea / personal time

5:30–6:30 — Evening pranayama & sound practice

7:30 — Dinner

8:30 — Quiet time

9:00 — Om / closing practice

After 9:15 — Prepare for sleep 

The schedule provides structure without filling every hour. Rest, personal time and experiencing Khajuraho are part of the programme. 

We are not here to compete with ourselves or force the body and breath.

Practice begins with learning. Through repetition, it becomes familiar. With familiarity comes greater control, and gradually the practice can become more natural and relieving.

Accomplishment is not about doing more. It is being able to practise correctly without unnecessary effort.

The founding programmes are limited to five participants.

A small group allows me to observe your practice, make corrections and adapt guidance according to where you are in your practice.

The programme does not end when you leave Khajuraho.

Throughout the eight days, the aim is to move gradually from being guided through the practices towards understanding how to continue them yourself.

You leave with practices you can continue in your own environment and your own daily rhythm.

Learn → Practise → Develop → Accomplish → Integrate 

I cannot promise you a particular result in eight days.

I can teach you. I can guide you. I can observe your practice and help you understand it.

What happens through that practice depends on what you bring to it and what you continue afterwards.

Ultimately, yoga is something we do. It works through practice.