Small groups
Never more than 16 guests on a retreat.
Rest is a practice
Asanura began as a single shala by the river in 2012. Today it is a retreat centre, a city studio, an app and an Ayurveda house.
Our story
A shala, a river, a slower life
Ines and Tomas left city jobs with a plan to host twelve guests a month. The valley had other ideas. We now welcome around 1,500 retreat guests a year and keep every group small.
We grow most of our food, heat water with the sun and hire from the villages around us. Our teachers live here, which means the person teaching your morning class also knows the best swimming spot on the river.
14
years by the river
62
people on the team
80%
food grown on site
What we value
Four quiet promises
Land first
Solar power, compost and no single-use plastic.
Local hands
Most of our team is from the valley.
No pressure
Rest is always an option, in class and out.
Along the way
How we grew
01
2012 · The shala
One pavilion, six guest rooms and a borrowed kitchen.
02
2016 · Kaliwa Studio
A city studio for students who asked to keep practising.
03
2020 · The app
Breathing guides and sits for a world at home.
04
2024 · Ayurveda house
A treatment house and garden kitchen for longer stays.
Guests
Why they return
I'd never managed to sit still for five minutes. After the silent week I sit for thirty, and I look forward to it.
Mira CastellSeven Days of Quiet
Tomas read my pulse and then my habits. The dosha plan was simple, kind and it worked.
Julien AubryAyurveda Renewal
The breathing guide in the app is on my lock screen. Box breathing before every meeting.
Priya AnandApp subscriber
Come and see the valley.
Retreats run all year. Most guests arrive on a Sunday.
