Spakoina 2025 @Georgia {Mindfulness and Psychotherapy}
Starts is from 04th to 13th Oct 2025 - Aarti Asrani and Anil Thomas
Engage in the practical application of mindfulness to seamlessly integrate it into your workdays, simultaneously reducing stress and anxiety while elevating emotional and spiritual well-being. Immerse yourself in this transformative experience surrounded by the picturesque embrace of mountains, tranquil quietude, and the vast expanse of open skies.
Proceeds of spakõina is taken for foundation work Donated to Charity: Radical Compassion means cherishing and caring for all beings—human, non-human, our living earth. In this spirit, 10% of proceeds from courses offered by the Radical Compassion Institute will be distributed to non-profits supporting climate and racial justice initiatives.
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, represent an ingrained practice aimed at accessing the sacred space, fostering communication from the body and the higher self, all within a state of connectedness. Our work operates on a psychological level, seeking to restore lost symmetry by addressing issues such as the 'not I', enmeshment, and contaminations related to self-worth, capability and identity.
INSIGHTS
YOU WILL GAIN
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Practicing presence in the 'now', within the body.
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Identifying and navigating enmeshment, fear-based orientations, and control-centric relationships.
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Developing an awareness of stress and anxiety buildup and understanding its bodily responses.
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Cultivating dimensional communication by accessing the ether and building rapport.
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Engaging in the practices of cleansing, gratification, connection, and contribution.
Irrespective of your profession, the integration of mindfulness has the potential to profoundly transform your work experience and contribute to the development of more meaningful and enriching relationships with all those you encounter.
Schedule
FROM 05th- 09th Oct
Five days as we dive into intense inner work and noble silence.
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From the 05th to the 09th of October, the schedule is as follows
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6 am: Commence the day with stretching and yoga.
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6:45 am: Engage in disclosure, followed by breath and walking meditation. ------ Noble silence routine observed during breakfast ------
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9:30 am: Participate in a session focusing on dimensional talk and related activities.
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11:15 am: Dedicate time to inner work activities, specifically in the realm of psychology.------ Noble silence observed during lunch and nap ------
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2:30 pm: Partake in bodywork, incorporating mindfulness and psychotherapy.
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4:30 pm: Embrace silence and engage in meditation.
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------ Noble silence maintained during dinner and an excerpt session ------
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8:30 pm: Conclude the day with a closing meditation, where the context will be shared.
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10th Oct 2025 - Kazbegi (Georgia's third-highest peak)
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Onboard at 6 am, breakfast en route
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Mountain Meditation
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Nature walk and visiting the 14th-century Gergeti Trinity Church
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Pansheti Mineral Pools
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22nd Night - Stay at Kazbegi
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11th Oct 2025 - Kesbegi to Tbilisi
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Inner work and self care
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Touching the Earth Meditation
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Lunch and Depart to Tbilisi
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Check in Tbilisi, exploration and dinner (recommended places)
10th & 11th October
Experience the mountain and earth meditation as you explore the beauty of Kazbegi
24th - 25th October
Reconnect with the world as you stay connected with self. Observer the peace you experience in the chaos and take the resources forward
12th Oct 2025 - Tbilisi
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Mother of Georgia + other places {vipassana in action} {recommended lists}
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Self time
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Community Dinner at Azher 7 pm
13th Oct 2025
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Check out
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Breakfast (recommended places)
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Bolt to Tbilisi Airport (preferably take an evening flight)
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Flight back Mumbai
• Access to quarterly online sessions {the gathering} to keep the practice and community (sanga) breathing together for communion and connections
• A handout with excerpts of content and practice template for self-work and practice Spaköina 2025 {спокойно} is based on the principle of mindfulness and psychotherapy. At the centre of it’s work is ‘critical alignment’ of five aspects and dimensional work. It is attempted to take the concept of this powerful technique to daily life and its movement and chaos, how this can bring equanimity beyond the mountains. This experience is offered by Aarti Asrani and Anil Thomas, as a fund raiser to the work and vision of the foundation that works for IJNGP. The invitation price includes the above mentioned schedule, facilitation, plus the live and recorded sessions, online community, meals [1] and other experiences [1] mentioned in annexure
Please note
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Carry your yoga mat
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Winter Clothing
The outlined details above serve as a preliminary overview, with more comprehensive information to be provided upon enrolment in the Spaköina 2025 program. This additional information will include specific program details, guidelines, and any necessary resources to ensure your seamless participation and optimum experience. We Look forward to welcoming you and sharing further insights into this transformative journey.
An IJNGP Fundraiser
Proceeds from Spaköina-2025 would be taken towards the foundation work, it would be distributed in various categories of development and advancement of the field of research for the continued integration of multi-disciplinary scholarship to illuminate the intricacies of psychological inquiry.