Ashram life for householders.

Viraam is a 14-night ashram life programme in India for householders: people with jobs, families and busy minds. In a small group of up to 10, you live the daily rhythm of an ashram with Aarti Babhoota and Aditya Sharma of Yukah: yoga practice, simple vegetarian food, shared work, chanting and Mauna (mindful silence). It teaches yoga as a way of living, not only postures.

Viraam by Yukah is a 14-night ashram life programme in India made for householders: people with jobs and families who want to live an ashram's daily rhythm without becoming monks or renouncing anything. In a small group of up to 10, you follow a traditional day of yoga, shared work, simple vegetarian food, chanting and Mauna (mindful silence) with Aarti Babhoota and Aditya Sharma. The next Viraam is from 12 to 26 January 2027 in Mysore, India.

Viraam is Hindi for a pause. It is also the Hindi word for a punctuation mark, the comma that lets a sentence breathe before it goes on. That is the idea: not an escape from your life, but a pause that helps you live it better.

Viraam is for active, busy people whose life is fine but runs them: always on, phone in hand, reacting first and thinking later. It suits people who want a routine that sticks, not a holiday. If you are worn down and need one-to-one care, Parivartan, our private programme, is the better fit.

No. The practices come from India's yoga tradition, including some chanting, but no belief is asked of you. People of every faith, or none, are welcome.

No. Complete beginners are welcome. Viraam asks for openness, not flexibility.

Viraam is a small group living one shared daily rhythm for 14 nights. Parivartan is private, one-to-one care built around one person. In Parivartan, the programme bends to you. In Viraam, you bend to the rhythm.

Viraam's day includes all six paths of classical yoga: Hatha Yoga (body and breath), Raja Yoga (concentration and observation), Karma Yoga (work done with full attention), Jnana Yoga (reading and reflection), Bhakti and Nada Yoga (chanting, sound and rhythm), and Yuktahara (eating the right amount, in the right way).

Hatha Yoga at Viraam is a 90-minute morning practice at 5:30 am of asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork) and kriyas (traditional cleansing practices). By the end of the 14 days, you can do the complete practice on your own at home.

Karma Yoga is not free labour with a yoga name. It means doing ordinary work, like cooking, cleaning or gardening, with full attention, without rushing and without waiting for praise. We work right beside you. The work is only the tool. How you do it is the practice.

Raja Yoga is the practice of concentration and observation. At Viraam it happens every afternoon at 4 pm. You learn simple tools to watch a thought before you react to it.

Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge, through reading and reflection. Each evening at 6 pm, you read and reflect on the teachings and connect them to your own life and choices.

Bhakti and Nada Yoga use sound, rhythm, humming and chanting to settle the mind. At Viraam they come together each evening at 7:30 pm. No belief is needed. You take home simple sound practices you can use anywhere.

Yuktahara is the yogic idea of eating the right amount, in the right way. At Viraam it is part of every meal and of our morning conversations on food and nutrition. You learn to notice hunger, eat with attention and stop when you have had enough.

A day at Viraam runs from Hatha Yoga at 5:30 am to lights out between 8:30 and 9 pm. In between: breakfast, Karma Yoga, nutrition conversations or reflection, lunch, rest, Raja Yoga at 4 pm, reading and reflection at 6 pm, dinner, and chanting at 7:30 pm. The rhythm stays the same for 14 days, and the practice goes deeper each day.

Partly. Viraam keeps Mauna (mindful silence) through most of the day, and every meal is eaten in silence. There are set times each day to talk and share.

No. Vipassana is ten days of near-total silence and meditation. At Viraam you also move, work, cook, eat and chant together, and there are set times to talk.

Yes, for a short time each day. You get your phone after lunch for half an hour to an hour, for calls to home or work. If you would rather switch off completely, you can leave it at home or hand it to us for all 14 days.

At Viraam, you stay in a simple, ashram-style room with everything you need and nothing extra: a clean bed, basic furniture, and an attached bathroom with hot water. Rooms differ a little in each place we host, so ask us and we will show you where you will stay before you book.

Viraam costs ₹68,950 per person for 14 nights, about US$716, or about ₹4,925 a night. Your stay, three vegetarian meals a day, every session and all taxes are included.

Yes. Interest-free EMI is available, so payment can be spread out. From abroad, you can pay by international bank transfer or card. Airport pickup can be arranged, and the cost depends on where we are.

The next Viraam is from 12 to 26 January 2027 in Mysore, Karnataka, India. We also host Viraam in the Himalayas at Vaatalya, Himachal Pradesh, and in Europe. Dates for those are coming soon.

For Mysore, fly into Bengaluru. It is about 3 to 4 hours by road. For Vaatalya in the Himalayas, the nearest airport is Chandigarh. Most nationalities can apply for an Indian e-Visa online through the Government of India's official website. For Europe, visa needs depend on your passport, and we will share details with the dates.

Viraam is not a treatment, and we make no medical claims. Many people come because work and screens have taken over their days. Viraam gives you 14 days of a steady rhythm and practical tools, like a daily practice and the habit of pausing before you react, that you can keep using at home.

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