A six-day residential retreat, exploring playful creative expression for emotional well-being, held in a caring community in the lap of nature. An invitation to pause and connect with yourself in gentle and joyful ways; and sow seeds of self-compassion, harmony, and wholeness.

One week Natural Building & Permaculture introductory Workshop. Learn eco construction, sustainable design, and regenerative living through hands-on training at Dharmalaya Institute.

One month Natural Building & Permaculture Workshop in India. Learn eco construction, sustainable design, and regenerative living through hands-on training at Dharmalaya Institute.

A residential retreat to reconnect with your creative self through writing, photography and reflective art practices. No prior experience needed. Just a willingness to pause, notice, and express.

A residential retreat of reflective and embodied practices exploring what it means to feel at home in ourselves, our identities, our roots, and the stories that continue to shape us.

A 9-day Yoga Retreat at Dharmalaya that invites you to slow down, reconnect and realign with the natural rhythms of life. Affiliated with Isha Sadhguru Gurukulam.

A six-week online immersion into nature’s divine proportions and how to apply them. Draw, contemplate, and create forms that sing with golden meaning. 

A seven-week immersive workshop at Dharmalaya Institute providing participants with a deep, hands-on introduction to natural building, traditional craft, sustainable design, and mindful living.

Qualia Outdoor Therapy, in collaboration with Adventure Works Australia, invites you to be a part of the Foundations of Adventure and Nature-based Therapy Practice Course.

In a world where many are sensing the multi-crisis—the collapse of familiar structures, whether social, ecological, or spiritual—this gathering invites us on an ancient yet urgently needed journey: to remember our deep interconnection with the web of life. Through ritual, dialogue, embodied practices, and nature-based learning, we will traverse the Spiral of The Work That Reconnects, transforming our pain, rekindling our vitality, and reigniting our sense of purpose in service of a more life-affirming future.

In this 10-day immersive residential workshop-retreat, we’ll explore how the natural elements can shape, nurture and inspire the built environment. Through a balanced curriculum of hands-on learning and meaningful contemplation, participants will come away with not only practical skills but also a deep appreciation for what it means to build in relationship with nature.

One week residential workshop to provide introductory hands-on training in some of the foundational skills of earthen building in the neo-traditional Kangra style of esteemed eco-architect, Didi Contractor as practiced at Dharmalaya Institute. Learn to work with earth in an adobe bricks, including the process of making and laying adobe bricks, plastering as well as other interior work.

A two-week residential carpentry workshop, aimed to explore the intersection of contemplative practice, craft and sustainability through hands-on work doing roofing with slate, a natural material used traditionally in this region of the Himalayas.

A residential retreat exploring creative practices for body-mind connection and enhanced well-being. No special artistic skills required, just a willingness to connect to our innate human capacity to create.

A three-month immersive residential programme exploring natural design for sustainable living through the lens of Permaculture principles and practices with a contemplative approach

A three-week training and introduction to our long-term experiential training programme specifically for people who want to make a positive impact in the world. This course is designed to empower you as an insightful, sensitive, and effective cultural creatives and agent of change.

Note: this programme is closed and not accepting applications. Please see our March 2025 event schedule for the next related programmes.

A week-long retreat exploring the arts of holding space and facilitation.

A precious opportunity to offer service to the common good while practicing some of the foundational skills of sustainable and compassionate living, including organic gardening, natural building and permaculture landscaping.

A soulful ten-week online course exploring pattern, proportion and harmony, and our deep relation with them. Voyage through an introduction to the symbolic language of numbers and shapes and let nature be your inspiration.

A long-term experiential training programme specifically for people who want to make a positive impact in the world. This course is designed to empower you as an insightful, sensitive, and effective cultural creatives and agent of change.

An immersive residential course conducting a deep exploration of natural design, the power of space and form, geometry, the creative process, and our relationship with these. The course will integrate theory and practice, supported by a rich syllabus structured to support the interdisciplinary breadth of the course.

Explore the power of mindfulness in returning home to yourself and the present moment. This engaging residential retreat presents creative and unique practices, including singing meditation, walking meditation, mindful eating, and deep relaxation. These practices are simple yet transformative, enabling us to cultivate a calm and clear mind, open our hearts to compassion, and find joy in the simple acts of daily life.

A four-day residential retreat exploring creative practices to connect with nature and Expressive Arts, for enhanced well-being. This experience will help nurture your creative expression and help you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and the world. No special artistic skills required, just a willingness to connect to our innate human capacity to create.

A two-week residential carpentry workshop, aimed to explore the intersection of contemplative practice, craft and sustainability through hands-on work doing roofing with slate, a natural material used traditionally in this region of the Himalayas.

A precious opportunity to offer service to the common good while practicing some of the foundational skills of sustainable and compassionate living, including organic gardening, natural building and permaculture landscaping.

A two-week contemplative workshop-retreat exploring foundational practices for manifesting creativity and accomplishment from a place of profound ease and inspiration, both as an individual and in collaboration with others.

Note: this programme is closed and not accepting applications. Please see our March 2024 event schedule for the next related programmes.

A week-long retreat exploring the theory and practice of wise and compassionate leadership.

NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS FULL AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Explore the power of creativity and learn to enhance your creative process through meditation. This engaging residential retreat presents wisdom and practices from Tibetan Bön Buddhist master Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

A four-day meditation retreat designed by world-renowned meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, with special features unique to Dharmalaya Institute, including mindful movement practices, set in a beautiful Himalayan eco-campus with earthen buildings, healthy meals, and more.

A four-week immersive service-learning programme providing opportunities to explore natural garden design and permaculture principles and practices, primarily through hands-on work in Dharmalaya Institute’s beautiful organic gardens.