Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu ~ India
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Sacred Being
Retreat 2: January 17-24 2026 • Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Sacred Being is the first of Pia Ma’s two 7 night residential retreats that will be run back-to-back. The first retreat finishes in the morning and the second retreat will start early evening. Participants are welcome to attend both retreats. The setting is delightful, a well-established devotional sanctuary Greenland Ashram, with exquisite food of love, in a rural area outside Tiruvannamalai, Southern India.
Sacred Being retreat is for those that wish to deeply rest in True Nature honouring a commitment to live reside in non-dual Presence. Pia Ma will guide us to explore our capacity to receive, register and respond to the Sacred within and Beyond. To honour what is already Here and turn attention inward, enjoy steeping in the pathless path majestic Presence, True Nature. An opportunity to Consciously play and understand our energy systems within the innate human experience brings forth knowing, understanding, naturally enhancing freedom to be. A chance to turn our attention inward, being available for the Sacred aligning~reorganising allows a natural Sacred dissolving, falling away, enlivening energy fields, a natural refresh. Together we embrace, walk freely, and play in fresh aliveness enjoying the Love of God, the Love of Presence, the Love of Living Being.
Pia Ma’s retreat is a time to Consciously play together available for innate intelligence to orchestrate unfolding, a quickening honouring Sacred preciseness and sharing our Knowing, inspires deeper insights. There is delight in Ma’s guidance, as she guides us to steep in the Sacred and inspires tending to how we play-live the instrument we Are.
The beauty of residential retreats with Pia Ma provides a container for our systems to be deeply nourished, realign reorganise through fresh communion with True Nature. To recognise refreshing communion, the Glory of God, the Sacred permeates our entire field and beyond for all to be nourished. We move onward free in creative Presence that shows up boundlessly in the everyday. The Glory of Life Living Being.
Pia Ma calls forth those that are genuine, willing to go beyond the identified self, softly lovingly honestly. Enjoy this opportunity to share seven days with Pia Ma, her sword of truth in Being, her unconditional love energy field is deeply felt, a majestic Presence. Ma highlights, guides, invokes majestic Presence to come forth and together we share timeless wisdom. Celebrating Living Being.
“The Glory of devoted Living Being we come together honouring Sacred Presence, humbled in fresh perfume, the boundless breath of pure Consciousness. Playing in the delightful innate availability, aware of Conscious intelligence aligning, reorganising energy fields, within commitment to be surrendered steeping, we celebrate a natural falling away, refreshed finery to enjoy Being.”
Pia Ma is delighted to return to Greenland Ashram, Southern India outside of Tiruvannamalai. Greenland Ashram is set in a peaceful rural setting with a large Temple and grounds resonating devotion to the Sacred. Beautiful devoted beings host with lovely cottage style accommodation, above and beyond quality food of love and a picturesque view of the Sacred mountain Arunachala.
Residential retreats with Ma are Sacredly orchestrated, organic, spontaneously alive with full programs. The program is held in a Sacred retreat container inspiring and inviting Sacred finery into all aspects of our lives. A particular Sacred Presence momentum builds and brings forth a Beyond nourishment embodiment. Pia Ma calls forth a commitment to genuine wholehearted honesty with oneself, allowing a willingness beyond the identified self for Sacred unfolding, anchoring in Being for the richness of natural transcendence.
What the program includes:
Silent Sitting meditation, experientials
Satsang
Sacred dialogue sharing
Silence
Chai Time under the trees
Chi movements
Floor play-deep surrendered communion
The program is for the devoted with a commitment to go Beyond oneself, be willing when one may not be willing and surrender into ones Sacred Being that is always Here. The art of Consciously Playing within Boundless.
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Retreat 2~ 7 nights
Check in: January 17 @ 3:30pm-4:30pm Greenland Ashram (please don’t arrive earlier). It is essential to complete check-in before the retreat commencement time.
Retreat starts: January 17 @ 5pm
Retreat finishes: January 24 @ 8am
Check out: January 17 @ 10amOption to attend both Retreats 1 & 2 ~ 14 nights
Retreat break: January 17 @ 8am-5pm (unless attending Healing Hands Training)
Retreat finishes: January 24 @ 8am
Check out: January 24 @ 10am -
*Please note teaching and food/accommodation costs are separate and to be paid separately.
Please read carefully the information below.
Attending RETREAT 2
• STANDARD ~ $1000 AUD - Standard for those with sufficient financial funds to attend
• SPONSOR ~ $1200 AUD - Sponsor for those with sufficient financial funds and also wish to support others to attend
• SUPPORTED ~ $800 AUD - Supported for those that would like to attend but are genuinely limited financially
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Attending both RETREATS 1 & 2 (15% discount)
• STANDARD ~ $1700 AUD - Standard for those with sufficient financial funds to attend
• SPONSOR ~ $2040 AUD - Sponsor for those with sufficient financial funds and also wish to support others to attend
• SUPPORTED ~ $1360 AUD - Supported for those that would like to attend but are genuinely limited financially
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Payment Plan option ~ please refer to Registration & Teachings payment plan option
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Registration and payment are to be paid below through the website.
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Retreat Food and Accommodation is to be paid in rupees directly on arrival at check-in to Kathleen. The check in will be outside the dining area. (this is the only payment pathway and essential to be paid on check-in)
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Food cost - Retreat 2 (7 nights):
10,000 INR per person
Accommodation cost - Retreat 2 ( 7 nights):
Shared Cottage for 2 people (same sex or family) : 30,000 INR for the cottage.
Shared Room: 12,000 INR per person.
Sita Kutheer womens: 2 beds per room (4 woman share the bathroom)
Ram Kutheer mens room 2 beds per room (4 men share the bathroom)
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IMPORTANT - Payment for Food & Accomodation is SEPARATE and is to be paid upon arrival at retreat venue Indian rupees only (Paypal is NOT possible for food/accomodation payments).
Below payment plan is offered for the teaching cost only.
You are welcome to pay in full or 2 part payment plan is available of initial deposit and then paying the remaining balance.
To register a $400AUD non-refundable/non-transferrable deposit is required to reserve a space at the retreat. The final balance of teaching costs will be due by 2nd January 2026 via payment on this website. You may also pay in full below.
*Please note, if you pay the initial deposit only you will need to come back to this page and pay the remaining balance of teachings payment prior to 2nd January, 2026.
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Pia Ma is offering Healing Hands Sacred Training only for participants attending both retreats.
The Sacred Training ~ 21 hour face to face Training January 11 - January 23
The training is 1.5 hours face to face with a commitment to go on with the added guided plays to explore in your own time, reporting back the following day.
Please note, the training includes a 3 hour meeting on the morning of the 17th (after retreat 1 has concluded and before retreat 2 commences).
Healing Hands Sacred Training – we come together to enjoy the play of Sacred Living Being, innate capacities, to be available, honouring the Sacred, Life, steeped in genuine humility, humbled in the Presence of Divine Streaming. Being available for Life, the humbled privilege, consciously playing, allowing the instrument we Are, opens capacities beyond. We rest in the Silence, abide in the Silence, Aware as the Divine breath freely orchestrates, reorganising realigning balancing the field for the instrument to Sacredly meet Life in all aspects, True Nature Being.
If retreat participants choose not to be in the training, they can take this time to review Ma’s guidance and bring what is recognised to Chai time for open dialogue.
*Please note this training is an additional cost and payment is separate from Retreat teaching, accommodation & meal cost. To register for this event go to the Healing Hands Sacred Training event page.
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Address of Greenland Ashram:
Sathya Sai Nagar Periyapaliyapatu Village and Post, Enlightenment Road, Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu 606704, IndiaAccomodation is only included for the duration of the retreat. If you are needing extra days stay for after the retreat you will need to contact Greenland Ashram directly or find accomodation elsewhere in Tiruvannamalai.
Partial scholarships and payment plans are available for teachings costs only ~ Please email here
If there are Spontaneous Sacred outings, visiting temples, taxis and eating out at cafes/restaurants are extra costs
Dress code and honouring local customs:
Take note we are staying in an ashram, possibly attending temples and public spaces which have particular codes of dress and conduct. Pia Ma is requesting everyone to be respectful. We are honouring Indian customs, it is requested to wear appropriate clothing covering shoulders, midriff and knees. When staying at Greenland Ashram in Tiruvannamalai you will need to cover legs to the ankles. Short, revealing, tight fitting or see through clothing is not appropriate. Women are invited to cover their front with a shawl
Pia Ma invites you to wear white during the program including a white head covering (scarf, hat, beanie)
Give and receive with your right hand
Both retreats are located at Greenland Ashram Tiruvannamalai
A list of further items to bring to the retreat will be sent out via email 1 month before retreat
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Fly into Bengaluru or Chennai International Airports and then take a taxi to get to Tiruvannamalai.
Travel Notes:
We recommend printing your flight itinerary and having that with you whilst you arrive into India.
Indian Visa: we recommend coming into India on a Tourist e-visa. This must be organised prior to arriving. Please visit your countries Indian Embassy website for further details and organisation.
You can find cheap tickets on www.skyscanner.com and for Indian domestic flights you can use www.cleartrip.com. Then you can go directly to the airline website for bookings as an option.
Using the atm at the airport does not give a good exchange rate. Our taxi service, see below, gives a good exchange rate and you can organise this directly with them.
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Here is the number of our sweet friend Thamu (from Tiruvannamalai) our Taxi Driver to arrange airport pick up. Aumcara Sangha has been in communication with him on whatsapp and he is more than happy to hear from any of us. Below is his contact details.
• Thamu Tiru Travels: whatsapp +91 99407 22531 or email sthamutvm@gmail.com Please tell him that you are with Pia Ma and he will organise whatever transport you need.)
*If organising with an alternate taxi driver this is the address of Greenland Ashram:
Sathya Sai Nagar Periyapaliyapatu Village and Post, Enlightenment Road, Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu 606704, India
Please acknowledge the moment you register you are embarking on a particular Sacred journey
