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You are invited to join Pia Ma’s India Tour
Light of Freedom
January 11 @ 4:00pm - January 21 @ 9:00am 2025 • Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
The Light of Freedom 10 night retreat came forth with a welcomed delight. This retreat is an opportunity to take the time out from everyday life and deeply immerse in Oneself. To play in the Light of Freedom. This Sacred retreat container is a chance to take the moment and really allow yourself to let go of everyday life, and plunge deeply inward, rest and rise forth. Together in the boundless Light with guidance enriches this retreat. Guided meditations/experientials include silent sitting, breath work, utilising our capacity to Consciously play in the Light of Presence supporting Divine immersion. An opportunity to fully immerse, surrendering Oneself in the Light of Mother-Father God. An enriched Blessed Sacred Play. The Divine intimacy with Oneself. An opportunity to be fully focused on and allow Divine Presence. Together we celebrate our Devotional Sacred Living, Mother-Father God. The Sacred that brings us together, guides us to play, explore and rest in refreshed Light of Being. The Sweet Sweet Sacredness of Mother-Father God’s call to freely dance, openly discover and cherish The Light of Freedom. To freshly cherish Life and Being Life. Consciously Shining the Light, playing freely exploring all aspects of Life bringing forth our True Nature. Together we celebrate the absoluteness of Divine guidance and welcome the preciseness that rises on our field as a natural part of Human Being unfolding the Sacred within us.The delighted play of tending and rejoicing.
Ma’s Retreat in 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 Sacred mountain Arunachala.
Residential retreats with Ma are Sacredly orchestrated, organic, spontaneously alive with full programs. The programs are held in a Sacred retreat container. A particular Sacred momentum builds and brings forth a Beyond nourishment embodiment.
What the program includes:
Silent Sitting meditations, experientials
Satsangs
Sacred dialogue sharings
Silence
Sacred outings
Chi movements
Floor play-deep surrendering 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 Silence that is always Here. The art of Consciously Playing within the Silence.
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Check in: 11th January @ 3:30pm-4:30pm Greenland Ashram
Retreat starts: 11th January @ 5pm
Retreat finishes: 21st January @ 9am
Check out: 21st January @ 11am -
*Please note teaching and food/accommodation costs are separate and to be paid separately. Please read carefully the information below.
• STANDARD ~ $1300 AUD - Standard for those with sufficient financial funds to attend
• SPONSOR ~ $1600 AUD - Sponsor for those with sufficient financial funds and also wish to support others to attend
• SUPPORTED ~ $1000 AUD Supported for those that would like to attend but are genuinely limited financially
Registration and payment see below
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Healing Hands Sacred Training ~ 13.5 Hour Face to Face Training ~ this is an additional program running within the retreat.
Healing Hands Sacred Training– The play of Sacred Living Being, to be available alive, free for genuine selfless service to Mother Father God, honouring our Hu-man capacity service in the form and formless greater good.
Pia Ma is offering a Healing Hands Sacred Training within the Retreat during the designated break time 2:00pm - 3:30pm starting on the 12th January and finishing on 20th January.
If retreat participants choose not to be in the training, they can enjoy the break time.
*Please note this training is an additional cost and payment is separate from Retreat teaching, accommodation & meal cost. Go to the Healing Hands Sacred Training event page to register.
Established wholistic /comprehensive / health practitioners are all welcome.
Please note, prerequisite participants have to attend The Light of Freedom 10 night retreat.
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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.
FOOD: 10,000 INR per person.
ACCOMMODATION:
Shared Cottage for 2 or 3 people (same sex or family) : 40,000 INR for the cottage.
Shared Room: 10,000 INR per person.
Sita Kutheer womens: 2 beds per room (4 woman share the bathroom)
Ram Kutheer mens: 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 via card or cash (Paypal is not possible for food/accomodation payments).
Below payment is for the teaching cost only.
Welcome to pay in full or 2 part payment plan available of initial deposit and then 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 2025 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, 2025.
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Accomodation 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 them directly or find accomodation elsewhere in Tiruvannamalai.
Partial scholarships and payment plans are available for teachings costs only ~ Please email here
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, attending temples and public spaces which have particular codes of dress and conduct. Pia Ma is requesting everyone to be repectful. 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 requests to wear white during the program including a white head covering (scarf, hat, beanie)
Give and receive with your right hand
Retreat is situated in Tiruvannamalai which has a hotter climate, Please pack accordingly and use the above link to view climate and weather forecasts.
A list of further items to bring to the retreat will be sent out via email 1 month before retreat.
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Flights/travel Information:
Fly into Bengaluru or Chennai International Airports and then hire 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 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.
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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