About This Retreat
Five days without screens in Sangla Valley - where the Baspa River runs turquoise through a valley of walnut and apricot orchards, and 500-year-old Kinnauri wooden temples stand on hillsides above terraced farms.
Your phone goes into a locked box on Day 1. In return, you get morning walks along the Baspa River, visits to the ancient Kamru Fort and its wooden temple, afternoon naps in a traditional Kinnauri home with carved wooden balconies, and evenings watching the light change on the Kinner Kailash range.
Aishani Paul, an RCI-licensed clinical psychologist, co-facilitates this retreat with a focus on digital dependency awareness, attention restoration, and mindful presence.
Accommodation is in a heritage Kinnauri home. Meals feature local rajma, siddu, fresh apricots, and Kinnauri chulli (buckwheat pancakes).
Your Facilitator
Aishani Paul
Aishani Paul is an RCI-licensed clinical psychologist with an M.Phil in Clinical Psychology. She runs Ms Paul Therapies, offering individual, couples, and family therapy with an integrative, culturally sensitive approach. Her retreat work focuses on helping high-performing professionals reconnect with stillness through guided reflection, somatic practices, and therapeutic conversation.
Day-by-Day Schedule
Arrival & The Handover
Arrive in Sangla by afternoon. Settle into the Kinnauri heritage home - carved wooden balconies, slate roof, walnut wood interiors. Evening orientation: Aishani explains the detox protocol. Phones, tablets, and laptops go into the locked box. Dinner of Kinnauri rajma and fresh roti.
River & Restoration
Morning walk along the Baspa River - the turquoise water and the sound of it become your new notification tone. Aishani leads an attention restoration session. Afternoon free - walk the orchards, sketch, nap. Evening storytelling by the fire.
Kamru Fort & Temple Walk
Walk to the ancient Kamru Fort (built circa 1500 CE) perched above the valley. Visit the wooden Kamakshi Devi temple with its intricate carvings. Aishani facilitates a reflective session. Afternoon in the village. Evening Kinnauri cooking with the host family.
Orchard Day & Kinner Kailash Views
Morning walk through walnut and apricot orchards above Sangla. Packed lunch with views of the Kinner Kailash range (6,050m). Afternoon free exploration of Batseri village. Optional one-on-one with Aishani. Evening bonfire.
The Return
Morning by the river. Breakfast. Aishani leads a closing session: building an intentional relationship with your devices going forward. Phones returned. Most people don't turn them on immediately. Depart by noon.
What's Included
- All meals (Kinnauri home-cooked)
- 5 nights in heritage Kinnauri home
- Phone lock-box and detox protocol
- Guided sessions with Aishani Paul
- Kamru Fort and temple excursions
- Baspa River walks
- All local transport within the valley
What's Not Included
- Travel to/from Sangla (nearest airport: Shimla/Chandigarh)
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
Founder's Note
Sangla is where I go when I need to disappear. The Baspa River is the most beautiful river I've seen in the Himalayas - turquoise, fast, and loud enough to drown out every thought in your head.
The Kinnauri homes here are extraordinary - 500 years of architectural tradition in carved walnut wood. I found a family willing to host small groups in their ancestral home, and when Aishani suggested a digital detox format, Sangla was the obvious choice. No signal anyway. Might as well make it intentional.
— Uddip, Founder
Interested in this retreat?
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