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Dedicated wellness retreat for Ayurveda, Yoga, Tibetan Medicine, & Natural Healing Therapies in India

Dedicated wellness retreat for Ayurveda, Yoga, Tibetan Medicine, and Natural Healing Therapies in the Himalayan foothills of India

19/12/2025

Twelve Years. One Philosophy. Countless Wellness Journeys.

2025 brought moments of recognition that reminded us of what has been, and continues to be, built here.
Slowly. With care. Every day. Every detail. Every intention.

These moments belong to the people who bring Vana to life.
To the teams who show up every day with care, presence and purpose.
To the partners who share our values.
To the voices who chose to experience Vana and tell its story.

What’s being honoured is not a moment in time.
It’s the people, the practice, and the quiet consistency behind everything we do.

Thank you for walking with us. For trusting us.
And for being part of the journey what Six Senses Vana continues to be.

18/12/2025

Winter is a season when the body calls for extra care, and immunity needs a little more attention.
Our Apothecary session brings you closer to the wisdom found in every home kitchen, the blends and remedies you may remember from a grandmother’s quiet healing touch.

Spices and ingredients, familiar yet powerful, are transformed into simple daily rituals that support immunity and restore balance.

At our apothecary session, each formulation is crafted with intention. The ingredients are chosen for their healing qualities that are warming, nourishing, and gently adaptive helping the body stay resilient through colder days and quieter months.

15/12/2025

At this time of year, the body begins to seek warmth and gentler rhythms.
Our kitchen moves with the seasons, guided by Ayurvedic principles to create meals that are soft on digestion, steady in energy, and warming from within.

Each dish is prepared with seasonal produce, nourishing spices and ingredients that support the digestive fire and help the body settle into the cooler days.

Every preparation is thoughtful, allowing food to feel both comforting and light.
Here, nourishment becomes a quiet ritual that helps in restoring balance, offering warmth, and bringing the body back to its natural ease, one meal at a time.

13/12/2025

As the air cools and the days grow quieter, the body begins to move inward.
There is a natural stillness that arrives with the season. Circulation slows. The skin dries. Warmth becomes something to seek—within and around.

In Ayurveda, winter is known as a time when Vata increases, inviting practices that are slow, steady, and nurturing. Our seasonal approach to wellness gently follows this rhythm.

Treatments such as Abhyanga, with warm, herb-infused oils, help soften the skin and calm the nervous system.
Therapies like Navarakizhi, where steaming pouches of rice and herbs are applied in rhythmic strokes, nourish deep tissues and bring gentle warmth to the joints.
Hot Stone Therapy supports deep rest by drawing heat into the muscles and inviting ease into the body.

These are just some of the ways the body can be supported through winter.

Whether you are returning to these rituals or discovering them for the first time, these therapies offer space to reconnect—with warmth, with balance, and with the quiet rhythm of the season.

One moment, one breath, one touch at a time.

12/12/2025

As the festive season nears, sweet offerings begin to take on a quieter meaning.

Winter fruits soften with time. Spices open slowly, releasing warmth without weight. Natural sweeteners offer comfort, not intensity.

These are not treats of excess, but expressions of the season that are balanced, grounding, and crafted to sit gently with the body.

Our chefs shape each dessert by hand, in tune with nature’s rhythm and the spirit of celebration.
A soft kind of sweetness. One that supports rather than overwhelms.

10/12/2025

Mindful Teas is an invitation to seek warmth from within.

One of the simplest ways to support balance in this season is through gentle, nourishing herbal blends.

We offer this through our in-house curated teas, crafted from herbs and spices that gently soothe and relax the system.

Our Rosemary–Thyme Harmony Brew encourages circulation and clears heaviness. The Golden Herb Infusion supports respiratory balance and seasonal resilience. Lastly, the Detox Tea gently aids digestion and eases discomfort.

These blends are not about stimulation but also seeking balance.

These mindful brews offer a quiet way to support the body through change, one cup at a time.

09/12/2025

As winter deepens, the body begins to speak more softly.
Circulation slows. Energy turns inward.

The breath becomes slower, the mind a little quieter—perhaps even heavier.
This is a time when we don’t need to do more, but to notice more.
To listen.

Acupuncture, known in our space as the feathers of healing, is a gentle way of doing just that.
Fine needles are placed with quiet precision along the body’s natural lines of energy.

Each one acts like a nudge—encouraging what is held to soften,
what is tired to rest,
what is blocked to begin moving again.

It’s not just for aches or stiffness, though it helps there too.
It supports the breath, settles the nervous system, strengthens digestion, and invites sleep to come more easily.

But more than anything, acupuncture offers space.
For the body to remember its own rhythm.
For energy to settle where it belongs.
For warmth to return, from within.

A simple act of care.
Offered one breath, one point, one quiet shift at a time.

06/12/2025

Where Ritual Begins with Touch

At the Alchemy Bar, you mix care the way it used to be made—by hand, by feel, by memory.
A handful of natural ingredients. A bit of oil. A pinch of herbs and spices.

It’s how grandmothers once taught us—homegrown recipes passed down through quiet afternoons, added by instinct rather than measure. Years of knowing, without needing a book.

These are the kinds of rituals that live in small gestures, passed from one hand to another.
Warming the herbs before grinding them. Stirring slowly.
Not rushing. Not perfecting. Just being present.

As the season shifts, you begin to notice what your skin is asking for.
You learn what soothes, what detoxifies, what nourishes, what restores.
And in that quiet learning, something deeper settles.

What you leave with isn’t just a blend.
It’s a way of remembering care—not bought, not bottled, but made with your own two hands.

To care that feels honest.
To rituals that feel like your own.
To practices that make you feel at home.

03/12/2025

A Gentle Reset for Winter

As the season turns and the air grows colder, the body begins to ask for something quieter.
This is a time for nourishment that warms from within and practices that help lighten what has gathered.

In Ayurveda, detox in winter is not about doing more. It is about allowing space for the body to clear what it no longer needs, for the mind to soften, and for energy to flow more freely.

Our approach supports the digestive fire, encourages circulation, and gently releases physical and emotional buildup through treatments aligned with the season.

This is not a purge, but a preparation.
A soft reset before the deeper cold arrives. A way to meet winter with steadiness, clarity, and care.

02/12/2025

Art is not a finished piece.
It’s a process of noticing. Of allowing color and texture to speak before words arrive.

Guided by Siraj Saxena, guests explore material the way one might explore memory: slowly, without force.

Paper, clay, canvas… each surface becomes a space for reflection. Stories emerge. Patterns shift. Something softens.

This isn’t therapy. It’s expression. Raw, real, and quietly healing.

The Art Retreat continues through December 8, 2025.

Come with curiosity. Leave with something only your hands could tell.

30/11/2025

As winter settles over the land, the world outside slows, and nature invites us to do the same. In Ayurveda, Hemanta Ritu and Shishira Ritu (the pre-winter and winter season) is a time to conserve energy, nourish the body, and strengthen ojas (the essence of vitality and immunity).

The cool, dry air increases Vata dosha, making warmth, rest, and steadiness essential.
Our approach to winter wellness blends wisdom with personalized care. Our Ayurvedic therapies offer a private consultation that guides you to restore internal warmth, enhance circulation, and support digestion, helping the body adapt gently to the season’s shift.

Tibetan Healing treatments work at a deeper energetic level, easing emotional heaviness and stabilizing the mind.
Yoga practices at this time of year are grounding and breath-led. Slower asanas, gentle twists, and restorative poses that build inner heat while calming the nervous system. Pranayama and guided meditation align your breath and energy with the natural rhythm of the season.
Cuisine becomes a form of therapy too. Meals are thoughtfully designed with seasonal ingredients, mild spices, and healthy fats to nourish without burdening the system, supporting the body’s inner fire and clarity of mind.
From movement to meals, therapies to rest, life here is designed to mirror nature’s wisdom: less outward striving, more inward renewal. This is the body’s time to rebuild, rebalance, and remember its quiet strength.

29/11/2025

As the air turns crisp and the body seeks warmth, spices become nature’s quiet healers. In Ayurveda, they are the bridge between food and medicine, supporting digestion, circulation, and balance through the changing season.

At this time of year, warming spices take centre stage. Ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, clove, and cardamom are used thoughtfully in teas, tonics, and meals to stimulate agni (digestive fire) and keep internal warmth steady. Turmeric and cumin help reduce inflammation and strengthen immunity, while fennel and coriander bring lightness, ensuring the warmth never turns heavy.

Each spice is sourced mindfully, hand-ground in small batches, and added with purpose, not for heat alone, but for harmony.
Because true warmth begins with the food we eat, the breath we take, and the balance we cultivate with every season.

Address

Mussoorie Road
Dehra Dun
248001

Telephone

+911353511111

Website

https://www.sixsenses.com/en/resorts/vana

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Vana is a wellness retreat in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. A search for equilibrium, learning and the inner journey are at the heart of Vana. Vana means forest, and those that take abode within it are Vanavasis.

We have endeavoured to bring together the traditions of wellness, medicine and Indian wisdom with creative thought, deep commitment and personalised support. Ayurveda, Sowa Rigpa and Yoga have been thoughtfully integrated, yet rooted in their individual authenticity.