A Residential Yoga Retreat
The Slow Harvest
A six-night residential retreat at Wild · Jana, Himachal Pradesh, timed to the apple harvest at 7,200 feet.
October 5 – 11, 2026
The Retreat
Six nights in a working apple orchard, timed to the harvest.
Every morning begins with yoga. Every evening closes with a quieter session led by Yashashree Kale. The hours between belong to the orchard, the forest, the sauna and the stream.
Everything is included; you arrive, and the mountain does the rest.
The Orchard
A working orchard that sets the clock for the week.
Wild sits inside a family-farmed apple orchard. You pick alongside the family that farms this land, then cook the fruit down into jam to carry home.
Your Facilitator
Yashashree Kale
@hipsteryasha
Yashashree has taught yoga for over seven years, trained in Sivananda's classical hatha tradition, and also teaches vinyasa, yin and Animal Flow. She keeps her groups small — that is where the real connection happens, and the bonds formed on a retreat like this one tend to last.
She is vegan and a devoted lover of animals; she co-founded Guardian of the Purr, a pet-sitting company for cats, dogs and every creature that deserves good care. Keeping this retreat vegan is personal to her — everyone is welcome, but if you are vegan, this one is truly yours.
Hope to see you there.
The Itinerary
Indicative; days may shuffle with mountain weather.
Day 1
Mon · Oct 5
Arrivals from 2 pm. An orientation walk through the orchard. Evening pranayama and upper-body release. Welcome dinner at the long table.
Day 2
Tue · Oct 6
Morning yoga. The harvest — picking apples with the family that farms this land. Sauna and cold plunge through the afternoon. After dinner, a fire release and cacao ceremony around the bonfire.
Day 3
Wed · Oct 7
Morning hike through the deodar forest with a picnic lunch on the trail. Sauna in the afternoon. Evening yoga.
Day 4
Thu · Oct 8
Morning yoga. Jam day — cooking down your harvest and jarring it to take home. Evening trataka by candlelight. Candlelit dinner.
Day 5
Fri · Oct 9
Morning yoga. Afternoon safari — an open-vehicle ride higher up the valley. Evening free on the terrace for stargazing; October gives Jana its clearest skies of the year.
Day 6
Sat · Oct 10
Morning yoga. Himachali cooking class. Free afternoon. Closing circle, then a farewell Himachali Dham — the traditional Kullu feast, served on brass at one long table.
Day 7
Sun · Oct 11
Closing yoga. A slow brunch. Checkout by 11 am.
Wood-Fired Sauna
Heat, then the cold of the stream.
Sessions run through the afternoons — cedar warmth and a window full of forest, used at your own gentle pace.
The Cold Plunge
A stone pool, fed by the mountain.
Step out of the sauna and into cold, clear water on the orchard terrace. Take it, or don't — the afternoon is yours.
Under the Stars
October gives Jana its clearest skies of the year.
On Day Five the terrace is left free after dinner — no plan but the sky over the orchard.
The Forest
A morning through the deodar, lunch on the trail.
Curated hikes lead out from the orchard into the cedar forest — unhurried, with a picnic carried along.
The Long Table
Every meal, gathered at one table.
Three meals a day, plus chai, coffee and fresh juices — a set menu of plant-based mountain food, eaten together.
Day Six · The Farewell
A Himachali Dham, served on brass at one long table.
The retreat closes with our plant-based take on the traditional Kullu feast — course after course of local cooking, eaten seated in a row from a brass thali. The region's oldest way of marking an occasion.
The Stay
Fifteen guests, one property.
Wild holds just fifteen of us across two dormitories and three private rooms — handcrafted in the local kath-kuni style of stone and timber, each opening to the forest.
The outside washrooms are handcrafted in stone and wood, a short walk under the trees. On purpose.
The Stay
The Dormitories
Shared rooms with warm bedding and reading nooks — a bed of your own in good company.
Milky Way Dorm
4 beds · washroom outside
₹42,000per bed
Sunflower Dorm
6 beds · attached washroom
₹45,000per bed
Prices are for the full six nights, all-inclusive.
The Stay
The Private Rooms
Three timber rooms, each with a double bed and its own view of the forest.
Moonhouse
A-frame · private balcony
Washroom outside
Sunroom
Corner windows · morning light
Washroom outside
Twilight Room
Kath-kuni stone & timber
Attached washroom
Tariff · Per Person, Six Nights, All-Inclusive
Private room, two sharing
Washroom outside · 2 rooms
₹52,000
Private room, two sharing
Attached washroom · 1 room
₹55,000
Private room, single occupancy
Whole room to yourself
₹75,000 outside / ₹80,000 attached
What's Included
Included
- All six nights of accommodation
- Three plant-based meals a day, plus chai, coffee and fresh juices
- Daily morning yoga and all evening sessions with Yashashree — pranayama and upper-body release, fire release and cacao ceremony, trataka
- Apple harvesting and the jam-making session, with a jar to take home
- Himachali cooking class
- Farewell Himachali Dham
- Curated forest hikes
- Afternoon safari
- Wood-fired sauna sessions
- Cold plunge
- Stargazing night
- All taxes
Not included
- Travel to and from Jana
- Personal expenses and shopping
- Any medical costs
- Alcohol
- Food or beverages ordered outside the set menu, charged separately
Getting Here
Wild sits in Jana village, above Naggar in the Kullu valley.
By air
Bhuntar Airport (Kullu), about a 1.5-hour drive.
By road
Overnight Volvo from Delhi or Chandigarh toward Manali; alight at Patlikuhl, then a 40-minute taxi via Naggar.
We're happy to help arrange a taxi from Bhuntar or Patlikuhl; write to us after booking.
Terms & Conditions
A bed is held on receipt of a 50% advance; the balance is due by September 20, 2026.
Sauna and cold plunge are used at your own discretion; please skip them if you have heart or blood-pressure conditions.
Full refund on cancellations up to 7 days before the retreat (by September 28). No refunds after that. Your spot may be transferred to another person until October 1.
Days may reshuffle with weather; outdoor activities depend on conditions.
The retreat runs at a minimum group size. If we cancel, you receive a full refund, advance included.
Meals follow a set menu; dietary needs are accommodated with advance notice.
Travel to and from Jana is each guest's responsibility.
Quiet hours after 10:30 pm; this is a small property in a village.
The practice suits all levels. Please tell us in advance about injuries, medical conditions or pregnancy, and consult your doctor if unsure. Wild sits at roughly 7,200 feet.
Guests take part in all activities at their own risk; belongings are each guest's responsibility.