YogiArt School With a huge community of transient expats from all over the world, I saw a need for the children of these travelling families. So we created the YogiArt School, a place where kids could creatively learn, have a safe place of their own to interact amongst each other. With over 60 kids aged 4 to 12, and 15 nationalities, it was such a beautiful community project and cultural exchange. Book a […]
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Dunagiri Foundation In 1999, my research started into the incredible world of high altitude Himalayan plants. In 2008, the Dunagiri Foundation for Himalayan Herbal Research and Yogic Studies was established in India as a charitable Trust. Our goal was to create cultivation projects in high altitude village regions for rare and endangered plant species to combat the illegal wild harvesting that had devastated the region.This project grew until it was disrupted in 2020, however […]
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Samata Organic Garden Unfortunately, the commercial farming practices in India are horrendous, full of chemicals and pesticides, among other things. The locals no longer seemed to believe in Organic Farming, so we decided to show them what can be done. It was a huge effort, but in the end we were able to grow a huge variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants that we used in the retreat center but also […]
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Amrit Kitchen The Amrit Kitchen was the main food venue for our retreat guests. Run by our beloved Tess Rosenbush, who developed a vegetarian menu with Ayurvedic principles and modern adaptations, a favorite experience for our guests, served with boundless love and intention. Book a free 30-minute discovery call We’ll ask a few questions, understand your plan, and tell you the smartest next steps. Schedule my call
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Matsya Freestyle Kitchen Matsya was one of our later food venues, by Goa’s favorite rockstar chef Gome Galily. Matsya was a seafood multi course high end experience where the menu changed daily, only chefs choice. All you had to do was book and show up and allow the magic to happen. It was a huge success and attracted foodies from all over the state. It was such a fun project to host Book […]
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Origin Story My life has always been focused on plants and the preservation of nature. I spent 20 years in India working with villagers in the Himalayas to grow rare and endangered medicine plants through my charitable trust, The Dunagiri Foundation. I built a yoga retreat center to fund the work we were doing, which also turned into a thriving community project. The skills I developed through my past projects are a huge part of […]
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Samata Holistic Retreat Center After the creation of the Dunagiri Foundation, I quickly realized that we needed a source of long term funding to keep us afloat. And so I created the Samata Holistic Retreat Center in Goa, South India, to act as the fundraising center for Dunagiri. Samata ran from 2010 to 2020 and successfully funded the projects in the mountains as well as served the International Yoga Community, created jobs for locals, and […]
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Samata Holistic Clinic The Clinic at Samata was filled with extremely talented practitioners of Asian Holistic arts, many of them part of the Dunagiri team. This allowed our team to work and make an income during the snowy months of the Himalaya. These services also greatly enhanced the experience of the retreat participant who got to integrate these offerings into their healing process. Book a free 30-minute discovery call We’ll ask a few […]
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Tamarind Cafe The Tamarind Cafe was our first food venue we opened at Samata. It was run by an amazing Japanese woman, Kaoru Watanabe, who put so much love into the food, and it was 100% organic and vegan venue, fresh from our garden Book a free 30-minute discovery call We’ll ask a few questions, understand your plan, and tell you the smartest next steps. Schedule my call
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