Arts & Pottery Retreat
Return to Your True Nature
18–22 April 2026
A hands-on creative journey designed for those who want to slow down, reconnect with their inner artist, and experience the grounding joy of working with earth, color, and nature.
From ₹27,500
A Creative Reset
The Aavya Arts & Pottery Retreat is designed as a creative reset for individuals feeling mentally overloaded, creatively blocked, or disconnected from hands-on expression.
In a world of screens and speed, this retreat brings you back to working with your hands, feeling texture and form, sitting in nature, and creating without pressure.
Through clay, painting, movement, and quiet reflection, participants rediscover a slower rhythm and a more intuitive way of being.
You leave not just with artwork, but with a renewed sense of calm, focus, and creative confidence.
Focus Areas
Creative Expression
Reconnect with your natural ability to make, shape, and express.
Grounding Through Clay
Working with earth as a calming, stabilizing practice.
Nature-Inspired Art
Creating in the forest and by the Ganga, drawing directly from the environment.
Mindful Movement & Presence
Daily yoga to support focus, breath, and relaxed awareness.
Creative Flow Without Pressure
Process-based learning instead of outcome-driven work.
Emotional Softening Through Art
Allowing the hands to express what the mind cannot.
Holistic Healing Methods
Daily Pottery Studio Sessions
Guided clay sessions exploring hand-building, surface textures, jewellery, and functional forms.
Painting & Intuitive Art
Free-flow painting sessions focused on feeling, color, and expression.
Forest Art Session
Working with leaves and natural textures to create imprint-based art in nature.
Art Session by the Ganga
A quiet, reflective creation session inspired by the flow and stillness of the river.
Free Studio Time
1–2 hours daily for self-guided exploration and continuation of projects.
Yoga & Breathwork
Gentle daily sessions to support presence, body awareness, and creative flow.
Art-Themed Sound Healing
A sound journey designed to release creative blocks and deepen inner listening.
Your 4-Day Experience Includes:
Led by: Kumar Krishna, Shivani, Dr. Rucha, Ramana, and Ashish
This Retreat Is for You If:
No prior pottery or art experience required. Just bring curiosity and open hands.
Retreat Pricing
Select a tier to proceed with payment
With Accommodation
Without Accommodation
Limited seats. Small intimate group for deeper guidance.
Meet Your Facilitators
At Aavya, our teachers are more than instructors — they are experienced guides, healers, and mentors dedicated to holistic well-being.
Kumar Krishna
Pottery & Art Teacher
Transforms pottery into a healing ritual and art into a place where emotions find form.
Shivani
Head of Pottery
Clay whisperer & soulful chef. Heals your energy, your pot, and your appetite.
Dr Rucha
MBBS, MD | Holistic Health Care Expert
The silence expert who makes your mind sit down and behave.
Ramana
Sound Healer & Reiki Master
The "cry if you want to" department. Fixes your vibe faster than you can say "Om".
Ashish
Founder, Counselling & Coaching
Perspective alchemist. Helps people untangle life knots, including his own, simultaneously.
What Guests Say
"I came for yoga. I stayed for the pottery. I left lighter than I'd been in years."
— Rebecca, UK
"The clay sessions were the most meditative experience I've ever had."
— Previous retreat guest
"This place doesn't perform transformation. It just creates the conditions for it."
— Previous retreat guest
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Begin?
At Aavya, creativity is not a hobby — it is a way back to yourself. This retreat invites you to slow down, feel the earth in your hands, and remember the quiet joy of making something real.