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Why Doesn’t Personal Growth Last — And What Actually Makes It Stick?
You read the book. You attend the workshop. You go on the retreat. And for a while, something shifts. You feel clearer. More motivated. More like yourself. And then… slowly, things return to how they were. Old habits come back. Old patterns reappear. The clarity fades. If you’ve experienced this, you’re not alone. And more importantly – it’s not...
What Happens After a Retreat? (Why It Matters More Than You Think?)
You leave a retreat feeling different. Clearer. Lighter. More like yourself. For a while, it feels like something has genuinely shifted. And then… life returns. The same environment. The same patterns. The same pace. And slowly, almost without noticing, the clarity begins to fade. This is one of the least talked-about parts of any retreat experience – what happens...
Sustainable Behavioural Change
Unraveling the secrets to ‘sustainable behavioural change’ (SBC) is like searching for the Holy Chalice. In order to understand SBC a little more, we must first recognize that we humans are running on autopilot for around half of our waking hours. Here’s an interesting correlation – ‘People spend 46.9 percent of their waking hours thinking about...
The Hot Bath Effect
Ashiyana Retreat Centre opened her bridge entrance to the world in December 2006. I had pretty humble intentions back then, which amounted to building a house that was to be my home, plus construct a beautiful, wooden yoga shala next door. I imagined running classes and perhaps a few retreats, but keeping it all very...
