SattvaStack Youth · सात्त्विक जीवन

Three days to live it, not just hear it.

Hearing about a better routine is easy. Spend three days actually living the Vedic day: up before the sun, eating together, phone away, a quiet mind by evening.

See the three daysRegister
[dates]when
[venue, city]where
[Rs ___ / free]cost
[__ seats]open to students
01 - the idea

What "Vedic living" actually means.

No robes, no membership, no rules to memorise. It is an old, practical way of organising a day, and you can test it yourself.

  • A day set by the sun.Wake early, eat at fixed hours, sleep by ten. Your body already prefers this.
  • Simple food, shared.Meals eaten sitting down, together, without a screen.
  • A few quiet minutes.Sitting still, a verse to think about, then back to normal life.

"The Gita was said in the middle of a battlefield. It was meant for busy people."

02 - a normal day, set by the sun

This is the day you will practise.

Each hour has a reason. On the retreat you try all of it for three days, and decide what is worth taking home.

Before the sun
Water, a wash, twenty minutes sitting still. The one hour that is only yours.
First light
Ten minutes outside. Morning light sets tonight's sleep. Then the hardest work.
The main meal
With people, no screen.
The dip
A fifteen-minute walk beats forty minutes on the phone.
Dinner, done
Light. Lamps, not the big light. Phone charges in another room.
Bed
The morning is decided here.
02b - what stays with you

Not a mood. A routine that holds.

The same day works at college, at a first job, anywhere.

  • Steady sleep and energy.In an MIT study, how students slept across the month before an exam predicted the grade (Okano et al., 2019).
  • Freedom from the phone.A silent phone on the desk lowered working-memory scores; only another room fixed it (Ward et al., 2017).
  • Focus that lasts.Early hours for deep work, one task at a time.
  • Leadership from the inside.The Gita's idea: command yourself first, and others follow (3.21).
03 - the retreat

Vedic Living, three days.

A small group, one place, one routine. The schedule below is a draft and may change a little before the dates.

Settle in, hand over the phone, and see what the evening feels like without it.

Arrival and tea. Phones go into a box, with a way for family to reach you.
Welcome circle. Who is here, what you hope to get.
Lunch, together on the floor.
Talk: what the Gita says about a steady mind (2.47, 2.62-63), in plain language.
Walk and sunset sitting.
Light dinner, lamps, music. Early sleep.

What you leave behind

  • The phone, for three days
  • Late nights
  • Caffeine as a crutch

What you do

  • Wake before sunrise
  • Sit, walk, eat, work with others
  • Hear the Gita without the pressure

What you take home

  • A routine you tested yourself
  • A 21-day plan
  • People to keep it with
Dates
[to be announced]
Venue
[venue, city]
Cost
[Rs ___ / free] including food and stay
Led by
[names]
Bring
Two sets of simple clothes, a bottle, a notebook
Seats
[__], in order of registration

Register for the retreat

04 - register

Hold your place in two steps.

  1. Pay by UPI to the ID below.
  2. Open the form, fill it in and upload the payment screenshot. We confirm by WhatsApp within a day.
Pay to UPI ID
[upi-id@bank]
Amount: [Rs ___]

Open the registration form

The form asks for your name, college, WhatsApp number and the payment screenshot. It needs a Google sign-in for the upload.

05 - questions

Before you decide.

Is it religious?

It draws on the Bhagavad Gita and Vedic habits, and you are free to take it as practical philosophy. No one will ask you to believe or join anything.

Is there a catch after?

No. You may leave with a 21-day plan if you want one. That part is optional.

Can I reach my family?

Yes. Phones are kept aside, but one number is available for emergencies, and you can call once a day.

I have never done anything like this.

That is most people. The schedule is hard on day one and easier by day two.

Safety, stay and travel?

Separate rooms for men and women, a faculty member on site. [travel and accommodation details]