Helix institute & Healing Collective 
Special Program

2025 Retreat - India

with Jana Johnson

I invite you to immerse yourself in deep personal healing and spiritual growth within a supportive, sacred environment. Guided by me, this journey reflects the Helix Institute & Healing Collective's commitment to world work, holistic well-being, and community connection. Join us to embrace practices that can enrich your life and deepen your connection to yourself and others.

October 1 - October 7

You arrive in the holy town of Thiruvannamalai, India, where the sacred mountain Arunachala rises in the distance—steady, still, and alive.

Our retreat takes place in the home of my teacher—a self-realized master—where the energy is unmistakable.

The space itself holds a transmission that softens your defenses and begins the unraveling of what no longer serves you.

We are a small group—just nine of us—gathered for an experience that is equal parts intimate and expansive.

Each day is anchored in simplicity: quiet mornings, nourishing meals, heartfelt conversation, and plenty of space to just be.

We begin each morning with movement and meditation, clearing the body and steadying the mind.

Some practices are guided, some are silent, and all are designed to meet you where you are.

Later in the day, we gather for group inquiry, honest dialogue, and reflective exercises to help you reconnect with your essence beyond roles, stories, and expectations.

We are in a time where reevaluating values, priorities, and desires is a necessity.

This is not about self-improvement. It's about discovering, remembering, and clarifying what is real for you.

Meals are home-cooked Indian vegetarian, simple, and nourishing.

What’s in it for you?

A chance to pause everything else. To step out of the noise and into a space where your soul can speak.

This retreat is for those who are ready to listen—not just with the ears, but with the whole being. To come back home to themselves, gently and powerfully.

You don’t leave this retreat with a plan.

You leave with clarity. With inner stillness. With something real that no one else can give you—and no one can take away.

There are limited spots available so please book early. 

$1200 USD, flight not included.         $500 deposit required to reserve space.  

*refund available up until July 31, 2025.

Swatantra Jnana Dhana Illam

The quiet venue is located in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, with a view of the holy Mount Arunachala. This is in South India, near Chennai airport.

The private accommodation serves as the home to Shrinandan ji, Jana's teacher. There is staff on hand who maintain the home and garden.

Rooms are simple, clean, secure, and each have their own bathroom and one double bed. Transportation will also be provided to/from the Chennai airport with a trusted car service. 

Tentative Daily Schedule

This is the schedule I am working on. It is subject to change, but this gives you a general idea.

  • 7:30am Yoga

  • 9am breakfast

  • 10:30am group session around discovering and clarifying your truth and purpose

  • 1pm lunch

  • afternoons will be time for private sessions with me, Baba, or time for your own reflection. We will have one scheduled outside activity (visiting Ramana Maharishi ashram & Arunachala). 

  • 7pm dinner

The retreat PRICE includes transportation to/from chennai airport, daily yoga, meditation, and vegetarian meals, ALONG WITH dakshina*, SPECIFIC TALKS AND ACTIVITIES CATERED FOR the RETREAT.

Swatantra Jnana Dhana Illam has 9 sleeping rooms all having attached private bathrooms, a community living space, and a rooftop yoga shala. There are local cooks who will prepare all meals. Another opportunity is to take part in an optional "fast" for one day during the retreat under the guidance of the Natural doctor onsite. 

Jana will be present throughout the retreat and will lead talks and offer support and guidance. You may also schedule time with Shrinandan ji, the Indian Master Teacher who lives at Swatantra Jnana Dhana Illam, and who has been guiding Jana on her journey since 2016. 

If you have further questions, feel free to email me. I am happy to set up a time to chat with you.

*Dakshina is monetary gift given to Shrinandan ji as an offering of gratitude.