Ashwem, Goa · All Year Round
Rhythm & Breath
An intimate sanctuary of sound, stillness, and deep listening — woven into the light, landscape, and unhurried rhythm of Goa.
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An intimate sanctuary of sound, stillness, and deep listening — woven into the light, landscape, and unhurried rhythm of Goa.
A Sneak Peek
The Experience
Limited to just 4 guests max per cohort, every session, every meal, and every moment of instruction is shaped around the people in the room. This is not a retreat built for crowds — it is a private space to slow down, listen deeply, and become absorbed in the instrument, the landscape, and the moment.
Throughout your stay, you're free to explore a beautiful collection of instruments — traditional and folk, modern and contemporary, familiar and unexpected. Pick one up. Follow your curiosity. A room full of instruments. An invitation to discover.
A private chef prepares seasonal meals from locally sourced ingredients. Afternoons leave room for wandering and rest; evening jam sessions and immersive sound healing journeys complete each day — following the natural rhythm of Goa.
SinaSiav
Handpan Master · Sound Healer · Composer
Your Guide
SinaSiav is a Nadyoga — Yoga of Sound — researcher, classically trained guitarist, vocalist, flautist, and composer, and a self-taught handpan player and music producer based in North Goa. His tonal world spans the handpan, bansuri, hybrid flutes, and setar: an arsenal of acoustic voices folded into a single, cohesive sonic identity. Holding a 200h YTTC certification and trained at the Varanasi School of Music, he moves between the ancient and the contemporary with rare, unhurried command.
Stage credits include Magnetic Fields Festival (2022 & 2023), opening for Shankar Mahadevan at an outdoor stadium in Bhubaneswar, and sound healing collaborations with Bollywood luminaries. His retreats are ceremony — not curriculum.
"The handpan does not merely produce sound — it opens a passage between the world you inhabit and the world that lives within you."
A Glimpse
Navakanu Retreat Tiers & Intensives
Micro-residencies capped strictly at 4 guests for bespoke, high-touch mentorship. All instruments are available for you to explore and practice at your own pace throughout your stay.
3 Days · 12 Hours Instruction · Max 4 Guests
$600 USD
An intimate reset for mind, body, and musical intuition.
5 Days · 20 Hours Instruction · Max 4 Guests
$1,250 USD
Deepen your technique, refine your voice, and build a lasting practice.
Everything in The Encounter, plus:
7 Days · 30 Hours Instruction + 1 Integration Day · Max 4 Guests
$1,850 USD
A week of focused composition and deep sound work.
Everything in The Integration, plus:
12 Days · 100 Hours · Complete Mastery Residency · Max 4 Guests
$3,200 USD
The complete musicology and somatic residency for dedicated musicians and teachers.
Designed for deep skill development, this 100-hour master course covers advanced multi-instrumental arrangement (Handpan, Vocal Training, Flute, Guitar, Keys), vocal architecture, classical theory, studio recording, and personal journey mastery.
*Sauna access is subject to daily availability and setup schedule.
A Sample Day
Each day is orchestrated as its own complete composition — awakening, deepening, and dissolving into rest.
Guided by a teacher rooted in both Hindustani and Western classical music, our handpan lessons bring together melody, rhythm, and improvisation, taught with patience and depth.
Two hours of focused instruction — melody, rhythm, and improvisation, taught with patience and depth.
A second two-hour session, with the hours between free for rest, wandering, or private practice.
Dinner as the light softens, then a sharing circle to close the day together before rest.
Know Before You Arrive
There are no rigid, pre-set dates. The retreat is available throughout the year, with cohorts formed around availability and the right combination of guests. Because we keep each cohort intentionally intimate — up to 4 guests — you can enquire about the period that suits you and we will work with you to find the right dates.
Not at all. This immersion is designed to meet you exactly where you are — whether you are touching a musical instrument for the very first time or you are an experienced player seeking advanced rhythmic frameworks. Because the cohort is so intimate, the instruction adapts completely to your personal pace and needs.
Yes. Your investment covers your private accommodation, three restorative meals daily by our private chef, instruction, evening sound journeys, and full access to our instrument collection throughout your stay. The aim is simple: once you arrive, there is very little left to arrange.
Goa changes beautifully throughout the year. There are brighter, drier months filled with long afternoons, sea air, palms, open skies, and the energy of the coast. There are quieter periods when the landscape becomes lush and contemplative. Each season has its own character, and the retreat is designed to be experienced in all of them.
You will reside in a beautifully curated, private residential property in Ashwem, North Goa. It serves as a quiet, comfortable sanctuary for you to rest, integrate the day's lessons, and recharge. Your private chef prepares your meals here, ensuring a seamless, high-end living experience outside of your academy hours.
Each day is orchestrated as a balance of deep immersion and profound rest. Two structured workshop sessions bookend the day, with the hours in between left open for you — quiet introspection, private practice, reading, exploring Goa, or simply resting. It is designed for nervous system regulation, not exhaustion.
Payment
A 60% deposit secures your spot at booking, with the remaining 40% due 7 days before the retreat begins. Alternatively, the full amount can be paid at the time of booking.
Cancellations
Because our retreats are small and spaces are limited, each booking holds a place that we can't easily fill at the last minute. Here's how cancellations work:
The retreat remains intentionally small so that the experience can remain personal — the instruction attentive, the meals unhurried, the conversations meaningful, and the sound allowed to fill the room. There are only a few places in each cohort. When they are filled, the next gathering begins when the right combination of people and dates comes together. If this calls to you, begin your enquiry.
Begin Your Enquiry
Your enquiry has been received.
SinaSiav will respond personally within 24 hours.
No payment required at this stage. SinaSiav responds personally to every enquiry.