Avadiya Forest Living Immersion

Live the Forest Life 🌿

The Avadiya Forest Living Immersion is a rare 3-month retreat experience for those who wish to step completely out of modern life and into a natural rhythm of living.

Set deep within the jungles of Okkampitiya – Maligavila - Sri Lanka, near a flowing river and an elephant corridor, this long-stay immersion is designed for deep transformation through simplicity, routine, nature connection, and service to the land.

This is not a program you attend.
This is a life you temporarily live.

This retreat is designed for:

• Long-term retreat seekers 
• Artists, writers, healers, and seekers 
• Burnt-out professionals needing deep rest 
• Nature lovers and conservation supporters 
• Those exploring conscious, simple living
   

✔ Small group only
✔ Application-based entry
✔ Commitment to respectful jungle living required

During these three months, guests live according to Avadiya’s core principles:

• Wake with the sun 
• Eat what the land provides 
• Move, rest, and work with nature 
• Give back to the forest 
• Reduce external stimulation 
• Honor silence and community
   

Electricity, internet, and outside distractions are intentionally limited.

All meals are:

• 100% vegetarian 
• 100% organic 
• Grown within Avadiya or nearby lands 
• Seasonal, simple, nourishing
   

Guests actively participate in:

• Harvesting 
• Cooking 
• Learning about herbs and medicinal plants 

Food becomes part of the practice, not a service.

• Sunrise meditation or yoga 
• Herbal tea & breakfast 
• Forest work or learning sessions 
• Midday rest 
• Creative or physical activities 
• Evening reflection or silence 
• Early nights 

No rigid schedules the forest leads.

Theme: Slowing Down & Letting Go

Focus:

• Digital detox 
• Nervous system reset 
• Body grounding 

Includes:

• Gentle yoga & breathwork 
• River bathing & swimming 
• Silent forest walks 
• Introduction to herbal plants 
• Simple cooking & pottery 
• Reduced talking days 

Goal: releasing stress and overstimulation.

Theme: Engagement with Land & Community

Focus:

• Physical strength 
• Trust & cooperation 
• Forest awareness 

Includes:

• Tree planting & land care 
• River teamwork activities 
• Conservation education 
• Full moon and new moon practices 
• Fire circles & storytelling 
• Creative free expression 

Goal: rebuilding connection, resilience, and purpose.

Theme: Carrying the Forest Forward

Focus:

• Clarity 
• Inner direction 
• Sustainable living skills 

Includes:

• Extended silence periods 
• Personal reflection & journaling 
• Mentorship conversations 
• Seed sharing ceremony 
• Designing a post-retreat life plan 
• Leadership in daily retreat flow 

Goal: integration, direction, and readiness to return.

• Daily yoga & meditation 
• Unlimited river access 
• Organic vegetarian meals 
• Tree planting & forest protection 
• Herbal medicine learning 
• Cooking & pottery 
• Moon-aligned ceremonies 
• Long silence practices 
• Community living & service
   

Avadiya exists within an active jungle ecosystem.

Guests are guided on:

• Respectful coexistence with wildlife 
• Safety awareness 
• Understanding elephant corridors 
• Living as guests in nature 

Fear is replaced with respect and understanding.

Each long-term guest contributes to:

• Expanding green cover 
• Protecting forest land 
• Raising awareness against deforestation 
• Supporting ethical eco-retreat models 

Your presence directly supports the forest.

• Deep rest and clarity 
• Simplicity and rhythm 
• A reconnection to essentials 
• Skills for conscious living 
• A lasting relationship with nature 

Many guests describe this experience as life-redefining.

Three months in the jungle will not make you someone new it will remind you who you were before the noise.

If you feel called to slow down, live simply, and walk gently on the earth, Avadiya welcomes you.

 Whatsapp for more details on +94 777 123 511