Softening to Stillness

​A 3-Day Rustic Yoga Retreat

Escape the city and dissolve into the rhythm of nature at Thambiliwatte. Located 3 hours from Colombo, this immersion is designed for those who seek the raw beauty of farm life combined with expert-led wellness.

Experience is led by:

who is a yoga therapist and wellness facilitator trained in yoga therapy, Ayurveda, and nutrition. Her work supports individuals in slowing down, regulating stress, and rebuilding a calm, sustainable relationship with their bodies and daily lives.

With over five years of experience, Pulakshi guides gentle, breath-led practices that support nervous system regulation, emotional steadiness, and sustainable wellbeing.

Her teaching style is calm, grounded, and attentive, with a strong emphasis on safety, pacing, and individual awareness.

Pulakshi is known for holding structured yet nurturing environments where participants can let go of external noise and reconnect with their natural rhythms in a practical, accessible way.

Pulakshi Perera

Most retreats today lean toward luxury — curated aesthetics, plush bedding, polished comfort. That’s beautiful in its own way. But this isn’t that.

Retreats at Thambiliwatte are intentionally simple. It’s created for those who value depth over glamour — For those who feel nourished by simplicity and unhurried rest.

We focus on sustainable travel (encouraging train journeys when possible), organic farm-to-table meals, and real connection. You won’t just eat food grown on the land - you’ll meet the farmers, the family who live there and care for the soil. You’ll know who planted the seed, who harvested it, and who prepared it. There’s something quietly powerful about eating food when you know its full story.

The retreat itself isn’t rushed. The schedule is intentionally spacious — more rest time, less “to-do” time. Space to nap, to wander, to sit under a tree without being called to the next activity.

It’s not extravagant. It’s not one-of-a-kind.

But it offers something that feels increasingly rare — simplicity, transparency, and a slower, more personal way of gathering.

What makes this special ….