Raga Retreat ~ Music On the Mountain 1 day taster.

Are you eager to dive into the enchanting world of Indian Ragas, unravel the mysteries of musical scales and melodies, and set your intentions for 2025 with clarity and focus in a serene natural setting full of Yoga, Meditation, Zen Tea Ceremonies and surrounded by lush rainforest?

If you cant join us for the whole retreat from Jan 23 - 27th then come and experience a full day or half day / night taster of the 2025 Music on the Mountain Yoga and Raga Retreat on the Saturday the 25th.

Open your voice, mind & heart + with a fully integrated retreat style program set besides Mt Jerusalem national park with over 5 different teachers and facilitators. 

Full program Schedule and Teacher Info Below : 

Learn the Basis of INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC, MANTRA, YOGA  & SOUNDKALPA  (Intention through sound) + Experience a full Indian Classical Evening Concert. 

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​Location ​​:

Alcheringa Dreamtime Land

Upper Main Arm (Byron Bay Shire)

Bordering Mt Jerusalem National Park 

(30 mins from Mullumbimby / Uki NSW) 

(​Upper Main Arm)

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Join Yoga Teacher and Musical Magician Shivam Rath for his annual Raga Retreat in the stunning Byron Bay hinterlands.

​​​Explore the mysteries of Indian Raag—scales, rhythms, and melodies—while unlocking creative blockages, deepening self-expression, and connecting to the transformative power of sound. Set your intentions for 2025 with clarity and focus in a nurturing environment.

Located beside the breathtaking Mt. Jerusalem National Park, this retreat offers:

• Immersive Raga & voice workshops
• Yoga, mantra, and meditation practices
• Yoga Nidra
• Tea and fire ceremonies
• Lush sub-tropical forest walks and incredible swimming holes
• Nourishing plant-based meals
• A supportive and like-minded conscious community

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Step into the enchanting world of music, yoga, and nature, and leave feeling inspired, rejuvenated, and empowered.​

Surrounded by like minded conscious community.  ​​

Join us and become part of a conscious community, resonating atop the Mt with positive vibrations through the magic of sound and ancient Raga.

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Teacher & Guest Teacher Info + Musicians : 

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Shivam Rath: Yoga Teacher, Multi Instrumentalist and Indian Classically trained musician,

Kathryn Riding voice activation and Yoga.

Sara Rath Yoga, Yoga Nidra

Mico Sundari : Mantra, Voice, Sanskrit Pronunciation
Jereymy Wakefield & Melanie Roske ~ Tea Ceremony & Live Music

Allana Beltran ~ Nature Immersion Meditation

Indian Classical Concert : 

Join Armando Ornano on the Bansuri flute, Rodney Wright on Tabla & Shivam Rath on the Indian Slide Guitar as we delve into the ancient and timeless system of Indian Classical music and the mystical, philosophical world of Raga in an intimate house concert setting! Each artist has well over a decade of musical training in the world of Indian music and Rhythm (Tala) and each has spent many moons in India studying with teachers and living within this ancient culture. Bare witness as they come together for the first time on stage in this traditional and intimate setting of dedicated Indian Classical Music and experience the magic unfold before your very eyes as these musicians converse in the universal and transcendental language that is raga music.

Sat 25/ 01/ 25 Program : 

Drop in when you can with either the full day or half day option Or just come for the Indian Classical Concert. 

(Note : if you want to catch the dawn raga and yoga session, come early ! or camp over for one night and join the following day ). 

5:30 Sunrise Gazing with Dawn Ragas

​ 7:00 Yoga & Voice activation 

8:30 Breakfast

9:30 Raga/Tala (rhythm)Music Integration

11:00 Morning Tea.

12:00 Nada Nidra(Yoga Nidra with Live Music)relaxation meditation

12:30 Lunch+Clean Up Karma Yoga

14:30 Sound Healing / Tea ceremony with Jeremy and Melanie 

16:00 Free time/ optional Yoga session/ walking meditation in nature

18:00 Dinner+Clean up(Karma Yoga)

19:00 Indian Classical Concert with Shivam, Armando and Rodney

Want to camp over night and join the following Sunrise Tea Ceremony with Dawn Raga and Yoga Program ? 

Just confirm with added note during booking with no extra costs :D 

(For full Day Bookings Only).

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Authentic Ayuvedic Indian Food and catering

by Chef Sabi Hussan

​& Indian Cook Pramila 

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About the Teachers and Facilitators

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​Shivam Rath is a second generation Aussie Indian Musician, following his fathers footsteps in both the world of Yoga and Indian classical music and since seriously taking up the path is sliding up to be Australia’s leading Slide Guitarist. Born into a musical family he has been combining his knowledge and path of meditation into the classically trained field of Music, Mantra and raga. He is also writing and producing his own music and compositions, with many C.Ds bridging, reviving and blending the ancient arts and music into our modern world.

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Shivam has studied music directly from some of the worlds top leading instrumentalists including Riley Lee (Shakuhachi) Japanese flute & Indian Slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharia. He is  particular  passionate about sharing his experience and knowledge of music and has taught and hosted workshops, retreats in numerous countries and locations around the world as well as multiple tours  with some of India's incredibly acclaimed maestros, earning a respect and recognition for establishing himself in this rich and ancient musical tradition.  

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Kathryn Riding is a teacher of voice, movement and yoga. With more than 30 years' experience. She is also an accredited Yoga Australia teacher trainer, a graduate of WAAPA and has taught at some of Australia's finest training institutions including NIDA, WAAPA, QUT and the Northern Rivers Conservatorium. Her training also includes yoga teacher training with Eve Grzbowski and Mardi Kendall at the Sydney Yoga Centre where Kathryn also taught, studying yoga in India, training in voice and movement with Roy Hart Theatre in Paris, completion of advanced teacher training course with internationally recognised yoga teacher Donna Farhi, ongoing training in BMC Body-Mind Centring, Reiki, ongoing vocal studies with Shivam and Mico. Kathryn is passionate about vocal freedom and the therapeutic effects of sound and devotional singing.  

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Sara Swati Rose Rath ~  Breathwork, somatic yoga , yoga nidra. Born and raised in a musical, spiritual, and yogic family in Byron Bay, Sara’s journey has been deeply rooted in connection and healing.Twelve years ago, a profound healing crisis became a turning point, leading Sara to reconnect with her truth, creative spirit, and a variety of powerful healing modalities. This transformative period inspired her to integrate diverse practices, creating a unique fusion of plant medicines, yoga, bodywork, breathwork, nutrition, and sacred women’s work.

6 years working with medicinal plants including CBD oils.

3 years of regular guided water-fasting twice a year while studying nutrition with Susan Schuler.

Body work trainings, level one Zenthai shiatsu, level 1 and 2 Lomi Lomi, level 1 Reike, Level 1 Cranio Sacral Certificates & currently undergoing education and training in a 1 year course specialising in women's sacred sexuality.

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Melanie & J Wakefield Roske ~ Melanie and Wakefield are the heart behind AHANAH, weaving decades of experience in sound, breathplay, and somatic practices to create transformative journeys. Together, they craft spaces of connection and presence, blending Melanie’s grounding guidance with Wakefield’s resonant sound alchemy. Their unique approach incorporates ceremonial tea rituals and breath & sound journeys, inviting participants to reconnect with their inner rhythms, release tension, and access states of balance and clarity. At the core of their work is a shared passion for cultivating harmony within.