Esalen COORG
Beside the Cauvery, deep within a coffee estate, a place for artists, retreat leaders and curious minds to gather, explore, create and reconnect.
There is something about being away from everyday rhythms, beside a river, among old trees, that makes room for other ways of thinking, feeling and being.
Esalen Coorg is an intimate estate shaped by a love of nature, art, consciousness and human possibility. We open this space to those who bring people together for meaningful experiences—and to those who simply need time and room to create.
Yoga, breathwork, movement, meditation, personal exploration, writing, or something you have yet to name. You shape the experience; the land offers a setting for it to unfold.
We welcome retreat leaders looking for a secluded, intimate place for their communities to gather.
Enquire about hosting ↗Each retreat is limited to 10 participants.
A quiet moment inside the bamboo dome at Esalen Coorg.
Late January 2027
Explore how hypnosis and breathwork can shift attention and change the way we experience ourselves.
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February 2027
A retreat on creating and managing transitions, for people at a turning point or considering a change they want to make.
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March 2027
For startup founders who want to explore who they are and what purpose they want their work to serve.
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We invite artists, writers, musicians, researchers, curators and residency organisers to imagine what could happen when work and life move to a quieter rhythm.
Independent practice, thoughtful encounters, experiments and collaborations all have a place here. The estate is home to Hard Land Miracles, a sculpture by Sumedh Rajendran.
Propose a residency ↗Five cottages, distinctive spaces and twelve acres of coffee, bamboo, trees and riverside landscape. An intimate home for small gatherings and slower days.
“Bring your ideas. Bring your people. We offer the space for something meaningful to unfold.”
Esalen Coorg grew out of Santhosh Babu's enduring curiosity about human behaviour, altered states of consciousness, personal transformation and the natural world.
After five years teaching in a remote village in Bhutan, he lived in Delhi for sixteen years, working across education, environmental conservation, leadership and organisation development. In 1996, he visited the Esalen Institute at Big Sur in California, an experience that forms part of the story behind the name and spirit of Esalen Coorg.
Over the years, Santhosh has coached CEOs and celebrities, led transformation initiatives for many organisations, and taught at leading business schools. He has written regular columns for The Economic Times, Business Today and The Huffington Post, and is the author of Coaching: The Art of Developing Leaders, published by Wiley. Through these different chapters of his life, his interest in nature, psychology and philosophy has been a constant, and it continues to shape the place he is creating in Coorg.
Esalen Coorg is independent of the Esalen Institute in Big Sur.
A retreat, a residency, a gathering, a small experiment. Tell us what you have in mind, and we can explore the possibilities together.
Start a conversation ↗Tell us about your retreat, residency or idea, and we'll get back to you. You can also write to santhosh@odalternatives.com or message us on WhatsApp.