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Join Rila Yoga for a powerful 3-week Yoga Teacher Join Rila Yoga for a powerful 3-week Yoga Teacher Training and stay at our stunning Kalukanda House in Sri Lanka. 🌴🧘‍♀️

This isn’t just a YTT — it’s a soul-awakening journey.
✨ Break free from burnout
✨ Escape the noise
✨ Reclaim your calm
✨ Unlock yourself

Surrounded by lush jungle and ocean breeze, you’ll dive deep into yoga, meditation, and transformational self-work — and leave with your 200hr Yoga Alliance certification and a new energy for life.

📍 Kalukanda House, Weligama

📅 20 Oct - 13 Nov 2025
(limited spaces left)
17 Nov - 11 Dec 2025
 
12 Jan - 05 Feb 2026
(limited spaces left)
9 Feb - 05 March 2026

✨ What’s Included:

*Boutique accommodation at Kalukanda House

*Daily plant-based meals

*Full YTT curriculum with expert teachers / 20 day program + 5 days off

*Community, connection, and growth

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#findyourfreedom #yogateachertraining #RilaYoga #kalukandahouse #stresstostillness #soulreset #YTT2025 #yogainsrilanka #yogaheals #escapethenoise
Meet the owner! We’re celebrating 🎉 I was awa Meet the owner! We’re celebrating 🎉 I was awarded ‘Women Leader in Hospitality - Entrepreneur’ at the International Women in Travel and Tourism Awards 2025, in London this week. And this one is for all of us. Without my teams at the villa and elsewhere, our partners worldwide, all our wonderful guests and our supportive followers, we couldn’t do what we do. 
 
We are a Sri Lankan, Female founder owned brand. I am a designer of 20+ years and built Kalukanda House from the ground up. Staying with us is simply the start of your travel experience. I believe that travelling to Sri Lanka is about how you feel through discovery. I have opened Kalukanda House, my home, to you so that you can “feel” the colour, the sound, the art, the history, the beating HEART of the people. We support local, we offer sensory experiences, we introduce you to innovators, we offer adventure and expansion. No. We are not like everybody else, and our guests don’t want us to be. And neither do I.
 
Through my networks and platforms that I am creating with highly talented others who inspire me, Kalukanda House is more than a place to stay. We are a doorway into Narnia, where people believe in the preciousness of local wisdom, preservation of nature and the empowerment of local talent. Am I feminist? Hell yes! Do I believe in freedom? You betcha! Can Travel be a force for good. Let me show you how! What do I want you to experience? Epiphany ❤️
 
Thankyou to the judges and sponsors of #iwttf2025,and @womenintravel_cic cic  for creating a space to talk about inclusivity, and for recognising my business amongst so many deserving greats. In an increasingly divided world, travel has the power to create kinship across cultures and travelling with us will bring you the joy of it. Sri Lanka is an island to experience this, Kalukanda House is a place to feel it. Come and stay and give as much as you take - give your time, your heart, and open mind. You won’t regret travelling this way. 
 
Congratulations to all the other winners of these awards. We at Kalukanda House are so proud to stand amongst you, thank you for inspiring me endlessly.
 
#kalukandahouse #srilankatourism #femalefounder #creativelife
Just listen. Escape the digital. Mornings at the b Just listen. Escape the digital. Mornings at the beach, only moments from Kalukanda House. 
 
 
 
 
 
#kalukandahouse #srilankatrip #srilankatravel #retreatspace #designerhome #hiphotels
Why do we feel better in nature? Amongst the trees Why do we feel better in nature? Amongst the trees? Buried in forests and greenery? There is more to it than you think. Powerful knowledge exists on the science behind the ancient indigenous wisdoms, proving that trees actually heal us, emitting chemicals that we absorb to fight disease. Our latest podcast episode is out with Sri Lankan expert Susan Joachim, Forest Bathing Explained - @shinrinyoku.srilanka Full episode links in bio - find our podcast ‘Sri Lanka, Modern Perspectives from@an Ancient Melting Pot’ on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
#kalukandahouse kalukandahouse #forestbathingtherapy #treehugger #lovetrees
We’re honoured to be settled into this village a We’re honoured to be settled into this village and could not be prouder of the people who live here, banding together to create a Buddha House for all who want to say a prayer. At Kalukanda House we embrace and welcome all religions. We dream and wish for Peace and Love. We created this montage to share, all photos and video credits to our friend Nuan who organised the building of this beautiful house and celebration 🙏🏽
 
 
 
 
#srilankalife #srilankanpeople #srilanka🇱🇰
World Ocean Day was celebrated this week, addressi World Ocean Day was celebrated this week, addressing the urgency of protecting our planet, our seas, our natural world. As a tiny island who has relied on her own natural resources for so long, Sri Lankans have inherent knowledge and wisdom about living in harmony with our land and oceans. 
 
In coastal areas, Sri Lanka’s fishermen go daily to catch fish for local use. A vital part of daily life. The seasons (wet and dry) affect the rhythm of the country, and we are acutely aware of plastic pollution and oil spills created by tanker accidents off our shores, soiling the water and killing ocean life ~ Whale watching is a popular experience, but the last few years sightings have been rare after one such spill. We’re recovering now 🙏🏽
 
Everybody crosses the water to get to here. Travellers spend hours to fly in and enjoy our richly biodiverse island - enabled by our natural resources and nation. To eat, surf, swim, retreat, recover, adventure, discover…and then fly home. We are a giving island ☺️
 
What are we leaving in our wake when we travel? Do we know how locals are working to protect and regenerate their precious resources? Are we shown the grass roots powerful solutions put in place by passionate people protecting the land they stand on, the oceans that surround them?
 
We’re proud to see many Sri Lankan led, home grown initiatives that respect and protect our island coastlines and landscapes. People who use their expertise, knowledge and initiative to innovate solutions to fight for their natural world ~  they are protecting, cleaning, recycling, educating, campaigning. We are an island that welcomes tourism, what can you do to help us protect our island and planet, while enjoying our hospitality?
 
You can help us look after our planet. We can show you places and people locally and around our island, Sri Lankan Conservationists, Philanthropists, Innovators and Creatives dedicating their lives to protection. Ideas that are global solutions. Let us introduce you. Inspiring is an understatement. Thank you for caring 💙 🌎 
 

 
 
 
 
#kalukandahouse #worldoceansday #srilankatourism #protectourplanet #srilankatrip
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