Corporate Offsites & Retreats

Business-oriented Wellness & Resilience Training

Wellness & Team-Building Offsites & Retreats

What is Manthan?

Manthan is a reference to the ‘Churning of the Ocean’ story found in India’s great tradition of mythology.

We ‘churn’ the ocean of the mind through meditation, mindfulness, breathing and other techniques to find clarity, purpose and strength - the backbone of a happy and fulfilling life.

Smash the Paradigm

Through churning, we shift from:

constant distraction to consistent Focus
running around to finding Stillness
quantity to Quality
production & presenteeism to Purpose & Presence

Executive / Leadership Team Offsites

Leadership Development Retreats

Employee Wellness Retreats

Team-building & Engagement Offsites

Resilience Training

Resetting & Rejuvenating Programs

“All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.”
~ David Suzuki (Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist)

There is nothing like breathing in crisp, clean air or taking a light stroll through the majestic forests of the Canadian Rockies or the moss-covered trails of Japan's mystical Yakushima island to clear the mind, refresh and reset. Better yet, start the day with some rejuvenating yoga and add in some outdoor team-building activities to build camaraderie and get the creative juices flowing. Just a few hours with our wellness team in the great outdoors will help your team bond and give them a new-found drive, focus and excitement they can take back to the workplace!

We have taken the invaluable learning of our corporate wellness training programs to curate customised domestic and international corporate wellness retreats. These retreats provide a fun and highly effective way to:

Reduce anxiety, stress & burnout
Experience self-awareness and mindfulness
Cultivate sound health, wellness and resilience-building routines
Hone concentration, cognitive agility and creativity
Learn about the Science of Wellness
Create empathy, stronger bonds and encourage teamwork & engagement

Participants leave not only refreshed and inspired but also with the skills and a practical, take-home plan to inject wellness into their daily lives!

RETREAT OPTIONS

I. IMMERSIVE WELLNESS & PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT RETREAT EXPERIENCE

A program completely devoted to destressing your team, cultivating strong bonds, training self-awareness and resilience, engaging in special topics (see below) and having some fun.
Typical duration: 2 days (1 night) or 3 days (2 nights)
Typical day: 5-7 hours of wellness & team-building sessions & activities plus free time to enjoy the surroundings

II. WELLNESS SESSIONS EMBEDDED INTO YOUR RETREAT

We bring wellness and people development into your retreat in order to enhance the retreat experience
Typical sessions: run anywhere from 60-120min
Typical day: start and end the day with wellness or devote the morning or afternoon to wellness

*all sessions and schedules are customised to optimise the retreat experience

Unlock your team's full potential by giving them the gift of well-being.

Sample Topics & Sessions
~Creating happier, healthier, more engaged and fulfilled leaders and employees.~

The Science of Wellness

Mindfulness & Meditation training have become staples in the business world as a key activity to support employee wellness.

This fun, introductory session is designed to educate participants on the science behind mindfulness and how it works. Our goal is to inspire beginners and more advanced practitioners alike to cultivate regular practice and apply mindfulness to daily life.

The session is a combination of lecture, individual mindfulness practice and pair work. Participants will get a taste of our cornerstone offering, the MANTHAN Corporate Wellness Training Program, designed by founder and long-time meditation and mindfulness guide, Maneesh Kalra.

(Right: Mind of a Meditator, Ricard et al., Scientific American, Nov. 2014)

Mindfulness Practice

These sessions are all about experiencing the benefits of mindfulness through practice. Topics covered include resilience, empathy, unconscious bias, mindful listening and other areas that are key to encouraging healthy interpersonal relationships。

We use a combination of lecture, discussion, and games along with techniques for better posture, concentration, breathing and mindful living to help participants go inside themselves and, ultimately, better see themselves. Through this process, participants are better able to understand unconscious habits and biases; a key step in changing how one relates to the world.

Embracing Positive Leadership

The modern day workplace requires leaders to be more than just technical experts in their fields. A study by BNG and published in Forbes (April 2024) found "84% of employees and managers believe new employees must possess soft skills and demonstrate them in the hiring process. This figure was the highest in companies with over 500 employees, with 90% saying that soft skills were the most important."

In this session, we look at some of the key 'soft' skills such as self-awareness & meta-awareness, empathy, expanded perspective and many others that are essential to be a successful manager and leader in today's workplace.

Mindful Eating: Breaking Conditioned Habits

Many of us, on a daily basis, get unconsciously pulled into 'emotional eating'. We eat because of stress, or to reward ourselves or for comfort rather than to satisfy hunger or get necessary nutrition. Emotional eating can have a negative impact on our physical and mental health. Understanding our patterns and shifting towards "Mindful Eating' can be a life-saver.

'Mindful Eating' is also an invaluable tool for life transformation. Through this practice we become better able to see unconscious patterns that do not serve us and in fact often harm us. By shining a light on other patterns we have - how we sit, treat others, respond in uncomfortable situations, ruminate in negative self-talk - we hone self-awareness. Then and only then can we instigate real change.

Body & Breathwork for Rebalancing

Add this fun, interactive physical session between meetings to help re-energize and re-focus participants. We customize these classes based on the needs of the group providing everything from slow, relaxing stretches to strong, challenging practices.

We also offer a variety of sessions for specific needs. Topics include:

・Chair yoga you can do at your desk

・Stretches for lower back pain, stiff shoulders and neck

・Yoga for golfers

・Breathing for better, deeper sleep

・Breathing practices for improving energy

・Breathwork for boosting immunity

Mindful Walking (Walking Meditation)

Mindful walking is a great way to hone the basic tools of mindfulness while getting some sunshine and fresh air. Experience all the natural beauty the area has to offer through new eyes with our mindful mountain, waterfall, beach or lake excursions. And we can add outdoor yoga, sitting meditation, earthing/grounding, or other seasonal activities to the program.

Courses are customised to the interests and abilities of participants and to match overall retreat schedule.

Other Outdoor Activities

We offer a variety of other outdoor activities based on participant interest and the season.

Sample Activities:

・Guided Exploration & Adventure

・Cycling & Mountain-biking

・Ice Skating & Cross-country skiing

・Farm Experiences

・Guided Bird & Animal Viewing

・Ecology & Environment Sessions