Wellness & Relaxation

Take Time for Yourself. Deepen your practice or take your very first steps in meditation and mindful living in a tranquil Sri Lankan sanctuary.

A Centre for Mind & Body Balance

Your stay at Vimansa can be as active or as peaceful as you wish. All wellness activities are optional and can be arranged according to your personal interests, schedule, and comfort level.

🧘 Guided Meditation

Guided mindfulness and meditation sessions suitable for complete beginners as well as experienced practitioners seeking peaceful solitary retreat.

🧘‍♀️ Gentle Yoga

Gentle yoga, bodily stretching, breathing exercises, and mindful movement designed to loosen joints, release tension, and harmonize posture.

🌿 Nature & Blessings

Enjoy peaceful walks, soothing tropical greenery, and quiet contemplative moments away from the busy routine and digital noise of everyday life.

Candlelight Meditation at Vimansa
Twilight Contemplation Stillness & Presence by Candlelight

Authentic Meditation Sessions

Meditation at Vimansa is rooted in timeless Buddhist mindfulness practices, taught in a gentle, universal, and accessible manner for travelers of all backgrounds.

  • Anapanasati (Breath Awareness): Calming the fluctuating thoughts through gentle observation of the natural breath.
  • Metta Bhavana (Loving-Kindness): Cultivating feelings of unconditional compassion, peace, and goodwill toward oneself and all beings.
  • Walking Meditation (Cankamana): Mindful steps on the soft garden grass, uniting body sensation with grounded presence.
  • Evening Candlelight Meditation: Settling into quiet silence under open skies before the illuminated Buddha statue.

Gentle Yoga & Restorative Breath

Our yoga sessions emphasize listening to your own body without pressure, competition, or strain. Whether you are an experienced yogi or have never stepped on a yoga mat before, our classes are welcoming and supportive.

  • Gentle stretching to release stiffness from long flights and travel
  • Pranayama (breathing exercises) to increase vital energy and mental clarity
  • Restorative Savasana in the open-air pavilion surrounded by natural breeze
  • Mindful postures coordinated with deep natural inhalations and exhalations
Yoga Savasana at Vimansa
Restorative Savasana Deep Physical & Mental Relaxation
Buddhist Blessing at Vimansa
Sacred Pirith Noola Blessing Traditional Buddhist Protective Blessings

Monk Blessings & Pirith Chanting

One of the most touching and meaningful experiences our guests cherish is receiving traditional Buddhist blessings from our resident monk.

Pirith is an ancient Buddhist tradition of chanting protective discourses that instill peace, clear negative energy, and bestow health and safe journeys upon travelers.

  • Tying of the blessed cotton thread (Pirith Noola) on the wrist
  • Sprinkling of blessed water (Pirith Pan)
  • Traditional oil lamp lighting with fragrant local jasmine flowers
  • Informal Dhamma discussions and compassionate spiritual advice

Mindful Mandala Art & Focus

Combine meditation with artistic creativity. Drawing and colouring intricate geometric mandalas is a celebrated form of active meditation that quiets mental chatter and induces deep relaxation.

Enjoy relaxed afternoons on the breezy veranda with art materials and fresh tropical fruit juice, creating your own personal souvenir of peace to take home.

Mindful Mandala Art Session
Mindful Art Therapy Veranda Art & Tropical Juices