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A land-based architectural and living practice
At Rustic Dwells, life slows down to its essentials.
Days are structured, around the body, the land, and stillness.
We live with minimal facilities, follow a fixed daily rhythm, and engage in physical work, yoga, meditation, and quiet reflection.
The experience is held through guided, structured discipline — where routine and repetition create steadiness rather than pressure.
This is not about escape.
It is about returning to a way of living the body can recognise as safe — where breathing softens, attention widens, and coexistence becomes lived rather than spoken.
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Rhythm of the Day - simple and consistent
Rhythm of the Day - simple and consistent
• Morning meditation and yoga
• Collective upkeep of living spaces
• Hands-on earth work and farm activities
• Farm to table vegetarian meals
• Rest and quiet evenings
Living with minimal, basic facilities is intentional. As external comforts and choices reduce, attention gently returns to the body, the breath, and the immediate environment.
Silence, repetition, and simplicity ease the mental load. With fewer decisions to hold and a steady daily rhythm, the nervous system settles naturally — allowing work, learning, and rest to flow through the day without strain.
ON -FIELD IMMERSIONS
ON -FIELD IMMERSIONS
3 - DAY IMMERSION
3 - DAY IMMERSION
Grounding into Slow Living
Grounding into Slow Living
The 3-day immersion is an introduction to rhythm and basic living.
It is designed for those who feel mentally cluttered or overstimulated and want to experience what life feels like when it is reduced to essentials.
Over three days, participants live simply, follow a fixed routine, balance physical work with stillness, and observe how the body responds to slowness.
This immersion is supportive and grounding.
The focus is on settling, not intensity.
Fee: ₹6,000/- per person
Group size: Limited to 8 participants
10 - DAY IMMERSION
10 - DAY IMMERSION
Deep Regulation, Reflection & Emotional Clarity
Deep Regulation, Reflection & Emotional Clarity
The 10-day immersion is a deepening into discipline and repetition.
It follows the same daily rhythm as the 3-day immersion, but over a longer duration where patterns surface and settle naturally.
Days 1–3:
Settling into routine and basic living.
Days 4–6:
Repetition, resistance, and observation.
Days 7–9:
Deeper reflection and emotional clarity, as distractions fall away.
Day 10:
Integration and understanding how to carry rhythm back into everyday life.
This immersion is quietly intense — not because anything is forced, but because there is space to truly notice.
Fee: ₹22,000/- per person
Group size: Limited to 8 participants
Work
Work
Rest
Rest
Reflect
Reflect
Repeat
Repeat
ONLINE SEMINARS
ONLINE SEMINARS
A space to explore the ideas, disciplines, and ways of thinking that shape life at Rustic Dwells. They are introductory, discussion-based, and open to anyone curious about land-based living, natural building, daily rhythm, and co-existence.
The intention is not instruction, but shared inquiry — a way to build common language and understanding before, or even without, coming to the land.
Introduction to land-based living & perma-culture systems
Natural building principles & material thinking
Daily discipline, rhythm, and sustainable practice
Participation is intentional
Applications are reviewed for alignment
Rustic Dwells
Balewadi, Karmala, Maharashtra, 413203
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