Tag: workshop

Sufi – The Path of Love

Date: 31 October – 2 November 2025Venue: Cripa Hall, Auroville (near Puducherry)Facilitator: Nirupam Gyan About the workshop A soul-nourishing journey into the heart of Sufi mysticism through the sacred practices of zikr (remembrance) and whirling meditation dance. Registration 👉 Information and registration link📧 auroville.workshops@gmail.com

Gurdjieff Sacred Movements

With Nirupam Gyan Date: 27 – 29 October 2025Venue: Cripa Hall, Auroville (near Puducherry) About the workshop An active meditation workshop to develop self-awareness and presence through precise exercises developed by George Gurdjieff. Registration 👉 Information and registration link 📧 auroville.workshops@gmail.com

Gurdjieff Movements are a series of precise and rhythmical choreographed dances, requiring deep self-awareness and mental attention to overcome automatic reactions and achieve a more awakened state of consciousness. Originating from ancient spiritual traditions, these movements are performed to specially composed music as a method for self-observation, transforming the practitioner by developing a refined quality […]

Sufi the path of love

Sufi chanting, Zikr, involves the rhythmic repetition of divine names, sacred phrases, and invocations. This vocal practice serves as a powerful means of remembrance—drawing the attention inward and purifying the inner space through vibration, breath, and devotion. Sufi devotional dance, inspired by the whirling dervishes and other Sufi lineages, are prayers in motion, invitations to […]

Workshop: Blues & Hues – A Creative Exploration of Cyanotype Printing

📅 Date: Saturday, 13 September⏰ Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm📍 Location: Auroville Main Road, Kuilapalayam Join facilitators Keenu & Krishna for a hands-on cyanotype printing workshop that blends creativity, history, and playful experimentation. Workshop Highlights Introduction to the history of cyanotype and understanding chemicals and photosensitivity Preparing the base and first exposures Guided compositions […]

Empowerment meets creativity!

Join Wellpaper’s Upcycling Workshop, run by our women turning waste into art. 🎨 Make & take your own eco-craft – from paper to product in 1.5 hours! No experience needed, just curiosity and the joy of creating with purpose. Let’s transform waste into beauty, together. 📅 Mon–Sat | 🕗 11:00AM to 03:00PM ( For a […]

Living Yoga through the Arts of Transformation according to Jerzy Grotowski

Fabrice Nicot, a French theatre director and professor, who came to Auroville last May to lead a two-week workshop entitled “Living Yoga through the Arts of Transformation according to Jerzy Grotowski” and who is currently leading a new workshop in Auroville, would like to share his artistic method with Aurovilians through a practical work session […]

How-to: Photography & Trekking In The Himalayas

It Matters: HOW-TO: PHOTOGRAPHY & TREKKING IN THE HIMALAYAS with Ashwin Date: Saturday, August 30 Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Auroville Main Road, Kuilapalayam Description: Join us for a contribution-based workshop on Photography & Trekking in the Himalayas with Ashwin. Learn how to capture the stunning landscapes and prepare for challenging treks. Workshop […]

Rope Flow Workshop

📅 Date: Saturday, 23rd August 🕓 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM 📍 Venue: Art Forest Rope Flow is a movement practice that weaves rhythm, coordination, and flow into embodied meditation. Together, we’ll move with ropes as extensions of our body, awakening new pathways of awareness, grounding, rhythm and joy. In this session we will ✨ […]

The Unlived Life

Dear Sisters, We’re baaaack! 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽And focusing all our curiosity, reverence and ideas on women over 35. Join us for our first workshop series ‘The Unlived Life’ where we turn the page from all that didn’t come to pass to all that’s yet to come. Over 4 sessions; 2 movement and body based explorations & 2 […]

Empowerment meets creativity!

Join Wellpaper’s Upcycling Workshop, run by local women turning waste into art. 🎨 Make & take your own eco-craft – from paper to product in 1.5 hours! No experience needed, just curiosity and the joy of creating with purpose. Let’s transform waste into beauty, together. 📅 Mon–Sat | 🕗 11:00AM to 03:00PM ( For a […]

“Echoes of Heritage” through Tanjore Art!

Every brushstroke tells a story… This August step into a world where tradition meets timeless beauty of Tanjore painting. Join award-winning artist Vathani with years of teaching experience, now at Conscious Spaces, Puducherry for a display & workshop and learn the sacred craft of Tanjore painting. 🖌 Whether you are an art enthusiast or a […]

ATB workshop – Explore Attention & Movement

All are welcome for an exploration of Awareness Through the Body (ATB). This practice, developed in Auroville, aims to build self-awareness and self-regulation, increasingly allowing us to lead from a place of deeper wisdom – our psychic center. In this workshop, we will explore our attention in different settings and ways through the body. Move, […]

Analogue Photography Darkroom Workshop

A three-day hands-on workshop covering the complete process of film photography, from shooting with a film camera to developing and printing in a darkroom. Dates: August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, 2025 Venue: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville Program and Timings: Thursday, August 21st (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM): A brief history of photography and an […]

This Weekend: “It Matters” Workshop in Auroville

Join a special workshop this Saturday on an “Introduction to Contemplative Studies” with facilitator Anshul. Event: It Matters WORKSHOP Topic: Introduction: Contemplative Studies Date: Saturday, 16th August 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Auroville Main Road, Kuilapalayam About the Workshop: This session serves as an introduction to the field of Contemplative Studies, exploring […]

Discover the “Echoes of Heritage” through Tanjore Art!

Join us for a Tanjore Art Display & Workshop with the award-winning artist Vathani! 🗓 Bookings Starts From August 📍 Venue: Conscious Spaces, Dlagou Mudaliar St, Puducherry Immerse yourself in the rich tradition of Tanjore painting and learn from an expert with years of teaching experience. Whether you’re an art lover, a beginner, or a […]

Analogue Photography Darkroom Workshop

A three-day hands-on workshop covering the complete process of film photography, from shooting with a film camera to developing and printing in a darkroom. Dates: August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, 2025 Venue: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville Program and Timings: Thursday, August 21st (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM): A brief history of photography and an […]

Butoh Body Resonance Workshop

This workshop, open to all levels, introduces Butoh dance techniques to energize body, stay in meditative state and explore creative expressions individually and together as a group. Yumiko has developed a personal style of bodywork called Body Resonance, which integrates Butoh practice with features of Noguchi Taiso gymnastics and various other Asian training methods. The […]

Embodied Memories of Auroville

Hello I am Fabrice Nicot, a French theater director and teacher associated with the Grotowski Wroclaw Institute in Poland (https://scenes-monde.univ-paris8.fr/fabrice-nicot). I proposed a workshop in Auroville last May and I was very happy with the work. This gave me the idea to propose a new project on the “Embodied Memories of Auroville”: a work on […]

Capturing Life by John Mandeen

Selection of photos from Auroville across four decades (1980-2020) 1st – 10th August 2025 Centre d’Art Auroville Tue – Fri 2-5.30 Sat 10-12.30, 2-5.30 Morning by appoint. Opening on Friday 1st August at 4.30 John Mandeen came to Pondicherry, South India, from California, in October 1968 as a young man of 24 and was accepted […]