At Vedanta Academy, India

life decoded

3 - 7 June 2026

life decoded

At Vedanta Academy, India

3 - 7 June 2026

Revolutionise
the way you live

a retreat designed for teens and young adults.

We spend years learning subjects that help us build a career — maths, science, design, medicine, law. But almost no one teaches us the part that matters just as much: how to live well.

We’re never shown how to handle stress and anxiety, deal with setbacks, build and maintain healthy relationships, or make choices that lead to a peaceful, successful life.

We spend years learning subjects that help us build a career — maths, science, design, medicine, law. But almost no one teaches us the part that matters just as much: how to live well.

We’re never shown how to handle stress and anxiety, deal with setbacks, build and maintain healthy relationships, or make choices that lead to a peaceful, successful life.

Life Decoded

A glimpse of life decoded

Life Decoded gives you what traditional education leaves out.

Through clear, practical ideas rooted in timeless wisdom, you learn how to understand your mind, think clearly, and build a peaceful, confident, and fulfilling life.

what’s waiting
for you?

Classes

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Explore ancient wisdom that helps you understand and improve your personality. Prepares you to navigate through life’s challenges without stress and anxiety. And enables you to find the right career, be successful and have smooth relationships.

Group Discussions

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Ask questions. Clarify doubts. Take part in guided discussions with other participants. Have your questions answered by senior faculty in a larger group discussion format.

Sports

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Mental fitness incorporates physical fitness. Learn yoga. Play a game of basketball, football, volleyball, badminton, or table tennis. Enjoy a workout in our fully equipped gym.

Interaction

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Connect with like-minded youngsters from around the world. Share laughter, stories, and fun experiences. Interact with students with diverse religious, cultural and academic backgrounds including top-ranking doctors and Ivy League graduates.

Self-reflection

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Discover an environment designed to help you look within. A place to understand, analyse and uplift your personality.

living is an art,
a skill, a technique

Most of us don’t realise that living well is a skill. It has to be learnt and practiced.

Vedanta, the philosophy of life and living, gives us a manual for this. Its timeless principles show us how to live an active, dynamic life while staying peaceful and happy within. Vedanta also teaches the basic principles needed to build healthy, stable relationships.

Vedanta academy

Vedanta
academy


Vedanta Academy is an institution that teaches Vedanta, the science of life and living.

The Academy teaches through a structured programme of study and reflection that promotes questioning and independent thinking. The aim is to develop a strong intellect, not just gather facts.

Vedanta Academy
Vedanta Academy
Vedanta Academy
Vedanta Academy
Vedanta Academy
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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

Faculty

Swami A. Parthasarathy

Swamiji

Swami A. Parthasarathy is known as the go-getter's guru. He has been imparting Vedanta and its practical application to life around the world for over sixty years. He has addressed the Young Presidents' Organisation, Oxford, NASA, World Bank, Google et al.

Sunandaji

Sunandaji

Sunandaji, daughter-disciple of Swamiji has been studying and researching Vedanta for over four decades. She has addressed diverse audiences across five continents including Young Presidents’ Organisation, Harvard Business School, and Ernst & Young.

Dr. Jal Mistry

Dr. Jal

Dr. Jal Mistry is a senior disciple of Swamiji. He has an MD in Internal medicine and graduated as a gold medalist. In over two decades of study and propagation of Vedanta, Dr Jal has addressed various forums in India and abroad including the YPO, World Confederation of Physical Therapists and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.

Alumni of Vedanta Academy

Alumni

Disciples of Swami A. Parthasarathy with over a decade of teaching experience will also be conducting sessions. The alumni have been dedicated to the full-time study and propagation of Vedanta to audiences around the world.

any questions?

Vedanta Academy

Personally experience a unique knowledge and environment directed to improving all aspects of life: physical health, emotional strength, intellectual clarity.
Get a glimpse of a world which is full of cheer and enthusiasm for work and play.

Designed for teenagers and young adults under 30 years.
Children between 9 - 11 years may participate with an elder sibling (16 yrs and above) or an accompanying parent.
All classes are in English, so a basic knowledge of the language is required.

No prerequisites, nor any preparation required to attend the event.

Academy is situated in Lonavla – a hill station between Mumbai and Pune. Get Directions.
Reach Pune or Mumbai and from there you can avail of independent taxi services. Rates would be subject to distance and type of vehicle.
It takes approximately 3 hours from Mumbai and 1.5 hours from Pune to the Academy by road.
If you are not a citizen of India, you would require an Indian visa or PIO/OCI card to enter the country. The closest airport is Mumbai International Airport.

Suggested attire for lectures, literature sessions, group discussions and meals: Vedanta Academy uniform.
The uniforms are available on campus.
Other times: Loose fitting clothing. Avoid sleeveless clothes. Ladies are requested not to use shorts or skirts.
Yoga: Track pants and not shorts.
The temperature in May ranges between 25 and 35 degrees Celsius.

Separate residential units for young men and women.
All rooms have 2 beds.
Participants would share a room with a student of Vedanta Academy.
The campus houses three state-of-the-art lecture halls, two yoga studios, a gym, a jogging track, cricket and soccer grounds, along with basketball, volleyball and badminton courts.

3 nutritious vegetarian meals with vegan options of all cuisines.

Smoking, consuming alcohol, non-vegetarian food or recreational drugs is prohibited on Academy premises.
Use of mobile phones is restricted to your rooms.