The Rhythm of Life at Savista: A Journal of Nature, Culture & Sustainability
Hatha vs. Vinyasa—Which Traditional Practice is Right for Your Retreat?
Hatha vs. Vinyasa—Which Traditional Practice is Right for Your Retreat? Here at Savista, dawn arrives like a slow…
A Mindful Experience of Block Printing in Bagru
A Mindful Experience of Block Printing in Bagru Here at Savista, the morning rhythm is set not by…
What Savista Looks Like in the Rain: A Photo Journey Through a…
What Savista Looks Like in the Rain: A Photo Journey Through a Monsoon at a Rajput Haveli Introduction…
Why Monsoon is Rajasthan’s Best Kept Secret And Where to Stay
Why Monsoon is Rajasthan’s Best Kept Secret And Where to Stay Introduction Ask most people when they plan…
Monsoon at Savista: Discover Where Your Food Comes From
Monsoon at Savista: Discover Where Your Food Comes From Most of us enjoy food every day without ever…
Come for the Rain. And for the Birds
Come for the Rain. And for the Birds For those who have only ever experienced the monsoon through…
Rajasthan’s Best-Kept Monsoon Secret: Discover a Different Side of the Desert at…
Rajasthan’s Best-Kept Monsoon Secret: Discover a Different Side of the Desert at Savista Retreat Most travellers cross Rajasthan…
Eco – Responsible Travel Destination
Eco – Responsible Travel Destination If you are concerned about your carbon footprint, be assured that your holiday…
October Supermoon, Seasonal Shifts, Feminine Divine Energy and Farming: The Scene Around…
October Supermoon, Seasonal Shifts, Feminine Divine Energy and Farming: The Scene Around Savista For an authentic and sustainable…
Food Philosophy And Practices: Offerings From Savista Retreat
Food Philosophy And Practices: Offerings From Savista Retreat The term food evokes, at once, reactions ranging from the…
More Signs of Climate Change – The On/Off of Seasons
More Signs of Climate Change – The On/Off of Seasons Following our last post announcing the onset of…
Climate Change Must Definitely Be Happening: A Prematurely Early Summer Has Set…
Climate Change Must Definitely Be Happening: A Prematurely Early Summer Has Set In Just late last week we…
Treewatch: We Are Celebrating! Our Red Silk Cotton Trees Are Finally Blooming!
Treewatch: We Are Celebrating! Our Red Silk Cotton Trees Are Finally Blooming! Red Silk Cotton Tree For the…
Birdwatch at Savista: The Spangled Drongo
Birdwatch at Savista: The Spangled Drongo Spangled Drongo (Blue Drongo) A Rare Sighting Rarely sighted on the Indian…
Jaipur Seasonal Change: The Short Summer is Here
Jaipur Seasonal Change: The Short Summer is Here Between the closure of the monsoons and the onset of…
A Birthing at Savista
A Birthing at Savista We recently welcomed the latest addition to the Savista community. Baiju – the latest…
Summer Solstice, June 20-24 – Celebrating the Fecundity of Life Forms at…
Summer Solstice, June 20-24 – Celebrating the Fecundity of Life Forms at Savista Extreme summer has arrived in…
Greenwash and Whitewash: The Monsoon Draws to a Close at Savista
Greenwash and Whitewash: The Monsoon Draws to a Close at Savista Our shrubbery and trees don’t get greener…
Organic Farming at Savista
Organic Farming at Savista Seeking farm volunteer opportunities, at Savista, we are just entering our kharif agricultural season.…
Of Monsoon Rhythms and Golden Orioles
Of Monsoon Rhythms and Golden Orioles The delayed heavy rains following upon the first pre-monsoon showers that we…
The Rains Have Arrived: A Monsoon Chronicle from Jaipur’s Countryside
The Rains Have Arrived: A Monsoon Chronicle from Jaipur’s Countryside During breaks in the rain, trilling kingfishers have…
Retreating…Tania Han’s reflections on Savista Retreat
Retreating…Tania Han’s reflections on Savista Retreat After two days at the Pushkar Camel Fair, we were desperate for…
B.K.S Iyengar (1918-2014)
B.K.S Iyengar (1918-2014) Today we salute the memory of the exemplary teacher of yoga, Shri B.K.S. Iyengar, the…
Peacocks have finally come to live at Savista!
Peacocks have finally come to live at Savista! Two peacocks and two or three peahens have finally taken…
Savista A Farm-to-Fork Destination: Summertime Super Heroes
Savista A Farm-to-Fork Destination: Summertime Super Heroes Guests cooking at savista Summertime Superheroes from the Kitchen Garden There…
Another herald of seasonal change: Rainbow over Savista
Another herald of seasonal change: Rainbow over Savista Yesterday afternoon, the weather changed suddenly. From being hot amd…
Foot Reflexology at Savista: another wellness feature
Foot Reflexology at Savista: another wellness feature We are happy to announce that guests staying with us can…
Catching the juicy worm – egrets have a field day at Savista!
Catching the juicy worm – egrets have a field day at Savista! Savista’s annual agricultural calendar has begun.…
Monsoon Exhuberance Brings Peacocks To Savista
Monsoon Exhuberance Brings Peacocks To Savista Savista now has its own resident peacocks (well, almost!). This year, the…
We’re closed for the summer!
We’re closed for the summer! Savista went into its annual summer hibernation around the end of April. For…
‘Earth Living’ at Savista: Following Nature’s Cycles
‘Earth Living’ at Savista: Following Nature’s Cycles ”We cannot have harmony and balance in our lives if we…
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Babul
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Babul When trying to dream up ideas of how we could evoke the…
The Countryside Around Savista
The Countryside Around Savista A few weeks ago a couple of us set off to visit one of…
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Hibiscus
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Hibiscus This handsome hibiscus is both beautiful and useful. Derived from the Greek…
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Neem
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Neem The neem tree is widespread across the plains of India. It is…
Tour of Bagru’s Block Printing Sector
Tour of Bagru’s Block Printing Sector About a month ago, we had two lovely visitors from the U.A.E.…
Water Bodies Around Savista
Water Bodies Around Savista The rains have been particularly bountiful in Jaipur this monsoon season. And Savista and…
better late than never….
better late than never…. A few posts have been piling up here at Savista. One on Eid, another…
Sorting at Savista
Sorting at Savista Here at Savista we pride ourselves on our commitment to an environmental ethic. Over the…
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Khejri
TREEING OFF AT SAVISTA: The Khejri The Khejri trees on the Savista estate that were pruned (and some…
BIRD WATCH: The Purple Sunbird
BIRD WATCH: The Purple Sunbird Sunbirds, starlings and drongos are outshining each other (and other birds) in our…
We’re Back!
We’re Back! Although it’s been a while since our last post, Savista continues to thrive in the countryside…
Jaipur Hotel : Welcome to Savista Retreat
Jaipur Hotel : Welcome to Savista Retreat Are you searching for a tranquil place in bustling Jaipur not to…
