Take A Shot at Happiness: A Sacred Nepal Retreat with Maria Baltazzi
February 20th - 27th, 2026 | 7 Days | The Dwarika's & Dwarika's Sanctuary
Meet Your Guide: Maria Baltazzi
Your journey is led by Maria Baltazzi, an Emmy-winning television producer, award-winning author of Take a Shot at Happiness, and founder of Sojourn Explorers. Known as a Happiness Explorer, she guides individuals to reconnect with what matters most through creative practices and transformational travel. Maria’s work stems from a personal turning point where outward success felt unfulfilling, leading her to study the science and spirituality of happiness.
The Sacred Journey: Building Meaning in Nepal
This is an invitation for the successful creative professional who has achieved much, yet feels a quiet, undeniable nudge toward something more.
• THE GOAL: Clarity Beyond Success You have built success. Now is the time to build meaning. This journey guides you to explore what is truly meaningful to you now, ensuring you return home with the clarity and purpose necessary for your next chapter.
• THE EXPERIENCE: Transformation Through Stillness We weave together ancient wisdom and modern creative practice. You will engage in daily reflection using Maria's signature mindful photography and journaling, deepen your awareness through Buddhist meditation, receive personal insight from an Ayurvedic consultation, and find release with recalibrating breathwork in our exclusive Salt House.
• THE SETTING: Sanctuary and Horizon The journey unfolds across the peerless environments of The Dwarika's in Kathmandu and the mountain stillness of Dwarika's Sanctuary in Dhulikhel. This intentional movement is designed to guide you back to your most essential self—leaving you more present, more alive, and profoundly clear.
Reserve Your Place
Experience the magic of Nepal and discover the clarity waiting within you.
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Take A Shot at Happiness: A Sacred Nepal Retreat with Maria Baltazzi
This retreat is for you if you feel a quiet nudge toward change. You may be navigating a personal or professional transition, craving time to reconnect with what feels meaningful, or simply seeking space to pause. You value beauty, depth, reflection, and a life lived with purpose and alignment.
The Sound and Balanced Mind
Designed to rejuvenate bodies and minds that have been clouded by modern life and unhealthy environments, this comprehensive program guides you to a calmer mind and inner harmony.
Regenerative Yoga Therapy
Designed to empower and support individuals toward health and well-being, yoga therapy uses specific yoga practices and their known benefits to help alleviate or improve mental and physical ailments.
Art and Science of Yoga
Embark on a journey towards physical, mental, & spiritual well-being through the discipline of yoga.
Weight Loss
Our Weight Loss Program is a safe and effective way to lighten every aspect of you.
The Immunity Energization
Our Immunity & Vitality program combines ayurvedic rejuvenation therapies, dynamic yoga, energizing pranayama, and a personalized wellness diet plan.
Culture & Well-being
Explore the art and architecture of the medieval town squares of Kathmandu valley, and experience the luxury of staying in an award-winning ‘living museum’. Then get away to the country and take in the infinite charms of rural Nepal while enjoying a holistic lifestyle.
Ananta Package
Escape to a serene haven with our romantic package—designed for couples to reconnect through curated experiences, private moments, surrounded by majestic Himalayan peaks and lush landscapes.