Upward Experiences
Begin Again

The week

Eight days on the south coast: 12 guided sessions, 2 day trips, 7 local experiences and 21 meals. Here is exactly what happens, day by day. We'll share final timings on the Sri Lanka NYE 2026 Group once your seat is confirmed.

Each part of the day is one of eight threads:

  • Travel
  • Reflection
  • Wonder
  • Group spaces
  • Cultural immersion
  • Disconnect
  • Integration
  • Practical learning

Closing 2026

Looking back, and putting down what you've been carrying.

One Sun 27 Dec

The coastal train to Galle, a welcome circle, and your first pages.

Morning

The coastal train

Colombo to Galle along the sea, one of the most beautiful rides on the island.

Travel
Afternoon

Welcome circle

Arrive at the villa, meet the group, and hear how the week works.

Group spaces
Evening

First pages

Write down what you hope this week holds, then settle in for dinner.

Group spaces

Two Mon 28 Dec

Why this, why now, a nature walk, and turtle night at Rekawa.

Morning

Why this, why now

A guided session on what brought you here, and what you want to leave with.

Reflection
Afternoon

Nature walk

A guided walk through the coconut groves and lagoons around the villa.

Wonder
Evening

Turtle night

Dinner together, then a guided night visit to the Rekawa turtle beach, ten minutes away.

Group spaces

Three Tue 29 Dec

River of Life, island music, and stories around the fire.

Morning

River of Life

Map the road that brought you here: the turns, the people and the moments that shaped you.

Reflection
Afternoon

Island sounds

Local musicians play for us and talk about life on the island.

Cultural immersion
Evening

Fireside stories

A bonfire on the beach, and the stories that come out around it.

Disconnect

Four Wed 30 DecDay trip

Whales off Mirissa, a slow afternoon, and Connecting the Dots.

Morning

Whales off Mirissa

The one early start: a boat out of Mirissa harbour to find whales and dolphins.

Wonder
Afternoon

Slow afternoon

Back at the villa. Pool, hammock, nap. Nothing planned.

Disconnect
Evening

Connecting the Dots

Look at your year as a whole, and turn what it taught you into the first part of your 2027 plan.

Integration

Five Thu 31 Dec

An ancient rock temple, a craft you make, and New Year's Eve together.

Morning

Mulkirigala climb

A short climb to Mulkirigala, an ancient rock temple 30 minutes from the villa.

Wonder
Afternoon

Made by hand

Local artists teach us a Sri Lankan craft, and you take home what you make.

Cultural immersion
Evening

Room for Wonder

The second part of your 2027 plan: leaving space for what you can't plan. Then we welcome 2027 together.

Integration

Opening 2027

Midnight on 31 December. From here, the week turns toward what's next.

Six Fri 1 Jan

A quiet first morning, Future Self, and Follow-through.

Morning

Quiet start

A guided meditation to begin the first morning of 2027.

Disconnect
Afternoon

Future Self

Meet the person you want to be in 2027, and describe how they spend an ordinary day.

Reflection
Evening

Follow-through

A practical session on the habits and resistance that decide whether a plan survives February.

Practical learning

Seven Sat 2 JanDay trip

A free morning, a jeep safari at Udawalawe, and a gratitude circle.

Morning

Free morning

No plan, on purpose. Tangalle town is 20 minutes away if you want to explore.

Cultural immersion
Afternoon

Udawalawe safari

A jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park, known for its wild elephants.

Wonder
Evening

Gratitude circle

One last evening together, saying what this week and this group gave you.

Group spaces

Eight Sun 3 Jan

Your First Step, Galle Fort, and home.

Morning

Your First Step

Leave with one thing you will do in your first week back home.

Integration
Afternoon

Galle Fort

Lunch and a walk through the old Dutch fort on the way to Colombo.

Travel
Evening

Home

Colombo airport, and flights home.

Travel

Guided meditation, local artists and musicians are being confirmed now. If anything changes, it changes for something just as good, and we'll tell you first.

INR 95,000USD 999 · per person, all 8 days
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