Inner Engineering
Retreat
With Sadhguru
For IIT - Innovators
& Change makers
Nov 12 - 15, 2026

Rejuvenating & Balancing Yoga Practices

Powerfully Consecrated Spaces

Invigorating Hikes on Forested Trails

Wholesome Vegetarian Meals

“If you want to enjoy success, before you engineer situations, first of all you have to engineer yourself.”
—Sadhguru

You've spent your life optimizing systems: code, companies, portfolios. You’ve made decisions that can have a significant impact. But there's one asset you've likely never audited, the one running all the others: the state of mind you're deciding from.

Exclusively for IIT alumni, and following Sadhguru's invitation at the IIT 2026 Conference, Inner Engineering is a working reset: an investment in the instrument doing the work. It isn’t just a meditation retreat, but the missing user manual for the most sophisticated machine you are. It's a proven, research-backed practice, just 21 minutes a day, kept for life, that restores clarity, focus, balance, and energy.

At the heart of the program, you'll learn Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya. Research at leading US universities recorded measurable drops in stress and anxiety and better sleep architecture (faster onset, more REM) within six weeks. And as AI takes over raw capability, this inner edge is increasingly what keeps high performers sharp, steady, and relevant: the one advantage that can't be copied.

The retreat is a rare, four-day residential immersion with Sadhguru joining in person, offered once, for IIT alumni as innovators and changemakers who shape the world and need an inner foundation equal to that aspiration. You're also welcome to bring a guest along for the experience.

Program Information

November

Inner Engineering Retreat: Nov 12 - 15, 2026

Schedule

  • Participants are requested to arrive on Nov 12 between 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT.
  • The program will conclude at 7 PM CT on Nov 15. Check-out is on Nov 16

If you are interested in participating in this event or would like to learn more, please complete the interest form below, and one of our volunteers will get in touch with you.

Interest Form

Practice Corrections: Nov 16th, 7:00 - 8:00 AM CT

A Support Session to correct the practices that you would have learned during the program will be offered for free on Nov 16th from 7am to 8am CT. We recommend that you plan your departure after this session

“Unleashed my energy, multiplied it by 100! ~ You can be either a hundred watts bulb or a nuclear reactor. Shambhavi helped me to scale up many folds both in my personal and business life”

— Vellayan Subbhiah

Research

What the studies show about the practices taught in this program

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Participants reported a 41% reduction in stress after 6 weeks of practicing Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya.

After completing the Inner Engineering Online program, one can learn the primary practice associated with the Inner Engineering program – Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya (Shambhavi Kriya). Those practicing Shambhavi Kriya showed significant improvements in both psychological and physiological measures. Daily practice of Shambhavi Kriya has been linked to decreased stress and increased wellbeing (8). After six weeks of practice, stress levels and negative emotions were reduced 41% and 50%, respectively. Additional improvements were also observed in relationships, meaning, health, mindfulness, and sleep quality (9).

Citation: Front. Psychol. 2022

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Brain wave patterns

Another study based on electroencephalography (EEG) showed increased delta and theta waves and decreased beta waves after Shambhavi Kriya along with increased coherence between the right and left brain hemispheres (12). Delta and theta waves are typically associated with deep sleep and light sleep, respectively. Therefore, Shambhavi Kriya has many of the benefits of sleep in a 21 minute practice.

Ondas alfa incrementadas(asociado a relajación al estar despierto)↑ ALPHA
Disminución de las ondas beta(asociado con pensamiento activo o ansioso)↓ BETA
deltaAumento de las Ondas Delta(asociado con laetapa de sueño profundo)↑ DELTA

Sleep Patterns

Not only does practicing Shambhavi Kriya recreate many of the brain wave patterns associated with sleep, but studies have shown that regular practice could improve sleep quality. Shambhavi Kriya practitioners reported improved sleep quality after six weeks of practice (9). Additionally, practitioners reported significantly reduced time to fall asleep and reach REM sleep along with having REM sleep that was double the duration of non-practitioners (13).

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Shambhavi

Este programa ofrece la transmisión de Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, una antigua y purificadora práctica de yoga de 21 minutos que Sadhguru ha traído al mundo moderno, cuyo poder de transformación es inconmensurable. Shambhavi alinea tu sistema entero para que tu cuerpo, mente, emociones y energías funcionen en armonía, estableciendo una química de dicha dentro de ti y empoderándote para crear tu vida de la manera como la quieres.

Hoy en día, millones de practicantes dedicados han experimentado mayor equilibrio emocional, claridad mental, enfoque, estabilidad y una salud mejorada.

Estudios científicos

Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, un verdadero milagro

«Shambhavi Mahamudra es una herramienta para tocar la fuente de la creación. Al tocar lo más profundo de quien eres, hay transformación».
– Sadhguru

The Setting

Set at Isha Institute of Inner-sciences, a space built by Sadhguru offering forest treks, bluffs, waterfalls, live music, and fresh vegetarian meals, alongside IIT alumni who've traveled similarly demanding paths and are asking some of the same questions you are.

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Accommodations at Isha Institute

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These private accommodations offer a panoramic view of the mountain valley. Cabins have an attached bathroom and a twin bed with a maximum occupancy of 1 adult.
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Studio

These private accommodations have picturesque views of the surrounding forest and campus. Studios have a maximum occupancy of 3 adults and include a king or queen bed and a private bathroom.
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