Kanha Shanti Vanam is the world headquarters of the Heartfulness Institute also known as Sahaj Marg.

Sahaj Marg, a spiritual path focusing on meditation, was founded by Shri Ram Chandra, also known as Babuji Maharaj. He started teaching Sahaj Marg in the early 20th century, emphasizing the practice of “Sahaj Marg” or the “Natural Path” to spiritual evolution.

Location : This sprawling campus of 1400 acres is located about 20 Km from Hyderabad Airport, India.

How to Reach: You can take a cab from the Airport. The Ashram also provides pickup and drop off service from/to the Airport.

Nestled amidst serene surroundings,, Kanha provides a tranquil retreat from the bustle of daily life. The atmosphere emits a sense of peace that invites guests to meditate and engage in self-reflection.

It has the world’s largest Meditation hall, Multiple canteens offering vegetarian food, Wonderful Children’s park, Swimming pool, Gym, Book store, Grocery departmental store, Wellness Ayurvedic Spa and Residential facilities including cost-free options.

To move around within the campus one can rent the bikes after payment of refundable deposit.

Free training sessions are offered to visitors who are new to Heartfulness Meditation. It is necessary to attend 3 sessions before one can start practicing on their own. Details can be obtained at the Welcome Lounge.

Abhyasis (Practitioner) can attend the group meditation in the Meditation hall twice a day- morning 6.30 am (Sundays 9 am) and evening 5.30 pm.

There is a dining hall for Abhyasis.

Suruchi Canteen offering a wide spread of vegetarian cuisine and Italian Restaurant are open to all.

Three day retreats are also scheduled on specified periods for new seekers as shown in the sample poster below. Further info. is available at https://heartfulness.org/kanha/events-listing