I just came back from spending a week at Beglika Festival in Bulgaria, where we volunteered and shared about our community, and I’m still processing everything. Beglika isn’t just any festival – it’s set in the middle of the mountains, surrounded by tall pine trees, fresh air with no pollution, …
1 Week at Beglika Festival – Thoughts & Reflections
Thoughts About Community: A Journey Back to Belonging
Since as far back as I can remember, I’ve craved community. As a child, that longing looked like wanting to be part of a bigger family , cousins, aunties, uncles, a loud table filled with food, stories, and laughter. Looking back, I realize I wasn’t just yearning for noise or …
Karma Yoga
What Does Karma Yoga Mean? Karma yoga is one of the four classical schools of yoga alongside Jnana (knowledge or self-study), Bhakti (devotion) and Raja (meditation), each offering a path to moksha (spiritual liberation) and self-realization. Derived from the Sanskrit term for “action”, karma is understood by both Hindu and Buddhist traditions to be the sum of a person’s deeds …
What’s it like to be a Digital Nomad in Bulgaria? My experience at BalkanNomads!
In June 2023 I decided to spend a month in Bulgaria as a digital nomad at BalkanNomads. Balkan Nomads is the sister business to RisingSoul Retreat. Rising Soul is a space created by Rowena for people to come and live in a community. They offer affordable yoga retreats in Bulgaria. …
What’s it like to be a Digital Nomad in Bulgaria? My experience at BalkanNomads!
In June 2023 I decided to spend a month in Bulgaria as a digital nomad at BalkanNomads. BalkanNomads is the sister business to RisingSoul Retreat. RisingSoul is a space created by Rowena for people to come and live in a community. They offer affordable yoga retreats in Bulgaria. When she realised there was a need …
Local Plant Based Food
Sustainable Community Meals Ethical and eco conscious practices are important to us at the RisingSoul Community. Therefore we are always striving to reduce waste, unnecessary journeys, avoid plastic and eat a sustainable locally sourced plant based diet. We support local producers and the village wherever we can. We recycle and …
Join Us
Resident If after coming to stay with us as a volunteer or guest you decide to stay longer you can become part of the community as a resident paying a small communal fee to cover bills you will become responsible for helping with the day to day running of the …
Meet Our Resident Coaches
RisingSoul Retreats We are looking forward to launching our 2023 Community Retreats very soon. Sign up to receive a monthly email with events, retreats and the latest news form the RSC. Having a community of yoga coaches allows us to run an Ashram style schedule, this is perfect for short …
Guest Coaches
Join us as a Community Guest and Coach We believe that if you align your body, mind and soul anything is possible, suddenly life becomes less complicated and you find that the universe seems to bring the right people to the right place at the right time. We find an …
