our approach
Most spiritual paths sell you the idea that you’re not enough right now – that you need to transform, achieve, become liberated. It’s the same marketing that sells fashion and phones: you’re incomplete, and we have what you need.
Here’s what we know: You are already an expression of the divine. Not someday, not after enough practice – right now. There’s no distance to travel because you are what you’re seeking.
The confusion is about who you think you are – all the labels and definitions you’ve picked up trying to figure yourself out. Like stumbling in a dark room, you’re lost in what you think you should be. But when the light comes on, nothing in the room changes. Just your ability to see what was always there: not the labels, not the roles, but what you really are.
We are not selling keys to doors that have never been locked. This is what we explore: clear seeing, not transformation. Recognition, not achievement.
what this is
Realistiq Mystiq is a Shala on the beaches of South Goa, a space for authentic connection and embodied experience. Mystical territory grounded in lived reality. Ancient wisdom embedded in everyday life.
We open each morning with traditional yoga that works with subtle energy and teaches your body how to relax, even in challenge. We welcome dance, art, music, and movement as paths of exploration and Leela (लीला). We share authentically from our own experience, going deeper through workshops, and welcome practitioners who do the same.
Simple. Unpretentious. Real. Open to everyone.
who i am
When I graduated university, I bought a one-way ticket to Kyrgyzstan to test myself. Paid in walnuts one month, the mystery of life was right there to be experienced. I chose to solve it instead. Hunger is a compelling argument for pragmatism.
So as an Investment Funds Manager for major international financial institutions, I discovered a world worth seeing but spent most of it reacting to opportunities rather than creating them. I was good at a life I had carefully chosen and never actually wanted.
Moving to India changed that. Over a decade ago I dove into the Kaula Trika Shaivite tantric lineage, not as a museum piece, but as a living technology for recognizing experienced reality. The ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ turned out to be where I began — the tunnel was an illusion.
I have no interest in being a guru. I’m a householder and a pragmatist, drawn to practices that have survived a millennium because they work when life gets messy, not just when it’s easy.
For someone who talks about Leela (लीला), I can get pretty serious. That’s why I’m grateful to share this space with people who naturally embody the lightness I’m still learning.
This space welcomes authentic sharing. Whether you want to offer a single workshop, teach a class, lead a retreat, or bring a private group, if what you do comes from genuine experience rather than performed expertise, we want to hear from you.
We’re not looking for teachers. We’re looking for practitioners — people who share what they love because they love it, not because they have something to prove.
For Individual Workshops and Classes
Dance, art, music, movement, sound healing, or other explorations. If you have something real to offer, bring it.
For Retreats and Group Leaders
We can host multi-day workshops and retreats at Om Ganesha Resort. Whether you want to rent the Shala for your own facilitation, collaborate with us to weave our offerings into your retreat, or create something custom — reach out and we’ll figure it out together.
What Fits Here:
– Sharing from your own experience and exploration, not as an authority with all the answers
– Understanding that people are already complete — not broken, not in need of fixing
– Approaching your work as play and discovery rather than goal-oriented achievement
– No separation between sacred and mundane
What Doesn’t:
– Performance or demonstrations of expertise
– Programs that promise transformation or enlightenment
– Anything built on the “struggle to become better” narrative
If this resonates, reach out. Tell us what you want to share and how you see it fitting here.
the view from here
Not a belief system. Just a clearer view.