Himalayan sound healing
A private session of sixty or ninety minutes. You lie down warm and clothed; the bowls, gong and tingsha are played around you, and the room is left in silence at the end.
Kathmandu, Nepal · since 2015
Himalayan sound healing in Kathmandu
Sound, yoga and meditation offered in Nepal's living spiritual tradition by Yogi Ji — a Yoga Alliance certified Nepali yogi, honoured by the Government of Nepal, who also leads journeys to the sacred lakes of the Himalaya.
Namaste
“We welcome you with folded hands. Whatever brings you here — tiredness, curiosity, or a longing for stillness — you are welcome to sit with us.”
This is Nepal's living tradition of sound, breath and silence, offered with care. There is nothing to prove here and nothing to keep up with. You lie down, and we do the rest.
What we offer
Four ways to sit with us
Yoga & meditation
Small groups, taught gently, suited to whoever is in the room that day. Traditional hatha practice with breath and long stillness at the end.
Sacred journeys
Multi-day pilgrimages into the Himalaya with yoga each morning and sound healing each evening. This Kartik we walk to Gosaikunda.
Courses & workplaces
We teach sound healing as well as practise it, and we bring quiet sessions to offices, schools and institutions across Nepal.
The bowls
Made here, by hand, for a very long time
The bowls sold around the world as “Tibetan” have overwhelmingly been made in Nepal. Nepali artisan families hammer them by hand from a metal alloy, and it is Kathmandu workshops that have supplied the monasteries across the mountains for generations. The Tibetan name came later, from the market, not from the making.
We say this because it is true and because it matters to us. When you sit with these bowls in Kathmandu, you are sitting close to where they came from.
Sacred journey · Kartik 13–17, 2083
Gosaikunda
Five days walking to the lake where Shiva is said to have rested, at about 4,380 metres in Rasuwa. Yoga at first light, sound healing as the cold comes down, puja and havan at the water.
We go slowly and in small numbers. Food, accommodation, transport, yoga clothing and every session are carried by the contribution, and each guest returns to Kathmandu with a certificate of gratitude from the Foundation.
Seva · सेवा नै मूल हो
“Every offering received brings free sessions to those who need peace most — schools, care homes and healing centres across Nepal.”
Who will be with you
Yogi Ji
Ashok Sharma Bhatta — known with respect as Yogi Ji — is the Foundation's director, teacher and practitioner. He is devoted to the Nath tradition: Guru Gorakhnath, Shiva, Pashupatinath.
He wears his own traditional dress while giving treatment. It is not costume; it is part of his practice and how he was taught. He is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher, trained in sound healing in Kathmandu, a NATHM-certified trekking guide, and a mountaineer who has stood on Mt. Ganchenpo at 6,378 metres.
It has been his blessing to serve the Kathmandu Valley Police Office, the Nepal Army, schools across the valley, and a municipal mental-health and wellbeing programme — much of it freely given.
However you would like to begin
There is room for you
Write whenever it suits you, in English or Nepali. There is no form to fill in and no hurry at our end — a single message is enough to start.