Commissioned Yantra artwork, housed throughout the tranquil environs of Ananda - In the Himalayas, acquaint those who seek meditative inspiration to cleanse the mind, body and soul with an experience of spiritual harmony. Used as meditation aids, the geometric colors and images serve to unite the physical or therapeutic experience with the visual.

Enlightening people with their rich meanings, Yantras are the soul of Ananda, as they yoke together action and thought with ancient Indian beliefs in art and religion, through Yoga and meditation. Conceived from the Sanskrit word 'yug' to unite, and 'sadhna' or meditation, both these healing sciences were born in the neighboring ancient village of Rishikesh and have found a renewed expression at this holistic destination spa.

This primordial art manifested itself as early as 3000 BC in the symbolic imagery of Harappan artifacts and reveal timeless truths, visions of cosmic sensuality when the eternal quest to reach the 'One' leads to an awakening of the inner self.

In the pristine environs of Ananda, many of the Yantras depict the lotus. A primal image in the Hindu myth is of the lotus emerging from Lord Vishnu's navel, giving birth to Brahma - the Creator of the Universe. During Yoga and meditation, as the 'chakras' or spiritual centres within man are aroused, the lotus image appears in the inner mind coupling the self with the universe.

For some, Yantric art can be considered as an essential form of Yoga: their symbols, patterns and colors serve to focus principled concentration with visualization as a meditation aid. There are countless examples of corollaries between visual depiction and philosophical focus found in the spa collection.

From macrocosmic arts, Yantras have also been woven in the printed collaterals where the mystic 'Bindu' (the sacred points that unites the inner self and the universe) appears on objects of use within the spa. Transforming visual art into aesthetic and tactile expressions, Ananda brings alive an ancient aesthetically evolved experience for the purpose of meditation, adornment and visual art.

By re-acquainting seekers with this ancient visual vocabulary, seen in spa sculptures, frescoes, paintings and petroglyphs, the Yantra unites guests with the missing part of one's self and leads to the discovery of radiance in living. Ananda - In the Himalayas is the only destination spa in the world which interweaves Yantras extensively throughout. The Spa's Yoga instructor's Yantric-Yogic research continues to bring these fascinating art forms further into the guest experience, through lecture and meditation.