Intensive Transformation Day
One-Day Transformation Program in Kathmandu
A single, immersive day of meditation, breathwork, sound healing and guided reflection, dual-led by founders Maa Nisha Kabir and Swami Anish at our Tarkeshwor centre. Eight focused hours, twelve guests maximum, all-inclusive, $150 per person.
What is the One-Day Transformation Program?
The One-Day Transformation Program is an eight-hour facilitated day combining meditation, deep breathwork, Tibetan singing bowl and Reiki sound healing, and a hypnotherapy-informed reflection session. It is dual-led by Jivan Parivartan founder Maa Nisha Kabir and co-founder Swami Anish, in person, at our Tarkeshwor centre in Kathmandu.
The day exists for one reason: most people cannot create the conditions for honest inner work in their own week. A single, well-held day clears space that a 60-minute class cannot, and it is short enough that you do not need to book leave or fly. People come to it for very different reasons: a stuck career decision, a long stretch of chronic stress, the slow grief that follows a separation, the quiet question of what comes next. The structure is the same; the content of what surfaces is yours.
The five modalities are sequenced deliberately. Morning meditation settles attention so that the breathwork that follows can go deeper than it could on a cold start. Sound healing and Reiki integrate what the breath surfaces, often the most subtle part of the day. Lunch creates a literal pause. The afternoon reflection with Swami Anish, who is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, helps you put words around the pattern your body already named in the morning. You leave with a personalised practice plan, not just an experience.
This program sits at the entry point of our wider work. If you are exploring whether this style of teaching suits you, a single day is a more honest test than reading more pages. Many graduates of this day go on to our 200-hour teacher training or a residential Himalayan retreat once they know the teaching fits.
Can a single day really shift long-held patterns?
Honestly: sometimes yes, sometimes partially, sometimes the day is a catalyst rather than the change itself. A single facilitated day cannot replace therapy, medication, long-term meditation practice, or the slow work of relationships. What it can do well is interrupt the loop. People who carry the same problem for years often do so because there is no space in their week to sit with it without distraction. The day creates that space, with a structure that helps the nervous system come down enough for honest listening.
The reason the format works is the sequencing rather than any single technique. Breathwork on its own can flood a tired system. Talk reflection on its own often hits the same articulate loops you already have. Sound healing on its own is restful but rarely leaves a structural shift. In sequence, with experienced facilitation in the room, each layer prepares the next. Swami Anish's clinical hypnotherapy training is especially helpful here: the afternoon work is not free-form processing, it is a deliberate framework that helps you name the underlying story, not just the surface complaint.
We do not promise medical outcomes and we do not market the day as a cure. We do see, over and over, that people who arrive with vague stuckness leave with a concrete understanding of one or two underlying patterns and a simple daily practice they can actually keep. For deeper or longer-term healing work, see our one-to-one Reiki sessions in Kathmandu or the residential Mustang Luxury Retreat.
What does the day-by-hour schedule look like?
The day runs from 09:00 to 17:00, with arrival from 08:30. Each segment leads deliberately into the next. The morning is intensive; the afternoon is integrative. Nothing in the schedule is performed at you. Every session is opt-in within a steady container.
- 08:30 to 09:00
Arrival and arrival circle
Quiet arrival at the Tarkeshwor centre. Tea, a short personal intention-setting card and a brief introduction from Maa Nisha and Swami Anish. Phones and watches go away.
- 09:00 to 10:00
Morning meditation
A grounded 60-minute meditation led by Maa Nisha Kabir. Body scan, breath anchoring and observation of thought. No prior experience required; the structure does the work.
- 10:00 to 11:30
Deep breathwork session
A 90-minute pranayama and active breathwork sequence led by Swami Anish. The session moves through structured ratio breathing into a longer connected-breath segment that often releases stored emotion.
- 11:30 to 12:00
Quiet integration break
Mindful tea, time to journal or rest. Breathwork is intense; this window exists to let the nervous system settle before the next layer.
- 12:00 to 13:00
Sound healing and Reiki integration
Lie down while Tibetan and Vedic singing bowls, gentle chimes and hands-on Reiki from Maa Nisha move through the body. Most guests describe this as the gentlest hour of the day.
- 13:00 to 14:00
Lunch
A simple, vegetarian, locally sourced lunch eaten slowly, in silence or soft conversation. Dietary requirements (vegan, gluten-free, low-FODMAP) are honoured with notice.
- 14:00 to 15:30
Guided reflection with Swami Anish
A 90-minute one-to-one and small-group reflection drawing on clinical hypnotherapy frameworks. You name a pattern, decision point or stuck feeling, and Swami Anish helps you trace it to a more honest underlying story.
- 15:30 to 16:15
Personalised practice design
You leave with a written 10 to 20 minute daily practice tailored to what surfaced in the day: a breath technique, a meditation focus and one journal prompt to anchor it.
- 16:15 to 17:00
Closing circle and integration
Group sharing, gratitude practice and a short blessing. Optional one-to-one ten-minute check-in with Maa Nisha or Swami Anish before leaving.
Who actually comes to this program?
The room is usually a mix of Nepali professionals from Kathmandu and Pokhara, international travellers in Nepal for a longer trip, and a few people whose therapist or yoga teacher specifically recommended the day. The patterns below appear most often in our pre-arrival forms.
Mid-career burnout
Professionals carrying long-term stress who need a focused day to step out of operational mode and listen to what their body and mind have actually been signalling.
Relationship and life transitions
People navigating a separation, a bereavement, a new role or a move to a different country, who want a steady container to process the change rather than push it down.
Pre-decision clarity moments
Founders, leaders and parents standing in front of a meaningful decision who want to slow down enough to hear the answer they already suspect is theirs.
Post-pandemic and re-set seekers
People whose daily lives changed permanently after 2020 and who never quite recalibrated. The day is built to surface what has actually shifted underneath the surface.
Yoga and meditation curious
Travellers and locals who want to try the centre's teaching without committing to a multi-day retreat or teacher training. Many graduates go on to our 200-hour YTT or the Mustang retreat.
Trauma-informed care, with caveats
People with older, integrated trauma who already work with a therapist and want a contemplative integration day. Acute trauma is better met with one-to-one Reiki or counselling first.
What is included in the program fee?
The program fee is $150 per person, kept accessible relative to the level of teaching in the room. Both founders are present for the full eight hours, and the day is run six to ten times per year so that group size stays at twelve or fewer. There are no upsells in the room.
- Eight-hour facilitated day, 09:00 to 17:00
- All teaching from Maa Nisha Kabir and Swami Anish in person
- Vegetarian lunch and herbal tea and snacks throughout the day
- Mats, bolsters, blankets and any props you need
- Tibetan and Vedic singing bowls in the sound healing hour
- Hands-on Reiki from a Reiki Master during integration
- A written, personalised follow-up practice plan
- One optional integration phone call within four weeks of the day
- Confidential pre-arrival intake form so the day fits you, not the average
Optional add-ons (booked separately): a 60-minute one-to-one Reiki follow-up at our standard rate, a private hypnotherapy session with Swami Anish, or a place on the monthly Tibetan sound healing evening.
Who facilitates the day?
Both founders are in the room for the whole eight hours. This is the single biggest reason the format works: meditation and energy work is held by one of the most experienced Reiki masters in Nepal, while the afternoon reflection is shaped by a certified clinical hypnotherapist.
Maa Nisha Kabir
Founder, Reiki Master, Spiritual Healer
Maa Nisha Kabir founded Jivan Parivartan after two years of silent retreat in the caves of the Nepalese Himalayas. She is a Reiki Master in the Usui lineage and a Tibetan and Vedic singing bowl practitioner, with 12 years of continuous sadhana and more than 8,000 individuals supported through one-to-one healing, meditation and counselling.
In this program she leads the morning meditation and the sound healing and Reiki integration hour, and is available for a private ten-minute check-in at the end of the day.
Swami Anish
Co-Founder, Meditation Teacher, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Swami Anish co-founded Jivan Parivartan to bridge Eastern contemplative practice with Western therapeutic work. He is a meditation specialist, Reiki Master, sound healer and certified clinical hypnotherapist with more than ten years of practice. His clinical hypnotherapy training is what makes the afternoon reflection session distinct from a generic discussion circle.
In this program he leads the deep breathwork session, the guided reflection and pattern work, and the personalised practice design at the end of the day.
Full bios for both founders and the wider faculty are on our about page.
What do past participants say?
The two voices below are participants who came back to write to us after the day. Their experiences are specific and grounded; we do not edit testimonials beyond light copy for clarity. The third voice belongs to a guest from India whose work with the centre went on across several modalities.
I came to Jivan Parivartan with deep emotional wounds. Through Maa Nisha’s sound healing and spiritual counselling, I found healing I did not think was possible. Eternally grateful.
When are the next programs?
We run the day on a single Sunday each month from June through November, with occasional winter dates by request. Each date is capped at twelve guests. Booking is confirmed once your pre-arrival intake form is reviewed.
- Sunday, 14 June 2026
- Sunday, 12 July 2026
- Sunday, 9 August 2026
- Sunday, 13 September 2026
- Sunday, 11 October 2026
- Sunday, 8 November 2026
Need a date that does not appear above, or want to book privately for a small group of three to six? Message us on WhatsApp and we will arrange a private day at the centre.
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Reserve Your Place for the Next Transformation Day
Twelve guests per date. Founder-led, includes lunch and a personalised follow-up practice plan. $150 per person.