Our story
Vinyasa Earth is an art-residential space in Jaipur, Rajasthan — a safe and non-judgemental abode for everyone to free their inner defences and explore themselves.
How it was built
Vinyasa began with a simple intention: to build with nature, by nature, rather than place a conventional structure upon nature. Building on the lands of Rajasthan inspired the founder with the vernacular architecture which is peculiar around here. This kind of architecture invites one to work closely with the earthen materials and the varied seasons of the land, for resilient structures to emerge. Inspired by this, the founder, with the locals around, began with earthen based materials and natural building techniques, some of which include earthbag, wattle and daub, and cob house, to construct different structures in Vinyasa.
The place, as it was raised
What we stand on
At Vinyasa, living is an act of interconnection—with people, nature and the larger living world. learning to use what the land offers. Solar energy is already part of this rhythm, with rainwater harvesting and greywater systems being the forward vision in the ecosystem.
Even the small things become part of this relationship. We try to carry less plastic into the space, and we try to manage our own waste consciously, with this vinyasa is also looking forward to learning new ways of managing its electrical, plastic and medical waste. Quiet nights, shared meals and an unwavering care for the space is embedded in this flow of living.
To create at Vinyasa is to participate, not simply consume.
We value curiosity, openness, attuned listening, sharing and the possibility of making something together.
We believe creation can emerge differently when it comes from belonging and trust rather than scarcity or isolation. Vinyasa invites artists and creators to connect with nature not just from a place of a space, but from a place where inspiration can be found.
To belong at Vinyasa is to make space for yourself while making space for another.
We respect boundaries, non-judgement, compassion, empathy, communication and care.
Belonging here is something we continually create together—with people, with the land, and with the living world. Vinyasa invites one to get curious about ways to connect with one another.
About the founder
Dancer , Curator and Founder of Vinaysa
As a child, Sankalp was quiet, curious and a little courageously rebellious, always drawn to questions and the ways things function around him. Years later, that same curiosity found a language in movement, when dance entered his life and he found himself immersing in the body, self and intuition. What began as a fascination with movement slowly became a way for him to find the potential as an artist and a step towards honoring his creativity. His journey took him from Terrence Lewis on the streets of Bombay to the Martha Graham School in New York, through studios, stages, odd jobs and double shifts. He found himself learning, creating, performing and simply entering his era as a dancer in the world. Somewhere between making art and sharing space with fellow artists around him, he discovered how deeply artists need one another: the conversations, the witnessing, the simple feeling of belonging with humans who have this innate respect and trust in the process of creating and developing an intimacy with art. Being a kid who never felt the need to exit the four walls of his room and screen, he found his way back to nature through immersing in his art of movement with nature. He began to wonder what might happen if artists could have a space where people, art, body and land were not separate things, instead elements in which creativity thrives and amplifies. That question eventually brought him back to Jaipur when COVID hit and he was sent back from New York, where a dream once held in a notebook began taking shape in earth. Vinyasa became an extension of something Sankalp had been carrying all along: the instinct to rearrange, to question, to break open and build anew. His mere thought of sharing space with artists, art and nature, that translates into a community, started coming alive brick by brick, but just in case of Vinyasa, it is mud by mud. Even today, he does not see it as a finished creation, but as something living, capable of changing with the people, seasons and ideas that enter it. This resilient land was nothing less than a stage for him, and the humans who gathered to make something that one can call home, a home where trust is embedded and community is in its foundation. Perhaps through his truest way of being: to keep moving, becoming, growing and flowing, he invites humans to find their own path to themselves, their craft and their flow.
The family
A collaborative journey with family members across the globe — volunteering is the way in, and for many the path to full-time residency.
Ankita is the warm, steady presence behind Vinyasa. From tending to the space to preparing nourishing meals, she brings care, warmth and a listening ear to all that she does. She loves creating an environment where people feel welcomed, safe and held. You’ll often find her at Vinyasa - caring, holding space, or simply being there.
Greets every guest at the gate. Payment: one scratch, non-negotiable.
Coco's partner in mischief. Found wherever the sun lands warmest.
"Everything at Vinyasa carries the goodness of mother earth — a blend of humanity and nature, held with gratitude."
The Vinyasa Earth community
