Zest Circle is an offline retreat program at Bangalore, for those navigating a phase where something is shifting; in work, identity or life direction.
A guided workshop to reflect on midlife transitions, gain clarity on what’s next, and take practical first steps forward.
Zest Circle – Making Sense of Your Transitions
A 2 -Day Reflective Residential Retreat.
Organised by Zuva Life, a thoughtfully designed eco-system focussed on Mid Life Transitions.
Retreat Location: Soul Nest Pyramid Valley, Bangalore.
Schedule: 19th and 20th September, 2026; 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.
The Transition
You may recognise this phase if:
- Work, relationships, or family roles no longer feel quite the same as before.
- Decisions, that once felt straightforward, now seem to carry more weight.
- Old motivations or ways of seeing yourself, are beginning to shift.
- You find yourself questioning priorities, direction or identity.
- Life may look largely unchanged on the outside, yet something internally feels different.
Many people move through these phases while continuing to function, perform, and stay busy.
Yet the questions often remain in the background, waiting for space and attention.
“You are not stuck. You are in transition.”
The Experience
Making Sense of Your Transitions offers a structured pause, to step away from everyday routines; and look more clearly at where you are — especially before making larger shifts in work, priorities, relationships, or direction.
- This retreat creates space to step away from everyday routines and look more clearly at where you are.
- Over 2 days, participants engage with patterns that may be shaping their choices, relationships, and responding to transitions.
- Through guided reflection, journaling, structured conversations, and practical frameworks, the retreat creates space for participants to make sense of what feels uncertain or difficult to articulate.
- The experience unfolds in a small-group setting, allowing time for deeper reflection, perspective and meaningful conversation.
How the Retreat Works
The Journey
- A clearer understanding of the phase you are in.
- Greater insight into patterns shaping your choices, relationships, and responses.
- The ability to articulate your needs and next steps using clear practical frameworks.
- The experience of reflecting alongside others navigating similar transitions.
- Practices and reflective tools to continue engaging with after the retreat.
Facilitator
Ragini Rao, Senior Transactional Analyst & Trainer ; Heal Your Life Workshop Leader; and Co-founder InfinumGrowth
With over 30 years of experience working with individuals and groups through periods of transition, relationships, identity shifts, and life change, Ragini’s work draws from the concepts of Transactional Analysis and Heal Your Life’s Adult Development and Reflective Practices; to help people understand the patterns, choices, and experiences shaping this phase of life.
Retreat Organiser – Zuva Life
Zuva Life is a space for people navigating transitions in work, identity, and life direction.
Whether you are rethinking what comes after your primary career, exploring new possibilities, or sensing that something in life is shifting, Zuva offers experiences, conversations, and pathways designed to help you move forward with greater clarity and intention.
Zuva Life is founded by Vandana Srivastava, a former Senior Business Management Professional with over 3 decades of experience in various organisations.
At Zuva Life, Vandana has created spaces for midlife professionals to pause, reflect, and reimagine their 2.0, drawing on her corporate experience and a longevity lens that sees today’s choices shaping tomorrow’s chapters.
InfinumGrowth is happy to partner with Zuva Life in facilitating programs for this exciting venture.
To know more about the facilitator and the program organisers, visit their profiles at the end of this page.
