The House
How We Work
From Introduction to departure to return. This is not a booking engine. It is a relationship that begins with An Introduction and deepens over time.
The House
From Introduction to departure to return. This is not a booking engine. It is a relationship that begins with An Introduction and deepens over time.
01
An Introduction
The process begins with An Introduction, a calibration form that helps the Custodian understand who the guest is before any proposal is made. It asks: who they are, what their previous experience with the relevant traditions has been, what they are looking for (tradition, geography, register), and whether they were referred and by whom. The Custodian reads every Introduction personally. There is no automated response. The Custodian replies within 48 hours, by email, with a personal note.
02
The Proposal
The proposal that follows An Introduction is specific to the guest. It is not a brochure adapted to their stated preferences. It is a document built around what the Custodian believes the tradition can offer this particular person, at this particular moment in the tradition's calendar, given what the guest has described of their interests and experience. The proposal names the lineage holders, the places, the season, and the register. It does not name a price at this stage; pricing is communicated privately, in the conversation that follows the proposal.
03
Preparation
Before departure, the guest receives a preparation document from the Custodian. This is not a packing list. It is a briefing on the tradition they are entering: the vocabulary, the context, the history of the specific lineage they will encounter, the customs that matter, and what to expect from the rhythm of the days. The Custodian also communicates with the lineage holders in the weeks before arrival, confirming the access and the timing. The guest arrives prepared. Nothing is explained on site that should have been explained before.
04
The Sojourn
In Phase 1, the Custodian is present throughout. The days follow the rhythm of the tradition, not a fixed itinerary. The Custodian makes the moment-to-moment decisions: when to stay longer, when to move, when to ask a question and when to let the silence hold. The access is real: in the workshops, in the homes, in the practices. Nothing is staged for the visitor. The guest is a guest in a living tradition, and they are treated as one. Group size does not exceed the register maximum: four for Darshan, two for Antaranga, one for Avarana.
05
After
When the sojourn ends, the Custodian writes the Ledger entry, a brief, anonymous record of what was accessed, what was given, what was opened. The guest receives a Field Note in the weeks that follow: a piece of writing from the Custodian, specific to the tradition they entered, that extends and deepens what they encountered. The relationship does not end with departure. Guests who complete a sojourn become eligible for Anvaya, the membership layer that provides priority access to forthcoming sojourns and to the ongoing work of the Custodian.
Maya Sojourns does not operate group tours. The maximum group sizes, four for Darshan, two for Antaranga, one for Avarana, are not arbitrary. They are the sizes at which genuine access is possible without compromising the relationship between the guest and the lineage holder. Larger groups become audiences. The tradition responds differently to an audience than to a guest. Maya Sojourns does not create audiences.
Guests may travel with companions, a spouse, a close friend, a trusted colleague, within the register maximum. The companion is received by the tradition as a guest equally with the guest. There is no hierarchy of interest.