The Creative Pottery Retreat in India You’ve Been Looking For
This artist’s retreat in India is best suited to beginners and intermediates looking for a personalized pottery retreat, and peaceful practice time.
Discover a serene haven nestled in the picturesque countryside, where creativity meets relaxation. Join us for a rejuvenating pottery retreat filled with pottery workshops, tranquil surroundings, and unforgettable experiences. At our pottery retreat, we pride ourselves in providing comfortable accommodation, delightful amenities, and a warm, inviting atmosphere that will make your experience truly memorable.
Best suited to individuals who are at the beginner or intermediate level of ceramics, the courses range from one to eight weeks.
This is a personalized pottery retreat shaped around your individual goals and interests, with a relaxed, flexible curriculum that meets you where you are in your practice. You’ll spend your days on a beautiful farm, enjoying a creative holiday that allows space to slow down, think, feel, and detach from daily life.





Our pottery retreats run all year round, minimum duration being 2 weeks and maximum being 8 weeks.
Looking for a longer option? Take a look at our 3 Month Pottery Course.





Hi, I’m Andy, a self-taught ceramic artist with ten years of experience, and your head instructor and mentor during your time here. I love storytelling, whether through my work or while sharing moments in the studio. Anya, my creative partner, brings every experience to life—strategically coordinating operations, our online presence and your experience at Aura.
We’ve built this home with love and joy, and it’s our greatest pleasure to share it with like-minded creatives. This is more than a pottery retreat – it’s a piece of our life, designed with care and intention. Come join us and experience the art, nature, and beauty we call home.
Andy XO
Everything you need to know about each retreat, including curriculum, pricing, and what's included, is laidout below.
This pottery retreat will cover all the basic techniques and focus on specific tips and troubleshooting tricks to improve your skills in hand-building as well as on the wheel. Refine your work and continue to build upon your construction methods to form functional or sculptural ceramic shapes.
What You’ll Learn:
Hand-Building:
Wheel:
Applicable to All Retreat Durations
The ideal program length to give yourself a good grounding in pottery is 4 weeks. Get introduced to advanced pottery techniques in both hand-building and wheel throwing during this retreat. You will design your own concepts, both functional and conceptual and learn how to best execute them.
What You’ll Learn:
Hand-Building:
Wheel:
Glazing:
Applicable to All Retreat Durations
This pottery retreat offers students the opportunity to explore and understand ceramics, discovering their own individual language in clay. Participants would design their ideas and build them under the guidance of our instructors.
What You’ll Learn:
Hand-Building:
Wheel:
Glazing:
Applicable to All Retreat Durations
The skills included in this pottery retreat cover all the fundamentals in ceramics that extend into advanced techniques such as execution of conceptual design strategies and construction with mixed approach to form complex forms (sculpture or functional).
What You’ll Learn:
Hand-Building:
Wheel:
Glazing:
Applicable to All Retreat Durations















Aura is a private pottery farm and the accommodation is within the same premises. We have different options for stay & accommodation – the Potters Villa and the Main Private Residence. The potters villa is shared with the instructors, and other students. The Main residence is a shared space with the hosts/family of founders/owners.



Perfect for bringing a friend or sharing with a fellow potter, making connections and memories. All rooms are air-conditioned, cozy, and equipped with attached bathrooms and private porches.



Ideal for those seeking a peaceful and private retreat. All rooms are air-conditioned, cozy, and equipped with attached bathrooms and private porches.






A private double occupancy bedroom with two large picture windows and a beautiful pool OR garden view. Calming and nostalgic, the perfect room to relax after working in the studio. The Luxury Rooms are in the Main Residence




Simple, home-cooked food made with farm-grown and locally sourced produce. We believe good meals nourish the work as much as the body.
Breakfast brings savory staples like dalia, poha, upma, parantha, and daily eggs. The kitchen surprises us.
Lunch is a wholesome Indian spread: seasonal vegetables, pulses, roti, rice, yoghurt, and a fresh overnight soaked salad.
Dinner leans lighter and continental: baked vegetables, pastas, Turkish veggies, casseroles, and the occasional indulgent burger.
Sprawled over 3 acres, Aura offers beautiful outdoor spaces for you to enjoy. Grab a book & a beverage and find yourself by our infinity pool. After a busy day in the studio, take a dip in the pool and relax. A walking path around the entire periphery of the property takes you through our fruit orchard, organic kitchen garden, ponds, potters villa and the meditation circle. You could also find a great spot for a picnic & catch some hammock time.



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Shifa DesaiTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
I did the one week retreat at Aura. I fell in love with hand building and the wheel. I learnt a lot about clay, and somewhere between the nature and the practice, found a way back to myself. Big thank you to Andy and Anya for making all this happen.Posted on Google![]()
Simran KumarTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
Would 10/10 recommend for the pottery, the lovely people and the delicious food. Such a warm, welcoming place to spend time. 🤎 And the doggos? 1000/10. They deserve a review of their own. 🐶🤎Posted on Google![]()
Sherry MatiniTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
Paradise for the people who like ceramic pottery. My friend and I are staying at this lovely place for two weeks. The hospitality was amazing the food is excellent. The morning yoga on the top terrace is very pleasant. I highly recommend to anyone who enjoys ceramic pottery the studio is open 24 hours you. We were very lucky because the other guest that were here while we were staying are so much fun to be around. The aura family took care of all our needs while we are staying here as there guest.Posted on Google![]()
neera guptaTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
Living on the farm at Aura Pottery, surrounded by trees and bird song, was pure magic. Andy is not only a gifted artist but an exceptional teacher, and getting a session with Au was such a wonderful bonus! Anya is a total delight and the ultimate troubleshooter when you need a hand. Sharing beautifully curated meals with our hosts made every evening feel special, and the yoga sessions were truly like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Grateful for every moment, memory, and piece created here. Thank you, team Aura! ✨🌿 Potter’s Paradise!Posted on Google![]()
Aparna KapurTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
Beautiful ambiance, lovely host Very positive vibesPosted on Google![]()
Jessica FriedmanTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
Most wonderful place, people, animals food and experience!!! Was so wonderful to be able to take three weeks out if real life and be in creative bliss. Food was beyond delicious every meal (still thinking about the chocolate weeks later) and the company both human and dog was unmatched, have created lasting memories and connections through Aura with people from so many different parts of the world. Andy and Anya have created such a special place and experience, they along with everyone there have really helped me grow as an artist and given me so much confidence. Having Andy to bounce ideas off of and get tips and tricks from has been such a privilege. Would recommend Aura to everyone who wants to have a creative get away, weather you have experience or are a beginner!Posted on Google![]()
Priyal RankaTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
Dear Andy It was such an amazing week that I had I really didn’t realised how fast these 7 days were ! It was a pleasure to sit with you at the dining table with fun and amazing new conversation There was so much to learn The food was great … thanks for my allergy friendly food. Also I was the one who always sneak in and ask for extra chocolate I really loved the way you give the flexibility to work in the studio like I could even sleep there ! It is an artist heaven ! Trust me ! Andy , you , Leti , Naomi were so great ! I didn’t knew I could do so much with Clay and at the end of the I didn’t even realised I made that and the feeling Also I use my phone a lot daily and it was the best detox I could get my screen time was literally an hour See you super soon ! Now I know where I need to go for my next staycation So much love to you Priyal Ranka Ajmer / SuratPosted on Google![]()
RoshniTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
Such a beautiful, thoughtful space. The pottery, yoga, food, studio, animals and the warmth of everyone at Aura made the whole experience feel relaxed, creative and very special, Andy is an absolute inspirationPosted on Google![]()
Avi AgarwalTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google.
It truly is a special place — morning yoga to balanced yum healthy home cooked meals, plus access to an equipped 24x7 pottery studio, what else can one ask for, not just to be creative but also heal :) bonus 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 love <3. Andy and Anya make a great team, and hosts. You'll want to adapt every part of their lifestyle!
We’re on the Siswan-Kurali Highway near New Chandigarh. Find us on Google Maps.
Flying in?
Fly into Delhi (DEL), then take a short 30-minute connecting flight to Chandigarh (IXC). From there, it’s an easy ride to us.
Distances by taxi
We arrange airport and railway transfers at a flat INR 2,000 through our trusted taxi partners. Just let us know when you're booking and we'll sort it. Prefer to take your own Uber? Absolutely fine too.